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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 2002
Page
3
The second heart benefit runs today through Sunday at Etherredge Center with evening shows at 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday. Ticket lines provide numbers for Thursday Friday Saturday and Sunday performances. Matinees are 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.
A busy slate lists a February trio of workshops and fundraisers including Aiken Technical College’s How to Be Published February 21 to 23 with register line 599-9231 ext 1230, and Aiken Women’s Heart Board benefiting Surviving Heart Island at USCA Etherredge Center 8 pm with 649-2668.
Silver Bluff High's Naval Junior ROTC unit trained for weeks for its annual inspection. Commander Art Porcelli praised the drill as the best he has seen with outstanding school support. Cadets Cody Temple and others won appearance awards while band and chorus members performed during the event. Laura Hatcher, USC cadet and former Silver Bluff XO, noted the prep gave her a head start in college.
The first Black History Parade in Aiken awarded first place to Mount Anna Baptist Church Sisterhood, second to Bibleway Church-The Gospel Originals, and third to Aiken Barnwell Regional Headstart. The event, praised for community support, honored local pioneers at a reception in American Legion Post 212 with dignitaries such as Rep. William Clyburn and Mayor Fred Cavanaugh in attendance.
A Waterloo Street shed was broken into between Saturday 2 pm and Tuesday 10:20 am. A push lawnmower and $250 in door damage were taken. A 19 year old Aiken man was arrested for shoplifting $85 shoes at the Aiken Mall. Tax software was removed from a Westmont Drive desk between 12:30 and 2:15 pm Tuesday, valued at $43. A Pipeline Road residence was entered through a window unit between 8:30 pm Monday and 5:45 pm Tuesday. a Seiko watch valued at $150, three 20 inch rims worth $800, and a cassette player worth $200 were stolen. A Monday Aiken Standard story noted the Junior Leadership Aiken session with St Mary Help of Christians Catholic School students.
Corney Poth earned a fall 2001 Dean's List distinction at the University of South Carolina. Cortney is the daughter of Dr and Mrs James Hagan and Mr and Mrs Michael Poth. E McGrath and William Somerson coauthored a business education article in Journal of Education for Business. Dr Jack Goldsmith of USC Aiken became webmaster for ACS Division of Chemical Education. Local women AAUW reps Bea Peyser and Nancy Baynham attended Columbia Legislative Day with colleagues from other groups. Aiken’s February character trait is Resourcefulness.
Aiken Standard lists office hours from 8 30 am to 5 30 pm Monday through Friday. Editors can be reached at 648 2311 Ext 218 for story ideas and newsroom inquiries.
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