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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1978
Page
8
A birdwatcher recalls an odd encounter on October 31 with a lone pine siskin and notes reports of about 60 birds including pine siskins and goldfinches at the Savannah River Plant on October 26. The writer muses on a possible early finch winter and identifies the white-throated sparrow as a familiar winter visitor.
Three Aiken County men received advanced emergency medical technician certificates at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia. Leon Aspinwall and Harvey Jay, both with Aiken County EMS, and Richard Campbell, a New Ellenton resident and volunteer with the Aiken County Rescue Squad, completed a 450 hour program with six months of lectures, 200 hours of clinical hospital work, and 50 hours riding with ambulances under nurse or EMT supervision, passing oral and written exams to graduate.
The South Carolina Forestry Commission says the state saw more fires last week than in October and November 1977 combined, burning about 1,400 acres in 678 fires. Officials cite extremely dry weather with only .79 inches of rain in October and warn conditions could worsen if wind rises.
Real estate transfers recorded include Virginie Goosey to Michael Ridge and Cynthia Ridge at 20 Stenton Or North Augusta for 36850 dollars, and numerous parcels between named individuals and entities across North Augusta Beech Island Aiken and surrounding areas with prices from 1 to 60000 dollars plus mortgage assumptions and improvements. The list names buyers sellers and property details such as lot numbers blocks subdivisions and street locations in Midlands/Georgia border region.
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