P2 The SpokeSman • TueSday, april 12, 2022
Redmond joins national water conservation challenge
By SpokeSman STaFF
Redmond Mayor George Endicott
is asking city residents to to use water
resources more wisely.
The National Mayor’s Challenge
for Water Conservation, run by the
Wyland Foundation, encourages
cities to use water more efficiently,
reduce pollution, and save energy.
Residents of cities with the high-
est participation rates are entered to
win various prizes, including $3,000
toward utility payments, gift cards,
water saving fixtures, and more. Res-
idents can also nominate a local non-
profit to win a 2022 Toyota.
“As we experience a severe drought
in Central Oregon, it is especially im-
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Free boat inspection
April 16 at Big Country RV
Big Country RV in Redmond.
DCSO Marine Deputies and
will be present between the
hours of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For more information
regarding boat safety in-
spections please contact the
Special Services Division at
541-388-6501.
CROSSWORD
pledged to reduce their annual con-
sumption of freshwater by more than
3 billion gallons, reduce waste sent to
landfills by 80 million pounds, and
prevent hundreds of thousands of
pounds of hazardous waste from en-
tering watersheds.
The foundation has also created
a new digital tool at www.wyland-
foundation.org that gives residents
a unique way to do hands-on home,
community, and workplace projects
year-round in support of their city’s
sustainability efforts. By doing one
simple action for a day, a week, or
longer, Redmond residents can help
the city earn bonus points toward up
to $50,000 in prizes.
Redmond Proficiency Academy students
nab awards at Oregon thespian festival
PET OF THE WEEK
The Deschutes County
Sheriff’s Office will once
again be providing an op-
portunity for boaters to have
their boats inspected free of
charge at three different lo-
cations in Deschutes County.
The inspections will be of-
fered on Saturday on April 16 at
portant that we each do what we can
to preserve water,” said Endicott, in a
release.
To participate, residents can go to
mywaterpledge.com from April 1–30
to make a pledge to conserve water
on behalf of the city.
Last year, residents from more
than 2,000 cities across the nation
Redmond Proficiency
Academy drama students re-
cently competed in the annual
Oregon Thespian State Festi-
val, where they earned awards,
scholarships and advancement
to the International Thespian
Festival.
The State Festival is the
signature event for Oregon
thespians, attended by more
than 1,500 theater students
and teachers from around the
state and features main stage
productions, dozens of one act
plays, workshops and presen-
tations.
“After two years of cancel-
lations due to the pandemic,
it was wildly fulfilling to be
back in-person at the Oregon
State Thespian Festival,” said
Kate Torcom, RPA’s theatre
director.
Senior Lana Frisinger
won an award for her stage
management work on RPA’s
production of “PUFFS,”
making her eligible to ad-
vance to the International
Thespian Festival scheduled
for June in Bloomington,
Ind.
The troupe earned “supe-
rior” rankings for each cate-
gory they competed in: large
group musical, small group
musical, duo comedic Acting,
duo dramatic acting, group
acting, solo acting and stage
management.
RPA Thespians were
awarded the highest honor
of “State Showcase Select”
for their large group musical
number, which means they
were able to perform their
piece, a song from “Cry Baby,
the Musical,” on the main
stage. Seniors Casey James
and Kendra McGuire, junior
Lydia Carter, sophomores
Ruby Boland and Allie Smith,
and freshman Talon Confer,
Cohen Flanagan, Claire Gray
and Katey James made up the
cast.
Senior Kendra McGuire
won the Oregon Thespian
Scholarship and said she was
excited to be able to attend
state (in-person) one last time.
In addition to student ac-
colades, theatre director Kate
Torcom won the Rex Rabold
Memorial Award.
Courtesy photo
RPA Theatre Troupe students from top to bottom, left to right: Co-
hen Flanagan, Kendra McGuire, Casey James, Allie Smith, Talon Con-
fer, Lana Frisinger, Claire Gray, Ruby Boland, Lydia Carter and Katey
James.
Group calls on residents to support school
Spokesman staff report
A group in Redmond is asking local
residents to help support the Redmond
School District by “adopting” a local
school for a week and making donations.
The group, Redmond Collective Ac-
tion, said in a press release that it is call-
ing on community members to make
donations to M.A. Lynch Elementary
School through April 15.
Among the group’s ideas for donations
are arts and crafts, books, school sup-
plies, gift cards and other encouraging
cards. The group also recommended that
community members donate to music,
art and English language learner pro-
grams.
Spokesman file
M.A. Lynch Elementary School is seen in this 2017 photo.
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precipitation to date this year: 1.25 inches
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national Weather Service broadcasts are on 162.50 mhz.
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