'Dream flights' take WW2 veterans up to fly in biplanes
94-year-old Jim McKee didn’t waste any time hopping in the cockpit.
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94-year-old Jim McKee didn’t waste any time hopping in the cockpit.
World War II veteran and Eustis resident John McCrary checked another adventure off his bucket list on Tuesday after he took a flight in a restored WWII plane.
EDMONTON -- Following a recent spike in hot temperatures, hundreds of dead fish have reportedly been spotted in various lakes and rivers in Alberta. Due to a combination of extremely high temperatures and slow flows, Darryl Smith, the provincial fish chair for the Alberta Fish and Game Association, says summer kill has arrived earlier than usual. Smith told CTV News Edmonton streams usually start to heat up late July to early August, but direct sun on waterways for upwards of 14 to 16 hours a day lower oxygen levels. “People would say to me they were seeing 10 or 15 fish float by in...
Image: Photo courtesy of Guy Gerrard / Worldwide Challenge via Guardian PR Founded in 1951 as Campus Crusade for Christ, Cru is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The debate over critical race theory has landed at Cru, one of the country’s most prominent parachurch ministries, where a 179-page letter alleging an overemphasis on racial justice has exacerbated tensions that have been quietly brewing within the organization for years. Titled “Seeking Clarity and Unity,” the document was submitted to Cru president Steve Sellers in November 2020 and spread inside the organizatio...
WCCB Charlotte's CW April 30, 2021 CHARLOTTE — Another big step towards normalcy in North Carolina. Governor Roy Cooper lifts the state’s outdoor mask mandate, but cautions don’t leave your mask at home. Cooper announced starting Friday, the state is relaxing the outdoor mask mandate as well as easing mass gathering limits. Under the new executive order, masks will still be required indoors, but are no longer mandated outdoors, except for in crowded areas where you can’t practice social distancing. Mass gathering limits will now increase to 100 people indoors, and 200 outdoors. ...