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THE SPOKESMAN • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021 P3 REDMOND’S FESTIVAL OF TREES IS THIS WEEK The 38th Annual Festival of Trees that helps fund Redmond Hospice is on starting this week. Funds raised at Hospice of Red- mond’s Festival of Trees make it possible to provide services to ter- minally ill people and their families not covered by Medicare or private insurance including bereavement counseling, the Transitions program for people with life-limiting ill- nesses, caregiver support, and Camp Sunrise, a grief camp for children. Beautifully decorated trees are on display for one to see throughout Redmond benefitting Hospice of Redmond and its programs. Redmond Hospice has teamed together with tree decorators and host locations to display 24 trees to be auctioned off virtually. A map of locations and trees is available Bidding begins on Nov. 30 and will end with our televised live event on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. on KBNZ. For more information, please call 541-548-7483 or email us at Festi- valofTrees@hospiceofredmond.org. Spokesman photo A pair of trees sit in an antique pickup outside the Redmond Hospice offices last year. The annual Festival of Trees benefits operations such as hospice for people in need. FLASHBACK SUBMISSIONS Snowstorm hampers newspaper’s output 100 years ago Nov. 24, 1921 — RUHS team wins Central Oregon football championship Redmond won over Prineville by the decisive score of 28 to 3 in the game played to decide the football champi- onship of Central Oregon here last Saturday. More than 500 people wit- nessed the game, a large num- ber of rooters having accom- panied the visiting team, and Redmond gave enthusiastic support to her team, business houses having closed for the period of the game. Outside world is lost to all Central Oregon The northbound and The southbound are Snowbound — T.J. Quigley At a late hour when The Spokesman goes to press the above about tells the story of the worst rail and wire tire-ups Central Oregon has experi- enced in years. There is abso- lutely no authentic news of any kind telling when communi- cation will be re-opened with outside points. It is said that between North and South junctions in a dis- tance of 10 miles, 95 telegraph poles are down. 75 years ago Nov. 28, 1946 — First 12 GIs to leave hovels soon GI families can expect to start moving into the first 12 apartments of the Redmond federal public housing project sometime next week, accord- ing to Douglas Pravitz, who is in charge of construction work. When all 24 of the GI fami- lies, which were selected from a list of nearly 75 applicants by a Legion-VFW committee, have moved into the units, the population of the project will be at least 81. Included will be 24 veterans, 23 wives, 17 children, at least seven expected children, one veteran’s mother and three in- laws. PHOTOS If you have interesting photos you would like to share, email them to news@redmond spokesman.com. OBITUARIES Spokesman file photo In the fall of 1975, Redmond firemen rushed to the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in an attempt to save the 3,000 seat grandstand. Their efforts were in vain. The 50-year-old structure, insured for $70,000, was reduced to a pile of ashes in half an hour. Police ruled it an arson but never could solve the case. ting short apparel which was less modest and less adaptable to cold weather. During a lengthy exchange of comments board chairman Don Fraley held that the wear- ing of slacks by girls was not conducive to the educational process or lady-like behavior, referring to incidents of girls in pants wrestling on the lawn. 25 years ago Nov. 27, 1996 — Phones dead for a day Who would have thought cutting a few cables in faraway Portland would isolate Red- mond, not just from the rest of the state but from the rest of Central Oregon? That’s exactly what hap- pened about 10 a.m. Friday when a contractor’s backhoe in Portland severed 20 fiberoptic cables belonging to US West and GTE. Those lines provide the long-distance telephone link to Central Oregon. In the meantime, people and businesses discovered just how dependent they are on phone lines. The Redmond Police De- partment was unable to run routine checks on driver’s li- censes and license plates or check for outstanding war- rants. For some, that meant the possibility of skipping a fine or more serious charge. “We could still give cita- tions, but if their license was suspended, we would never know,” police assistant Becky Curtis said. The Redmond Fire Depart- ment had no real problems, other than some postponed business, because 911 services were not affected by the loss of service. Barry Jordan, branch man- ager at Bank of the Cascades, said the outage “had quite an impact. It basically shut down our lending arm for the day.” 50 years ago Dec. 1, 1971 — New dress code proposed Before some 70 spectators, most of them Redmond High School students and their par- ents, the school board Monday evening gave first reading to a new dress code, which would allow girls to wear long-forbid- den long pants. “We are forced into a bind between what is legal and ap- propriate,” declared Supt. Paul Eggleston, noting that the cur- rent dress policy has been a source of conflict because of the arbitrary nature of forbid- ding long slacks while permit- Ways you can support Thelma’s Place: • Vehicle donations • Cash donations • Sponsorships • Volunteer CHILD CARE AN INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM Your support makes a difference! Read and recycle LETTERS AND COLUMNS Join in on the topics we’re cover- ing. The Spokesman welcomes letters to the editor and guest columnists. Submissions may be edited or rejected for clarity, taste, libel and space. They must be signed and include an address and a telephone number where the writer can be reached during business hours. Full addresses and phone numbers will not be published. For more information, call 541-633-2166. To submit, email news@redmond spokesman.com. Submissions can also be mailed to: P.O. Box 6020, Bend, OR 97708 Redmond: 541-548-3049 Day Respite and Support Groups www.thelmasplace.org But Central Oregon was not without an emergency backup system, thanks to members of Amateur Radio Emergency Services. ARES members manned ra- dios at Central Oregon District Hospital as well as hospitals in Bend, Madras and Prineville and the Oregon State Police office in Bend. The ham op- FIND IT in the SPOKESMAN CLASSIFIEDS 923-3725 or classified@ redmondspokesman.com erators provided a network of communication for medical, business and personal needs throughout the day. “Times like these really point up the need for ham ra- dios,” said Mary Winter, the group’s emergency coordinator. Long-distance service was restored across the state by 5:30 p.m. Friday. Death Notices are free and will be run for one day, but specific guidelines must be followed. Local obituaries are paid adver- tisements submitted by families or funeral homes. They may be submitted by phone, mail, email or fax. The Spokesman reserves the right to edit all submissions. When submitting, please include your name, address and contact number. For deadlines or other information, call 541-385-5809. Email: classified@ redmondspokesman.com Fax: 541-598-3150 Mail: Obituaries, P.O. Box 6020, Bend, OR 97708
