01/01/2022
As we say Goodbye to our friends and patrons that supported our efforts to establish a safe, educational, family oriented museum for Wallowa County, we would like to Thank all of you that helped make our attempt at this possible:
The Deal family, JJ at J&S Auto, the Team at Wallowa Food City, Garrett at Goebels Gas, Bryan at Makin Enterprises, Our neighbors ;Tom and Nancy, Orin and Phyliss McCrae, Tyrell Lowe, Dennis Sheehy USMC, Levi Hermans Family, Kevin Burns and his sons,Wallowa Resale Store, Ian Foster, Kelly and Connie Guentert, Jeff and Elizabeth Simas, Tracy and Cindy Adams, our beloved teacher and husband from Central Oregon (Space X), Officer Dan Fralic and the entire Puyallup Police Department(for finding Melincko❤️ When he was lost at the Northwest Aviation Trade Conference),Richard Kennington with the FAA Air Traffic Control, Capt. Mac and Roni McPherson, Crew at Wallowa County Building and Safety Dept, Tyra Houston and Family, Addison and Wendy Pemberton, Barnstormer Tom Murphy, Carl Smith, Rob Burns (and the entire Kni-Co crew), Marylin at our Post Office, Laura Ledgett, Garrett Lowe, Rob and Kelly Pendarvus, The Jan Brandon Family USMC,Colonel James L. Lucas USMC,Rachel Hansen with the Washington Aviation Association, Gary Peters and his Team at Hangar 180, Gary at Hillcrest Airplane Company, Sheriff Joel Fish and Deputies, OSP Brian Miller, Wallowa County Search and Rescue, Tamclicks Crew, Lynn Elliot and Lisa Hayes at ODOT, Lt. Colonel James Fang Maroney USMC Family, Lt. Colonel Andy ”Spider” USMC and Mardi Hagermann Family, Alan at Klages Ranch, Ted and Sharmalee, Diana Mier, Bob and Diane Dempster, John Combs with the OHA, James and Shannon Bowley, Steve Kelly at Touchstone, neighbors Pam and Harold, Gene Foster, The Gordon Family, Jake and Bailey, Travis Goebel Family, Zane Mallory, Helicopter Pilot and A&P George Souter USMC, Sean Hunt USMC, Southwest Airlines Christopher Lindgren, Pilots Dan and Christine Dunnngs and The Pilot For Kids program, WAAAM in Hood River, Academy of Model Aeronautics Education Department, The Crew of the Miss Veedol, The Collins Foundation, NASA, Civil Air Patrol, Teen Flight, Aero Maintenance Flight Center, General Aviation News, Wallowa Chieftain’s Ellen Bishop, Seattle Museum of Flight, Seattle World Cruiser Association, Pilots Gerry and Michelle Brown, Candice Miles, Adam Harris, Austin Dempsey and his granparents Bill and Phyliss, Linda and Emily at B Bright Vintage, Pilot/Astronaut /Sled Driver Brian Shul SR-71 USAF, Art and Cheryl Brock and Family, Scott and Judy Taylor Family USAF C-130, Emily McDaniel and Family, and more. Those individuals truly went above and beyond to help us propel this forward.
If we forgot to mention you here, please forgive us as this whole endeavor has been quite enormous and consuming for two little monkeys.
I would like to special mention, our very own Sheryl Lishco who worked tirelessly to and achieved a 100% score in 5 counties for our Aero Cafe. Her hard work ethic truly carried the day as our Museum effort was considerably hampered by this Pandemic that has truly put a damper on All Aviation Museums in our Nation. Thank you Sheryl for helping create the family friendly environment that Melincko’s was all about.
And Thank You all for believing and assisting us in our efforts to attempt to bring this type of venue to Wallowa County.
Blue Skies and Tailwinds🙏❤️🙏
Melincko and Meemo🙉🙉
Melincko’s Museum is an eclectic fun place to learn about aviation through interactive exhibits
