The start of Race 1 of the Radicals at Sydney Motorsport Park. Image: Supplied Alex Gardner was a comprehensive winner in the first 50-minute race of Round 1 of the Workhorse Radical Cup Australia at Sydney Motorsport Park. Racing with the Volante Rosso Motorsport team, the Ferrari Academy 15-year-old led from the start and continued … [Read more…]
In the early 1970s, I worked at a coin and stamp shop in beautiful downtown Bay Port. I filled orders for rare stamps and coins that were in the company’s collection. I was amazed to learn how much some old stamps and coins were worth. Long before I worked there, I had a love of … [Read more…]
In the early 1970s, I worked at a coin and stamp shop in beautiful downtown Bay Port. I filled orders for rare stamps and coins that were in the company’s collection. I was amazed to learn how much some old stamps and coins were worth. Long before I worked there, I had a love of … [Read more…]
HERALD readers have rushed to help search for a missing pet dove, reporting a flurry of possible sightings. Dovey McDoveface was rescued as a chick four years ago and hand-reared by doctoral student Dave Nicol. But the white bird went missing from Luddington two weeks ago. Dovey, who is very tame, perches on Dave’s shoulder … [Read more…]
After months and years of rumors, the Apple Vision Pro was finally announced at WWDC 2023, and during its 30-minute showcase at the keynote, there was one feature that stood out the most. We were shown a Vision Pro user watching Avatar: Way of the Water on a virtual display, and with a pinch, could … [Read more…]
Garden lovers everywhere rejoice! You have two days to explore and learn from some of the finest private gardens in the Yakima Valley during the Yakima Area Arboretum’s annual Garden Tour this weekend Saturday, June 17th from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday, June 18th from Noon to 4 pm. You will be inspired … [Read more…]
THE FLAG will fly high in Warwickshire ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday (June 24). To mark the occasion, the Armed Forces Day flag will be hoisted at 10am Monday (June 19) at Shire Hall in Warwick – the HQ of Warwickshire County Council (WCC) – and a free family fun day will celebrate … [Read more…]
Graduations were conducted Thursday and Friday on the North Olympic Peninsula. Port Angeles High School graduation was at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Civic Field, 307 S. Race St., preceded by a graduation parade beginning at 2 p.m. at Ediz Hook and ending at PAHS. Port Townsend High School conducted its ceremony on Thursday. Peninsula College … [Read more…]
CHIVALRY is alive and well at Warwick Castle thanks to a daring cleaning crew who pulled an all ‘knighter’ to carry out the iconic landmark’s annual external clean. As the historical attraction gets ready to welcome thousands of visitors this summer, the two-person team proved they had a head for heights by abseiling down the … [Read more…]
A stereoscope photograph of the Devil’s Punchbowl in Natchez, Miss., circa 1900. (Norman C. Henry/New York Public Library Digital Collections) There’s a harrowing story about African Americans fleeing to the newly liberated city of Natchez, Miss., in 1863. These formerly enslaved people, the narrative goes, expected that the Union soldiers occupying Natchez would welcome and … [Read more…]