Deschutes County Commissioners concerned where they will get funding to construct a new jail were assured that the legislature was gathering information to correct the situation during a fact-finding session attended by state legislators in Redmond in 1975. From left are Rep. Tom Marsh, Rep. Bill Rogers, Rep. Mary Burrows, vice chairwoman. Sen. Frank Roberts, Sen. Blaine Whipple and Rep. Brad Morris. 

75 Years Ago

Feb. 9, 1950 — Saddle Club Discusses Plans For Horse Show

Major topic of discussion at last night’s meeting of the Redmond Saddle club was the horse show which the club plans to hold in the new club building.

A committee composed of Bud Adams, Mike Hunt and Bill Ryan outlined progress and presented plans and prices for work on the club building. Members of the Bend Saddle club attended the meeting and joined the discussion.

An entertainment committee was appointed by Gene Davis, president, and will serve as a permanent group. Mrs. Les Haggerty is chairman of the committee that includes as members Mrs. Dick Woodward, Mrs. Bill Griswold and Mrs. Leo Plass.

Leo Plass was appointed delegate to the Oregon Saddle Club association to replace Dr, M. M. Pendroy, who was elected president of the association.”

Chinook Brings 40-Degree Hop In Two Hours

Redmond’s second chinook of the winter brought a 40-degree temperature hop Saturday in less than two hours.

At 7:30 in the morning, a reading of zero was recorded by the CAA airways communications station.

At 8:30 a southeasterly breeze came and the 9:30 temperature was 40 degrees. Snow turned to slush and cold-weary citizens began basking in the spring-like warmth. The maximum Saturday was 49, and the low that night 35 degrees. Sunday’s high was even warmer, 51.

The first chinook, which arrived the afternoon of January 19, raised the mercury from 19 degrees at 12:30 p.m. to 44 by 2:30.

50 Years Ago

Feb. 12, 1975 — Four youths lodged for thefts from autos

Four Redmond youths were apprehended early Sunday morning by Redmond police and charged with first degree theft and minors in possession of alcoholic beverages.

The theft charges are in connection with a quantity of merchandise found in the youths’ vehicle at the time of arrest at 3:02 a.m.

Police report that five Redmond residents have identified portions of the loot as having been taken from their vehicles, while parked outside their residences over the weekend.

Victims included Les Hart, 910 S. 14th St., Kenneth Byers, 105 N. 10th St., Vern Hassler, 1544 S.W. Obsidian Ave., Mike Williams, 623 S. 12th St., and Frances Deets, 107 S. 10th St.

Items taken included tape decks and tapes, speakers, a radio, clothing, compass and car parts.

Lodged in the Deschutes County Jail in connection with the incidents were Roland Jesse Whitley, 19, and Calvin Elmer Self, 18. Remanded to juvenile authorities were Gerald Johnson, 17, and James Marcu Hamilton, 17.

Other thefts reported during the past week include:

— Tape deck and tapes, as well as vandalism to a vehicle owned by Gilbert Flynn Lambert, Terrebonne, which had been parked Saturday night on the road in front of his residence near the Crook County line.

— Pair of skis taken Friday after breaking the wing out of a car owned by Florence Hammett, 908 W. Evergreen Ave. The skis were recovered over the weekend, one in front of the Redmond Post Office and one in the Safeway parking lot.

— Auto owned by Harold Owen Wednesday from behind the United Telephone Service building, 300 block of S. Sixth St. It was recovered Sunday near Tetherow Bridge, but was extensively damaged.

— Auto stolen Tuesday from near the Land Mart where owner Erwin Leu is broker. The extensively damaged new Thunderbird was recovered later in the week near the airport.

— Radio taken Tuesday from a vehicle owned by Mrs. William Hilliard, Powell Butte, while it was parked at Premier Bowl.

— Pickup taken Monday from in front of Redmond Medical Clinic. Owned by Nestle Erhardt, 2590 S.W. 23rd St., it was recovered the following day in Redmond.

25 Years Ago

Feb. 9, 2000 — Maple crossing proposal finds critical audience

One design for the proposed Maple Avenue crossing of the north Dry Canyon shows a dike spanning the width of the canyon and rising 35 feet above the floor at its lowest point.

A second design shows a similar wall of earth broken in the middle by a 250-foot bridge span.

Both proposals cost between $2 million and $3 million. Neither excited Redmond City Councilors Tuesday night. They asked the engineer to investigate other options that would avoid the high costs of filling the canyon and the visual impact of such a structure.

“That’s going to have a huge impact on the people who use the canyon and on the people who live in that area,” said Mayor Ed Fitch.

The design proposals were brought before the council by Matt Steele, an engineer with Hickman, Williams and Associates in Bend.

The proposed crossing would link Maple Avenue on the east and west sides of the canyon. City officials say it is needed to provide access to the rapidly growing northwest area of Redmond.

Steele drew the designs using an 8 percent grade from the highest to lowest parts of the road. That grade is set by national road standards and safety concerns. Following that standard would result in having to build a dike-like structure through the canyon.

Council Bob Green asked Steele to look into cutting the road bed down on the east and west approaches to the canyon to allow the road to go to or nearly to the bottom.

City engineer Jeff England asked to investigate the costs of spanning the canyon with a bridge.