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Tattoo artist Rob Rez adds a paint brush to his arsenal

Rob Rez’s corner inside Bound by Glory Tattoo is decorated with deer skulls, a bandolier stuffed with bullets and rows of tattoo designs detailed in lush colors. His World War II-style model airplanes hang from the ceiling, and bottles of … Continue reading

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Oakmont centenarian recalls passion for planes, cars – Tribune

James Eaton of Oakmont began driving at the tender age of 10, and hasn’t slowed down since. “Ohio didn’t require driver’s licenses back then,” says Eaton, 99. “Wheels and motors was what I liked.” Born in 1917 in United, Pa., … Continue reading

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Making lawn art out of broken chainsaws | Indiana | www …

AVOCA – For most folks, when a lawn and garden power tool breaks down, it either winds up in the parts graveyard, the recycling center or salvage yard. There’s not much else that can be done. Right? Not so, says … Continue reading

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Tried, true, and new from Maule

Maule Air is among the oldest airplane makers in continuous production, if not the oldest, having produced airplanes for 55 years since the first M-4, known as the Jetasen, was delivered in 1962. Family patriarch B.D. Maule designed the taildragger … Continue reading

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Artist showcase: Teresa Steinbach-Garcia

Teresa Steinbach-Garcia combines her background in watercolors and experimentation with mixed-media to capture the nuances of the world around her on canvas. The Wilton artist’s paintings of men and women are creative depictions of the stories of her subjects, and … Continue reading

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Where are they now?

Pat Smith checks in with Jethro William Meek as part of the Daily News Where Are They Now? features. Jethro William Meek shares these accounts. Shortly before the end of WWII, I was born on April 19, 1945, in Washington, … Continue reading

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Iowa veteran dies; he spent 63 days behind enemy lines in World War II

Buy Photo Virginia McCall holds a newspaper story about her brother Harold Hayes’ remarkable escape from Nazi-held Albania during World War II.(Photo: MICHAEL ROLANDS/RECORD-HERALD)Buy Photo Virginia McCall got a telephone call she would never forget on her 19th birthday — Feb. … Continue reading

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