Students to get hands-on learning at Kalmia Gardens with help from Duke Energy
A $5,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation will enable 1,000 Pee Dee area schoolchildren to have a firsthand experience with environmental education at Kalmia Gardens of Coker College. The goal of the program is to give K-12 grade level students in the Pee Dee region a hands-on experience that will lead to an understanding of watersheds, water quality and the factors that affect them. “Often we find schools aren’t able to take...
Florence boy makes donation to Darlington Humane Society
“I told KadenMichael that the animals were lucky to have a friend with so many friends,” Jackie Kirven said. “It is such a great life lesson that you can share your birthday loot and give it to the animals.”
Darlington Pilot Club “warms hearts” at Oakhaven
Darlington Pilot Club chose to serve up cookies and cocoa for the caregiver family members of Oakhaven residents to bring a bit of sweetness to their day, and each caregiver received a thank-you card and a colorful, soft balsa fabric scarf for a gentle dose of warmth.
Rain Barrel Art Review: combining stewardship and creativity
By Terasa Lott My job is to help communities provide public education and outreach as well as public participation related to stormwater, which is a requirement of the NPDES Stormwater Permit. I’ll be the first to admit I am a science geek. I love reciting Latin scientific names, identifying substances by their chemical formulas, and using Punnett squares. I also understand that not everyone shares my enthusiasm for science or passion...
Backyard Stargazer: March 2017
By Francis Parnell It’s March and Spring will soon be here, so let’s see what’s in the sky this month. On the 1st look for a much dimmer Red Mars, 5-degrees to the right of the waxing crescent Moon. You can’t miss brilliant Venus about 15-degrees to the lower right of the pair! The waxing gibbous Moon is 2-degrees below “Regulus”, the brightest star in Leo, the Lion, at sunset on the 10th. On the...