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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 2002
Page
2
Readers vent about the ongoing fuss over playing 2001 A Space Odyssey at football games and Elvis references as a past era. callers urge focusing on present issues, while others celebrate local media access, a new cell tower, and civic pride in Aiken.
Brian Hicks spoke at the Friends of the Library meeting about Raising the Hunley and the Confederate submarine’s saga. He traced the craft from Pioneer’s failed tests to the H L Hunley’s 1864 Charleston attack on the Housatonic, its rediscovery, and the gold coin find amid excavations.
Archaeologist Hicks describes finding a $20 gold piece beneath Henry Dixon’s remains during Hunley excavation. The coin, carried as a life preserver, sparked disbelief and awe as he recounted witnessing the coin and the submarine’s final moments. Hicks cites two sinking theories and plans a follow-up book in a few years.
In the year since 9 11, Bill Howell and Steve Black produced more than 17 000 patriotic pins in Aiken to raise funds for the Red Cross. The project grew beyond expectations as residents donated, with proceeds supporting families of victims and Red Cross relief.
The Internal Revenue Service will hold a free tax workshop for small business owners or prospective owners Thursday Sept 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in USC Aiken Business and Education Building Room 140. Topics include federal tax requirements, state tax and employment security obligations, tax records, deadlines, and benefits. Registration or information via the Small Business Development Center at (864) 297-1016 or the IRS Office in Columbia at (803) 765-5117.
Several area churches schedule services to recall the 9 11 attacks anniversary. Millbrook Baptist Church and St John s United Methodist Church host personal stories from WTC survivors and a local pastor will speak. St John s program includes a 545 p m start with Marilyn Swanson and prayers as the tower bell tolls for lives lost. Augusta Museum of History adds Augusta Remembers 11 exhibit through Oct 6 with hours and free Sunday admission.
The Aiken Community Playhouse Youth Wing will gather Saturday at the old play house at Two Notch and Price Avenue. The meeting runs from 2 to 4 PM and is open to middle and high school students. For more information, call 619-4355.
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