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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1990
Page
11
Chad Saunders of Fishin Fools on Laurens Street names his top five lures. The list includes 090 Shad, Shad Rap, Rattling Rap, Rattling Spot, and Beetle Spin.
Cynthia Fulmer describes a strange campus game called tree golf played with tennis balls hit across the campus with golf clubs. Rise Rotary president Dick Flynt notes many in Aiken are familiar with free golf and jokes that they play it with real golf balls.
Fraser L. and Bernice Morgan Lynn Risinger Ricky Boatwright Jr. and Al Redd celebrated milestone birthdays with family gatherings and neighbors joining the festivities.
The center at 1700 Whiskey Road in Aiken will be closed Saturday and Sunday for building repairs. For class information or gym hours, contact the Aiken Parks and Recreation Department at 642- (phone incomplete in source).
The paper corrects a Wednesday CFS support group number to 642 and fixes mis identification of H C Coward of Coward Corley Seed Co in Thursday’s editions. It also acknowledges mis identification of Boy Scout Jody Randall in a photo caption in some Thursday editions.
The Aiken County Planning Commission declined to rehear its final plat approval for a Gem Lake subdivision. Gem Lake residents Marley and Caroline Bruns sought discussion by renewing complaints about the development. The commission found no legal basis to revisit the decision.
North Augusta is seeing rapid growth with a 25 percent population rise over the last decade from 13,593 in 1980 to about 17,000. Planning director Anthony J Criscitiello says the city aims for orderly development as it becomes one of South Carolina’s larger towns. The state's biggest city is Columbia with 99,296 residents, while Charleston and North Charleston follow.
North Augusta shows growth with about 69 510 residents, while third place holders total 65 630. Sumter and Mt. Pleasant follow with 25 348 each. Across the state 246 municipalities exist and Aiken’s growth mirrors North Augusta rising from 15 000 in 1980 to 19 500 now per the chamber. North Augusta eyes similar trends by 2000 per Criscitiello.
USCA senior administrators will assume added duties to trim expenses amid limited state funding. Chancellor Robert E Alexander says the plan reassigns vacant positions and will be re examined in a year. Tuition will rise modestly to 900 per semester for in state students and 2250 for out of state.
Senate Finance Committee advances a Hollings sponsored import bill limiting apparel and footwear. It faces uncertain margins to override a presidential veto with Bush administration opposing and advisers signaling a veto if passed. The measure freezes non rubber shoe quotas and caps textiles growth while protecting Caribbean and Canadian exemptions.
The Explorers program of the Boy Scouts of America aims to help young adults ages 14 to 20 explore careers and hobbies. Local sponsors include the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department and churches. meetings seek to recruit more posts and raise program awareness.
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