25-year-old Bobby Chapman is the manager at Little Italy’s Pizza, 139 W. Madison St, and has been managing since he was 17 years old. He started working at Little Italy’s when he was 16, and did well. He was promoted to assistant manager, and then they brought him up to manager. There are eight Little […]
In Colorado Springs, roofers working to repair roofs damaged in last Thursday’s hail storm are noticing a potentially deadly kind of damage, according to KOAA 5. The large balls of hail not only damaged shingles, siding, windows, and patio furniture, but also damaged ventilation caps on chimneys. Total Roofing CEO Scott McIntyre told KOAA 5 […]
A Panera Bread in Massachusetts was shut down Friday after a possible carbon monoxide leak, according to Bloomberg. This happened after about 18 people got sick. They were worried about it being foodborne illness, but it appears that it may have been a carbon monoxide poisoning. The store is located in the town of Seekonk. The […]
The Girard Festival Days were held this weekend to bring the people of Girard together in this community event. The festival featured kids’ games and carnival rides, a fish fry and beer garden, and the Miss Girard Queen Pageant. “It’s like a big community reunion,” said Debbie Burnett, who works in the Water Department and […]
Ron Giger, owner of Ron’s Redbird Cafe, graduated from Girard High School in 1964. The restaurant he owns now was a restaurant then called Melody Inn when he was in school. A restaurant has been at that location for a while, but has gone through several name changes. Giger bought the restaurant in 1994, he […]
By Jennifer Ball Ginger Weaver works in the kitchen at Girard’s First Baptist Church to help with the free breakfasts and lunches held Monday through Friday. Breakfast is held 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Lunch is served noon to 1 p.m. Karen Sutton also helps out with the free meals, but was on vacation this […]
A Delta flight to Denver was diverted to Tulsa because passengers were beginning to feel ill. The authorities found carbon monoxide in the passengers. It was not found in the air after the flight had landed, according to an AOL article. The source of the gas is still unknown. No traces were found in the […]
By Jennifer Ball The Whirl-A-Whip, 309 S. 3rd Street, has been an ice cream stop in Girard since 1957. Girard residents Brent and Anita Barnes are the owners. “Every ice cream is made to order,” Barnes said. “That’s what makes it unique. In other words, there aren’t fifty tubs of ice cream. When somebody orders, […]
Yesterday we blogged about the carbon monoxide poisoning on a plane to Denver that was diverted to Tulsa. We are unhappy with the outcome of the poisoning. More people should have been taken to the hospital. The best known treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning is hyperbaric oxygen in a hospital setting. The patient is delivered 100 […]
Seekonk Panera Bread Re-Opens After Possible CO Poisoning
The Panera Bread in Seekonk, MA is now open again after a possible carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the store Friday. Stocks went down after the reports of 18 people falling ill came out. Stocks began to return to normal after people learned that it was not foodborne illness. The stocks are currently at $214.57, […]