News

Airport adding Seattle flights: Redmond Municipal Airport will add two new daily nonstop flights to Seattle Tacoma International Airport starting June 12. Delta Air Lines’ new Seattle flights will be operated by Delta Connection carrier SkyWest. The 69-passenger seat CRJ-700 jets are equipped with first class seating and Wi-Fi service. Tickets are available for purchase beginning Sunday, Jan. 15 on their website. Visit the airport’s website, www.flyrdm.com, for a link to Delta and other airport and travel information.

Challenge for Whychus Creek met: The Deschutes Land Trust announced today it has met a $450,000, three-year challenge from an anonymous Oregon family foundation for the Campaign for Whychus Creek. The Land Trust successfully raised $450,000 in matching funds from more than 400 supportive donors to meet the match. Money will be used to conserve and care for lands along Central Oregon’s Whychus Creek.

Scholarships for women: The Redmond chapter FX of the Philanthropic Educational Organization is accepting applications for the Program for Continuing Education. This program provides grants to women who have had their education interrupted and are seeking to complete a degree or certification that will improve their skills for employment to better support themselves and their families. Applicants must have spent 24 months as a nonstudent and must be within 24 months of completing her educational program. To learn more email Chapter FX at schlrshpsfx@gmail.com.

Kudos

Central Oregon driver honored for baby delivery: A Redmond-based truck driver was named a “Highway Angel” by the Truckload Carriers Association after delivering a baby at a truck stop. Danny Leon-Guerrero, a driver for Central Oregon Truck Company, was on his way to get ice cream at the Pilot Flying J in Ardmore, Oklahoma, on June 10 when a woman ran out of the restroom screaming for someone to call 911. Her daughter’s water had broken. Leon-Guerrero told the woman that he was a volunteer firefighter and asked if he could come into the restroom and help, according to a news release. When Leon-Guerrero entered the restroom, he found the woman on the floor in labor, with her husband trying to help. He laid towels underneath the woman and told her focus on him. The woman’s mother helped to encourage and coach her while Leon-Guerrero, a volunteer firefighter in Yreka, California, told her when to push. After a few pushes she delivered a healthy baby girl. For his willingness to help others, the Truck Carriers Association has presented Leon-Guerrero with a certificate, patch, lapel pin and truck decals. Central Oregon Truck also received a certificate acknowledging Danny Leon-Guerrero as a Highway Angel.

OSU Honorees: The following students from Redmond made the honor roll at Oregon State University with a straight A average: Hannah J. George, sophomore, kinesiology; Tyler L. Guyer, freshman, pre-environmental engineering; Jessica A. King, senior, marketing; Jordyn L. Langeliers, junior, pre-business; Lisa D. Mathis, junior, human development and family science; Zachary L. Powell, senior, pre-mechanical engineering; Lauren A. Row, sophomore, Spanish; Shayne D. Sensenbach, freshman, pre-general engineering; Brenna L. Stevens, sophomore, biochemistry and biophysics.

These Redmond students made the OSU honor roll with a 3.5 or better: Nolan D. Beal, sophomore, pre-business; Jeffrey J. Bierman, senior, chemistry; Emily J. Brown, junior, history; Michael P. Commins, freshman, pre-computer science; Marie L. Gilbert, senior, general science. Matthew H. Givens, junior, energy systems engineering; Ashley L. Hagner, junior, kinesiology; Makayla Landry, senior, human development and family science; Andrew S. Leeland, senior, business information systems; Dalton B. Lewis, sophomore, biohealth sciences. Jordyn E. Lowen, senior, public health; Eric A. McDonald, junior, pre-energy systems engineering; Alexandra M. Newell, senior, mechanical engineering; Nicholas G. Newell, junior, pre-computer science; Bryna K. O’Keefe, freshman, kinesiology. Robert K. Owens, senior, kinesiology; Meriah F. Parker, freshman, biology; Daniel T. Peplin, freshman, zoology; Jasmine I. Pina, freshman, chemistry; Jade R. Rollins, freshman, pre-public health. Brandon T. Safley, senior, accountancy; Carol A. Saleta, junior, human development and family science; Brandon Santos, senior, biology; Zachary R. Simmons, junior, English; Samantha L. Tullis, sophomore, human development and family science. Chad J. Wall, junior, accountancy; Jacob D. Young, freshman, pre-chemical engineering. Terrebonne students Ruben P. Gamboa, senior, social science; Amy S. Roderick, senior, human development and family science, also made the 3.5 and above honor roll.

Eastern Oregon honorees: Kendall Current, Amy Melsness, and Cooper Shaw were Redmond students named to the fall term dean’s list at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande.

Events

Book Signings: Author Jim Cornelius will read from and sign his newest book, “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans,” at 6 p.m. Feb. 11 at Paulina Springs Books in Sisters. Jim’s stories of the real-life frontiersmen and warriors who lived large lives offers history lessons seldom told today. Refreshments will be served. The $5 admission will be refunded upon purchase of the featured book. Retired Oregon State University philosophy professor Kathleen Dean Moore will appear at Paulina Springs at 6 p.m. Feb. 17, reading from and signing her first work of fiction, “Piano Tides.” This environmentally themed book considers the question “Do we belong to the earth or does the earth belong to us?” Refreshments will be served. The $5 admission will be refunded upon purchase of the featured book.

JEFFERSON COUNTY LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION MEETING AND BANQUET: Day long events during the Jefferson County Livestock Association’s 65th annual meeting and banquet, scheduled Jan. 28 at the Inn at Cross Keys Station in Madras. The annual meeting begins 11 a.m. with three speakers, Floyd Paye, Payes 2 Spray “Medussa Head Rye; John Belozer, Wildlife Services; and Scott Duggan, OSU Extension services. A no-host lunch is scheduled for noon, followed by a general business meeting. A no-host social hour and banquet begins at 5 p.m., followed by a tri-tip roast dinner 6:30 p.m., with 2016 awards for Supreme Beef, Special Recognition, and Livestockman of the Year as well as music, live and silent auctions. Cost for the banquet is $20, with required RSVP by Jan. 23. Call Kristina Gomes for more information at 541-489-3350.