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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1962)
Th Bnd Bulletin, Wed., August 1, 1962 Early Bend golfers recall days of 'cow pasture pool' If Sin! LeGloric Kulltlln Stiff Writer truck from Shevlin served as the I firs'. raHHv hnncn Drirtinfillv It Cow-pasture pool," a pastime ; sUiri directly behind the first hole, eiijoyed by many lo-al rodents in bu! later was moved to its present the early two's, was the .'o.-enin-; pwuion. Todav. as part of the ner l one of Bend s most popular club house, it houses the men's "V"' la i locker room and club stora; B. A. Stover and George Gove. quarters. " euninay gon cninusiasls. call uiat a six-hole "course" laid out in a pasture near Dc clm'es During the past quarter-century, numerous additions have been mnU i (K& U..;M;.. c . t Z 7 5'f S 8S "7" ttas due Principally to lumber and ed as an attraction for many lo-1 carpentry furnished by the Gil- '"HnuT',. a, Uhrlst Timber Co.. Th. Shevlin. However, by the m.d-lKOs golf . Hixon r and Brooks.Scan. fans were dreaming of a more : iolli nc complete course, nearer town. The I ', . . , , local links, today rated as one ofLlher la'E,e io"al '"dune the prettiest and toughest in the ' e p,"nR' urm'hed r,mi? state, is a result of their dreams. ! .""'V ' n'' X ... . , outfitted by Tom Brooks. Women Club Chartered i of ,he cub have peridically rais in January of 1924 the Bend td funds to go towards furnishing the clubhouse with tables, chairs curtains, and other necessary items. Gold Club was officially charter ed. First members included Gove, Ralph Hamilton, Llovd SIcGill, J. H. Meister, H. A. Miller, S. R. Peoples. Frank Prince. Grant Skinner, J. L. VanHuffel, and Sto ver. The nine-hole course, originally Intended as an 18-hnle range, was laid out southeast of Bend on land obtained from Brooks Rcanlon, Inc. The fogging mill donated 153 1 SALEM (UPII-Attv. Gen. Rob scres to the club, and later sold ert y. Thornton said Monday that members 320 more acres at SI per his preliminary investigation into C.r.?u i , ! identical bidding on public con- While the course was being ,racts in 0 js compietedi seeded members set up their own ; and his fiie has turned ovcr njugn aio.iB lo a Aislrkl aUorney.. for action "We started out where the dnv Action sought in bidding case 7A .... - - . ( fivrf ' -'-" ! s -te&4 -LBIJW. Witt- jTW, Ing range nnw is." recalls Gove, "and finished up beside the pres ent first hole, behind the pro's house." ".Fairways" were covered with sage brush, and golfers had to hunt, hard to find a clump rf I bunch grass on which to tee their drives. They putted on sand "greens" 10-12 feet in diameter. Explansion Noted According to charter members who have seen the club expand to its present size, each improve ment has been a "labor of love." Donations of materials, work, and Thornton recommended that the matter betakentoacounty grand jury. He declined to name the county. Thornton said he found more than 75 instances of identical bid ding in public contracts involving state, county, city and other po litical subdivision contracts. "Tlie question is whether there was collusion," he said. Asked whether his information indicated there was, he said he couldn't comment. The data from the preliminary Investigation was given to the dis trict attorney July 10, when an initial conference was held EARLY DAY GOLFERS Pictured above are members of the are George Gove, Brian Trlplett, Tracy Fairchile!, unidenflfied, Brooks-Scanlon golf team, squad that competed with Shevlin- Hoddy Richards, Marie Sargent, Frank Minor, Jim Donovan, Hixon and town teams during the 1920's and '30's. From left Frih Riquel, and Herb Allen. Churches active in Bend area Erection of (he new First Pros- i the cornerstone of the present bytcrinn Church this year at 230 1 building was laid in 1922. Two Catholic Franciscan priests In 1910 set up a small parochial house in which Catholic services were conducted until the present structure on Lava street was con structed. Cornerstone for this rick building was laid on Jan. 25. 1920. The Methodist church was or ganized in 1937 as part of the Columbia River conference, and in 1921 became a part of the Ore gon conference. The Rev. G. R. Short was first pastor, succeeded in 1903 by the Rev. C. L. Lowther. The original Methodist structure," now a part of the Odd Fellows J hall on Franklin avenue, was build in the fall of 1912. Corner,- ', stone for the present building w as laid on Oct. 13, 1921. Episcopalians were also aetlve in Bend in the early part of the century. Four missionaries, Rev. Mr. Tebeau, Rev. Ball, Rev. Mf." Sturgis and Rev. Mr. Lewis, serv ed the congregation before a par ish was established In 1937. Alex ander M. Drake, the man who founded Bend, donated to the., church the site on which Trinity Church now stands. T)he present '. church was dedicated on Oct 27, Woodland Blvd. brought to 27 the number of churches now estab lished in the immediate Bend area. That's an unusually large num ber for any city of relative size testimony that Bend citizens are devoted church-going citizens. Some of these steeplcd struc tures date back almost to the turn of the century when Deschutes V:ittv ninni.Ar firul avvAmKlwl In organized worship services. 1 The first significant community relicious effort took place on Jan. 12. 1902, when Rev. B. J. Harper, missionary pastor from Milton, presided over the Union Sunday School service. These services were conducted in a little log school house on the east bank of the Deschutes, present site of the rock fountain in Drake Park. When the Union Sunday School disbanded in 1904, members were advised to form their own religi ous organizations. The first of these was the First Presbyterian Church, a mission church. Rev. William G. Alter was called to the pastorate. Baptists Build In 1904, the Baptists built their first church, a frame building with bell tower and steeple. It was destroyed by fire In 1918 and 1929. Schools time have accounted for most of ! Thornton said. The investigation them. was authorized by Gov. Mark An old bunk house brought in by j Hatfield. Continutd from page 4A. Scheduling is extremely difficult because of the dearth of space and the absence of specialized fa cilities." Lack of Space Local school officials, of course, h.-ve recognized tins problem all along. Defeat of a bond issue late last year was a serious blow to plans for correcting the problem of in adequate building facilities A special school study commmiteo is currently at work on plans for a new bond proposal. Approval of that proposal when it is presented to district voters would elimina.e the chief defect of Bend's pioneer efforts in space age education. J . ... : :vCome View The Progress! I 'P NORTH ! ADDITION I (Off Jones Road) . S , y-: All Medallion Homes 3 .. Now Being Built k Pick Your Location Now And Get The Lot Of Your Choice Country Kitchen i Bedrooms, 1 Bath Electric Cooking Electric Water Heatar Electric Heating Laundry located in garage Pott Light! on Driveway 14' x 2V Garage Pay No Atsetimints Streets Paved Sidewalks Curbs In On City Sewer J'V Insulation Outudi Walls 4" Intulatien Ceilingi 0 Smalleit Lett ' 74' Frentage by 100 Due Featuring Jehn Manivllle and Thermador Producti Total Price $1 1,750 to '12,300 FHA Tofal Down Payment $400.00 Monthly Poymcnt Including Principal, Interest, Insurance and Taxes s93.00 Come Out And Wnteh Th? Homes Gq Up! Western Realty & Development Co. Hap Taylor, Realtor Exclusive Agent You'll See Central Oregon Progress On Display at the COUNTY FAIR DESCHUTES August 2, 3, 4 The best products of Deschutes County's ranches, farms and indus tries are part of the show at the County Fair. And Reddy Kilowatt's dependable service helps produce many of them. 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