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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1990
Page
11
In 1988 horses owned by John K Griggs and ridden by his son Kirk Griggs dominated the featured races at the Ai ken Hunt Meet held at Clark Field.
A House Ways and Means subcommittee will hold hearings at 11 a.m. Tuesday on a bill by Rep. Irene K. Rudnick to limit rising homesite taxes. The measure responds to last year’s countywide reassessment that boosted home values in commercial areas, aiming to slow rapid tax increases.
The Aiken City Council will hold a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the Municipal Complex to second read an ordinance selling Teledyne’s 16.51 acres in Verenes Industrial Park and to consider first readings on three annexation and zoning ordinances totaling over 398 acres in Woodside south of the development. The council will also act on approval of the Woodside Plantation Phase I conceptual master plan.
The administrator of Aiken Regional Medical Centers ranks his favorite places among his many relocations. Aiken holds the top spot, followed by Douglassville in Georgia and Fort Valley, with two more locations completing the list.
Aiken County Courthouse clerk Jane Wade reports a name change after previously serving as an EMT. Wade assisted a woman who fainted during General Sessions Court, while Judge Frank Eppes repeatedly called her my nurse. East Aiken Elementary teacher Linda Redd had a substitute teacher with the same name.
Bob Rubino and Steven Feder, two entrepreneurs, spent over 1.1 million on two lavish homes as they promised a Charlotte area pizza chain to rival Domino’s. A March 9 fire at the Bakker mansion, lawsuits, and a $123,000 bankruptcy plagued their efforts, forcing Rubino from his Tega Cay home and Feder to roam between Atlanta, Florida, and Hawaii while creditors pursue debts.
Wagener patrolman J Ray Jordan at age 68 plans to attend the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. He has passed the physical and is admitted, aiming to prove age does not hinder a good officer. He will train among men ten or more years younger.
J Ray Jordan, in his late 50s, seeks to become one of the oldest graduates of the 8 C Criminal Justice Academy. He emphasizes training over age, noting no age-related standards beyond fitness, and plans to balance academy duties with festival work as Wagons To Wagoner co-manager.
Partly cloudy weather is forecast for Saturday at Aiken Mile Track where the Sulky Races cap the 20th Triple Crown. Gates open at 10 a.m. with post at 1 p.m. Tickets range from $5 for adults to $2 for children. premium rail seats $50 and $35. Last year about 1,000 attended. campers may park for $35 and general parking $1.
Libby Dismuke, a USC Aiken doctoral student, spoke to 100 plus students on the economics of HIV and AIDS. She noted misperceptions, cited national and state case counts, highlighted higher impact on Blacks in South Carolina, and stressed the economic burden from costly care and lost productive years.
The Aiken County Board of Education meets in Graniteville on Tuesday March 27 at 7 p.m. The session opens to the public and will vote on policy revisions including the school calendar. It will consider new textbooks for 1990 91, approved by the State Board. The board will review ESSX an improved school phone data system and a district wide computer LAN linking schools with offices.
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