Local technicians at Spencer Avionics spent Tuesday, April 26, readying an aircraft for a worldwide mission.

A couple of states away, on May 5, two men plan to take a single aircraft and embark on a rare journey across the globe to help eradicate the last vestiges of polo in our world. Peter Teahen and John Ockenfels will go airborne in their Cessna T210M for a scheduled 80-day trip around the globe. The two Rotarians will take off Friday.