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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JUNE 20, 2018 OAHS plane fi nds new home in New York Aft er roaring over the skies of Cottage Grove for nearly a decade, the 1935 Stinson SR5E that was on display at the Or- egon Aviation Historical Soci- ety (OAHS) has found a new home just outside Rochester, N.Y. First received by the Oregon Antique and Classic Aircraft Club as a full project, mean- ing a bare bones fuselage and a ground up restoration, this aircraft began its journey back to life in 1994. Spearheaded by former OAHS director Rex Hume, this project was fi rst rebuilt and reassembled in Williams, Ore., and then moved to the Experimental Aviation Asso- ciation hangar in Grants Pass, where the engine was installed and wings were attached. COURTESY PHOTO It was then sent to Scap- poose to Oregon Aero where Cassandra Barrong, Executive Director OAHS & Mr. Jackson, new owner of the Stinson SR5E they donated new interior up- biplane back to Cottage Grove holstery. Th is undertaking was and the acqui-sition of several hour fl y time. With stops in Hermiston, where it can be fully completed nearly 15 years to comple-tion, historical Oregon aircraft that and shortly aft er its fi rst fl ight have been and will be restored Mitchell, SD and Waterloo, IA, as one of our fl ying displays. Th e new available space will in 2009 Rex fell ill and passed space was limited and a deci- the Stinson arrived in Penn sion was made to sell the Stin- Yan, N.Y., Tuesday, June 5. also allow us to bring several of in 2011. Th e OAHS noted that it our Oregon home built aircraft Upon restoration and regis- son. Th e new owner hails from was a “bittersweet goodbye as out of storage and on display.” tration with the FAA in 2009, OAHS will be hosting a new the aircraft was fully donated Penn Yan, N.Y., just outside of this was a project many of our to OAHS, initially as a fl agship Rochester. Th e Stinson depart- members and fellow local avia- exhibit and will continue to for the museum with the un- ed Cottage Grove for the last tors helped bring to life and it host pancake breakfasts the derstanding that down the line time Saturday June 2, powered continues to be a fl ying memo- fi rst Saturday of the month through September, as well as it may be sold to make room by a 300hp, nine cylinder radial rial of Rex Hume. R680, using roughly 15 gallons Th e new addition of space fl y-in events through the sum- and raise funds. With the recent addition of of fuel with a 70-gallon capac- however will allow us to bring mer. the OAHS restoration shop ity which gave it about a four- the Tex Rankin Great Lakes Comprehensive family, medical eyecare and optical services Free summer lunches program up and running Th e free summer lunch program is off ered to children between the ages of two and 18 years old. Children be- tween the ages of 1 and 2 can eat when accompanied by a responsible adult. To participate in the free lunch program, visit one of the follow sites: Bohemia El- ementary School, Cottage Grove High School or Coiner Park between 11:30 a.m. and • Summer break has of- fi cially begun. Be aware of children of all ages walking or riding alongside or crossing the roads. • Slow down, especially on Territorial near the Family Store and the deli. • CAL School Board meets this Th ursday, June 21, in Ap- plegate Elementary at 7 p.m. • Th e Crow Car Show is getting closer, Saturday, July 14. Early registration can save money. Forms may be down- loaded at www.crowbooster- club.com/crowcarshow. • Lorane grangers will get together to work on grange booth for the Lane County Fair, on Th ursday, June 28, be- ginning at 7 p.m. VANDALISM from A1 Creswell. 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