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Petition calls for after-school theater, music chance for seniors to showcase their hard work and talent and will be a way during these diffiBaldwin High School stu- cult times to lift the town spirit.” dents, alumni and community Thomas maintained that members are calling for the throughout the Covid-19 panreturn of after-school theater demic, students have struggled and music activito take part in the ties. activities that they “Recently, it has love, in and out of been announced school. that Baldwin High “It’s really School will soon important to stubegin contact dents that we get sports, and there this opportunity to has been no word put on a show for on the music and the community, theatre departthe school, and for ments’ after-school ourselves and each activities,” the petiother,” he said. “As tion reads. someone who has Baldwin High been a part of the School senior Jaymusic community lin Thomas in Baldwin for launched a Change. quite some time, I org petition on Feb. feel we deserve the 15 that had garopportunity to nered 1,020 signa- JAyliN tHoMAs work towards puttures as of press ting on a musical Baldwin High School time Monday. this spring.” “My fellow class- senior Thomas said he mates, alumni and I was grateful for all h av e d i s c u s s e d that the district administration ways in which we can follow has done to allow other activiproper Covid protocols while ties, such as basketball, wresstill putting on an enjoyable tling and other sports, to resume, show for the community,” Thomas said. “This will provide a last Continued on page 3
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BAlDWiN FiRe DePARtMeNt members pictured in 1906, when their equipment was horse-drawn.
Baldwin Fire Department marks 125 years of service By BRiDGet DoWNes bdownes@liherald.com
On a bitterly cold Tuesday night in January 1896, the Baldwin General Store caught fire when a kerosene lantern dropped. Baldwin did not have a fire department, so volunteer firef i g h t e r s f ro m F re e p o r t arrived and extinguished the blaze, according to historical documents. Soon afterward, it became apparent that Baldwin needed its own fire
department. A group of local residents held a meeting in the post office on Jan. 23, 1896, at which attendees suggested organizing a department to serve Baldwin. Two days later there was another meeting, and August Imming was elected chairman; Robert Robbins, secretary; and Jacob Brower, treasurer. Pledges that night totaled $200, and a Ways and Means Committee was appointed and tasked with
raising more funds. At the next meeting, two weeks later, Charles Smith was elected president and John Carl, vice president, and the Fire Department was officially created. The first two companies of the Baldwin Fire Department — Hose Co. 1 and Hook & Ladder Co. 1 — were formed a month later, on March 5. The current fire commissioners reflected on the years of service as they plan a celeContinued on page 3
t’s really important to students that we get this opportunity to put on a show for the community, the school, and for ourselves and each other.