DAPHNE, Ala. — City Hall tomorrow will present its annual service to observe the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and honor those who lost their lives during the events and their aftermath.

The service — which begins at 9 a.m. — marks the city’s seventh year observing the attacks.

“Twenty-five to 50 people attended (each of the) previous services,” said Tracy Bishop, administrative assistant for the Daphne Police Department.

The event — which would have been held under the clock tower at Daphne’s new city hall, according to Mayor Fred Small’s public invitation at last Tuesday’s City Council meeting — will be moved indoors to the Council Chambers, due to safety concerns arising from impending Hurricane Ike.

The program will begin with a welcome by Small, followed by an opening prayer from the Rev. Grant Barber. Daphne’s police and fire honor guard will present the colors and will then lead the pledge of allegiance and a patriotic medley. A rememberance speech and Introduction to the bell ringing will be given by Jane Robbins, Small’s assistant.

Locals can reflect on Sept. 11, 2001, when 19 men affiliated with al-Qaida, an international terrorist organization headed by Osama bin Laden, hijacked four commercial jet airplanes. Two planes, United Airlines Flight 175 and American Airlines Flight 11, crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. Another plane, American Airlines Flight 77, crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Va., and a fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed into a field in Somerset County, Penn.

According to reports, just less than 3,000 people died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.  

The list of bell ringings at tomorrow’s ceremony is as follows:

•First bell: represents World Trade Center and American Airlines flight 11 attacks

•Second bell: World Trade Center and United Airlines Flight 175 attacks

•Third bell: Pentagon and American Airlines flight 77 attacks

•Fourth bell: Pennsylvania and United Airlines 93 attacks

The program will commence with a closing prayer.

Other 9/11 events:

•A ceremony will be held at 8:15 a.m. at Daphne Elementary School, 2307 Main St.

Daphne Elementary will have a flag raising ceremony with a flag that was shipped from soldiers stationed at Camp Striker, Iraq.

The ceremony will include children singing patriotic songs and reading famous quotes and essays. The school’s auditorium will be transformed into a “Justice for All” Hall, according to a spokesperson who said  the school will display the children's writings in the hall.

Dr. Kaye Show, the soldiers of the BI/603rd Aviation Support Battalion and the Combat Aviation Brigade 3rd Infantry Division, helped coordinate efforts to ship the Iraq flag — which had flown over Camp Striker, Iraq — after Baldwin County students last year sent Christmas cards to troops there.

•Zaxby’s has invited public safety workers to eat free during its regular hours — 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. — tomorrow at its Daphne or Foley locations. Those wanting to take advantage of the offer must wear their uniform, or bring identification, according to a news release.

•Original Oyster House also will let public safety workers — area law enforcement, firefighters, paramedics and sheriff officers — eat free tomorrow. Such people can take advantage of the offer at the either of the restaurant’s locations: the causeway in Mobile or Bayou Village Shopping Center in Gulf Shores. Guest must show their ID or wear their uniform to qualify, according to a news release.