A10 REDMOND SPOKESMAN • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2022
COFFEE BREAK
FLASHBACK
Plans filed for 83-room motel in 1997
100 Years Ago
Dec. 14, 1922 — 13-acre ranch is to be prepared
George L. Burtt of San Francisco arrived in Redmond the
fore part of the week to look after his large holding there-
abouts.
In the interview with Mr. Burtt, the Spokesman reporter
was informed that he intended to center his energies on the
clearing up of his 13-acre property under the Highline ditch
at Powell Butte in order to have it in shape for putting into
potatoes this coming spring.
Mr. Burtt says that the Deschutes County potatoes are, in
his estimation, the best quality in the world.
75 Years Ago
Dec. 18, 1947 — Post office sees biggest Yule rush
Cancellations are running about 15 to 20 per cent greater
at the Redmond post office during the current Christmas
rush than at any previous time and receipts are soaring even
higher, postmaster Arthur Tifft reports.
As a service to patrons, the post office will remain open
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and parcel service will be
given between 10 and 11 o’clock Sunday morning and also
for a short time Christmas morning to enable addresses to
call for parcels.
Tuesday was a peak day for cancellations, with 12,000
outgoing letters being run through the canceling machine,
while approximately 80 sacks of parcels are leaving the office
each day.
50 Years Ago
Dec. 20, 1972 — COCC budget board at work
COCC board and budget board members will meet in
Bend Jan. 10 for their second work session on the pro-
posed COCC operating budget for 1973–74. Represent-
ing the Redmond area will be Ron Bryant and Betty Stan-
dard.
The proposed college budget, as outlined recently, calls
for a tax levy rate of $1.35 per $1,000 true cash value, the
same levy rate that was approved by district voters last
year.
Dr. Frederick Boyle, president of COCC, said that the
rate quote will almost certainly be less than that after the
legislature takes action on college funding. Boyle said,
“if COCC gets an estimated 6 per cent increase in state
funds, as it is expected to do, we pledge to reduce this
budget by that amount.”
The total tax levy is up $88,032 over the last year’s
ballot figure of $996,570. The budget is scheduled to be
voted upon March 12.
25 Years Ago
Dec. 17, 1997 — Plans filed for 83-room motel
The city has received an application from Motel 6 to
build an 83-room motel on S. Highway 97 across from
Napa Auto Parts.
The three-story budget motel would rival the size of
the 85-room Super 8 Motel that opened in June on High-
way 97 at the Yew Avenue Interchange.
Jayanti Patel, owner of the Budget Inn in Madras, owns
the property at 2247 S. Hwy. 97, south of the former Ra-
dio Shack store, where Motel 6 would build.
Super One Inc. of Beaverton has applied for a city site
and design review of the project.
The Community Development Department already
has granted the applicant pre-site plan approval on
the property. A public comment period closes Mon-
day.
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“Prices have fallen at the Redmond Exxon station and at several other local
outlets.” — Dec. 17, 1997 Redmond Spokesman
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