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Published: September 12, 2008 02:06 am
9/11: Area residents mark the seventh anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001
By April Amadon
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
With songs, flags and moments of silence and reflection, residents marked the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Thursday.
At Victory Christian Academy on Main Street, students of all ages filed out the doors just after 9 a.m., many holding flags and patriotic posters.
Principal Patricia Poeller rang a bell to mark the time the Twin Towers fell.
The students and teachers stood on the sidewalk, waving their flags and singing “God Bless America.”
Pedestrians walking their dogs stopped to watch, and cars and trucks driving by beeped their horns.
Once the song was over, the kids stood in a moment of silence, then turned west to walk to city hall.
They delivered cookies, candy and cards to the city police and fire departments, thanking the officers, Poeller said.
For the youngest students, in kindergarten and first grade, the events of Sept. 11 happened before they were born. Explaining the importance of the date to children so young can be tricky, Poeller said.
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“There’s some videos on the Web site that we showed them, and we talked about it,” she said. “Really, it’s just a time for us to remember.”
In the afternoon, Absolut Care of Gasport held its seventh annual Sept. 11 memorial at the Gasport Marina.
The program was expanded this year to include student musicians from the Royalton-Hartland School District, as well as the Niagara County Bicentennial Committee.
Absolut Care’s community liaison Helen Feron said she was glad to see the students get involved.
“It’s seven years, already. A lot of these kids won’t remember where they were or how they felt,” she said. “I think this helps to keep that alive, because it should never be forgotten.”
To honor the county’s bicentennial, each organization participating in the event had a display about its history. At the Niagara County Sheriff’s Department table, it was a “then and now” approach, with pictures of deputies from decades ago placed next to pictures of deputies today.
The Terry’s Corners Fire Department brought its yellow 1942 fire truck.
“I think 9/11 brought to everyone’s attention how important our first responders are in our own communities,” said David Denny, Absolut Care administrator. “I think it’s important they get recognized for it. Most of them are volunteers, they don’t even get paid for it.”
Absolut Care also remembered its residents who have passed away this year, displaying their names and dropping a flower into the canal for each one.
“Many of these folks listed here, they’re heroes to their families, and to us,” Feron said. “We’ve had the privilege of serving them during their stay with us, and we feel it’s important to honor them and remember them.”
State Trooper Rebecca Gibbons was staffing the New York State Police table at the marina, featuring photos of troopers in action throughout the years.
Gibbons said she was pleased to see community members gathering to remember Sept. 11.
“We want to be here to remember the people that lost their lives to save others,” Gibbons said. “I think it’s important to remember, too, the people who maybe aren’t law enforcement, but who risked their lives that day, and lost their lives that day, to help another person.”
Niagara County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy James Voutour said he thought the event was a nice way to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives in the defense of others.
“That’s the beauty of America,” he said. “Really, freedom doesn’t have any price. Whatever it takes to keep our citizens free, that’s what we do.”
Overall, the theme of the afternoon could be summed up in one phrase: Never forget.
“I think it’s important for all the communities to remember that it was the worst terrorist attack on our soil in history,” Denny said. “I think it’s important we don’t lose sight of that.”
Contact reporter April Amadon at 439-9222, ext. 6251.
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