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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2021 Redmond, Oregon • $1 Flashback inside: Christmas caroling, holiday mail and more » redmondspokesman.com A special good morning to subscriber Cathleen Lemke-Wallace @RedmondSpox ‘HUB’ IS IN REDMOND’S DNA Submitted photo M&W Markets managers are, from left: Brenda Asman store manager; Steve Perryman meat manager; Tinker Hel- gerson, assistant manager, grocery; Dana Thompson, bakery; Debbie Max- son, deli; and Vaughn Gano, produce. M&W Markets marks first year By The Spokesman staff REDMOND — It’s been one year since Logan’s Grocery st ore became the M&W Markets, and desp ite the hurdles due to the COVID-19 pan- demic, the st ore is doing well say the st ore managers, Brenda Asman and Tinker Helgerson. “We have received a lot of support and comments about how much bet- ter it is. There’s more room to move around and a wide variety of offer- ings,” said Helgerson, manager. “And, we are the only st ore that has a True Value st ore inside of it,” noted Asman. So shoppers can pick up the nuts and bolts of hardware supplies as well as groceries. “I think cust omers like it because it is a family-friendly st ore and our prices are competitive with the other, larger st ores,” Helgerson said. Formerly Logan’s Market for the last six years, and prior to that a Ray’s Place, M&W Markets, in the Nolan Tower Center off SW 23rd Street in Redmond, has a st aff of 38, but is desp erately seeking more employees. “We need cashiers, deli, bakery workers and just about everything else,” Asman said. The st ore has a news st ore man- ager, assist ant manager, grocery manager, deli and produce manager. M&W Markets is a small grocery ch ain that has been doing business in the Boise, Idaho, valley since 1952. In 1989, Pat Tate became the owner of M&W Markets and remains the owner and president today. “We are a family st ore and do our best to make sure we meet our cus- tomers’ needs with sp ecial request s and helping find what they are look- ing for,” Asman said. “We also relay on locally supplied produced when- ever we can.” The st ore will do home deliveries for those request ing it. It has added a large smoker for meats and fish, too. A grand reopening celebration is planned for the sp ring. Hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays. Phone number is 541-548-5070. Bill Bartlett photos There is no way to miss Redmond’s slogan “The Hub” on 40-foot-wide tank facing U.S. Highway 97 near downtown. BY BILL BARTLETT • For The Spokesman I n the digital age one would think an internet search “how did Redmond get the name ‘hub’?” would turn up dozens, if not hundreds, of answers in under a second. Not true. If you google that or similarly “where did Redmond’s slogan ‘the hub’ originate?” you will get pages of references to Redmond being called ‘the hub’ but nothing on its origin. “When Deschutes was established and Bend was given the county seat and Redmond got Roberts Field and the fairgrounds, everybody assumed Bend got the better deal. With the success of the airport and the fairgrounds, folks aren’t so sure now.” Given the successful branding of Redmond as the hub you’d think that its history would be more ac- cessible. Anybody alive today and living in Redmond has not known any other slogan for the city. It’s been the hub as it turns out before it was even incorporated over a century ago in 1910, according to Eric Sande, executive director of Redmond Chamber of Commerce. Sande has boxes of historical re- cords going back to the early 1900s with references to Redmond being the hub. The Junior Chamber of Com- merce begun in 1920 had a chapter in those days in Redmond. The Jay- cees, as they are known, were the first to use the slogan promotion- ally, Sande says. Sande said it grew around efforts by the railroad, developers and ir- rigation district to attract business and industry. Marketing and ad- vertising have been around forever and Redmond’s early settlers were apparently pretty good at the game. Hub had caché. Like today, Redmond was sitting on a desert and not exactly a prized destination for establishing com- merce. So, a little embellishment was needed to entice investors. The town’s location was a natural cen- ter point for Madras, Prineville and Bend and the gravitational hub for bergs and hamlets like Powell Butte, Terrebonne, Culver, Grand- view and Cloverdale. — Eric Sande, executive director of Redmond Chamber of Commerce The sculpture Heart Spin at 5th & Dog- wood reminds pass- ersby of an alternate motto for Redmond: The Heart of Central Oregon. See Hub / P2 The Spokesman uses recycled newsprint Events in and around Redmond The Redmond Spokesman welcomes event information for its community calendar. Submissions are limited to nonprofit, free and live entertainment events. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday for the following Wednesday’s paper. Items are published on a space-available basis and may be edited. Contact us at news@redmondspokesman.com or fax 541-548-3203. DAILY of Redmond, 732 SW 23rd St., Redmond; hospiceofredmond.org or 541-548-7483. Three Sisters Lions Club 10th Annual Holiday Faire: The annual boutique-style fair features gift items made by local vendors; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Dec. 18; free; Sisters Lions Holiday Faire, 142 E. Main St., Sisters; sisterscountry.com. Redmond School Board Meeting: A regular meeting will be held; 5:30 p.m.; Redmond School District, online; redmondschools.org or 541-923-5437. WEDNESDAY 12/15 Hospice of Redmond Wall of Honor Panel Dedication: Hospice of Redmond hosts public Taps ceremonies the third Wednesday of each month; 4:30 p.m.; Hospice up there to play genuine UKB Trivia live and possibly win gift certificates; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Initiative Brewing, 424 NW Fifth St., Redmond; facebook.com/InitiativeBrew or 541-527-4380. THURSDAY 12/16 Know Celebrate — Merry Berry Celebration: Join a festive celebration and learn the most flavorful ways to incorporate fresh, frozen, freeze-dried and dried berries throughout your holiday menu; 6-7 p.m.; free Zoom Registration; Deschutes Public Library, online; deschuteslibrary.org or 541-312-1029. Holiday Lights: A walk-through holiday light show spanning 100,000 sq. ft. with more than 3 million dazzling lights happening daily; 4-10 p.m.; $25 per person, $65 family four pack, $95 family six pack; Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, 3800 SW Airport Way, Redmond; holidaylightexperience.com or 541- 548-2711. Trivia Wednesdays: Go with a team or team See Calendar / P5 INDEX Puzzles ............. 2 Obituaries ....... 5 Flashback ........ 3 Classifieds ....... 5 Volume 112, No. 16 USPS 778-040 U|xaIICGHy02326kzU
