THE SPOKESMAN • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021 P3
Bethlehem Inn
Chickens, horse shows and math scores in Redmond
gets $2.7M in
shelter funding
FLASHBACK
100 years ago
April 28, 1921 — Terrebonne
Egg Among Largest Ever Laid
What is declared by Borden
Beck, Smith-Hughes agricul-
turist at Redmond union high
school, to be one of the largest
chicken eggs ever laid in Amer-
ica, is now on exhibition at the
offices of the county agent. It
comes from the Black Minorca
flock of chickens owned by W.F.
Galbraith, station agent at Ter-
rebonne.
The egg measures eight and
one-quarter inches by six and
one-half inches. In a recent na-
tion-wide contest to find the
largest eggs, but two were ex-
hibited that were of a size larger
than this. One egg in Oregon
measured eight and one-half
inches by six and one-half
inches, and another egg laid
by a hen in Utah measured the
same, these two eggs being a
quarter of an inch larger than
the Terrebonne egg in one di-
mension.
Last season one hen in his
flock laid nine eggs of about the
size of the one now on display
at Redmond, according to Gal-
braith. The hen died after the
ninth egg had been laid, he said.
75 years ago
May 2, 1946 — Redmond
Saddle Club’s 140 Members
Prepare for Big Show Coming
in June
Planning for practice on
events in the Redmond horse
show was continued at the
meeting of Redmond Saddle
club Friday evening April 26,
at the fairgrounds. The show,
scheduled for June 2, the first
attempt by the club to sponsor
an event of this nature, and will
be the first exhibition of its kind
in central Oregon.
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond F.
Jones, Mrs. Harvey Ridgeway
and Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Webb
were voted to the club as new
members, making a total of
140, including both adults and
juniors.
When Redmond Saddle club
was organized in the late spring
of 1944, it was built around the
original group of women riders,
known as the Redmond posse,
of which Mrs. Arthur Teater
was leader. This group con-
sisted of about 20 women and a
number of male helpers, known
as “yard birds.” The posse later
was adopted as an auxiliary of
Cavalry Troop F, being the only
auxiliary in the Oregon State
Guard Cavalry.
Following increased inter-
est shown by both men and
women in moonlight trips,
sponsored trail rides, bear and
bobcat chases, and numerous
other activities, the group was
merged into the larger, mixed
organization known now as
“Redmond Saddle Club.”
In 1945 the club had a mem-
bership of 70 riders, which a
year later is exactly doubled.
Bill Clark, veteran hunter and
guide, was elected first presi-
dent of the club; Gene Davis,
vice president; Mrs. Dean Van
Matre, secretary, and Bill Ryan,
treasurer. The group met once a
month in the winter and more
frequently in the summer. The
same officers, with the excep-
tion of the secretary, remained
in office until March of this
year, when Al Eppenbaugh was
elected president; A.L. Chaplin,
vice president; Mrs. Ned Fields,
secretary, and Bill Ryan was re-
elected treasurer.
The club is a non-profit orga-
nization, with yearly dues of one
dollar being used for expenses.
It has participated actively in the
Deschutes county fair, has do-
nated toward purchase of band
uniforms for Redmond high
school, helped in parades and
aided in many other commu-
nity enterprises. Effort is being
made to increase interested in
better breeding of saddle horses
and in the care and knowledge
of horses and equipment.
50 years ago
April 28, 1971 — Math scores
show striking improvement
Redmond High School’s
scores in the Annual High
School Mathematics Contest,
sponsored by the Mathemati-
cal Association of America and
the Society of Actuaries, have
shown striking improvement
over the tallies of previous years.
For the first time, RHS has
Mrs. B. Lloyd Ellis
of Powell Butte,
mounted on her
horse “Uncle
Buck,” makes
a jump with
plenty to spare
while practicing
at Redmond
fairgrounds for
the horse show to
be held here by
Redmond Saddle
club Sunday,
June 2. Mrs. Ellis
is in charge of the
jumping event
for the show.
Spokesman file photo
risen from the lower end of
rankings among Oregon sec-
ondary schools to 20th spot. Of
the 19 schools reporting higher
scores than Redmond, only
Bend and Madras are located
east of the Cascades, and the
majority of the schools were in
the greater Portland area.
Fifty-one students from RHS
were among the 7200 pupils
from 125 Oregon schools to
compete in the contest, which
found Woodrow Wilson High
School of Portland in top slot.
The Redmond group con-
sisted of 13 advanced math,
24 algebra II and 14 geometry
students, scoring an average of
18.1 points. The previous high
was made last year, when 23 ad-
vanced math, 28 algebra II and
five geometry students scored
an average of 9.1 points--ap-
proximately half the current
year’s tally. This is a notable
gain in the achievement by the
younger group, said Ed Vigo,
RHS math teacher who admin-
istered the test.
To achieve the school’s team
score, the top three individ-
ual student scores are counted.
Marilyn Painter, Craig Ambro-
son and Steve Greer each scored
above Redmond’s previous in-
dividual high, giving Redmond
its best showing at state level
so far.
Scoring above the overall av-
erage were three sophomores,
Mike Mendenhall, Rick Brown
and Larry Cossette.
According to Charles Clem-
ent, mathematics department
chairman, improved perfor-
mance is due to interest, abil-
ity and effort on the part of the
participants and general im-
provement in the high school
mathematics program. he com-
mended the students and staff
for their efforts.
25 years ago
May 1, 1996 — City can sink
well
After years of waiting, Red-
mond city officials have the
go-ahead from the state Water
Resources Department to sink
another deep well to boost the
municipal water supply.
Approval of the request, an-
nounced Tuesday morning,
didn’t come in time for city
engineers to tap underground
reservoirs in time for the busy
summer months this year. But
the well, to be the city’s fifth,
could be pumping by next
summer.
The city’s ability to meet wa-
ter demand only becomes an
issue in the summer months,
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when residential use soars for
watering lawns and gardens,
washing cars and cooling off.
Usage in recent summers has
reached the brink of serious
pressure loss, although manda-
tory water rationing has not yet
been necessary. This summer
could be the first for that.
The new well, requested by
the city five years ago, will be
drilled near the Spud Bowl in
Dry Canyon. It is expected to
produce 2,250 gallons a minute,
or 3.24 million gallons a day.
The existing four wells together
produce 8.2 million gallons a
day.
State approval of a sixth city
well is still pending.
Editor’s note: The current
water usage regulations in the
City of Redmond are in effect
from April 1-Oct. 31. Addresses
ending in an odd number may
water gardens or lawns on odd
numbered days, and addresses
ending in an even number may
water on even numbered days.
No watering is permitted on the
31st day of the month or between
11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on any day.
For more on water usage in Red-
mond, visit bit.ly/3xoqkZu.
37-room motel to be
homeless shelter
From a press release
Oregon Community Foun-
dation announced Bethle-
hem Inn will receive a Project
Turnkey grant of nearly $2.7
million for the acquisition
and conversion of a 37-room
motel in Redmond.
The property will serve
emergency needs, initially
providing 25 rooms of safe,
stable shelter for people ex-
periencing homelessness, ac-
cording to a press release
“Bethlehem Inn has been
serving the region’s homeless
population with emergency
shelter services for over 20
years,” said Gwenn Wysling,
executive director, Bethle-
hem Inn. “The pandemic has
further complicated and pro-
longed economic challenges
in a region, where even people
who have jobs often struggle
to find and keep affordable
housing. We are very grateful
to the city of Redmond and
the community for trusting
Bethlehem Inn to serve this
vulnerable population.”
Some key benefits of Proj-
ect Turnkey-Redmond (op-
erated by Bethlehem Inn)
include:
• An inclusive, trauma-in-
formed environment to help
more people move from cri-
sis to stability.
• Safe accommodation for
up to 25 individuals initially
and up to 90 individuals in
the longer term.
• Provision of meals,
clothing, and essentials such
as showers, laundry, hygiene
items, etc.
• Case management ser-
vices and referrals to over 70
partner agencies.
• Connections and access
to available resources.Em-
ployment and volunteer op-
portunities at the shelter.
“Additional shelter re-
sources are needed to assist
those here locally in crisis
and seeking stability. The
city of Redmond is proud
to partner with Bethlehem
Inn to establish a shelter here
in Redmond,” said Mayor
George Endicott, City of
Redmond, “The State of Or-
egon’s investment through
Project Turnkey along with
help from Oregon Commu-
nity Foundation will make a
lasting and positive impact in
our community.”
Located at 517 Birch Ave-
nue in Redmond, Bethlehem
Inn anticipates use as early
as June, with plans to open
a block of 25 rooms to the
most vulnerable community
members. Longer term, Beth-
lehem Inn is working in col-
laboration with the Redmond
to make improvements to the
property that will yield emer-
gency shelter services for up
to 90 individuals, 365 days a
year.