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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 2003
Page
2
Readers discuss when tattling is appropriate from barking dogs to safety issues. They argue for contacting neighbors, reporting crimes, and recognizing good deeds by local officers while sharing personal experiences and frustrations with coverage.
Readers question the child support system focusing on moms and dads who receive payments without custody and on clerical mistakes by the Clerk of Courts that send innocent people to jail via bench warrants. The Aiken Standard invites comments via Talkback or email.
The Aiken County Parks Recreation and Tourism Department will sponsor a Christmas Shopping trip to the Jockey Lot in Anderson on November 29. The cost is 12 dollars. Bring money for lunch and shopping. Call 803-663-6142 to reserve.
Fred Cavanaugh will be sworn in Monday night to begin his fourth term as mayor. Beverly Clyburn and Don Sprawls will also take oaths after being reelected to District 1 and District 3 seats under a new state law that halts elections in uncontested races. The council will consider a $129,862.15 grant plan for 27 groups to boost tourism, including $15,000 for the Aiken Community Playhouse and other support for the Battle of Aiken and local arts venues.
The Ten Gents Social Club and American Legion Post 212 distributed 50 turkeys and canned goods to families in need in the Hampton Street area ahead of Thanksgiving. Lenwood Smith, founder in 1981, notes long community service with scholarships and holiday aid while members share a strong sense of blessing.
Fred and Caroline Wieland turned their Aiken yard into a rocky bonsai haven with 500 trees from local nurseries and their own propagations. The garden features a kagohime maple and miniature evergreen forests, cared for year round with timer irrigation. The couple hosts public hours Saturdays and today from 1 to 5 pm, inviting visitors interested in bonsai.
North Augusta High School students held their first fall Sidewalk Art Contest judged by South Aiken High School’s National Art Honor Society. Prizes ranged from 75 for first to 10 for fourth. Megan Strand won with a square.
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