Auburn student helps Bolivia village via irrigation plan
Michael Brennan, Auburn University student from Aiken, joined eight fellow engineering students for a week in Bolivia's Quesimpuco mountains. They designed a gravity fed irrigation system and a hydroponics unit to stretch scarce water for crop needs. Also notes: Jordan grows bulbs and banana trees with seasonal frost protection. Doctoral student association at Clemson names Thatcher to Circle of C.
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Michael Brennan
Auburn University
Aiken
Bolivia
Quesimpuco
Auburn
Jordan
Ason Thatcher
Information Systems
Clemson University
Department of Management
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Gala at ATC Oct 7
The Aiken Technical College Foundation hosts its sixth annual Guess Who's Coming to Dinner gala at 7 pm in the USCA Convocation Center. Proceeds aid the ATC Scholarship Fund with reserved tables via Mary Commons. Silent auction, reception, dinner, drinks, and entertainment featured. Auditions for A Christmas Carol The Musical by Augusta Players on Oct 8 and 9. Email Kitty Reagan for details.
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Aiken Technical College Foundation
USCA
Mary Commons
ATC
Augusta Players
Kitty Reagan
Augustaplayers.com
Stand Up anti bullying program at South Aiken High
South Aiken High School students led a schoolwide anti bullying initiative called Stand Up. Senior Cecilia Youngblood described how students, parents, and teachers collaborated to create a PowerPoint presentation teaching how to prevent bullying and address cyberbullying with guidance from staff.
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South Aiken
South Aiken High School
Cecilia Youngblood
Youngblood
Donna ‘McRae
Anne Poplin
Edmund Burke
Poplin
South Airica
South Airicn High
Ally Chavous
Donna McRae
Trash and Treasure sale at H Odell Weeks Center today
The annual Women of Woodside Trash and Treasure Sale returns with dozens of tables. It runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at H Odell Weeks Activities Center on Whiskey Road. Admission is free with a $1 donation requested for the charity fund. Residents pay $60 per table and set prices themselves. Proceeds benefit Women of Woodside treasury and over 40 local charities.
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Women of Woodside
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Whiskey Road
Women of Woodside Charity Fund
Woodside
Mary Ann Troy
Treasury Fund
Women of Woodside Trash and Treasure Sale at Weeks Center
Today from 9 am to 7 pm at H Odell Weeks Activities Center 1700 Whiskey Road free entry with donations requested to Women of Woodside charity fund 55 booths offer household goods clothing and sporting equipment Vendors may donate unsold items to ACTS Habitat for Humanity and other partners after the sale.
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Together Serving
Habitat For Humanity
Golden Harvest Food Bank
Wounded Warrior Project
Aiken Mid-Day Lions Club Wine Tasting and Silent Auction
The Aiken Mid-Day Lions Club hosts its fifth annual Wine Tasting from 5 30 to 7 30 pm on Oct 4 at the Aiken County Historical Museum 133 Newberry St SW Palmetto Package Fine Wines and Stoplight Deli provide offerings Pianist Marilyn Adcock performs and a silent auction is onsite Tickets are 30 call Pat Friday at 643 8258 or pfriday42 jzmai com for details Brenda Aiken Electric Cooperative hosts Run United SK on Oct 7 at Citizens Park Check in at 2 pm race starts 3 pm entry 25 proceeds benefit United Way of Aiken County deadline Oct 3 phone Robyn McCay or Donna King at 649 6245
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Aiken
Lions ‘Club
Aiken County
Newberry St
Palmetto
Marilyn Adcock
Pat
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Run United SK
Citizens Park
United Way of
Robyn McCay
Donna King
Seminar Helps Seniors Spot Phone Email Scams
South Carolina Attorney General’s Office hosts a “Don’t Get Scammed” session at Nancy Carson Library in North Augusta teaching seniors to spot red flags such as offers with no or low risk and high profits. Speakers note scammers use phone calls emails ads and letters and target retirement funds. The program visits nursing homes clubs and senior events three to four times monthly with a next session in late October at Aiken County Public Library.
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Bahamas
Amazon
S.C
Nancy Carson
North Augusta
Emily Cheatham
Attorney General's Office
Cheatham
Aiken County
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