Moon Tree Dedication

Fund Raisers

Moon Tree Airshow slide show and dinner

September 24, 2011

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Spaghetti Dinner
County Building, Cave Junction

Purpose: Raise funds for conducting an airshow at the historic Siskiyou Smokejumper Base, the place where the moon tree story begins. The airshow is scheduled for September 15, 2012 at Illinois Valley Airport.

Fund raiser schedule – Sept 24 2011

4:00PM   Program on the Apollo 14 Moon Tree story and what this airshow is going to be about.

4:30-7:00 PM  Dinner served with music provided by local performers. Photos of this historic smokejumper base will be on display

Flyer – Moon Tree Airshow Spaghetti Fund Raiser Sept 24 2011 (125k PDF)
For more information:  Roger Brandt 541 592-4316

Work days at historic Siskiyou Smokejumper Base
September 25-27, 2011

There will be 2-3 work days for individuals who would like to help with the legacy work to restore the buildings at the historic Siskiyou Smokejumper Base, located at Illinois Valley Airport about four and a half miles south of Cave Junction. Work will include renovating the interior of the historic parachute loft, the oldest aerial firefighter parachute loft in the nation, and similar work in the historic administration office. There may also grounds work that needs to be done as well as painting. You can find more information and galleries of photos from previous project work done at the base over the past four years at: http://www.highway199.org/projects/smokejumper-base-project-week/

For more information, contact Gary Buck: 541 592-2055