A Community Memorial Service in observance of the 9/11 tragedies, was held at St. Bartholomew’s Church in Old Forge at 3 p.m. Sunday, September 11.
Attending the solemn ceremony in memory of the nearly 3,000 people who perished in the terriorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001, were members of American Legion Post #893, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Old Forge and Inlet Police Continue reading
The Old Forge Library will host a Community Conversation to discuss the legacy of service that has developed globally in the aftermath of September 11, 2001.
This discussion will be held at the library on Friday, September 9 at 7 p.m. and will focus on the ways in which New Yorkers, and people everywhere, have been transformed and connected through service work in the aftermath of the tragedy.
Led by Paula Alida Roy, those interested can RSVP to the library at (315) 369-6008.
The 45th Annual Firefighter’s Drill School hosted by the Old Forge Fire Department is set for Friday, Satur-day and Sunday, September 16 through 18.
Registration will be held at the Old Forge Fire Hall on Thursday, September 15 beginning at 6 p.m. and Friday, September 16, at 7:30 a.m. and again on Saturday, September 17 at 7:30 a.m.
This year’s Fire School will carry the theme, In Memory of Our Fallen Heroes, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. A Memorial Service is planned at the Fire Hall at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday featuring guest speaker Lt. Michael Wilbur of FDNY. Continue reading