Posted in History, On This Day, Postcards, Tar Heelia on December 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By all accounts the day was gray and blustery. A coin toss had determined who would make the first flight of the day. Orville lay down on the flyer and then man and aircraft ascended about 10 feet into the air. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered about 120 feet. The brothers each made [...]
Posted in Just A Bite, Tar Heelia, tagged andy williams, bill smith, chapel hll nc, crooks corner, huckleberries, karen grigsby bates, moon river on December 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »
LYNN NEARY, HOST [of NPR's "All Things Considered"]: Also this week, we heard about a boarding school for overweight children in North Carolina. In that story, we mentioned that, because of the school’s policies, you won’t find any buttered cornbread, pork barbecue or huckleberry pie. But North Carolina native, Elizabeth Thompson(ph) of Durham wants to [...]
