P2 The SpokeSman • WedneSday, december 22, 2021
FLASHBACK
BRIEFING
New subdivision, working on Christmas
Brian Myers joins State Farm insurance
100 years ago
Dec. 15, 1921 — New books
purchased for library
The following new books were
placed on the shelves at the Red-
mond public library this week,
Mrs. L.C. Marion announces.
For children: “The Curlytops
at Cherry Farm,” “The Curlytops
on Star Island,” “The Curlytops
Snowed In,” “Wild Flowers Every
Child Should Know.”
Young people’s books: “How Jan-
ice Day Won the Day,” “Left End
Edwards,” “The Adventures of a
Freshman.”
Fiction for adults: “Waifs and
Strays,” “More Tish,” “The Mounte-
bank,” “To Him That Hath.”
75 Years Ago
Dec. 26, 1946 — Good, bad left
in the week of mad year
Great advances made in Central
Oregon in spite of setbacks.
The year 1945 swept over Cen-
tral Oregon like an angry flood,
bringing with it the debris of so-
cial unrest and economic upheaval
from all over the world.
The effect of these conditions
can be seen throughout the gloom-
ier side of the news about local
happenings for the year — no
houses, staggering taxes, disgrun-
tled veterans, overflowing school
houses, governmental snafu, quar-
rels over wages, crazy farm mar-
kets, general economic hardships
and inequalities, spiraling prices.
Yet the news of the year also
discloses that when things on the
brighter side did happen, they hap-
pened in a big way. Completion of
the north unit canal brought a new
land of plenty into production. Two
new full-fledged cities appeared on
the map, Sisters and Culver. New
business firms sprouted up like
grass in the spring. Veterans by the
hundreds return to their families.
Redmond acquired a multi-million
dollar airport, and this soon be-
came one of the 63 mainline stops
of the entire nation for United air-
lines. In spite of difficulties and
high cost of production, the farms
in the area came through with a
tremendous volume of products.
Also recorded in the news of the
year is a steady refrain of events
that have to do with the more nor-
mal, routine, and less hectic ways
of living.
50 Years Ago
Dec. 22, 1971 — Subdivisions
open west of Cinder Butte
A new subdivision is opening
on the west side of Cinder Butte,
according to Bob Butler, broker of
Hub Real Estate.
Rimrock West Estate, located
one-half mile west of the Butte on
Parshall Way, features cindered
roads, five-acre home sites and will
have utilities installed, including
domestic water from a well.
“After extensive planning and the
aid of Loren Morgan, Deschutes
County planner, and the Deschutes
County Commission, this 160-acre
tract of land now is being offered
for sale,” said Butler, who has been
in charge of planning and devel-
opment of the project. He said that
each estate “has an abundance of
juniper trees and an excellent view
of the Cascade Mountains.”
Cinders were provided by chuck
Dahl, Cinder Butte Co.; roads were
built by Jack Vogt, road contractor
from Bend, and the water well was
drilled by Dale Crawford of Terre-
bonne. Hub Real Estate is handling
sales.
25 Years Ago
Dec. 25, 1996 — Christmas
workers take it in stride
“Boo-hoo,” is how Charlene
Handsaker described her nine-
hour Christmas-day shift at The
Brand Dinner House.
But at least she won’t be far from
her family. Handsaker’s husband,
Ken, is a cook at the restaurant.
Handsaker admits she misses the
family time.
“I’m sacrificing time with my
kids and grandkids,” she said. Yet,
like many others scheduled to work
the holiday, she accepts the shift
with good grace.
“My children are all grown, so
I’m doing a longer shift so the
CROSSWORD
State Farm welcomes new insurance agent
Brian Myers to its operations in Oregon. The
Myers agency, located at 905 SW Rimrock
Way, Suite 100B, in Redmond is now open for
business.
Myers and his team are dedicated to em-
powering customers with the knowledge to
make educated decisions
about insurance and finan-
cial services. They are ready
to help anyone who would
like a better understanding
of their coverage and how it
applies to them. The Myers
State Farm Agency is staffed
Myers
by Crystal Batti and Jule
Shaffer in addition to Myers.
“We are a small business in the community
for good,” said Myers in a press release. “We
want to be your coach, counselor and teacher
for your insurance and financial needs.”
Myers is an Oregon native, went to Oregon
State and graduated from Southern Oregon
University with a Bachelor of Science in Busi-
ness Management. Myers is married with two
children and he and his family enjoy fishing,
hunting, camping, and four wheeling in their
Jeep. He is a member of the Chamber of Com-
merce, has helped with Operation Christmas
Child.
An open house is planned after the first of
the year.
Police seek driver who hit pedestrian
Spokesman file photo
LeRoy Tooley doesn’t mind working on Christmas.
younger families can be together,”
Handsaker said.
For most people, Christmas is a
holiday to enjoy snug at home, sur-
rounded by family. But for a small
force of workers, it’s just another
day.
Rick Rogerson, water treatment
plant operator for the city of Red-
mond, is on-call Christmas day.
Aside from spending an hour or so
checking the plant, Rogerson isn’t
expecting to miss much of the fes-
tivities.
“I’m not worried,” he said.
“Breakdowns are uncommon.”
Maybe so, but Dave Shirley, an
18-year veteran water treatment
operator, remembers one night he
rang in the new year sopping wet
and freezing cold while repairing a
broken line.
“I’ll have my fingers crossed and
hope I don’t get a call,” he said.
Tessa Johnston and Peggy
Stufflebeem have no questions
about where they’ll spend the 25th
of December. Both will be at work
at 7-Eleven. Stufflebeem’s family
might even come in and help her
stock shelves, “just for fun,” she
said. For Johnston, working Christ-
mas is no problem.
“I get New Year’s off,” she said.
“That’s the only one I really care
about.”
LeRoy Tooley and Wayne Mor-
gan will be on duty at the Tesoro
Alaska station on Sixth Street. The
duo are actually looking forward to
their shift.
“We’ve got great customers,”
Tooley said. “They bring us food
and presents.”
Redmond Police are asking for help finding
the driver who struck and killed Redmond
resident Cleland Weber, 54.
Weber was hit while he crossing SW
Highland Avenue at SW 15th Street around
9:52 p.m. July 2. He died Oct. 15 from compli-
cations of injuries sustained in the crash.
Police say Weber was struck by a vehicle
traveling west on Highland Avenue.
“The Redmond Police Department is ask-
ing the community for any information they
may have regarding this incident,” reads a
statement sent Monday afternoon by the Red-
mond Police Department.
The department asks anyone who witnessed
the incident or has information to contact the
nonemergency dispatch line at 541-693-6911.
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