For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
The government relief programs of the Great Depression put people to work building roads, bridges and buildings that are still in use today, from the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Reedy Creek picnic shelter at Umstead State Park.
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By the book: Introducing our summer series (The News & Observer)
Reading program offered for seniors SAN MARCOS ---- The San Marcos Senior Center has a unique opportunity for grandparents to record themselves reading a story to their grandchildren. The free "United Through Reading Program" group comes to the center and records you reading for a DVD you can send to your grandchildren. Bring in a book of your choice or choose one from the center; or share a ...
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PITTSFIELD – Crawling through mud beneath strands of barbed wire might sound hellish for most, but for the 54 participants of the Death Race, it's a true test of physical stamina and inner determination. ... - By JOSH O'GORMAN STAFF WRITER
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Race may be the ultimate endurance test (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
The government relief programs of the Great Depression put people to work building roads, bridges and buildings that are still in use today, from the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Reedy Creek picnic shelter at Umstead State Park.
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Going by the book (The News & Observer)
AUBURN — James Ritchie Jr., of Auburn, died at St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way, on Saturday, June 13, 2009. He was 68 years old.
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James Ritchie Jr. (The Standard-Times)
SAN FRANCISCO — He's the reason adults of a certain age can't stop themselves from finishing the song line beginning "M-I-C-K-E-Y," the force causing untold legions to see marching mops when they hear the rousing strains of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."
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Museum celebrates remarkable life of Walt Disney (The San Francisco Examiner)
MORNING READ: The man behind the Matterhorn, Autopia and the Monorail sits down to chat.
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He designed Disneyland's biggest attraction (Orange County Register)
As the nation’s first land-grant institution, Iowa State University values its heritage, especially in terms of the model farms that helped establish its legacy. Decisions that alter the historic landscape are never made lightly, according to Wendy Wintersteen, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. But it’s always necessary to balance preservation with progress.
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ISU’s barns: Preserve or demolish? (The Ames Tribune)
The tiny trains in Ric Keller’s Georgetown basement are going to have a lot of company soon. Keller will be hosting three busloads of model railroad enthusiasts on July 7 at his Lakeridge Drive home. He has the only N scale stop on the Model Railroad Tour during the 2009 convention of the National Model Railroad Association in Hartford, Conn.
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Georgetown rail chosen for tour (Georgetown Record)
Metro officials have ordered the 3,000 signal circuits on all 106 miles of the system's tracks to be inspected and nearly 300 older model cars to be relocated from the fronts and backs of trains, as part of the agency's response to Monday's deadly crash. Also, further investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board showed that Metro's computer control system failed to identify a test ...
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Metro orders inspection of signal circuit (The Washington Times)