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Redmond man arrested after police find fentanyl, stolen goods
BY TIM TRAINOR
Redmond Spokesman
A Redmond man was ar-
rested Sept. 21 after police
found fentanyl and numerous
stolen goods at his home.
Troy Schaffner, 30, was
charged with possession of fen-
tanyl, mail theft and third-de-
gree theft.
According to the Deschutes
County Sheriff’s Office, their
street crimes unit “conducted
a short term investigation”
into Schaffner that led to the
possession of fentanyl pills
and possession of stolen prop-
erty. Detectives executed a
search warrant Wednesday at
3:39 p.m. at Schaffner’s home,
located in the 3600 block of
Highway 97 north of Red-
mond.
According to police, “a com-
mercial quantity of counterfeit
oxycodone pills containing
fentanyl was located.” De-
tectives also allegedly found
pieces of stolen mail, checks,
credit and debit cards and sto-
len vehicle license plates.
Schaffner was taken into cus-
tody. He was transported and
lodged at the Deschutes County
Sheriff’s Office Jail, Bend.
Police said the investiga-
tion is ongoing and additional
charges may follow.
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Reporter: ttrainor@
redmondspokesman.com
Photo courtesy Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office
Fentanyl allegedly found at a residence in Redmond Sept. 21.
Photo courtesy Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office
Stolen goods allegedly recovered at a residence in Redmond Sept. 21.
First Friday Art Walk returns
BY TIM TRAINOR
Redmond Spokesman
The work of more than 20 artists will
be scattered around downtown Red-
mond on October 7 for the latest edition
of the monthly First Friday Art Walk.
Put on by the Dry Canyon Arts As-
sociation, it will run from 4- 7 p.m. at a
number of Redmond venues.
DEBRA HIGGS
Junction Roastery, 708 SW Deschutes
Ave., will display the works of Debra
Higgs.
Higgs started her carer in 1971 as an
oil painter and for 51 years she worked
in Southern California.
“As the years went on I was always
learning and improving my love of
oil painting and throughout my ca-
reer sold several hundred paintings,”
she said. “About 5 months ago I dis-
covered fluid art and I was hooked ...
Fluid art is challenging and rewarding.
This is a never-ending learning experi-
ence. When working with fluid art you
never really know how your piece will
turn out and that’s what makes it so in-
triguing.”
MARION CRAIG
Grace & Hammer Pizzeria, 641 SW
Cascade Ave, will display the work of
another “fluid” artist.
Marion Craig creates her paintings
using acrylic, Flo-trol and other mixed
media to produce puddles on a canvas.
She uses a variety of instruments to cre-
ate her unique paintings.
Craig started painting watercolor still
life, then acrylic still life, and now to her
current passion of acrylic paint pours.
Craig said she finds it therapeutic to be
able to easily teach others who have no
prior painting experience how to paint
pour.
JACKIE PETROVIC
The abstract art of Jackie Petrovic
will be on display at the High Desert
Enrollment up early in
year at Redmond School
District
By SPOKESMAN STAFF
JAMES MORRIS
James Morris has been a photog-
rapher for more than 30 years. But it
wasn’t until recently that he found his
niche creating fine art with his images,
with the help of some photo manipula-
tion software. When he takes a picture,
he’ll use Photoshop filters to make it
look surreal or whimsical.
When the photograph is done, he
prints it on metal or metallic paper if
he’s framing it.
His work will be on display at Arome,
432 SW Sixth. View Morris’ work at
www.JamesMorrisFineArt.com.
LAURA FOUTS
The pastel art of Laura Fouts will be
displayed at Eqwine Wine Bar, 218 SW
4th.
Fouts is mainly a self-taught artist
who has dabbled in many different art
forms including watercolor, calligraphy,
box making and custom tile painting for
a local tile manufacture. She now con-
centrates her efforts on pastel painting.
Realism is her preferred style with a love
for detail that shows in her work.
LOCAL BRIEFING
Courtesy photo
Debra Higgs
Data from two weeks into
the school year shows student
enrollment is up overall at Red-
mond School District, accord-
ing to data provided by the dis-
trict.
Total student enrollment at
Redmond School District is up
62 students to 7,129, up from to
7,067 from 2021.
Elementary schools have in-
creased enrollment from 2,718
students last year to 2,928 stu-
dents this year. Middle school
student enrollment has in-
creased from 1,297 students
last year to 1,305 this year. High
school enrollment has increased
from 1,780 students last year to
1,859 students this year.
Reported enrollment num-
bers are in line with what was
projected for the school year,
which helps the district with
planning and allocation of re-
sources.
“Where the district has seen
a drop in enrollment is in the
RSDFlex online program and
that’s primarily due to students
coming back to the build-
ings,” said RSD Superintendent
Dr. Charan Cline in a release.
“We’re happy to have kids back
in person but we also want to
make sure that each family in
the community continues to
have access to the education re-
sources that work best for them,
which may be one of our online
options.”
Bike, pedestrian summit
set for Sept. 29
Courtesy photo
James Morris
By SPOKESMAN STAFF
Courtesy photo
Jackie Petrovic
Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave in Red-
mond.
Petrovic is a Redmond-based art-
ist who works mostly with acrylic and
oils. She enjoys working in abstracts to
create whimsical pieces using patterns,
symbols, and calming colors.
She is an exhibiting member of Dry
Canyon Arts Association, holds an
MBA in organizational leadership and
has trained for cognitive behavioral
counseling.
KATHERINE HARRIS
The Redmond Senior Center, 325 NW
Dogwood Ave, will host a variety of art-
work in fused glass, jewelry and photog-
raphy by Katherine Harris.
Harris creates fused glass pieces both
functional and artistic. She also cre-
ates unique and personal jewelry and is
branching out to photography. In her
travels around the world, she has photo-
graphed animals and birds, which reflects
her love of nature and these creatures.
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SUSAN D. LEES
The SCP Redmond Hotel, 521 SW
6th Ave, will host oil and acrylic paint-
ings by Susan D. Lees.
Lees is a western, wildlife artist who
works primarily in oil and acrylic. Her
love for all nature and wildlife keeps
her busy taking reference photos in the
beautiful Central Oregon area.
Susan started painting in oils at the
age of 12 and always knew she wanted to
be an artist. She is self-taught, learning
from classes and studying other artist’s
work. Years later, after raising a family
and a successful career in database and
graphic design, she now has time to be a
full time artist and loves it.
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Reporter: ttrainor@redmondspokesman.com
Central Oregon Bicycle and
Pedestrian Summit to be held at
Redmond City Hall.
The Deschutes County Bi-
cycle and Pedestrian Commit-
tee is presenting “Connecting
Central Oregon Communi-
ties”, a free event Sept. 29 from
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at City Hall.
Area residents, transporta-
tion planners, city and county
officials and experts from
around the state will meet to
review what has been accom-
plished and what work needs
to be done to make walking, bi-
cycling, and public transit safe
and accessible for everyone in
Central Oregon.
Participants will hear updates
about community pedestrian
and bicycling programs, trans-
portation equity, the growth
and challenges of e-bikes, and
safe routes between commu-
nities.
More information, free regis-
tration and carpool info at cen-
traloregonbikepedsummit2022.
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