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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1987
Page
9
A woman reflects on gender roles from the feminist movement, noting shared chores and joint decisions, yet facing a stubborn barrier learning to operate the VCR. Her husband teases, negotiates favors, and she weighs equality against taping Cheers to vote or participate fully.
Seattle AP report follows Daniel Smith a 25 year old hiker nearing the end of a two year solo walk across the United States. He travels with a bagpipe and kilt raising funds for the American Cancer Society and plans to finish at Cape Flattery Washington while family joins him on April 4. Smith previously studied zoology at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee worked as a bartender and played drums in a Scottish band as he pursues a lifelong voyage and adventure.
The Interior Department suggests a major rise in coastal barrier island protections along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It says the Pacific and Great Lakes regions do not require such safeguards, drawing criticism from the National Wildlife Federation.
Aiken County Council will meet at 4 45 this afternoon to consider two bond proposals. One would authorize up to 6 million for a Presbyterian Development Corporation assisted Laurens Street School housing project for adults 55 plus. The other seeks up to 4 million in industrial revenue bonds with Sydfil and Societe Troyenne de Teinture for a joint venture.
Rose Hill Art Center in Aiken reveals its spring class lineup with Monday drawing for children Billie Wharton. Tuesday sessions include Sculpting Marsha Olliff and multiple courses by Elizabeth Whitfield-Cargile. Wednesday offers Ceramics for Children Creative Writing and more. Thursday features Drawing for Adolescents and Pine Needle Basketry. Registration info at 649-7141.
Belize’s Archaeology Commissioner Hariot Topsey suggests Classic era Mayas did not vanish from their homeland over a millennium ago. He proposes they became early suburbanites, abandoning temples pyramids and ballcourts for outlying areas as Mayan culture spanned from the Yucatan through Belize Guatemala El Salvador to Copan.
The Aiken City Council approved several North Aiken development sites. Actions include subdividing the York Street Hardee's lot, landscape plans for Northside Plaza phase II, and subdividing a lot near Flowers Paint & Body Shop. All tracts are developed by Ronald B. Bolton.
SERTOMA International President Karl M. Hanner attended the Aiken Hunt Meet hosted by the Aiken SERTOMA Club. A CSRA SERTOMA reception welcomed Hanner as the service group marks its 75th anniversary with 34,000 members in 900 clubs across the United States Canada Mexico and Puerto Rico.
The Clemson University Extension Service hosts a Dutch treat supper seminar on timber marketing at 7 p.m. Thursday at Western Sizzlin on U.S. 1. Attendees include Aiken County Forest ry Association members and speakers Guy Sabin Ken Sheppard and Phil Richardson. Reservations via Aiken Extension Service at 649 6671 by March 24.
The American Red Cross sponsors a blood drive at Gregg Park Civic Center in Graniteville tomorrow from 10 30 a m to noon and 1 30 to 4 p m. Donors aged 17 to 65, 110 pounds or more, with no hepatitis or cancer history (except skin cancer), and no donations in the last eight weeks may participate.
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors approved an electric energy conservation program for residential customers and for Bamberg and Georgetown counties. The board also rejected extending the Good Cents Program to 15 electric cooperatives.
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