A4 The BulleTin • Wednesday, June 30, 2021
“Most of the time we hit triple digits later in the summer. We
are seeing them now, and we are seeing them prolonged.”
— Matt Callihan, meteorologist with the weather service in Pendleton
Central Oregon Fire Info/Submitted
A brush fire in Redmond on Tuesday grew to 200 acres by 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Record heat
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A helicopter drops water on a brush fire near the Redmond Air-
port on Tuesday.
Redmond
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“They aren’t concentrated,
which is exacerbating the
problem,” he said Tuesday af-
ternoon.
In total 325 residential and
commercial structures were
contacted to be evacuated,
Kehmna said. No injuries or
deaths have been reported. No
major property damage has
been reported, though the per-
sonal property of the homeless
campers could be impacted,
he said.
Deaths
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On Tuesday morning, vol-
unteers from the city of Bend,
REACH, the Street Kitchen
Collective, the Central Oregon
Peacekeepers and other orga-
nizations set up two large cool-
ing tents equipped with misters
and distributed bottles of water
at the north and south ends of
Hunnell Road.
Over a dozen coolers and
stacks of bottled water lined
the road along the north tent,
and a steady stream of people
drove up to the tent all morn-
ing to drop off donations of
food, ice, water, clothes and
other necessities to help Hun-
nell Road residents cope with
the heat.
Residents were assisting vol-
unteers by taking donations,
pouring ice into coolers and
distributing items to tents and
RVs.
Stacey Witte, the execu-
tive director of the nonprofit
REACH, was out in the morn-
ing helping to accept donations
and to direct volunteers.
She said outreach organiza-
tions have sent volunteers and
donations to as many camp-
sites as possible, such as the
camps on Juniper Ridge, China
Hat Road and other smaller
camps throughout the city.
“You take how hot it is, and
tents become ovens,” she said.
“And people are stuck. Unlike
our housed neighbors who can
lock their doors and head to
the river, our unhoused neigh-
bors can’t leave their tents and
their valuables behind.”
At one point, resident Guy
Strzyzewski Jr., who goes by
“Mr. Nice Guy” around Hun-
nell Road, walked near the
cooling tent to feel the mist on
his face.
“Thank you to all the people
in the community who came
and delivered resources,” he
said. “God bless you all.”
Strzyzewski described a
“mountain” of donations the
day before.
“These folks have really
stepped up,” he said. “This is
going to save lives.”
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As for the firefighters, who
are battling these fires in his-
torically high temperatures,
Kehmna said the firefighters
are OK so far, and they are
focusing on keeping every-
one hydrated.
The Deschutes County
Sheriff’s Office’s issued evac-
uation notices in the area.
The Deschutes County
Fair & Expo Center was a
designated evacuation shel-
ter site, said center Director
Geoff Hinds.
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Reporter: 541-633-2160,
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Matt Callihan, a meteorol-
ogist with the weather service
in Pendleton, said the hot tem-
peratures and dry conditions
are a perfect combination for
wildfires. Callihan expects the
weather service to issue a fire
warning for the region due to
temperatures remaining near
100 degrees through Sunday.
“As we go into the rest of the
week, and especially the holi-
day weekend, we really want to
stress the importance of stay-
ing mindful about how dry
and hot it is and how that will
stay the course through the
holiday,” Callihan said.
While temperatures will re-
main blistering through Sun-
day, the historic heat appears to
have peaked Tuesday, Callihan
said. By 3 p.m. temperatures
reached 111 degrees in Red-
mond, 108 degrees in Bend,
108 degrees in Prineville, 107
degrees in Madras, 103 degrees
in La Pine and 102 degrees in
Sisters.
Temperatures are expected
to drop to 100 across the region
through the rest of the week.
The weather service is still
determining which tempera-
tures are all-time records in
the region, but meteorologists
are confident that some are the
highest ever recorded. Specifi-
cally, temperatures recorded at
the Redmond Municipal Air-
port on Monday and Tuesday
are record-breaking.
The airport recorded high
temperatures of 110 degrees
Monday and 111 Tuesday,
which are now the two high-
est temperatures ever recorded
in Redmond, Callihan said.
The temperatures broke the
previous high of 108 degrees
on Aug. 7, 1972, according to
weather service data.
But breaking records is just
part of the story.
“This is the first time we
have experienced these hot
temperatures this time of year,”
Callihan said. “Most of the
time we hit triple digits later
in the summer. We are seeing
them now, and we are seeing
them prolonged.”
Shannon Harlin, owner of
Dakine Grindz, a Hawaiian
shaved ice cart in Bend, has
been happy to offer some relief
to people during the heat wave.
Harlin’s cart on Galveston Av-
enue has been noticeably busier,
especially between 8 p.m. and
when the cart closes at 9 p.m.
“Usually it kind of dies down
around 7 p.m. or 8 p.m.,” Har-
lin said. “But not lately. Defi-
nitely our busiest time is when
people can actually bear com-
ing out.”
During the past week, many
Dakine Grindz customers
have come from floating the
Deschutes River and walked
to the shaved ice cart, three
blocks from the river. Harlin
said she mostly sees families
and large groups of people who
braved the hot weather and
needed an iced treat.
“The majority of our cus-
tomers come in their swim-
suits,” Harlin said. “It’s kind of
their routine.”
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Reporter: 541-617-7820,
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OBITUARY
Fred Charles Canfi eld
February 15, 1944 - June 6, 2021
For those who knew Fred Charles Canfi eld
of Bend, Oregon and Culdesac, Idaho we are
deeply thankful he was a part of our lives. Like
his maternal grandmother and mother before
him, Fred passed away peacefully Sunday, June 6, 2021
with his beloved Aussies, Jesse and Teddy at his bedside.
Fred was born February 15, 1944 in Deming, New Mexico
to Fred and Marjorie Canfi eld, formally from Culdesac,
Idaho where Fred [Charles] spent his early years.
Through the lens of a younger sister, he was a standout
basketball player and consummate prankster. He was
known to spend study hall on the Clearwater River
during steelhead season. It would not be uncommon for
a fresh steely to show up in his grandparents’ kitchen
sink. For those who sti ll have the memory of the school
gym burning, Fred, along with his classmates stayed on
the second fl oor of the school, to save books by throwing
them out the windows.
Fred att ended the University of Idaho [Go Vandals!],
majoring in business and graduati ng in 1969 from the
College of Business and Economics. Fred would say he
made the Dean’s List every year, albeit some of those
early years the list did not highlight his academic prowess.
While att ending the University, Fred met and married
Janet Hall. Upon graduati on his work as a lumber broker
took Fred, Jan, and their two sons, Matt hew and Justi n
to Rochester, Minnesota; Atlanta, Georgia; and Portland,
Oregon. During his career, Fred invented a vinyl extruded
door casing for which he was awarded a US patent. He
and Jan eventually moved to Bend, Oregon where they
raised horses and Australian Shepherds. Aft er being
introduced to pole vaulti ng though his son Matt hew, Fred
volunteered to coach Bend High School’s pole vaulti ng
teams to countless regional and state championships.
He humbly but proudly received the USA Track and Field
Pole Vaulti ng Development Nati onal High School Coach
of the Year Award for his eff orts.
In additi on to spending ti me with his family and friends
Fred enjoyed camping and fi shing on the Lochsa
River in northern Idaho. Deer and Elk Camp each fall
in central Oregon were a bit of a mystery. For Fred,
the goal seemed to be about setti ng up an elaborate
camp site, hanging out with his friends, having a good
scotch or two and exchanging stories about their wild
west upbringings rather than bringing home a prize.
Then, there was the Gonzaga men’s basketball season.
Having played basketball on a championship team in
high school, he was prone to engage in a good deal of
sideline coaching and analysis. If the games were close,
he switched channels and watched The Andy Griffi th
Show. One cannot make this stuff up about Fred.
Fred is survived by his sons, Matt hew and Justi n Canfi eld
of Portland, Oregon; his grandchildren, Kensie Prior,
Cheyenne Canfi eld, and James Canfi eld; and his sisters,
Karen Klos of Missoula, Montana, Kathy Canfi eld-Davis
from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; close family friend, Emily
Gott esfeld; and countless other friends. As son Matt
expressed, Dad really didn’t make friends, he made
family.
It is with heavy hearts his family shares Fred’s passing.
We want to express our profound appreciati on to the
many friends throughout Fred’s life who looked aft er and
loved him. In lieu of a formal service, we ask memorials
be made to Bend High School Athleti c Department, Track
program at Bend Senior High School 230 NE 6th Street
Bend, Oregon 97701.