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Saturday, September 12, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015
FDNY Battalion Chief Helmet protected two firefighters on 9/11
(Columbia Spy photo taken in 2012 at 9/11 Memorial Museum, NYC)
From the exhibit shown above:
"On the morning of September 11, 2001, Battalion Chief Brian O'Flaherty witnessed the hijacked Flight 175 strike the South Tower of the World Trade Center from his post in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Chief O'Flaherty responded to a command center inside the Marriott Hotel (3 WTC), a strategic location between the two towers. When the South Tower collapsed, showering steel and other debris onto the hotel, O'Flaherty was wounded. He gave his battered helmet to Battalion Chief Edward Henry, who had lost his own helmet during the chaos. Henry left the lobby, intent on aiding those in distress, while O'Flaherty remained inside to provide assistance to the injured. Both men survived, despite injuries, a fact that Chief O'Flaherty attributes in part to the helmet that protected them both."
Wright's Ferry Mansion's newly acquired treasure
Wright’s Ferry Mansion has recently acquired a four-poster bed from the Queen Anne period that takes its place among the mansion’s already impressive collection of Queen Anne and William and Mary-era furnishings.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Legislation proposed in PA to allow teachers to carry guns
Pennsylvania Sen. Don White proposed a bill last September that would allow school districts to permit their staff to carry firearms in schools.
Senate Bill 1193 would allow school district officials to "establish policy permitting school personnel access to firearms in the buildings or on the grounds of a school" as long as they are properly licensed and certified.
Police investigating reported threat to Donegal High School
MOUNT JOY, Pa. (WHTM) – A threatening post reportedly made on a social media site brought police officers to the Donegal High School Wednesday morning.
Vendors needed for Market House Fall Festival
Vendors Needed!
Arts and crafts vendors wanted.
Looking especially for arts and crafts vendors for this event.
The Historic Columbia Market House is hosting a one to three-day Fall Festival special event! You can choose to participate for one, two or three days. Columbia has a Mardi Gras/Halloween parade on the first night of the festival at 7PM just one block away and there is always a busy crowd on that night! This year we want to carry that excitement of the festival throughout the weekend!
EVENT CONTACT: Susan Worby atsworby15@comcast.net
or 717-538-6965 (Email is the preferred method of contact.
Historic Columbia Market House
15 South 3rd Street,
Columbia PA 17512
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