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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 2014
Page
3
A reader accuses the City of diverting eight million dollars from widening Hitchcock Parkway to Woodside, cites Woodside charitable giving, and calls for candidate debates. The letter invites further reader comments via the TalkBack hotline and email, noting names won’t be published.
The Aiken Standard corrects several errors from recent editions. James Farmer is the correct author signing at Monkeys Fine Gifts in Aiken. The theater schedule for The Marvelous Wonderettes lists Oct 17 18 24 25 at 8 p.m. and Oct 19 26 at 3 p.m.
The Western Carolina State Fair at the Aiken Fairgrounds runs October 16 to 25. Mega Passes at 25 dollars include admission, nighttime attractions and unlimited rides for a single day, purchasable before October 15 through listed local and national outlets. General admission is five dollars in advance or six at the gate. Exhibits seek arts and crafts and horticultural entrants with four levels of competition and twenty dollar prizes, plus the Betsy Molony Award for top horticultural entry.
Angela Busbee Morrison opens Aiken School of Barbering at 215 Richland Ave offering 1500 hours of training for a master hair care specialist license. Classes day and night aim for 10 to 18 months with a clinic floor soon for supervised practice and services starting at 5 dollars. Morrison notes nearby barber programs in Augusta Columbia and Orangeburg.
Aiken Technical College hosts a Pink Ribbon Tea for breast cancer survivors at 2:30 p.m. in the Student Activities Center at 2276 Jefferson Davis Highway Graniteville. USC Aiken Cultural Series features Lara St John violin and Marie Pierre Langlamet harp at 7:30 p.m. USCA Etherredge Center. Tickets $40 general $15 students. Also on Thursday A Taste of Wine and Art 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Aiken Center for the Arts. Aiken Camellia Society meets 7 p.m. Ward Hall St. John’s UMC. An AARP Driver Safety class 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at St Paul’s Lutheran Church. Republican Party meets 6:30 p.m. at the Aiken County Historical Museum with Rep. Joe Wilson as guest.
The Town of Jackson and Redcliffe Elementary School host the seventh annual Hook and Cook Festival starting Friday with a dessert competition and live music by The Palmetto Groove Party Band. Activities continue Saturday with a barbecue cook-off and a Savannah River fishing tournament.
The United Way of Aiken County hosts the Southern Nights Bachelor and Bachelorette Auction Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. at The Fermata Club 841 Whiskey Road. Tickets cost 30 dollars per person or 300 dollars per corporate table. Call 803 648 8331 for details.
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