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  • Not your kid’s model plane Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 5:42PMRichard Horton stands proudly next to the World War I replica plane he built in his Lee’s Summit garage. The plane, which he built from scratch, is only waiting on the Federal Aviation Administration approval and a few test flights before he can fly it freely.
  • National Night Out set for Aug. 3 Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 3:00PMSOUERTON - The Souderton Borough Police Department utilizes the National Night Out event to meet the public in a relaxed atmosphere. That's according to David Gale, an officer with the department.
  • In Your Town- Aug. 1 Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 10:41PMNATIONAL NIGHT OUT
  • Out & About: YWCA reopens Back to Work Boutique Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:40PMThe YWCA ballroom hosted a gala celebration July 15 marking the grand reopening of the Y's uniq
  • Airplane artist displays model box originals Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 4:04AMThomas A. Morgan captures aircraft in the wild blue yonder in a way that only an avid lover of aviation can. An exhibit of Morgan's artworks at the Art Gallery in Village Hall, titled "Aviation Art Show," opened July 15 with a reception in the gallery, 6900 N. Lincoln Ave. The reception allowed Morgan, a Park Ridge resident, to talk about his historically accurate renderings of aircraft.
  • Built for Bay City: Love of tall ships brings couple together Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 8:41AMAmanda Loman | The Bay City TimesKen Griswold, 77, of Bay City, has been building models ships and planes for 70 years, including the wood model of a 1900 modified Friendship Stoop on the table of his workshop. Griswold currently...
  • The science behind scary rides at new Young at Art exhibit Wednesday, June 16, 2010 @ 1:51PMK'NEX: Building Thrill Rides, which runs through Sept. 19, offers visitors a chance to see roller coasters and Ferris wheels from an engineer's perspective that teaches kids about physics through fun.
  • Let's play Dumpster, No Dumpster Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 5:33PMSome time ago, I came up with a game, which has become very popular at my antiques appraisal events, my Facebook fan page and on my TV appearances. Here's how you play the game, Dumpster or No Dumpsterâ„¢. So, if you were faced with the decision as to wh
  • Weekend missile launchers head to Oregon desert to send their dreams skyward Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 6:22PMSpring Thunder, a season-opening rocket launch party, attracts science-types to a weekend camp out in the sagebrush est of Bend.
  • Dumpster or not, make a good appraisal Tuesday, May 25, 2010 @ 2:35AMSome time ago, I came up this game which has become very popular at my antiques appraisal events. Here's how you play Dumpster or No Dumpster: If you were faced with the decision as to what to do with ...
  • Philip Weiss Auctions 3 Day Major Auction Event, Not to Be Missed April 23-25 at our gallery 1 Neil Court Oceanside NY ... Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 11:09PMA weekly newspaper serving the antiques and arts industry, collectors, and institutions. New information each week on antiques shows and auctions around the country and antiques dealer listings.
  • FUN factory Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 12:30AMKey West has its share of attractions, but there's only one place in town where you can walk through a tropical rain forest and emerge in an underwater shipwreck surrounded by exotic fish and spoils... read more
  • Marcellus rush fuels spinoff for local firms Thursday, March 25, 2010 @ 11:23PMIt's been estimated that companies moving into or expanding in the region to tap Marcellus Shale natural gas deposits could create nearly 200,000 jobs and generate more than $13 billion in Pennsylvania over the next decade.
  • DIY Airplanes coming to Utah County Thursday, March 25, 2010 @ 4:01PMTime, some money, and a patient wife.
  • Beach jogger killed by plane likely never heard it Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 5:51AMHILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The kit-built single-engine plane had turned into a glider, almost silently trying to make an emergency landing along a stretch of beach.
  • Beach jogger killed by plane likely never heard it Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 5:44AMThe kit-built single-engine plane had turned into a glider, almost silently trying to make an emergency landing along a stretch of beach. Pharmaceutical salesman Robert Gary Jones, ear buds in, listening to his iPod while jogging neither saw nor heard it and was struck from behind Monday evening and killed instantly.
  • Jogger Killed by Plane Likely Never Heard It Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 4:58AMMar. 15: Two men stand near a plane that crashed along a beach in Hilton Head, S.C.
  • Ukraine's leading English-language newspaper since 1995 Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 4:29AMAn Experimental Lancair IV-P airplane lies beached on Hilton Head Island, S.C., Tuesday, March 16, 2010, the day after its pilot made an emergency landing. The pilot, Edward Smith, and his passenger survived the crash, but a man jogging was killed.
  • Plane makes emergency landing on SC beach, killing jogger who never knew what hit him Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 4:14AMAn Experimental Lancair IV-P airplane lies beached on Hilton Head Island, S.C., Tuesday, March 16, 2010, the day after its pilot made an emergency landing. The pilot, Edward Smith, and his passenger survived the crash, but man jogging on the beach was killed when he was struck by the plane.
  • Jogger Killed By Plane Likely Never Heard It Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 3:40AMThe kit-built single-engine plane had turned into a glider, almost silently trying to make an emergency landing when it killed a traveling businessman.
  • Va. man was passenger in plane that killed jogger Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 3:39AMAuthorities say a Virginia man was the passenger in a small plane that hit and killed a jogger during an emergency landing on a South Carolina beach.
  • Beach jogger killed by plane likely never heard it Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:29AMThe kit-built single-engine plane had turned into a glider, almost silently trying to make an emergency landing along a stretch of beach. Pharmaceutical salesman Robert Gary Jones, ear buds in, listening to his iPod while...
  • Aircraft strikes, kills jogger - Wed, 17 Mar 2010 PST Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:17AMHILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Robert Gary Jones was a pharmaceuticals salesman on a business trip, looking forward to getting home to celebrate his daughter’s third birthday. He was enjoying a moment to himself on this resort island, jogging on the beach and listening to his iPod. Officials say the Woodstock, Ga., man neither saw nor heard what struck him from behind Monday evening: A single-engine ...
  • A beach, a jogger, a failing plane, and death Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:06AMHILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Robert Gary Jones was a pharmaceutical salesman on a business trip, looking forward to getting home to celebrate his daughter's third birthday. He was enjoying a moment to himself on this resort island, jogging on the beach and listening to his iPod.
  • Children's Hospital Honors Niswonger With Sculpture Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:51AMSun Photo by Phil Gentry An emotional Scott Niswonger, right, reacts to the unveiling of a new sculpture that was created to resemble him as a young boy, and his beloved childhood dog, Doc. The sculpture, which was a surprise to him, was placed outside the pediatric hospital, near the main lobby's waiting area.
  • West Volusia weekend calendar Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 6:38PMSaturday, Feb. 20 Fun Run 7:30 a.m. registration; 9 a.m. 5K run and 1-mile walk begins at DeLand Middle School, 1400 S. Aquarius Ave. Prizes awarded; first 100 registrants will receive a T-shirt for $5. Hosted by Woodward Avenue Elementary School. For elementary-high-schoolers. Call Dorothy Valenti ...
  • Buyers at toy fair in New York foresee another cutthroat holiday season Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 6:16PMWith consumers still expected to be frugal, retailers face the challenge of ordering the right toys at the right prices - months ahead of time. It's Goldilocks time for the nation's toy merchants: Not too pricey, but not too cheap. Innovative, but still fun to play with.
  • Reporter's Notebook: Send veterans some love Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 5:22AMWorld War II veteran George Mixell wants people to have a heart this Valentine’s Day.
  • Flying high Saturday, January 9, 2010 @ 8:14PMWithout a doubt, they are low-tech. No batteries. Nothing to plug in, no moving parts. No computer chips. They’re lightweight, inexpensive (about $1.50), and they fly. They’re Guillow’s gliders, the balsa-wood airplanes that have entertained generations of kids and adults with simple, old-fashioned fun, and they’re made in Wakefield.
  • Model-aircraft pilots gather to fly Sunday, December 13, 2009 @ 12:03AMJamie Robertson of Claremore, Okla., started flying model helicopters when he was 13.
  • Toy Donations for Kids at Children's Hospital Friday, December 11, 2009 @ 4:03PMArkansas Children's Hospital is turning into Santa's workshop... Volunteers have been busy sorting through boxes of toy donations for the Sixth Annual Festival of Stars.
  • Technobuddy: Santa techie has fun, useful ideas for gift-giving Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 3:33AMThe ghosts of my Christmases past live in the bottom of a drawer. There is a sweater with an embroidered picture of a dog, a tie so colorful that it should have batteries, and a model airplane kit so complicated that it never got off the ground.
  • Think outside the box for high-tech gifts Saturday, December 5, 2009 @ 6:46PMThe ghosts of my Christmases past live in the bottom of a drawer. There is a sweater with an embroidered picture of a dog, a tie so colorful it should have batteries and a model airplane kit so complicated it never got off the ground.
  • Man makes toys for Salvation Army Friday, December 4, 2009 @ 12:39AMNot all of Santas elves live at the North Pole. In fact, at least one of them calls Fremont home. Sidney Burnette... (3 comments)
  • Model Airplane Collection Up For Auction Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 7:05PMPaul Lachat built his first model airplane in 1936 when he was six years old. He has been building them ever since.
  • Techno Buddy: Tech gifts? Try these Thursday, November 26, 2009 @ 6:32AMThe ghosts of my Christmases past live in the bottom of a drawer. There is a sweater with an embroidered picture of a dog, a tie so colorful it should have batteries and a model airplane kit so complicated that it never got off the ground.I have no hope that things will get better for me. But — in the spirit of the holidays— perhaps I can help you. We’ll talk about high tech gifts that may find ...
  • Community asked to help vet program Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 8:59AMBy KAREN CAMPBELL Staff Writer Organizers of an annual Christmas program for veterans are again asking area community members for their support as the event, now in its 10th year, gives back to those who gave so much of themselves to the country.
  • Some suggestions for high-tech gifts that will get used Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 6:45PMThe ghosts of my Christmases past live in the bottom of a drawer. There is a sweater with an embroidered picture of a dog, a tie so colorful it should have batteries and a model airplane kit so complicated that it never got off the ground.I have no hope that things will get better for me. But in the spirit of the holidays, perhaps I can help you. We’ll talk about high-tech gifts that may find a ...
  • FedEx unveils 'smart package' to track high-value shipments Tuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 9:36PMFedEx wants to help traders of high-value, time-sensitive goods work smarter.The company on Tuesday rolled out SenseAware, a new smart-package offering that keeps tabs on temperature, location and other vitals, such as whether a package has been opened.Developed by FedEx innovation labs in Memphis, it features a device that is placed in packages or pallets of freight and coupled with a Web-based ...
  • George S. Foster III Auction Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 11:07PMA weekly newspaper serving the antiques and arts industry, collectors, and institutions. New information each week on antiques shows and auctions around the country and antiques dealer listings.
  • THE COMPLETE AUCTION SERVICE CO. FALL, for the FUN & EXCITEMENT of a NH COUNTRY AUCTION Saturday, October 17, 2009 @ 11:15PMA weekly newspaper serving the antiques and arts industry, collectors, and institutions. New information each week on antiques shows and auctions around the country and antiques dealer listings.
  • The Dremel(R) Brand Debuts the Dremel 4000 Monday, October 5, 2009 @ 8:00AMThe Dremel brand is taking rotary tool technology to a whole new level this fall with the introduction of the Dremel 4000, a new top-of-the-line corded rotary tool, which is the brand's highest performing and most versatile rotary tool yet.
  • Kit plane companies are largely happy with FAA’s latest Saturday, September 19, 2009 @ 6:09AMWASHINGTON — Kit airplane manufacturers said they’re largely pleased with a Federal Aviation Administration report released this week that indicates the agency is stepping back from strict rules it proposed last year, which some plane makers feared would cripple the industry.The FAA still needs to issue a new policy for determining whether kit aircraft — a set of parts and instructions which are ...
  • Air Ambulance Company Rebounds From Tragedies, High Fuel Prices Friday, September 18, 2009 @ 6:47PMWhat a difference a year makes.
  • Air Ambulance Company Rebounds From Tragedies, High Fuel Prices Friday, September 18, 2009 @ 6:47PMA slew of accidents made last year the deadliest on record for the civilian air medical transportation industry. And when companies weren't dealing with tragedies, they faced more mundane pressures: record high fuel prices that minimized traffic accident calls while making expensive aircraft even more costly to fly.
  • Shoptalk goes local: Quinpool Road edition Tuesday, September 15, 2009 @ 11:10AMThis Saturday, September 19 is the Quinpool Road Fall Fair, running from 10am to 2pm, a family event to feature an inflated bouncy pirate castle, food, games, costume contests face painting and the like, with crafts provided by The Clay Café (6413 Quinpool Road, 429-2994). Quinpool has a lot going for it at the moment. Besides being an essential western artery to and from downtown Halifax, it ...
  • Take to the skies Monday, September 7, 2009 @ 5:17AMIt's red, white and blue, big enough for a child to sit in and has more power than the original Wright Brothers' plane.
  • Radio controlled aircraft on display for veterans Saturday, September 5, 2009 @ 11:07PMAbout 20 residents of the Iowa Veterans Home witnessed aerial combat, helicopters flying upside down and colorful airplanes with passengers doing acrobatics Saturday. The event was not at the Des Moines International Airport.
  • Mini-military displayed at museum Wednesday, September 2, 2009 @ 1:26PM“Fantastic Model Miniatures” will be on display at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington on Saturday, Sept. 12, and Sunday, Sept. 13.
  • Hot Up Here: New Work by New Orleans Artists is hot and cold Friday, August 28, 2009 @ 11:26AMMichael DeMocker / The Times-PicayuneTony Campbell, left, and Matt Vis with their video self-portraits Caesar and Caligula at the 'Hot Up Here' exhibit at the CAC. "Hot Up Here: New Work by New Orleans Artists" at the Contemporary Arts Center...