McQuinns win historic Aiken leadership award
The Garden House beside the 135 Florence St. S.W. main home in Aiken earns the Historic Aiken Foundation Leadership Award for outstanding infill design. Builders Bob and Mary Lee McQuinn describe duplicating the main house’s look in the new 750 square foot garden center completed after June 2002.
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Mary Lee McQuinn
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Rusty Findley
Historic Aiken Foundation
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DuPont
Washington State
New Mexico
Mary Lee
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Florence St. N.W
Garden House and Partners win multiple awards at Aiken event
The Garden House led by Robert and Marylee McQuinn earned the Leadership Award, with other honors going to True Value Facade, City of Aiken and Betsy Simons. The event highlighted a multipurpose building featuring a brick pathway, back yard garden and outdoor fire pit.
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Betsy Simons
Kershaw Square
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Simmie Moore
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City of Aiken
Aiken Man Arrested on Drug and DUI Charges After Traffic Stop
Aiken 25 year old Cornelius Omar Mitchell of Red Oak Drive was detained on multiple charges after a traffic stop on Newberry Street for a headlight violation. He faced DUI possession with intent to distribute cocaine marijuana drug paraphernalia a controlled substance unlawful carrying of a pistol driving under suspension and remained in the Aiken County detention center. Officers reported a strong odor of alcohol a pistol beside the driver seat cocaine in five bags marijuana residue scales a marijuana crusher torn bags a cigarette pack 14 yellow pills and several hundred dollars in cash found during the stop.
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Martha Schofield Class of 1967 Reunion Meeting
The Martha Schofield Class of 1967 will hold a reunion meeting today at 5 p.m. at Pat Price's home. For directions call Price or Janie at provided numbers. The second Horses and Courses will be on April 11 from 5 30 to 9 p.m. on Lauren's Street with live music art displays and decorated golf cart and horses.
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Call Price
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Lauren's Street
Local students named to Phi Kappa Phi honor society
John Burnham of Warrenville and Amanda Davis of North Augusta have been initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society. Burnham is pursuing education at Georgia Regents University while Davis studies curriculum and instruction at Georgia.
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Warrenville
Georgia Regents University
Amanda Davis
North Augusta
Georgia
Horsewoman Drives Four in Hand at Audubon Center
Gloria Austin fulfilled a bucket list item by driving four Pura Raza Espanola horses in a Friday morning coach and carriage drive at the Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuary. The turnout featured a German carriage by Gustav Kuhnle and a gold-trim harness, highlighting a tranquil pine forest setting as Austin, a Four-in-Hand Club member, enjoyed her first such event. The gray PRE team, aged 9 and 5, drew praise for their steadiness and youthful energy.
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Silver Bluff Audubon Center
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Pura Raza Espanola
Jack Wetzel
Aiken
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Claudia Phelps
Thistle Cottage Garden
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Charles Leopold
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Spain
United States
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Weirsdale
Fla
Ocala National Forest
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National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
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Henry Middleton
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Judi Romeo
S.C. Nscar District II
Judy Justice
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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