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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 2004
Page
2
Readers urge preserving Windsor church as a historic landmark and oppose demolition. Separate letters discuss incorporation for Gran iteville and Burnettown, local option sales tax, and keeping Doonesbury in the Aiken Standard.
The piece contrasts comic strips with editorial cartoons and argues law and duty override personal motives in urgent family cases. It cites examples about Burckle and court orders, urging readers to consider legality over rightness. Readers are invited to comment via hotline or email.
The July 29 Aiken Standard incorrectly identified the rating for the former Seeger’s at the Willcox. The establishment is listed as a three star restaurant in the Mobil Travel Guide.
Aiken Technical College safety director David Wilson leads a Rape Aggression Defense System class with four women including Kimberly Holdren. Holdren, 5 feet tall, says the training boosts confidence and skills to counter attackers. Wilson notes 71 percent of resisting women fend off assaults. contact number 593-9231 ext 1380 for RAD details.
Local photographer Ray Timmons, linked to Charleston Huguenot heritage, contributed photos of Middlebury Plantation and the Manigault House that appear in the French book Champlain of the portals to the New World. The 400th anniversary work by Bertrand Van Rymbeke honors Champlain’s voyage. Varying scholarly ties enrich the Charleston tale.
Aiken County hosts a Coastal Conservation Association dinner and auction at the North Augusta Community Center to launch a local chapter. Scott Whitaker, SC CCA executive director, cites 15 state chapters and 90 000 members while funds support habitat restoration artificial reefs and coastal legislation. Richard Berry chairs the new group with 14 core charter members and 1100 to 1400 registered anglers in the county.
Sen. Lindsey Graham and Reps. Gresham Barrett and Jim DeMint visit Aiken County for a series of events. Graham speaks at 12 30 p m to the Rotary Club of Aiken, Barrett and DeMint hold a 2 p m press conference on energy reform, followed by a 2 30 p m ribbon cutting for a hydrogen research lab at the Savannah River Campus. The trio then attend a 3 30 p m legislative forum hosted by the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce.
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