Saint Marys dean's list and Jesuit honors noted
Andrea Swift of North Augusta earned Saint Marys College fall 2014 dean's list honors for at least 12 graded hours and a 3.6 GPA. Kathryn Frei of Aiken inducted into Marquettes Alpha Sigma Nu, a Jesuit honor society recognizing scholarship, loyalty, and service. Matthew Robinson, ninth grade at Mead Hall Episcopal School, won the South Carolina Youth Shooting Foundations State Championship.
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Andrea Swift
North Augusta
Saint Mary’s College
Saint Mary’s
Kathryn Frei
Aiken
Alpha Sigma Nu
Marquette University
Frei
Robinson wins state shooting title with Live Oaks team
Matthew Robinson, a Mead Hall Episcopal School ninth grader, helped Live Oaks Clay Busters of Swansea win the Junior Varsity Advanced State Title at the South Carolina Youth Shooting Foundation State Championship held April 1 at Clinton House Plantation. The 272 of 300 targets marked his second state title, with a career spanning since fifth grade and prior Intermediate Advanced crown in 2013. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sierra N. Wood graduated basic training at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland after eight weeks of discipline, fitness and core values. She is the daughter of Kenneth Wood and Denise Blystone and sister to Joshua Wood, with family ties in Aiken and Cutoff Louisiana.
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Matthew Robinson
Mead Hall Episcopal School
South Carolina Youth Shooting Foundation
Clinton House Plantation
Clinton
Robinson
Live Oaks Clay Busters
Swansea
Sporting Clays
Air Force
Sierra N. Wood
Joint Base
San Antonio-Lackland
San Antonio
Texas
Wood
Kenneth Wood
Cutoff
Louisiana
Denise Blystone
Aiken
Joshua Wood
Nevada Blystone
Pat
Richard Wood
Travis
Veronica Blystone
Aiken High School
Aiken's 1990s Recycling Pioneers Remembered
SRS beat reporter Derrek Asberry notes Aiken celebrated Earth Day by revisiting the citywide recycling program started in 1990. City leaders, workers, and volunteers propelled early efforts with 80 percent participation and a 20 percent drop in landfill tonnage, aided by a hybrid truck test route and city staff like Kenny Cook and Roger LeDuc.
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Aiken
South Carolina
Stephen Hale
Tim Coakley
City Environmental Committee
Roland Windham
Windham
Kenny Cook
Public Works
Roger LeDuc
Stanley Quarles
Cook
Williston
Beverly Forrest
LeDuc
Florida
Southeast
North Augusta
Water safety urged as summer arrives
Emergency responders urge vigilance as warm weather draws families to pools and lakes. Drowning averages ten daily in the United States, with children under 15 making up about a fifth of such deaths. Supervision, pool alarms, and four foot fences curb risk. call 911 if trouble occurs. CPR and first aid training is promoted, with Red Cross classes widely offered in the CSRA.
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United States
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Aiken
Ben Hastings
Aiken County
Hastings
American Heart Association
American Red Cross
CSRA
Rderss. Org
Rolka named executive director of Hitchcock Woods Foundation
Christine Rolka, longtime advocate for Hitchcock Woods, becomes executive director after Dorothy Bryan Kanda resigns. Her background includes the National Wild Turkey Federation and roles in education. Shealy notes strong qualifications and aims for a five to 10 year strategic plan as she leads day to day operations at one of the nation's largest urban forests.
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Christine Rolka
Hitchcock Woods
Rolka
Hitchcock Woods Foundation
Aiken
Foundation
State University of New York At
National Wild Turkey Federation
Dorothy Bryan-Kanda
Shealy
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St. Mary’s
Jesuit
Editorial
Aikenstandard.com
Nicipal Association
Columbia
Derrek Asberry
SRS
The
Aiken Standard
Teddy Kulmala
Nonprofit OF the
Tom
Lance
Heidi
Dede Biles
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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