The Aiken County Parks and Recreation Dept. is offering an Outpost Daycamp for children ages 6 - 12 from June 4 - June 15, 2012. This camp will run from 7:45 a.m. through 4:00 p.m and will consist of fun and games, environmental education and Friday field trips. Call to register: 803.564.6149.
The recent loss of Chase Ray has hurt our community, especially the WSHS JROTC with which Chase worked diligently. WIS TV 10 has done a great report on how well the JROTC has done and how much they are hurting after the loss of Chase. For more info, read the article here.
The Zerbini Family Circus returned to Salley, SC on April 24, 2012. The Zerbinis have been in business for 80 years now, frequenting small towns all over the country. Performing 2 shows a night, 7 days a week for 6 months straight, they provide a good time and a great value for children who ordinarily would never get to a circus. Find them on Facebook. View all our photos in our Facebook Album.
WSHS graduate Marjorie Sliker was one of three USC students awarded today at a City of Columbia Stormwater Division press conference held at Riverfront Park in Columbia, SC.
The students were the winners of the Trash the Poop design contest presented to the Media Art students at USC . The Trash the Poop campaign, sponsored by the City of Columbia, Lexington County and Keep the Midlands Beautiful, is aimed at encouraging doggie parents to bring a bag, scoop after Fido does his business, and toss it in the trash.
Victoria Kramer, Stormwater Environmental Specialist for the City of Columbia opened the press conference.
The winners were as follows:
Diesel, the stunt dog used in the PSA video was honored to be included in the press conference and was on his best behavior.
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Congratulations to the science fair winners in 6th, 7th and 8th grades at Busbee Corbett Elementary Middle School. The students and parents enjoyed viewing the science fair projects and results on Feb. 27. First-place winners may go on to compete in the Savannah River Regional Science and Engineering Fair on March 10.
Winners:
6th grade: First place: Hank Poole, Meredith McCoy, Zachary Dunbar and Tanner Turner; Second Place: Kelsey Byars, Shane Mays, JaBreeya Jenkins and Shania Jackson; Third Place: Nick Leach, Meagan Danley, Sara Farr and Rachel Edmonds; Honorable Mention: Serena Romines, Jayle Kunz, Zymbraya Corley and Shelby Nisbet.
7th grade: First place: Karlee Scott, Haley Byars, Virgil Bynem and Ashley Courtney; Second place: Cameron Shiffner, James Tindall, Carolina Luarca and Ebony Adams; Third place: Tessa Neeley, Brianna Kirkland, Tamiya Ware and Henry Peterson; honorable mention: Clint Lester, Jaeisha James, Lance Adams and Preston Rogers.
8th grade: First place: Cameron Chandler, Randolph Kitchings, Brandon Jacobs, Halie Huto and Morgan Foster; Second place: Erica Danley, Jordyn Disher and Josephine Upchurch and Amirah Miller; Third place: Jacob Yon, Avery Snipes and Cole Buff; Honorable mention: Tialeisha Corley, Ryan Gallop, Kelly Rodgers and Abby Tindal and Al Bynem.
Kent's Korner Convenience Store #18 located at the intersection of Highway 39 and I-20 exit 33 has reopened with a fresh new look. The store closed on December 5, 2011 to begin a major update, leaving customers eager for the reopening almost four months later. It was well worth the wait.
The store reopened at noon on March 29th, but the Grand Opening was held on its first full day in service, Friday March 30, 2012. Each customer was given a free Hunts Brother pizza throughout the day. This Kent's Korner features Hunts Brothers Pizza as well as a full service Huddle House.
I spoke with Wendy Hartley, the store manager about opening the new store. "It's been really wild, very, very busy. The store is a lot nicer, bigger, and we're carrying a lot of new products that we didn't carry previously." The new features include:
On April 26, after 13 years of faithful and excellent services to the Town of Wagener, Mr. Ed LaBine will retire. Mr. Ed joined the town staff in 1999. He has served in many different roles resulting in progress and improvements that will have a positive and lasting impact on the town and its operations.
It was his expertise and hard work that brought an old and historical building back to life, the one we now call the Wagener Town Hall and Municipal Center. We congratulate Mr. Ed on his retirement, thank him for his dedicated service and wish him and Mrs LaBine our very best.
I have received many calls about the progress of the water system work on Highway 39, McDuffie and Highway 302. Work was halted on this project as a result of another added requirement or change order, issued by the S.C. Department of Transportation offices in Columbia. It seems someone felt a need for addition support and protection of the water line to be placed beneath Warner Street. This has resulted in much delay and additional costs, but I think all documents are complete, and work should begin again very shortly. Personally I can not explain the need, but can only guess it is relative to the heavy traffic volume on Warner Street.
This time of year many wild animals become more active and chances increase that they may wander into populated areas. This may include, but not limited to fox, raccoon, opossum and possibly armadillos. There have been several confirmed cases of rabies in South Carolina recently, and a couple of reports locally of raccoons that appeared impaired or sick. If you encounter any wild animals use extreme caution by keeping children, pets and yourself away, and notify Town hall or Aiken County Animal Control.
First Baptist Church of Wagener sponsored its second annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Wagener-Salley High School football field Saturday, March 31, 2012. Children from preschool through 8th grade gathered eggs full of candy with some lucky winners getting tickets for great prizes including an iPad2 and Xbox Kinect. There was even a guest appearance by the Aiken Chick-Fil-A cow.
Rainfall subsided just an hour before the event was to begin, leaving a narrow window of time for the church members to scatter 8,000 eggs over the soggy football field. Each child was given a cold water and popsicle to enjoy before the egg hunt. Chick-Fil-A of Aiken had chicken sandwiches for sale following the event.
"Our goal," said FBC's pastor Philip Turner, "was to let our community know that FBC Wagener was alive and active. We want to share the love of Jesus Christ and if we can do so by covering a football field with thousands of eggs and giving away a few great prizes, we will continue to do so for years to come. If you are looking for a church home, we would love for you to be our guest on Sunday, April 8, for our Easter Celebration." First Baptist and United Methodist of Wagener will have a combined Easter Service in the First Baptist Sanctuary on Easter morning at 9:00 a.m.
The Chick-Fil-A cow participated in the egg hunt amicably with the Easter Bunny. However, it's not clear which one gathered the most eggs. See all the photos in our Facebook album.
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Family of Nancy Bonnette said she, for whom the library in Wagener is named, was smiling down from heaven on Sunday's ribbon cutting and dedication.
The newly expanded and renovated Nancy Bonnette Library was officially opened after several months of being closed while crews updated the existing facility and built an additional 1,449 square feet. Representatives of Aiken County, the ABBE Regional Library System, the Town of Wagener, and other community members gathered at the library on Park Street for the ceremony.
Lynn Bailey, Bonnette's daughter, said she transformation is amazing.
"I look at my mother's picture there (hanging on the wall), and I know she is smiling down from heaven," she said. "She would be bubbling," said daughter-in-law Jan Bonnette. "She would be meeting, greeting, talking to everyone and bubbling."
The Bonnette family donated a new library sign, complete with marquee, that was installed by the street in memory of Nancy.
The library now boasts a larger reading area, meeting space, more computer stations and a self-checkout station at the circulation desk. The project was funded through round two of the Capital Projects Sales Tax program.
Nancy was manager of the Wagener library for more than 30 years. Early in her library career, the library was housed in the town's old jail. When the library opened on Park Street, the Town of Wagener honored Nancy by naming it after her.
The Aiken Standard reported on the WSHS Monday night game:
"Wagener-Salley 6, Edisto 1
J.T. Wooten had nine strikeouts, taking the win on the mound for Wagener-Salley's baseball team in its season opener against Edisto on Monday. Wagener-Salley's Grayson Joye had two hits."
Read more: Local results for March 8 | Aiken Standard
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