From wheelchairs and crippled joints to weightlessness in a wind tunnel
DEBBIE JAMIESON/STUFFDylan Lloyd has relied on a wheel chair to move around for most of his 16 years. On Sunday he went flying instead.Hunter Edgecombe has stiff and crooked joints, clubbed hands and feet but he felt "normal" for the first time in his 15 years. Hunter was one of eight Parafed Otago…
bubmagMarch 10, 2020
My FAVORITE Parts of Utah (just in case you ever want to visit) + Weekend Happenings!
Let’s start off by catching up with what we were up to this last weekend! Saturday morning started off by joining my friend on her last training run leading up to her ultra in less than two weeks. I did 10 miles and the trails were clear as can be…
bubmagMarch 9, 2020
Fort Morgan City Council hires field house contractor, approves skydiving business
The City of Fort Morgan is hiring a construction company partly operated by a Fort Morgan native to build its new $10 million field house and community center. The Fort Morgan City Council unanimously voted to approve city staff’s recommendation of contracting Fort Collins-based GH Phipps Construction Company for the…
bubmagMarch 6, 2020
Graceful connector and amateur auto racer Marilyn Beddor dies at 86
When Marilyn Beddor (then Marilyn Branchaud) captured the heart of the man who would become her husband of 50 years, he professed his affection for her on a billboard overlooking downtown Minneapolis. “I love Mike,” read the message signed by “Frankie,” aka Frank Beddor Jr., who had written his very…
bubmagMarch 5, 2020
America’s Best Private Island Resort Is Back And Better Than Ever
Crowded beaches are not an issue when you check into a private island resort. Little Palm Island An unusually destructive hurricane - even for the worst possible Category 5 - 2017’s Irma was considered the most powerful storm ever for the open Atlantic region and the worst to hit the…
bubmagMarch 2, 2020
Former Royal Marine has cheated death 10 times, including stabbing and a faulty parachute
'I'm the luckiest man alive!': Former Royal Marine tells how he has cheated death ten times - surviving being shot, stabbed, set on fire, carjacked, heart attack and a faulty parachuteWes Grant was shot at by the Taliban, survived a stroke and being set alightHe was nearly killed while parachuting…
bubmagFebruary 27, 2020
DESTINATION GUIDE: New Zealand – The South Island
Known for its wilderness, waterfalls, mountains and coastline, New Zealand's South Island offers a smorgasbord of adventure sports for the globe-trotting tourist. Tourism has been growing exponentially in New Zealand in recent decades and annual visitor numbers now almost match the population of the country. Despite this, outside of the…
bubmagFebruary 26, 2020
Silver Airways Pilot Becomes First Female Captain To Fly ATR-600 In The U.S.
Captain Cindy Guay Leads First All-Female Flight Crew Silver Airways, America’s leading independent regional airline, is proud to announce the history-making milestone appointment of Cindy Guay as the first female Captain to fly the ATR-600 series aircraft in the U.S., including both the ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600. Read More
bubmagFebruary 26, 2020