Leones the spectrum: USC Aiken center broadens student learning
Aiken Standard highlights Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at USC Aiken and its partnerships with local schools. The three part series begins Sunday with North Aiken Elementary and new teaching methods, followed by Forest Service and DOE outdoor learning, then Westinghouse Savannah River Company hands on science.
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Ruth Patrick
Usc Aiken
Aiken County
Aiken Standard
North Aiken
USS. Forest Service
Department of Energy
Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
Christmas in Hopelands Ends Tonight in Aiken
Hopelands wraps up with Christmas in Hopelands from 6 to 9 p.m. The Doll House Thor Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Rye Patch open for holidays. Shuttle from Winn-Dixie York Street and Poodmax Whiskey Road lots. Handicap parking at Hopeland Gardens. Call 642-7648.
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Hopelands
Doll House
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
Rye Patch
Winn-Dixie
York Street
Poodmax
Whiskey Road
Hopeland Gardens
Obituary notices list local residents on page 2B
obituaries list Elise C. Elsler Frances Gantt War renville Goff Harper Giboney Aiken FE Humphrey Tammy Hamilton Mayson Tom W. Parkman Widener Williston Beatrice B. Williams Curtis Williams Lewis B. Williams Wagener Belvedere Belvedere Belvedere.
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Elise C. Elsler
Floyds Knob
Ind
Frances
Preacher) Gantt
Warrenville
Goff Harper Giboney
Aiken
Allen FE Humphrey
North Augusta
Tammy Hamilton Mayson
Clarks Hill
Tom W. Parkman
North August
Widener
Williston
Beatrice B. Williams
Belvedere
Curtis Williams
Lewis B. Williams
Wagener
SRS to announce January layoffs at Savannah River Site
SRS Manager Mario Fiori says up to 1,200 workers could receive mid January notices as a moratorium ends and fiscal 1997 budget figures total 1.3 billion dollars. He notes 2,450 layoffs were planned for 1996 and that site competency mix drives reductions for the site’s future.
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Savannah River
SRS
Mario Fiori
Fiori
After Christmas returns boost busy shopping day
Shoppers flocked to stores Tuesday and Thursday to return gifts while others browsed for new purchases. J B White and WalMart used dedicated returns aisles and refunds only policies to speed lines as staff stayed calm and customers planned weekend shopping.
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Jeff Carroll
J.B. White
Wal-Mart
Donna Brown
UPC
Which college best
Washington colleges and universities resist scoring systems yet confront rising demand for guidebooks and rankings. The Common Data Set standardizes data such as test scores and enrollment to curb manipulation and foster integrity in college disclosures.
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Washington
Maureen Matheson
Guidance Publications
The
College Board
News & World Report
Money Magazine
Matheson
Holiday waste climbs after Christmas in local pickup sites
Aiken County notes a surge in holiday refuse as post Christmas boxes and bows flood collection sites. Tommy Swartz says dropoffs jump from about 2000 pounds daily to 5000 pounds during peak week, with Langley landfill handling around 350 tons a day normally.
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Tommy Swartz
Aiken County
Swartz
Langley
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