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‘Twice Loved’ Florist finding ways to reuse ‘event’ flowers
EUGENE – What happens to floral centerpieces and bouquets after a big celebration? Do guests take them home and admire them until they perish? Do they get tossed and return…
7 Aug 2025
‘Twice Loved’ Florist finding ways to reuse ‘event’ flowers
EUGENE – What happens to floral centerpieces and bouquets after a big celebration? Do guests take them home and admire them until they perish? Do they get tossed and return…
7 Aug 2025
SVdP offering home-repair loans, support
COTTAGE GROVE – St. Vincent dePaul is looking for homeowners in Cottage Grove who are in need of home-repair loans. The Regional Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program (RHRP) is a home-loan…
7 Aug 2025
SVdP offering home-repair loans, support
COTTAGE GROVE – St. Vincent dePaul is looking for homeowners in Cottage Grove who are in need of home-repair loans. The Regional Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program (RHRP) is a home-loan…
7 Aug 2025
Woodard steps forward to support childcare services in CG
COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Grove families are facing a critical childcare shortage. A local nonprofit organization is working to address these needs by distributing significant grants to support childcare establishments…
7 Aug 2025
Woodard steps forward to support childcare services in CG
COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Grove families are facing a critical childcare shortage. A local nonprofit organization is working to address these needs by distributing significant grants to support childcare establishments…
7 Aug 2025
Here2Help: Cash is often best donation
Donations after a disaster In the aftermath of a disaster, Oregonians often ask, “How can I help?” While offers of donated goods, such as clothing, food, and household items, are…
24 Jul 2025
Here2Help: Cash is often best donation
Donations after a disaster In the aftermath of a disaster, Oregonians often ask, “How can I help?” While offers of donated goods, such as clothing, food, and household items, are…
24 Jul 2025

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Fun drives Wings & Wheels fundraiser

Hank Barrong (right) riding a homemade trike that his dad, John, built for his wife’s birthday. Ashlin Sanderson / Chronicle photo

COTTAGE GROVE – Saturday’s sun beat down with 80-degree rays on 21 airplanes, 34 automobiles, and their owners, as well as about 280 people checking them out at the annual Wings and Wheels event hosted by the Oregon Aviation Historical Society and Museum.

The 11th annual fundraiser invited aircraft and automobile enthusiasts to 2475 Jim Wright Way for a day-long show-and-tell event. It was not only a chance for community members to check out some pretty neat vintage riders, but also an opportunity for the owners to show off their favorite toys.

Folks like Philip Shinar didn’t mind bearing the warm weather to tell people about his experimental plane designed by Burt Rutan, an aerospace engineer. Shinar said that he has been the third owner of this original design for five years now, and it is one of only 4,000 kits. The aircraft can reach speeds up to 170 miles per hour thanks to fiberglass composites having it weigh less than 1,000 pounds.

The event drew attention from people of all ages. If you were lucky, you might have gotten to see Hank and his friend Logan riding around on a hand-built trike made by Hank’s dad, John Barrong. 

The trike was a three-month project made out of a 1930s motor, a wheel from a swap meet, and an Ohio Buckeye tractor seat. It was a labor of love for Barrong’s wife’s birthday.

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