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A rendering of the Sept. 11 memorial that will be unveiled on Sept. 9 shows a black concrete base and two polished-aluminum columns that represent the fallen Twin Towers of the former World Trade Center. A piece of steel from the Twin Towers is incorporated into the front of the memorial. Firefighter Tim Swanson of Station 21 in Pacific Beach, left, designed a Sept. 11 Twin Towers tribute to be unveiled Sept. 9. Artist Tara Tarrant, right, is assisting. Photos by PAUL HANSEN I Village News
Memorial to punctuate 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 horror BY MARIKO LAMB | VILLAGE NEWS o commemorate the lives and heroics of emergency first responders during 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City’s World Trade Center, a La Jolla artist is teaming up with a San Diego firefighter to create a memorial honoring those that made the ultimate sacrifice 10 years ago. The memorial, designed by 24-year-old Station 21 firefighter Tim Swanson, consists of a black concrete base and two polished-aluminum columns that represent the fallen towers. The columns are inscribed with the names of all the emergency first responders who died in the 9/11 attacks, and a piece of steel from the Twin Towers is incorporated into the front façade of the project. “The piece of steel was donated to the [San Diego Fire-Rescue Department] from the fire department in New York with the stipulation that it be used on a public art project. They’ve had it for a couple of years, but never quite got started on making something with it,” said Wendy Robinson, executive director of the San Diego Fire Rescue Foundation. “We had another design that was presented and approved, but [Swanson] felt very strongly about doing this, and he really went to bat with the project.” Swanson, a certified welder, took on the project four months ago. “I think it means a little bit more to have a firefighter do it,” he said. He enlisted the assistance of Barnhart Construction to pour the concrete base
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and Tara Tarrant of La Jolla Stone Etching to inscribe the names of the emergency first responders into the columns. Other materials and labor were donated by Barnhart Balfour Beatty, Industrial Metal Supply, KMA Architecture, La Jolla Stone Etching and SDG&E. The memorial is in its final stages of construction and will be implanted permanently next to the flagpole at Station 21 in Pacific Beach. SDFRF and SDFD will host two events in Pacific Beach to commemorate the the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City’s World Trade Center a decade ago. On Sept. 9, city leaders — including Fire Chief Javier Mainar, Police Chief William Lansdowne and District 2 City Councilman Kevin Faulconer — will unveil a 9/11 commemorative memorial at Pacific Beach Fire Station 21. SDFRF will also present special guest speaker retired FDNY Lt. Joseph Torrillo, who will tell his story of survival during the 9/11 attacks and how he was mistakenly thought to have perished in the rubble. Following the unveiling ceremony, the SDFRF will hold a fundraising event at Firehouse, located adjacent to Station 21, to raise funds for the foundation. The free fundraiser will feature drink specials, prizes and firefighter guests. The memorial unveiling will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 9 at Fire Station 21, located at 750 Grand Ave. SDFRF’s fundraiser will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. at Firehouse, located at 722 Grand Ave. No tickets are required for either event.
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THE MEMORIAL Above: Sept. 11 memorial designer firefighter Tim Swanson watches as Tara Tarrant, who owns La Jolla Stone Etching, begins to etch the names of each of the 343 emergency first responders killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 10 years ago in New York City.
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HONORING THE FALLEN 9/11 memorial events in the city: • Mozart: Requiem in memoriam, 9/11: Friday, Sept. 16, St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, La Jolla, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 17, Point Loma Nazarene University (Crill Hall), 7:30 p.m. • Wreath placing at the base of the 9/11 commemorative tree on UCSD’s Warren Mall on Friday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 a.m., placed by the UCSD Veterans Association. The wreath will remain until sunset. The ringing of the carillon at 12:15 p.m. will initiate a moment of silence. Scott Paulson of Geisel Library’s Art Library has composed a special carillon peal for the occasion; 7:30 a.m. and noon, http://maps.ucsd.edu. • Ten-year memorial commemoration, First Presbyterian Church San Diego, 320 Date Street, Sept. 11, 6 p.m. Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, Chaplain of the United States Senate (1995-2003) will give a special tribute. San Diego Fire Chief Javier Mainar will honor local heroes. Two powerful musical compositions, “Memorial” by René Clausen and “Dona Nobis Pacem” (Grant Us Peace) by Ralph Vaughan Williams will be presented by the combined choirs of First Presbyterian Church and the La Jolla Presbyterian Church accompanied by members of the San Diego Symphony, free to the public.
• Ten-year anniversary ceremony with Mayor Jerry Sanders to honor local police, firefighters and active-duty military personnel, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Friday, Sept. 9, 8 a.m. Sanders will also speak at a ceremony on the U.S.S. Midway starting at 2:30 p.m.. on Sept. 11. The event will include a wreath-laying ceremony, a Navy flyover and the reading of the names of victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Environmental groups and volunteers will hit the shores and inland communities in droves Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon as the yearly tradition of cleaning up marine debris returns during California Coastal Cleanup Day. San Diego Coastkeeper, along with volunteers from I Love a Clean San Diego are coordinating the event’s San Diego County areas during what has grown into an international event. The collected debris gives environmental groups a picture of the pollution breakdown that finds its way to the ocean. The top culprits are traditionally cigarette butts, plastics and styrofoam food containers, said Alicia Glassco, San Diego Coastkeeper’s education and marine debris manager. “We use a lot of the information from the cleanup day to help communicate about the needs of our environment. [The event] incorporates 10,000 volunteers removing 200,000 pounds of trash … that data is super important, as it adds on to the data from the rest of the year,” Glassco said. In addition to helping with the California Coastal Cleanup Day, Glassco also participated in a campaign to reduce waste through legislation that would make it illegal for restaurants to distribute styrofoam food containers. Once contaminated with food, the foam containers are difficult to recycle, Glassco said. The bill is currently working its way through the California Assembly. As state lawmakers continue to make progress on the bill, an estimated 10,000 volunteers will be hitting the pavement at more than 90 sites throughout the county on Saturday, said Morgan Justice-Black, director of development and marketing for I Love a Clean San Diego. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own buckets, gloves and debris containers. “We do encourage people to stay within their communities,” Justice-Black said. “But for those who want to pick up a ton of trash elsewhere, there are plenty of sites [such as] the area between the I-94 and I-8 corridor(s).” It’s not every day residents get to participate in an organized, international cleanup event, Justice-Back said. Volunteers like Santa Clara Point site captain Maruta Gardener have been keeping the event a local tradition for more than eight years, Justice-Black said. Gardener agrees. “It’s really exciting because we get so many families that come out,” Gardener said. “Their kids get excited about doing something for their community. We used to just have 10 or 12 volunteers. But now we have 72 people registered so far [for Saturday].” Area cleanup sites include Mission Bay, La Jolla Shores, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach and Ocean Beach. Volunteers are encouraged to download and fill out a registration form prior to showing up to the cleanup. Comprehensive site maps, registration forms and additional information about the event can be accessed at www.cleanupday.org.
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