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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 2011
Page
3
A culinary arts teacher praises Sam's Club coming to Aiken. She notes tax dollars stay in Aiken County, prefers the Westside site on a reused parcel, and supports shopping locally rather than in Georgia.
A reader urges Gov Nikki Haley to undergo random drug testing for herself and staff after recent remarks overseas name calling and alleged falsehoods. The letter advocates accountability and notes readers may comment via a TalkBack line or email, with edits for space.
An upcoming events notice corrects the Aiken Community Playhouse musical Chicago to performances tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. and a 3 p.m. Saturday matinee. no Sunday show. A Sept 22 photo misidentified Ronnie Young and Gary Garfield. The paper invites readers to report errors to the editorial department.
The notice lists office hours 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 326 Butland Drive and provides phone numbers 646-2311 and 648-6052 Fox. It names Tim O Briant as Executive Editor and authorities Michael Gibbons Pete Od as editors, Cam Huffman as Sports Editor, and newsroom line 644-2401.
Fox Creek High School will host nine Brazilian principals for three weeks next month under the Brazil Administrator Exchange Program. Principal Tim Murph earned the U.S. State Department fellowship and will join the group in Brazil for two weeks in summer 2012. The visitors will tour Fox Creek, USC Aiken, and Aiken Technical College, meet with district and state officials, and view local K-12 facilities to compare education systems.
Area fabric stores and the American Sewing Guild CSR Chapter partner with the 2nd Circuit Solicitor's Office to supply fabric for the Sew Love Carry Bag Project. A sew-in at Dunagan's Home Sewing and Vacuum Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. will aid residents in transition by providing movable carry bags.
A sewing session titled Sew-in for Sew Love Carry Bag Project will be held Saturday from 9 30 a m to 12 30 p m at Dunagan s Home Sewing and Vacuum 1536 Whiskey Road For more information contact Cheri at 644 0576 or Angela at 642 1557 ext 123
A group of 21 South Carolina Republican lawmakers including Reps. Bill Taylor and Bill Hixon endorse Texas Gov. Rick Perry and join his state legislative steering committee. They tout his job growth and balanced-budget record as path to national prosperity. The event overlaps with USC Aiken speaking engagement by Dr. Scott Catino on counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, and Mead Hall PTO rummage sale details.
A license plate was reported stolen from a vehicle on Washington Circle. A bookstore check fraud case involved $800 in merchandise and electronics including two Nook readers. A York Street car break-in netted a purse and GPS. A 2007 Nissan Titan was stolen from Cape Fox Circle with no known shared keys. Fraud allegations at Georgia Health Sciences University are under investigation. A stabbing victim received hospital treatment valued at 5695 dollars after providing false billing details. A Lakeshore Diesel break-in saw a television and laptop stolen, and Old Jackson Highway tanks were stolen valued at 8000 dollars.
The Aiken Historic Tour will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. The group departs from the Aiken Visitors Center and Train Museum. For group tickets call 293-7846 and for private tours call 649-6608.
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