Volume 19, Number 32
Berlin’s Only Hometown Newspaper
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Thursday, October 8, 2015
67th annual fair ends on a high note By Nick Carroll
The Berlin Citizen
While Mother Nature didn’t bestow perfect weather upon the Berlin Fair, the ol’ gal certainly came through on Sunday. After a soggy Friday and Saturday, the final day of the 67th annual extravaganza was picture-perfect, drawing a big crowd to the Lions Fairgrounds on Beckley Road. With clear skies overhead and a chill in the air, fair-goers lined up for rides, good eats, and all the event had to offer. Manning a game where the goal is to pop balloons with darts, a man who introduced himself simply as Joseph, was happy to see business pick up Sunday. “Today’s going to be a good day,� he said, looking over at the main gate where
Visit the “Spotted� gallery at www.berlincitizen.com for more fair photos. | Photos by Christine Huskes ticket-takers were hard at work. “They’re already coming in 10 times more than they had been.� A popular feature during the mostly-wet weekend was
the 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit, which honors one of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack, Stephen Siller, a New York City firefighter.
Sunday morning, folks walking out of the 80-foot long trailer in which the 9/11 exhibit resides, mostly had a somber look about them. Mark Findley was one such
person. “I almost lost my first wife in 9/11. She worked for the federal government,� the See Fair / Page A7
Young Marine sisters earn life saving award It was just another August judo class for local sisters Mary, Madeline and Christiana Morley, an active bunch, studying multiple martial arts styles and with accolades
ranging from state championship wrestler to completion of a Young Marines training camp. The girls attend Berlin High School, McGee Middle School and Hubbard Elementary School. That evening, only a few
people were at Valiant Martial Arts on 314 New Britain Road for a semi-private class. The practice was suddenly interrupted when a man in his 60s collapsed. “I remember, they noticed he didn’t get back up,� the girls’ father, Frederick Mor-
ley, recalled. The girls asked the man if he was all right, and he began to convulse. “He was vomiting and seizing hard ... It was pretty bad.� With only a few adults around, the girls sprang into action and called 911 while their father assisted with
medical attention. Remaining “calm and collected,� as their father said, the girls found the injured man’s bag and called his family on his cell phone. He was unresponsive, and by getting his family See Award / Page A2
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