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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1990
Page
12
Washington observers watched as Senators Thurmond and Dole introduced their new six week old Schnauzer puppies. The event drew reporters and spouses to the Capitol, with leaders joking about the puppies Republican leanings and adoption plans.
911 director Kate Heath says a meeting will discuss implementing the emergency dial system for unincorporated Fortunities with Aiken County Council Judicial and Public Safety members and emergency services staff. The session at the County Council building addresses correct addressing for homeowners and businesses served by nearby post offices.
Aiken County Public Schools announced a winning slogan Building for a better tomorrow one child at a time presented by Ridge Spring Monetta Elementary teacher Joe Estes Jr. The entry earned a $100 savings bond and will be used in a new school logo.
Fifth graders in Brenda Nettles class at Macedonia Elementary began a project to grow square watermelons after a field trip to Edisto Education and Research Center. A faulty furnace and plant losses killed most of the crop, leaving one sickly plant that yielded seeds saved for spring. Students planned future experiments with plexiglass boxes to test air holes and rind development, hoping to eat, sell, or share fruit. Participants include Latasha Johnson, Delphine Felder, Shannon Sandifer, Charlie Lipford, Alan Pritchard, Melissa Cooper, and Charles Sullivan.
Aiken plans a public meeting tonight at 7 in the Municipal Building Conference Center to present findings from a Main Street USA resource group. Five interviewers spoke with downtown merchants and homeowners to assess strengths and weaknesses and to inform a joint plan with the Downtown Aiken Development Corporation.
Fifteen merchants in The Alley block streets Saturday for the Alley Oops Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kerry E. Swan organizes the event to draw attention to dining, travel, art, and clothing. Live music, an organ grinder, magicians, and clowns will entertain. A drawing offers $25 gift certificates to men in The Alley. shops stay open all day.
Houndslake Corp received preliminary plat approval for a 37 lot residential subdivision from the Aiken Planning Commission on Wednesday night. The Perhich tract, about 29.42 acres on Trail Ridge Road, is proposed for R-2 zoning with duplex and multi family homes. The commission granted three variances to allow smaller blocks, 24 foot streets, and a cul de sac. The development sits on a wooded ridge overlooking a Houndslake golf course, annexation not requested for the course.
In 1989 over 300 volunteers in Aiken County collected about 15 405 pounds of trash along 45 miles of roadsides. Statewide more than 1 000 000 pounds were removed by 12 000 volunteers across 33 of 39 counties with 2 374 miles adopted. Individual participation rose to 12 980 volunteers from 6 290 in 1988. Last year 81 mass cleanups yielded 1 061 088 pounds.
The South Carolina House passed a bill to relieve parents of financial liability for runaway youths aged 17. Rep. James Roland Smith said the measure protects guardians from debts tied to missing children and assists police who cannot obtain pickup orders for 17-year-olds from the OYS.
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