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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1990
Page
12
About 25 Southside High School IB students visited the Greenville City Council meeting to urge an end to foam cups for ozone concerns. They proposed seven reusable mugs for officials, with Mayor Bill Workman agreeing to use them once delivered.
Keri Rollins has earned many awards for musical talent. She plays clarinet and piano and plans to attend USC next year. Her favorite pieces include Flight of the Bumblebee, First Concertino by Guildaud Paquet, Hindemith Sonate, Weber Concertino, and Chopin Waltz in C sharp minor.
Ray Jordan of Wagener holds a receipt for the Aiken Recorder a precursor to the Standard dated April 1 1908. The document notes J K Johnson Jordan s maternal grandfather of Wagener paid 228 for a 17 month subscription. Former Clemson coach Danny Ford and family have moved to Columbia and Dr James D Arnett says they want distance from organized football.
The community page lists birthdays for Anaweise Youngblood Brent Cline Richard Poore Jr Tom Telford Beth Bodenheimer Mark Morton Chuck Strain Alecia Wagoner Jacob Boren Delores Knight Russell Durst Shawn Fallow Betty Richards and Wayne Frazier, noting celebrants and ages where provided.
Aiken County faces 1500 to 1700 duplicate street names complicating the 911 system. 911 coordinator Kate Heath told the Judicial and Public Safety Committee that repeated names cause confusion for sheriff’s deputies and emergency crews. Council members noted political hurdles to renaming, delaying a long term fix as discussions reference seven Aiken and 15 Church streets and multiple Pine streets.
Beverly Forrest, long time city recycling driver in Aiken, was named the top public works employee in South Carolina by the American Public Works Association, South Carolina Chapter. The award recognizes her two years of service and leadership in implementing a city-wide recycling program with high participation.
Congress weighs marketing loans for soybeans to peg prices near 5.40 to 5.50 a bushel with federal backing. South Carolina data show 1988 soybean sales at 125.5 million and total farm payments in the state at 76.9 million, while national demand climbs about four to five percent annually.
William Keyserling urged Edgefield leaders at the Edgefield for Tomorrow meeting to back the local option sales tax. He cited a survey showing support rising to about 52 percent and estimated 2,700 to 2,750 votes needed with 97 percent turnout in Edgefield referendums.
A South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division pamphlet in cooperation with the Adam Walsh Center offers safety tips for parents to keep children safe. It urges complete child descriptions, regular color photos, dental and medical records, and noting distinguishing features to aid identification if a child is missing.
Toll free numbers are provided for missing child parents and victims. State officials and national hotlines include SLED Missing Persons Information Center, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, National Child Abuse Hotline, FBI Hotline, South Carolina Helpline, S C Department of Social Services, Lawyer Referral Service, and Victim Assistance Office of the Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund.
Regional mare inspection and foal branding run by the American Hanoverian Society take place at 9 a.m. on Thursday in Aiken. The century old process grades mares on conformation quality with scores guiding registration and Studbook placement. An AHS official explains the procedure as non Hanoverian mares are also inspected for the Pre Studbook.
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