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Posted by Jane Summers on October 4th, 2006Come to Congress this weekend for a really good time! In keeping with the heritage of Congress’ mining and ranching, the theme for this year is “Reclaiming the Heart of Congress.”
Old Congress Days was established in 1976 by the Moralez and McMillin families of Congress and is being continued by local residents Loretta Moralez, Kit Exum, Jane Summers, and Lynn Tullos.
The events this year are presented by the Congress Senior Center, Desert Village Real Estate, Weaver Mountain Estates, Remuda Ranch and First American Title, and Wickenburg Air.
There will be an open microphone for local musicians to …
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Posted by Maria Langer on May 14th, 2006What excitement! A Sikorsky S-64 Sky-Crane stopped at Wickenburg for fuel today on its way to Tucson.
The helicopter, painted bright orange and carrying a crew of three and firefighting equipment, landed at Wickenburg Municipal Airport just after 10 AM on Sunday morning. It had flown directly to Wickenburg from its last refueling stop at Bullhead City on the Colorado River near Laughlin, NV.
The crew took some time to chat with onlookers and provide information about the rare helicopter. Three of Wickenburg’s four resident helicopter owners were on hand, attracted to the helicopter like bees to honey. Tanker …
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Posted by Maria Langer on January 9th, 2006On January 7, I had the pleasure of participating in the Robson’s Mining World Anniversary Celebration.
Robson’s Mining World, which is covered in detail in a Things to Do article on this site, has its annual anniversary celebration every January. For the past three years, I’ve been part of the fun, offering inexpensive helicopter rides to event attendees. It’s lots of fun for the folks who climb on board with me and I get a real kick out of taking so many people for their first-ever helicopter ride.
Flying M Air’s red R44 helicopter over Robson’s Mining World
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Posted by Maria Langer on September 28th, 2005I’d been talking with Pete Peterson for a while about using Internet streaming audio to expand KBSZ‘s range and make it accessible to the snowbirds who flock to town each winter. Pete liked the idea. After all, what’s not to like? With more listeners, his radio shows and advertisers get more exposure.
Live streaming audio on the Internet isn’t new at all, but there were a few minor technological hurdles we needed to jump before we could get it all set up. My schedule kept me busy, but the podcast (refer to “Old News: Podcasting Comes to Wickenburg”) and …
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Posted by Maria Langer on February 12th, 2005text by Maria Langer; photos by Mike Chilingerian Photos ©2005 Michael Chilingerian and Flying M Air, LLC. All rights reserved; may not be used without written permission.
Heavy rains caused flooding all along the Hassayampa River this past weekend. Watching the floodwaters take away homes and part of Jack Burden Road seemed a more popular pasttime than visiting the carnival at Gold Rush Days. At least that’s how the Phoenix TV crews looked at it. They all sent helicopters up to get footage of the damage and not a single one showed the festivities going on right across the …
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