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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Racing to yesteryear: Palmer man makes motorcycle-building his art
PALMER — A big 1958 BMW R60 motorcycle dominates the waiting room of the Erik Christensen’s State Farm Insurance office in downtown Palmer. A bookshelf has been fashioned from a Honda frame. Along the walls and on desks you’ll spot pictures … Continue reading
Teachers Use 3D Printers To Interest Students In STEM Fields
Photo: Bill Shaw 3-D printing is being introduced to ten Indiana schools. Some Indiana teachers are hoping a new program using 3D printing will encourage students to enter the science technology engineering and math or STEM fields. With a grant … Continue reading
Good Grief. No, Airplanes Don’t “Evolve” by Natural Law.
In an article entitled “Survival of the Flight Test: Airplanes Evolve, Too,” Live Science reporter Tanya Lewis offers the startling claim that airplanes evolve the same way living organisms do. Come again? That’s right, but she’s just echoing a paper, … Continue reading
Corvette Caravan to stop in Cape for the first time
Kenny Pincksten has been a car enthusiast since he was 12. He now owns two Corvettes, a 1963 model and a 2014, and is looking forward to attending the first Corvette Caravan to stop in Cape Girardeau. This marks the … Continue reading
Congressman Olson discusses Flight 17, Mexican border crisis with Fort Bend …
U.S. Congressman Pete Olson presented his 2014 congressional update to the Central Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce Monday morning, which addressed the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, tensions at the Texas border with Mexico, and impending EPA legislation, among … Continue reading
New regs for Friday: Radiation, coal mines, model airplanes
Friday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new rules for radiation at nuclear facilities, explosives used in coal mining operations, model airplanes and recreational drones, and energy efficiency at manufactured homes. Here’s what is happening: Radiation: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission … Continue reading
Aero modelers abuzz over Saturday’s fly-in at Nacogdoches airport
NACOGDOCHES, TX (KTRE) – Aero modelers from all over Texas, and parts of Louisiana and Arkansas, are gathering at the A.L. Mangham Airport in Nacogdoches. They’re here for Saturday’s fly-in. The free displays and demonstrations of not your ‘run of … Continue reading