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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 2001
Page
3
The CSRA Diversity Forum postponed its first CEO Night and Diversity Drop-in planned for today at Aiken Technical College. Rescheduling details to follow. The day includes other community events such as WDB meetings, blood drives, university club meetings, and local charity fundraisers across Aiken and nearby areas.
Burnettown hosts the Sassafras Festival October 4 through 6 at Sassafras Park and the Burnettown Municipal Building. The event features lite and Kicks 99 sponsored wristbands for rides, live acts by Jason Sikes and Caution Left Hand Drive, a 5K run on Saturday, a parade at 10 am, arts and crafts, antique vehicle shows, puppets and pony rides for children, and more than 100 food vendors and crafters. The festival runs from Thursday evening to Saturday night with varied entertainment and activities for all ages.
Festival at Sassafras Park behind Burnettown Municipal Building on Hwy 421 features rides live entertainment a 5K run walk parade arts crafts antique shows and car truck tractor displays. proceeds aid New York firefighters police officers and EMTs via information booth donations signed by donors. Sunshine Amusements supplies rides.
Aiken County Sheriff's Office reports larcenies including a $500 garden tiller from Cove tard Road and $340 worth of stereo equipment from a locked car on Old Bell Road. A riding mower and $1,900 in lawn gear were taken on Wendy Place Granitevill, with $300 vandalism on Poplar Springs Batesburg. A $3,000 motorcycle theft on Eugene Court and a $1,500 homemade flatbed trailer stolen on Joseph Drive are noted, along with other burglaries and vehicle damage. A Vaucluse man was arrested for reckless driving and lack of license at US 1 and Old Camp Long Road. Georgia Lottery results are listed.
Caiken Center for the Arts unveils upcoming shows with Jean Pilk in Westinghouse Group Gallery Michael Tice in Wyatt Development Gallery and John Kehoe in central exhibitions Pilk known for Pentagon portraiture Tice a New York resident Kehoe emeritus Georgia sculptor opening reception Oct 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. Curiosity Shop sponsors and GFWC-SC Aiken Junior Women's Club backs opening. Don Edmunds 641-9094 for info. Carol Ryder spotlighted at Hitchcock Artist of the Month for October featuring landscapes shells and still lifes. Ryder RISD graduate. taught at local schools and centers. member of Aiken Artist Guild.
The Ridge Choral Society started rehearsals for the 2001 fall semester with four concerts planned. Open to new members through September, the group meets Thursday at 7:30 pm in the Batesburg Leesville High School chorus room. For details call Kneece at 532 2354 or Ridge Arts Council at 52388. City of Character for October is Patience in Aiken.
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