Seniors
of Living Hope Church
We
meet about once a month except
in summer, for a scrumptious potluck meal, after which we have a
meeting to discuss activities, projects, and needs of the Church.
After the meeting, we are f
ree to play games,
visit, or work
on a project.
We
collect dues of $2.00 each meeting, which are saved
towards our end-of-year outing, which may be something like a trip to the
Oregon Coast, or to Silver Falls State Park, the Oregon Gardens, or the
Evergreen Air Museum. After the main attraction, we all go to a
nice restaurant where we sit and visit over a special meal, paid for by
our dues!
One of our trips was to the Air Museum, to see the Spruce Goose!
Said one
member: "I walked in,
wondering, Where's the Spruce Goose? Then I looked up -- and realized
it was taking up most of the building! The museum is 10 stories
high, because the tail of the Spruce Goose is 8 stories high! The
gargantuan wings loom overhead from one side of the building to the
other, with other planes suspended around it like gnats." We
learned that the building was constructed on three sides at first, then
the Goose was brought inside in pieces to be assembled while the rest
of the building was finished around it. It looks like a bird too
big for its cage, looking out the huge front bank of windows. The
tour lasted about an hour, and gave us lots of interesting information
on many of the planes, including the two latest additions, a Soviet
Photon Space Capsule, and the new SR-71 Blackbird!
Here
we are enjoying fellowship together -- wonder what dinner
will be this time! Just wait 'til we get to dessert!
Then a relaxing time of fellowship together in the game room!
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