Historic Aiken Preservation Award Winners Named
The Historic Aiken Foundation honored residents at the Aiken County Historical Museum for preservation work across categories including stewardship leadership adaptive use and president. Savannah River Nuclear Solutions sponsored the event for the third year as nominees described restored buildings preserving architecture and history. Betsy Simons received Adaptive Use Award for Betsy’s on the Corner. William and Simmie Moore earned the President's Award for Kershaw Square renovations. Bob and Marylee McQuinn won Leadership Award for Garden House projects.
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Historic Aiken Foundation
Aiken County
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Simmie Moore
Kershaw Square
Aiken Honors Local Preservation and Leadership Figures
The City of Aiken recognizes residents and organizations with several preservation and leadership awards including the Betsy Simons Berrie Patch and McLean Preservation Award, Linda Knox McLean, The Haislips, and William and Simmie Moore Leadership Award, plus Facade Grants and project support from True Value. The Garden House and Robert and Marylee McQuinn are noted for stewardship, with the awards part of the city’sFacade Grant Program and community recognition efforts.
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Author Katherine Crawford speaks on Keowee Valley in Aiken
Katherine Crawford, author of Keowee Valley, spoke at the Aiken County Public Library about her Civil War era探索 historical novel set in spring 1768 Charleston and following Quincy McFadden. She discussed research, frontier settings, and future projects including a Civil War novel and a sequel.
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Keowee Valley
Aiken County Public Library
Charleston
Quincy McFadden
McFadden
South Carolina
Blue Ridge
Crayford
Clemson University
College of Charleston
Citadel
Upstate
Crawford
Fort Sumter
Aiken
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Skeewee Alley
Barbecue judges to be trained in Aiken class
The S C Barbeque Association will run an all-day class in Aiken on Saturday to train new barbecue judges. About 20 have registered, with only two from Aiken, as the program begins a five-step path to becoming a Certified Barbeque Judge. Judges must complete the seminar and officiate at four sanctioned cook-offs.
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Aiken
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S C Barbeque Association Judge Certification Seminar
A barbecue judge certification seminar is set for Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm at St. John's Methodist Church recreation hall 104 Newberry St. in Aiken. Registration costs 45 to 48 dollars with email registrations.
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Newberry St
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S.C Association
Aiken
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Lake High
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