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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 2000
Page
2
At 6 p.m. Shellhouse Funeral Home conducts a candlelight service at Bethany Cemetery. The Holly Day Concert Series continues downtown, followed by an 8 p.m. performance of Nuncrackers at the Aiken Community Playhouse.
A series of thefts vandalism and property damage were reported in Aiken County. Incidents include a $150 damage from a smashed flower pot on Troon Way, a $22 000 theft of lab equipment at Aiken Regional Medical Centers between Saturday evening and Monday morning, window damage at Southside Pediatrics on Oaks Drive, a Visa card theft at the Holley Inn, a burglary on Old Edgefield Road with cash jewelry and watches, a Hill Street jewelry theft and minor damage, a Dixie Clay Road vandalism with a beer bottle through a windshield, and local authorities urge crime reports via the Aiken Department of Public Safety or the Sheriff's Office with anonymous tips possible.
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Washington Group International with Bechtel National wins a $4 billion, 10 year environmental cleanup contract for the Hanford site. They will design build and commission the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant under Office of River Protection supervision. The goal is to process 54 million gallons of high level radioactive waste stored in 177 underground tanks into stable vitrified glass form. Washington Group says it has safely converted more high level defense waste to glass than any other group.
South Aiken High School’s Calliope daily magazine wins First Place with Special Merit and Most Outstanding High School Magazine for 2000 from the American Scholastic Press Association. Adviser Ginger Dunker and editor Erin Mullikin led a 28-student crew that impressed judges with non fiction, cover design, photography, layout and art across in-state categories.
Security Federal Corp directors approve a 2 to 1 stock split to be issued as a 100 percent dividend on December 20. Timothy W. Simmons, president and CEO, says the move rewards shareholders while certificates will reflect the existing share count. The holding company for Security Federal Bank, it oversees $326 million in assets across 10 branches in Aiken County and plans to open its 11th branch in West Columbia Friday.
CSRA residents fund the Aiken Jaycees Christmas Shopping Tour benefiting Children’s Place in Aiken. Jaycee Mary Wolf aims for 50 children at $75 to $100 each, with donors listed in the Aiken Standard. As of Tuesday total donations reach 2295 dollars.
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