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Redmond appoints new city councilor
BY KYLE SPURR
The Bulletin
The Redmond City Council ap-
pointed Cat Zwicker, a real estate bro-
ker and planning commissioner, to
replace former councilor Jon Bullock,
who resigned last month.
The council made the unanimous
decision at its Dec. 14 meeting, after
considering 17 applicants for the posi-
tion. The month-long search for a new
council started Nov. 9, when Bullock
left his seat to take on a larger respon-
sibility in his role on the Southern Or-
egon University board of trustees.
Mayor George Endicott said the
council narrowed the field down to
three applicants, who all had expe-
rience serving the city. The other
two considered were Ron Osmund-
son, a longtime Redmond planning
commission and budget committee
member, and Kath-
ryn Osborne, chair
of the Redmond
Downtown Urban
Renewal Advisory
Committee.
“Three outstand-
Zwicker
ing candidates,” En-
dicott said. “It was a
tough choice. We decided Cat was the
best qualified.”
Zwicker, a Redmond resident for
the past 22 years, said in her appli-
cation that her experience as a small
business owner, planning commis-
sioner, real estate broker and com-
munity volunteer helps her identify
the needs of the city and participate
in conversations about its growth and
development.
“I believe I have more to offer in
these regards and the experience and
knowledge to contribute at a higher
level,” Zwicker said.
Zwickler, who owns Desert Sky
Real Estate, is a Central Oregon Asso-
ciation of Realtors board member and
the incoming 2022 president of the
Child Care Task Force in Redmond.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts de-
gree in Political Science from the Uni-
versity of Georgia in 1987.
Reporter: kspurr@bendbulletin.com
BUILDING A ‘GROWTH MINDSET’
Heart of Oregon Corps’ YouthBuild program to train future child care workforce
Redmond
airport
to receive
$3.6M for
upgrades
From a press release
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The child and youth development track takes place out of Heart of Oregon Corps’ Redmond campus.
BY ZACK DEMARS
EO Media Group
A Central Oregon nonprofit’s
youth education program known
for building homes is aiming to
build new child care workers, too.
Heart of Oregon Corps an-
nounced this month plans to launch
a child and youth development
track for its YouthBuild program,
offering 16- to 24-year-olds an en-
try into the industry badly in need
of additional resources.
While the program won’t have an
immediate impact on the number
of open child care slots in the region,
executive director Laura Handy said
the main goal of the program is to
empower youth who have cycled
out of the school system, particularly
those from low-income backgrounds
and who need to boost their resume.
“We want to open those doors
back up,” Handy told The Bulletin.
Crook, Jefferson and Deschutes
counties are all considered “child
care deserts,” meaning there ar-
WEDNESDAY 12/22
Christmas Open House: Drive the mile-long stretch of lights and end at
River Run Lodge, featuring local wine & beer, food vendors, hot chocolate
and crafts for the kids; 5-9 p.m.; free; River Run Lodge, 1730 Blue Heron
Drive, Redmond; facebook.com/riverrlodge or 541-504-4501.
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.
Trivia Wednesdays: Go with a team or team 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.; facebook.com/InitiativeBrew or 541-527-4380.
THURSDAY 12/23
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;
en’t nearly enough open child care
spots for the number of kids in the
county who need one. Just 22% of
Deschutes County’s children age
0-5 had access to child care before
the pandemic, according to the
most recent research from Oregon
State University.
See Child care / P3
Congressman Peter DeFazio,
D-Ore., announced this week
that Roberts Field in Redmond
will receive $3.6 million for air-
port improvements over the
next fiscal year. The Bend air-
port will receive $763,000.
In total, Oregon’s airports
are to receive $42.2 million
over the next fiscal year from
the landmark bipartisan Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs
Act to address safety improve-
ments to runways and taxi-
ways, modernize aging termi-
nals, and reduce aircraft noise
near airports.
As chair of the House Com-
mittee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, DeFazio played
an instrumental role in getting
this bill signed into law, ac-
cording to a press release.
“The funding announced by
the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration will help fund upgrades
to airports across Oregon, both
large and small,” said Rep. De-
Fazio. “I’m pleased the Biden
administration is moving swiftly
to get our state and the nation
the resources needed to rebuild.
As Chair of the House
Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture Committee, I will con-
tinue my work with the Biden
administration to ensure we
implement this new law and
secure much-needed funding
to make Oregon’s airports safer,
greener, and less congested.”
The Spokesman uses
recycled newsprint
holidaylightexperience.com or 541-548-2711.
Irish Trad Music: The Ballybogs will perform; 6-8 p.m.; free; Porter
Brewing Co., 611 NE Jackpine Ct. 2, Redmond; porterbrewingco.com or
541-504-7959.
Wintervention: Hoodoo is dumping over $50,000 in prizes including
lift tickets, lodging, skis, snowboards, gear, goods and more; 6-8 p.m.;
free; General Duffy’s Watering Hole, 404 SW Forest Ave., Redmond;
facebook.com/Generalduffys or 541-527-4345.
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FRIDAY 12/24
Unity Christmas Eve Service: This service will be live in the Unity
Sanctuary, masks required, and live-streamed; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; free;
Unity Community of Central Oregon, 63645 Scenic Drive, Bend;
unitycentraloregon.org or 925-366-3091.
See Calendar / P6
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