Mitchell native named NPS Aviator of Year

  • Mitchell native Galen Howell stands in front of a fixed-wing aircraft. He was recently tabbed as the 2020 National Park Service Aviator of the Year. Howell grew up in Spruce Pine, the son of Joe and Nell Howell. His father owned Joe Howe’s store in Ingalls for more than 50 years.
    Mitchell native Galen Howell stands in front of a fixed-wing aircraft. He was recently tabbed as the 2020 National Park Service Aviator of the Year. Howell grew up in Spruce Pine, the son of Joe and Nell Howell. His father owned Joe Howe’s store in Ingalls for more than 50 years.
    Mitchell County native Galen Howell, an airplane pilot at Grand Canyon National Park, has been selected as the 2020 National Park Service (NPS) Aviator of the Year.  The award recogn...

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