Monthly Archives: July 2015

End of an era: Tustin hobby shop closing after 43 years in business

Since President Richard Nixon’s administration, Kelly’s Hobby Shop has played host to astronauts and schoolkids, famed athletes and amateur craftsmen. The tiny shop in Old Town Tustin helped inspire generations of kids to pursue careers in engineering, aerospace and construction. … Continue reading

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Postal workers on cleanup duty after train hits postal truck – Chicago Sun

Postal workers have recovered all the mail strewn about a west suburban street after a U.S. Postal Service truck was struck by a freight train early Thursday in Addison. A Canadian National train hit the semi at the Grace Avenue … Continue reading

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Boeing officials think debris found off Reunion looks like part of 777, source …

REUNION ISLAND (CNN) — Debris found in the western Indian Ocean on Wednesday appears to be part of a Boeing 777, the same model as Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared in 2014, according to a source close to the … Continue reading

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US official: Plane debris in Indian Ocean same type as MH370

By JOAN LOWY, LORI HINNANT and ROD McGUIRKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Air safety investigators have a “high degree of confidence” that aircraft debris found in the Indian Ocean is of a wing component unique to the Boeing 777, the … Continue reading

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La Reunion beach cleaner may have solved the mystery of MH370

Johnny Begue discovered 6ft wing flap which experts believe comes from a Boeing 777 like Malaysian Airlines plane He also found a battered suitcase on the same beach as the debris, saying: ‘It’s really weird, it gives me the shivers’  … Continue reading

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R/C Club hosts model show and fly-in

Some of them may be small in size, but that doesn’t prevent them from putting on one heck of a show. Dozens of the finest radio controlled model airplanes in the area will fill the sky when the Fort Bend … Continue reading

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MH370: Boeing officials think Reunion debris could be from 777, source says

(CNN)Debris found in the western Indian Ocean on Wednesday appears to be part of a Boeing 777, the same model as Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared in 2014, according to a source close to the investigation. The source said … Continue reading

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