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May 25, 2018 T he C olumbia P ress Library seeks teen volunteers for summer Warrenton Community Library seeks teen vol- unteers for summer pro- grams. One of the tasks includes working with crafts from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, for a total 10- to 12-hour commitment. In exchange, the library will write a community service letter to those who complete the volunteer work and provide an ex- tra entry for a grand teen prize at end of summer. Those interested should fill out application at the library, 160 S. Main Ave., by June 2. 5 Warrenton’s Lektro reaches milestone in aircraft tug sales Southwest Airlines recent- ly received Lektro’s 5,300th electric towbarless airplane tug. Lektro, based in Warren- ton, is the world’s leading maker of the towbarless air- craft tractors. The tug, purchased by Southwest for its operations in San Jose, Calif., is a mod- el AP8950SDB-AL-200, the company’s second largest pushback model. It is capa- ble of handling aircraft up to 210,000 pounds, including the Boeing 737 Southwest Airlines aircraft. The tug model was intro- duced in 2014 at the request of several airlines for a tug certified to handle the B737 and A320 families of aircraft. “Since starting this project with Lektro in 2014, South- west has purchased 56 push- Courtesy Lektro Lektro President Eric Paulson, far left, stands with Southwest Air- lines officials Robert Alderete, San Jose station manager; Larry Laney; Don Redwine, fleet manager; and John Salter, warranty manager. backs and has converted five cities completely over to the Lektro product” said Larry Laney, Southwest Airlines’ director of Ground Support. Welcome Warrenton’s #2741 Ladder/Pumper Truck Join us Wednesday, May 30, at 6 p.m. at Warrenton Fire Department Join members of the Warrenton Fire Department, Warrenton City Commission and distinguished community members as we officially commission our new ladder truck, Ladder/Pumper #2741, into service for operation. The new tugs replaced Southwest’s conventional fossil-fueled tractor fleet at SJC. Their use will ensure safe and reliable pushback operations while lowering the overall carbon emissions at the airport. Lektro’s products are in use in 93 countries. As a testa- ment to their quality of con- struction and reliability, their second tug ever manufac- tured is still in operation (the first unit recently was taken out of service and is on dis- play in Lektro’s Warrenton museum). Lektro was founded in 1945 by Wilt Paulson, who invent- ed the first towbarless tow vehicle in 1967, revolutioniz- ing aircraft towing. Paulson’s son, Eric, took over the com- pany in 1985.
