SRNS funds conservation education in Aiken County
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions awards the Aiken County Conservation District a 2500 grant to expand environmental education across the district. SRNS VP Tony Umek presents to Dr. Bill Gallman and board members as Kristy Keadle outlines programs in all 20 elementary schools and the state standards alignment. The effort, supported by Fluor Daniel Northrop Grumman and Honeywell, aims to teach about water soil conservation and weather topics to young students.
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Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Aiken County
Tammy Travis
Travis
Umek
SANS
Fluor-Daniel
Northrop Grumman
Honeywell
Rob Novit
Tony Umek
Soil Conservation District
Bill Gallman
Tom McElmurkay
Kristy Keadle
Tommy Coward
Edward Swartz
Local man invents dressing aid aids self dressing
Louis Whitlaw of Jackson describes creating the Double-Up Dressing Aid after a knee replacement left him unable to dress unaided. He markets the device through his Glad Inc. company, with variations like Double-Up Plus for limited mobility and sells it online for 19.99 plus 5 shipping.
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Jackson
Louis Whitlaw
Whitlaw
Henry J. Kaiser
Clemson University
Glad Inc
Gladincorporated.com
Rachel Johnson
Ijohnson
Aikenstandard.com
Judi Jimenez
Alumni Council Exclusive Networking Event at USC Aiken
The USC Aiken Alumni Council hosts an exclusive networking event for students and alumni on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in room 116 of the Business and Education Building on campus. The gathering will feature Savannah River Remedia-
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USC Aiken
Business & Education
Industry Day RSVP urged for USC Aiken event
SRR chief engineer Cliff Winkler will cover SRR topics and the economy at the industry day. Attendees must RSVP online by Monday and bring questions, business cards, and résumé copies.
Relay For Life Team Meeting This Thursday At Aiken
The Relay For Life team will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. on the sixth floor of the Aiken building. Members are urged to attend for planning and updates on fundraising events.
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Relay For Life
Aiken
Banksia Watering Trough dedication at Aiken museum
The Aiken County Historical Museum will dedicate the historic Banksia Watering Trough on Saturday January 23 at 11 a.m. Call Billy Benton at 649-0045 or Elliott Levy at 642-2015 for more information.
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Aiken County
Living Civil War reenactment at Aiken museum today
Reenactors from the Hampton Legion and Palmetto Sharpshooters camp on the Aiken County Historical Museum grounds for a living history event opening at 9 AM with free admission. Skirmishes at 10 AM and 2 PM feature Confederate and Union troops as 30 actors portray six Civil War generals and ride to the main house for a 3 PM reception.
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Suzanne Stone
Ed Rodgers
Wade Hampton
Lynne Dunn
Wayne Jones
Jeb Stuart
Aiken County Historical Museum
Hampton Legion
Palmetto
Red Schoolhouse
Cancer Memorial Garden
Hitchcock Woods
Hampton
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
A.P. Hill
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SRNS
Gallman
Keadle
Tony Umek Sans
Harry Doswell
Department of Natural Resources
Millbrook Elementary School
Aiken Municipal
Jones
Whiskey Road
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