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STEM@Work is a program bringing real-world experience in science, technology, engineering and math to students in Marion County. The Public Education Foundation of Marion County received a $2,000 grant from AT&T which will support the creation of a science center at Silver River Museum. 2020-12-18
Marion County's top teacher continues quest for science lab equipment Vanguard High science teacher Euan Hunter’s mission to buy equipment for a districtwide state-of-the-art science lab at the Silver River Museum continues nearly a year after the Scotsman won Marion County Teacher of the Year honors. On Jan. 24, Hunter was named Marion County’s top educator at the 30th annual Golden Apple Gala. With that honor, Hunter received a three-year lease to a new Hyundai Sonata from Jenkins Auto Group. Hunter asked Jenkins Auto Group to donate the $10,000 value of the lease toward Silver River ...
Green groups start drive to remove dam at Rodman Reservoir, opening Ocklawaha River Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union © Will Dickey/Florida Times-Union Stumps mark the edge of the Ocklawaha River's old channel at Rodman Reservoir in Putnam County. in this photo from a drawdown of water levels in February. Dozens of environmental groups have launched an online campaign to build support for undamming the Ocklawaha River, a waterway most Floridians have never seen. The outreach this month by the Free the Ocklawaha River Coalition aims to raise new followers by rebranding th...