Spokesman file photo A 1959 postcard shows Redmond as Juniper Junction Boardtown for the Oregon Centennial at the corner of Seventh and Black Butte streets.

100 years ago

Jan. 13, 1916 — The girls of the Philathea Sunday School class of the M. E. Church were entertained at a delightful four-course dinner at the home of their teacher, Mrs. James Fuller, last Tuesday evening. After the dinner, the regular monthly meeting was held, and plans for an entertainment to be given in the near future were discussed.

During the evening, Mrs. Fuller was presented with a spoon bearing the names of the class and the dates, as a slight token of remembrance. Those who shared Mrs. Fuller’s hospitality were the Misses Ethel Wheeler, Ozona Ordway, Beluah Tinner, Ruby Keller, Clara Whitcraft, Opal Mohler, Mildred Smith, Lucile Parsons, Phelma Cobb, Marjory Young, Gladys Smith, Evelyn Smith, Gladys Coryell, Mary Frances Gibson, Grace Gibbs and Emma Atchinson.

75 years ago

Jan. 9, 1941 — “How much will it cost us to build a class III airport in Redmond? Reply tomorrow” was the substance of a telegram received yesterday from the war department in Washington, D.C., by Portland WPA Headquarters. Whether the war department is just curious or means business is still open to conjecture.

However, the Portland WPA office lost no time relaying the request to Cliff LaFontaine, WPA supervisor for this area. LaFontaine was located in The Dalles, and he rushed back to central Oregon to start collecting airport data. J.R. Roberts, who has been eating and sleeping at the airport for the last couple of years, almost got himself run over in the street several times yesterday after he heard the news from LaFontaine. There was too much on Roberts’ mind for him to bother ducking traffic. Roberts and his fellow airport committeemen acknowledged that nothing may ever come of the telegram. But they point also that this request for information does happen to be the first official indication that anybody in Washington ever heard of Redmond airport.

50 years ago

Jan. 13, 1966 — The Redmond Union High School Stage Band has been selected from entries of eight stage bands throughout the state as the top band and will perform for the opening session of the Oregon Education Association convention at the Memorial Coliseum on Monday, March 14. The Redmond Stage Band and bands from David Douglas (Portland), Rex Putnam (Milwaukie) and Milwaukie High School also will perform for the Oregon Music Educators Convention on Monday evening.

Each band will present a 30-minute program, 10 minutes of which will be Carl “Doc” Severinsen, noted trumpet soloist with NBC and the Johnny Carson “Tonight” show. Clyde Moore, Redmond high school band director, was notified of the selection by telephone Thursday morning by Larry Morrell of Portland. Morrell stated that an impartial judge, the band director at Clark Junior College in Vancouver, Washington, listened to the tapes and made the selections.

25 years ago

Jan. 16, 1991 — Last year was a record-setting year at Redmond Municipal Airport. Total boardings at the airport were 72,856, a 16.4 percent increase over the previous year, according to figures compiled by the city of Redmond. The increase occurred while many other airports in Oregon experienced declines in commercial air traffic, Airport Manager Carrie Novick told the city council last week.

The year saw an all-time monthly high in boardings set in March, at 7,788. The figure compared to 5,515 in March 1989. August was another busy month at the airport, with 7,079 enplanements. December’s total was 5,023, a 4.6 percent increase over December 1989. Horizon had 3,285 boardings, and United Express reported 2,805. Alaska Airlines also had five charters that boarded 165 passengers.