A10 THE SPOKESMAN • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2022
COFFEE BREAK
FLASHBACK
Police in 1947 warn Halloween revelers to follow law
The Spokesman
100 Years Ago
Oct. 26, 1922 — A wonderful musi-
cal treat
A large and enthusiastic audience
heard from Casford-Reed Violin-Vo-
cale in their concert at the gymnasium
last night. Miss Casford’s rendering of
the well-known violin solo, “Ava Ma-
ria,“ was exceptionally fine. Miss Reed’s
piano solos were also very popularly
received.
The next concert will be Nov. 28
with Gorst The Bird Man, America’s
greatest nature lecturer and bird imi-
tator.
75 Years Ago
Oct. 30, 1947 — Halloween fun
must be that!
“Trick or treat” fun that is not ma-
licious nor destructive is part of Hal-
loween and will not be disturbed by
the law, chief of police Harry E. Hogue
points out. Everyone wants the young-
sters to enjoy themselves Halloween.
However, damage to property will
not be tolerated, and offenders will be
dealt with by officers. A full force is to
be on duty Friday night, Halloween —
just in case!
50 Years Ago
Nov. 1, 1972 — COCC student con-
tribution tips project over $10,000
A $2,000 contribution from the
associated students of Central Ore-
Submitted Photo
An early homestead west of Terrebonne, probably Don Hall’s place.
gon Community College has pushed
project ASSET-1972 over the $10,000
mark, according to Dennis Karnopp,
drive Chairman.
The $2,000 gift represents cash
carryover funds in last year’s stu-
dent activity budget. The COCC stu-
dent government voted to donate
the money to the COCC Founda-
tion’s emergency student loan fund.
Karnopp emphasized that the gift is
made up entirely of student activity
funds, not public tax monies.
Project ASSET-1972 is an an-
nual fundraising project sponsored
by the COCC Foundation, a group
of private citizens whose aim is to
raise scholarship and loan funds for
COCC students.
Last year’s drive attracted more
than $17,000 in private gifts. Drive
officials are hopeful of meeting that
figure this year.
The foundation also hopes to meet
a goal of 25 full-tuition scholarships
donated by business and professional
men and women.
Persons wishing to donate to Proj-
ect ASSET-1970 may do so by mail-
ing their contribution to the presi-
dent’s office at COCC. All gifts are
tax deductible, according to Karnopp.
25 Years Ago
Oct. 29, 1997 — State Hall’s work
on Highland extension
Responding to a call from the Gov.
John Kitzhaber to freeze new highway
construction, the state Tuesday halted
work on $6.3 million highway im-
provement project in Redmond.
Hoping to get the planned widen-
ing and extension of Highway 126
(Highland Avenue) back on track,
members of the city council plan to
meet next week with the head of the
Oregon Department of Transporta-
tion.
The state is nearly finished with
preliminary planning for the project.
An 18-month analysis of environ-
mental impacts was to follow, with
construction set for 2002-2003.
Highland, the route of Highway
126 through Redmond, is targeted
for an extension directly east across
Highway 97 through Ray Johnson
Park, eliminating an awkward jog
through several downtown blocks.
Straightening the highway also is
intended to ease congestion at the
North Y intersection of Highland and
Fifth and Sixth streets.
Redmond’s interim city manager,
Vergie Ries, and city staff members
learned the state had halted work on
the project during a meeting Tuesday
morning.
“They’re getting direction to shut
down construction projects right
where they are,” Ries said.
The change in policy follows
Kitzhaber’s suggestion Oct. 15 to end
road improvement projects in five
years so all gas tax revenue could be
spent on highway maintenance.
Although work on the highway ex-
tension has ceased, OTOD completed
enough planning for the project that
it will release a recommended config-
uration.
Armed with that information, as
well as a city staff report being pre-
pared this week on why the project is
important for the region, city council
members Randy Povey, Duane Gil-
bert and Bob Green have scheduled a
meeting with ODOT’s directors Nov.
8 at the League of Oregon City’s con-
vention in Eugene. They will urge the
agency to finish the Redmond project.
“We are going to try hard to influ-
ence any type of project prioritization
that will take place, Ries said.
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