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Wednesday, June 8, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Obituaries
Canning workshop
on tap in Redmond
george Bain low
1925-April 10, 2016
Bain Low passed away at
home Sunday April 10, sur-
rounded by his family.
He is survived by his wife
of 67 years, Marie; daughters
Jan, Cathy and Nancy; sons-
in-law David Glassman and
Jeff Loren; grandchildren
Antonio, Scotty, and Aileen;
and great-grandson Leo.
Bain was born in Bend
to Scotty and Peggy, who
emigrated from Scotland.
His dad worked for Brooks
Scanlon Lumber Company,
first as a logger, then after
losing his leg in a log-
ging accident, as the camp
cook.
Bain had humble begin-
nings in the backwoods of
Oregon, as the family moved
from one logging camp to
the next. Bain attended a
one-room schoolhouse and
was the only one of his class
to graduate from the 8th
grade. For graduation, Bain
sang “Blue Hawaii” in the
Fort Rock Grange, while
cowboys and loggers fought
in the back of the hall and
bullets thrown into the pot-
belly stove exploded.
In 1956, Bain’s parents
leased a closed logging
camp outside of Sisters and
purchased the “portable”
loggers homes (which had
been moved by rail many
times). They rented these
low-income homes, creat-
ing a community, ultimately
named as “The Pines.”
They added a general
store in a railroad boxcar, run
by Bain’s father — “Scotty’s
Grocery.” The Pines lasted
until 1992 when Bain sold
the property.
After graduating from
Bend High in 1943, Bain
joined the Navy and served
as an aviation airman and an
aerial gunner. His ship was
present for the raising of the
flag at Iwo Jima. He attend-
ed Oregon State University,
where he joined the Theta
Xi fraternity and graduated
with a degree in business
administration.
In Bend during winter
break, Bain asked Marie
to a New Year’s dance at
the Elk’s Club, and that
was it! Bain & Marie mar-
ried in 1949. Bain went to
work for Sears in 1950 in
Portland selling men’s cloth-
ing and ended his career
as Pacific Northwest Zone
Manager. During his 38
years with Sears, the family
lived in Portland, Spokane,
Long Beach, Canoga Park,
Walnut Creek, Palm Desert,
Fresno and then to Bellevue,
Washington, in 1973.
Bain was an avid golf-
er. He was a member at
Overlake Country Club
where he served as Club
President from 1980-81 and
in 1983 he got a hole-in-one!
Bain had a big heart, a
wonderful laugh and great
way with people. He will be
greatly missed. A celebration
of Bain’s life will be held at
a later date. Please email
Nancy at nalow@comcast.
net if you would like to
be included. Any memo-
rial donations can be made
to the Humane Society of
Bellevue, Washington. Visit
and sign the online memori-
al at http://www.legacy.com/
obituaries/seattletimes.
An early crop of fruits and
tomatoes are expected this
summer. Are you inspired to
try canning your own prod-
ucts? Veteran canners may
be interested in updating
techniques for food safety
and best quality. If you are,
come join a public work-
shop at the Oregon State
University Extension Service
office at the Deschutes
County Fairgrounds in
Redmond.
The Canning Fruit and
Tomatoes in a Boiling Water
Canner public workshop will
be taught by Glenda Hyde,
OSU Extension Service
Educator and Master Food
Preserver volunteers on
Tuesday, June 28, 9 a.m.
to noon. During the class,
participants will learn about
the selection and steps to
safely can fruit and tomatoes
with great quality. Then, the
participants will have some
fun preparing a jar of fruit
and a jar of tomatoes to take
home and share with family
and friends. Everyone will
get up-to-date, tested reci-
pes from reliable resources
and tips on entering pre-
served food at the county
fair.
The cost of the class is
$15 per person, and can be
paid that day.
Register in advance by
calling the OSU Extension
Service office in Redmond,
541-548-6088 by Friday,
June 24. The class size is
limited.
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