Model Airplanes

I

 could get lost in a phone booth — if we still had phone booths. 

Wanting to find a hike in civilization, giving the fall woods over to hunters, staying safe, I spent much of a recent weekend searching for the Blue Mountain Audubon Society Fort Walla Walla Natural Area Arthur G. Rempel Nature Trail. 

A natural treasure in the middle of town. 

Turns out had I stopped and asked for directions or admitted I was lost, I could have been there in no time. 

But I am a man’s man. 

And so I tramped nearly every square foot of the Fort Walla Walla property, adrift, even sinking dangerously into a couple of swamps, before finally breaking down and asking for help.

My first attempt to find the nature trail was with Wonder, my wife, on a brilliantly sunny November day. 

Maybe it was the model cars flying off bumps at the Xtreme R/C Raceway on one side of the street. 

Or the model airplanes flying sorties on the other. 

Either way, we were distracted. 

Soon we were sucked into the vortex of the paved Fort Walla Walla Recreation Trail, which stretches east nearly a mile from the amphitheater to West Chesnut Street, getting, as it turns out, farther away from my ultimate destination. 

The trail offers a captivating lesson in astronomy. 

Once on the route, I was smitten. We start at the red hot

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The museum is closed to the public this week, Nov. 20-26, in order to give staff a chance to prepare for Monday’s Holiday Open House, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..

“The lobby and upstairs portion of the museum will be decked out for the holidays,” says museum director Becky Mitchell. “We have a lovely toy collection from the late 30s-early 50s era that includes a full Lionel train set, toy cars and trucks, model airplanes and a science kit.”

Some of the other holiday exhibits to be featured during the month of December include a display of vintage Santa figurines, a “Christmas morning” scene, and another that attempts to recreate “Christmas baking at Grandma’s house,” complete with cookie cutters, mixers, rolling pins and more.

After the holiday open house on Monday, the museum will welcome members and prospective members for its annual meeting at 5:30 p.m., featuring guest speaker Sally Hausken, the founder of Sucker Creek Preserve and Greater Sucker Creek.

“She will talk a little about the importance of preserving our local history,” said Mitchell.

Though there is no cost for admission, Mitchell said that members are asked to reserve their spot by calling 218-847-2938 by Wednesday, Nov. 23.

In addition, Mitchell said that members should have received notice this past week that their membership fees for 2017 are now due — and it’s best to pay early, as the cost will be going up slightly on Jan. 1.

After the annual meeting, guest performers Dick Kimmel and Pamela Longtine will be giving

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On Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump snuck out of Trump Tower for dinner at the historic 21 Club.

The visit, first reported on Twitter by a reporter who happened to be dining at the same spot, surprised practically everyone. That’s because Trump broke protocol by leaving his headquarters without alerting the pool of reporters meant to travel alongside him at all times. 

The 21 Club is a prestigious bar and restaurant just a few blocks from Trump Tower. It has hosted almost every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as Hollywood stars, since it opened in 1930 as a speakeasy. Take look inside the famous eatery.

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Nov. 22, 1956

The Bridge Tenders Association District 10 and their wives honored Ben Sprock at a dinner party recently. Sprock, of Point Pleasant, recently retired after 35 years as a tender in the Delta area.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bradley, Elk Grove, are the proud parents of a son born in the Sutter Maternity Hospital Oct. 25…Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dever, Elk Grove, are the proud parents of a son born Oct. 26 in the Sutter Maternity Hospital. The baby weighed over 6 pounds and has been named Mark.

Modelaires, a new club at Elk Grove High School has been organized to replace last year’s Modelcraft. The purpose of the club, explained advisor Donald Morrison, is to promote interest and skill in building and flying model airplanes. Officers are Oscar Mix, president; Lauren Schmidt, vice president; Vic Bridges, secretary-treasurer; Pat Grubbs, club supervisor.

Nov. 4, 1976

The Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed seven businesses in Elk Grove – either opening their doors for the first time, or opening them in a new location: The Bread Box, owners Leah and Dick Pack; Corner Closet, owners Loraine and Minnie Guttridge; DuFrene Realty, owners Don and Charlene DuFrene; Super Natural Foods, owners Edith and Otto Vogt; Dale’s Window Wall Décor, owner Dale Hash; LM Furniture, owners Mori Turbovsky and Jo and Loren Kidd; and Elk Grove Pharmacy, owners Ken and Virginia Stapleton.

Nov. 12, 1986

Getting into Elk Grove has been more difficult since work on the intersection of Elk Grove Boulevard and Emerald Vista Way

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