Derrick City NewsLocal news for Derrick City, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Oil rig fire- February 23, 2008 "Usually in these fires long term effects are minimal; comparable to a house fire." Local fire departments, oil companies and water companies combined forces to combat a blaze at an oil drilling rig late Thursday night in a remote wooded area off Interstate Parkway near the New York state ... via The Bradford Era - Bradfordhttp://www.topix.net/city/derrick-city-pa/2008/02/oil-rig-fire?fromrss=1 RTS for Wednesday, February 20, 2008- February 20, 2008 "The Hess Station in Avon Park, Fla., is selling gas for 289.9gal. That's eight cents lower than the rest. Miss the snow and the ice and the slippery roads and the heavy clothes but most of all I miss the slush. Good luck." LOOK UP: James Sherwood of Turtlepoint phoned Monday and reported seeing three Eastern bluebirds. via The Bradford Era - Bradfordhttp://www.topix.net/city/derrick-city-pa/2008/02/rts-for-wednesday-february-20-2008?fromr... RTS for Wednesday, February 13, 2008- February 13, 2008 "I was completely blind. They didn't know for sure if I'd get my sight back" LOCAL ANGLE: Famed World War II war correspondent Ernie Pyle has special meaning to another Bradford vet. via The Bradford Era - Bradfordhttp://www.topix.net/city/derrick-city-pa/2008/02/rts-for-wednesday-february-13-2008?fromr... RTS for Thursday, February 7, 2008- February 7, 2008 "Tech Sgt. 4th Grade Kenneth J. MacDonald of Rew and a member of the 77th Infantry Division wrote his family of Ernie Pyle invading Okinawa with his infantry division." ERNIE PYLE: World War II journalist Ernie Pyle has a link to Bradford through Zippo lighters. via The Bradford Era - Bradfordhttp://www.topix.net/city/derrick-city-pa/2008/02/rts-for-thursday-february-7-2008?fromrss... |