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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1997
Page
13
Local celebrities join forces for a fundraising Celebrity Waiter event at South Aiken High School. About 120 to 130 attendees are expected to support improvements to the football stadium.
Leavelle McCampbell Middle School welcomed Greenville artist Phil Garrett for a weeklong residency introducing students to monotype printmaking. The program, sponsored with Arts in Education support funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the S.C. Arts Commission, offers concepts and process taught by Garrett. For more information, contact Jennifer McCafferty at 663 4300.
A string of burglaries occurred March 10 to 12 in North Augusta. On Oak Leaf Drive a door was forced open, $400 damage, jewelry valued at $1,450 stolen. On Glowing Wells Road entry by prying door, $50 damage, jewelry worth $1,450 and appliances including washer and stove totaling $2,130 stolen. Saddlebred Loop Road saw a broken screen then opened window with $10 damage and $20 in currency stolen. Old Pope Road front door forced, $75 damage, television valued $200 stolen. Langley Fire Department on Augusta Road reported sleeping quarters ransacked, video tapes $125, plus credit cards cash and merchandise. suspect seen walking away with tapes. Updated 3/13/97.
Scott Singer, an employee at Palmetto Federal, recently appeared on the David Letterman show. He recalls being in the audience for about three seconds as the camera flashed by.
The South Carolina Heritage Corridor progresses with officials and volunteers shaping branding and public relations. Signs planned for summer deployment will feature the corridor name along highways, while leaders finalize a logo and coordinate publicity, grants, and brochures to attract tourists across 14 counties from Oconee to Charleston.
SAHS hosts Celebrity Waiter Night to raise funds for the football stadium under construction. About 120 to 130 dine at the school while celebrity servers assist. A silent auction features jewelry rugs antiques golf packages and more. Last year the event raised 5500 to 6000. organizers aim higher this year. Principal William Gassman notes progress includes sprinkler system dirt track and basic field as future plans add lights bleachers restrooms and concessions.
U S Army veteran Johnny Hall met his daughter Frances Preece at Bush Field Augusta after a 16 hour journey from Birmingham England Their tearful reunion follows decades of separation dating to 1946 Preece battling cancer and the trip funded by a British retiree Janet Ashley and a company grant allowed travel and leisure plans including trips to Savannah Charleston and the Smoky Mountains
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