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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2014
Page
3
Readers comment on local issues from sidewalks to debris removal and highway safety. The letters urge accountability from City Council and the mayor, criticize spending on Hitchcock Parkway, and challenge incumbents while urging community leadership and civic participation.
The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center receives a 250-pound feldspar crystal from Dr. Carol Jantzen as the first of many museum-quality specimens. The Fredericks Mineral Gallery will feature rocks, minerals, fossils, and artifacts with cabinets and lighting funded by the gift, aiming for Smithsonian-like display quality and long-term community access.
The annual Children's Literacy Festival at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aiken on May 3 promoted reading and writing. Coordinator Toni Strawther led activities including puppet shows stories from Marcus Pfister and a storyteller lineup Felicia Finney and Margaret Walters Bridges.
Aiken police say Robert McClellan, 36, captured after escaping a Augusta halfway house, faces grand larceny burglary and other charges in Aiken. The case ties a stolen truck, a Murphy Express burglary, and cigarette theft to the run before his apprehension in Rockdale County Georgia.
The Aiken-Augusta Wound Warrior Golf Tournament set at Woodside Plantation Country Club on May 19 features captain's choice play, noon start, 100 per player or 400 per team, 240 golfer limit, with registration via Jack Morrison or Dick Marshall. Also Hopelands Summer Concerts feature South Boundary at Hopelands Gardens Monday 7 pm, and Paul Anderson Golf Classic at The River Club Monday managed by Pollock & Company and Paul Anderson Youth Home.
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