Jamie and I attended the 50th anniversary of the Ansonia Area Emergency Service on Sunday and had a great time.
I spoke to a couple of the original members who were in attendance as well as others who attended and those who helped put on the celebration, which featured not only fellowship but demonstrations, refreshments, viewing life-saving equipment and door prizes.
What I enjoyed viewing was the table displaying many historical items, including photos, news articles and other noteworthy features.
I happened to write an estimated six or seven stories there on display and am always glad when I can see these things to jostle my memory.
My article concerning the celebration will be appearing soon on My County Link.
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Let us never forget the terrorist attacks that took place on Sept. 11, 2001 in our nation.
Yes, on Wednesday 23 years ago, the lives of Americans were changed
when what is called the deadliest act of terrorism in history occurred.
Reports note that suicide attackers seized U.S. passenger jets and crashed them into two New York skyscrapers, the World Trade Center’s North and South Towers in Lower Manhattan, killing thousands of people.
A plane was also flown into the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., and a fourth plane, Flight 93, was hijacked but crashed into an empty field in western Pennsylvania after passengers fought back.
It’s been said that a total of 2,996 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks, including the 19 terrorist hijackers aboard the four airplanes.
“Citizens of 78 countries died in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. At the World Trade Center, 2,763 died after the two planes slammed into the twin towers,” one source noted.
How could we ever forget something that horrible? I never will and I
hope nothing like that will ever happen again in the United States or anywhere else.
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Jamie and I extend our condolences to the families and friends of Mary Hecht McEldowney, Larry Bingham and William Todd.
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Seeking prayers for these people: Debbie Francis, Melikka Riffell, Roan Brubaker, Dan Garber, George Kenworthy, Mike Doyle, GraceLynn Harter, Chester Bryant, Linda Johnston, Terri Hunt, Amy Brewer, Jené Riffell, Patricia Maier, Ken Wombold, Delores Beisner, Mike Hopkins, Jodi Gilpin Snyder, Charlie Bulcher, Ron Moody, Charlyee Severance, Justin Fritz, Jeremy “Jerm” Burke, DeWayne Yohey, Katrina Hoening, Kent Snyder, (cousin) Carol Byrd, Gladys Neff, Kara Didier, Carl Francis, Craig “Cheese” Thompson, Bridget Brown, Don DeBord, Otis Stewart, Chris Clark, Slug Midlam, Bob Peters, Phyllis Brumbaugh, Judy Collins, Linda Gasper, Carol Hemmerich, Stephanie Klingshirn, Brenda Schlechty, Betty Burnfield, Dan Lockhart, Roberta Hall, Pam Norman-Penticuff, Kelly Kelch, Mike Mayse, Steve Waymire, Nikole Baldridge, Lester Beisner, Mark Lovejoy.
Also, Judy York, Donald Booker, Dennis Leeper, Connie Stachler, Randy Heck, Ronnie Norton, Gary Eichler, David Pretzman, Clinton Randall, Ralph Byrd, Sonja and Dan Coppess, Bruce Kaiser, Amanda Mote, Paul Gigandet, Doug Whittington, Tracy Pratt, John Rimmer, Joan Keen, Larry P. Fitzwater, Jim Thomas, Neal Gray, Judie Hathaway, Randy Garrison, Kathy Gragorace, Donna Bixler, Cathy Melling, Scott Clark, and all others who are suffering from other life-altering illnesses.
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Happy birthday:
Sept. 15 to Linda Oler, Rheta Best, Pam Penticuff, Tiffany Gigandet, Judy Cox, Madonna Partin, Jerry Brewer and Dave Compton.
Sept. 16 to Mike Fourman, Shirley Grilliot, Seth Young and Scott Langston.
Sept. 17 to Linda Stachler, Jim Surber, Schanda Black, Theresa Billenstein and Jerry Turner.
Sept. 18 to Pam Hierholzer, Nikki Phillips, Tony Ruble, J.J. Riffell, Marc Erwin and Brenda Burns.
Sept. 19 to Annette Riffell Miller, Ryan Shook, Debbie Labig, Linda Miller Budde and Cortney Moody Bulcher.
Sept. 20 to P.S. McCleskey, Darla Miller, Vickie Marker, Gene Clouse, Krisann Frank, Greg Harshman, Alma Mae, Irene Rismiller and Joe Miller Jr.
Sept. 21 to Rick Moody, Paula Cox, Jack Smith, Teresa Smith, Bruce Kaiser, Justin Sharp, Larry Campbell, Michelle Fourman and Becky George.
Happy anniversary to Deb and Rick Rose on Sept. 15; Dewey and Deb Ward on March 18; and Edna and Delbert Fourman and Eric and Kristen Fee, all on Sept. 19.
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Think about it: “Faithful friends are beyond price; the amount can become their worth.”–Author Unknown
