Model Airplanes

Science educational materials used by generations of students were destroyed Wednesday when the Langley classroom laboratory of Leonard Good partially burned in a fire.

Facing challenging conditions, firefighters from South Whidbey and Naval Air Station Whidbey Island spent several hours suppressing the fire that broke out in a small workshop located behind Good’s residence on Nancye Lane.

No injuries were reported.

“Crews did a great job containing and putting out the fire,” said South Whidbey Fire/EMS Deputy Chief Wendy Moffatt. “We were able to save part of the structure.”

Good, 80, is a longtime science educator known for his innovative classes and summer rocket-building mini-camps that he launched some four decades ago.

He still leads a science program at South Whidbey Schools through grant funding. Years ago, he also turned his home workshop/laboratory into a classroom to teach young kids about the wonders of physics, chemistry and astronomy.

“At about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, I saw smoke coming from where Leonard had just taught a student from 10 to 11 a.m.,” said Leonard’s wife, Linda Good. “They had both just left.”

When Leonard returned from errands, his far-flung property teemed with fire engines, a tanker truck and other rescue vehicles. The residence is located one-half mile up a hill at the end of Nancye Lane that borders the Holmes Harbor Rod Gun Club.

“Flames were coming out of the roof,” Leonard Good said. “That was very unnerving.”

Firefighters were hampered by inaccessibility and lack of water. They set up a portable pool and filled it with water from

Article source: https://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/news/decades-of-educational-material-go-up-in-smoke/

SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla will sell its electric cars only online as it accelerates its cost cutting so it can realize its long-running goal of selling a mass-market sedan for $35,000.

The change announced Thursday will allow the Silicon Valley automaker to begin selling its Model 3 for $35,000 — a price point that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been striving to reach to appeal to more consumers and generate the sales the company needs to survive.

The cheapest Model 3 that could be ordered before Thursday started at $42,900.

[Related: Tesla’s online-only sales approach comes with big risks]

“This is the only way to achieve the savings for this car and be financially sustainable,” Musk told reporters during a conference call. “It is excruciatingly difficult to make this car for $35,000 and be financially sustainable.”

At the four Seattle-area Tesla stores — on Westlake in South Lake Union, at University Village, Bellevue Square and on Bellevue’s Northeast 20^th Street — employees either wouldn’t comment or said they hadn’t been told whether their locations would close, adding that they knew little beyond what appeared

Article source: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/tesla-to-close-stores-take-orders-for-a-35000-model-3/

Celtics forward Jayson Tatum can throw down high-flying dunks, but can he fly a model airplane?

Tatum joined 24 students from Winthrop Middle School’s STEM Club at the JetBlue hangar at Logan Airport on Thursday as the kids celebrated completing JetBlue Rookie Flight Crew program. The four-week program teaches students the science of aeronautics as they learn how to build a fully functioning model airplane.

Tatum hopped on a tour of a JetBlue aircraft and watched as some of the students put their aeronautics knowledge to use.

“This is definitely a unique program that involves an extended process of thinking and working towards a specific goal of being able to fly their planes,” Tatum said in a press release. “That’s what we witnessed here today, the kids being able to put all of their hard work and skill sets on display. It was fun to see.”

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MARGARET WOOFENDEN DAVIDSON

Margaret Woofenden Davidson, age 99, of Chagrin Falls passed away on February 21, 2019. Her friends family will remember her for boundless energy, kindness, enthusiasm and living each day to the fullest!

Margaret was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 26, 1919. Beloved wife of 63 years to Arthur J. Davidson, Jr who preceded her in death in 2003; devoted mother to Arthur J. Davidson, III (Alice, who passed away in 1999), Margaret (Peggy) Blakeslee (Jack); loving Nana to 7 grandchildren, Deborah Scherman (Dan), Pamela Scherman (Tim), Arthur John Davidson, IV (Amy), Mary Margaret (Molly) Bower (Chris), John Rollin Blakeslee, IV (Kim), Susan Wright (Gordon), Elizabeth Carpenter (Steve); 19 great-grandchildren; dear sister to the late Dr. Stewart Woofenden (Francis); and loving Aunt to Judy Tregre (Geordie), Johnny Jeffrey Woofenden, who preceded her in death.

Margaret was a 65-plus year member of the PEO Sisterhood, member of The Federated Church Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and a longtime member of Chagrin Valley Country Club. Margaret graduated from Stephens College with a degree in fashion design and continued to be a fashion icon throughout her life. She was an excellent seamstress even making her granddaughter, Elizabeth’s, wedding dress, an

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The Cape Coral R/Seahawks Flying Club, in conjunction with Cape Coral Parks and Recreation, will host the annual Gathering of the Giants Air Show on Saturday, March 16, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., and Sunday, March 17, from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. at Seahawk Air Park.

Admission is free, organizers ask for a $5 donation for parking, which will be supported by the Boy Scouts.

This will be a special event because it’s the Seahawk’s 25th Anniversary of flying model aircraft at Seahawk Air Park. The event features model airplane pilots from around Florida and states beyond will be demonstrating their flying skills with exceptionally large model airplanes and helicopters. There will be military planes, 3D stunt planes, large turbine jet planes that fly 200 MPH, and much more. It typically attracts several thousand spectators who get an opportunity to get up close to the planes and talk with the pilots.

There will also be a plane raffle that comes with a free one year membership to the Club with free flight lessons, food trucks, and candy drop.

Seahawk Air Park is at 1030 NW 28th St. in Cape Coral.

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