As Easter approached, Link brought you the story of a high school physics teacher who is well known in the town of Montoursville, PA, for his assignment requiring students to mail an egg.
The project requires students to package a raw egg for safe delivery through the U.S. Mail and provides lessons in both physics and the Postal Service.
“For many of these kids, this will be their first visit to a Post Office,” said the teacher, Ted Barbour. “It’s one of the lasting and unintended consequences of a worthy physics project.”
On the business front, we told you about a new labor deal between the Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, USPS grouping sales teams under one organization, Michael J. Elston being named labor relations vice president, Lucy Trout being tapped as acting secretary for the board of governors, and the new Battlefields of the American Revolution stamps, which were dedicated at a ceremony at Minute Man Historical Park in Concord, MA.
Edgar Kumley wasn’t around for the American Revolution, but he saw a lot of history in his day. Kumley, the focus of last week’s “People” column, was the third-longest-serving postmaster at a single facility — in his case, Redig, SD. He died earlier this month at 102.
“Edgar was always busy,” said granddaughter Victoria Constantin, who carries on the family tradition as a relief postmaster for Redig. “At 98, he was still running around fixing cars and feeding cows.”
“On the Job” spotlighted Eleanor Gary, a West Los Angeles customer services supervisor and subject matter expert in finance, and “Heroes” told the story of Ryan Dillon, a letter carrier in Bristol, NH, who sprang into action after he saw a truck crash into a church.
Dillon, a volunteer firefighter with emergency medical training, “has a great service-first mindset — ready to respond day or night — and, apparently, even while he is delivering mail,” said the local fire chief, Benjamin LaRoche.
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