Spruce Goose to re-open tho the public
West Coast Bancorp Sponsors Opening Day of Evergreen Aviation Museum
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2001--West Coast Bancorp, is proud to be the official opening day sponsor of The Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville (including the Captain Michael King Smith Evergreen Aviation Educational Institute) on Wednesday, June 6.
West Coast Bank's sponsorship will provide all visitors with free admission.
"We are excited to be sponsoring the museum's opening day events and participating in McMinnville's continuing growth," said President & CEO Robert D. Sznewajs. "We look forward to a long and successful relationship with this wonderful facility."
Opening day highlights include the Oregon debut of the famous Spruce Goose -- the world's largest airplane built in the 1940's by eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes. Constructed primarily of spruce wood, it was flown only once over the San Francisco Bay by Hughes himself.
Other vintage and historic aircraft will be displayed and the public is invited to an outdoor flag dedication ceremony at 10:00 a.m. with former U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield as featured speaker. A formal color guard presentation by the Oregon Air National Guard (ORANG) will begin at 10:00 a.m., with fly-bys of ORANG's F-15 and Evergreen's B-17 and P-51 aircraft.
Free tethered Vista hot air balloon rides will also be offered from noon-2:00 p.m., weather permitting.