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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 2004
Page
2
Readers discuss regional job availability, safety for elder walkers, and economic issues in Aiken. Comments touch on immigration, education funding, lottery, casino hopes, and media shifts while affirming support for President Bush.
A listener pleads for Joy 102.7 to return to air, expressing love for Christian music yet a strong wish to hear Elvis. The appeal blends nostalgia for the station with a desire for classic rock and gospel crossover entertainer.
Aiken County residents share mixed views on Joy 102.7 older‑adult programming while calling for balance between spiritual music and other content. Readers encourage civil discourse and note the station’s impact on community pride and identity.
John and Carolyn Chester open The Palmetto Ballroom at 655A Silver Bluff Road Aiken offering ballroom classes for ages HS and up. Beginners lessons 45 dollars, individual 60 dollars, group 15 dollars. hours 1 to 10 pm weekdays. No partner required. call 641 4800 for details.
After Lee Hyder’s death on November 3 his wife Penny and curator Carolyn Miles present the “Lee Hyder Clicks” exhibit at the Aiken County Historical Museum running through February 8. The show features 31 photographs including Kanuga Rain taken in Hendersonville North Carolina in 2002.
Bill Maroni writes of completing the 2167 mile Appalachian Trail and the people met, including his future wife Charlotte, in a life changing narrative. He left nursing to seek answers and learned to live in the moment while sharing trail names. The book can be ordered via local stores or XLIBRIS.
Training sessions are planned in Aiken County for volunteers at precincts for the February 3 Democratic presidential primary. Sessions run one hour at 7 p.m. on Monday, 10 a.m. on Wednesday, and January 26 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sign up by calling Staples, Johnson, Mims, or Curtis.
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