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Alaska
Flight 261 10th Anniversary Memorial Event Sites(Updated 01-25-2010)
UPDATE 01-22-2010: Church Service Cancelled
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm - Memorial service for Families of Alaska Flight 261 at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church --- CANCELLED
Due to some scheduling conflicts, the Special Ecumenical Memorial Service at “St. Maximilian Kolbe Church” has been cancelled. Because of the cancellation, folks should figure out a time they want to visit the Cemetery “Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village”.
The Ecumenical Service will now be at Port Hueneme Beach next to the Monument.
The Ecumenical Service will begin at 11am on Sunday, January 31, 2010.
Depending on the weather, we have a backup venue in place for both Ecumenical Service (11am) and the 10th Anniversary Memorial (3pm) on Jan 31st. The possible venue is “Ocean View Pavilion”.
The “Ocean View Pavilion” is located
across the street from the Monument and parking lot.
Accommodations
Please don’t forget to book your rooms at the Country Inn and Suites if possible, using the website address www.countryinns.com/familiesflight261
The Country Inn and Suites in Port Hueneme is where most of the family members stay when down for the memorials, and they are offering a special rate online through the above website, and want to make it easy this way to book your rooms.
Schedule of Events
10th Anniversary of Alaska Flight 261
Friday, January 29, 2010
Families start arriving in Ventura County for 10th Anniversary of Alaska Flight 261
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm Private - Reception in 3rd floor Conference Room at Country Inn and PRIVATE Suites in Port Hueneme
Saturday, January 30, 2010
8:00 am - Noon
- Point Mugu is open to the Families of Alaska Flight 261 to walk on the
beach on base (contact with Teri Reid at base required PRIOR to visit - see information
on Event Sites page for details)
8:30 am - 9:15 am PRIVATE
- Breakfast at Country Inn and Suites in Port Hueneme
8:15
am PRIVATE- Arrive at 8:15 am in the lobby
at the Country Inn and Suites in Port Hueneme to begin carpool at 8:30 am to go
to the boat at the Channel Islands Harbor for visit to Alaska Flight 261 site
10:00 am - 1:00 pm PRIVATE-
Boat trip to/from the Alaska Flight 261 site from Channel Islands Harbor
1:30
pm - 3:00 pm - Cleaning the Alaska Flight 261
Monument at Hueneme Beach in Port Hueneme
4:00 pm - 9:00
pm PRIVATE- Private Reception in 3rd floor
Conference Room at Country Inn and Suites in Port Hueneme and time for Families
to assist in preparation for the memorial ceremony on Sunday
Sunday, January 31, 2010
8:00 am - Noon -
Point Mugu is open to the Families of Alaska Flight 261 to walk on the beach on
base (contact with Teri Reid at base required PRIOR to visit - see information
on Event Sites page for details)
8:30 am - 9:15 am
PRIVATE - Breakfast at Country Inn and Suites in Port Hueneme
9:00
am - Families who wish to visit the Alaska Flight
261 cemetery site at Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, before the
church services, assemble in the lobby of the Country Inn and Suites for carpooling
to the site
9:45 am- 10:15 am PRIVATE - Reflection
at Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village
CANCELLED
9:30 am - Families who wish to attend the 11:00
am Mass at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Westlake Village assemble in the lobby
for carpooling to the site
NEW VENUE
11:00 am -
Ecumenical Religious Service (Ministers of Hindu, Catholic, Protestant and Jewish
faiths presiding) at the Alaska Flight 261 Monument on Hueneme Beach
12:30
pm - 2:00 pm - Memorial service for Families
of Alaska Flight 261 at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church
2:00
pm- 2:45 pm PRIVATE - Family Members carpool from Saint Maximilan Kolbe
Church to Alaska Flight 261 Memorial Service at the Alaska Flight 261 Monument
on Hueneme Beach in Port Hueneme
3:00 pm - 4:40 pm
- Memorial service at Alaska Flight 261 Monument at Hueneme Beach (end time
is apprx.)
Point Mugu Beach
Point Mugu Naval Base
11
Main Road, Bldg. 1
Point Mugu, CA 93042-5033
During the day on Saturday and Sunday, January 30th and 31st, from 8 am to Noon, the beach at Point Mugu on the base will be available for visits by the Families of Alaska Flight 261.
All Family members and their friends and relatives who wish to visit Point
Mugu need to email their request for entrance to, the Base Spokesperson, and our
Point of Contact. Please forward this email to her no later than Friday, January
14, 2010.
All persons over 18 years of age need to have picture identification
available to show at time of entrance to the base.
Contact the gate guard
at Gate 2 (Main Entrance to Point Mugu) and park in the adjacent parking lot where
a bus will transport Family members and friends to/from the beach.
Shuttle Service Info
Roadrunner Shuttle Prices Call 1-800-247-7919
From BUR and LAX fare will be $65.00 and $10.00 for each additional passenger in the same party up to 6 passengers--7 passengers will be $125.00 plus $20.00 gratuity (each way).
From SBA (Santa Barbara) fare will be $76.00 and $10.00 for each additional passenger in the same party up to 4 passengers--5 to 7 passengers will be $110.00 plus $16.00 gratuity (each way).
Plus $5.00 discount each way for AS 261 Guests
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SuperShuttle Prices Call 1-800-258-3826
From BUR (Burbank Airport)
$65.00 for first passenger and $9.00 each additional passenger.
$130.00 for full passenger van (9 passengers).
From LAX (Los Angeles International Airport)
$71.00 for first passenger and $9.00 each additional passenger.
$136.00 for full passenger van (9 passengers).
Plus 10% discount for roundtrip reservations or $5.00 off these rates.