A10 THE SPOKESMAN • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2022
COFFEE BREAK
FLASHBACK
Redmond boy finds 40,000-year-old nut in 1972
100 Years Ago
a fossilized nut so perfect. At least that
is the opinion of Mike Uhtoff, director
at Camp Hancock, who said “It is very
rare to find such a perfect fossilized
nut.”
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Kuper, 1071 S.E. 15th St., at first told
his teacher he would never part with
the nut, no bigger than a marble with
finely-etched indentations which cause
it to resemble a miniature pumpkin.
But after a few days he reconsidered. “I
might sell it — to buy a car.”
Kevin was not alone in unearthing
fossils at Camp Hancock, however.
It’s just that his was more spectacular
than the finds of other class members
who participated in the Saturday ex-
pedition to Richardson’s Agate Beds to
dig thundereggs and to Camp Hancock
near Clarno to hunt for plants and ani-
mal fossils.
Jodi Sutherland came home with a
quite good possible walnut, and Kevin
Limbeck turned up a fine example of a
leaf fossil.
Prior to the trip, the class had stud-
ied the geological history of Central
Oregon, using Phil Brogan’s “East of
the Cascades” as a primary resource.
Hence the name of the nine-week elec-
tive class, which is being offered for the
second time this year.
Nov. 23, 1922 — Oregon city, Red-
mond clash here Thanksgiving day
Going through the last two seasons
without a defeat, Redmond’s gridiron
record has attracted attention in other
sections of the state. In response to
a challenge from Oregon City High
School, undefeated champions of the
lower Willamette Valley, arrangements
have been made for a clash between the
two teams in Redmond on Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
Through the refusal of The Dalles to
accept the Redmond challenge, the lo-
cal school claims the championship of
Eastern Oregon.
75 Years Ago
Nov. 27, 1947 — Turkey shoot well
attended
Twenty-three turkeys were awarded
to the best marksman at Redmond
police department’s benefit shoot last
Sunday. Some 500 people were at the
shoot during the day, the officers said.
After all expenses were paid, the po-
lice had about $45 left to buy equip-
ment. They expect to sponsor another
shoot before Christmas.
50 Years Ago
25 Years Ago
Submitted photo
Kevin Kuper and his rare fossil, a 40,000-year-old nut.
Nov. 29, 1972 — Redmond boy
finds rare nut
What would you do with a 40,000
year-old nut?
That is a question that has real
meaning for Kevin Kuper, who found
just such a fossilized nut while on a
field trip with Mrs. Judy Sale’s “East
of the Cascades” language arts/social
studies block class from Redmond Ju-
nior High School.
The question becomes even more
penetrating when one learns that Kevin
probably is one of no more than 10
persons in the world who have found
Nov. 26, 1997 — Three new school
alternatives under review
Going to school in 1999 could be
considerably different for Redmond
students if three ideas on the drawing
board bear fruit.
The school district has convened
groups to study charter and magnet
schools as well as year-round school.
Which, if any, of the programs
school officials adopt depends on how
well the community embraces the con-
cepts, whether a site can be found and
if there’s enough money.
The motivation behind the studies is
to offer students more learning options,
Superintendent Jerry Colonna said.
“There are a lot of students who do
not achieve as well in a regular K-12
system,” he said.
The district already had one such
program, housed at Brown Education
Center, to address the needs of those
students. That program, which has
served students in ninth through 12th
grades, was expanded this year to in-
clude students in sixth through eighth
grades.
Earlier this month the Redmond
School Board voted to accept a $5,000
grant from the Oregon Department of
Education to study charter schools. A
proposed budget for the grant money
will be presented to the board in Jan-
uary.
Charter schools, such as the Bend
Community School, operate like pri-
vate schools but are funded through
the state’s alternative education law
with public money. Under state law,
charter schools receive 80 percent of
per-student state funding for opera-
tion. The district keeps the remaining
20 percent to provide transportation,
food service and administrative ser-
vices.
In exchange for better results in
teaching students, charter schools re-
ceive waivers from many of the restric-
tions and rules that govern traditional
public schools.
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