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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 2003
Page
2
A World War II veteran on Talkback argues POWs from the Iraq war deserve hero status for risking their lives, while the writer reflects on personal post war adjustment, birthday celebrations, and a call for smoke-free entrances to protect allergy sufferers from smoke outside restaurants and stores.
The City of Aiken will host Orvieto Italy partners for two weeks as Vice Mayor Stefano Mocio and artist Livio Valentini arrive today with family. Valentini, an acclaimed contemporary painter, returns after a 1990s exchange and will unveil a major work May 6 commissioned by the university. The delegation departs May 11. USC Aiken and city leaders will guide tours and shadow Mayor Cavanaugh.
A reader letter argues against tax increases for public schools and proposes alternatives such as vouchers and budget cuts. The writer questions breakfast programs and subsidies, calls for trimming fat, and urges more police patrols on Highway 1 and Richland Avenue during morning hours.
Aiken readers are urged to help reduce traffic issues by offering courtesy on roads. The paper invites comments via Talkback hotline at (803) 648-2508 or email, with readers’ names not required. Messages should be brief and may be edited for space.
The annual Kiwanis trike race at Odell Weeks Recreation Center drew families and raised money for Key Club and Circle K. organizers estimate this is the 28th or 30 plus year event with several thousand dollars expected to benefit local high schools and USC Aiken clubs.
The annual Fishing Rodeo for kids 13 and under takes place Saturday at the Graniteville canal. DNA conservation officer Cary Davis says the canal was stocked with over 4,000 pounds of catfish this week. Gates open at 8:30 a.m. with fishing from 9 a.m. to noon. free hot dogs and refreshments provided. Avondale Mills hosts the site while Kimberly Clark and Wal-Mart supply gear. About 1,500 attended in 2002. event motto is Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs.
Langley raises fire response charges to cover rising costs, with no change to single family homes. Small business 2000 sq ft pays 125 yearly, medium 4000 sq ft 200, service stations 1,000 for non-subscribers on structures, 250 for non-subscribers on vehicle fires, residents keep 30. Fire Chief Jett Leopard confirms.
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