Whidbey base is 67
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is celebrating it’s 67th anniversary. The PBY Memorial Foundation is celebrating its 11th anniversary.
As part of the festivities, a Catalina PBY-6A seaplane is scheduled to fly in today and to be on view through Sept. 25. PBYs were patrol bombers manufactured by Consolidated Aircraft Corp. from 1936 to 1946.
The utility aircraft were used nearly 60 years ago on Whidbey Island to lug personnel, supplies and information to the Aleutian Islands. The plane scheduled to be shown was later converted so it could drop water and retardant on forest fires.
The plane will be parked at 315 W. Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor at the old seaplane base. For more information, call 360-675-5789.
Clean up Edmonds: Join the International Coastal Clean-Up at 9 a.m. Saturday in Edmonds.
To help, stop by the city of Edmonds Beach Ranger Station today at 200 W. Dayton St., at the base of the fishing pier, to sign-in for a particular beach and pick-up trash bags.
For more information, call 425-672-2150 or e-mail edmondsbwh@gmail.com.
New thrift store needs help: Caring For Our Children Foundation is opening NXT2NU Family Thrift Store in October at 5612 Evergreen Way in Everett.
They need volunteers, goods and a repair person, plastic hangers, a washer and dryer, clothing racks, you name it.
For more information, call 877-203-0742.
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