Md. octogenarian takes flight, rekindles love for aviation
MARY GRACE KELLER, The Frederick News-Post
June 5, 2021
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1of9Frederick resident Merle Harrison, 89, prepares for liftoff during her flight lesson at the Frederick Municipal Airport Tuesday, June 1, 2021 in Frederick, Md. Eighty-nine-year-old Merle Harrison still remembers the years she spent working as an aircraft riveter in Wichita, Kansas, to put herself through college. It was hard, physical work, but she found it exciting. (Katina Zentz/The Frederick News-Post via AP)Katina Zentz/APShow MoreShow Less
2of9Frederick resident Merle Harrison sits in the cockpit while preparing for her flight lesson at the Frederick Municipal Airport, Tuesday, June 1, 2021 in Frederick, Md. Eighty-nine-year-old Merle Harrison still remembers the years she spent working as an aircraft riveter in Wichita, Kansas, to put herself through college. It was hard, physical work, but she found it exciting. (Kati
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MARTINSBURG â Leadership with the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport said its operation is moving on to bigger and better horizons as the group continues to make renovations and improvements to the rapidly growing airfield operation at 170 Aviation Way.
Though 2020 was rampant with struggles, Nic Diehl, executive director of EWVRA, said the airport operation was able to make huge strides toward expanding its presence and growing its local impact during the year and found all it needed was a bit of extra support from the Berkeley County Council to solidify some of those changes.
âWe approached the council and explained that we were in the process of expanding our operation pretty dramatically and knew we would need some additional support our first year to be able to take over the FBO, to take over fueling, the charter service and to assume other responsibilities with new hangars,â Diehl said. âWe asked for some additional funding to give us that support as a