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DARIEN, IL — Two levels of St. John Lutheran Church will be packed with model railroad cars, airplanes, and vehicles for the Church’s annual Model Show and Swap Meet. The day long event will take place on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will offer plenty of entertainment for the whole family.

More than 60 vendors will be on hand to sell plastic railroad models, plane kits, and other items for the model enthusiast. There will also be two full working model railroads set up for visitors to check out.

The event will offer food to keep families fueled as they check out all the items. Raffle tickets will be available for a chance to win prizes at the end of the Model Show and Swap Meet.

The cost is $5 for adults 18 years and older to attend and $2 for kids 12 to 17 years old. Children under 12 get free admission and so do boy and girl scouts if they come dressed in uniform.

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Article source: https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/model-show-swap-meet-set-jan-20-darien

PRINCETON, W.Va. — Charles Albert Bryant, 51, of College Avenue, Princeton, W.Va., and formerly of Dublin, Va., died Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at Princeton Community Hospital.

Born April 4, 1966, in Radford, Va., he was the son of Robert Wayne “Buddy” Bryant of Dublin, Va., and the late Joyce Sligh Bryant.

Charles was a graduate Pulaski High School. He attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, on a football scholarship and then he joined the United States Marine Corp. He was employed by Bland Correctional Center for 14 years, serving as a correctional officer and then named supervisor of the recreation department.

Charles enjoyed motorcycles and building Corsair model airplanes. He was a member of Johnston Chapel Baptist Church in Princeton, W.Va.

Survivors, in addition to his dad, include his loving wife, Jill Annette McKenzie Bryant; father and mother-in-law, Jim and Carol McKenzie of Princeton, W.Va.; brother and sister-in-law, Jimmy and Dee Dee McKenzie of Princeton, W.Va.; nephews, Asher, Bradley and Carson McKenzie; two uncles, Charlie Sligh and A.J. Sligh; two aunts, Barbara Sanford and Frances Ann Cooper; his boxer, Maggie, and his extended family, Jay Shorter, John Scott Shorter, Doretta Shorter, his co-workers at the Bland Correctional Center and his brothers and sisters by choice, not by birth, which are too many to name.

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Charles Albert Bryant are at 11 a.m. today, Jan. 11, at Dublin United Methodist Church, with Pastor Mike McGraw                                        officiating. Burial with military graveside rites follows at Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin, Va.

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Article source: https://www.southwesttimes.com/2018/01/charles-albert-bryant/

But wait, as a wise man once said, there’s more. Crossing that HYPHEN (or DASH or “-”) is 12D’s “Fruity drink brand,” which has to be HI-C.

Now you go get interrupted by the other two theme entries, but remember: You’ll be able to finish. Eventually.

Tricky Clues

5A: Yay for the BOP IT! I remember playing with this with my sister in what must have been the Neanderthal prototype, because now, apparently, you can not only bop it and pull it and twist it, but you can also selfie it. No, I’m not kidding.

25A: Wordplay alert! The abbreviated version of “highway,” or HWY, is “What may take its toll?”

33A: More wordplay! “Ewe can do it!” can be a few things, but since we have only three squares in which to do it, let’s call it a BAA.

40A: Tricky one! “Is appealing” could mean someone or something is attractive, but today we’re going the legal route, which is PLEADS.

43A: Think numbers, not physical shapes, for “Square figure?” We have only three squares, so the answer is TWO.

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47A: I laughed out loud when I read this clue, because this “Body shot?” can be something entirely different than an MRI SCAN.

2D: You were thinking of a human model, weren’t you? Not today. Today, the answer is BALSA, because we’re supposed to be thinking of wooden model airplanes and

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/crosswords/daily-puzzle-2018-01-11.html

The Boeing Co. BA 2017 deliveries show a 2% rise in commercial shipments and 5.9% decline in defense shipments, on a year-over-year basis.

2017 Deliveries

The company reported commercial deliveries of 763 jets in 2017, up on higher 737, 747 and 767 deliveries. The figure was within the company’s delivery guidance of 760 to 765.

In 2017, Boeing delivered 529 models of the 737 airplanes, followed by 136 deliveries of the 787 model. In the year-ago period, the company had delivered 490 units of the 737 and 137 units of the 787 model. Boeing delivered 74 units of the 777 model in 2017, compared with 99 units a year ago. Other deliveries include 10 767s and 14 747s, compared with 13 and 9 units, respectively.

In the defense and space business, Boeing’s deliveries were 174 in 2017, down from 185 a year ago. Total deliveries consisted of 68 AH-64 Apache helicopters (both new and remanufactured) and 44 Chinook helicopters (new and renewed). The company also delivered 23 F/A-18s, 19 P-8 models, 16 F-15s, 1 Military Satellites, and 3 Commercial and Civil Satellites.

Q4 Orders Deliveries

Boeing reported fourth-quarter 2017 commercial deliveries of 209 airplanes, up year over year backed by higher demand for 737 and 747 jets. Sequentially, the numbers went up 3.5%. Delivery of the single-aisle 737 jet increased to 148 in the fourth quarter from 122 a year ago.

Shipments of the 777 and 787 Dreamliners totaled 16 and 36, compared with 26 and 33 in the year-ago period,

Article source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/boeing-apos-ba-q4-commercial-142302504.html