Orchid passion anchors in Aiken's icy week
This week’s deep cold spurred orchid interest as Lee Fox, once a local bachelor, and his wife Madeline cultivate about 200 cymbidiums on a screened porch in Aiken. The couple, with Madeline’s pottery, nurture tropical plants, mixing open media, humidity, and careful watering for winter bloom and summer growth.
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Sandhills
Judy
Aiken
Lee Fox
Madeline
Brown
Fox
Lee
South Carolina
Pinewood Derby pioneer loses Boy Scouts contract in Cranbury
Art Hasselbach Sr., designer of the first Pinewood Derby kit for the Boy Scouts of America and long-time exclusive supplier, was fired in December after 44 years. The contract, worth about 1 million dollars, has been awarded to Kahoot of Atlanta. Hasselbach questions age bias, while his sons vow continuity of Beta Crafts. The Pinewood Derby remains a Cub Scout rite of passage in Central New Jersey and beyond.
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Cranbury, NJ
America
Art Hasselbach Sr
Boy Scouts of America
Cranbury
Kahoot
Renee Fahrer
Hasselbach
Beta Crafts
Arthur, Jr
Steve
Pop
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Ron Green
Central New Jersey
Henry Henning
Hasselbach Sr
Longtime Scout Supply Pioneer Keeps Family Business Alive
Nasselbach plans to market his kits under his company name while his son Arthur builds a Scout kit sales site. A gold plaque behind his desk reads “Presented to Arthur Hasselbach, ‘Mr. Derby,’ for outstanding and devoted service to Boy Scouts of America Supply Division since 1956,” underscoring a life devoted to scouting.
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Nasselbach
Arthur
Boy Scouts
Arthur Hasselbach
Derby
Boy Scouts of America Supply Division
Elderly man among oldest jailed in crack bust
Fa Daradula arrested along with nine others after a Friday night crack cocaine operation. Dee Dubbs a widower and former maintenance worker admitted to bargaining with undercover officers. He faces up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine if convicted. He worries about his reputation at the Senior Center.
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Daradula
Dee Dubbs
Dubbs
Count Schools
Paul Sutton
Dubos
Sutton
Dobbs
Twin status tied to higher postmenopausal breast cancer risk
Mayo Clinic led study of 29,197 postmenopausal Iowa women finds fraternal twins have a 2.1 times higher risk of breast cancer than non twins, while identical twins show no extra risk. Male twins show elevated risk not statistically significant. researchers urge standard screening.
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Mayo
Minneapolis
Journal of the
National Cancer Institute
James Cerhan
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Cerhan
Chung-cheng Hsieh
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Worcester
Harvard School of Public Health
Hsieh
Allso
Mayo Clinic
University of Minnesota
Wake Forest University
University of South Carolina
Iowa
Palmetto AgriBusiness Council Forms In South Carolina
The Palmetto AgriBusiness Council launches to press for a stronger agricultural sector in South Carolina. Founding Chairman Bill Amick of Amick Farms notes the high stakes and job impact of agri business while urban growth, regulation, and rural needs strain the industry. State Senator Phil Leventis cites a plan to fund growth readiness as sprawl challenges persist.
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Columbia
Palmetto AgriBusiness Council
Bill Amick
Amick Farms
Amick
Clemson University
South Carolina
Phil Leventis
D. Sumter
Leventis
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Emory
Indiana
Aikenene Ao
Iusider
Susan Elder
Pinewood Derby
Seniar Rhenaship Center
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Ate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Ermuda
Zousia
St. Augustine -Guarant
Avavabo
Paras
Fresh Farms
Hitchcock Pkwy
Aiken, Sc
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