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Conference gives girls hands-on learning experience in STEM fields …

CLEARFIELD — Jessie and Maddy Turner have big dreams for their futures, but both include doing well in school. “The more I learn and the better I get at it, the more opportunities I’ll have,” said Maddy, a sixth-grader from … Continue reading

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Parkersburg man donates models to Veterans Museum of the Mid-Ohio Valley

SHOW ARTICLE –> Photo by Jess Mancini Modeler Mark Suek holds a 1/48 scale model of a United States Air Force F-105 Thunderchief jet used in the Vietnam War era. Suek has donated 44 models of warplanes, naval ships and … Continue reading

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Cirrus earns Vision Jet certificationCirrus earns Vision Jet certification

The Duluth, Minnesota-based company began talking about building a jet a decade ago and in 2007 showed its first concept, a seven-seat single-engine jet with a V-tail. After the 2008 recession, however, the project, like many aircraft development programs, languished. … Continue reading

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Finding that flying feeling

On a sunny, warm morning a couple weeks ago, recreational pilot Mike Peterson took me up for a flight in his 2004 Zenair CH701 airplane. Peterson had graciously offered to take me on a flight to show me how communications … Continue reading

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Fly-In Remembers Club’s Founder – NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville …

Madison Carter joined NBC29 as a reporter in June 2016.   She graduated from Syracuse with a degree in broadcast and digital journalism and a minor in policy studies.  You can reach her on Email, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Article source: http://www.nbc29.com/story/33514246/fly-in-remembers-clubs-founder

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Joe’s Crab Shack

Restaurant Details To use the word “tacky” to describe the looks of Joe’s Crab Shack is underkill. My friend summed it up as soon as we walked through the door of this wildly popular restaurant. “It looks like they have … Continue reading

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Model aircraft cleared for takeoff at new Salt Lake hobby park

SALT LAKE CITY — After years of delays, city officials and model airplane enthusiasts celebrated the grand opening of Salt Lake’s relocated model airport Wednesday. On the city’s western outskirts — west of the Salt Lake Valley landfill near 7500 … Continue reading

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