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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 2005
Page
3
Readers praise Aiken city rules for circle intersections at Richland Avenue with York Street Laurens and Park avenues. A letter argues Xmas uses Christ's name via Xi and questions local policing on Whiskey Road amid speeding concerns.
A reader argues ministers now chase resumes and careers, not a divine calling. The piece laments shifting motives and questions traditional vocation while inviting comments via Talkback line and email.
Downtown Aiken transforms for Holly Days, an 11th annual four weekend event. Free carriage rides start Saturday at 10 30, with Bubba the Christmas camel from 11 to 2 and Santa photos at the Aiken Center for the Arts. Shoppers vote on window displays and enter a drawing for Downtown Dollars.
The Aiken Regional Chamber Orchestra and the Pizzicato Orchestra present a joint Winter Concert at the Aiken Center for the Arts on Tuesday November 29 at 7 p.m. The high school ensemble directed by Richard Maltz and the middle school string group directed by Laura Tomlin will perform works by Maltz Copland Bach Mozart Bizet and a Beethoven overture. Free admission with light refreshments and post performance remarks. Auditions for both orchestras are set for January 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Arts Center.
The City of Aiken Board of Zoning Appeals approved modifying the South Park sign on Whiskey Road to add Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites and increase size by 10 feet. It also granted a 6-1 variance for Philip Merry to build a horse stable on 0.83 acres at 755 Two Notch Road, with two horses planned. one member dissented. Additional variances were approved for Lee Boylston at 404 Richland Avenue East and Mellie Hickey at 331 Fairfield Street SE, and a Market Place Shopping Center sign increase was pushed to the next meeting for lack of attendee. The next meeting is Jan 5 at 5:30 p.m.
Watercolor artist D. Dorothy Haskell Chhuy will exhibit at the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum from December 5 to 30 with a reception on December 4 at 1 30 p m The show features steeplechase flat racing fox hunting and carriage driving scenes and highlights her dynamic composition and space organization qualities.
The Aiken Standard lists publisher Scott B. Hunter with contact at 644-2345 and shunter aikenstandard.com. It provides mail rates and delivery details including EZ Pay options and the Sunday Plus delivery dates for 2005.
The column lists November as the month for initiative in Aiken with a city tag. It also provides Tuesday winning lottery numbers for Pick 3 and Pick 4 sessions in both midday and evening draws, along with Cash 3 and Cash 4 results, Fantasy 5, and Mega Millions numbers and Mega Ball.
One area resident built a detailed Titanic replica with a crow's nest model and a working motor. Aiken High School enters playoff action facing Byrnes High School this Friday.
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