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Les Krumel invested 22 years building his award-winning Thorp T-18.
“Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always liked to make things, and I thought an airplane would be the ultimate project,” said Les Krumel of Moriarty, New Mexico, a mechanical engineer who recently retired as a civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force who worked on aerospace projects. That understatement defines his humble personality. Making almost every part, Krumel invested 22 years in his project, and he was not yet a pilot when he started in 1993.
Born and raised in Nebraska, Krumel’s father, Ermin, was a machinist and a tool and die maker. “He grew up on a farm, and there is very little a farmer cannot fix, and I attribute most of my shop skills to my dad,” he said. “He passed away about three years ago.” Krumel cannot pinpoint his aviation inspiration. Growing up, he didn’t know anyone who was into it, but still the allure of flying coexisted with his joy of building thing
Walk past Alliance Morgan McKinzie High School in East Los Angeles and you might notice a striking image of a muscled man shielding himself from a rain of swords. It s one of 19 sections in The Story of Our Struggle, an eleven-foot-high, five-foot-long fired-ceramic tile mural that charts Chicano history from pre-Columbian times to the present. In rich jewel tones, it depicts Aztec civilization, the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the loss of Mexican land to the United States. Although sweeping in its subject matter, the work is as much a personal reckoning as a cultural one.
The mural was created by artist and educator Johnny D. Gonzalez, aka Don Juan. Born in 1943 in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes, he came to California as a young child. Unable to speak English, he was ridiculed by his schoolmates for his thick accent.
5 interesting people we met in Hamilton in 2020
Every year, CBC Hamilton reporters meet some of the most interesting people in the city and introduce them to you. Here s a look back at just a few of Hamilton s most interesting people in 2020.
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Many of the people we met in 2020 were linked in some way to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
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Posted: Jan 01, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 1 It s OK to be angry, says Mike Bomberry, a counsellor at Ganohkwasra. It s OK to have those feelings, but it s not OK to be violent. (Samantha Craggs/CBC)
Every year, CBC Hamilton reporters meet some of the most interesting people in the city and introduce them to you.
Tragic Details About Comedy Legend Ernie Kovacs Shout Factory TV
By William J. Wright/Dec. 10, 2020 10:56 am EDT
During television s celebrated golden age, Ernie Kovacs was to comedy what Rod Serling was to drama. Although his name may not be as familiar as 1950s legends such as Lucille Ball, Sid Caesar, or Jackie Gleason, Ernie Kovacs impact is immeasurable, if not largely unsung. His quirky sensibilities and penchant for absurdity have influenced generations of comics ranging from Great Britain s legendary Monty Python troupe to talk show giant David Letterman. Kovacs, with his lightning fast wit and spontaneity, revolutionized comedy for television, stripping it of its vaudeville roots and re-inventing it for a new medium and a new generation.