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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1998
Page
11
The University of South Carolina Aiken will hold Aerobics and Step Classes in the evenings starting September 14. Open to the public, with class times and costs available by calling the USCA Wellness Center at 641-3667.
Police report multiple burglaries on Banks Mill Road Legion Road Morgan Street Leitner Street Old Barnwell Road and Mt Calvary Road with electronics jewelry and firearms stolen A car theft recovered hot on the heels of thefts Aiken sheriff investigates a shooting on Gregg Avenue and a Waffle House cash shortfall Cast includes a disruptive sixth grader at Schofield Middle School and a missing medication note Police dated 9 10 198
More than 30 volunteers gathered at Byrd Elementary School in Graniteville for a weekend cleanup. Teachers, parents, students, and local residents worked together to collect over 3,000 pounds of grass clippings and rubbish to ready the school for the new term.
The Aiken Downtown Development Association plans a $300,000 festival center along Newberry Street from Park to Richland. The project adds 12 permanent arbors, underground wiring for sound, bollards, a south side stage, and a fountain, with use for daily parking and events.
More than 20 amateur archaeologists gathered at the Savannah River Site to hear presentations on prehistoric and historic archaeology and natural resource conservation. They visited a 19th century plantation excavation seeking extensions of the old George Bush house and learned methods for conserving cultural resources.
Three black clothed men armed with a handgun and baton robbed the Anderson Federal Credit Union on Wagoner Road at 9:30 am. A getaway car was found burned. a female employee was beaten but not seriously injured. A gray 1993 Nissan Maxima driven by a third man was found after the crime. Call 642-1761 or 800 922 9211 with tips. anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers 642-1798.
The Aiken Corporation executive committee focused on a downtown housing project after selling Parker Paint and Body Shop on Laurens Street. With $50,000 in escrow and a 60 day window to issue proposals, the plan seeks rental units plus potential owner purchases, using easements in exchange for landscaping and improvements to attract developers and create an arts district anchored by the Aiken Center for the Arts and the Community Playhouse.
East Aiken Elementary students raise funds to adopt wolves at $20 each and walk the track to cover the distance to Yellowstone National Park. Fifth graders Anthony Martinez Courtney Holley and Kyle Davis explain the miles tally while teachers align the event with reading writing and math. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh and ecology professor Whit Gibbons joined the kickoff, highlighting the project as a real world environmental lesson.
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