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Christine Nardecchia

September 11-A Day of Service

Our thanks to Qwest corporate volunteers who are giving a day of service to Dublin on Friday, September 11, 2009 in Coffman Park. Volunteers will work to ready to the park for the autumn season, continuing our ongoing work of ridding the park of invasives, clearing brush and debris, clearing the stream, and planting fall colors. September 11 is becoming a "National Day of Service" around the country, with folks choosing to give to others or a cause and come together just to do something outside of one's self. In 2010, we will mark the day with an even larger service day around this great community. So, if you pass through Coffman Park on Friday, thank a volunteer. And however you choose to commemorate the day, let us all remember, together.

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Christine Nardecchia Comment by Christine Nardecchia on September 6, 2009 at 5:37pm
Amen, Andy.
Andy Resnik Comment by Andy Resnik on September 6, 2009 at 5:36pm
It's hard to believe that it's been eight years since 9/11. I was the night supervisor at the Columbus AP bureau at that time and had worked until 1:30 a.m. the night before, so I was asleep when the attacks happened. About 9 a.m. I got three phone within a few minutes. Two of the calls were from my wife, telling me to get up and turn on the TV. The third call was my news editor asking me to wake up and come into work. I ended up working from 11 a.m. Sept. 11 until 1 a.m. Sept. 12, then I stayed up until 5 a.m. watching TV coverage of the attacks. I was proud of the work I did that day, putting my thoughts and fears aside while editing stories for the AP, but I hope we never have to endure another day like that.

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    Peter and Benjamin Sells came to the area around 1801 from Huntington County, Pa., to buy land. Old Dublin was first platted in 1810 by their brother, John. Surveyor John Shields named the town after his birthplace in Ireland. The town developed the usual assortment of mills, shops and churches, with settlers coexisting peacefully with Wyandot Indians, who camped on Indian Run. The town gained notoriety in the mid-19th century, when a surplus of taverns and rowdy Civil War veterans gave the village a tough reputation. Columbus' growth and the construction of I-270 made expansion inevitable. Dublin achieved city status in 1987.
    Source: Columbus Dispatch library research

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