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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1996

Page

9

Weather Sunset Tomorrow Sunny High Sunrise

A concise local forecast notes sunset at 7 30 p m tomorrow and a sunny day ahead with high temps and the sunrise at7 21 am.

Sunny High

Local Burglaries Reported On Camellia York Streets

Police blotter records break ins on Camellia Street and York Street. In the Camellia home a back door was pried and a noise heard but nothing was stolen. A Winn Dixie lot truck saw a CB radio and two audio speakers stolen valued at 235 dollars. York Street home break in involved broken front glass and theft of soup and tuna totaling three dollars.

Camellia Street Winn- Dixie York Street

Aikenite Marvin Brown Proud of 12-Foot Sunflower

Marvin Brown of Crosland Park shows off a 12 foot tall sunflower growing in his yard. He says he is unsure how the plant reached such great height and it has become a local curiosity.

Marvin Brown Brown Crosland Park

Correction on SRS Partnership list in United Way story

The Aiken Standard notes BNFL was omitted from the SRS Partnership roster in a United Way campaign report. The group BNFL WSRC Bechtel Savannah River Inc. and Bab cock and Wilcox presented a $78,500 check. The paper regrets the omission and an earlier Newberry Street wreck brief contained incorrect details.

BNFL SRS United Way Aiken Standard WSRC Bechtel Savannah River Inc Babcock and Wilcox United Way of Aiken County Newberry Street Aiken

SRS plan hearing on 10 year cleanup plan in Columbia

Public invited to submit suggestions on the Savannah River Site cleanup plan to be discussed at a Thursday 6 30 PM City Council Chambers Columbia City Hall 1737 Main St. Ernie Chaput deputy manager SRS outlines cleaning 24 high risk tanks removing waste stabilizing at risk material with a DOE EM plan aiming to finish by 2006. Written comments accepted through September. Information available via wwwsrs gov and Mary Flora at (803) 952 6852 or (800) 249 8155 maryflora@srs.gov.

Savannah River Columbia Columbia City Hall Main St Ernie Chaput SRS Mary Flora Maryflora Srs.gov

See You at the Pole draws hundreds of students

Students at North Augusta High School South Aiken High School and other area schools gathered around flagpoles for the annual See You at the Pole rally. About 120 at North Augusta, 98 at South Aiken, with dozens at Midland Valley. Participants spoke of faith, prayer, and support for teachers and administrators.

North Augusta High School South Aikien High School Christian Fellowship Tiffany Rush South Aikicn High School Teresa Evans Midland Valley High School

Rate hike added to county budget

Aiken County Council weighs a Fiscal 1997 budget ordinance proposing daily room rate increases of four and six dollars for Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center patients. The Mattie C. Hall Commission backs the package, while no NHC representatives attended the meeting. The administration will confer with NHC before final vote on the five point five million dollar annual budget for 170 beds.

Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center Aiken County NHC Commission William Shepherd Mattie Hall

Sheriff's vehicle allowance plan pulled from council agenda

A resolution to grant Sheriff Howard Sellers authority to set a personal monthly vehicle allowance was pulled from the Aiken County Council agenda Tuesday night. The measure would have preserved a $400 monthly allowance and allowed shifting excess funds into a discretionary account, a policy no other department head holds. Council members had reservations about unrestricted spending, with Chairman Ronnie Young noting such actions belong in budget hearings.

Howard Sellers Aiken County Ronnie Young

County Council honors Post 26 and Paula Blessing

Aiken County Council approved unanimous resolutions praising American Legion Post 26 baseball team for winning the state championship and Paula Blessing for more than three years of service on the Planning Commission before her resignation for personal reasons. The resolutions praise Blessing for contributing to harmonious county development and the team for bringing credit to the Legion, the post, and the county.

Aiken American Legion Post Paula Blessing Post 26 Aikien American Legion Post 26 North Carolina Post Legion Post

Aiken Aims CD Rom Tour To Lure Visitors And Jobs

Aiken announces a $160000 Aiken Works campaign to attract investment via a city CD Rom directory. Mayor Fred B Cavanaugh touts tech progress from cable access to an Internet home page and an eventual CD Rom release within three to six months backed by local business sponsors.

Aiken Fred _B. Cavanaugh Aiken Works Robert J. Madden Concord Associates Angela Renee McClure Fred Cavanaugh Bob Madden

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