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Made popular by the 2007 movie starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, many senior citizens and boomers are making their individual of things to do or accomplish efore they die. A sort of final goals and objectives before we die but also a way to celebrate age and maturity. These list of things to accomplish also will allow our family and friends to remember us in those joyous and proud days our lives. Not surprisingly since 2007, there have been lots of articles a nd how-to- books on making your bucket list. In the July 2015 issue of The Best of Times magazine, we reported on the submissions by many readers of their bucket list of items to accomplish before they die.

We received some very interesting items including: overcoming the fear of spiders, designing my own perfume, having a home in alilee, riding in a hot air balloon, attending the Golf tournament, skydiving, go to view the Great Wall of China, go on a mission trip to Africa, writing a book, visiting ach of the 50 states, attend baseball games in all 30 Major League baseball parks, visit the opera house in Paris, go on aHawaiian cruise, make a hole in one on a golf course, having dinner with Tom Selleck, and ance in a Broadway musical Some other items still on my bucket list include: driving a ace car around motor speedway, trying a fish pedicure, eat Belgian waffles in Belgian, see a nd visit the Pyramids in Egypt, visit Jersaluem, witness alive blast off of a rocket from ape Canaveral, learn how to play the guitar, ride a dune buggy in the desert, go on a egway tour, name a star, place amessage in a bottle and toss it in the ocean, visit New York City at Christmas time, and take my grandkids to Disney World and Universal Studios theme parks in Orlando. Recently, I checked off one item on my bucket list. On October 2nd, I witnessed a live rocket launch from just three miles away from Cape Canaveral in Florida. What an amazing site to see, hear and witness. A couple who was standing next to me became very concerned about me during the launch.

They inquired if I were OK. I started cheering and rying a little, but I told them I was so overwhelmed by this nique opportunity as I did not now if I ever was going to be able to witness a rocket launch and now I have and will remember it forever. The day efore the launch, I had the pportunity to tour the Kennedy Space Center and NASA grounds. My wife and I spent ust three hours, but could ave spent eight hours at this Bucket list item: A trip with grandkids Gary alligas Senior Living October has been a relatively light month for tragedy in the skies over Barksdale. Adatabase maintained by The Times shows only four deadly crashes this month in the history, all within three years during the height of its frenzied involvement in World War II.

That was a time of great transformation at the base, which started the conflict in transition from fighter and attack wings and groups and ended the war as one of the greatest producers pilots, bombardiers and navigators for the arsenal of emocracy. here was one deadly October crash in 1942, one in 1943 and two in 1944, according to past Times accounts. the rundown: 1 942 The Oct. 20, 1942, accident left two fliers dead and two mortally burned when a twin-motored Army omber caught fire and burned after a crash landing the according the front-page account the following morning. The plane must have had engine trouble for its final approach was a glide, making for what is called a stick The glide was steep, and upon landing the airplane tilted, catching a wingtip on the ground as it raveled 50 to 75 yards, according to the report.

A gaso- ine taking in a wing rup- ured and the fire ensued. Two enlisted men in the crew died in the airplane, B-26A tail No. 41-7448. They ere Staff Sgt. Arden R.

Fox, 2 3, of Youngstown, Ohio, and Sgt. Alvin M. Dunn, 19, of Pasadena, California. Two fficers in the crew, 2nd Lt. arl J.

Wdowka, 24, and 2nd Lt. Joseph B. Swann, 21, crambled from the wreck- a ge but were engulfed in lames and died later at the base hospital. 1943 The next October accident at Barksdale was Oct. 23, 1943, when an L-2 Piper Cub liaison plane on a routine flight crashed, killing the pilot, 2nd Lt.

William R. Brown, 23, of Florida, and Capt. Warren N. Steele 32, base physician, of California. Steele was married and the father of two young children.

1944 The first deadly crash of October 1944 killed six fliers in a B-26 that attempted to make a forced landing after engine failure i a field in Arkansas just north of the Caddo Parish ine. The front-page eport of Oct. 24, 1944, noted the crash, 15 miles south of Lewisville, turned deadly when the airplane skidded hrough the field and wound in some dense woods, burning fiercely afterward. Killed in the crash of -26B tail No. 41-32019 were he pilot, 2nd Lt.

Arthur E. Anderson, of North Dakota; opilot 2nd Lt. Grady L. arter, of Fort Worth, Texas; avigator 2nd Lt. Joseph A.

Jenschke, of Texas; and gunners Cpl. William F. Berardi of New York, Cpl. Galeazzo J. Cianci of New Jersey and Sgt.

Vernon E. Renfroe of Georgia. The second and final crash was one of the worst in the history, with 11fliers killed in the crash of a B-29, then the most advanced bomber, on Oct. 24. The giant four-engined Boeing, tail No.

42-24536 of the 505th Bombardment Group based at Harvard Field, Nebraska, but making a dead-of-night refu- lling stop at the local base, attempted to take off at 4 a For reasons not stated in he next front-page story, the bomber failed to gain sufficient altitude, grazed a tree on the Fullilove lantation south of the field a nd cartwheeled, erupting in flames. The dead were the pilot, apt. Paul Thomas Dowling, 2 7, of South Dakota; 2nd Lt. Oct. light for crashes over time at BAFB JOHN ANDREW PRIME ouble hammock with a saltwater finish.

Front Rebozo. Ruck with a Tibetan finish. I you think these terms sound like the names of Olympic-level gymnastics moves, you probably worn your baby. Babywearing the practice of carrying a baby snugly against the body in a sling or ther carrier has been practiced for centuries a round the world, but not mainstream in some industrial- ized nations, such as the United States. beginning to change as groups like the Shreveport-Bossier Babywearers, a Facebook group with more than 1,000 members, pop up.

Meetings are held once a month inform and educate others on ba- bywearing techniques like those mentioned above and safety. The group also has a free lending program, so moms can try out different wraps and carriers to find the ne that works for them before spending what could be a considerable amount of money. Mary Frances Russell, one of about a dozen admins on the Face- book group, said she turned to baby- wearing because her first child, now 3 had very strong needs to be carried all the time. made such a big difference in WEARTHATBABY! Practice common among cultures outside the U.S. KATHIE ROWELL SPECIAL TO THE TIMES KATHIE TO THE TIMES Jessica Scott uses a ring sling to carry son Euan.

If you go What: Shreveport ossier Babywearers When: 10 a.m. Oct. 24 Where: Bossier Central ibrary, 2206 Beckett Shreveport Info: wearers.