City employees honored with thanks and blue ribbon award
The writer thanks city employees for their hard work in all weather, especially during last year’s ice storm, praising their dedication and impact on the community’s daily life.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 2014
Page
3
The writer thanks city employees for their hard work in all weather, especially during last year’s ice storm, praising their dedication and impact on the community’s daily life.
ALetters to the editor discuss gay marriage, faith and equality, with a reader praising the Aiken Standard's coverage and urging love over hate. The letter also questions city budgeting for trash services, penny sales tax, and streetlight maintenance, offering contact details for comments.
The Aiken Mid-Day Lions Club obtained a Welch Allyn Vision Screener on loan through Lions Clubs International to perform free pediatric vision screenings for children as young as six months through local schools and day cares. The device measures refractive power, pupil size, eye gaze, and can flag issues. screenings take about three minutes, are noninvasive, and results are sent to parents for professional follow up.
Residents gathered despite rain to celebrate the opening of the Free Little Library at Hitchcock Drive and Whiskey Road. Judy Cross and Darlene Rittel served apple juice and cookies and drew names for prize books. The library, opposite Fresh Market, joins other Little Free Libraries in Charleston Colleton and Warren Ridge, with many residents donating and borrowing books.
The Aiken Jaycees announce a December 14 parade at 2 p.m. in downtown Aiken with the theme A Star Spangled Christmas. Registration costs 25 dollars and closes Monday. details and signup are on the group’s website.
Tai Chi sessions run Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at First Presbyterian Church 224 Barnwell Ave NW from 1030 to 1130 a.m. Led by Johnny Turner Trig Penland and John Reiter the drop in lessons cost 1 per session for details call Johnny Turner at 803 649 2361
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