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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 2002
Page
1
USC Aiken junior guard Julie Szabo earned Player of the Week honors after stepping in for benched Jami Corn and sparking three wins for the 21st ranked Lady Pacers.
State Senator Bill Sandifer of Seneca, a retired funeral director, urges annual inspections of crematoriums in South Carolina. He says existing cremation laws are strong but need improvement after Georgia discovery.
Obituary notices list multiple local residents including Sylvester Devine Sr. in North Augusta Maetee C Howell Ulysses Grant Martin Kathryn Berry Morris Johnston Carolyn Darville Perrill dune A Toole Grantevile Eugene Mauri Webb with brief death acknowledgments and city of Prosperity notices 5A
State climatologists warn the four year dry trend in Columbia has worsened with winter rains failing to restore water resources. Hope Mizell says above normal precipitation over time is needed for lakes to approach capacity as Kinchi notes most streams remain at critically low levels. Lakes Jocassee and Hartwell sit well below normal, signaling extreme drought.
In Columbia, Black business owners debate timing of border patrols planned by the state NAACP chapter. Supporters say moving the Confederate flag from the Capitol dome is not compromise and urge continued boycott. President James Gallman warns the state would need a court victory to halt protests. Opponents say the patrols, set to begin this spring, would be harmful.
The three day Battle of Aiken drew a large crowd with 12 000 projected attendance, officials say the sun and weather boosted turnout. Brig Gen Barnard Bee Camp leaders praise the event noting 2500 students attended School Day and call it a successful weekend despite Saturday chill.
The Aiken Community Playhouse plans to request just under 1 million dollars from the Aiken City Council to finish the Performing Arts Center on Newberry Street. The group will speak at a work session after the bi monthly meeting that starts at 6 30 p.m. The project has shifted from a community venue to an arts center during construction. City leaders will also hear a first reading to convert the Washington Group facility loan from construction to permanent financing.
Aikenite performer Brooke Lundy Reily, a veteran of the Aiken Women's Heart Board benefit shows, headlines February productions including Surviving Heart Island. She and husband Gavin plan to move back to Aiken, while pursuing music and publishing with their band Lives of Reilly.
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