The story goes that as Earl Harwell was observing the construction of what would become his family’s home on South Main Street, a passerby took in the sight of what would become a four-story, 15,000-square-foot, English Tudor-style mansion and wondered aloud what sort of person would build such an enormous...
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AMATEUR RADIO ‘FIELD DAY’—Members of the Bristol Amateur Radio Club (VA/TN) and the Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Society (Smyth and Washington Counties, VA) will be participating in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise, Saturday, June 24, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at White Top...
KATY CLUNE Virginia Folklife Rain kept the six Clydesdales tucked inside their 53-foot trailer, but the team from Bart Long & Associates, Realty and Auction were still a main attraction at the soggy Memorial Day parade in Marion. Before the gleaming red trailer took its parade position, staff invited spectators...
PARIS — To Brian Yutko, a top engineer at Boeing, now CEO of its air taxi subsidiary Wisk, the invention his team has produced is more than just a cool flying car. Boeing wants aspects of the cutting-edge technologies that allow its taxis to fly autonomously to make it onto...
Hyperlinks to event details at AKconcerts.com and in our weekly newsletter Or read below if you just want to know the time & place. Thursday June 22nd 4 Royle Parkers (Soldotna) – Open Mic w/ Cody Kniceley 8p-12a Alaskan Hotel and Bar (Juneau) – Open Mic 8p-11p Anchorage Town Square...
WINCHESTER – The first female sergeant in the Winchester Police Department’s history, Kathryn DiPerna was recently appointed as such and is very excited to take on this new role. Sergeant DiPerna grew up in Winchester and currently lives in the area with her husband and children. She has always loved...
Ripon College will honor 10 alumni with special awards Friday. These awards will be presented during Alumni Weekend at the 1851 Awards Dinner. Distinguished Alumni Citation ➤ Nancy Wadley Keough ‘67 of Pebble Beach, Calif., for career achievements and service to the community. Nancy Keough She is a retired lawyer...
Green Lake resident Jesse Bethke enjoys a Father’s Day fishing outing on the Al Barclay Memorial fishing platform with daughters Brynlee, 7, left, and Natalee, 9. Tim Lyke photo Divide & conquer ain’t working. It is crippling our country, polarizing our politics and transforming the American collective can-do attitude into...
For years, the rough-sawn planks have stood on end in my barn, relics from the mid-1800s decision by my great-great-grandfather to plant maple saplings along a northern Vermont roadway. He was a farmer in Brownington in the “Northeast Kingdom” of Vermont, known as Deacon John Marshall for his role in...
As Central Catholic quarterback Blake Hebert sat with Clemson University football coach Dabo Swinney earlier this month, the man who has led the Tigers to a pair of National Championships passed down a few words of advice to the young signal-caller. “Coach Swinney and I spent a lot of time...