P2 The SpokeSman • WedneSday, december 1, 2021
FLASHBACK
BRIEFING
This week in history: Mail troubles
and Kevin Costner’s ‘The Postman’
100 years ago
Dec. 1, 1921 — First mail since storm in
today from outside
The first mail to be received in Red-
mond in 12 days from outside points ar-
rived this afternoon and consisted mainly
of first class mail, although a few papers
also came in.
Finding that there was no chance for
the river roads to be opened for sometime,
Postmaster W.H. Hudson of Bend had the
mail routed over the Shaniko branch and
he left Bend Tuesday night with two light
trucks to meet it and transfer it to Gate-
way, thence by train south.
Buckley Bros. trucks from Redmond
were also engaged and left for Shaniko.
Alleged moonshiner taken near De-
schutes escapes from city jail
Fred Stevens, an alleged moonshiner,
was arrested early Sunday afternoon at the
Geo. Bates farm between Bend and Tum-
alo, which he had leased, by Albert Julian
and C.R. Holloway and brought to Red-
mond and lodged in the city jail.
Stevens was in one of the inner cells
at 10 o’clock in the evening, but Monday
morning was gone, having burned the
hinges off the cell door. The lock on the
outside door was broken and offered no
barrier to the prisoner once he was out of
the inner cell.
75 years ago
Dec. 5, 1946 — Butler receives contract
to run GI flight school
Butler Air service’s contract for a GI
flight school has been approved by the vet-
erans administration, it was announced
Wednesday by Cal Butler, owner.
Butler has started instruction, one vet-
eran, A.B. King of Cloverdale, having so-
loed last Friday in Butler’s Luscombe Sil-
vaire.
Everett Endicott and Gene Elliott, for-
mer army pilots, are starting the instruc-
tors course to be offered by Butler.
50 years ago
Dec. 8, 1971 — Police chief sees need
for parents’ awareness of drugs
“The big thing is to make parents
aware,” is how Redmond Police Chief C.L.
CROSSWORD
Redmond pedestrian dies in crash on U.S. Highway 97
A Redmond woman was killed when she was struck by a ve-
hicle on U.S. Highway 97 on Saturday.
Around 10 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a report
of a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near milepost
124 in Redmond.
According to state police, an early investigation showed Kara
Shepherd, of Redmond, was attempting to cross four lanes of
the highway and was struck by a Lexus RX330 driven by Erin
Behzadian, also of Redmond, who was driving north.
Shepherd, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene. Behzadian,
37, was not injured and cooperated with the investigation, ac-
cording to police.
No criminal charges are being considered at this time, ac-
cording to a spokesperson with Oregon State Police.
Indoor smoking causes fatal house fire near Prineville
A Crook County woman died Saturday after her Juniper
Canyon home caught fire while she slept. Careless smoking
indoors was the most probable cause of the fire, according to a
report from Crook County Fire and Rescue.
The fire occurred in a double-wide mobile home on SE
Wintoon Road and was reported at 9:42 p.m. The fire was de-
termined to be accidental.
An investigation determined that the occupant had a history
of smoking in bed and was on supplemental oxygen.
Two men living on the property extinguished the majority
of the fire with garden hoses before the arrival of firefighters.
Fire crews entered the home, found significant fire damage
and confirmed the female occupant was dead. The name of the
woman was not released.
PET OF THE WEEK
Spokesman file photo
Dale Moyer and Don Reding sort toys for the fire department in 1964.
“Speed” Durgan views the drug abuse
problem in this area.
The chief points out that many parents
don’t have any idea what they should look
for — that the most obvious symptoms of
drug usage go undetected by the parents.
And to complicate the matter, “they can’t
believe their kid would do it,” when con-
fronted with the evidence.
The “biggest problem” in this area has
been with marijuana and hashish, STP
(speed) and LSD (acid), according to
Durgan.
25 years ago
Dec. 4, 1996 — Costner’s next movie
may shoot in Redmond
Sorry, ladies. He came and left without
signing autographs.
Actor-director-producer Kevin Costner
visited Redmond last week, scouting loca-
tions near Smith Rock State Park for his
next movie, “The Postman.”
Costner is considering the Redmond
area for the bulk of on-location production
for the science fiction film, set in a bar-
baric, post-nuclear war age.
Based on a novel by David Brin, “The
Postman” depicts a wandering survivor of
the war who finds an old postal truck and
decides to deliver letters sent before the
war, bringing other survivors hope for the
future.
Costner, who will direct and co-produce
the movie, flew into Redmond on his pri-
vate jet Nov. 26 and spent the day touring
locations near Smith Rock with an entou-
rage of about nine people.
“This would be a real financial boon to
the area,” said Linda Swearington, Red-
mond’s outgoing Chamber of Commerce
director.
Several producers are scouting Central
Oregon for possible movie locations, ac-
cording to the state’s Film and Video office.
The movie “Even Cowgirls Get The
Blues” and the television series “McKenna”
pulled from the air after a few episodes,
were filmed near Smith Rock.
Meet Monk! Monk is a large and very hand-
some tabby cat available for adoption. He came to
the shelter as a stray and was never claimed by an
owner. We discovered that Monk is FIV+. Being
so, he will need to be an indoor only kitty and pref-
erably the only cat or live with other FIV+ cats. He
loves attention and knows his good looks will win
you over! Please come to BrightSide Animal Cen-
ter to meet Monk and learn more about FIV. We are
unsure of his age but are guessing 2-3 years old.
SUDOKU
WEATHER
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FORECAST
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monday
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LAST WEEK
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HIGH
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partly cloudy
cloudy
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PRECIP
monday, nov. 22
61
26
0
Tuesday, nov. 23
47
26
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Wednesday, nov. 24
50
22
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Thursday, nov. 25
61
30
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Friday, nov. 26
56
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Saturday, nov. 27
64
31
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Sunday, nov. 28
68
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precipitation to date this year: 5.55 inches
* = daily record
national Weather Service broadcasts are on 162.50 mhz.
Answers on Page 5
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