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14 YEARS LATER On the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Ormond citizens young and old, in unique ways, will be honoring the lives lost. EMILY BLACKWOOD COMMUNITY EDITOR
Though Capt. Meghan Quartier, of Ormond Beach Fire Department Station 93, had only been on the job for a little over a year when the United States was hit with a terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, she still felt the loss of her 343 brothers that day. “I happened to be on duty at the time of the attack,” she said. “As far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t matter if you were a brand new firefighter, or on the job 30 years, the impact that day was equal throughout. The camaraderie in this profession is unlike any other.” That camaraderie and desire to honor those that died is what’s pushing Quartier and eight other Ormond Beach firefighters to participate in a Memorial Stair Climb with their other local brothers. Wearing their 70-pound regu-
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lation gear, the firefighters will climb the 29 stories of the Peck Plaza in Daytona Beach Shores enough times to match the 110 flights required to reach the top of the World Trade Center. “The Memorial Stair Climb is going to be very intense,” Quartier said, “but the Ormond Beach firefighters participating will represent and get it done, ’cause that’s what we do.” This is the first time the event is being held in this area, and Quartier’s husband, Battalion Cmdr. Nate Quartier of the Ormond Beach Fire Department Station 92, said it’s a good way to honor the fallen and recognize the dangerous aspects of the job. “It’s important to self-sacrifice for those who made the ultimate sacrifice,” Nate Quartier said. “It did hit home more, when some of the dangerous acts of the jobs are thrown in your face.” IN THE CLASSROOM
A teacher for 19 years, Megan Pellicer knows her lesson plans well. A big believer in teaching children to understand the world as it is today, Pellicer has a specific
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Capt. Meghan Quartier, Driver Engineer Eric Sommerlad and Firefighter Antony Beaulieu prepare for the climb.
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Playwright overcame trauma of sexual abuse. WAYNE GRANT NEWS EDITOR
When Tony Felton was going through a 12-step program to get off drugs seven years ago, he realized he had been using drugs and alcohol to numb the guilt and pain of being sexually abused as a boy. His story will be told this weekend at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center in the play, “Still I Weep.” The musical drama was written by Felton and will be performed by local artists. Felton had always known what had happened with a family member, but until he talked
Scott and Kathleen Davis smile with their children and friends for the Walk Now for Autism Kick Off Party.
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