The College Perspective by Lindsey

Firefighter Injured During Cat Rescue

Earlier this week a firefighter broke their leg while trying to rescue a cat from a tree at 102 11^th Ave.

Firefighter Bob Harwood responded to the scene, climbing 50 feet up an oak tree to rescue the cat. During the attempt, a dead limb broke, causing Harwood to drop the last 15 feet and break his left leg.

The cat belonged to Suzanne and Samantha Decker, the twin daughters of Charlie and Kim Decker. Harwood was admitted to St. Luke’s Hospital where he is doing just fine, as is the cat, who landed on top of Bob during the fall.

Students Protest Suspension Of Fellow Classmates, Ends In Food Fight

Last Wednesday, three false alarms resulted in week-long suspensions of ten upperclassmen at East High who were protesting students being suspended for smoking marijuana at school.

The false alarms seem to be the work of some disgruntled students who are protesting the Monday week-long suspension of five students who were caught smoking marijuana in the school parking lot.

On Tuesday, a food fight closed their cafeteria, leading to feelings of unrest but East High Principal Laura Vibelius thinks it’s “Not so much unrest because of suspensions, but because of summer vacation being so near.” She thinks there won’t be a continuation of these “incidents” in the near future.

Texaco Gasoline Truck Overturned, Four Families Evacuated

A Texaco gasoline truck overturned yesterday, resulting in gas flooding into sewer lines for two blocks and ended in the mandatory evacuation of four families because of sewer-line gas.

The truck overturned on the outskirts of town, on 48^th Street and Correctionville Road. The gas flooded into the sewer lines as well as the streets and ditches. Cars had to be rerouted through side streets, and the situation remained serious for two hours until the gas could be flushed away.

Fire Chief Charles Hochandel was confident in his team’s control of the situation saying, “The firemen followed catastrophe and hazmat procedures set up beforehand for just such an occurrence.”