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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 2000
Page
2
Aiken City Council will meet at the Aiken Municipal Building at 7 pm. City officials urge residents to attend and discuss local issues on the agenda.
A Palm Drive resident reported about 150 dollars in window damage and recent flood light vandalism. A 1996 white Dodge van on Millbrook Avenue had a tire slashed worth about 200 dollars during the overnight hours. A naked man was seen running through Abbevine Avenue area with three females present. after pursuit he was jailed. A 15 year old girl was arrested at an Aiken store for shoplifting about 214 dollars in merchandise. A York Street burglary left a woman fearing for her life after a neck grab and a past incident. A Whiskey Road store break in saw loss of pressure washers and lawn mowers around 1500 dollars. A Silver Bluff Road assault involved a drunken woman and a man who drove her home. they were later found in his apartment fully clothed. Authorities provide tip lines for reporting crimes.
Sunday drawing results show Cash 3 Evening with numbers 3 1 6 in order. Cash 4 25 1 3. Fantasy 5 draws 14 15 16 29 35.
The Aiken Jaycees Fair returns October 17 to 22 at the Aiken Fairground on Highway 1. Reithoffer Shows provides the midway, with two concerts by Joe Dife and 38 Special. Gates open daily with varied admission and ride pricing, advance tickets on sale, and multiple local sponsors listed.
The Voter Empowerment Partnership of Aiken announces a series of forums at Friendship Baptist Church starting at 7 p.m. The October schedule covers October 9 for local offices, October 19 for state offices, and October 24 for national offices. Each event features candidate opening statements, audience questions, and closing remarks with varying time limits. For details call the listed headquarters numbers.
A Blessing of the Animals service at St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church included dogs cats birds and a donkey. Vicar Scotty Nead led the event honoring Saint Francis of Assisi with pets presented by congregants before prayers invoking blessing for all living companions.
No Lottery 2000 reps roll into Aiken on Tuesday for a regional bus tour second day. A news conference is planned in downtown Aiken at the Alley on New. West Side Baptist Church in Greenwood hosts a stop with John Rainey attorney and finance chair along with Rev. Mike Hamlet and other supporters. They will distribute materials and meet voters, with Kathy Bigham chairing the effort and Sen. Greg Ryberg and the Rev. Hal Lane among participants.
A shooting on Old Barnwell Road near Aiken left Daniel Hammeck 19 wounded and Joshua Weeks 23 jailed. Weeks forced entry at a residence, a fight ensued with Hammeck, a gun fired injuring Hammeck as Weeks was restrained. Weeks faces assault and battery with intent to kill charges and awaits extradition from Georgia.
John Rutland, a North Augusta native, serves in the patrol division of the North Augusta Department of Public Safety. He has six months in law enforcement and says every day brings a new challenge while he enjoys yard work, wood projects, and boating in his spare time.
The fifth annual National Cancer Survivor's Day will be held Thursday Oct 12 at the Carolina Cancer Center. The celebration honors cancer survivors, highlights survivorship issues, and supports cancer treatment and research. Activities include a survivor cook-out, T shirts, ribbons, drawings, on site remote by WKSX Oldies, and entertainment by the Ken Dukes Band with shuttles and parking at Aurora Pavilion and Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center. Contact Carolina Cancer Center at 642-7850 for details.
The Aiken County Board of Education will hold a meeting Tuesday at 1000 Brookhaven Drive at 7 pm. For details call 641-2428.
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