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RHS BOYS SOCCER TEAM GETS TO KICK BACK SPORTS, PAGE 11
FIN ‘N FIRE OFFERS GRILLS ‘N TIPS BUSINESS, PAGE 6
HELMHOLTZ FAMILY LEAVES NAME ON ROAD JUNIPER BREEZE, PAGE 13
SPOKESMAN the Redmond
The Heart of Central Oregon
97TH YEAR, NO. 13, USPS 778-040
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006
Candidates for CITY COUNCIL Three positions available
SAT participation on rise
Questions
Scott Hammers Spokesman staff
are your spending priorities for 1. What allocating money in the city budget?
The Redmond School District’s effort to better prepare students for higher education seems to be paying dividends. Eightythree students have signed up to take the SAT next month, more than half the number who took the test during all of last year. Earlier this year, district officials expressed concerns that too few students were taking the SAT, which is required for admission to nearly all four-year colleges and universities. The 151 students who took the test last year amounted to less than 40 percent of the graduating class, as compared to roughly 55 percent of all graduating seniors in Oregon who took the SAT.
should the city’s role be in 2. What combating the disparity between housing costs and wages in Redmond?
Answers CHALLENGER
Joe Centanni Age 40 Redmond resident 5 years
continued focus on public safety, road and traffic flow 1. Aimprovements, downtown re-development, and a proactive approach to handling the rapid growth the area is seeing.
that the city should be involved with this issue, 2. Ibybelieve encouraging new businesses offering higher paying jobs into the area and by encouraging developers towards creating more housing that can be afforded by people taking those jobs. I do not believe that the City should carry the burden of funding this affordable housing issue 100 percent, but definitely should be involved in the process.
INCUMBENT
Jay Patrick
Age 49 Redmond resident Since grade school
of the immediate loss of our fire and police 1. Because chief, much of the focus will need to be caring for the
safety of our citizens, as new hires will not be in place much before budget time begins for the new fiscal year. Having said that I believe that transportation has to be a large concern as Redmond has to make sure there is an adequate street system in place to move the growing population of the area.
city must continue to explore options that may be 2. The outside the norm for public entities. We need to work
with local developers to assure low-income stick built homes. But it’s just as important to protect and grow our manufactured home opportunities, as that is a large and important piece of the population of Redmond. To address wages, the city needs to continue to explore the possibilities of bringing new businesses to town that will pay a family wage. We need to have in place more jobs that do not depend solely on the construction business.
CHALLENGER
Gary Smith
Age 57 Redmond resident 1 year in October
city’s budget reflects its priorities. Redmond’s current 1. Abudget emphasizes police and fire protection and
“transportation”. We obviously want to have a safe city and police and fire expenditures are vital. However, I think the city should also focus on other critical aspects of livability. The transportation budget is significant, and is dominated by the mad dash to “keep up with” the explosion of new housing developments via new streets, sewers, etc. Paced growth is the sign of a healthy city. However, I think the city should emphasize quality over quantity. Overly rapid growth diverts the city’s attention from other priorities: making the downtown core area an attractive place to live and work; developing housing that average people can afford; developing places for young and old residents alike to recreate and enhance their lives. The city must budget appropriately to create and fulfill an exciting vision for Redmond’s future! Continued on page 7
OBITUARIES
CONTACT US
Bart Kirk Ethan Livingston Winton Livingston Wanda Byrum Mary Emery
[email protected]
see Obituaries, page 8
(541) 548-2184
35 CENTS
Of those who did take the test, SAT scores by Redmond students were on average well below the state average. Redmond students averaged 477, 495, and 501 on the writing, math, and critical reading portions of the test, as compared to a statewide average of 503, 529, and 523, and national averages of 497, 518, and 503. A perfect score on the SAT is 2400. The test was changed and expanded in early 2005, and scores received on tests taken before that time are not readily compared to scores received since. RHS Principal Jon Bullock said he’s impressed by the turnout for the first SAT on Oct.18. The test will be offered seven times this year at the high school, and Bullock said he expects the numbers who take the test over the course of the year will be well above that seen in recent years.
“It’s very encouraging,” Bullock said. “Part of that is due to our renewed focus on that and the publicity we received regarding our SAT numbers.” Bullock thinks some of the renewed interest can also be attributed to the creation of the Panther Career Center, which is designed to prepare kids for college and careers after high school. “We have some people in there who are really getting the word out to them and making it easier for them to get registered,” he said. Additionally, the school will be offering after school and weekend prep sessions to prepare students for the SAT. Bullock said the prep sessions will be offered in the weeks leading up to every testing day, and should help prevent students from panicking or running out of steam midway See SAT TEST, page 5
SCMC unveils new facility at open house Trish Pinkerton Spokesman staff Over the past year construction at St. Charles Medical Center-Redmond has been a topic of conversation in town as the hospital’s expansion wing rose into the air, visible from all parts of town. Now the public has a chance to see the inside of the three-story JELD-WEN tower before it opens to patients on Oct. 9. On Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public will be able to tour all areas of the new tower, including operating and recovery rooms, which would be off limits if the hospital were filled with patients. The Saturday open house will be the last of three grand opening events. On Thursday local business leaders will tour the hospital and on Friday hospital staff can bring their friends and families for tours. In addition to the new construction, visitors will notice a big change with the relocation of the hospital’s main entrance from Canal Boulevard to Kingwood Avenue, according to Patricia Strange, project manager. The Canal Boulevard main lobby entrance will close down and the new main entrance will be in the tower on Kingwood. The emergency room entrance on Larch Avenue will remain for emergency patients and for outpatient registration and services such as radiology and imaging. Within the year a memorial garden around the flagpole near the new entrance will pay homage to the original Central Oregon District Hospital by featuring bricks from the original building, she said. Inside and out, the tower features liberal use of stacked stone and earth tones - browns, yellows, greens and a hint of orange. “The art director and architects chose a color scheme and See SCMC, page 10
Leslie Pugmire Hole/The Spokesman
St. Charles Redmond’s new Jeld-Wen tower features rock work and earth tones.
Homes lead to concerns Scott Hammers Spokesman staff A handful of residents of a Redmond neighborhood say they’re concerned their community is becoming a haven for drug users, criminals, and other undesirables. Residents of the area north of Glacier Avenue and between 12th and 14th streets told the Spokesman they’re worried by a number of what most of them describe as “halfway houses” currently operating in their neighborhood or prepared to open soon. Esti-
REDMOND FORECAST
mates of the number of houses vary greatly, but the basic story is essentially the same – groups of women living in houses owned by Darlene Woods, a Bend resident who operates a nonprofit organization called “House of Hope Ministries.” Sherri Anderson, a 13th Street resident, said she had problems with tenants in one of Woods’ houses making noise late at night. A conversation with Woods cleared up the noise problem, Anderson said, but she’s still unclear what Woods is doing with the hous-
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es, and why she and her neighbors weren’t notified ahead of time. “She said she’d put a stop to all that, which she did, put a stop to all the noise at night, but I wondered how it all happened without the neighbors being informed, conditional use and all that,” Anderson said. Margaret Benz, who lives on 14th Street, said she’s concerned by the “clustering” of such homes in her neighborhood. The lack of full-time, onsite supervision of the residents concerns her as well.
The upper level ridge should hold over the Pacific Northwest at least through Saturday, continuing dry conditions with above seasonal high temperatures and cool nights. A chance for showers may develop Monday. — National Weather Service
INDEX
“What do we know about these people? Who are they, where are they from? How are they going to be controlled – you get six people from that kind of background, they’re not going to get along very well I don’t think,” Benz said. “Then you have another house next door with the same kind of people – I don’t like the sound of that.” Penelope McGavitt, who also lives on 14th, said she is also concerned at the prospect of having multiple halfway See HOMES, page 8
Four Sections – 28 pages
Opinion...................................................4 Business..................................................6 Sports & Recreation ..............................11 Juniper Breeze ......................................15 What’s Happening ................................16 Classifieds.............................................24
FIN ‘N FIRE OFFERS GRILLS ‘N TIPS BUSINESS, PAGE 6
HELMHOLTZ FAMILY LEAVES NAME ON ROAD JUNIPER BREEZE, PAGE 13
SPOKESMAN the Redmond
The Heart of Central Oregon
97TH YEAR, NO. 13, USPS 778-040
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006
Candidates for CITY COUNCIL Three positions available
SAT participation on rise
Questions
Scott Hammers Spokesman staff
are your spending priorities for 1. What allocating money in the city budget?
The Redmond School District’s effort to better prepare students for higher education seems to be paying dividends. Eightythree students have signed up to take the SAT next month, more than half the number who took the test during all of last year. Earlier this year, district officials expressed concerns that too few students were taking the SAT, which is required for admission to nearly all four-year colleges and universities. The 151 students who took the test last year amounted to less than 40 percent of the graduating class, as compared to roughly 55 percent of all graduating seniors in Oregon who took the SAT.
should the city’s role be in 2. What combating the disparity between housing costs and wages in Redmond?
Answers CHALLENGER
Joe Centanni Age 40 Redmond resident 5 years
continued focus on public safety, road and traffic flow 1. Aimprovements, downtown re-development, and a proactive approach to handling the rapid growth the area is seeing.
that the city should be involved with this issue, 2. Ibybelieve encouraging new businesses offering higher paying jobs into the area and by encouraging developers towards creating more housing that can be afforded by people taking those jobs. I do not believe that the City should carry the burden of funding this affordable housing issue 100 percent, but definitely should be involved in the process.
INCUMBENT
Jay Patrick
Age 49 Redmond resident Since grade school
of the immediate loss of our fire and police 1. Because chief, much of the focus will need to be caring for the
safety of our citizens, as new hires will not be in place much before budget time begins for the new fiscal year. Having said that I believe that transportation has to be a large concern as Redmond has to make sure there is an adequate street system in place to move the growing population of the area.
city must continue to explore options that may be 2. The outside the norm for public entities. We need to work
with local developers to assure low-income stick built homes. But it’s just as important to protect and grow our manufactured home opportunities, as that is a large and important piece of the population of Redmond. To address wages, the city needs to continue to explore the possibilities of bringing new businesses to town that will pay a family wage. We need to have in place more jobs that do not depend solely on the construction business.
CHALLENGER
Gary Smith
Age 57 Redmond resident 1 year in October
city’s budget reflects its priorities. Redmond’s current 1. Abudget emphasizes police and fire protection and
“transportation”. We obviously want to have a safe city and police and fire expenditures are vital. However, I think the city should also focus on other critical aspects of livability. The transportation budget is significant, and is dominated by the mad dash to “keep up with” the explosion of new housing developments via new streets, sewers, etc. Paced growth is the sign of a healthy city. However, I think the city should emphasize quality over quantity. Overly rapid growth diverts the city’s attention from other priorities: making the downtown core area an attractive place to live and work; developing housing that average people can afford; developing places for young and old residents alike to recreate and enhance their lives. The city must budget appropriately to create and fulfill an exciting vision for Redmond’s future! Continued on page 7
OBITUARIES
CONTACT US
Bart Kirk Ethan Livingston Winton Livingston Wanda Byrum Mary Emery
[email protected]
see Obituaries, page 8
(541) 548-2184
35 CENTS
Of those who did take the test, SAT scores by Redmond students were on average well below the state average. Redmond students averaged 477, 495, and 501 on the writing, math, and critical reading portions of the test, as compared to a statewide average of 503, 529, and 523, and national averages of 497, 518, and 503. A perfect score on the SAT is 2400. The test was changed and expanded in early 2005, and scores received on tests taken before that time are not readily compared to scores received since. RHS Principal Jon Bullock said he’s impressed by the turnout for the first SAT on Oct.18. The test will be offered seven times this year at the high school, and Bullock said he expects the numbers who take the test over the course of the year will be well above that seen in recent years.
“It’s very encouraging,” Bullock said. “Part of that is due to our renewed focus on that and the publicity we received regarding our SAT numbers.” Bullock thinks some of the renewed interest can also be attributed to the creation of the Panther Career Center, which is designed to prepare kids for college and careers after high school. “We have some people in there who are really getting the word out to them and making it easier for them to get registered,” he said. Additionally, the school will be offering after school and weekend prep sessions to prepare students for the SAT. Bullock said the prep sessions will be offered in the weeks leading up to every testing day, and should help prevent students from panicking or running out of steam midway See SAT TEST, page 5
SCMC unveils new facility at open house Trish Pinkerton Spokesman staff Over the past year construction at St. Charles Medical Center-Redmond has been a topic of conversation in town as the hospital’s expansion wing rose into the air, visible from all parts of town. Now the public has a chance to see the inside of the three-story JELD-WEN tower before it opens to patients on Oct. 9. On Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public will be able to tour all areas of the new tower, including operating and recovery rooms, which would be off limits if the hospital were filled with patients. The Saturday open house will be the last of three grand opening events. On Thursday local business leaders will tour the hospital and on Friday hospital staff can bring their friends and families for tours. In addition to the new construction, visitors will notice a big change with the relocation of the hospital’s main entrance from Canal Boulevard to Kingwood Avenue, according to Patricia Strange, project manager. The Canal Boulevard main lobby entrance will close down and the new main entrance will be in the tower on Kingwood. The emergency room entrance on Larch Avenue will remain for emergency patients and for outpatient registration and services such as radiology and imaging. Within the year a memorial garden around the flagpole near the new entrance will pay homage to the original Central Oregon District Hospital by featuring bricks from the original building, she said. Inside and out, the tower features liberal use of stacked stone and earth tones - browns, yellows, greens and a hint of orange. “The art director and architects chose a color scheme and See SCMC, page 10
Leslie Pugmire Hole/The Spokesman
St. Charles Redmond’s new Jeld-Wen tower features rock work and earth tones.
Homes lead to concerns Scott Hammers Spokesman staff A handful of residents of a Redmond neighborhood say they’re concerned their community is becoming a haven for drug users, criminals, and other undesirables. Residents of the area north of Glacier Avenue and between 12th and 14th streets told the Spokesman they’re worried by a number of what most of them describe as “halfway houses” currently operating in their neighborhood or prepared to open soon. Esti-
REDMOND FORECAST
mates of the number of houses vary greatly, but the basic story is essentially the same – groups of women living in houses owned by Darlene Woods, a Bend resident who operates a nonprofit organization called “House of Hope Ministries.” Sherri Anderson, a 13th Street resident, said she had problems with tenants in one of Woods’ houses making noise late at night. A conversation with Woods cleared up the noise problem, Anderson said, but she’s still unclear what Woods is doing with the hous-
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Tuesday
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es, and why she and her neighbors weren’t notified ahead of time. “She said she’d put a stop to all that, which she did, put a stop to all the noise at night, but I wondered how it all happened without the neighbors being informed, conditional use and all that,” Anderson said. Margaret Benz, who lives on 14th Street, said she’s concerned by the “clustering” of such homes in her neighborhood. The lack of full-time, onsite supervision of the residents concerns her as well.
The upper level ridge should hold over the Pacific Northwest at least through Saturday, continuing dry conditions with above seasonal high temperatures and cool nights. A chance for showers may develop Monday. — National Weather Service
INDEX
“What do we know about these people? Who are they, where are they from? How are they going to be controlled – you get six people from that kind of background, they’re not going to get along very well I don’t think,” Benz said. “Then you have another house next door with the same kind of people – I don’t like the sound of that.” Penelope McGavitt, who also lives on 14th, said she is also concerned at the prospect of having multiple halfway See HOMES, page 8
Four Sections – 28 pages
Opinion...................................................4 Business..................................................6 Sports & Recreation ..............................11 Juniper Breeze ......................................15 What’s Happening ................................16 Classifieds.............................................24
