Flashback: Cent-Wise closes pharmacy 25 years ago
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, November 8, 2017
- Before the railroad came to Central Oregon, Glen Ridgeway of Lamonta hauled freight between the railhead at Shaniko and Central Oregon. The trip often was slow on narrow dirt tracks, through dust and mud. It sometimes took wagons eight hours just to get through Cow Canyon north of Madras. In 2007, Ridgeway descendants told their family story to the Spokesman, When pioneer settlers Frank and Josephine Redmond needed lumber for their first home, they flagged down Glen Ridgeway. Ridgeway hauled freight into Central Oregon from the railhead at Shaniko. One day in 1904 as Glen was on one of his runs, he was stopped by a man who needed lumber to build a house. That man was Frank Redmond, and Ridgeway ended up bringing him the lumber. Without a house Frank Redmond might not have stayed, said Joanne Luke of Bend, one of Ridgewayís granddaughters. (Spokesman file photo)
100 years ago
November 8, 1917 — Regulation for the handling of the nation’s food, promulgated by President Wilson and to take effect immediately, were announced by the United States Food Administration. They govern the licensing of all food dealers except small retailers and control the small dealers indirectly. Their chief objects of the regulations are: First — To limit the prices charged by every license to a reasonable amount over expenses and forbid the acquisition of speculative profits from a rising market. Second — To keep all food commodities moving to the consumer in as direct a line and with as little delay as possible. Third — To limit as far as practicable contracts for future delivery and dealings in future contracts.
75 years ago
November 5, 1942 — Redmond followed the statewide republican trend in its voting at the general election Tuesday. In only one Deschutes county contest was a democrat victorious, Mrs. Helen M. Dacey who defeated Mrs. Herbert Francis of Bend, republican, by 1827 to 1743, a margin of only 84 votes. Mrs. Francis, however, carried Redmond precincts 16 and 17 by a vote of 209 to Mrs. Dacey’s 194. In Redmond Grange precinct 19, Mrs. Francis led 65 to 55.
50 years ago
November 9, 1967 — Several Redmond people will have important parts in the program when Bend Congress for Community Progress convenes Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Bend Senior High School. Mrs. Sam Johnson, member of the state board of higher education, will speak on the education panel, one of five morning panels which will meet to discuss specific problems and clear the way for congress action. Bill Jossy, past junior citizen and member of the Redmond Planning Commission, will speak in the planning and land-use panel. Other panels will have discussions on capital improvements, community service and economic development.
25 years ago
November 4, 1992 — After 44 years, the Patrick family is closing the pharmacy of Cent-Wise drugs after business hours Thursday. Prescription customers received a letter from the family Tuesday explaining the situation. “It was a difficult decision,” said Vern Patrick, who purchased the drug store in downtown Redmond July 1, 1948. “It’s not because we weren’t doing well,” he said. “We have been doing well, but we just can’t find qualified, registered pharmacists anymore.” Payless Drug Stores has acquired the pharaoh records and the pharmaceutical inventory and will have records in place at the Redmond Payless on Friday. Maureen Richardson, who has managed the pharmacy the past few years, has been offered employment by Payless. Cent-Wise also has employed three other part-time, relief pharmacists.
