Local heroes of the pandemic presented with Somerset Medal
A select few of Somerset’s many unsung coronavirus heroes have been presented with awards as the first ever winners of the Somerset Medal.
The Somerset Medal was launched by Somerset County Council to say a heartfelt thank-you to the best of the best, with the winners honoured at a special reception at Taunton Rugby Club this week.
Somerset’s Lord Lieutenant Annie Maw spoke at the start of the ceremony before the medals were presented by Council Vice Chair Councillor Mark Keating.
Those honoured included local vaccination volunteers, food deliverers, PPE producers, pop-up shop keepers and a whole host of other good Samaritans who all went above and beyond to make sure Somerset kept going during the pandemic.
Unsung heroes of the pandemic honoured with Somerset Medal on Somerset Day
The Somerset Medal has been launched to thank to those who have gone above and beyond for the community during the past year
Somerset Medal recipients Ian Kelham, Sarah Kana-ah and Lauren Parker
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Local unsung heroes of the Covid pandemic honoured with new Somerset Medal
Dedicated volunteers from Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge are among some of Somerset’s many unsung Coronavirus heroes who have been named as winners of the first ever Somerset Medal.
The Somerset Medal has been launched by Somerset County Council to say a heartfelt thank-you to the ‘best of the best’, with the winners announced on Somerset Day.
They include vaccination volunteers, food deliverers, PPE producers, pop-up shop keepers and a whole host of other good Samaritans who all went above and beyond to make sure Somerset kept going during the pandemic.
75 years ago, the world s first modern computer made its public debut
ENIAC was built to compute gunnery tables
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Seventy five years ago, the world was introduced to ENIAC, the first ever electronic, programmable, general purpose, digital computer, in a demonstration that not only ushered in the first glimmers of the computer age, but also shaped popular conceptions of the computer that continue to this day.
ENIAC is short for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, and though it was closer in its basic design to modern computers, it wasn t the first electronic computer. However, its rivals were all either experiments that ended up in dusty obscurity or ultra top secret projects whose existence wasn t made public until the 1970s.
GoFundMe set up for victims of weekend fire
Cropper and Jennings’ residence was determined to be a total loss last week.
FAIRBORN A Fairborn man has set up a GoFundMe for two victims of a house fire that occurred last weekend. Residents Iva Cropper and Betty Jennings lost their home and the majority of their belongings in a Friday house fire.
David Bogrees opened the fund-raiser on Thursday, after being in contact with the two ladies.
“It’s a terrible thing to happen to someone right before Christmas,” Bogrees said.
Cropper is the sole caregiver for Jennings, her elderly mother. Jennings suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and is currently battling late-stage lung cancer. The two are currently staying with friends in Dayton, along with their two dogs.