Do Not Gift Children Live Chickens This Easter in SC
South Carolina DHEC and Aiken SPCA urge parents to avoid giving baby chicks ducks or rabbits as Easter gifts due to salmonella risks and high maintenance when grown. Officials note dyed animals are illegal and suggest stuffed toys instead to prevent illness and abandoned pets.
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South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Aiken Spca
Julie Schlegel
DHEC
Schlegel
National
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Aiken
Gary Willoughby
SPCA
Christy Baughman
Baughman
Historic markers honor decommissioned P and R reactors at SRS
Two historic markers inside the Savannah River Site protect fence recognize the P Reactor in operation from 1954 to 1988 and the R Reactor from 1954 to 1964. Retirees and current workers attended a ceremony praising safety and the site’s Cold War contributions while noting deactivation work aims to finish by 2014 and 2015 respectively.
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Keenan
Savannah River
Cotton Patch
South Carolina
SRS
Department of Energy
Jeff Allison
Leo Sain
Washington Savannah River ‘Company
Sain
Mwa
Savannah River Site
Hands On Minds On Summer Institute Returns for Teachers
EdVenture offers a five day hands on summer institute for elementary teachers to integrate science into daily lessons. The program includes graduate credit, $3500 in classroom materials, three offerings between June and July, and is funded by a state grant Time Warner Cable and other sponsors.
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EdVenture
BéNeanne Ding
Catherine Wilson Home
Jennifer Suber
South Carolina
Spring JROTC meet showcases many skills and rivals
Cadets from Silver Bluff, Aiken High, Wagener Salley and Midland Valley gathered for a spring JROTC athletic and academic meet. Silver Bluff won the informal athletic competition, South Africa took the top academic place, with Silver Bluff second. Notable events included a grueling men’s leg lift contest between Midland Valley’s Clinton Broome and Johnny Rowan of Aiken High, and Christie Crews of Silver Bluff winning the women’s legist event for over 11 minutes.
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Silver Bluff Rotc
Aiken High School
Wagener-Salley High School
South Airica
Silver Bluff
Midland Valley High School
Johnny Rowan
Midland Valley
Clinton Broome
Broome
Rowan
Christie Crews
ROTC
Fat Massotti
Aiken High
Rebec
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Rob Novit
Norman Barnett
Barnett
Allison
New South Associates
Mary Beth Reed
Reed
Thomas Sanders
SAS
Elizabeth Johnson
S.C. Historic Preservation Office
Johnson
Novit
Aikenstandard.com
New Aiken High Rotc
Are
Ca Kitehens
Arik Fenner
Courtney Glover
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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