Eighth annual Thatcher 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb honors those lost in terrorist attacks [Video]

By Jon Johnson

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THATCHER – It was an evening of reflection at Eastern Arizona College’s John Mickelson Field on Wednesday, Sept. 11, as the community gathered with firefighters and police officers to take part in the area’s eighth annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. 

Thatcher Middle School Dean of Students Leah Meehl has led the annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at EAC to honor first responders and all who lost their lives on that fateful day ever since her students once couldn’t participate in a similar event held at the UofA due to their age. Back then she served as a P.E. teacher and the tie-in was the physical fitness of the event. 

“You have to be 16 to do it – my P.E. students were not 16, so I had to get a little …