Discover Educator National Awards recognize Susan McCullough
Susan McCullough of Alken Middle School joined eight runners-up in the inaugural Discover Educator National Awards. She has 23 years in science career guidance and 14 years with the Regional Future City Competition, earning a $500 prize plus a camera and gift pack. Teri Davis and Fran Aiken Middle School staff assisted in the recognition event.
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Alken
Susan McCullough
Teri Davis
Aiken
County approves funds for EMS Substation 10 on Wire Road
County Council approved about 14 300 for EMS Substation 10 to be built on three acres at the Wire Road and Highway 39 corner serving Moneta. Roughly 400 000 has been earmarked for five new substations from Capital Projects Sales Tax II with Substation 7 planned for Oakwood Windsor area and Substation 9 already complete in College Acres.
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Wire Road
EMS
Highway 39
Moneta
Oakwood-Windsor
Brian Sanders
Dmetta
Monetta
Oakwood -Windsor
Cats Sandie Cadagans Ince
Erpa
Aiken County
Rawls
Capital Projects
College Acres
Silver Bluff
J.D. Lever
Aiken County Hosts First Cystic Fibrosis Walk May 19
The inaugural event at Aiken State Park drew 40 participants for a 22 mile walk. Attendees shared information and stories of families affected by cystic fibrosis. A total of 350 dollars was raised, contributing to a South Carolina chapter grand total of 78 200 dollars.
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Aiken County
Aiken State Park
South Carolina
Owls Captivate Audience At Aiken Lecture
Biologists Carol and Larry Eldridge showcased two screech owls a barred owl and a great horned owl to an audience of 60 during the Raptor of South Carolina seminar at Birds and Butterflies in downtown Aiken Tuesday night Ron Brenneman owner and biologist said the lecture series began 13 years ago and is one of the programs most popular. The Eldridges shared thirty years of wildlife rehabilitation experience during the hour long talk. The program opened with two live screech owls native to the region followed by a barred owl with dark eyes a round face and striped chest feathers.
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Carol
Larry Eldridge
Raptors of
South Carolina
Birds & Butterflies
Aiken
Ron Brenneman
Eldridges
Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
Savannah River Ecology Lab
Carol Eldridge
Brenneman
Wood Ducks of South Carolina seminar announced
The Birds & Butterflies Nature Series will host a talk on Wood Ducks of South Carolina on July 10 at 117 Laurens St. N.W. Tickets are 35 with advance reservations. free for children 16 and under. Call 649-7999 for details and volunteer info.
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Wood Ducks of
South Carolina
Laurens St. N.W
Brenneman
Carolina Wildlife Care
Birds & Butterflies
Two Indicted on Fraud Charges Involving Per Diem at SRS
Richard Turner of Columbia North Carolina and Joseph Quinton of Augusta face federal indictments for theft of government funds and false statements related to per diem payments tied to ARRA funding at the Savannah River Site. Turner could face up to five or ten years, Quinton up to ten years plus fines. The cases, investigated with DOE OIG, follow prior prosecutions and civil settlements recovering over 1 million dollars.
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Department of Energy
Savannah River
Richard Turner
Columbia
N.C
U.S
Joseph Quinton
Augusta
Atorney
Quinton
Tuer
DOE
Office of Investigations
ARRA
Turner and Quinton
Office of
Inspector General
Aiken Standard
Turner
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American First Institute
Henry Pauseret
Fulmer
Lee Ellen Fulmer
Wagener-Salley High School
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Carnegie
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