The Times Herald from Port Huron, Michigan • Page A4

Do you have SPAt gjU QiffcTifc fl i 1 i i i fl Restoration Team Leader Gerry Ridener of Clinton Township stands atop a platform while workers reattach the nose of the aircraft to its fuselage Tuesday during the restoration of the 1950s F-89C Scorpion fighter jet inside a hangar at Self ridge Air National Guard Base. The plane is being restored for the Selfridge Military Air Museum, melissa WAWZYSKOTIMES HERALD ART GALLERIES June Artist of the Month, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, June 1 through 30.

Featuring "Under the Microscope," showcasing work of SC4 alumna Carolyn Catlos of Detroit. Spiral Gallery, 1219 Military Port Huron. Free Student Art Show: "Celebrate Memories of 2012," 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays through June 8. St Clair County Community College Fine Arts Gallery, 323 Erie Port Huron.

Free. Blue Water Art Association Annual Spring Art Exhibition, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through June 5. Port Huron Museum, 1115 Sixth St. $7 adults, $5 senior citizens and students, $20 family, free for museum members, active military and children 4 and younger.

"The Enchanted Easel-Art Inspired by Fairy Tales and Fables," 11 a.m. -6 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Fridays, through July 8. Studio 1219, 1219 Military St.

Port Huron. Free. ART OPENING June Artist of the Month Opening Reception, 6-9 p.m. June 1. Featuring "Under the Microscope," showcasing work of SC4 alumna Carolyn Catlos of Detroit.

Spiral Gallery, 1219 Military Port Huron. Free. Opening Reception for "The Enchanted Easel-Art Inspired by Fairy Tales and Fables," 6-9 p.m. May 25, Studio 1219, 1219 Military Port Huron. COMEDY Comedy Night: Mike Green and Kate Brindle, p.m.

May 30. Lynch's Irish Tavern, 210 Huron Port Huron. (810)824-4021. $7. CONCERT Blues Concert: The Blues Brotherhood, 8 p.m.

May 26. Ultimate tribute to the Blues Brothers. Croswell-Lexington High School, 5461 Peck Road, Croswell. (810) 359-5120. $30 adults, $15 students.

Sponsor: Lexington Arts Council in partnership with the Sanilac County Community Foundation and the Cros-Lex School District. Funds raised support free concert series, Bach Festival and student scholarships. Double Band, 8:30 p.m. a.m. June 9.

LaCroix's Riverside Pub, 314 Clinton St. Clair. (810) 329-9955. Free. Series SC4 Twilight Concert Series, noon May 28.

Featuring the SC4 Symphonic Band. Port Sanilac Harbor Park, Port Sanilac. Free. DANCE Thumb Dance Club, 6 p.m. May 26.

Maple Valley Elementary School, 138 Maple Valley Sandusky. Catered dinner at 6 p.m. Music by Dick Henrich and Son. (810) 657-9349. $4 members, $4.50 nonmembers, $7 for dinner, $10 annual membership fee.

Thumb Dance Club, 7-11 p.m. June 9. Maple Valley Elementary School, 138 Maple Valley Sandusky. Featuring music by Lighthouse 3. (810) 657-9349.

$4 members, $4.50 nonmembers, $10 annual membership fee. FESTIVAL Peck Summer Festival, 3 p.m. June 1, 9 a.m. June 2 and 3. Featuring village-wide garage sales, Elk Township Library book sales Friday and Saturday, beer tent, tractor pulls.

Friday: steak dinner at Pines, 5 to 8 p.m., tractor pulls at 3 p.m. community bonfire at dusk. Saturday: Horseshoe tournament at noon, children's games and activities at 10 a.m., co-ed Softball tournament, car show, dinner and dance. Sunday: Catholic Church country breakfast, mini-tractor pulls at 1 p.m. (810) 378-5131.

Cost for some events. Thumb Soybean Festival, 5 p.m. June 7 and 8, 10 a.m. June 9, noon June 10. Thursday: 5 p.m., midway opens; Friday: 4-8 p.m., Rotary chicken dinner at the fire hall; 5 p.m., midway opens; 6 p.m., outhouse races; Saturday: 10 a.m., kids parade; 11 a.m., kids games; 2 p.m., grand parade; 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., country singer DeWayne Spaw; 6 p.m., car cruise; dusk, fireworks; Sunday: Midway will be open.

Downtown Brown City. Sponsor: Thumb Soybean Festival committee. (810) Free admission. Museums Huron Lightship Museum, 11 a.m. -5 p.m.

daily. Huron See CALENDAR, Page 5A lands at Selfridge 1950s jet roosts at museum SELFRIDGE MILITARY AIR MUSEUM AND AIR PARK 27333 Bldg 1011, Selfridge Air National Guard Base Noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and patriotic holidays through Oct. 30 A museum dedicated to military aircraft. Displays include the cockpits of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, an A-7 Corsair and a World War II LINK trainer, which guests can sit in.

The museum also has a full-size World War l-era SPAD aircraft replica, C-130 Hercules and P-3 Orion aircraft. $4 for guests over the age of 12, kids ages 4 to 12 are $3. Special group tours can be scheduled with a minimum admission of $25. Visitors must bring their drivers licenses and vehicle registration to enter the base. For more information visit www.selfridgeairmuseum.org or call (586) 239-5035 Missing pieces further complicate the process.

Kring said people would sometimes steal parts off retired aircraft as souvenirs, especially from displays that are not fully assembled. "It's not like you can run down to ACO to pick up the parts," he said. "Anything that is missing, we will have to fabricate. The parts just aren't around anymore." Kring added that it will be a stationary display; volunteers are not replacing the engines or mechanical aspects to the plane, just the shell. Ridener said the project is a bit like building a kit car.

"Sometimes I almost think I'd prefer the kit car," he said with a laugh. "But in all seriousness, none of us would be here if we didn't love it. This is a lot of See FIGHTER, Page 5A Check out our Web site for a complete listing of events in the Blue Water Area timesherald By HOLLY SETTER Times Herald It has been decades since the F-89 Scorpion fighter jet has roared through Michigan skies, but the plane is once again finding a home at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Ten volunteers with the Museum at Selfridge Air National Guard Base are restoring the rare jet, with hopes of having it back to its former glory by the end of the summer. Once it is done, the jet will be the only known F-89 restored to the C-configuration.

Roger Krings, a museum volunteer heading up the restoration, said there are only about 26 of the planes left in the world, pared down from a fleet of 1,050 when they were in use during the 1950s and 60s. Gerry Ridener, the volunteer crew chief and retired Air Force master sergeant, called the plane "a rare bird indeed." Lou Nigro, a retired lieutenant colonel and executive director of the museum, said the plane is an important addition to its collection with a long history in Michigan. "The F-89 was not only flown by active duty Air Force at Selfridge, but it was also flown at one time by all three of the flying units now in the Michigan Air National Guard, including the 110th at Battle Creek," he said in a news release. "The model is the variant that we flew here in the Guard and we still have a couple of people in the historical association membership who either flew or worked on this aircraft." The plane joins more than 30 others in the collection, Kring said. The museum was started to preserve the heritage and tradition of the Air National Guard in Michigan, as well as showcase the military units, past and present, that have been based in Selfridge.

Displays include the cockpits of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, an A-7 Corsair and a World War II LINK trainer. The museum also has a full-size World War I-era SPAD aircraft replica, C-130 Hercules and P-3 Orion aircraft. The current restoration project is anything but straightforward, as the F-89 arrived in Michigan in 22 big pieces and many little ones on three flatbed semitrailers after a cross-country journey from California. The fuselage, wings and nose cone all came disassembled. opartments.conn, Find the perfect place from thousands of apartments, al at thetimesherald.com SUPER BARGAIN MATINEES 4:00 530pm excludes special fealures additional charge will apply on 3D Don Deryckere of Harrison Township sits under the fuselage of an F-89C fighter jet and works to remove rust from the landing gear Tuesday during its restoration at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, melissa WAWZYSKOTIMES HERALD REFI11S OH All FOUNTAIN DRINKS POPCORN All SIZES excludes Carmike Aiijal Bjckels FREE IIAIITV 810-982-8463 UHLI I I Krafft Rd.

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