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The best of the best parachutists in town this weekend FELICITY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Throughout the weekend dozens of parachutists will take over the sky above the city of Felicity, just 20 minutes west of Yuma. Along with all the jumping, this event brought world-famous parachutists together again including the gold medalist on the first women's team. “Just like you’re out in a beautiful world. You can look down and it's quiet. It's just different. It's a wonderful sport.” That’s Muriel Simbro, the first-ever woman to win a gold medal by herself. “Skill and perception, depth perc...

A Page from North Quabbin History: When the world came to Orange Sports Illustrated cover for August 1962. Program cover Modified: 12/15/2020 4:26:08 PM In August of 1962, the world came to Orange when parachutists from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, England, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Yugoslavia and South Africa as well as the United States came to participate in the sixth World Parachuting Championship held at the Orange Municipal Airport from Aug. 11 to Sept. 3, 1962. Acco...