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Hood River News, Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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WAAAM hosts Second Saturday event Feb. 14
The Western Antique Aeroplane & Automo-
bile Museum officials said thanks go to Consol-
idated Aircraft Coatings for their donation of
polyfiber aircraft covering materials to help
complete itsmost recent airplane restoration
project. WAAAM’s 1938 Rearwin Speedster is
part of a larger trend in iconic 1930s art deco
style design, making the type of airplane one
of the most popular scale model airplanes ever.
“As far as we know, this is only one of four
remaining in existence,” says WAAAM’s Air-
craft Restoration Specialist Jay Matson Bell.
“Once the project is completed it will be the
only Rearwin Speedster flying in the United
States.”
To see this project and some of the other
things WAAAM is working on, visit the muse-
um during one of our Second Saturday events
like the one coming up on Feb. 14. The shop
tour starts at 1 p.m. The restoration crew
would love to show everyone their progress.
Consolidated Aircraft Coatings has previously
donated material to help WAAAM finish the
1910 Parker-Curtiss Pusher which has flown
numerous times for the public as well as our
1930 WACO Primary Glider which is scheduled
to fly in the spring.
Open 9-5 daily, the Western Antique Aero-
plane and Automobile Museum collects, re-
stores, preserves and exhibits airplanes from
the Dawn of Flight through the Golden Age of
Flight and historically significant cars and
trucks from the first half of the 20th century.
Located on the Hood River Airport at 1600 Air
Museum Road.
Admission for adults is $14, 65+ is $12, kids
between 5 and 18 are $6, under 4 is free.
Submitted photo
VOLUNTEERS HELP Consolidated Coatings with the Rearwin Speedster project. Get a close look Saturday at WAAAM.
Education Foundation announces teacher grants
Science, reading,
math and ‘realia’:
grants help with
varied projects
The Hood River County
Education Foundation has
awarded more than $12,000
in grants to Hood River
County School District edu-
cators to fund innovative
approaches to education.
Hood River Valley High
School was the big winner
with seven grants selected
for funding. Those grants
will provide microscopes, a
ceramics kiln, videography
equipment, art supplies,
and classroom library
books.
Two innovative teaching
ideas at Hood River Middle
will pair ornithology with
art in one grant, and create
a per manent display for
historical realia (artifacts
and physical objects) from
the 1865 founding of the
Hood River City School Dis-
trict in a second grant. Stu-
dents will be involved in
collecting and documenting
the historic objects, as well
as interviewing residents
about the changes in the
school district over time.
Grants at Wy’east Middle
School will purchase books
for the Oregon Battle of the
Books, and materials on
dyslexia. New wall maps
and student maps, as well
at a Grade 3 Science kit,
were funded at Westside El-
ementary.
“These grants provide
f u n d i n g f o r i n n o v a t ive
teaching ideas, as well as
supplies and equipment
needs that cannot be met by
the current funding level of
our schools,” said Founda-
tion President Chuck
Bugge.
Funding for the Educator
Grants comes from ear-
m a rk e d d o n a t i o n s a n d
fundraising events spon-
sored by the Foundation.
O n e o r t wo r o u n d s o f
Teachers Grants are of-
fered annually depending
on the amount of proceeds.
Applications are scored by
the HRCEF Board mem-
bers.
Grants for 2015 included:
Hood River Valley High
School: David Clarkson,
Amy Foley, and Joe Kelly,
Biology Department, 6 com-
pound light microscopes
and 3 dissecting micro-
scopes; Kathryn Davis, Stu-
dent materials for Plant Ge-
netics, Biolo g y, HRVHS;
Matthew Gerlick, Art print-
making supplies; Gabrielle
I ve r s e n , c e r a m i c s k i l n ;
Amirra Malak, 3D scanner
and software for art; Shawn
Meyle, videography equip-
ment for student videos;
Mandy Webster, English
classroom library of lev-
eled reading for students.
H o o d R ive r M i d d l e
School: Sarah Segal and
Brent Emmons, Display of
historic realia; Adam Smith,
Art and Ornithology.
Wy’east Middle School:
Sally Prichett, Calligraphy
supplies, David Saquety,
student materials and ref-
erence books on dyslexia;
Dodie Sims, purchase of
Oregon Battle of the Books
volumes.
Westside Elementary:
Megan Farrell, FOSS sci-
ence kit (water module for
grade 3); Carolyn Welty-
F i ck , p u rch a s e o f w a l l
maps and student maps,
grade 5, Westside Elemen-
tary.
AAA: average gas price
rises to $2.19 per gallon
Many drivers are notic-
ing spikes in gas prices for
the first time in months.
The national average for
regular unleaded jumps 12
cents this week to $2.19 a
gallon.
Oregon’s average shoots
up 13 cents to $2.26 a gal-
lon. The national average
had fallen for a record 123
days before beginning to
rise again on Jan. 27. Ore-
gon’s average fell for 69
consecutive days before in-
creasing again on Feb.3,”
said AAA Oregon/Idaho
Public Affairs Director
Marie Dodds. “Refinery
issues and higher crude
oil prices mean gas at $2 a
gallon is quickly moving
into the rearview mirror.
Still, prices remain near
six-year lows with the na-
tional and Oregon aver-
ages at their cheapest
prices since May 2009.”
Febr uary typically
marks the start of sea-
sonal refinery mainte-
nance in preparation for
the busy summer driving
season. Refineries usual-
ly schedule maintenance
during the first several
months of the year when
demand is relatively low,
which can lead to de-
creased production and
supplies. Retail pump
prices typically increase
30 to 50 cents during the
spring run-up. Over the
last five years, gas prices
in February have risen by
an average of 22 cents per
gallon.