Sunday August 24th
1-4 pm
At the Pavilion at Lima’s Mark Tubbs Park
Hots, Hamburgs, Beverages and Fun Provided
A Dish to Pass Welcome (but not required)
RSVP with number of attendees required for us to plan
Limahistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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call 585-329-7675
By Richard Kettell
Senior Air Traffic Control Manager
Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center
Lima Town Hall
Monday, September 8, 2025 : 7PM
On September 11, 2001, Rick Kettell was the senior Federal Aviation Authority official in charge of Cleveland ARTCC—the busiest air traffic control facility in the world. When news of multiple hijackings reached him, Kettell established a command post at the facility and led the FAA response to the terrorist attack in the skies of US Airspace. He witnessed firsthand the flight path and altitude changes of Flight 93 and shared radio messages mistakenly broadcast by the hijackers. He gave the order at Cleveland Center to shut down the airspace—an order never practiced or planned for. Kettell has since retired from the FAA, but remains active in teaching managers at the FAA Learning and Leadership Institute.
Please come and hear this intriguing personal narrative of how FAA officials responded to the terrifying events of the hijackings of 9/11, in particular, Flight 93 which ultimately crashed in Pennsylvania killing all the passengers and crew.
“Mechanical Genius”
Win A Beautiful Queen-size Quilt
Handmade by Quilt Designer/Artist
Lima’s Own Sandi Shusda
Raffle Tickets
$5 each / 3 for $10
Purchase Tickets Online Here (link)
The American Hotel; The We Shop;
Tennie Burton Museum: Sundays 2-4 pm this summer
Drawing: August 24th -LHS Picnic
$20—S-XL
$25–XXL-XXXL
The Music of the Women of the Civil War
By Don Dwyer
Don Dwyer, musician, singer, and songwriter from Buffalo is back in Lima by popular demand to share more of his stories of the Civil War with music about Civil War era women. He played as part of the Irish Civil War band for many years. Attendees at a previous Lima performance by Don will attest to how informative, lively and enjoyable his shows are. His 2:00 pm performance will follow a brief Annual Meeting and a delicious pork loin or vegetarian lasagna dinner (12:30 ) in the lovely Pinehurst dining room. Dinner is all inclusive—salad, main course, dessert and beverages for $20 (please see attached reservation form).