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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 2000
Page
2
Book signing at Aiken Office Supply Whiskey Road runs 2 to 4 p.m. North Augusta City Council meeting starts at 7 p.m. in Council chambers. First Steps meeting at 6 p.m. at Silver Bluff High School.
Aiken Department of Public Safety logs incidents from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday including a window block shattered at Richland Avenue causing 240 dollars in damage and a red 1997 Ford pickup window broken at Home Depot on Whiskey Road with a 100 dollar phone taken. A man found a gun missing from a glove box after a flat tire on Union Street. Sugar poured in a vehicle gas tank at Aiken Mall on Whiskey Road causing 300 dollars damage. Reports advise calling DPS at 642-7620 or Sheriff at 642-1761 or Crime Stoppers at 642-1798 for tips.
The Aiken Standard reports On Guard Services Inc of Greensboro is soliciting for the Fraternal Order of Police. ADPS Director Pete Frommer says the Aiken Department of Public Safety is not associated with or benefiting from the fundraiser. Readers may donate to any worthy charity.
Students at St Mary Help of Christians Catholic School hosted the second Olympic games celebration gathering 320 children from kindergarten to eighth grade with 100 plus attendees. Groups led by eighth graders marched representing seven countries United States Greece Australia Germany China Mexico and Nigeria while songs and a pledge joined the ceremony.
Aiken Office Supply on Whiskey Road hosts two author events today from 2 to 4 p.m. Ralph Grizzle of Asheville will sign Remembering Charles Kuralt, while Thomas Smith and photo artist Ginny Southworth sign A Place that I Call Home.
Friday results show Cash 3 Midday 1 0 1 Cash 3 Evening 9 8 3 The Big Game 2 6 10 26 39 Big Money Ball 3 Cash 4 6 8 4 3 Fantasy 5 19 4 26 9 18.
Mental Health to hos Fhe Mental Health ASSOLsan in Aiken County prepares for its 12th annual tennis tournament at Woodside Plantation Country Club featuring singles and doubles events for men and women, mixed doubles for adults, and singles for boys and girls under USTA rules with junior divisions. Ben Cook and Donald Moody direct. Al Marshall referees. participants receive tournament Tshirts.
Entry fees are $25 for one event or $40 for two per person with prizes for winners and finalists in each division. Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health Services at Aiken Regional Medical Centers provides breakfast and lunch daily. A dinner and pro tennis exhibition with top state players is set for Oct 7. Sponsors include Ways to the Heart Northland Cable Television Aurora and Woodside. Details at 641-4164.
The Aiken Branch of the NAACP marks its 82nd anniversary with keynote speaker Hon. McKinley Washington, former state senator and Employment Security Commission official. The 4 p.m. service at Valley Fair Baptist Church on Augusta Highway features the theme Race to Vote and invites public attendance.
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office investigates a Friday afternoon armed robbery at Community Bank and Trust in Salley located at 127 Railroad Avenue. A black male in his 20s with glasses, wearing a scarf and trench coat, stole money and fled in a small black car. FBI also assisting. tip lines offer up to a $1,000 reward.
Genevieve Chandler Peterkin’s life unfolds in a coastal South Carolina memoir. It blends family stories folklore and ghost legends from Murrells Inlet with her education librarian years and personal trials including the loss of her son and husband. A book signing is slated in Aiken today 2 to 4 pm at Whiskey Road store.
Shareholders representing 99 percent of 48.5 million shares voted Friday in Boise Idaho to amend the certificate of incorporation and rename the company Washington Group International Inc. The NYSE ticker will shift from MK to WNG on Sept 18 after MK’s acquisition of Raytheon Engineers & Constructors. The firm, now 38 000 plus employees, operates in over 40 countries across multiple sectors.
The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center sponsors a slide presentation on the Wildlife of Kenya on Thursday September 21 at 7 p.m. in Westinghouse Hall room 117. Dr Jeff Priest shares insights from his Kenya expedition and offers details for a future trip June 10 to June 27, 200. Contact 641 8269 or leffp aiken sc edu for more information.
The Academy for Lifelong Learning at the University of South Carolina Aiken will host a Wetland Wonders course on Sept 27 Oct 3 10 17 24 and 31 at 2 pm in Room 103 Humanities and Social Sciences Building. Dr Whit Gibbons of the University of Georgia and Savannah River Ecology Lab will teach. Details at 641-3288.
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