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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1997
Page
15
The Aiken Community Playhouse Young Adult Wing searches for a director for a July production of Romeo And Juliet to be staged at Hopeland Gardens with performances at 7 pm on July 18 19 25 and 26 and a 3 pm matinee on July 2. For details call 649 3520.
Correction to Tuesday's Augusta Regional Transportation Study story. The erroneous claim about TIP leaders' $250 000 budget and highway funding split between federal and state sources is retracted. Also notes a burglary at Kent's Corner York Street on May 7 with drive in window entry, $25损害, theft of beer $50 and cigarettes $180, closing as of 5/7/97 with motion by Kenneth Wiland of Robinson Humphrey Smith Barney.
Rumor says Sears department store will unveil a total new exterior and interior look in January. The project aims for a softer, updated shopping environment and may reflect broader retail redesign trends.
Postal workers and the National Association of Letter Carriers will collect non perishable food on routes this Saturday for the nation’s largest one day drive. In the CSRA, donations go to Golden Harvest Food Bank with last year’s local total over 28 000 pounds and a tri county goal of 150 000 pounds this year.
Former Charleston chef R L Milton leaves Penachio's to settle in Aiken where he opens Quintessence at the Ramada Inn on S C 19. He craves a slower pace to perfect dishes and desserts while offering casual atmosphere and fine food with dishes like Beef Angelo and veal shanks on a varied menu.
Savannah River SRT Inc and Equitech Int'l Corp, both based on Savannah River Site technology, seek investment to start production this year. SRT aims to raise 300000 for a global positioning system recorder, while Equitech seeks 350000 to fund a fiber optics multiplexer and a voltage stabilizer. Investors can buy preferred stock at 1 per share with a 1000 minimum, redeemable in two years with 7 percent interest, convertible to common stock one-for-one later. Both firms share a 3200 square foot New Ellenton facility and plan larger space as orders roll in. They emphasize private funding after 18–24 months of R&D and call for local backing to retain area jobs.
Aiken High sophomore vanet tart, 16, gains national attention for Do Heavy Metals Influence Plant Pigments? Her project tests mercury, zinc, lead and nickel on plants from Langley Pond and other sites with Savannah River Ecology Laboratory help. She heads to Louisville for the International Science Fair amid world competition and scholarships.
Schofield Middle School packed awards at the National History Day competition in Columbia. New Ellenton Middle and Silver Bluff High also posted strong results as students explored the theme Triumph and Tragedy in History. Sixteen students earned top honors with papers, performances and projects on topics from the Savannah River Site to Apollo 13.
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