75 Years Ago

June 24, 1948 — Jaycees at work pushing air show

Plans for a Labor Day air show to be held at the Redmond air base were discussed last night at the regular meeting of the Redmond Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Bill Deupree, chairman of the air show committee, announced that tickets for the show will go on sale in August. The two and a half hour program will be presented by the Oregon Air Circus of Corvallis, operated by Don R. Smith and J. Arlo Livingston.

In addition to the air circus, Deupree said there will be a group of 15 national guard airplanes also present. He hopes to have an army jet plane and a Marine plane from Sand Point naval base here too.

The next meeting of the Junior Commerce will be July 14.

50 Years Ago

June 27, 1973 — Collectors to swap bottles and relics

The Central Oregon Bottle and Relic Club will hold a two-day sale and swap meet at the Deschutes County fairgrounds on July 7-8 with Tom Kasner as sale chairman and Frank Smith as club president.

The collection and display of old bottles is the fastest-growing hobby in America, due partially to their historical link to the past, development of the West and cities such as San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.

Attesting to the growth is the Old Time Bottle, Publishing Company of Salem and The Old Bottle Magazine, a national publication from Bend. Also, clubs throughout the United States banded together in 1969 to found The Federation of Historical Bottle Clubs with headquarters in St. Louis, Mo.

This will be the first of its kind in Central Oregon and is expected to attract collectors and dealers from a wider area. Featured will be bottles, fruit jars, insulators and relics.

25 Years Ago

June 24, 1998 — Two enter mayor race

Two men jumped into the Redmond mayoral race and one jumped out this week.

Ed Fitch, who has been city attorney for 19 years, announced Tuesday he would run for mayor in the fall. City Councilor Bob Green also announced his candidacy Tuesday.

Their announcements came on the heels of a decision by Jack Nelson to drop out of the race.

In a press release Monday, Nelson said he had to withdraw because he had opened a new store, Antler Inn Antiques, and because his son-in-law is ill and his family needs Nelson’s help.

Nelson, a former mayor of Beaverton, was the first to enter the race, filling his petition in January.