Aiken charity donates 750 plus preemie caps to MCG children
Baby Blessings organizer Robin Ford received more than 750 handmade hats and blankets for MCG Children's Medical Center NICU and PICU. A single Barnwell knitter provided about 700 items while church partners pledged 1,000 hats. donations support neutral thermal environments for premature babies and comfort for families. Drop-off sites include Barbara Sue Brodie Needleworks, Polo Grounds Coffee, and Gold Cross EMS.
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Suzanne Stone
Robin Ford
Baby Blessings
MCG Nicu
Linda Turner
PICU
Ann Neal
Augusta
Medical College of Georgia
MCG Children’s Medical Center
Barnwell
Ford
Columbia
Solid Rock Baptist Church
Turner
Barbara Sue Brodie
Hayne Avenue
Polo Grounds Coffee
Whiskey Road
Brookhaven
Gold Cross Emergency Services
Wheeler Road
Audubon Society to Hold Augusta Aiken Christmas Bird Count
Eight teams of both professionals and amateurs will gather in Aiken on Friday for the Augusta Aiken Christmas Bird Count conducted by the National Audubon Society's Augusta Aiken chapter. Calvin Zippler notes teams observe within a 15 mile circle, record species counts and effort over two weeks, with a $5 participation fee funding a year end magazine.
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Aiken
Augusta-Aiken
National Audubon Society
Calvin Zippler
Zippler
Beech Island Firm Wins SANS Ash Basin Closure Contract
Beech Island based Grade South wins a 6.3 million Savannah River Nuclear Solutions contract to close the P Area Ash Basin and a nearby outfall at the Savannah River Site. Work starts immediately with phased soil placement and capping, creating a dome shape for runoff, and removal of contaminated soil from the 5 acre outfall. Grade South plans to hire 24 union workers including laborers, a carpenter, a cement mason, operators and teamsters as the project progresses.
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Beech Island
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
P-Area
Savannah River
SANS
SRS
Greg Ryan
Grade South
Scott Stephens
Stephens
ARRA
Savannah River Area
Ryan
Aiken Masonic Lodge elects officers for coming year
The Aiken Masonic Lodge No 156 announces new officers for the year including Master Michael Butts Senior Warden Russell L Hale and Treasurer Lee Roy Bruce. Navy Seaman Stephen J Pruitt son of Anne and Rodney Pruitt of Williston completed eight weeks of Navy basic training at Great Lakes Indiana and participated in Battle Stations. Marlboro Station hosted a Make A Wish fundraiser Sunday night raising more than 600 dollars.
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Aiken Masonic Lodge No. 156
Ancient
Free Masons
Michael Butts
Russell L. Hale
Brian Armstrong
Lee Roy Bruce
Robert Kennedy
Bob White
John B. Heaton
Stewart
Todd Smith
Junior Stewart
Johnnie Stephens
Chaplin
Craig Craddock
Alan Moses
Navy
Stephen J. Pruitt
Anne and
Rodney Pruitt
Williston
U.S. Navy
Recruit Training Command
Great Lakes
Pruitt
Marlboro Station
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Aiken State Natural Area
Beech Island Company
Masonic Lodge
Seaman Pruitt
Williston-Elko High School
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