THE SPOKESMAN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2022 P3
FLASHBACK
This week in history: More jobs and more dropouts
The Spokesman
100 years ago
Jan. 19, 1922 — Happen-
ings in Society
Miss Rosalind Worthington
of the Redmond national Bank
left Sunday for Vancouver and
Victoria, B.C. She will spend a
vacation of two weeks.
The Rev. C. Wardlaw, who
was badly crippled Nov. 19
when a football player was
tackled out of bounds while
he was watching the game
from the sidelines, is improv-
ing steadily and is able to walk
about his home this week with-
out the aid of crutches.
Percy Mead, former Red-
mond boy, is now playing on
the Vaudeville stage, accord-
ing to word received here by
his brother, Raymond Mead.
Mead is associated with two
other performers in an act en-
titled, “Brook, Lake and Rivers
in ‘15 Minutes in the Stream
of Joy.’”
75 Years Ago
Jan. 23, 1947 — Dimes to
Line Redmond Street
Redmond will line both
sides of Sixth Street with dimes
Saturday morning, when girls
vie with boys to determine
which side can collect the
most money for the “March of
Dimes,” an annual infantile pa-
ralysis fund drive.
The Camp Fire Girls and
Blue Birds, headed by Mrs.
George Gladwell, will place a
tape along one side of Sixth
street curbing. Boy Scouts and
Cubs, in charge of Scoutmas-
ter George Taylor, will take the
opposite side of the street. The
youngsters will collect dimes
from business houses and pass-
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Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council delegates Rod Smith of Bend, G.W. “Jerry” McCann of Deschutes County, Claude Buck of Sisters, Louis
Olson of Jefferson County and rex Barber of Culver, along with Jim Watson of Prineville, not pictured, decided to undertake a tri-county transpor-
tation study Monday evening in Redmond. In foreground is Russell Reeck, appointed paid secretary-treasurer.
ersby, putting the money on
the tape. The first group to get
the tape covered with dimes
will be declared winner.
Starting at 9:30 a.m. Sat-
urday the boys and girls will
work for several hours, says
Postmaster Arthur H. Tifft,
Redmond chairman for the
March of Dimes. Last year the
youngsters collected $340 in
four hours.
In addition to Saturday’s
Contest, the infantile paral-
ysis drive will be held in the
schools, with Mrs. Nelly Nooe
in charge. Banks are being
placed in each grade school-
room and in the study hall,
library and office at the high
school.
Collection jars also will be
placed in various business
houses of the town until the
close of the drive on January
31. Half of the funds collected
go to the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis, founded
by Franklin D. Roosevelt, and
the other half remains to be
used locally for victims of po-
lio, giving them all needed as-
sistance and special treatment.
50 Years Ago
Jan. 19, 1972 — COIG gives
jobs to Deschutes
The Central Oregon Inter-
governmental Council, meet-
ing Monday evening at Red-
mond City Hall, gave seven out
of eight top priorities for hiring
additional personnel through
the Emergency Employment
Act to government units
within Deschutes County.
After it was noted that fol-
lowing the 6 ½-month federal
funding period, local taxes
should be used for the salaries,
representatives from Jefferson
County reluctantly agreed to
eighth place for a maintenance
person for their school district
and Cook County representa-
tive suggested donating that ar-
ea’s priorities to the Redmond
Fire Department. Redmond
city manager Ed English made
no commitment to retain the
position beyond federal fund-
ing.
Of the approximate $25,000
available from jobs not filled
immediately with the onset of
the program last fall, first pri-
ority will go to hiring a teacher
aid for Bend schools, followed
by a Sister’s night patrolman, a
Redmond school night watch-
man, a public works man for a
special road district, a drafts-
man for Deschutes County,
a clerk-stenographer of bend
and a day fireman for Red-
mond.
COIG accepted the first half
of a $10,000 planning grant
from Ray Hinds of the state
executive department to un-
dertake a study of existing
transportation systems, future
needs and possible resources
of financial assistance. COIG
went on record as favoring a
study of transportation instead
of housing.
25 Years Ago
Jan. 22, 1997 — More stu-
dents dropping out of RHS
Despite a small decline
in the statewide high school
dropout rate last year, Red-
mond’s rate rose by more than
13 percent. Redmond’s 1995-
96 drop-out rate ended up to
9.3 percent from a 1994-95 rate
of 8.2 percent, according to fig-
ures released this week by the
Oregon Department of Edu-
cation.
In Oregon, the latest fig-
ures show a small decrease in
dropout numbers, from 7.4 to
7.2 percent between 1994 and
1996. That translates into a
four-year rate of 26.6 percent
for the class of 1996.
State Schools Superintendent
Norma Paulus expressed plea-
sure over the direction of the
dropout rate but said, “A school
system must question itself
when more than 25 percent of
its students don’t complete the
process.”
Oregon students who
dropped out last year cited ir-
relevant coursework as the No.
1 reason for leaving.
However, Redmond High
Calendar
Online; redmondoregon.gov or 541-
923-7750.
Shooting
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Open Mic: First timers to pros, everyone’s
welcome to sing up for open mic; 5:30-
7:30 p.m.; free; General Duffy’s Watering
Hole, 404 SW Forest Ave., Redmond;
generalduffys.com or 541-527-4345.
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Younger Stroke Support Group:
Stroke Support group for the younger
crowd. Zoom Meeting open forum to
discuss your trials, success’, fears and
general support of each other.; 6-7 p.m.;
free; Stroke Awareness Oregon, Online;
strokeawarenessoregon.org or 541-323-
5641.
Parker Steers: The local country,
rock artist will perform every Monday
in January; 6-8 p.m.; free; Wild Ride
Brewing Co., 332 SW Fifth St., Redmond;
wildridebrew.com or 541-610-2520.
The Ballybogs: The Irish traditional
music band will perform; 6-8 p.m.; free;
Porter Brewing Co., 611 NE Jackpine Ct.
2, Redmond; porterbrewingco.com or
541-504-7959.
FRIDAY 1/21
Coffee Clatter: Join for a morning of
networking and check out what’s new
with Gateway Mortgage; 8:30-9:30 a.m.;
free; Gateway Mortgage, 631 W. Antler
Ave., Redmond; visitredmondoregon.
com
Harlem Globetrotters: The
Globetrotters’ show features even more
amazing basketball skills and wizardry,
with a continued focus on family
entertainment; 7-8:30 p.m.; $17-$221;
First Interstate Bank Center, 3800 SW
Airport Way, Redmond; expo.deschutes.
org or 541-548-2711.
Hawaiian Nights with Bill Keale: The
another county, according to
police.
He’s being held in De-
schutes County jail.
He was assigned a
public defender to represent
him. No future court date is
listed.
Reporter: 541-383-0325,
gandrews@bendbulletin.com
TUESDAY 1/25
Writers Writing — Quiet Writing Time:
Enjoy the focus of a quiet space with the
benefit of others’ company; 10:30 a.m.-
12:30 p.m.; free; Redmond Public Library,
827 SW Deschutes Ave., Redmond;
deschuteslibrary.org or 541-312-1050.
Books in Common NW — “Dispatched
from Anarres”: Six authors will discuss
the legendary Ursula K Le Guin in
“Dispatched from Anarres”; 6:30-8 p.m.;
free must register and have a copy of
book; Paulina Springs Books, Online;
booksincommonnw.com or 541-549-
0866.
Songwriting Dance Party: Join local
singer-songwriter Casey Hurt Thursday
nights, where he creates retro pop and
soul dance tracks right on the spot;
7-10 p.m.; free; General Duffy’s Watering
Hole, 404 SW Forrest Ave., Redmond;
facebook.com/Generalduffys or 541-
527-4345.
Attempted murder and
first-degree assault are Mea-
sure 11 offenses, subject to
mandatory minimum sen-
tencing in Oregon.
At the time of his arrest,
LaForest had a warrant in
School Principal Dan Purple
said Redmond dropouts tra-
ditionally cite jobs as the most
common reason for leaving
school.
Purple said two factors may
have contributed to Redmond’s
increase: the jump in the num-
ber of students using drugs and
alcohol and a strong economy.
“When the economy is
strong, students have what
they perceive as an attractive
reason — wages of $6 or $7 an
hour — to quit school,” Purple
said. “Unfortunately, they’re
thinking short term and not
long run.”
Redmond is addressing its
dropout rate in a number of
ways, Purple said.
This year’s switch to a trimes-
ter rather than semester system
at the high school helps strug-
gling students by giving them
less classes to keep track of.
In addition, a program pair-
ing upperclassmen with in-
coming freshmen has helped
improve academic success,
Purple said.
And because Redmond ad-
ministrators believe that high
school dropouts are a K-12
problem rather than strictly a
high school problem, the dis-
trict has made a commitment
to keep the teacher-to-student
ratio low in the elementary
level. However, funding cuts
could threaten that commit-
ment.
The district also has set up
an alternative school at the
middle-school level.
And it is trying to raise the
accountability level for stu-
dents, starting with attendance.
“Attendance is the No. 1 in-
dicator of academic success,”
Purple said. “We’re trying hard
not to give kids permission to
fail.”
Healing Flow Class Series: Join a yoga
healing flow class from the comfort of
your home; Noon-1 p.m.; $15 drop-in;
CMC, Online; canyonmountaincenter.net
or 415-748-8697.
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The Harlem Globetrotter will perform at the First Interstate Bank Center
on Friday.
musician will perform Hawaiian music;
7-10 p.m.; $10 online; General Duffy’s
Watering Hole, 404 SW Forest Ave.,
Redmond; facebook.com/Generalduffys
or 541-527-4345.
Third Seven: Billy Mickelson will
perform a variety of genres with
opener Jeb Draper; 8-10 p.m.; free; High
Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave.,
Redmond; highdesertmusichall.com or
541-527-1387.
SATURDAY 1/22
Reggae Dance Night: A night of laser
lights and reggae dance music with DJ
Slade & DJ 3levat3 Spinning vinyl tracks
from artists like – Bob Marley, Peter Tosh,
Black Uhuru, Steel Pulse, Shinehead,
Yellowman & more; 8-11 p.m.; free; High
Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave.,
Redmond; highdesertmusichall.com or
541-527-1387.
SUNDAY 1/23
Community Conversations
— Addressing Bias Through
Conversation: Build skills on how to
address expressions of bias; 4-6 p.m.;
free; Deschutes Public Library, Online;
deschuteslibrary.org or 541-617-7050.
Karaoke Night: Weekly karaoke will take
place in the new Annex building; 7 p.m.;
free; General Duffy’s Watering Hole, 404
SW Forest Ave., Redmond; facebook.
com/Generalduffys or 541-527-4345.
MONDAY 1/24
Planning Commission Meeting: A
regular meeting will be held; 4:30-
6:30 p.m.; free; Redmond City Hall,
Stroke Survivor Support Group:
Hosted by Keith Taylor featuring
various stroke professionals, Dr.’s
Counselors and stroke survivors.
Sharing openly attendees’ questions,
advice and struggles.; 3-4 p.m.; free;
Stroke Awareness Oregon, Online;
strokeawarenessoregon.org or 541-323-
5641.
Virtual City Council Workshop: A
regular meeting will be held; 6-8 p.m.;
free; Redmond City Hall, Online;
redmondoregon.gov or 541-923-7710.
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.; free; Initiative Brewing,
424 NW Fifth St., Redmond; facebook.
com/InitiativeBrew or 541-527-4380.
Standup Comedy: Central Oregon
Comedy Scene presents Standup
Comedy night; 8-10 p.m.; $15 online, $20
at door; General Duffy’s Watering Hole,
404 SW Forest Ave., Redmond; facebook.
com/Generalduffys or 541-527-4345.
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