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Name this old farm relic
30Oct11 by Dora Smith, ABC 
Found this in one of the farm sheds this weekend. What do you think it is?
- Dora
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A Smith 9/11 Story
12Sep11 by Dora Smith, ABCTen years ago my mother-in-law and father-in law were flying back from Europe on this infamous day. I planned to pick them up at the airport at 1 p.m. But as the day unfolded and we called the airline to check on them, we were told they had landed in Gander, New Foundland. That’s all they could tell us. Later we got a voicemail from someone else on their plan who said they were safe.
Yesterday, my father-in-law gave a short speech dedicating a celebration/memorial garden at his church - The Ethical Society of St. Louis. He is a humanist and a brilliant and loving man.
Dean Smith’s 9/11 Story from Dora Smith on Vimeo.
He noted that 38 planes with 6,500 people descended on Gander, which had a population of 10,000 people. When they landed, they were on the plane for 22 hours before going to a Messonic temple for three days.
Their experience emphasizes the good that came out of the bad that day. They don’t look back on 9/11 with a sense of terror but rather remember the goodness that the town of Gander poured out to them and so many strangers.
The Gander story is captured in the book The Day the World Came to Town.
In my father-in-law’s words from the video:
“We have to learn to live in the moment, to really emphasize our striving to be the best we can and bring out the best we can in others.”
Thank you Gander for taking care of my in-laws 10 years ago and helping them return home safely and in good spirits about the human condition.
- Dora
