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After a delay of a few hours,
the repair was completed, and
the Corsair again attempted to
make its way to Florence. Un-
fortunately, white smoke bil-
lowing from the engine com-
partment forced the plane back
to the airfield and another plane
was called in from California to
replace the damaged Corsair.
The danger faced by the pilots
of these older planes seemed far
from the mind of Doug Griffin,
the pilot of the damaged plane,
and its replacement, as he de-
scribed the Corsair’s difficulties.
“We were going to bring the
Corsair, but she needed some
work, so we brought her back
and substituted this airplane,
which is still a Navy carrier
fighter,” he said.
The second plane ended up
being a Grumman F2 Wild-
cat, which was used by the U.S.
Navy later in World War II.
“When this plane was first
produced and delivered to the
Navy, it was originally delivered
to Tillamook,” Griffin said.
He also commented very pos-
itively on the Wings and Wheels
event, which he clearly enjoys.
“We like coming to this show,
as there’s always a great turnout
with lots of people, especial-
ly for a small town. We were
here in the Mustang two years
ago and the World War II SBD
Dauntless last year,” Griffin
said. “We really enjoy coming
here, it’s a lot of fun.”
Members of the public paid
for rides in the T-6 Texan and
flights were also available from
AeroLegends, which offers rides
in a 1944 Stearman Kaydet bi-
plane, the same model that was
featured in the Alfred Hitch-
cock film “North by Northwest.”
“It’s no different than flying a
modern plane or a plane made
today,” Griffin said about flying
the historic planes. “All the pi-
lots that fly these planes are also
mechanics, so we are familiar
with what can go wrong, and we
are prepared for most situations
that come up.”
The other main draw at
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GREENTREES VILLAGE
COMMUNITY WIDE
Wings & Wheels and
the Oregon Coast
Military Museum
brought several
organizations
together Saturday
off Kingwood St.
Wings and Wheels were the 110
classic automobiles that entered
the car show portion of the
event, which was coordinated
by the Oregon Coast Hot Rod
Club. Central Oregon Coast
Britich Car Club also show-
cased vehicles.
A total of 32 trophies were
handed out, with Dave Walm-
er of Portland winning Best in
Show with his 1915 Overland
Speedster.
New this year was the Cloud
City Garrison of the 501st Le-
gion, a nonprofit Star Wars cos-
tume group with several local
members. For more info, visit
cloudcitygarrison.com.
Back In Time provided rock-
ing music throughout the day,
including crooned favorites,
doo-wop hits and a variety of
oldies.
Wings and Wheels’ other
vendors and exhibitors includ-
ed Ada Grange, the Disabled
American Veterans Chapter 23,
Veterans of Foreign Wars – Post
3232, Florence Police Depart-
ment, Siuslaw Valley Fire and
Rescue, Western Lane Ambu-
lance District, Florence Siuslaw
Lions Club, Mo’s Restaurant,
Eugene Metro Bomb Squad,
Central Oregon Coast Amateur
Radio Club, Florence Area Ra-
dio Control Aircraft Associa-
tion and more.
FLEA MARKET AND BAKE SALE
SATURDAY, JULY 14TH
8:00 - 3:00 PM
GATES OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC
Both on the
East & West Sides
1 600 & 1601
Rhododendron
C ome fi n d a
Bargain!
YOU are invited to attend a special Anti-Bullying Event by Serve2Unite!
“Gift of Our Wounds: Forgiveness After Hate”
to be held at the Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw
at 3996 Highway 101 N, Florence
on July 15th at 6:00pm
Pizza and refreshments will be served at 5:00pm
Everyone is Invited ~ Donations Accepted
END HATE THROUGH KINDNESS!
SPEAKERS:
The Serve 2 Unite Mission:
A message for all age groups
of forgiveness, compassion and
peace in the face of hate, racism,
and bullying.
In the wake of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin
shooting on August 5, 2012, Serve 2
Unite emerged in a spirit of defi ance.
The hate behind the murders was met
with an ongoing practice of fearlessness
and creative compassion. Rooted in
the principles of service to others, and
relentless optimism in the face of adversity,
Serve 2 Unite today engages young people
of all backgrounds to value humanity and
the aspiration of living a genuine, honest
life as a peacemaker.
Pardeep Kaleka
“My Humanity rests in your humanity”
~ Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Pardeem is the eldest son of Satwant Singh Kaleka, the president of the Sikh
Temple of Wisconsin, who was gunned down during the attacks of August 5th,
2012. Pardeep grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from Marquette Univer-
sity.
Being a former Milwaukee Police Offi cer and a current teacher in the inner
city – Pardeep is no stranger to the never ending battle against racism, bigotry, and ignorance. He fi rmly
believes that the lamp of knowledge and truth will outshine all the darkness in the world, and does his
best to profess this through his work with Serve 2 Unite.
Arno Michaelis
“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and
despair, but manifestations of strength and resolutions.”
~ Khalil Gibran (1883-1931)
In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, Arno Michaelis was a founding member of
what went on to become the largest racist skinhead organization on Earth, a
reverend of a self-declared “Racial Holy War,” and lead singer of the hate-metal
band Centurion, which sold 20,000 CDs by the mid-ninteies and is still popular
with racists today.
Single parenthood, love for his daughter, and the forgiveness shown by the people he once hated all
helped to turn Arno’s life around, bringing him to embrace diversity and practice gratitude for all life.
Today Arno is a speaker, author of My Life After Hate, and very fortunate to be able to share his ongoing
process of character development working with Serve 2 Unite.