A4 THE SPOKESMAN • TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2022
September First Friday Art Walk set
BY TIM TRAINOR
Redmond Spokesman
T
he next edition of the
First Friday art walk,
organized by the Dry
Canyon Arts Association, is
set for Sept. 2 from 4-7 p.m.
The monthly event showcases
local artists and businesses,
offering opportunities for cus-
tomers to purchase and enjoy
local makers.
This month’s featured art-
ists include printmaker Rick
Thompson, who graduated
from the Art Institute of Se-
attle and enjoyed a long and
varied career as a graphic de-
signer. His work will be dis-
played at Eqwine Wine Bar,
218 SW 4th St.
The silk scarves of artist
Joan Bertucci Sheets will be
displayed at SCP Hotel, 521
SW 6th. Sheets has been an art
educator in public and private
schools for children and adults
and worked for the Portland
Art Museum.
Grace & Hammer Pizze-
ria, located at 641 SW Cas-
cade Ave, will host the water-
color and acrylic paintings
of Wendy Wheeler-Jacobs.
Wheeler-Jacobs works primar-
ily in watercolor and acrylic to
capture local birds, animals,
plants and landscapes. She
especially loves painting at
Smith Rock.
The wood carvings of Red-
mond resident Bill Hunt will
be displayed at Arome, 432 SW
6th Ave. Hunt took up wood
carving after he retired, when
he began creating fencepost
ducks out of 100-year-old ce-
dar posts from Central Oregon
cattle ranches. Hunt then de-
Local artist Shireen Gastineau will be featured for the September edition of the First Friday Art Walk.
Courtesy photos
Artists of many disciplines will be celebrated at the next First Friday Art
Walk, set for Sept. 2 from 4-7 p.m.
Painting by Shireen Gastineau
A group of quail carved by local
artist Bill Hunt.
cided to expand his art into his
hobbies of golfing and fishing
by re-purposing rare persim-
mon wood clubs into hand-
carved duckheads and juniper
wood for his stringers of fish.
Junction Roastery, 708 SW
Deschutes Ave, will show the
vibrant mixed media abstract
art of artist Vance Perry. Perry
uses numerous techniques to
create his abstract pieces.
“At some point it tells me
I’m done,” he said. “It starts
with an open mind, proceeds
with choices and ends with a
piece that is complete. It told
me so.”
The High Desert Music
Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave.,
will show the digital photo
art of artist Shireen Gastin-
eau. Gastineau starts with im-
ages gathered in nature, then
heightens it with digital tools,
such as “paints” and “layers.”
“Those images transform
into a world of my making,”
she said. “Most of my art is
at least a half dozen, often 20
to 100, layers of my images
blended to a finished piece.”
The Redmond Senior Cen-
ter, 325 NW Dogwood Ave,
will show off the geological
structures of artist Camille Fit-
terer. Fitterer is a passionate
rockhounder, treasure finder
and nature lover.
“Each sculpture is created
from my rockhounding trea-
sures and is a mix of natural
stones and stones which I have
polished myself,” she said.
“It is fun to see how it all just
comes together.”
For additional information
on the artist or the art walk it-
self, visit drycanyonarts.org.
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Aha airline flying out of Heaven Can Wait 5K run
Redmond goes bankrupt fundraiser returns Oct. 2
BY SUZANNE ROIG
CO Media Group
After flying twice-a-week
from Redmond to Reno, Ne-
vada, Aha, the low-cost carrier
of ExpressJet, stopped flying
on Monday and filed Chapter
11 bankruptcy, according to
the airline.
No passengers were left
stranded at Redmond Airport
and the Aha check-in counter
was left empty, said Zach Bass,
Redmond Airport director.
Bass declined to comment
on the ramifications of the de-
cision by ExpressJet to file for
bankruptcy.
ExpressJet operated flights
from the Reno/Tahoe area to
11 cities in the Western United
States, according to company
information. Prior to operating
Aha, ExpressJet had been the
airline flying as Delta Connec-
tions and United Express. At
its peak, ExpressJet operated
more than 450 aircraft, accord-
ing to company information.
“A combination of condi-
tions led us to this decision,”
said Subodh Karnik, Express-
Jet’s CEO, in a prepared state-
ment. “Despite the valiant
efforts of our employees to
overcome challenges and de-
spite great support by our cities
and airports... we arrived at a
point where termination of op-
erations was in the best interest
of our stakeholders.”
Customers with tickets on
Aha were instructed to contact
their credit card companies for
refunds. ExpressJet, the parent
company of Aha, is not assist-
ing with credits or travel ar-
rangements, according to the
airline’s website.
It’s the second carrier to cut
back air service to Redmond.
In July, Allegiant canceled its
flights in and out of Redmond
Airport from Mesa, Arizona,
and Las Vegas. The routes
started in 2019, and the airline
had initially suspended them
seasonally through October.
“I don’t think this is a reflec-
tion of Central Oregon’s attrac-
tion,” said Damon Runberg,
Oregon Employment Depart-
ment regional economist. “It’s
more of a reflection of these
businesses and COVID-19’s
impacts on travel.”
According to Redmond Air-
port’s website, Avelo Airlines,
another low-cost airlines, will
By Spokesman staff
Ryan Brennecke/Bulletin file
Passengers board an Aha jet for the inaugural departure from Red-
mond Airport to Reno-Tahoe International Airport on Nov. 5, 2021.
begin adding service to Palm
Springs, California, starting
Nov. 11. The Houston-based
carrier announced the twice
weekly nonstop service on
Aug. 4. Avelo also operates a
direct flight from Redmond
to Burbank Airport near Los
Angeles.
The Central Oregon Air
Service Team, a collaborative
task force of regional repre-
sentatives from visitor bureaus
and economic groups, meets
regularly with airlines to re-
tain and attract air service at
Redmond Airport, said Julia
Theisen, Visit Central Oregon
CEO.
In July, Redmond Airport
recorded 52,405 people getting
off an airplane and 51,893 get-
ting on an airplane, about the
same number as recorded in
2021, according to data on the
Redmond Airport website.
“Visitor demand to Central
Oregon remains strong from
both air and drive markets,”
Theisen said. “Visitors con-
tinue to seek out the region for
its natural beauty, recreational
opportunities, and arts and
culture.”
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After COVID-19 forced the
Heaven Can Wait 5K walk/run
into a virtual fundraiser, the
popular event will return Oct.
2 to a new location: Redmond’s
Dry Canyon.
The run/walk raises money
for Sara’s Project and will take
place at 10:30 a.m. on Satur-
day, Oct. 2. The event will start
and end at the Redmond High
School stadium with a course
that runs through Dry Canyon.
The event, in previous years,
had been in Bend. It has been
one of the largest races and
fundraisers in Central Oregon.
“It is our hope that bringing
Heaven Can Wait to Redmond
will provide a more central lo-
cation for community mem-
bers who have been touched by
breast cancer to come together,
wherever they are in their can-
cer journey,” said Anna Con-
treras, events and development
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specialist with St. Charles Foun-
dation in a press release.
Heaven Can Wait raises
money for Sara’s Project, a fund
of the St. Charles Foundation
that helps provide support ser-
vices to people in Central Ore-
gon who are battling breast can-
cer. Over its 23-year existence,
the event has raised approxi-
mately $100,000 each year for
assistance to under-insured pa-
tients, as well as therapies such
as therapeutic massage, acu-
puncture, yoga, and reiki.
Heaven Can Wait has also
become an opportunity for the
community to come together
and celebrate cancer survivors
while also remembering loved
ones.
“It has been almost three
years since the community last
gathered to support this pow-
erful event,” said Mari Shay, ad-
ministrative director of cancer
services for St. Charles. “This
will be my first Heaven Can
Wait, and I look forward to
meeting more cancer survivors
and our community partners
as we stand together to support
those who are battling breast
cancer.”
To participate or volunteer
in the 5K walk/run, register at
HeavenCanWait.org. For ques-
tions related to the event, call
541-788-2940 or email afcontre-
ras@stcharleshealthcare.org.
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