Mrs. Young, Elizabeth Smith and Ms. Lauderback, near Redmond, circa 1910.

75 Years Ago

April 17, 1947 — VFW Installation Set for Friday At Air-Base Hall

Deschutes post No. 4108 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be host to the district No. 14 posts and auxiliaries at the joint installation of incoming officers Friday, April 18. Starting at 8:30 p.m., the joint installation will be held in the Legion-VFW hall at Roberts field.

Installing officer will be Francis G. Gates of Bend, senior vice commander of the department of Oregon, and other department officers will also be present, it was announced this week by Don F. Ross, acting commander of the Redmond post. The joint installation will be an open meeting with posts and auxiliaries from Bend, Prineville, Madras, Redmond and Sisters participating. Ross has urged all incoming and outgoing officers to be present.

Following the installation, a program of dancing has been scheduled. Refreshments will be served by the auxiliaries, Ross said.

50 Years Ago

April 12, 1972 — Bend fire station planned by Forest Service

Plans for increased federal funding for Oregon forest fire prevention and suppression include $13,000 for survey and design of a Bend fire station, announced Sen. Mark O. Hatfield.

Oregon’s increase in U.S. Forest Service appropriations from $2,611,000 for the current fiscal year to $2,693,000 represents an increase of $82,000, which overall USFS fire fighting funding will drop by $833,000.

Bureau of Land Management plans and increase of $315,000, of which $134,000 will be used in eastern Oregon.

Eastern Oregon increases include $70,000 for pre-suppression funds above last year‘s tally of $376,000 for the purchase of new equipment and temporary personnel. It also includes funds for construction of a new $27,000 communication center in Lakeview and $37,000 for planning new fire control stations and lookouts, including the one in Bend.

25 Years Ago

April 16, 1997 — Students to warn against drain dumping

Fourth and fifth grade students at Vern Patrick Elementary School will participate in a storm drain marketing project Saturday morning, in cooperation with the Redmond Public Works Department.

Storm drain marketing is an educational program design to inform citizens about the ecological hazards of dumping household chemicals into storm drains.

The project involves painting a stencil next to the storm drain to remind people that everything that goes into a storm drain ultimately affects groundwater. The stencil says “Dump No Waste — Protect Your Groundwater.“

Students will target storm drains only around Vern Patrick school.

The project also involves distributing a brochure to homes in the area where drains have been marked.

In a related project, the students raised rainbow trout and kokanee salmon in their classrooms. The fish were released into Fireman’s pond.