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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1983
Page
18
Young artists ages 3 to 12 must submit 22 by 28 inch posters of The Night Before Christmas by 5 p.m. tomorrow. First prize is 15 dollars, second prize 10. Entries go to the Aiken Chamber of Commerce or sponsors. names and details must appear on the back.
The board will host a 7:30 workshop at Millbrook Elementary on Pine Log Road. Dr. Constance Buford from Richland District One will present the district productivity plan offering incentive grants and awards for excellence in reading math and related school performance measures. Citizens interested in education improvement are invited.
Aiken SPCA hosts Sunday Funday with a champagne brunch at Joye Cottage First Avenue. Proceeds support SPCA. brunch for two $40, dog show and cart parade, pony horse exhibit, and dressage. dog classes $2 each. gifts from local shops.
The S C Department of Health and Environmental Control offers Home Health Services to homebound patients needing skilled nursing. Aiken County reports 500 beneficiaries last year and 7 804 home visits as nurses and aides train families to provide care at home. Families can arrange evaluation through doctors or the county health department with payment from Medicaid Medicare insurance or private funds.
Three Miss South Carolina Junior Miss hopefuls from Aiken County travel to Lancaster High School for the South Carolina Junior Miss Pageant. Sonya Frierson of Graniteville represents Midland Valley, Janice White of North Augusta, and Lisle Taylor of Aiken perform for the judges with solo acts.
Jackson sets a special Public Works Commissioner election for January 19 to fill the four year term of Arthur Evans who resigned from the water department in September. Filing deadline is noon on December 19. Candidates must reside in city limits, complete a ethics form, and pay a $60 fee at Town Hall. Three commissioners serve with a $25 monthly pay.
Beech Island Rural Community Water District sets December 15 filing and January 18 election to fill unexpired terms of Rev. James R. Smith and Dolores S. Wood who have resigned. Two years remain on each term. Candidates must own a water meter, have a good standing account, and submit a candidacy letter by the deadline to Beech Island Avenue Water District Office.
Weekend robberies in Aiken and Beech Island involved two stores. At the Amoco in Aiken a lone gunman demanded cash and fled on foot after receiving money. The suspect is described as a black male, 25 to 30, about 5 feet 10, 180 pounds with a mustache. In Beech Island two black males aged 15 to 17 robbed Todd's Stop-N-Go and were chased by bloodhounds toward S.C. 125.
The Aiken County Sheriff's Department investigates weekend vandalism. At Langley Bath Clearwater Middle School Bath unknowns stole meat including turkey ground beef beef patties and frankfurters valued at 476. Later windows were broken and drawers damaged causing 200. Henderson Estate Mayfield Road Mayfield Road sustained 1400 in damage. Bobby Randall Clearwater reported a missing television and stereo from his rental trailer.
Augusta based court affirms the 12 month sentence for Frank Wills the former security guard who discovered the Watergate break in The case stems from a February shoplifting of a $12 pair of tennis shoes at an Augusta Sky City store Wills who lives in North Augusta plans to appeal the ruling
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