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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2016 Sign up for Girl Scout camp Girls from kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to attend the Girl Scout Twilight Camp, from June 27 to June 30, on the open field at the Elks RV Park on Mercer Lake Road. Monday and Tuesday will be from 3:30 to 8:45 p.m. Wednesday will be overnight with pick up at 11 a.m. on 3 A Amateur radio club provides most volunteers Thursday. Cost is $25 and includes a T-shirt and badge, with dinner Wednesday and breakfast Thursday morning. If not a Girl Scout, add an additional $15. For any questions, call Norma Parry at 541-991-2594 or Lisa Spencer at 541-999- 9878. JACK DAVIS/SIUSLAW NEWS Join us for During the June council meeting, Dunes City Mayor Rebecca Ruede (right) presents Central Oregon Coast Amateur Radio Club President John Pershing a check for $250 for providing the most volunteers to help with the 2016 Oregon Dunes Triathlon and Duathlon held May 7. The club provided 14 volunteers to help with the Dunes City sponsored annual event. Club director at large Renee Dickson (left) was the activities coordinator between the club and the city. Spruce Point Assisted Living and Memory Care JOB FAIR • JUNE 30TH FROM 10-5 We have opening for the following positions: · Expressions Director (for our memory care. Must have dementia experience) High-flying action returning to Florence in July · Part-time nurse, memory care (RN preferred, must have dementia experience) · Cook · Caregiver (work 4 on/2 off ) · Part-time housekeeper (20 hrs per wk) Immediate interview. 10am-5pm Managed by Prestige Senior Living Ph: (541) 997-6111 375 9th St Florence, OR 97439 www.spruce-point.com Visit us online: www.TheSiuslawNews.com. Once again, the friendly skies over Florence will play host to dozens of pilots during the annual Wings and Wheels Fly-In and Car Show at the Florence Municipal Airport on Saturday, July 2. An exciting enhancement for this year is the appearance of a World War II warbird, the iconic P-51 Mustang, from the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Ore. This aircraft has three major sponsors: the Oregon Coast Military Museum, the Western Lane Ambulance LifeMed Open Enrollment Invest in Your Peace of Mind For just $65 per year, you and your family receive emergency ambulance services as often as medically necessary throughout most of Oregon “…thank you for how great you were… I always dread having to deal with the way (family) treats any medical professionals. You knew just how to handle (family) and made the whole situation far less traumatic for my family. Thank you all so much – and keep up the great work for your community!” - J.D. For more information & to join, call 541-997-9614 Stop By Our Offi ce: 410 Ninth Street Florence, Oregon Monday thru Friday 8 am – Noon & 1 pm – 5 pm (Closed on Holidays) Visit: WesternLaneAmbulance.com W TE S E includes the 1935 Stinson SR5 owned and restored by the Oregon Aviation Historical Society out of Cottage Grove, and piloted by Eric Baldwin. This high-wing, radial engine aircraft makes a spec- tacular showing when it lands, takes off or simply does a fly- by. Also scheduled to return this year is a contingent of the Ravens Northwest group out PHOTO BY LYLE FANSMA of Aurora area which flies Jim Martinelli will pilot a P-51 D from the Erickson Aircraft Vans RVs and specialize in Collection, a plane made famous by the Tuskegee close-formation flight. Other WWII-era trainers Airmen. have been invited by appear- City of Florence and Three “Soaring with Warbirds” pro- ances are not yet confirmed. The Florence-based 1944 Rivers Casino Resort. gram, says the P-51 is his Stearman PT17, owned by Piloted by Jim Martinelli favorite. who is also the director of Scheduled to arrive over the AeroLegends, is scheduled to maintenance at Erickson, the skies of Florence on Friday, be offering scenic flights P-51 D is painted in the “Red July 1, the public can pur- as is locally based Apex Tail” configuration of the chase a ride directly from the Helicopters. In addition to the one hun- famed Tuskegee Airmen who flight crew on Friday and dred vehicle car show and flew Mustangs in WWII and Saturday for $1,500. earned a reputation of having One ride will be raffled off shine, emergency vehicles and never lost a bomber on an on Saturday during the fly-in food by Ada Grange and escort mission. for the cost of a $5 ticket, Florence-Siuslaw Lions Club. The Oregon Central Coast Military records released in which can be purchased at the post-war years, however, dis- fly-in on that Saturday or in Military Vehicle Group will proved this myth. Tuskegee advance at R&R RC Hobby be offering convoy rides Airmen did attain a better and Mo’s, both in Old Town, around the north end of the escort record than any other Florence, or In Bloom on airport in vintage military fighter cover group with a loss Kingwood, as well as the vehicles in addition to other ratio of 27 vs. other groups Florence Area Chamber of military vehicles on static dis- who averaged a loss ratio of Commerce Visitor Center or play. The Oregon Coast Military 46 during the same period. the Oregon Coast Military Museum will be celebrating Martinelli, who also pilots Museum. six other Erickson collection Other aircraft scheduled to its one-year anniversary that warbirds in the museum’s return for this year’s event day as well. 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