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p 18 weekender july 1 1995 stux model rocket blasts mean summer has finally arrived j hie rockets red glare was observed by a gathering of 35 someodd kids and adults on the mckim farm just north of sanford last saturday as dave and laurie held their annual solstice party the gettogether of lifelong friends and recent acquain tances invariably includes the propulsion into the vast blue sky of a miniature rocket or two to signal the long- awaited coming of summer and as always it was a rivet ing spectacle for guests ranging in age from two to 50 as these homemade babies darted skyward according to dave and his partner in rocket science john trainor the miniprojectiles which measure in at around a foot and a half and three feet respectively were designed to be sent into the blue with a gentle jolt from one of those batteries kept on hand by home hobbyists for their various experiments but dave and john whose innovative flick pick june 30 july 6 mmw v mm 2 batman forever mam n a 4 bridges 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like a patriot mis sile and within a few seconds had gone far beyond the limits of my lim ited optical prescription but sudden ly a puff appeared some several hun dred yards above pinpointing the location of the craft thisj i was told later was accomplished by pouring a charge of baby powder into the nose cone which is designed to pop off when the rocket is just about to begin its descent earthward at first i was given to a slight attack of panic as the narrow red cylindrical form appeared to be about to plummet towards the assembled throng with all the speed gravity could help it muster but of course dave and john had thought of that angle as well a small parachute unloaded itself from within the unattached nose cone and set the rocket sailing softly downward the 820 cham presents nnie alla n juno award now inee winner of four east coast music awards 1 best 1 j best mj best 1 j best 1 video song album male artist in concert sunday july 16 1995 800 pm markham theatre for performing arts tickets at box office 905305show from where i live bruce stapley contraption was blown by the wind towards a nearby bush and when it finally touched down the kids were sent like hunting dogs in pursuit the rocket was brought back and prepared for another lift off after which the excitement level was upped a notch by bringing out the second larger model after a few last minute adjustments it too was jump started heavenward returning gracefully to the long grass next to dave and lau ries rustic country home as the sun finally began its own col orful decline dave brought out the fireworks left over from the victoria day weekend but by that time our twoyearold son drew had reached his limit and started to fade fast after an afternoon of riding around in little lucas mckims fleet of climbaboard construction vehicles and watching rockets take off we drove down the long driveway as the roman candles and other assorted pyrotechnical devices began to burst forth in their assorted colors behind us meanwhile we were treat ed to a spectacle of our own as thou sands of fireflies set off their lumines cent charges on either side of the car when we headed down the road all in all i think we did justice to the 1995 summer solstice last saturday m t iv ij l hr j il ji epitaph for an inventor by frances hansen edited by will shortz across 1 check 7 fast time 14 baked desserts 20 put through a strainer 21 its much thanked in march 22 jinx 23 start of the epitaph 26 seventhinning ritual 27 type of whale 28 these can be lucky 29 overly 30 one with a pitchfork 32 nevada town 33 start of a wellknown hymn 37 painter of waterlilies 38 symbol of electric flux 39 obtain 43 downhome entertainment 44 late great grant 45 r oui certainly fr 48 gottfrieds sister in opera 47 more of the epitaph 53 tiverton river answers on page are 27 54 pumpedup body 55 rough as a road 56 simon and diamond 57 stare at 59 beaut 61 ally of st elmos fire 62 sites for bookcases 64 having chairs maybe 66 skullcap 69 how to draw an egg 71 behans boy 75 violinist mischa 76 connaught county seat 77 japanese sandal 78 coded matter 79 more of the epitaph 84 hospital supplies 85 beheld in esteem 86 forbes profilees 87 years ago 88 bien 89 padno and gore 90 boxer with a 909 career record 92 wasnt serious 94 puppeteer baird 95 steven of aerosmith 96 haifa sawbuck 97 aware of 100 cricket sides 101 move 105 end of the epitaph 110 less fleshy hi regrouping tactic 112 1992 wimbledon winner 113 takes it easy 114 computer memory 115 hardy novel locale usually down 1 kabibbleofkay kysers band 2 architect van der rone 3 natty 4 atall 5 kind of key 6 life support 7 multitude of occurrences 8 take steps 9 jongg 10 carol starter 11 master 12 with full force 13 falstaffv v rascally crony 14 illnatured 15 footballs grier 16 bridges of madison county setting 17 neighbor of i6downabbr 18 big winnings 19 boozehound 24 apocalypse postponed essayist 25 tubs problem 30 teed off 31 novelist seton 33 longtime 34 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