Monthly Archives: March 2017

Science Olympiad blasts off at Rock Valley College

Adam Poulisse Staff writer @adampoulisse ROCKFORD — Eighteen seconds may not sound like a long stretch, but it’s pretty impressive airtime for a model airplane powered by a propeller connected to a rubber band. That’s how long Shivam Patel’s model … Continue reading

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They helped promote Say Yes, but were left disappointed

GREENSBORO — Sometimes the view from 10,000 feet looks different than the reality when the plane lands. Last summer, local high school graduates Juwan Wrenn and Eddie Jarrett flew to Washington to participate in a “Beating the Odds” summit at … Continue reading

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James M. Lewis, 77, of Ogdensburg – WWNY

Funeral services for James M. Lewis, age 77 of Ogdensburg, will be held at 11:00am on Saturday (March 25, 2017) at the Fox Murray Funeral Home with Rev. F. James Shurtleff officiating.  Entombment will follow the service at Foxwood Memorial … Continue reading

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Luigi Pascale: Remembering the Recently Passed Founder of Tecnam

According to Tecnam, between the aircraft the Pascale Brothers designed and built with Partenavia and Tecnam, more than 7,000 aircraft have been delivered worldwide. Tecnam Aircraft announced that on March 14, 2017, after a brief illness, Founder, President, and Chief … Continue reading

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Goodyear deflates blimp, but keeps familiar form in flight – WAOW – Newsline 9, Wausau News, Weather, Sports

By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) – Goodyear has let the helium out of the last of its fabled fleet of blimps, but the company’s flight program will continue. About two dozen employees were on hand early Tuesday to … Continue reading

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Starships and airplanes and drones, oh my

By PHYLLIS ZORN Staff writer The starship Enterprise, a miniature drone, a tiny helicopter, and several fixed-wing planes took to the air inside Marion Elementary School gymnasium Sunday afternoon. Ron Black, Valley Center, a first-time participant at Marion but a … Continue reading

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No Wheels: An Excerpt From Brian Jabas Smith’s Book, Spent Saints & Other Stories

EXPAND Half the fun of malt liquor, or any beer, was the walk up to the store to get it. I looked forward to that nearly as much as I did the beer itself. I’d wait for that horrible sun … Continue reading

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