100 Years Ago

Week ending Oct. 21, 1923

Race benefits Injured Rider

Featured by a match race between Black Cloud and Dutch Molly, two of the best horses making the Central Oregon circuit this year, the final act of the Deschutes county fair was staged Sunday afternoon before a small crowd in Redmond.

Black Cloud, owned and ridden by McBride, one of the Warm Spring Indians, won from Dutch Molly, who was jockeyed by Eddie Mitchell. A purse of $200 went to the owner of the speedy black. The race over the half mile stretch was close and at the finish Dutch Molly was just a length behind. The time for the half mile was 40 seconds.

The races Sunday were in the nature of a benefit program, half the gate receipts going to H. Boynton, jockey, who was seriously injured during the races Thursday when his horse ran into the board fence surrounding the track. His leg was badly cut and the bone was broken in two places. He is now in the Redmond hospital. The other half of Sunday’s gate receipts went to owners of horses who had made up the purses.

Raisin wine seized has heavy content

Raisin wine of the highest alcoholic content yet recorded here, 20 per cent, was seized at the home of Mike Dragasovac’s, in the north end of town, Saturday night in a police raid. A bottle of moonshine was also found in Dragasovac’s home, but he diclaimed ownership.

Pleading guilty of the

possession of the wine, Dragasovac was fined $150 by recorder Louis Bennett this morning.

Some Liquid which Dragasovac claimed was medicine made and used by his wife, was also taken to be tested by City Physician C.A. Fowler. The man was afraid that the medicine contained alcohol, but insisted that it was very bitter to the taste, and could not be used as a beverage.

Kenwood building work is hastened

Exterior construction of the new five room unit of the Kenwood school building will be completed this week, except for the placing of doors and windows. THe roof is now being shingled and this will be completed before the end of the week.

The building of this unit will complete the Kenwood building as originally planned, completely enclosing the open court which has previously been enclosed only on three sides.

New mascot adopts volunteer firemen

The house crew of the Bend volunteer fire department has another mascot. The new mascot, which affixed itself to the hospitality of the firemen some time Thursday night between dark and dawn, is not a talkative bird from tropical jungles. Since the demise of Polly, who took wing in August over the trail which has no turning, the firefighters in informal conclave arrived at the conclusion that they would never again play host to a bird which would yell “Daddy” when the firemen stepped lightly into the firehouse during the small hours of the morning.

But the new mascot’s immediate progenitors were natives of the wild, as were Polly’s ancestors. The mascot is half coyote and looks it.

The firemen deny they have officially bestowed the title of mascot on their visitor, who has apparently inherited all the docility of his domestic parent and discarded the mental characteristics of a coyote. But the animal, which is still a pup, appears to be very willing to undergo adoption, and reports from the firehouse this afternoon said the stranger is making himself at home.

75 Years Ago

Week ending Oct. 21, 1948

Massive agate shown to club

Deschutes Geology Club members attending last night’s monthly meeting in the chamber of commerce office learned of the discovery of a 200-pound agate by a member of the club and the location by a junior member of leaf beds which apparently hold impressions of “dawn age” redwoods.

The discovery of the massive agate was made by Howard H. Jenne, and the leaf beds were located Gerald Wood, who was accompanied by Jenne. Both finds were made in the Ashwood country, in Jefferson county.

A large chunk of the multi-colored agate was displayed at the meeting by Jenne. The find is considered the most important agate discovery in Central Oregon this year. Members of the club believe it was formed in a large lava cavity. The massive agate was the only one found in the area.

Potato pickers urgently needed

Three thousand potato pickers are now at work in Central Oregon fields and 400 more are urgently needed to harvest the region’s largest crop, it was announced today from the local employment office.

The call for 400 additional pickers to fill calls for assistance was issued this morning as the potato harvest neared its peak, with growers fearful that winter may move into the area before the work is finished. This fear was heightened by low temperatures of the past two nights.

Birds hit glass on death Flight

About 15 birds of an unidentified species met death the past week end when they crashed into the plate glass window of the Bend Auto Parts store on Oregon Avenue.

The dead birds were discovered yesterday by A.O. Schilling, manager of the firm. Marks and feathers stuck to the glass showed where the birds had hit the window. The birds on the sidewalk appeared to have died from head bruises received when they crashed into the glass.

Several years ago hundreds of white-crowned and Savanah sparrows died here when they crashed into power wires and buildings while on migratory flights. However, the birds killed the past week end were somewhat larger than the sparrows. The body is grayish brown, with yellow feathers on the abdomen. Grey tail feathers are tipped with a small section of canary yellow.

One robin was found among the dead birds. The dead birds had feasted on mountain ash berries from trees near the First Baptist church. Other birds of the same species could be seen in the trees this morning.

Grand Opening of Big Garage Is Set for Saturday Night

A grand opening and open house, featuring music, dancing and refreshments, is planned Saturday evening for the recently rebuilt Eddies’ Sales and Service building at Wall and Greenwood, Eddie Williamson, owner of the huge building, said today.

Destroyed by fire on July 4, the roof of the big building has been entirely rebuilt.

Covering an acre of ground, the roof contains 130,000 board feet of lumber.

Extensive remodeling of the interior of the building has been completed also, making it one of the most modern and complete automobile service units in Central Oregon, Williamson points out.

In addition to modernizing of the huge plant Williamson announces that he has also secured the services of several new key men to bring his staff to full strength and efficiency.

The plant now is fully manned and equipped and doing business in every department. All material destroyed in the fire having been replaced with new equipment.

50 Years Ago

Week Ending Oct. 21, 1973

Big “B” blooms on butte

A large white “B” took shape on the west side of Pilot Butte this morning as members of the staff of Bend High School newspaper, Bear Facts, did their bit to “get the spirit back in Bend High.” The project was part of plans for next week’s annual Homecoming at BHS.

Working on the “B” project were Sue Riper, Rheta Marling, and Bruce Wallace. They forgot paint brushes, so they did their painting with juniper branches. Homecoming activities will include a bonfire, the La Grande-Bend football game and dance.

Beaming with balance

Linda Bergstrom, Jami Eby and Jackie Delude led Redmond High to a victory over

Bend High here last night in a girls’ gymnastics meet.

Miss Delude won the all-around title, defeating Bend’s Debbie Crosier by one point.

Miss Delude did not win an event, but her scores were consistently high.

Miss Crozier won the uneven bars for Bend, which totaled 64 points, four fewer tha Redmond.

Miss Bergstrom and Miss Eby both won an event and placed second in another. The former won the balance beam and the latter the vaulting event.

Other point winners (for Bend) were Kathy Noe, Terri Robinson and Dee Dee Karl, and Vickie Gridley for Redmond.

Bend High coach Nancy Smith announced there will be a clinic this Sunday in Bruin gym for all Central Oregon gymnasts and interested persons.

The clinic will feature Olympic gymnast Linda Metheny and U.S. Olympic coach Dick Mulvihill.

25 Years Ago

Week ending Oct. 21, 1998

Bachelor’s Healy joins hall of fame

For most people who have moved to Central Oregon within the last 20 years, Mount

Bachelor is just the ski hill up the road, an added bonus to living here, a convenience for local skiers.

But before there was a destination ski resort with ten chairlifts and four day lodges, there was simply a geologic formation called Bachelor Butte with a two-lane, dirt Forest Service road accessible only during the summer.

There was also Bill Healy.

A life-long skier, Healy saw potential in the nearby hill and by 1958, he had secured the permits and loans

necessary to open Mount Bachelor.

Building the area up from one rope tow and one Palma Lift to what it is today, Healy made a name for himself among the community and ski industry. He worked with his dream up to a week before his death in 1993, but his contributions to the industry and the area have not been forgotten.

On Nov. 25, Healy will be inducted, posthumously, into the Northwest Ski hall of Fame.

“It’s a very exciting honor for both my father, posthumously, and the family,” said Tom Healy, Bill Healy’s son and Bend resident.