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SELCO to open second full-service branch in Redmond
BY TIM TRAINOR
Redmond Spokesman
SELCO Community
Credit Union is doubling
its footprint in growing
Redmond, with the May 9
opening of a new branch in
North Redmond.
Located at 255 NW Oak
Tree Lane, the freestanding
location is immediately north
of the Walmart Supercenter.
SELCO will continue to
operate its current Redmond
branch, which opened in
2007 at 825 SW 17th St.
The new location replaces
SELCO’s previous limit-
ed-service branch, which
operated from 2009 to 2020
inside Walmart. It makes
SELCO the only credit
union with multiple Red-
mond branch locations.
“It’s no secret that Red-
mond is growing quickly. But
our community — as well as
northern Deschutes, Crook,
and Jefferson counties — has
been largely underserved
when it comes to banking in-
stitutions,” said Tim Dizney,
manager of SELCO’s new
Redmond location.
The location will include
24-hour ATMs, two drive-up
lanes, teller services for tra-
ditional transactions and
investment, retirement, in-
surance and mortgage rep-
resentatives available by ap-
pointment.
The business will be open
Monday through Thursday
from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,
and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to
6 p.m. Drive-up hours will
Monday through Thursday
from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and
Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
An open house is sched-
uled for the week of May
9-13 with daily prizes,
snacks from local restau-
rants and bakeries, branch
tours, featured nonprofit
community partners, and
more.
Each day, the open house
will recognize a different
community partner that
SELCO supports, includ-
ing the Redmond Chamber
of Commerce (May 9; rib-
bon cutting at 4 p.m.), Jeri-
cho Road (May 10), Neigh-
borImpact (May 11), KIDS
Center (May 12), and J Bar J
Youth Services (May 13).
Photo courtesy SELCO
SELCO Community Credit Union will open a new branch in Redmond on May 9. It will be located at 255 NW
Oak Tree Lane.
Terrebonne school
Redmond VFW donates to Honor Flight
names new principal
BY TIM TRAINOR
Redmond Spokesman
munity School’s prin-
Cyndi Ganfield will
cipal since 2014.
be the next principal
“The Redmond
of Terrebonne Com-
School District is ex-
munity School.
cited to bring Cyndi
Ganfield has
Ganfield onto our
worked in educa-
team,” Superinten-
tion for more than 30
dent Charan Cline
years, the past eight as Ganfield
said. “She is an ex-
the elementary prin-
perienced and suc-
cessful principal with a deep
cipal at Cascade School Dis-
knowledge base of elementary
trict in Aumsville, Ore.
education. We believe she is
Ganfield will take over as
the right person to lead Ter-
principal on July 1, replac-
rebonne Community School
ing Trevor Flaherty, who has
into the future.”
served as Terrebonne Com-
Spokesman Staff
LOCAL BRIEFING
Deschutes, Jefferson
counties offer free yard
debris drop off days
In preparation for the upcom-
ing wildfire season, Deschutes
County aisre hosting several
FireFree Days in the coming
weeks, in which residents can
drop off yard debris at no cost.
FireFree days are organized
to encourage people to create
defensible spaces around their
homes in case of wildfire. The
website firefree.org has tips on
how to prevent wildfires from
affecting homes and neighbor-
hoods.
Yard debris can be dropped
off at the following locations,
dates and times.
• Negus Transfer Station
(Redmond): May 21 to June 4
(daily except Sunday), 8 a.m. to
4 p.m.
• Northwest Transfer Sta-
tion (Sisters): May 21 to June 4
(Wednesdays through Satur-
days), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Assistance League provides
books to school children
Assistance League of Bend
will provide free books to chil-
dren at a pop-up event on
Thursday, May 5, 2022 at Red-
mond High School.
Book distribution will take
place from 3-4:30 p.m. in the
high school parking lot, coin-
ciding with NeighborImpact’s
free food distribution program.
Each child will receive a
Scholastic book pack contain-
ing four new books. Families
will be able to select age ap-
propriate books based on their
child’s grade level; K-2. 3-5 or
6-8.
The outreach is part of Assis-
tance League of Bend’s literacy
initiative to help children con-
tinue to improve their reading
skills and encourage a lifelong
habit.
Contact Janet Martin at pro-
grams@assistanceleaguebend.
org or 541-389-2075, to learn
more.
Ways you
can support
Thelma’s Place:
• Vehicle donations
• Cash donations
• Sponsorships
• Volunteer
Past commander of Red-
mond VFW Post 4108, Jack
Newcomb, presented a check
for $1,750 to Don DeLand,
VP of Honor Flight, to sup-
port veterans.
Newcomb said the VFW
Post obtained a $1,000 com-
munity service grant and
that post membership do-
nated another $750. It is
important that Korea and
Vietnam era veterans are
honored as they should have
been many years ago, said
DeLand.
Honor Flight will depart
Sept. 21 and return Sept. 24
to the Redmond Airport. A
welcome home celebration
is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on
the Sept. 24 at the Deschutes
Fairgrounds Main Entrance.
That celebration is open to
the public.
For more information go
to http://www.honorflightof-
centraloregon.org or contact
Don DeLand at hfco.don-
deland@gmail.com.
Photo courtesy Don DeLand
Jack Newcomb presents a check for $1,750 to Don DeLand, VP of
Honor Flight, to support veterans.
Firewood cutting season opens on the
Deschutes and Ochoco national forests
Spokesman staff report
Starting May 2, firewood
can be collected in the De-
schutes and Ochoco national
forests and the Crooked River
National Grassland, for per-
sonal and commercial use.
All areas remain open to
firewood collection through
Nov. 30.
This year, personal fire-
wood permits are free for
up to eight cords of wood. A
cord is defined as 128 cubic
feet of wood. This firewood
cannot be sold and must only
be for personal use. People
interested in selling firewood
must obtain a commercial
permit.
Personal firewood permits
are available at local vendors
and U.S. Forest Service of-
Bulletin file
A view from the Whychus Overlook Trail looking north toward
Black Butte.
fices. Commercial permits
will only be available at For-
est Service offices. Currently
only the Sisters and Crescent
ranger districts have open
front offices. As staffing al-
lows, other Forest Service
offices will begin opening
during May and early June.
Permit holders must have
a permit and a copy of the
firewood synopsis while col-
lecting firewood and will be
required to tag their loads.
Protecting the Rights of All Community Members
“I’ve dedicated my career to justice and public safety and believe the
criminal justice system must protect the rights of every person in our
community. It would be an honor to serve as your District Attorney.”
- Steve Gunnels
CHILD CARE
AN INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM
Your support makes a difference!
Redmond: 541-548-3049
Day Respite and Support Groups
www.thelmasplace.org
Permits for firewood on na-
tional forest lands are not
valid on Bureau of Land
Management administered
lands.
Forest Service offices can
be reached at the following
numbers:
Deschutes National Forest
• Bend-Fort Rock Ranger
District: 541-383-5300
• Sisters Ranger District:
541-549-7700
• Crescent Ranger District:
541-433-3200
• Redmond Air Center:
541-504-7200
Ochoco National Forest
• Lookout Mountain and
Paulina Ranger District: 541-
416-6500
• Crooked River National
Grassland: 541-416-6640
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