ONTARIO — Twenty-five years have passed since the Sept. 11 attacks, but the memories of that day remain vivid for those who lived through it. The Ontario/Mansfield community gathered Friday afternoon for the 4th annual Field of Honor to remember the thousands who died as well as honor the first responders, military members and others […]
9/11
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Firefighters, first responders, students scale bleachers at Shelby High School 9/11 remembrance
None of Shelby City Schools’ current students were alive for the tragedy at the World Trade Center. Even some of the first responders in attendance were too young to remember. Collectively as a nation, however, none of them will forget.
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Ontario Key Club remembers anniversary of 9/11 by planting flags at Area Agency on Aging
ONTARIO — Thursday marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Ontario Key Club, with the support of the Kiwanis Club, raised 512 flags in front of the Area Agency on Aging to commemorate the quarter century that has passed since that fateful day.
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Kiwanis Club of Mansfield’s 9/11 Memorial slated for the Area Agency on Aging
MANSFIELD — The Kiwanis Club of Mansfield, Ohio proudly presents its fourth annual 9/11 Memorial Field of Honor, a striking display of 500 American flags standing together in tribute from Sept. 5 through 12 at the Area Agency on Aging – Ohio District 5, 2131 Park Avenue West, Ontario. The Field of Honor is a place of […]
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First responders, Shelby students & staff run steps to commemorate 9/11
Bryce Imars was too young on Sept. 11, 2001, to have any clue of the horror spreading across the United States.
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Mansfield Kiwanis Club unveils ‘Field of Honor’ in 9/11 tribute
Kiwanis Club leaders, elected officials and fist responders gathered Sept. 11 to dedicate a new flag display honoring veterans.
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Column: 9/11 newspaper memory: ‘I’m gonna need you to come in’
MANSFIELD — A knock on the small conference room door on Sept.11, 2001, ended my participation in the weekly department head meeting at the Mansfield News Journal. Then the 40-year-old managing editor at the News Journal, it’s the only time I have ever regretted being called away from any meeting.
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Flag project to dot field at Area Agency on Aging Sept. 11-15
MANSFIELD — From Sept. 11-15, the green space in front of the Area Agency on Aging will be turned into the Field of Honor thanks to one local organization. Rich Rader, Kiwanis Flag Project co-chair, is also a member of the Mansfield Kiwanis Club, which is spearheading the new endeavor.