Bird Names See Changes and Old Guides Remain Beloved
A reader rails against the American Union of Ornithologists changing bird names in the Augusta Audubon Society newsletter. The piece mocks renaming the Baltimore Oriole as Northern Oriole and marsh hawk as Northern Harrier, arguing such shifts confuse birders and undermine Peterson and Forbush guides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Union of Ornithologists
Augusta Audubon Society
Supreme Court of Birdwatchers
AUO
Baltimore
Red Sox
Northern Orioles
Peterson
Edward Howe Forbush
Eastern
Central North America
Forbush
H.M. Fenninger
Park Avenue Extension
Man Charged In Stabbing Case In Aiken
Ben Williams 17 of 242 Union St. Aiken charged with assault with intent to kill and armed robbery for a December 11 stabbing near York Street and Hampton Avenue. Williams arrested Thursday at 1 05 PM near South Carolina National Bank and held on a $20 000 bond. Victim Wallace Tyler 38 was robbed of 50 dollars, stabbed once in the back and once in the chest.
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Ben Williams
Union St
Aiken
Williams
South Carolina National Bank
York Street
Hampton Avenue
Wallace Tyler
Tyler
Camera gear reported taken from Aiken home
James Gallman reports his camera with a telephoto lens and electronic flash missing from his garage on Friday morning valued at 500 dollars. The items were last seen December 21. No arrests have been made.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
James Gallman
Jefferson Terrace
Gallman
PSA To Meet Tonight At Horse Creek Facility
The Aiken County Public Service Authority will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 7 30. The gathering takes place at the Horse Creek Pollution Control Facility on S C 125 south of U S 1.
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Aiken County Public Service Authority
Horse Creek
S.C. 125
U.S. 1
Court Term Continues in Aiken General Sessions Court
Court session reconvenes today at 10 a.m. in the Aiken County Courthouse with Judge Jonathan Z. McKown presiding.
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General Sessions Court
Aiken County
Jonathan Z. McKown
Barnes Returns to Work After Hand Fracture
County Administrator W. Scott Barnes said he felt well and planned to resume duties after a Friday morning auto collision at Wrights Mill Pond Road and Wire Road. Goodwin Jr. said he did not see Barnes due to frost on the windshield. Barnes was treated for a hand fracture and released from the hospital.
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W. Scott Barnes
Barnes
Haskell H. Goodwin Jr
Rapid Shop
Wrights Mill Pond Road
Wire Road
T.A. Lucas
Goodwin
Lucas
Waters to Address Optimists on Veterans Services
Robert Waters of the Aiken Barnwell Mental Health Center will speak to The Optimist Club about center services and the Vietnam War's impact on veterans. The meeting is scheduled for morrow at 6:30 p.m. at Western Steer.
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Optimist Club
Robert Waters
Aiken Barnwell Mental Health Center
Vietnam
Western Steer
Blind Job Program Tonight Highlights Local Talent
The Aiken Lions Club presents "Jobs for the Blind" to show area employers that visually impaired people can perform skilled work. The event starts at 7 p.m. at the Lions Club Hut on S C 19 north.
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The
Aiken Lions Club
Lions Club
S.C. 19
North
Council To Hold Grant Hearing On 1983 Aiken County Block Grant
A public hearing on the 1983 Aiken County Community Development Block Grant application is set for tomorrow’s County Council meeting at 7 p.m. Citizens may speak at the hearing or submit written comments to the Aiken County Planning Department at 828 Richland Ave. W.
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Aiken County
Management Seminar at Aiken Tech on Organizational Development
Aiken Technical College offers a management seminar titled Improved Productivity through Organizational Development tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The $50 registration covers materials and refreshments. two or more from the same organization pay $45 each. Contact John Horton at Aiken TEC for registration.
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Aiken Technical College
John Horton
Aiken Tec
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Helen Mary Fenninger
Aiken Standard
Pest Control Co. OF
South Carolina
Michael L. Curley
No. Augusta
Mrichard Pryor
Jackie Gleason
SAT
SUN
Morne Bargla
Loe Nelsen
Marshall
Vivela Lindfors
GEM
RMR FM
PSA
Waters
Joe B. Babb
Chesterfield Street
Heritage Square
Whiskey Rd
Pine Log Rd
Aiken Day School
P.O. Box
Grace Ave
S.E. Aiken
Reeve
Jefferson Davis Highway
North Augusta
Augusta Road
SPM
Gordon Highway
Augusta
Aladdin
Equator
Laurel-Pridgen Hardware, Inc
Richland Avenue
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