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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1996
Page
8
The Aiken chapter will hold its second annual ball on November 8 at the Conference Center from 6 pm to midnight. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh will attend for a ceremonial cake cutting. Retired Marine Gene Alvarez will speak, and the youngest and oldest Marines will be honored. Tickets at 549-4019.
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley will campaign Monday for Aiken County Democratic candidates. He will speak at a Bobbys Bar-B-Q luncheon on the Aiken-Augusta Highway at 12:30 p.m. Tickets cost 8 15 for singles and 25 dollars for couples. Brown says Riley’s visit highlights candidate quality. Riley won reelection as mayor in 1994 after an unsuccessful bid for governor in the Democratic primary. For more information call Brown or the county party headquarters.
The Aiken Department of Public Safety Bloodhound Team logged 81 calls and 47 arrests in 1995 96. Four dogs Tippy Tara Rock Roxie serve on the unit with six officers split between ADPS and the Aiken County Sheriff's Office. The article also notes Steve Naifeh and Greg Smith in PEOPLE magazine and mentions Joel Lambert and “The Ugly Men’s Club” breakfast group at Bojangles.
Ronny Bolton, home grown builder and realtor, will be recommended by Councilman Michael Anaclerio for reappointment as chairman of the Aiken Planning Commission. He has served five years and aims to educate and unite members to craft growth friendly policies including revised zoning, subdivision rules, and tower regulations. His colleagues praise his leadership, vision, and knowledge of the development industry. His wife Vicki notes his love for the city and tolerance of pressure.
Kevin Gilmore, once a teen offender, now speaks to peers about avoiding crime. Nearly 200 middle school students heard stories from jailed teens known as the Insiders at a violence prevention rally at the H Odell Weeks Center. They described past petty crimes and the path to turning away from drinking, drugs, and violence through school and positive choices.
John R Patterson urged cultural diversity as a learned skill at the 1996 Cultural Diversity Seminar held Friday at the Aiken Municipal Building. He noted teamwork in diversity uplifts communities and businesses, with other speakers from MBS Associates SRP Credit Union and USC Aiken Small Business Development Center. The CSRA Diversity Forum, formed in 1994 after a Westinghouse and DOE conference, aims to boost awareness and bottom-line impact of diversity.
A reader questions the punishment of 6 year old Johnathan Prevette in Lexington North Carolina after a teacher slapped him for kissing a classmate. The incident drew national attention with a USA Today cover and sparked broader debate over handling of young children and inappropriate behavior in schools.
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