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Terrell HS Band performs at Texas Capitol

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The Terrell High School Band played at the outdoor rotunda of the Texas Capitol on May 24, sponsored by Representative Keith Bell. They performed three numbers for visitors and the representative and their staff.
Photos courtesy of Terrell ISD Fine Arts

What Do You Know About Gyrocopters?

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“Everything you ever wanted to know about Gyrocopters but were afraid to ask” might well be the topic of the Saturday, June 21 presentation at the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum. The free event lasts from 10 am to noon and is open to all ages.
Mike Montefusco will give a brief history of gyrocopters and tell the story of how he came to build one Saturday, June 21 at the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum. Courtesy photo

MY LITTLE PLACE

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This past week was a good one for your old outdoor scribe. I’ve enjoyed some red hot catfish catching, spent time setting up a corn feeder on my little place in hopes of keeping a sounder of hog from ripping my heavily laden pear tree apart and wrapped things up with a trip to Nacogdoches for a deer hunting show presented by the East Texas Chapter of the Dallas Safari Club. So come along, let me recap the week, I think you might enjoy backtracking my trail with me.
Luke placed a corn feeder adjacent his heavily loaded pear tree in hopes of giving the wild hogs invading his place something other than his delicious pears to eat. Photo by Luke Clayton

BFTS Museum offers flight simulator for area youth

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Do you want to take a shot at flying an airplane? Not a real airplane, but an advanced X-Plane 12 Flight Simulator with three screens connected to a high-speed gaming computer. The setup includes sound, a yoke, rudder pedals and a throttle quadrant. The views out the cockpit windows are very realistic. With the engine sounds and the view, you really feel like you are flying an airplane. The best part? The experience is free!
A student at Poetry Community Christian School, Valcus Best’s interest in aviation began with building model airplanes. He also participates in Christian Soldiers karate, theater, Trail Life USA and singing in the choir. His parents are Joseph and Donna Best. Best will be helping local youths experience of simulator flying. Photo courtesy of No. 1 BFTS Museum