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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2012
Page
3
Reader letter salutes Gloria the Aiken Standard front desk greeter as the most wonderful employee. The note expresses gratitude for Reba and for finding and returning a case exactly as left, with courteous thanks.
A reader urges shame on taxpayers for delaying new schools, recounts voting yes for a school bond, and criticizes others for not helping. The letter cites grocery EBT use, Social Security increases, and Medicare costs while railing against local finances and policy.
A reader urges residents to control pit bulls and other dogs, cautioning against letting them run loose in neighborhoods. They criticize the high overruns for public works like Laurens Street and the County Complex, urging dog owners to keep pets secured, even suggesting lifting dogs into the cab instead of the back of pickup trucks to prevent wrecks and personal regret.
Readers are urged to leave brief comments via TalkBack at (803) 644 2384 or email editorial at aikenstandard com. Names are optional and may be withheld from publication, and submissions may be edited for space and content.
The Aiken Department of Public Safety seeks volunteers for its fire division to supplement aging staff. Applicants must be 18, have a diploma or GED, a SC driver’s license, clean record, and pass a background check. Training mirrors full-time officers and meetings occur twice monthly. Call Capt. Brazier at 293-7836 for details.
At the Oct. 15 Sertoma meeting at Newberry Hall in Aiken County Museum Director Elliott Levy presented the area’s history. He discussed the Carolina Bays and early city settlement, shared stories of Fred Astaire at the Old Aiken Post Office and Cab Calloway at North Augusta’s Palmetto Park. President Bob Clark honored charter member Skipper Perry with a 40 year service plaque.
Trivia night at The Curiosity Shop hosted by Tony Baughman begins 7 p.m. Tuesday. Parks recreation and tourism master plan focus groups and public meeting run Monday and Tuesday 6 to 8 p.m. at Aiken County Recreation Center Graniteville with sessions for health care providers nonprofits municipalities government media businesses churches and education. A War on the Earth event at Aiken Unitarian on Tuesday features Smith and Clare Hanrahan. Palmetto Archives hosts annual meeting Tuesday at Aiken County Historical Museum with speaker David Stanhope.
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