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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 2002
Page
3
Upcoming events list two gatherings: Friends of the Aiken County Public Library meeting at 7 pm with contact 642-2020 and Heritage Association meeting at 7 pm at Dry Creek Church.
A long roster of events is listed with times and locations for Aiken news events. Highlights include Aiken News Club at Houndslake Country Club, college info night at the Civic Center, an outdoors meet with Tammy Forehand, free small business workshop at USC Aiken, soil and water conservation district meeting, disaster health services registrar deadline, gem and fossil society program, library book group, CSRA Coin Show, Black Historical Committee social with John Winfield, and further details for mailing an events list.
Aiken County Historical Museum hosts the new Adventures in the Wild series starting at 3 p.m. at 433 Newberry Street with contact details for more information. A United Way golf tournament follows with registration at 9 a.m. and lunch at 12:30 p.m. at Woodside Plantation Country Club. Also listed is an ARV meeting at Fighting RA chapter on Washington Road and a public speaking event on U.N. Deception at 7 p.m. at the Council building on Richland Avenue.
SCDOT maintenance crews in Aiken County will be out Sept 9 through Sept 13 to collect litter along major routes including S C 278 S C 125 US 1 8 C 230 C 302 S C 4 S C 19 US 25 and US Aiken Library groups seek donations and volunteers for the Friends of the Library Book Sale Oct 4 5 at the Aiken County Public Library with drop offs on the first floor and Oct 2 4 volunteer sorting and setup and Oct 5 sale assistance Also the Aiken Chapter of S C State University Alumni plans a meeting Sept 16 at 6 30 p m at the Aiken County Council building with an overnight trip to the Florida A M S C State game in Tallahassee Oct 5 for details call 648 1370 or 643 9062
Aiken unveils its month’s character designation, listing the chosen epithet Dligetce for September as the official character tag. Local civic groups note the selection reflects community values and civic pride.
Winning nun Pick 3 numbers are 1 4 4. Cash 3 Midday draws 1 8 6. Cash 4 Evening 9 5 9 5. Fantasy 5 numbers are 23 28 30 35 39. Change Game numbers shown as 28 5 1 3 E and 1 7 9 3 6 H and T 3 6 7 0 2. Lotto South not available.
City Council will discuss the Comprehensive Plan on Monday with the Southside section advancing to the first public hearing. The plan includes open space requirements for commercial developments and debates over Planned Unit Developments, plus a lease for a 190 foot cell tower near Town Creek Road. The council may hire a consultant to develop a downtown master plan and to assist with graphics.
Aiken County readers are invited to identify people or places in historic photos. To submit, call Lang Ferguson at 648-2311 ext 219 with details. photos may take up to 30 days to appear in Portraits of the Past column.
Instructions emphasize legible names on photos and whether to keep or return originals, offering to print copies or upload data. Request contact details, event description, and an estimated year, noting patience and the value of photos before publication.
The Aiken County public schools present a weekly meal plan for breakfast and lunch. Monday offers juice, breakfast pizza or biscuit options with milk. Daily includes a biscuit choice for middle and high school and varied entrees such as chicken, sausage, ham egg cheese, or steak.
The Aiken County Council will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday September 17 at the Council Complex located at 736 Richland Ave. The agenda lists standard council business and public comment opportunity.
Local notice lists office hours 8 30 am to 5 30 pm Monday through Friday. It provides editor contacts and extensions for Local News Features and Sports. Includes subscription rates, home delivery charges, and customer service hours with garbled OCR issues.
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