Wednesday, July 6, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
4TH OF JULy: Flying,
running and racing
featured in event
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my worries melt away.”
Following the introduction
of the flag there was a flyover
on the runway followed by a
drag car leading the charge of
the Fly.Drive.Run. 5K race
benefitting the Sisters Outlaw
Swim Club.
“We had 44 racers this
year,” said race volunteer
Michael Robillard.
Sisters resident Josh
Nordell took home top hon-
ors in the men’s category and
Rima Givot, a cross-country
coach and science teacher at
Sisters High School, was first
for the ladies.
There was plenty to munch
on while folks experienced
this slice of American culture.
Deri Frazee and her daughter
Chloe were in charge of the
coffee, with a portion of the
proceeds donated back to the
Outlaw Aviation Program.
Sisters Rotarians provided a
pancake breakfast and ham-
burgers for lunch for pur-
chase. By 9:30 a.m. they were
running low on pancakes.
“Lunch starts at 11,” said
Benson with a smile on his
face.
Many of the businesses
housed at the airport were on
hand to showcase their unique
products and talk about what
they do.
Marc Edmonds of
LightSport USA had his
LightSport Aircraft available
to look at and check out.
photo by Jerry baldock
the traditional aerial chicken drop...
“This is a unique aircraft
— brought in fully assembled
from the Czech Republic,”
said Edmonds. “It only takes
20 hours to get licensed to
fly one, and you don’t need a
medical.”
As onlookers arrived they
were able to stroll through
close to 100 cars. The
Godspeed Car Club and its
dozen members — most from
Sisters — were there to show-
case their cars. Club members
get together monthly to talk
about their cars, but more
importantly talk about reach-
ing people in the community
and being a positive influence
through their unique vehicles.
“This is one of my favor-
ite events as far as car shows
go,” said Godspeed member
Erik Himbert. “There are cool
cars, cool people, airplanes,
and skydivers. It’s just fun —
a slice of Americana.”
Local Sisters resident
Gary Frazee had his 1970
Chevy C-10 pick-up at the
event.
“Fixing this truck up was a
promise I made to my stepdad
of 36 years as he was pass-
ing away,” said Frazee. “I’ve
been working on this truck for
16 years and finally finished
it. I’ve only driven it three or
four times now that it’s done;
this is its first show.”
The day wrapped up with
a series of drag races.
With the mountains as the
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photo by Jerry baldock
drag race: tesla vs. corvette vs. biplane. the teslas made a big impression
on onlookers.
backdrop, kids young and
old had smiles on their faces
watching the planes land
throughout the day.
Benson said, “We are
proud to be able to host this
community event that brings
people together.”