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AUGUST 18, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVII • NO 20
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A Climb To Remember BY COURTNEY MENGEL
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our country. Between the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Flight 93, nearly 3,000 people lost their lives on that tragic day. Among them were 343 New York City Fire Department (FDNY) firefighters. In 1992, Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), which has developed and expanded programs to honor fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers. The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is a way for firefighters and the community to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters who died at the World Trade Center. The first stair climb was held on Sept. 11, 2005, when five Colorado firefighters convened at a high-rise building in downtown Denver to climb the equivalent of the 110 stories of the twin towers. Each subsequent
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Carrie Johnson (center) with her daughters, Hannah (left) and Libby
Same Person, New Path BY COURTNEY MENGEL
ne day in 2008, Hempfield High School alumna Hannah Johnson, who was a thirdgrader at the time, was bullied on the school bus for her weight. “She was so sad,” said Carrie Johnson, Hannah’s mother, speaking of the conversation she and Hannah had after the incident. “I
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thought to myself, ‘The way I handle this is really important because it’s going to stick with her.’” Hannah expressed that she wanted to live an active lifestyle like her mother. Carrie saw this as an opportunity to change the way she was living her life because she was very busy and spent a considerable amount of time working as a vice president for an organization.
After making a change in her employment, which offered her more flexibility, Carrie found herself spending much more time outside with her family. That same year, Hannah and her younger sister, Libby, participated in a half-mile race. W hile taking photos of her daughters after the race, Carrie thought to herself, “There’s
something more to this confidence piece you get when you set a goal and you accomplish it.” So that evening, she went home and Googled “girls’ self-esteem and running,” and she stumbled upon Girls on the Run (GOTR). A nonprofit organization, GOTR is a physical activity-based positive youth development program designed to enhance girls’ social,
See 9/11 Stair Climb pg 2
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Aiming High And Shooting For The Stars . . . . . . . . . .3 Field Hockey Team Plans Chicken Barbecue . . . . . .4 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Business Directory . . . . .12 House Of Worship . . . . . .12
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