JAKES Event Teaches Outdoor Skills To 100 Plus Kids
More than 100 children and families join the National JAKES Event at Hickory Knob State Park and NWTF headquarters in Edgefield for a weekend of wildlife conservation, woodsmanship, and low impact camping. The program for youths under 18 educates on resources balance and outdoor ethics with activities like birding, reptile encounters, fishing, game calling, and a Flying Tigers skydiving appearance.
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Hickory Knob State Park
McCormick
NWTF
Edgefield
Federation
United States
Canada
Flying Tigers
Duckett named vice chancellor at USC Aiken
Randy Duckett, longtime USC Aiken administrator, is promoted to vice chancellor for enrollment services. He will lead admission financial aid registration records career planning and institutional research to boost recruitment and retention as USCA serves students from 41 of 46 counties and 37 states.
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Randy Duckett
University of South Carolina Aiken
Duckett
USCA
Linda
First Baptist Church of
Kiwanis Hear Inside Look at Aiken Honda Plant
Aiken Kiwanis heard about Newman Technology South Carolina Inc. and its Honda exhaust muffler factory. Sankei Giken, parent of Newman, began in 1948 in Tokyo and the Ohio plant opened in the early 80s with southward expansion in the mid 90s. The Aiken plant opened January 2000 with 60 plus employees and aims for about 120 by year end. The operation uses welding robotics and a fully automated paint line, and plans to make door sashes for the Honda Civic later this year. Kiwanis meets Thursdays at First Presbyterian Church at 1 pm through June and Tuesdays at Highland Park Grill in July.
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Aiken
Honda
Kiwanis Club
Newman Technology South Carolina, Inc
Sankei Giken
Tokyo
Japan
Honda Corp
Ohio
Debbie Walling
Newman Technology
Walling
Newman
Timmonsville
Kiwanis Club of
First Presbyterian Church
Highland Park Grill
Five more schools receive Education Partners grants
Public Education Partners boosts reading programs at five schools with a total $16,000 in grants. New Ellenton and Jackson middle schools join Reading Renaissance to train staff on site. New Ellenton explores audio books to aid slow readers while Chukker Creek Elementary receives Accelerated Reader support. Ridge Spring Monetta Elementary Middle expands Four Blocks Reading Model with new classroom libraries and a Who Moved My Cheese motivation tie-in.
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New Ellenton
Jackson
New Ellenton Middle
Aiken High
Ridge Spring-Monetta
A Short History of NWTF
In 1973 the National Wild Turkey Federation formed as wild turkey numbers reached 1.3 million with 1.5 million hunters. Today about 5.4 million turkeys and 2.6 million hunters exist. Since 1985 NWTF and cooperators financed over 15 000 projects with 135 million dollars. For more information call 803 637 3106 or visit nwtf.org.
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National Wild Turkey Federation
NWTF
North America
Nwtf.org
Nwtf.net
Fireworks Extravaganza at Jaycee Fairgrounds June 30
Fireworks 2001 Extravaganza at Aiken County Jaycee Fairgrounds on June 30 features a 30 minute finale with a 20 percent larger budget. Organizer Todd Coontz partners with local businesses including Aiken Jaycees Home Depot and WRDW News 12 to host a family friendly Fourth of July celebration honoring veterans in a non profit event expected to draw 30000 attendees. The event includes rides crafts monster trucks an Elvis impersonator an antique car show and a patriotic musical with a 60 piece choir and 60 flag bearers from all armed forces. Gates open at 10 a.m. and admission aims to avoid delays.
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Aiken County Jaycee Fairgrounds
Todd Coontz
Coontz Investments & Insurance, Inc
Aiken Jaycees
Home Depot
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Wrdw News 12
Beasley Broadcasting Group
Aiken Motorcycle Sales & Services
Allegra Print & Imaging
Easy Street Magazine
Cable Vantage
Fairgrounds
Coontz
America
Aiken
Correction on Best of the Best Hitch cork Woods listing
The Aiken Standard apologizes for mislisting Hitchcock Woods as a third best bicycle path. Bicycles are not allowed there. the venue supports horseback riding only.
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Aiken
Hitchcock Woods
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David Hardy
Justin Earnhart
Schofield Recreation Complex
Yemassee
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Kiwanis
Chukker Creek
Tary
Jaycee Fairgrounds
Floyd
Greene Aiken
Centre South
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