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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 2015
Page
3
A reader asks who is responsible for grass cutting from Lincoln Avenue to Laurens Street due to overgrown sidewalks. The note responds to a caller about falling gas prices and credits President Obama, labeling critics as hypocrites and expressing agreement with the caller.
A proposal for a digital speed sign on Richland Avenue near the old hospital is discussed. The sign would change speeds as vehicles pass by, aiming to boost awareness and enforce safer driving.
A reader taunts Carolina with a crude joke about a KFC meal, describing a half-eaten chicken piece, a stale drink, and biscuits, and inviting readers to leave comments via TalkBack or email. The paper notes comments may be edited and reader names may be withheld.
The Aiken Standard corrects a Sept. 25 page 3A report misnaming Tim Mettlen, a hydrogeologist with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, in coverage of the Cultural and Natural Resources of Hitchcock Woods Field Day. The paper invites readers to report factual errors by phone or email.
A compact rundown lists South Carolina Pick 3 midday 5 5 2 and evening 9 1 9, Pick 4 7 7 2 7 and 2 6 1 3, Palmetto Cash 5 9 16 18 20 26 with Power-Up 2, and Georgia draws Cash 3 midday 3 7 5 Cash 4 8 7 4 6 FIVE 0 4 3 9 1, Cash 3 evening 0 4 5, Cash 4 evening 9 2 7 FIVE 0 0 5 2 4, and Fantasy 5 31 6 39 9 14.
The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra played jazz and pop standards for 200 plus students from Jackson Middle, Aiken Middle, South Aiken High, Midland Valley High, Mead Hall, Lloyd Kennedy Charter, and Strom Thurmond High at the AECOM Center. Jeremy Davis and Clay Johnson spoke on life lessons between songs, praising the town and stressing music as spontaneous yet structured art.
The October S E E D Science Education Enrichment Day offers hands on STEM activities at USC Aiken. The 10 a m to 3 p m event features 65 exhibits from groups including the U S Army, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions and regional museums and agencies. Free to the public, it drew 3 800 attendees in 2014.
USC Aiken hosts the 30th annual SEED event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. October 11 at the Student Activities Center. The free program features marionette theatre demos, robotics, nuclear power, urban agriculture, biodiversity and more, under the theme Explore Discover Imagine. Sponsors include Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, SRP Federal Credit Union, NBC 26 CW, Aiken Standard and WBBQ, with multiple local supporters. For details call 803 641 3313 or visit rpsec.usca.edu/SEED.
Valley Fair Baptist Church will host a 3 p.m. Saturday gospel benefit to support the Glover Grove Phoenix Fund, created after a June fire destroyed Glover Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Warrenville. Donations are invited at Security Federal Bank branches or by mail to P.O. Box 810, Aiken, SC 29802. contact 803-663-6866 for details. Rev. Troy Nipper leads the church.
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