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‘Ducky’ Is Remembered For Brilliance
Preserving Mahoosuc Highlands
Wishing He Could Take It Back
Robert J. Huber, 80, of Bristol died on the evening of September 21 when a backhoe he was operating overturned behind his home and fell 80 feet, ejecting him from the seat.
First responders determined that the backhoe’s stabilizers were not engaged, allowing it to tip over.
There will be a Celebration of Life at the Hill Village Bible Church on Friday, September 29.
‘Ducky’ Is Remembered For Brilliance
David McCallum, a British actor who was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and won acclaim as a secret agent in the 1960s spy drama The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and later played “Ducky”, a pathologist on NCIS, has died at age 90 of natural causes.
His role as Russian agent Illya Kuryakin on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. charmed young women and led to several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
His son, Peter, called him “the kindest, coolest, most patient and loving father” who “always put family before self. He was fascinated by science and culture and would turn those passions into knowledge. For example, he was capable of conducting a symphony orchestra and (if needed) could actually perform an autopsy, based on his decades-long studies for his role on NCIS.”
Preserving Mahoosuc Highlands
The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests has announced the preservation of the 2,670-acre Shelburne Valley Forest and the 1,030-acre Bald Cap Peak Forest, which now will be known collectively as the Mahoosuc Highlands Initiative.
Located east of Gorham in New Hampshire’s North Country, the $3.4 million preservation project covers forest along Route 2 from the shores of the Androscoggin River up to the ridges of the Mohoosucs, making it the Forest Society’s second largest reservation, behind Monadnock at close to 5,000 acres.
The lands will be managed as long-term, multiple-use property, with forest management, habitat protection, scenic preservation, public recreation, and education. The lands will remain open to hiking, hunting, and fishing.
Wishing He Could Take It Back
Canadian House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota is facing calls for his resignation after he praised Yaroslav Hunka, 98, a Ukrainian who fought in a Nazi unit during World War II, as “a Ukrainian hero, a Canadian hero, and we thank him for all his service”. Rota said later that he did not know of Hunka’s Nazi ties when he offered the praise during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the incident “deeply embarrassing” to Canada, and told reporters it was “extremely upsetting that this happened”.
The incident took place on September 22, when Zelenskyy came to address parliament. Hunka was sitting in the gallery of the House of Commons when Rota pointed him out, leading to a standing ovation.
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