The Bulletin · Bend, OR
Central Oregon Community College invites students, staff and community members to help shape the future of its campuses by providing feedback on its facilities master plan at a presentation on Monday, Nov. 16 from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Zoom and at the Bend campus’s Wille Hall. The 2028-38 plan will guide future needs and improvements for the college’s facilities. The public will have a chance to ask questions, review draft planning scenarios and share feedback. The presentation will be led by Mahlum Architects Inc., who designed COCC’s Wickiup Residence Hall. No registration is required.
The Bulletin · Bend, OR
Iraq War veteran Rob Walker’s nickname during his seven-year stint in the U.S. Army was “Easy.” He tried his best to keep a calm demeanor, even in hectic situations, and his fellow soldiers picked up on that. Now home in Bend, Walker has carried that same calm into his new role as a stay-at-home dad of a disabled child. “It really prepared me to be a dad,” Walker said of serving in the military. “When there’s total chaos in the house, I’m usually the calm one.” Walker comes from a long family line of military veterans. His mother was in the Women’s Army Corps and his father in the Air Force, his sister joined the National Guard and his uncle was a Chief Warrant Officer in the Army. He has relatives that trace back their service to the Civil War. Walker enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1998 when he was 18. He said it felt like the right thing to do. Throughout his seven years in the service, Walker served as a U.S.
Molalla Pioneer / Herald Pioneer · Bend, OR
A trip over the mountains ended with a state playoff loss for the Canby High football team Friday night. The battle with Summit on Nov. 6 ended in a 26-20 loss, but not without the Cougars overcoming a slow start and having an opportunity to take a lead late in the game. In the end, Canby’s football season came to a close in Bend. “We knew heading over the mountain was never going to be easy, especially when you have to face a team like Summit, which was ranked sixth in the computer rankings but second in every human poll,” said head coach Jimmy Joyce. “While we didn’t get the result we wanted, and we certainly wish we were still playing, our guys left everything on the field and fought for all 48 minutes.” Summit jumped out to a 13-0 lead early in the first quarter, but after those first eight minutes, it was apparent the Cougars were settling down, finding a rhythm on offense, and the defense was locking in.
Central Oregonian · Bend, OR
Cecil Hitchcock was born on May 7, 1879, in Sumner, Illinois. He grew up in Illinois, and as a young man, he and two of his cousins set out to establish themselves in the West. They first settled near Pomeroy, Washington, and worked on wheat ranches. In 1901, Glenn, as he was commonly known, leased a wheat ranch near Mayview, Washington. He met Ethel Gammon in Mayview, and they developed a romantic relationship. Ethel was born on Sept. 12, 1883, in Pataha, Washington. They were married in 1903. They had three children: Phillip, Maurice and Vivian. The family moved to Finley, Washington, in 1915 to farm until 1922, when they moved to Bend, Oregon. Glenn began logging work for two sawmills on Tumalo Creek, operated by Charlie Orwiler and Claude McCauley. The McCauley sawmill was moved to near La Pine in 1928. In 1929, Glenn partnered with Barney Markell and Mrs. John Dennis and operated the mill at La Pine.