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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1990
Page
13
On this day in 1989 Representative Butler Derrick of South Carolina received a briefing from two corporate teams competing to design the New Production Reactor at the Savannah River Site.
Howard Duvall of the South Carolina Municipal Association will lead a 7 p.m. discussion at the Aiken Municipal Conference Center on the local option sales tax referendum. The one cent increase applies to retail sales and will appear on next Tuesday’s ballot in all 46 counties subject to voter approval.
The Aiken Standard states Dayton Associates, not Trans 10 Technologies, faced foreclosure on the building at U S 1 used by Trans 10 for manufacturing. Trans 10 will close its Aiken operation to reposition marketing strategies in Central Tennessee.
Phil Gagnon of Interstate Advertising Agency lists his top five courses: Houndslake, Palmetto Dunes at Hilton Head, Fairfield Sapphire near Cashiers North Carolina, Persimmon Hill, and Midland Valley.
Savannah River Site employee newspaper starts using 100 percent recycled paper from the October 25 issue. For every 35 pounds of newspaper recycled, one tree is saved, reducing timber use per edition. Names listed include Jennifer Vann and Fred Ryder among others.
Senators Hollings and Thurmond directed funds to South Carolina but faced key defeats. Bush veto blocked a textile import quota measure. VAT proposal by Hollings drew little support. Thurmond saw anti crime provisions stripped from the bill and criticized the resulting crime bill.
Aiken Technical College approved a facilities master plan at the October meeting of the Aiken County Commission for Technical Education. The plan projects growth, notes a 70 percent enrollment rise over ten years, and calls for 57 classrooms by 1992 and 76 by later years to meet demand while fitting part time student schedules.
Paula Blessing of Aiken Properties Ltd leads a Halloween haunted house at 211 Silver Bluff Road to promote child safety. The real estate office decorates for the event and will give children candy bags and safety tip lists as a community service effort.
The Aiken Department of Public Safety and the Aiken County Sheriff's Department urge parents to follow Halloween safety tips. Use light colored costumes with reflective tape and proper eye alignment for masks, wear makeup for visibility, trick or treat in daylight or with a flashlight, stay in familiar neighborhoods, watch traffic, and only accept wrapped candy while inspecting it before eating.
Blessing praises realtor Dar lene Alvanos for her work on the South Carolina Cares for Children campaign to prevent child abuse. Alvanos is nominated for Realtor of the Year. The haunted house at Aiken Properties runs 4 30 p m to 7 30 p m for trick or treaters up to age ten with Blessing and agents in costume assisting.
Sheran B. Proctor 46 of North Augusta announces a campaign for re election to the District 5 seat after serving a term on the Aiken County School Board. She says she is a full time, 24 hours a day advocate for public schools and has three children who attended them.
Robert Griffin campaigns for the Aiken County School Board District 5 seat saying North Augusta and Belvedere residents deserve change. He cites a divided board and aims to reduce the roughly 30 percent dropout rate while restoring unified governance and forward movement.
Aiken Regional Medical Centers will add two floors and renovate the first floor to expand to a six story building. The $19 million project received a state certificate of need on Sept 24 from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Construction starts Jan 2 and will last 12 to 18 months. No beds are added. shell space on the fifth floor ensures future expansion.
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