And church bells throughout Carlisle will ring at 1 p.m. Sept. 23 when the rally is to begin on the steps of Cumberland County Courthouse at the Square. Ribbons promoting the spirit of the event are being given away. Available are half-inch lapel ribbons and larger ones to display in windows or other handy places. Anyone interested in making or distributing the ribbons to promote equality, diversity and nonviolence should call Charles Andrews at 249-1721 to arrange pickup of their ribbon materials. Organizers are encouraging every business, home, organization and individual to wear or display the dark purple ribbons through Sept. 24, the day after the Klan rally.
Organizers also plan to print T-shirts containing a newly designed unity logo.
A Silver Spring Township family is homeless after a fire destroyed their residence at 43 King Drive late Saturday night. Celesky's father heard a noise and, upon investigating, found a fire inside the garage attached to the home. The father called in the fire and got everyone out of the house without injury. The home was equipped with smoke detectors, however these had not gone off yet because the fire started in the garage, McDonald says. The fire spread from the garage into the home by burning across the top of the roof.