A10 THE SPOKESMAN • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022
COFFEE BREAK
FLASHBACK
‘Redmond’ vanished from outgoing mail in 1972
100 Years Ago
Oct. 5, 1922 — One shot gets en-
tire flock of geese
J.O. Houk, the genial Ford
dealer, has got it all over the rest of
the local hunters, as he went out
on the Redmond ranch last Friday
afternoon and killed a whole flock
of geese with one shot from his
trusty blunderbuss.
He didn’t even leave one for
seed. And if any of our readers
doubt this story, we ask them to go
to Mr. Houk and he will verify it.
Irvin S. Cobb J. Fennimore Coo-
per may be long on bear and the
like, but they can’t come to Red-
mond and get away with any big
game stories, for our local hunters
have got the goods to show them.
75 Years Ago
Oct. 9, 1947 — Field specimen his
horse play
Theodore Tieman found an in-
teresting specimen last week that
smacked of horse play.
While working in the potato
fields, Tieman, an employee at the
George Hollister farm, uncovered
a potato that had flourished with
a bit around it. The tuber, doing
things the hard way, had grown
through the brittle ring and was
wedged solidly against the bit.
50 Years Ago
Oct. 11, 1972 — ‘Redmond’ to
vanish from outgoing mail
Effective next Monday, the tra-
ditional “Redmond” postmark will
be missing on many letters mailed
here as area mail processing goes
into effect in the Bend Sectional
Center Facility, announced Bend
postmaster Russell L. Kiel.
The new technique calls for pro-
cessing in Bend of all outgoing
mail from Redmond, Prineville,
Madras, Burns and Bend.
The postmark will read “United
States Postal Service 977” along
with the date and AM or PM.
25 Years Ago
Oct. 8, 1997 — Doctors, clergy
debate state suicide law
An Oregon citizens’ initiative
three years ago lead to voters ap-
proving a pioneering law that al-
lows a doctor to comply with a
terminally ill patient’s request for
assistance in ending his or her life.
A court challenge has prevented
the nations first physician-assisted
suicide law from taking effect,
though its passage spurred the
medical profession to an unprece-
dented focus on care for the dying
and treating their pain.
The 1997 legislator, rather than
revising the existing law, decided
the public should reconsider ap-
proval of physician-assisted sui-
cide. Voters soon will receive mail
in ballots for measure 51.
If passed, it would repeal mea-
sures 16, the 1994 law known as
the “Death with Dignity” Act that
legalized physician-assisted sui-
cide.
Submitted Photo
Barbara Scott in the Pinehurst Dairy Club purchased this registered heifer calf in 1938 using her $35 cash award from the Central
Oregon Co-Operative Ceremony.
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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