News

Smith rock climber rescued: A California rock climber was rescued July 25 at Smith Rock State Park after being struck in the head by a rock while climbing near Monkey Face, according to a Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office news release. Shawn Snyder, 48, of Bishop, Calif., and a friend were attempting to establish a new climbing route, when a rope reportedly caught a rock, causing the rock to break loose and fall onto Snyder’s head, officials said. Twelve search and rescue volunteers from the sheriff’s office, along with Redmond Fire workers, conducted a steep angle rescue down a hill south of Monkey Face and transported Snyder down the Mesa Verde Trail in a wheeled litter, officials said. Snyder was ferried across the Crooked River in a raft and placed in a ground ambulance, which took him to St. Charles Redmond with injuries not considered life threatening, officials said.

Education

George Fox students graduate: The following area students recently graduated from George Fox University. From Redmond: LaNae Barfield, master of arts in teaching; Elena Kurian, master of arts in teaching; Lori McCoy, master of arts in teaching; Daniel Oliver, master of arts in teaching; Joshua Scheidler, master of arts in ministry and Dawn Stanton, master of arts in teaching. From Terrebonne: Lexie Merrill, bachelor of arts in philosophy. From Powell Butte: Kaycee Robinson, bachelor of science in elementary education. Merrill also was named to the dean’s list for students with at least a 3.5 grade-point average in 12 or more hours of graded work, as did the following Redmond students: Gatlin Cyrus, senior, finance and information systems; Anna Land, sophomore, biology; Caleb Reynolds, senior, economics and Kati Viscaino, junior, organizational communication.