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This undated image provided by KSL TV, shows 101- year-old Mary Hardison of Ogden, Utah. Guinness World Records says Tuesday, March 20, 2012, that Hardison is officially the oldest female to paraglide tandem. Hardison decided to paraglide because her 75-year-old son was doing it as a hobby, and she says she couldn't let him do something she didn't at least try. (AP Photos/KSL, Jeremy Castellano)

101-year-old Ogden woman paraglides into record books

Last updated Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 6:08pm

OGDEN — A 101-year-old Ogden woman who ushered in her birthday with a tandem paraglide ride last year soared into the record books Tuesday.

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Ogden grandma celebrates 101 years with wild paragliding ride

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Last updated Saturday, September 3, 2011 - 6:16pm

OGDEN — A 101-year-old Ogden woman found a paraglide ride complete with a few aerial tricks the perfect way to usher in her next century.

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Paragliders end search for man

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Last updated Sunday, July 10, 2011 - 10:05pm

MOAB -- Paragliders have ended a search for a missing Moab skydiving instructor without finding a trace of him.

Three men flew motorized paragliders over a 55-square-mile area around Moab on Saturday and Sunday in an effort to find 37-year-old David Brown, said family friend Micaelo Choo of Sandy.

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Dell Schanze arrested after paragliding off Oregon tower

The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 11:14pm

ASTORIA, Ore. -- A former Utah gubernatorial candidate accused of paragliding off the 125-foot Astoria Column overlooking Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia River was arrested after he was spotted at an Oregon beach.

KATU-TV in Portland reports that 41-year-old Dell Schanze of Salt Lake City was charged Monday with violating city code. A video of the Saturday jump has been posted on YouTube.

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