Tree Planted to Signify Community Response to Fire ALFRED--In the Early Morning Hours of October 29Th, 2009, Our Community Experienced a Devastating Fire
ZIPpity do da! Inside Hocking Hills Ohio Canopy Tour Guides Troy, left, and Zack, top, with (from left) Pat Van Horn, Therese Sunny Side Up ........................Pg. 3 LeGro, Dan Van Horn, Jackie Forsythe, Nick Craig Braack going postal ......Pg. 5 Van Horn, Kathi Van Horn and Jon LeGro Pigskin Picks winner ..............Pg. 6 check out the ALFRED SUN as they prepare to Fosdick-Nelson exhibition ......Pg. 7 ZIP through the tree tops on a net work of Sunbeams ..............................Pg.18 cables high above the AU wins E8, NCAA berth......Pg.19 forest floor. A-A girls tennis win title ........Pg.20 Vol. 125, No. 43 Alfred, Allegany County, New York State, U.S.A. 14802 Thursday, November 11, 2010 Tree planted to signify community response to fire ALFRED--In the early morning hours of October 29th, 2009, our community experienced a devastating fire. Firefighters and emer- gency personnel from across Allegany County quickly responded to see a portion of our business district fully engulfed in flames. By the time they were able to put out the fire, a large building was a heap of smoldering debris. The building housed three businesses and several student apartments. Talk around town quickly focused on how “all was lost”. That was the bad news. What also occurred that morning was a remarkable outpouring of community support and compassion. Not only did the long list of emergency responders do their job amazingly well and to save the adjoining properties, but countless others stepped up to help those affected by the fire. Last April at its annual awards ceremony, the Alfred Community Coalition announced our intention to make a small gesture to signify that on one October day a remarkable response was made by our community, by planting a tree in the coming weeks in honor of the community and all of those who helped.
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