100 YEARS AGO

For the week ending

Oct. 19, 1924

Award of $7,500 Given To Girl Against Doran

Damages for breach of promise in the amount of $7,500 were awarded Miss Martha Tanem in her suit against Richard M. Doran, by a jury which deliberated for two hours and 10 minutes Saturday evening.

Miss Tanem had asked for $20,000 general damages and $3,315 special damages. The jury was unanimous for the plaintiff on the first ballot taken after retiring, jurors reported, but the amount of damages was not decided until after lengthy consideration. This was the first breach of promise suit ever tried in Deschutes county, and drew a great amount of interest, so that the courtroom was crowded throughout the three days required to try the case.

The plaintiff was represented by Attorney J.H. Upton, and the defendant by Myers & Parsons. The defense filed notice of motion for new trial.

Best Displays From County Fair Go To Pacific International

Deschutes county will have both agricultural and livestock exhibits at the Pacific International exhibition in Portland this fall, from November 1 to 8.

It is explained by the county agriculturist that some of the best exhibits at the Deschutes county fair have been saved and will be shipped to the exhibition, where a produce show will be held in connection with the stock exhibition.

It is probable that a large part of the Terrebonne community exhibit, winner of $100 premium at the Redmond fair, will be shipped to Portland

Dairy cows will be taken to the Pacific-International by Jess Harter of Tumalo and Roy Stevens of Prineville Junction. Holsteins will be shipped from the Redmond community. “I think that this is one of the best advertisements which can be planned for the benefit of the people of this part of the state,” W.T. McDonald, county agriculturist, said at the commercial club luncheon when referring to the Deschutes county exhibit.

Pupils of Bend, Redmond Schools To Cast Their Votes

When the adult voters of Deschutes county go to the polls on November 4, students in the Bend and Redmond junior and senior high schools will also take ballots in hand, mark their choices of candidates and deposit them in ballot boxes.

There is always a surplus of election supplies, explains County Clerk J.H. Haner, due to the fact that 15 per cent more supplies are required than the estimated needs. In the past, extra sample ballots have been turned over after the election to the schools for use in connection with civics classes.

This year these ballots will be turned over before the election, and the students will vote on election day. There will be five precincts in the Bend junior and senior high schools, and two in Redmond.

Arrangements for the “election” are being made by County Superintendent J. Alton Thompson and Principal Donald A. Emerson of the Bend high school.

Scorpion Guards Big Cache

Guarded by a live scorpion and encairned in a glass jar, a cache of insects, varying in size from a small black undetermined bug to a giant beetle, all dead, were located in the basement of the Carroll Acres school yesterday by teacher Glen Turner.

Because the insects were dead and thoroughly desiccated, the reason why the scorpion was “standing watch” over his prey is a mystery to Turner and to other persons who saw the contents of the jar, which also contained a second scorpion, dead. The majority of the insects were intact aside from the fact that they were dried up, and it does not appear that the scorpion had feasted on them.

When Turner picked up the jar to examine the skeletons of the insects, the guardian scorpion left his dead and scurried across his hand. The poison sac of the dead scorpion was still intact.

75 YEARS AGO

For the week ending

Oct. 19, 1949

Band Rehearses Drill for Colorado-Oregon Game

The Bend high school band and the drum and bugle corps are “on tour” this week end. The student musicians, 100 strong, left at 1 o’clock today on buses for the Willamette valley. Tonight they will parade at half-time at the Bend-Albany high school football game. Saturday morning they will go to Eugene, where in the afternoon, they will give a half-time performance at the University of Colorado-University of Oregon game. The group will present different drills at each appearance. The students were accompanied on the trip by Don P. Pence, band director and school music supervisor; Joseph T. Haugen, drum and bugle corps director; Grant Mathews, of the high school music department, and Miss Zola McDougall, Miss Doris Jeanne DeLurme and Miss Marianne Blenkinsop, who will assist as chaperons. Miss McDougall is high school dean of Girls, and Miss DeLurme and Miss Blenkinsop are physical education instructors.

Taking of Trout Eggs at Elk Lake

Ending a long “rest” period, trout eggs again are being taken at Elk lake this fall, with a crew at work under supervision of Henry Reed, superintendent of the Fall river hatchery. Robert Borovicka, state game department biologist, said the work this fall is largely in the nature of an experiment. If the egg-taking work proves successful at Elk lake this fall it is expected that the area will be designated as a permanent station.

In Earlier years, Elk lake was one of the major egg taking stations in central Oregon , and millions of eggs were obtained each fall. The egg taking station is near some large springs, where the trout congregate.

Eggs obtained at Elk lake will be taken to the Fall river hatchery, on the upper Deschutes. Some 20 years ago when a permanent egg taking station was maintained at Elk lake, crews caught by early autumn storms frequently were forced to haul out eggs on sled, over snowfields.

Light Snowfall Occurs

Light snow covered most of Oregon east of the Cascades this morning as an October storm brought “Indian Winter” weather to most of the state. In Bend, the fall of snow was light, only one inch, but weathermen said it was unusual. In only five years since weather observations were started here in 1901 has snow been recorded in October.

About three inches of snow fell on the McKenzie summit last night and motorists crossing that exposed pass were advised to use chains. On Sunday, Pacific Trailways, shifted the operation of Bend-Eugene buses from the McKenzie to the Santiam pass, in keeping with its usual winter schedule.

Between two and three inches of snow blanketed the Willamette pass this morning. To the north, the fall was generally lighter. The night storm reached even to the Ochoco divide, where an inch of snow fell.

50 YEARS AGO

For the week ending

Oct. 19, 1974

Fourth Sister Condominiums under construction

SISTERS — The population of the Sisters area may jump almost 15 per cent next spring with the completion of the Fourth Sister Condominiums just east of town near the Bend Redmond Y on highway 20.

The complex will feature seven quadruplexes with a total of 28 living units. Additional facilities on the five acres will include a recreation hall and swimming pool. Although the project is scheduled for completion by the end of March, Inez Lang of Sisters Realty said construction is ahead of schedule and the condominiums may be ready for occupancy as early as March 1. Sisters Realty has an exclusive listing for sale of the units.

All 28 units have been sold, according to Mrs. Lang, although some are available for resale.

The units, which have a total area of 1,250 square feet each, include two bedrooms and two baths, a living room, dining area, fireplace, kitchen and built-in utilities. Each also has either a porch or patio, depending on whether they are on the first or second level.

The complex is laid out in a horseshoe pattern, with the open end facing Highway 20. Contractor for the project is John Rex, Redmond. Ray Cargill, Bend, is the sub contractor. All labor is being done by local journeymen and all materials are being obtained from local sources.

The project, planned several years ago, was delayed by a requirement of the financial backers, Security Bank of Oregon, that three-fourths of the funding be secured before start of construction. As a result of inflation this involved finding buyers for more than 21 units as originally planned. A demonstration unit was built two years ago.

Mrs. Lang said the units were originally priced at $39,500, but were reduced to $31,500 to assure sales and backing of bank before inflation escalated construction costs “out of reach.”

Buyers are all from outside the area, with a majority from points in the Willamette Valley. Mrs. Lang said about half plan to live in the units at least part-time. The units now being built will be served by septic tanks and drain fields. The units will have Sisters city water and garbage disposal services.

25 YEARS AGO

For the week ending

Oct. 19, 1999

Traffic circle will take time to master

Construction of the westside roundabout at the intersection of Century Drive and Colorado Avenue is nearing completion, with the intersection set to open before the end of the month.

A design change has at least temporally eliminated a separate bypass lane connecting Century Drive to Colorado Avenue. The bypass was originally designed to help ease heavy traffic load heading back to Bend from Mount Bachelor.

Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) officials said the bypass may be constructed later if the need arises, but for now everyone will have to use the roundabout. The roundabout is designed to decrease speeds to near 20 mph and offer safety benefits over standard intersections, with the main benefits being the elimination of left turns and lower speeds.

“When people approach a green light they speed up, but when going through a roundabout, their foot is on the brake,” said Laurie Gould, an ODOT spokeswoman. Roundabouts also are designed to decrease the risk of injuries resulting from accidents. Michael Ronkin, ODOT’s bicycle and pedestrian program manager, said any accidents that might occur would be “low-injury accidents.”

ODOT will distribute pamphlets to Bend residents explaining how drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians are to use the roundabout. The pamphlets include diagrams and step-by-step instructions.

Pat Creedican, ODOT’s Bend district manager, said the agency wants to make sure drivers are prepared for the roundabout.

“Every new traffic device takes getting used to,” he said. “We want to make sure people are prepared ahead of time. We want to make sure citizens that drive it understand it.” Creedican said drivers should approach the turnabout as a one-way street and yield right of way to those already in the circle.

Ronkin said safety concerns focus on vehicles , but pedestrians and bicyclists are a concern.

“Pedestrians have to cross one lane at a time without the protection of traffic signals,” he said. “Drivers have to slow down and look to the left, primarily, and bicyclists need to assert their position.”

He also stressed,”Once you’re on the roundabout, don’t stop.”

Ronkin said bicyclists should not hug the curb, but stay near the center of the lane, preventing cars from passing and cutting them off. He said the speed difference should be small because the roundabout is designed to slow traffic to speeds of 15 to 20 mph, similar to the speeds bicyclists travel on flat pavement.

If bicyclists feel uncomfortable on the roundabout, as in the case of children going to and from Cascade Middle School, Ronkin suggested they use the ramps onto the sidewalk to exit the roadway and walk their bikes.

“I am very confident in the design,” Ronkin said. “At this point, the responsibility is 100 percent on the users. If it doesn’t work, I think it is beyond the design, it’s the users.”