Father’s Day arrives this Sunday and maybe that means a relaxing day for dad to hang out at the beach or play some golf, but there are also plenty of great options across Newport County to consider. Events are lined up to enjoy one of the best treats of the early summer season, celebrate an important historical event and even to just stop and smell the flowers. For those looking to get out of Newport County, there’s also the chance to check out some old fashioned cars as they kick off a cross… Source link
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Obituaries • Dr. Hilke (Thiessen) Breder, 79, of Brattleboro. Died Dec. 7, 2021 at Pine Heights nursing home. Hilke was born on March 7, 1942 in Hamburg, Germany. She attended the Kunsthochschule (Art School) of Hamburg and left Hamburg in 1965 to live in New York City. After a number of years in New York City, Hilke moved to the Midwest where she graduated from the University of Iowa in 1972. She continued her studies in medicine, graduating in 1976 from University of Iowa Medical… Source link
Read More »For The Love Of Orphan Cars — Merced County Times
Growing up more than 50 years ago, Robin Shepard has always liked unusual, no-longer-made American cars. He came by this zeal for “orphan” cars naturally as his father James loved Packards, Studebakers, and Henry J automobiles. “I like ‘orphan’ cars; I don’t look for a Chevy or a Ford and I am really glad I did some research on them,” Shepard said. This research led him two years ago to a 1953 Kaiser Manhattan four-door sedan that had been “resto-modded” by noted… Source link
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