Aiken Center Expands as Disabled Clients Grow
Patsy McManaway of Aiken's Adult Development Center says 51 clients are served with 71 on a waiting list. The center, formed in 1971, produces pens, macrame, woodwork and sewing work for Du Pont and other buyers, with plans to expand after a $1.3 million loan to buy Eustis Park School, seeking matching county funds tonight. Budget is about 75 percent state funded and 25 percent local.
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Aiken
Patsy McManaway
McManaway
Eustis Park School
State Department of Mental Retardation
Aiken County
United Way
Jim Rivers
Raymond Mizell
Eddie Buck Recalls His 10 Most Exciting Games as Coach
Aiken High coach and athletic director Eddie Buck lists his ten most exciting head coaching games for the Aiken Standard. Highlights include wins over Seneca and North Augusta, near-misses in Georgia and Tennessee, and a 1982 comeback win over South Aiken. Readers invited to submit theirs with a photo.
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Aiken High
Eddie Buck
Aiken
Buck
Buck’s
Seneca
Westminister
S.C
Lakeside
Richmond Academy
Greenwood
Pinky Babb
Sam Owens
North Augusta
Daniel
Bearden
Bradley Co
Tenn
Tennessee
Spartanburg
Bill Bradshaw
Orangeburg-Wilkinson
South Aiken
Westside
SRP Weather Lab Tracks Winds For Toxic Release Planning
The Savannah River Plant operates a WIND system of seven 200 foot towers and a 1000 foot TV tower to measure wind direction speed and turbulence every 1.7 seconds. Du Pont upgrades provide rapid calculations, diffusion estimates, and 12 hour release projections to guide survey teams and safety decisions across the eastern United States.
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Savannah River
du Pont
Department of Energy
SRP
Res Figgen
Alfred Garrett
SRP Meteorology Division
WJBF
Beech Island
Garrett
Hoel
United States
National Weather Service
DOE
James Schubert
Ginny Southworth
Hopeland Gardens Hosts Free Summer Concert Series
Hopeland Gardens hosts a weekly Monday free concert series in summer evenings starting at 7 p.m. The South A irien symphonic band performed last night and Monday will feature lyric soprano Stella Keisler. Residents bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.
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Aiken
Hopeland Gardens
South Airien
Stella Keisler
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Thurmond
Whatley
Doris Hoel
Hopeland
Chestord
America
the Beautiful
Hopelands
Phil Jones
Rye Patch Estate
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