McMinnville, OR

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum Hosts

Photo Contest

Only two weeks left to submit photos

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. - Only two weeks remain to submit photos to the first annual "Clicks Away: EASM Photo Contest." All submissions are due by November 1.

Categories include:

People: Individuals experiencing the Museum.

Aircraft: Aircraft, spacecraft or exhibit in the Museum or on the Museum campus.

Event: People or activities at a Museum event (Easter Eggstravaganza, Hall of Honor, Loose Goose Fly-Out, etc.).

Employee: Best photo submitted by an Evergreen employee, Museum employee, intern or volunteer in the previously listed categories.

Winning entries will be displayed in the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, featured in an issue of the Museum's member newsletter, Wingspan, and posted on the www.EvergreenMuseum.org. Additional prizes will be announced on Nov. 1. All submissions are due by Nov.1.

For entry forms, model release forms and official contest rules, please visit www.EvergreenMuseum.org, or call 503-434-4006.

The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum is best known as the home of the world's largest wooden flying boat, the" Spruce Goose", SR-71 "Blackbird", the Titan II SLV Missile and the Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat". In addition, there are more than 150 historic aircraft, spacecraft and exhibits on display, along with artwork, traveling displays, the Spruce Goose Café, the Cosmo Café, the Rotors, Wings & Things store, the Right Stuff Store and Oregon's largest IMAX® 3D theater. The hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily except when it is closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and Easter. The Museum facility is located at 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, across the highway from the McMinnville Airport and about three miles southeast of McMinnville, Ore., on Highway 18. Regular visitor admission is required. Call 503-434-4180 for more information, and visit www.evergreenmuseum.org.

Hot Air Balloons & Gliders subject of Home School Day on Oct. 15

McMinnville, Ore. - The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum is hosting a Home School Day on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Education Department invites home school students and their families to participate in activities centered on balloons and gliders.

Through hands-on activities and content instruction, the Education Department aims to teach students the properties of air, how balloons rise into the sky and how air affects the design of gliders.

Both a hot air balloon and glider will be on site to provide live demonstrations of the information students will be discussing.

General registration for both children and adults is $15. Member registration is $8 for both children and adults. Pre-registration and pre-payment is recommended due to limited space. A lunch location will be provided, so feel free to bring your own lunch or purchase one from the Cosmo Café in the Space Museum.

For more information or to RSVP for the event, please contact the Education Department at 503-434-4185, or email education@sprucegoose.org.

The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum is best known as the home of the world's largest wooden flying boat, the" Spruce Goose", SR-71 "Blackbird", the Titan II SLV Missile and the Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat". In addition, there are more than 150 historic aircraft, spacecraft and exhibits on display, along with artwork, traveling displays, the Spruce Goose Café, the Cosmo Café, the Rotors, Wings & Things store, the Right Stuff Store and Oregon's largest IMAX® 3D theater. The hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily except when it is closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and Easter. The Museum facility is located at 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, across the highway from the McMinnville Airport and about three miles southeast of McMinnville, Ore., on Highway 18. Regular visitor admission is required. Call 503-434-4180 for more information, and visit www.evergreenmuseum.org.

For more information please contact Laura Graham, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, 503-434-4006 or email laura.graham@evergreenaviation.com

FOR RELEASE

September 29, 2009

Trick-o-Treat in Outer Space

Museum offers safe environment for Halloween festivities.

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. - The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum will host its annual Trick-o-Treat in Outer Space event on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Families can enjoy a petting zoo, a parade and safe trick or treating in the Evergreen Space Museum. The Museum Education Department will also offer Halloween crafts and a book reading of "Fright Night Flight" by Laura Krauss.

Tickets purchased before Oct. 29 are $5 for Museum members and youth (5-16), and $11 for adults. If purchased after Oct. 29, youth tickets will remain $5, but adult Museum members will be $8 and general admission will be $13. Ticket prices include admission to the Evergreen Space Museum. Will call will be open at 9 a.m. on Oct. 31.

For more information, please call the Museum Events Department at 503-434-4185 or email events@sprucegoose.org.

Valley View Retirement community

Center for Compassionate Care

Presents:

The Valley View Air Show

August 8, 2009

If you're looking for a fun family outing this weekend, the Valley View Air Show may be where you want to be. The day begins with hot air balloons and ends with the Knox Brothers in concert. There will be a car show, teathered balloon rides, horse & wagon rides, BBQ and tons of music. Your donation of canned food for the local food bank is appreciated. For more information see www.rockofagesvalleyview.com or call 503-550-4750.

Sandy Mitchell

503-502-6408 or sandy@thekellygroup.net

2009 OREGON BREWS & BBQs, June 19th-20th

The 2nd Annual McMinnville Area Habitat for humanity 2009 Oregon Brews and BBQ's event will be held in the Granary District in Historic McMinnville, Oregon, Friday June 19th 2009 3:00pm - 10:00pm and Saturday, June 20, 2009 from Noon to 10:00pm. Check it out on Facebook at Oregon Brews and BBQ's or follow them on Twitter at OregonBrewsBBQ's Admission is $5 for ages 13 and up. Souvenir mug included for those 21 and over. Tickets will be available only at the gate on the day of the event. For more information, go to http://www.oregonbrewsandbbqs.com

Sandy Mitchell 503-502-6408 or sandy@thekellygroup.net