A4 THE SPOKESMAN • TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2022
2022 scholarships
T.I.
Redmond Kiwanis Club awards
$18,500 to local graduating seniors
Spokesman staff
The scholarship commit-
tees of the Kiwanis Club of
Redmond awarded $18,500 in
scholarships to graduating se-
niors of six local high schools.
The Ridgeview winners
were Molly Burke, $2,000; and
Julie Mayfield, Soren Stan-
cliff, and Teagan Perret, $1,000
each.
From Redmond Profi-
ciency Academy, Kate West,
Grace Gast, Ari Freeman,
Brooke Everest, and Kaite
Costello were awarded $1,000
each.
Central Christian student
Anika Poet earned $2,000, Jo-
hane Mahnke earned $1,500
and Dara Finnestad $1,000.
Ava Wolfe of Redmond
High School secured $1,000.
The club also awarded three
$1,000 agricultural scholar-
ships from the Newhouse
Charitable Fund to Teagan
Macy of Culver High School,
Logan Lee of Madras High
School and Kendall Castrow
of Redmond High.
The Kiwanis Club of Red-
mond has been serving the
youth of the Redmond area
since 1937. Awards come
from invested fund and dol-
lars raised in fundraising
projects such as the forth-
coming 16th Annual Vint-
ner’s Dinner and Auction
sponsored by Edward Jones,
Chris Richie and Josh Wer-
ner, investment representa-
tives.
Virlan Garcia
Community concert association awards
scholarships for performing arts studies
Spokesman staff
The Redmond Community Concert Association announced
its 2022 scholarship winners.
Since 2014, RCCA has offered scholarships to graduating se-
niors in Redmond schools who are pursuing their interest in the
performing arts.
The first $2,000 scholarship winner is Brooke Everest, a senior
at Redmond Proficiency Academy. Brooke is planning to attend
Western Oregon University, where she will be majoring in music
education.
The second $2,000 winner is Antonio Rodriguez, a senior at
Ridgeview High School. Antonio will be attending Oregon State
University, where he will be dually enrolled in the Engineering
School and School of Music.
Teagan Perret, a senior at Ridgeview High School, is the win-
ner of the Geri Gunderson Scholarship. Teagan will be attending
Southern Oregon University as a music major.
The Gunderson scholarship provides a $1,000 award to a stu-
dent who demonstrates outstanding community involvement,
and exemplifies perseverance in overcoming obstacles while
pursuing their educational and career goals.
Music
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Photos courtesy Redmond Community Concert Association
The first 2022 scholarship winner is Brooke Everest, a senior at Red-
mond Proficiency Academy.
Teagan
Perret, a
senior at
Ridgeview
High
School, is
the winner
of the Geri
Gunderson
Scholarship.
Mayor race
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Redmond in 2020 and is the
former legislative director
for State Sen. Tim Knopp,
R-Bend. He graduated from
Mountain View High School,
then Oregon State Univer-
sity with a degree in political
science. His wife, Jessica, is
a teacher. He has never held
public office.
In 2018, Schimmoller nar-
rowly lost the Republican pri-
mary for House District 53 to
Jack Zika, R-Redmond. A year
later, he lost to incumbent Ray
Miao for a seat on the board of
Deschutes Rural Fire Protec-
tion District No. 2.
“If you really love some-
thing, you’re going to try
again,” he said of deciding to
run again for public office.
Schimmoller said in a cam-
paign release that he wants to
focus on infrastructure, safety
and livability projects in Red-
mond.
“Improving our local infra-
structure, supporting public
safety and ensuring Redmond
stays affordable for working
families and small businesses
are my main objectives,” he
said. “We can keep Redmond
affordable for those who want
to move here while maintain-
ing our values of community,
support for working families,
and small businesses.”
Schimmoller opened his
campaign with endorsements
from area Republican leaders,
and not just from outgoing
mayor Endicott. City coun-
Antonio
Rodriguez,
a senior at
Ridgeview
High
School,
won a
scholarship
from the
Redmond
Community
Concert
Association.
cilors Shannon Wedding and
Krisanna Clark-Endicott, who
is George Endicott’s wife, De-
schutes County commission-
ers Tony DeBone and Patti
Adair, Zika, Knopp and Bob
Perry of the Redmond Patriots
all said they endorse his cam-
paign.
Ed Fitch is also vying for the
position — but with the stated
goal of making a clean break
from Endicott’s tenure.
Fitch, 70, served as Red-
mond mayor more than two
decades ago and also worked
as city attorney for 16 years.
He said Endicott has misin-
terpreted the city charter in
order to dominate discussion
and keep important issues off
the agenda.
“I should know, I helped
write (the charter),” said Fitch.
He said he wants the coun-
cil to spend its time on pro-
ductive, solutions-based
discussions and stop having
“ideology trump common
sense solutions.” He said the
council has avoided mak-
ing proactive decisions about
drought and homelessness in
the area, which has forced it to
deal reactively with those crit-
ical issues.
“It’s an ostrich approach to
government,” said Fitch.
He wants to continue to
make headway on transporta-
tion issues in the city and do
better at increasing diversity in
city staff and boards.
In the months leading up to
the election, Fitch said he ex-
pects some “friction” on city
council as the campaign sea-
son hits high gear.
“I do think that we’re all
committed to doing the best
we can on the economy, trans-
portation, sewer and water.
We’re getting business done in
that regard,” he said.
Fellow city councilor Jay
Patrick is also running for the
job.
Patrick, 64, has plenty of
experience with city business.
He has been a city councilor
for 23 years and felt now was
the right time to run for the
top job.
“I just feel that I’ve built re-
lationships with people who
the city deals with,” he said. “I
have great relationship with
city staff and that can help
move things further along.”
Patrick described himself as
“very conservative” and said
he will focus the city’s time
and money on the basic infra-
structure needed in the city.
“I don’t want to spend a
lot other than what we have
to spend on — roads, police
safety, water, sewer, economic
development.”
He said that, if elected, he
would focus on the airport
terminal expansion, the wet-
lands sewer project, the new
police station and improving
transportation via a re-route
of U.S. Highway 97. Over his
decades on the council, he
noted improvements to down-
town and expansions of the
airport and fairgrounds as
major accomplishments.
He said he appreciates En-
dicott’s tenure, but noted that
“George and I are different
people.” Patrick said hopes
that under his leadership that
“mayor and council could be
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On Saturday, August 6,
three-time Grammy Award
winner, American Music
Awards, BET and NAACP
award winner and critically
acclaimed actor T.I. will
bring his unique style to
Deschutes County. With 11
studio albums, 7 of which
have reached top 5 Billboard
status, T.I. will perform fa-
vorites such as “Whatever
you Like,” “Live Your Life,”
and more.
For the first time in history,
the Deschutes County Fair
will also present a Sunday
concert as part of its series.
On August 7, Virlan Garcia
will take the Sunday Guitars
main stage at 4 p.m. This
chart-topping young artist
has received Billboard and
more of a team.”
Patrick said he will not run
for city council. If he is de-
feated for mayor, he will not
be involved in city govern-
Monitor Latino recognition
for his five studio albums.
All shows will at 8 p.m.
nightly, with the exception
of Sunday’s 4 p.m. show. All
concerts are free with fair
admission — no additional
ticket is required.
For 2022, additional
free entertainment will be
provided throughout the
grounds, including a live
lumberjack exhibition, a
high dive show, J.D. Platt’s
“K9 Kings” dog show, an-
imals and reptile exhibits
and more. Deschutes Fair
& Rodeo will also partner
with Deschutes County
Veterans’ Services to bring
the “Remembering Our
Fallen” memorial exhibit.
Tickets for the 2022 De-
schutes County Fair & Ro-
deo are on sale at www.de-
schutesfair.com.
ment for the first time in the
21st century.
Charles Baer has also filed
for mayor. Baer ran unsuccess-
fully for the position in 2020.
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