A10 THE SPOKESMAN • TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
COFFEE BREAK
FLASHBACK
Redmond becomes a campus town in 1997
100 Years Ago
Sept. 7, 1922 — Modern houses needed
There is a move on foot to decide upon a “Build
A House” campaign. The ideas to make a careful
canvass of the citizens who are able to finance the
building of a modern house in Redmond, and to
get each one to sign an agreement to immediately
start construction, in order to provide homes that
can be rented by new families coming to town.
Within the past 60 days there have been several
families who were unable to find a place to move
into and they have moved on, and the promoters
of the new move are trying to fix things so that
there will be no recurrence of this condition in the
future.
As fast as the names are secured, they will be
published in this paper, and it is to be hoped that
the list will be a long one, as there is a need for a
number of small modern houses right off.
75 Years Ago
Sept. 11, 1947 — Texas residents on motor
tour stop, buy court
After touring over a large portion of Alaska, Can-
ada and the U.S.A. since March 3, Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth G. Davies decided they wanted to live in
Central Oregon. On a day not long ago they came
through Redmond en route from Bend to Pendle-
ton — the next day they had purchased the Waldron
Motor Court.
The new owners, who are from San Antonio,
Texas, bought the seven cabins, service station and
modern home from Mr. and Mrs. Ira E. Waldron.
“We were en route to Pendleton to arrange for
accommodations at the Round-Ip there,” Mrs. Da-
vies said, “and we saw the motor courts as we drove
through town. Just on the chance that it might be
possible to buy the business, we stopped — and the
next day we owned it.”
A present decorating is planned, with future en-
largement under consideration.
Submitted Photo
Carol Moorehead stands in the lobby of the new community college campus in Redmond.
50 Years Ago
Sept. 13, 1972 — Old-time fiddlers to play in
Sisters
Sisters — Between 25 and 50 fiddlers from Or-
egon, Washington, Idaho and Montana will arrive
in Sisters Saturday, Sept. 16, to enter the town’s
first Old-Time Fiddlers’ contest.
Fiddle music begins at 2 p.m. in the Sisters
School gymnasium. Also on the agenda are ex-
hibition fiddling planes and square dancing. The
contest, sanctioned by the Old-Time Fiddlers As-
sociation, will be judged by three women who are
national fiddler champions.
Spaghetti dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. will be fol-
lowed by dancing. Live country rock music for all
ages will be furnished by a band from The Dalles
from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Chairman is Don Mauser, assisted by Lloyd
Hewitt and Harold Wray. Sponsor is the Sisters
Community Education Program.
25 Years Ago
Sept. 10, 1997 — Redmond becomes a cam-
pus town — First COCC building set to open by
airport
Sun streamed across the empty room, unde-
terred by desks, chairs or tables. Electrical plug-
ins line the square space, dotting bare walls at
3-foot intervals.
Next week, furniture will fill that void. And
those modern essentials — the phone and fax
machine — are plugged in.
By the first day of fall term September 22,
Central Oregon community college will be
ready to put out the welcome mat at the first
building in the North campus in Redmond.
Walk-in registration will begin Monday.
Built of rose-colored block with evergreen
metal accent roofs, the north campus is located
just west of the Redmond airport at 255 SE
Salmon Ave.
The college will christen the campus with
nine business classes. Students will be able to
earn an associates business degree in three years
in Redmond.
One class this fall will be in the dis-
tance-learning room, where instruction will
be broadcast live over a wireless cable chan-
nel from the COCC campus in Bend. The dis-
tance-learning room, the first thing visitors see
upon entering the $1.3 million Campus Center,
occupies the central space in the two-winged
structure.
COCC is on the right half of the building
while the Oregon Innovation Center, also ex-
pected to open this fall, is situated on the left.
Carol Moorehead, the college’s Redmond di-
rector, said construction went smoothly.
“Finding a place for the baby changing table
in the men’s rest room was the most interesting
meeting we had,” she said.
The new building — much larger than COCC
recently vacated space at 716 SW Forest Ave. —
allows Redmond to offer more, different credit
classes and more computer classes. Eventually,
computer lab time for students in the public will
be available.
Read and recycle
Puzzle solutions can be found in today’s classifieds.
People in Redmond are being crushed by rising
gas, food, and housing prices. As your City
Councilor, and a local small business owner, I
understand this skyrocketing cost of living is
unsustainable for families and businesses alike.
As your City Councilor today, and with your vote
in November, I will continue to work to create
more affordable housing and job opportunities
in Redmond.
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