Remembering 9/11 in Whitley County
(Talk of the Town photos by Jerilynn Alexander-Johnson/above and Jennifer Zartman Romano/below)
The observance of the 9/11 tragedy did not go unmarked in Whitley County today. Above, activities director Jerilynn Alexander-Johnson photographed a balloon launch at Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City this morning at precisely 8:46 a.m. marking the time at which the first plane struck the World Trade Center.
Below, several residents decided to make the gazebo on the Whitley County Courthouse lawn a place of quiet reflection today. Pastor Mike McKinney and attorney Terry Smith were there this morning. McKinney listened to the morning's coverage of the memorial program in New York City through earphones while seated on a bench in the gazebo until he was joined by Smith. The two then talked about their memories of that day and what had transpired. Others were expected to spend time in the gazebo later in the day.
