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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1989
Page
9
An educational trust is set up for teenage sons Todd and Scott Woodward who lost both parents in a weekend auto crash. Friends organize the Woodward Fund, handled by Barry Adams at Palmetto Federal in Aiken. Contributions may be sent to Woodward Fund Palmetto Federal attention Barry Adams P O Box 1116 Aiken 29802.
Silver Bluff Volunteer Fire Department will meet Saturday at 4 p.m. in the station on U.S. 278. Two recently purchased fire trucks will be on display. The meeting is open to the public.
Eric Overmeyer’s The Verge debuts tonight at 3 at the Aiken Community Playhouse with additional performances on Jan 14 20 21 27 28 at 8 p.m and Jan 22 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 and reservations are not necessary. Box office opens one hour before curtain at the venue located at Price Avenue and Two Notch Road.
The article misnamed the recommended title in the Aiken County School District sex education curriculum coverage. The correct book is Me, My World, My Future by Teen-Aid, Inc. The paper notes this is not a state recommended text and apologizes for the error.
During a Midland Valley Area Council breakfast Rep. Butler Derrick paused his address to answer a call he speculated might be from the White House. Separately, Mickey Walker predicted Clemson would beat Oklahoma, a forecast reflected by Clemson’s 13 to 6 Citrus Bowl victory and a $13.60 breakfast bill for Walker’s family.
Sally Bigger received the Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award at the Greater North Augusta event. Guest speaker Joe Beam mixed humor with a call to face reality, contrasting Dickens with Gorbachov and Libyan chemical weapon fears.
Aiken officials react with varied comments as EQUIPAC announces formation to back horse related causes. The group will fund chosen candidates, monitor meetings, urge compliance with laws, and mail 1000 donation requests of 25 dollars while targeting four City Council seats up for election.
The Aiken County Planning Commission sent back a recommendation request on billboard restrictions to the County Council noting enforceability gaps without zoning. They warned most counties with limits also have zoning and said enforceable rules require it. The panel deferred dual road standards and approved adding Old Double Springs Road to the county system only if residents fund the work.
The Aiken Department of Public Safety reports a productive year with plans approved for two new substations on Kalmia Hill and Silver Bluff Road. The council authorized two new fire engines and a ladder truck to serve the stations, and the staff increased with two officers and one drug enforcement agent. The shift strength rose from 12 to 13 on duty.
D. McDonald Law becomes chairman of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce and identifies unzoned growth near the city as a top concern. He urges study of growth impact with county and neighboring areas, and aims to preserve Aiken's character while promoting quality, controlled development. Law is an architect and principal at Wells, Law and Associates, joining the firm in 1977 and becoming a principal in 1978.
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual meeting at 7 19 PM at USC Aiken Student Activities Center. Speaker Robert E Marvin discusses Woodside Plantation clubhouse Willcox Inn and Aiken County Courthouse refurbishments. Awards for Man Woman and Youth of the Year to be given and the gavel passes to McDonald Law. Tickets sold out.
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