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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 2015
Page
3
A reader thanks Tim O Briant for a column urging the flag be taken down as a moral issue. Jane Page Thompson is praised for critiquing the Aiken City Council and its focus on cronies. The letter calls for cleaning flag sources and addressing one way street signage on York Street.
A reader column urges removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Capitol, calls for action on budget priorities and road two way traffic near the Aiken County Library, and defends prepared foods while criticizing lazy talkBack comments. The piece defends museum display for the flag and invites public input via hotline and email to the Aiken Standard.
Investigators from SLED say the Glover Grove Missionary Baptist Church fire near Warrenville was undetermined with no criminal intent found. Firefighters arrived at 3 30 a m and extinguished the blaze by 4 36 a m. no injuries reported. The church loss prompted further multiagency probes of similar southern church fires.
Tony Venetz Sr organized and played in the second Wreaths Across America golf tourney in Aiken County to honor his son Anthony Jr a Green Beret who died in 2011 in Afghanistan. About 80 participants raised funds to buy wreaths for veterans buried at Southlawn Cemetery. The event at Houndslake featured men and Jack Fill divisions, prizes, a raffle and silent auction, co sponsored by Atomic Heating and Air.
Brianna Johnson and 34 peers joined the CREAI NG camp at Aiken High School run by the Governor’s School for Science and Math. Over four days they designed bridges wind turbines and parachutes, tested models, and visited MTU America. Lauryn Jameson, USC graduate now at Savannah River Site, notes hands on learning.
Jameson spoke on the engineering process stressing research planning prototyping and redesign to improve. Kishni Neville a Jackson Middle School science teacher led sessions and Annah Nieman a former Governor’s School graduate assisted teaching. Senior writer Rob Novit covers the piece for Aiken Standard.
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