Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Memorial concert is in its eleventh year.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Over a decade after the 9/11 terror attacks, how long should this country continue mourning the victims? The crowd at Tuesday's 9/11 Tribute Concert at the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Southwest Minneapolis' Linden Hills neighborhood was around half the size of last year's 10th anniversary memorial concert. But for the hundreds that did show up to perform, to organize the event, and to watch, this anniversary was still worth commemorating. To some, the live television images of jet liners crashing into skyscrapers were still fresh in their minds. "As I was helping hang the scrolls (showing the names of the 9/11 dead) on the side of the Bandshell, a jet flew over, and the sound just made me cringe," said Minnetonka resident Mary Helmbrecht, …
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The President spoke about 9/11's legacy, Rep. Ellison remembered Minnesota's Tom Burnett, and a Patch editor thinks back to the days of unity after September 11, 2001.
How do you remember September 11, 2011, and what are you thinking this 9/11? Here is what President Obama, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and a Patch editor have had to say today. Please share your 9/11 memory or observation by leaving a comment below. President Obama's 9/11 remarks at the Pentagon: This anniversary allows us to renew our faith that even the darkest night gives way to a brighter dawn. Today, we can come here to the Pentagon, and touch these names and kneel beside a building where a single stone still bears the scars of that fire. We can visit the field of honor in Pennsylvania and remember the heroes who made it sacred. We can see water cascading into the footprints of the Twin Towers, and gaze up at a new tower rising …
A response to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, the local event honors active or retired military personnel, military veterans, POW-MIAs, firefighters, police officers and emergency medical personnel
The terror attacks of September 11, 2011 on New York and Washington, D.C., were the solemn inspiration for a local tradition that is now in its 11th year. The Patriot's Day—Honor the Heroes program brings together people from neighboring communities including Fridley, Columbia Heights, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Blaine, Spring Lake Park, St. Anthony and Coon Rapids to honor active or retired military personnel, military veterans, POW-MIAs, firefighters, police officers and emergency medical personnel. The event is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, 7:30 p.m., at the Spring Lake Park High School athletic stadium. Among the features of the program are: The Spring Lake Park High School athletic stadium is located at 79th Avenue NE …
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Video of event at state Capitol via The UpTake.
People are looking back 10 years to recall where they were when they heard the news on 9/11.
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Leave a comment below to join the folks who are sharing where they were on Sept. 11, 2001. Jill Ellenbecker tweeted this memory Sunday morning: #onSept11 I was at Georgetown Apts. in #Fridley with a preschooler. She is in HS now, recalls nothing of world before that day. Several people have added brief recollections at the New York Times' "Where I Was" interactive map. Seth Oberlie posted this memory from Fridley (though the nytimes.com website placed him in Columbia Heights): 11 years old getting ready for school, just old enough to understand the horror. Breifly lived in NYC since, never got to experience the WTC Krista, who was near Innsbruck Nature Center in Fridley, posted this: I was in labor with my 1st baby wondering what kind of …
Faces of people from around the country affected by the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
Patch looked across our websites nationally to pull together 911 snapshots of everyday Americans whose lives were changed by the events of that day. Together they create a powerful mosaic that is large in scope but often deeply personal. Click here to see how 9/11 affected neighbors near and far. For a selection of 9/11 events around the Twin Cites, click here. Here are links for 9/11 stories from Patch sites around the Twin Cities: Apple Valley: Apple Valley Builder Gives Hope to Wounded Soldier and Family Eagan: Eagan Resident Mike Ferber Hopes Memories of 9/11 Won’t Fade Edina: Retired Army Vet Spurred to Re-Enlist Following 9/11 Attacks Fridley: Demand Soared for Speakers on Islam after 9/11 Golden Valley: Korean War Vet Creates The '…
Events set for Spring Lake Park, Eden Prairie, Minneapolis and State Capitol
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Here are several ways people will mark the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2011 terrorist attacks with events in the Twin Cities. Downtown Minneapolis Memorial Service at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 11 Speakers include U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DFL-MN). The service begins at 8:30 a.m. Sunday in the plaza at the U.S. Courthouse at Fourth Street and Third Avenue S. in downtown Minneapolis. Minnesotans Standing Together on Sept. 11 The State Capitol Mall is the site of this 9/11 memorial event with state government leaders and representatives of 12 religious faiths. Among the participating organizations is Fridley-based Islamic Resource Group (IRG). Minnesotans Standing Together is set for 2-4 p.m., Sept. 11. Statewide Public Safety Agencies' …
Zafar Siddiqui co-founded Fridley-based Islamic Resource Group (IRG) only weeks before.
Editor's Note: Fridley Patch is looking for stories of local people whose lives changed—or who changed their lives—as a result of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. If you or someone you know of were affected by this event, please email chris.steller@patch.com. July and August 2001 were the first months in business for the Islamic Resource Group (IRG), a Fridley-based nonprofit dedicated to educating Minnesotans about Islam and the local Muslim community. To drum up interest in IRG's new speakers bureau, IRG “sent letters to a few schools and churches" recalled Zafar Siddiqui, co-founder and president. Then came 9/11, and requests poured in. Soon IRG's handful of volunteers were giving as many as 25 presentations each week—451 in …
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The Fridley plant was a stop on the quilt's national tour, the Star Tribune reports.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
The 10th anniversary of the tragedy is a month away.
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Nine years and 11 months ago today, life in the United States was permanently altered. The September 11 attacks—four coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda on American soil—took nearly 3,000 lives. The reach of the incident was widespread and all-encompassing. A decade later, the wounds are still healing. Patch is looking for people who felt the sting of the attacks and their aftermath. Did you lose a loved one that day? Did someone you know enlist in the military after the attacks? Maybe you decided to get involved in anti-war efforts? Perhaps you or a family member were among those who donated blood in the days following 9/11? Whatever the connection may be, we want to hear your story. Please take a few moments to send an email to …
Put a little love in your heart
8:15 am on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Let’s all get along in PEACE and HARMONY and the World will be a better place. Sing this song Put A Little Love In Your Heart Think of your fellow man Lend him a helping hand Put a little love in your heart You see it's getting late Oh please don't hesitate Put a little love in your heart And the world will be a better place And the world will be a better place For you and me You just wait and … more ›