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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 2008
Page
3
A reader questions GPS units on buses and notes state vehicles used personally may need trackers. They report bus breakdowns lead to issued cell phones for drivers and urge sidewalks on Hampton Avenue to protect children near the high school. They mention Langley Cemetery stewardship and comment on highway patrol speeds at crashes.
A resident reports three roaming dogs entering the yard, killing a cat, and posing danger to small pets. The note also mentions concerns about animal control response and benefits fraud, plus a fungal foot issue observed after a manicure.
Reader note thanks Atlantic Broadband and the Aiken Standard for televising high school football. The letter urges community support, praises Aiken Regional Medical Centers Wound Care staff, and invites comments via TalkBack or email while noting names may be omitted.
The county hosts the Aiken Senior Extravaganza at H Odell Weeks Activities Center on Whiskey Road from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a free health fair and seminars for seniors and caregivers. Seminars are full with 250 capacity, but attendees can still visit for information.
Sharon Riordan opened Hair Knowlogg at 217 Park Ave in mid May with a staff including Bill Gay Barbara Ann Clinton Sherry Lockett and Dawn Evans. The salon emphasizes organic products from its own Earth Muffin line and a custom essential oil scent service. It operates 10 am to 7 pm Tuesday through Saturday by appointment with Monday slots.
Community volunteers collect used mobile phones to fund shipping for Operation Gratitude. Dick Smith Chrysler and Jeep of Aiken hosts dropoffs, with phones sold to recycling firms for up to 30 dollars each. Cedar Creek Country Club volunteers run drives each October and November.
Residents are invited to drop off used cell phones at the center with each device capable of raising up to $30 in value. Proceeds support community programs and recycling efforts.
The Aiken County Council meets Tuesday Sept 16 at 7 p m at 736 Richland Ave. with public hearings on a new sex offender loitering and employment ordinance and rezoning plans including 1005 acres on Anderson Pond Eve Street Fox Bluff Lane Hunting Hills Drive Old Pad dock Lane and associated roads to RH5 and 2038 acres along Wire Road New Bridge Road Wheat Road Wrights Mill Road Rushton Road Tyler Hill Road Steadman Road and Redds Branch Road from RC to RRC. Also seven consent items aim to recognize Johnny Bradford lease agreements with Clemson University and Wackenhut at the Cooperative Research Center and redevelop Old Seminole Mill site and Clearwater Finishing Plant as blighted. plus GASB 45 actuarial work and a moratorium on illegal portable signs set for Sept. 16 through Sept. 30.
The notice lists newsroom contacts Tim O Briant Michael Gibbons and Cam Huffman with phone lines and addresses. It provides publication details for the Aiken Standard, subscription rates, mail information, and specific delivery dates for Sunday Plus subscribers in 2008.
Sunday results show Cash 3 Evening 2 3 8, Cash 4 Evening 0 8 8 6, Fantasy 5 33 14 9 1 23.
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