He believes the borough already invests an enormous amount of money in the police department. State's first lady helps dedicate Mechanicsburg Library Mechanicsburg Area Public Library welcomed Pennsylvania's first lady, Michele Ridge, to celebrate the official dedication of its new building on 16 N. Walnut St. Mrs. Ridge addressed a crowd of more than 100 people gathered at Saturday's ceremony. She began by thanking the library's board of trustees and staff for giving her the opportunity to speak at the ceremony. Mrs. Ridge explained that she was a professional librarian and director of the Erie County Library System before becoming first lady. She went on to express her deep love for libraries and the importance libraries serve in today's world.
Libraries are our link to the future and our bridge to the past.
The man should know. He is Lt. Gen. Daniel Christman, superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point . Christman and his wife Susan were on Carlisle Barracks Friday to meet with area high school seniors, many of whom are already accepted to West Point, and their parents. Ms. Forster technically isn't accepted to West Point yet as she is 16 years old, a year shy of the age 17 mimimum cut-off, says her father Col. Larry Forster, director of the U.S. Army Peacekeeping Institute at Carlisle Barracks.