Migration Count for the Birds Seeks Volunteers Saturday
The Augusta Aiken Audubon Chapter invites all to join the spring North American Migration Count on Saturday at 7 30 a m meeting at Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary 4542 Silver Bluff Road in Jackson Aiken County residents will count songbirds as they migrate north to breed and nest teams will spread across the county and a lunch will follow at 1 p m Participants should report data to Paul Koehler at Silver Bluff and the results will be sent to Cornell University In SC Aiken led spring counts with species such as Green winged Teal Northern Harrier Bachmans Sparrow and high counts of Northern Cardinal Tufted Titmouse and Yellow billed Cuckoo Contact Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary at (803) 471 0291 for more information.
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Audubon
Augusta-Aiken
Carol Eldridge
Augusta‘Aiken
Aiken County
Lear
Eldridge
Paul Koehler
Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary
Cornell University
South Carolina
Aiken
Clearwater man charged after choking and jaw fracture incident
Ben W. Baker, 21, of Dogwood Drive in Clearwater, is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after he allegedly choked a man until unconscious then struck him, breaking the jaw and rupturing an eye. The incident reportedly occurred at Pinewoods Park in Beech Island on March 27 according to arrest warrants.
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Clearwater
Deen
Ben W. Baker
Dogwood Drive
Pinewoods Park
Beech Island
Character service honors Aiken students at ceremony
Scores of Aiken County public, private and home school students will be recognized at a Celebration of Character ceremony at St. Mary Help of Christians School Saturday at 9 30 am. Nominees were selected by teachers and letters nominating them will be read at the program. The Joint Women's Clubs started the program seven years ago with the Character Fist initiative of Aiken Mayor Fred Cavanaugh, involving many local organizations such as Links Cedar Creek DAR Pilot Club and Women of Woodside.
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Aiken County
St. Mary Help of Christians
Aiken
Fred Cavanaugh
Links
Aiken Christian Woman’s Club
Cedar Creek ‘Organization of Women
DAR
Gem Lakes Organization of Women
Newcomers Club
Preceptor Alpha Eta
Pilot Club of
Sand River Woman's Club
Town and Country
Wise Outracous Women
Women of
Woodside
Surplus Equipment Auction Set For Saturday In Aiken
Aiken County holds an absolute surplus equipment auction this Saturday at 9 am at 643 May Royal Drive Aiken County Maintenance Shop. Items include Ford Crown Victoria trucks dumpers and other construction and recycling gear plus shop office equipment. Trey Meekins says about 200 to 300 people are expected with a 5 percent buyer's premium. Inspection and registration occur on auction day. Proceeds may fund new equipment as funds vary by county. For listings call 1-800-499-6560 or visit meekinsauction.com.
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Oyd Meekins & Sons Auction Company
Royal Drive
Aiken
Aiken County
Trey Meekins
Meekins
Meekinsauction.com
Balloons to light up Aiken at Ford Trucks Balloon Festival
Aiken hosts the Ford Trucks Equestrian America Balloon Festival at Highfields Showgrounds on Sept 7 to 9 with 28 hot air balloons including four specialty shapes racing for 10 000 in prize money. The event features equine exhibitions polo games and balloon glow with four seminars and carriage parade all benefiting families of servicemen from Fort Gordon.
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Highfields Showgrounds
Ford Trucks
Randy Russell
Polo ‘America
Fort Gordon Army Base
Russell
Ford Trucks Equestrian
Russel “Aiken
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