100 Years Ago

Oct. 9, 1924 — From Local Happenings

In a very hard fought game this afternoon Redmond and Bend put on a 0 to 0 game of football. This is the first game of the Central Oregon season and was hotly contested. Bend made the touchdown but lost it on a penalty. After that the visitors were many times near scoring, as was the Redmond team, but neither could put the ball over [in] the time they needed to. The first half of the game was pretty even with perhaps a shade in favor of the home team, and the first half was played mostly in Redmond’s territory.

75 Years Ago

Oct. 6, 1949 — Dog Poisoner Gets Another Victim

Redmond’s dog-poisoner added another canine victim to his growing list Monday, this time a red cocker spaniel belonging to Mrs. Violet Gerke of 535 11th street.

According to Mrs. Gerke, her pet had been tied in the yard since 9 p.m. Sunday, and sometime between 11 a.m. and 12 the next day she noticed his condition.

She was unable to get in touch with a local veterinarian and took her dog to Bend, where again she failed to contact a doctor. The cocker died in Bend.

City police, who examined the dog, declared that it had probably been poisoned. Another dog, a collie, was tied in the yard with the cocker, but it failed to take the poison.

50 Years Ago

Oct. 9, 1974 — Young motorist hurt as sports car rolls

Michael McDonald, 19, 1232 W. Rimrock Drive, was listed in good condition yesterday at Central Oregon District Hospital with injuries sustained in a one-car accident at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.

McDonald said the accident occurred when he swerved his southbound sports car to avoid hitting a dog on Highway 97 just north of Redmond. The car rolled twice.

State police cited McDonald, sole occupant of the vehicle, for failure to maintain reasonable control of a motor vehicle. He was taken to CODH by a passing motorist.

Sentenced dog gets reprieve

The dog that attacked a 14-year-old Redmond girl two weeks ago was sentenced to death at a hearing Thursday before the Deschutes County Dog Control Commission.

But his owners received a one-week reprieve during which time they can explore the possibility of appealing the ruling. They were in contact with Bend attorney Craig Coyner III Tuesday morning.

Ownership of the dog has been somewhat in question between Leslie Dawson, Western Village Trailer Court, Redmond, and his mother, Shirley Reynolds, LaPine. At the hearing Dawson had proposed that the dog be allowed to stay with his mother in LaPine.

Several persons testified both for and against the dog at the hearing which was attended by the parents of June Fox, the girl’ whose face, throat and mouth were wounded by the animal. About 100 stitches were required to close the wounds.

Meanwhile the dog remains in county custody.

25 Years Ago

Oct. 6, 1999 — Direct connection from school to jobs

Computers, classrooms and kids — it’s a thoroughly modern connection that’s taking on new meaning this year at the high school.

Students in Rob Spear’s programs STRUT and CISCO are learning highly marketable skills as they tear down and rebuild used computers, or build networking components.

The STRUT kids — Students Recycling Used Technology — dismantle and reconstruct computers donated to school programs by Intel Corp. and other computer giants.

CISCO is a major information provider which supplies a school with its own online curriculum, giving students the CISCO Certified Network certification, and a jump-start on a high paying job.

Spear started the STRUT program at RHS this year with recycled computers he selects from a warehouse of industry rejects in Portland. A class project is to rebuild 30 machines for Evergreen Elementary School.

The aim of the class, Spear says, is to become “A-Plus” certified, which he calls the “industry standard.”

That’s our goal — A-Plus certification. Then they can get a job as a technician.”

About 60 students are taking the three-trimester STRUT classes and earning 1-1/2 credits. Spear supplements his curriculum with tapes and videos on the basics of computer mother boards.