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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1999
Page
13
Dr Wood-Woeber director of USC Aiken Wellness Center will speak at a noon Friday session in USCA Administration Building Room 112. Attendees may bring a lunch. Details at 641-3208.
Aiken Department of Public Safety deputies chased a man at Abbeville and Church Street and arrested him on a warrant for stealing a dog after a struggle. A break-in to an auto on Shewsberry Lane saw entry and store speakers stolen. Two vehicles on Champagne Drive were broken into with electronics stolen. A Hollow Creek Road burglary Tuesday saw jewelry and audiovisual equipment taken. Updated January 14 1999.
The 15th annual MathCounts competition features CSRA students and is set for February 20 at the University of South Carolina starting at 9 a.m. The Aiken chapter of the South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers guides the event.
Clarification center fire department aided in protecting homes during a Tuesday afternoon brush fire in Aiken that grew out of control. Chief Jasper Jorris said firefighters surrounded a mobile home in the fire path. Wednesday's story did not mention this detail. The Aiken Standard regrets the oversight.
The Aiken Hounds celebrate their 85th anniversary with a third annual Hunter Trial at Paradise Farm. Saturday January 30 starting 10 a.m. Riders may enter seven classes with fences up to three feet and prizes for junior and senior competitors. Proceeds support the club. entries cost 20 dollars per class.
County Council Chairman Ronnie Young told Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce that Aiken County remains financially sound after years of tight budgeting. He cited a 4 percent unemployment rate, ongoing industrial growth, and the Sage Mill project as signs of a strong future with potential Savannah River Site stability and no anticipated large layoffs.
Funeral services for 18 month old Zainab Hearns and year old Imani K Momodu will be held at 1 pm at the Islamic Society of Augusta with burial at the Muslim Community Cemetery in Edgefield County. C.A. Reid Funeral Home handles arrangements. The children died after a head on crash near the Graniteville exit on 1 20 early Monday morning when their car was struck by a vehicle driven in the wrong direction by Shaynena Catherine Lively. Lively faces potential felony DUI charges after sustaining non life threatening injuries.
Aiken County committees approved an 8 cent monthly 911 fee and a $6 daily private pay increase at Mattie C Hall Health Care Center. If approved by full council the 911 charge will rise to 60 cents per month, aiding radio system improvements and debt payoff.
Aiken County public schools receive a 50000 grant from the State Budget and Control Board for a video education pilot. District technology director Chris Guerrieri compares the system to Live TV classrooms like Good Morning America, enabling remote back-and-forth dialogue with minimal delay. He notes talks with the American Welding Society to add instruction and workshops, with the system expected to be up in February.
A Midwinter's Underwater Fantasy features diving instructors Bill and Judy Shepherd at the Aiken County Historical Museum through Jan. 28. The couple, with extensive global diving experience, present prints from their underwater trips including sites in the Bahamas Hawaii Bonaire Micronesia and Truk Lagoon. The exhibit also includes photographs with model Karen Spencer with slide presentations of their adventures and music.
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