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POLICE MATTERS TOPIC OF JANUARY PUBLIC MEETINGBy Tom Petersen,RBCA Vice President

Shoreline Police Officer Paula Bates will update Richmond Beach on matters of public safety at the January RBCA public meeting. The meeting will be on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the basement of the Richmond Beach Congregational Church, on the corner of Richmond Beach Road and 15th Avenue NW. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for light

refreshments, social time and an ap-pearance by Shoreline Schools Super-intendent Rebecca Miner (see inset). The presentation will address issues particularly on the minds of Rich-mond Beach residents lately: Package and mail theft, car prowls, non-resi-dents hanging out in bus shelters and now and then camping under bushes in parks and greenbelts, speeding on Richmond Beach Road and bad man-ners at intersections, door-to-door

salespeople and sketchy charity representatives. Officer Bates will offer sug-gestions for looking out for one’s self and neighbors and when and why to call the police. They will be available to answers questions after their presentation, though they cannot address specifics of any particular current investigations. See you there!

SHORELINE SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT HAS

LEVY INFO AT JANUARY MEETING

By Tom Petersen,RBCA Vice President

Rebecca Miner will make a brief informational appear-ance, hand out literature and answer questions about the February 13 Schools Levy special election at 7:15 p.m. before the start of the January RBCA public meeting.The election is a vote to replace the 2013 levy. People not able to attend the meeting can find detailed information at www.shorelineschools.org/domain/1334.

HEALTH & WELLNESS SPEAKER SERIESBy Tom Petersen, Chris Beck and Tom Mailhot, RBCA Board Members

Again for 2018, RBCA will offer a series of seminars on health and wellness in place of a February meeting. All are welcome to come on Tuesdays, Feb. 13, 20 and 27 to participate in presentations focusing on the well-being of seniors, their adult children and caregivers. The meetings will be in the lower level of the Richmond Beach Congrega-tional Church, located at the corner of 15th Avenue NW and Richmond Beach Road. They will start at 7:00 p.m.

FEBRUARY 13: HOUSING

Melissa Mather-Brown and Julianna Fickeisen-Thal of Choice

Advisory Services will address top-ics including:

• What is the right living situation for the aged or aging? Space, safety, accessibility, care, proximity to fami-ly and friends, etc.• When to make the move and how to know when.• Financial considerations: what can people afford, for how long, etc.• Types of care associated with different living situations that have assistance.• Perils and pitfalls: how family, especially adult children, can help . . . or hinder.• Legal considerations: power of attorney, co-ownership, third party payers, inheriting or selling mom’s

See HEALTH & WELLNESS page 2

January 2018 Richmond Beach Community News2

Richmond BeachCommunity Association

www.richmondbeachwa.orgPO Box 60186, Shoreline, WA 98160-0186

The mission of the Richmond Beach Community Association Board is to promote

the well-being of the Richmond Beach community.

2017-2018 [email protected]

President: Christie [email protected]: Tom Petersen

[email protected]: Tom Mailhot

[email protected]: Jan Manfredini

[email protected] Guenser

[email protected] Mailhot

[email protected] Johnson

[email protected] Hansen

[email protected] Davis

[email protected] Wells Subcommittee

Tom Mailhotpointwells@ richmondbeachwa.org

NON-BOARD POSITIONS

Executive Director: Sheri [email protected]

(206) 542-9147

Membership: Tom [email protected]

(206) 542-1412

webmaster: Jan [email protected]

Graphic Designers: Katherine Pickett, Susan Will

Welcome Packet Producer: Jenni Gallagher

Welcome Ambassadors: Cindy Hensel and Ginger Franey

Photographer: Bob Pfeiffer

Legal Counsel: Bill Willard

Richmond Beach Community News

Volunteer staff is listed in the newspaper masthead on the next page

Be part of the action:

Invest in your neighborhood – and the oldest community association in Shoreline – by becoming a member of RBCA.

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Cori Whitaker, Broker [email protected] Call or text (206) 795-4361

Shoreline Resident & Trusted Real Estate Advisor

In 2017 I was honored to be a part of 55 moves resulting in $42,488,100 worth of real estate sold! That's a lot of happy people and I am so grateful they chose me to partner with them on such an important transaction in their lives.

Put my experience to work for you! Call me today to discuss the latest market trends, and the selling and buying opportunities they may provide you.

From HEALTH & WELLNESS page 1

house and reverse mortgages.

FEBRUARY 20: FINANCES

Financial Planner Maggie Knowles plans to cover:

• How can seniors take better care of their finances independently?• What are the signs that seniors need additional help to take care of their finances?• What kinds of help with money matters would keep seniors more independent for a longer time?• How can seniors best handle family dynamics and conflicts about money with spouses, children and grandchildren?• How can seniors find trustworthy, competent help with their house-hold finances?

• How can seniors and their families and helpers protect themselves from fraud and deal with fraud if it occurs?

FEBRUARY 27: CARE OPTIONS

Tanya McGee, Region Lead Coor-dinator with Sound Generations Pathways program, will talk about resources and support for those caring for a friend or family member. Topics covered will include:

• Caregiver Respite • In home care• Medicaid programs• Meals and transportation • Other community supports

Letters to the editor

To the editor:

At the Shoreline City Council meeting on Monday the 4th of December, 375 Petitions calling for the Council to cancel the scheduled re-channelizaton of Richmond Beach Road were presented to the City Clerk for transmittal to the Coun-cil. Ginny Scantlebury started the petition and was quickly joined by George Mauer and Richard Shilling. The three volunteers wrote the text of the petition, printed them on their home printers and circulated them in their neighborhoods. Ginny also started an on-line petition which was taken advantage of by just over a hundred Shoreline residents. At the Council Meeting 8

Citizens petition to the Shoreline City Council

residents spoke against the plan to reduce Richmond Beach Road from 4 lanes to 2 lanes with bicycle lanes. The Council appeared to give serious attention to the speakers and to the presentation of the citizen petitions. Richard Shilling pointed out the pop-ularity of the petition effort. Of his neighbors, out of 21 only 3 declined to sign. All three volunteers said that for the first time in their expe-rience with petitions, many people commented that they were glad that someone was circulating such a peti-tion as they felt that the City Council did not pay enough attention to the wishes of the public. Any further action is up to the Shoreline City Council and residents who oppose the City’s proposed reduction of Richmond Beach Road from 4 to 2 lanes and dedicating 2 lanes for the exclusive use of bicycles. We ask residents to e-mail each City Council Member urging a “no” vote on this plan.

Richard Shilling

RBCA SEEKS VOLUNTEER GRAPHIC DESIGNER

RBCA is looking for an experienced graphic designer

to help with a range of projects like posters, event logos and

merchandise. Use your profes-sional skills and join the team

of enthusiastic volunteers who keep Richmond Beach a vibrant,

thriving community. For more information or to submit a

resume and examples of your work, contact Sheri Ashleman:

[email protected] or (206) 542-9147.

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The Richmond Beach Community Asso-ciation publishes the Richmond Beach Community News monthly September through June. Printing and free mail-ing to all Richmond Beach residents is financed by advertising revenues and RBCA membership dues, and all work from advertising sales to editing and design to distribution is done by volun-teers.

Opinions expressed in the Richmond Beach Community News do not reflect the views of the Richmond Beach Com-munity Association or its Board.

EDITOR

Eric Robertson [email protected](206) 538-8953

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Sheri Ashleman, Tom Petersen and Anina Coder Sill

ADVERTISING & BILLING

Allison Taylor [email protected](972) 467-4414

CIRCULATION

Brian and Denise Baitxand John Thielke [email protected](206) 542-3641

SUBMISSIONS

The RBCN welcomes submissions including articles, Letters to the Editor and Kudos. Submissions must be relevant to our community, copyright-free and submitted by the 15th of the month prior to publi-cation. Electronic submissions are preferred.

For verification purposes only, submissions must include name, address, email address and phone number. Submissions are subject to editing.

Send submissions to:

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Kudos!

To Nate Mouttet and family for volunteering to take over the Holi-day Craft Party a couple of years ago when it was nearing extinction. He has infused new life into the event and made it more fun than ever! Nate explains, “My son loves crafts. We’d be doing the same thing in our basement, so we might as well be

By Sheri Ashleman, RBCA Executive Director

doing it for the community.” From start to finish, Nate handles all the organization and execution—the kind of volunteer we love(!)—and he does it all with such a happy heart.

To Sherry Edwards, who has worn many hats as a RBCA past board member and volunteer, and contin-ues to help out with the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and Community

UPCOMING RBCA MEETINGS AND EVENTSRBCA COMMUNITY MEETING

Tuesday, Jan. 9, 7:00 meet and greetRichmond Beach Congregational ChurchTopic: 7:15 – school levy7:30 – police

INDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY

WORKSHOP

Thursday, Jan. 18, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Richmond Beach Library, Meeting RoomRegister at: richmondbeachwa.org/specialevents

Attend ‘Made in Richmond Beach’ and enjoy wine pairings from Richmond Beach winery, Virtue Cellars.

BEACH EATS: MADE IN

RICHMOND BEACH

Sunday, Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m.StreetzeriaRegister at:richmondbeachwa.org/specialevents

HEALTH & WELLNESS

SPEAKER SERIES

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 7:00 p.m.Richmond Beach Congregational ChurchTopic: Housing

HEALTH & WELLNESS

SPEAKER SERIES

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 7:00 p.m.Richmond Beach Congregational ChurchTopic: Finances

HEALTH & WELLNESS

SPEAKER SERIES

Tuesday, Feb. 27, 7:00 p.m.Richmond Beach Congregational ChurchTopic: Care Options

BENEFIT DINNER TO

SUPPORT RBCA

Monday, March 12, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.Streetzeria1857 NW 195th Street

RBCA COMMUNITY MEETING

Tuesday, March. 13, 7:30 p.m., 7:00 meet and greet; 7:30 meetingRichmond Beach Congregational ChurchTopic: TBD

BEACH EATS: TOUR OF

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4-CORNERS

Thursday, March 22, 6:30/7:15 p.m. start timesBeach House Greetings, Santa Fe Mexican Grill & Cantina and The Greek KitchenRegister at: richmondbeachwa.org/specialevents

Caroling events. She joyfully pro-claims these are her favorite events of the year! With the voice of an angel, I always make sure to stand next to Sherry while caroling so people will not notice me singing off key. The compassion she shows the rehab residents is moving and, while she would never admit it, I’ve seen her tear up a time or two.

OUTDOOR PHOTO WALK

Saturday, March 24, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.Richmond Beach Saltwater ParkRegister at: richmondbeachwa.org/specialevents

Stay connected at richmondbeachwa.org/events

*Event information is subject to change. Current details can be found in Richmond Beach Community News, on the RBCA website at richmondbeachwa.org/events and by signing up on the RBCA website for twice monthly emails.


Richmond Beach Community Association MEMBERSHIP FORM Dues are $20 per person, per yearPlease make checks payable, and return this form to: Richmond Beach Community Association, Attn. Tom Penrod ,

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MEET EDITH LOYER NELSON, RICHMOND BEACH RESIDENT AND DUWAMISH TRIBAL ELDER

By Jerry Patterson

EDIE LOYER NELSON WITH COAST SALISH ART PIECES

Over the next several months, Richmond Beach Community News will publish articles featuring fascinat-ing life experiences of our neighbors in Richmond Beach. For our initial story, I had the pleasure to talk with Edith Loyer Nelson to talk about her life experiences as a member of the Duwamish tribe. Q: Edie, before we start our con-versation, I need for you to clarify something. What term do you per-sonally use when referring to your cultural heritage, Indian or Native American? I want to be respectful of your heritage. A: When I talk about the Duwa-mish tribe, I use Indian. If we are in larger cultural events, then Native American would be more appropriate. But in day-to-day business, I refer to us as Indians. Q: As a child growing up, how did you learn about your Duwamish culture? A: My family was able to tell me stories about my relatives as far back as my great, great, great grandmother, Sarah. She was a sister-in-law of Chief Sealth. They lived in an area that we now call West Seattle. One story I remember is when my cousin shared memories of Teresa, his great grand-mother. When she was first born, her father dipped her into the cold river water in B.C., because when you dip children in the water it cleans out their spirits and lets them live a long time. Teresa lived to be 106. Q: Were both of your parents Duwamish? A: No. Tribal descendance is de-termined through the maternal side of the family. My mother was Duwa-mish and so was my grandmother. Q: What were your early years like? A: Growing up, we didn’t really celebrate or talk very much about our culture. I remember my grandmother telling me what her father always told

her, “Pretend you are not Indian. Otherwise you can be taken from your family and sent away to board-ing school.” Families were very afraid to let it be known about their culture. They didn’t have any Indian decora-tions in their house, no celebrations of their culture whatsoever. They had to hide it. So there was nothing she could relate to about being Indian, but of course she knew about her heritage. The message that my grand-mother stressed to me was, “Never forget you are Indian.” I remember that so clearly. Even though we didn’t practice the Indian culture on a regular basis, we did celebrate our culture at the tribal annual meeting. It was essential that all family members attend, no matter what. We would all gather around in my grandmother’s back yard. I always looked forward to it, because it was the only time that I would see my Canadian cousins. Q: With your friends at school growing up, were you open about being Indian? A: No. It was never asked or talked about when I was in school. And I didn’t know much about other tribes. However, I was proud to share my heritage with my best friend. She was Japanese, and we shared our cultures with each other. Q: As a young mother, how active were you in educating your own chil-dren about their heritage? A: First of all, when my children

were born, I made sure there were medicine wheels over their cribs when they were little. This made sure the bad spirits would go on through and the good spirits would be caught by the feathers. As young children, I would tell them from early on about the im-portance of respecting their elders, such as letting your elders go first at family meals. And I remember when my son was in high school, he agreed to go with me to a pow-wow. We were walking up the pathway and this group of teenage boys from the tribe were coming towards us, and they saw us coming and they stepped off the path. As we walked past, my son said, “Why did they do that?” And I said, “Because they know to show respect for elders and to let us walk past them.” Growing up, my children didn’t really actively celebrate, except at tribal times. But they never tried to hide anything. Q: I understand that your profes-sional career included serving as a so-cial worker for Indian Child Welfare. What was that like? A: I took a job as a social worker at DSHS. And shortly they started the Indian unit. DSHS came to me and said, “You are Indian, so you need to work with us.” I said okay and worked there for the next 20 years. I spent a lot my time working with Indian families affected by the passage of the Indian Child Welfare Act passed in 1978. This act was so important because of the number of children who had been taken from their cultures and put in boarding schools. The children were told you can’t speak your lan-guage, you can’t celebrate your heri-tage in any way. The act required that social agencies try extra hard to get the children back with their families or members of their same cultures. Q: As you moved through school and adulthood, did you ever feel overt discrimination? A: Sometimes. As one example, when all of the media attention start-ed saying the sports team names like Redskins were offensive, I remember thinking, “You know that really is in-sulting. We don’t have red skin. Why refer to us in that way?” But when people treated me in a discriminatory way, it didn’t affect me so much. I just figured, “It’s their problem.” Q: Did your own children talk

about feeling discriminated against as they were growing up? A: Not really. But my children have always been proud of their heri-tage. For instance, when my children as adults were moving into a new home or apartment, they would al-ways call and say, “Mom, we have to do the spirits.” So I would take sage, and we would burn sage throughout their home. We did that to get rid of the evil spirits and start fresh with new spirits when they moved in. And, of course, we did that here in this home when I moved in. Q: What about your grandchil-dren? Are they aware of their heri-tage? A: Oh yes, and they all had dream catchers over their cribs. And now, when we have our celebrations at the longhouse, they get excited and like to climb upon the beds or benches our ancestors used to sleep on. Q: Are there any points you would like to add about your heritage that I didn’t ask about? A: One thing that really bothers me is the fact that when children in school today are told about the Na-tive Americans who were here when the settlers first arrived in this area, they are not told Duwamish since we are an unrecognized tribe. I feel that is so disrespectful to my ancestors who were the first people in the area.Also, when my daughter applied for college scholarships for children from Indian families, she was told no, be-cause you are not part of a recognized tribe. Finally, many Indian families have had historical trauma due to set-tlers burning their homes, sending children to boarding schools, seeing articles in the local newspaper that said, “No Indians are to be out in Seattle after dark. But you can come and work in the factories during the day.” No wonder some of our ances-tors’ feelings were passed on to future generations. In closing, even though our tribe has suffered tremendous injustices for over 150 years, our culture has also demonstrated our strength and persistence to overcome adversity. I strongly encourage community mem-bers to read the companion article in this newspaper issue, “The Duwa-mish: A Tribe That Refused to Die.”

See DUWAMISH page 4


RICHMOND BEACH UNDER WATER DURING TURKEY RUN


Right on cue, the rains started just as participants began arriving for the 11th annual Turkey Day Fun Run, which was entirely fitting for this year’s “Under the Sea” theme. “It really is better down where it’s wetter, under the sea!” The hearty group of runners, joggers and walkers dove into the shellabration with height-ened enthusiasm despite feeling like they were underwater at times. Nu-merous clever costumes were spotted throughout the morning; visit rich-mondbeachwa.org/events/turkeyrun to see those and other great photos from the event. Photos courtesy of Don Wilson and Bob Pfeiffer. Congratulations to Falsite Gorid-wateid (sorry, had a hard time reading your handwriting), Lee Bodawiltz, Lauren Beste and Kayley Young who won gifts in the prize drawing. Organizers Don Wilson and Sheri Ashleman would like to thank the awesome volunteers who contributed to the success of this event:

• Scott Piteo who designed the T-shirts and posters• Nancy Gustafson for procuring gifts

for the prize drawing• Chet James and Judy Albrecht, owners of Super Jock ‘N Jill and Richmond Beach residents, for do-nating two generous gift certificates for the prize drawing• Nancy Huntamer for donating a gift certificate for a massage• RBCA for donating the gift pack of Richmond Beach gear• Deborah’s Homemade Pies for do-nating a pie for the prize drawing• Heinz Streng for donating bottled water for participants and James Joki for helping with pickup of the water• Shorewood High School Interact Club members and their President, Isabelle Jones, for distributing door hangers and volunteering at the event• Christie Quigley, Dave Davis, Ed Adams, Heinz Streng, Jacinda Win-kler, Jan Manfredini, Jerry Patterson, Lance Neubauer, Lisa Onstot, Mike Brown, Nancy Gustafson, Rick Ash-leman, Scott Beasley, Tammy Ceesay, Tom Mailhot and Tom Petersen for staffing the event• Nancy Artim for allowing us to use her power and driveway

Please thank and support the fol-lowing businesses for sponsoring the

Turkey Day Fun Run:

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Shoreline Firefighters, Local 1760 Cori Whitaker Homes Jack Malek, Windermere RE The Everett Clinic TRI STAR Team l RE/MAX NW

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Spin Alley Shoreline Community College James Alan Salon & Spa The Shops at Richmond Beach Jones Orthodontics Banner Bank Swedish Edmonds

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ANNUAL TURKEY DAY FUN RUN GROUP SHOT (ABOVE) AND PARADE OF DRENCHED RUNNERS AND WALKERS (LEFT), PHOTOS BY DON WILSON / _______ AND _______ (RIGHT), PHOTOS BY BOB PFEIFFER/RBCN


GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITYBy Jan Eckmann,RBCA Webmaster

A key goal of last year’s web re-design was to make it easy for Rich-mond Beach residents to learn about the events sponsored by the Rich-mond Beach Community Association and promote engagement in neigh-borhood activities. RBCA currently sponsors more than a dozen annual events, including its much-loved Strawberry Festival, Garden Tour, Sandcastle Building Contest, Food Truck events, Hallow-een Carnival, Turkey Day Fun Run and holiday festivities. Descriptions of these events, with details how to participate, are avail-able under the menu item “Annual Events” under the menu heading “Get Involved.” Event pages have links to 11x17 PDF posters that may be printed to help advertise an event. Shortly after these events, slideshows

of the event are posted to the website. RBCA photographer Bob Pfeiffer and others capture the fun. This year, a rainy Thanksgiving failed to dampen Turkey Day Fun Run enthusiasm! The photos are terrific. In addition to these great annu-al community events, RBCA hosts community meetings on the second Tuesday of each month with topics relevant to residents. RBCA also sponsors “special events,” which include bike rides, yoga sessions, photography classes and the popular “Beach Eats.” Upcoming events are displayed on the homepage, under “Beach Hap-penings,” as well as under the menu heading “Get Involved.”RBCA-sponsored activities rely on volunteers. Also under “Get In-volved” are web pages where you can register for activities and volunteer or donate to help make them happen.

Finally, on the homepage, there is a column labeled “Opportunities” to announce the need for volunteers for specific roles or events. We all have busy schedules and other priorities, but I can personally testify that a little volunteerism pays back many fold. So get involved in your community: join with other voices on issues that affect us like

the Richmond Beach Road Rechan-nelization project, get to know your neighbors to make our neighborhood a safer place to live, support a local business, play board games with residents at the rehab or sign up for a photography or yoga class.Please check out the website! It’s designed with you in mind.

WWW.RICHMONDBEACHWA.ORG

Tradewinds Capital Management Richmond Pediatrics UW Medicine Eric Carlson, D.D.S. Spiro’s Pizza & Pasta Shoreline Kids Dentistry Richmond Beach Heritage Bank Northwest Family Chiropractic & Massage Interstate Insurance Services Simons/Lowe Orthodontics USMILEUSA Cascade Fusion Shoreline Chiropractic Full Moon Thai Cuisine Rachel Alexander The Cabin Tavern

IN KIND DONATIONS

Don Wilson PhotographyPiteo Graphics A food/fund/teen gift drive for Hopelink was held in conjunction with the Turkey Run. Food dona-tions were down this year–180 lbs. of food--but cash donations and teen gift cards skyrocketed! A grand total of $1,000 and 18 teen gift cards were donated by the generous folks who attended the event. Hopelink was extremely grateful for the donations, especially when the need is so great. It’s not too late to open your heart and wallet! Online donations can be made year round at hopelink.org/take-action/monetary-contributions.Until we gather again next Thanks-giving, have a fin-tastic year, and hope to sea you around the ‘hood!

GIVE BLOOD JANUARY 6

The Bloodworks Northwest mobile unit will be in front of the Shoreline Fire Safety Center at the corner of Richmond Beach Road and 20th Avenue NW on Saturday, Jan. 6, open from 10:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. An unprecedented year of natural disasters has put a constant strain on blood collection nationwide. Appointments can be made at www.blood-worksnw.org; walk-ups welcome.

By Tom Petersen,RBCA Vice President


Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily

HOLIDAY FESTIVITIESBy Sheri Ashleman, RBCA Executive Director

Richmond Beach residents kicked off the holiday season on December 2 with several community events sponsored by the Richmond Beach Community Association. HOLIDAY CRAFT PARTY

The festivities started with the Holiday Craft Party, which was co-sponsored by the Richmond Beach Library. Young crafters were able to create a variety of holiday crafts such as an elf or reindeer hat and pine cone, snowflake and wreath ornaments. Most importantly, the kids embraced the request to create holiday cards for residents of Rich-mond Beach Rehab. Thanks to Nate Mouttet and family for organizing, staffing and donating all the supplies and refreshments for this creative experience. What an amazing family!

TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY

Neighbors gathered around the fountain plaza in the Richmond Beach Coffee Company parking lot for the annual Tree Lighting Ceremo-ny. Neighborhood children cheered with delight when Santa arrived by fire truck with its lights flashing and horn blaring. After Santa led the crowd in a countdown, the lights on the community holiday tree magi-cally popped on. The children had an opportunity to visit with Santa, guests delighted in music provided by St. Luke School Choir and warm beverages and holiday cookies were enjoyed by all. Thanks to our mu-sicians, Shoreline Fire Department, Harley O’Neil, Richmond Beach Coffee Company and volunteers–Bruce Rice, Bryce Hansen, Christie Quigley, Dave Johnson, David Davis, Dennis Molvik, Jessica Guenser, Rick Ashleman, Sheri Ashleman, Sherry Edwards, Susie Johnson and Tom Petersen. COMMUNITY CAROLING Afterwards, many ventured over to the Richmond Beach Rehab for caroling. To see the joy on the resi-dents’ faces brings such pleasure to the people who participate in this heart-warming activity. One first-time caroler commented, “I didn’t realize it would bring tears to their eyes.” The cards made earlier in the day at the Holiday Craft Party were distributed to grateful residents. Thanks to our fabulous song leader, Lisa Van Horne, and all the kind-hearted carolers.

PHOTOS

To view photos from the 2017 Holi-day Events, visit the RBCA web site at richmondbeachwa.org/events/holi-day.

PICTURES WITH SANTA AT THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY (ABOVE) AND GOOFING AROUND AT THE HOLIDAY CRAFT PARTY (LEFT), PHOTOS BY BOB PFEIFFER/RBCN / CHRISTMAS SHIPS

IN CLEAR WEATHER, PHOTO BY WAYNE PRIDEMORE



CONNECT WITH NEIGHBORS AND BUILD COMMUNITY


ANNUAL TURKEY DAY FUN RUN GROUP SHOT (ABOVE) AND PARADE OF DRENCHED RUNNERS AND WALKERS (LEFT), PHOTOS BY DON WILSON / _______ AND _______ (RIGHT), PHOTOS BY BOB PFEIFFER/RBCN

RBCA offers small group gather-ings designed to help residents meet others in the community. This win-ter, RBCA has two free photography classes being offered by professional photographer and local resident Arnab Banerjee. Young adults are invited to meet up for a social at The Cabin Tavern. And for foodies in the neighborhood, RBCA is offer-ing a Valentine dinner at Streetzeria featuring locally sourced ingredients and a food tour of the restaurants at 4-Corners. There are limits on the number of participants, so sign up now before the activities fill up. Hopefully you will get to know some similarly minded people who could end up being great friends!

INDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Are you interested in learning how to take stunning photographs? In this day and age, there is no shortage of great digital cameras all around us, but making images that stand out from the crowd still requires years of learning and practice. Local professional photographer Arnab Banerjee (www.arnab-baner-jee.com) will host a free photography workshop in the meeting room at Richmond Beach Library on January 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Come join us to learn how to use your cam-era to its full potential, how to start

thinking like a professional photog-rapher and creative artist and how to start creating amazing images. Baner-jee will illustrate various photography techniques using a slideshow and possibly a hands-on indoor photo session. This is an indoor classroom-based workshop--you don’t need to have or bring a camera or equipment. You can either be a beginner pho-tographer or someone who has been taking photos for awhile; there will be something for all to learn and an opportunity to ask questions. While this event is free, pre-reg-istration is required for the Indoor Photography Workshop. Visit rich-mondbeachwa.org/specialevents to register online. Class size limited to 25 people.

OUTDOOR PHOTO WALK

If you always wanted to learn pho-tography but never had the time or opportunity, think about joining the photo walk with local professional photographer Arnab Banerjee (www.arnab-banerjee.com) on Saturday, March 24, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Meet at the restrooms in the lower parking lot of the Richmond Beach Saltwater Park. Banerjee will lead a walk through the park and help you understand the process and thinking behind making stunning images, how to see like a photographer, how to an-alyze light and a scene and how to use various components to construct a meaningful and artistic composition for your images.

Participants should be able to walk one to two hours on level paths or on the beach. You should have a decent camera (DSLR or mirrorless or a compact with manual control) and a passion to learn to enjoy this work-shop. This event is free to participate, but pre-registration is required for the Outdoor Photo Walk. Class size limited to eight people.

MILLENNIALS SOCIAL

Hey next generation Richmond Beachers! Get a sitter and join us for a mixer at the Cabin Tavern! Meet other young adults in this great com-munity, find out some great things Richmond Beach has to offer and learn about the new winery, Virtue Cellars, owned and operated by a young couple in Richmond Beach. There will be prizes for the newest neighbor to Richmond Beach, the person who has been in the neigh-borhood the longest and a surprise category. RBCA will provide snacks; drinks are on you. Food from the Cabin’s two-page menu will be available for purchase. Event age is 21 to 45. If you are planning on coming, please email RBCA Board Member Bryce Hansen at [email protected]. RSVP not required just helpful for the Cabin staff. When: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, 7:00 p.m.Where: Cabin Tavern, 19322 Rich-

mond Beach DriveWhy: Why not?

BEACH EATS: MADE IN RICHMOND BEACH

February is a month for romance, and RBCA has the perfect Valen-tine’s Day gift for that special person in your life. We’ve teamed up with Streetzeria, 1857 NW 195th Street, to bring you a unique dinner featur-ing food and wine from local mer-chants. Join us on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 6:30 p.m. Up to 24 guests will be seated at tables of four. Grab some friends and sign up as a group or come as a couple or solo and make new friends.The meal will start with Antipasti paired with a 2014 Tact Red Blend from Virtue Cellars Winery (Kevin and Kathryn Mueller of Richmond Beach). Next course—salad, featuring organic micro arugula, house made buratta and toasted Oregon hazelnuts mixed with smoked olive oil and solera balsamic vinegar from Cascade Fusion (Bob and Kris Fordice of Richmond Beach) and paired with a 2015 Sincerity Syrah (Virtue Cel-lars Winery). The main course will feature house made SousVide Hon-ey Glazed Pork Belly with Roasted Salmon from Bristol Bay Salmon (Robert and Tierna Buchmyer of Inn-is Arden) and Sautéed Savoy Cab-bage. Finish off this fabulous meal with Lemon Ricotta featuring house


STREETZERIA BENEFIT DINNER TO SUPPORT RBCAMONDAY, MAR. 12, 5:00 TO 8:00 P.M.


Pizza, pizza, pizza! Help celebrate Streetzeria’s fourth anniversary in Richmond Beach and enjoy a deli-cious dinner while supporting the neighborhood association. Owner Greg Bye will be serving up some of his best salads and pizzas at this annual benefit dinner. Proceeds will be donated to Richmond Beach Community Association and support all the outstanding activities and ser-vices it provides for the community.Show your support by attending the Streetzeria Benefit Dinner on Mon-day, Mar. 12, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The minimum suggested donation is $10 per person per serving (cash or credit) and, of course, additional donations are appreciated! Dine in or carry out, but DO show up!

made ricotta with Rainy Day Bees Richmond Highlands Honey, coffee roasted in Richmond Beach (Seashore Mini Mart) and house made limon-cello.Representatives from some of the local businesses whose products are featured in this dinner will be present to talk about their food or wine. All attendees will receive a 15% discount coupon for wine from Virtue Cellars.Treat your sweetheart to a fun eve-ning and support the local economy! The cost for this incredible evening is $70 per person (includes all food, beverages, service, tax and RBCA donation). This event is already one-third full. Register now to reserve your place before it sells out. Sign up and pay online at richmondbeachwa.org/specialevents. Must be 21 or older to attend.

BEACH EATS: TOUR OF CUL-TURAL CUISINE AT 4-COR-NERS

What better way to meet your neighbors than to share a meal and conversation! RBCA has put together another fantastic food tour to explore the cultural foods offered in the busi-ness district where the four neigh-borhoods of Hillwood, Innis Arden, Richmond Beach and Richmond Highlands intersect. This adventure in eating takes place on Thursday, March 22.

BEACH HOUSE GREETINGS

The progressive dinner will start with wine and cheeses from around the world at Beach House Greet-ings. This unique gift shop is also home to the local USPS contract unit. Guests will enjoy 10% off any purchases made at Beach House Greetings during the event. Kevin Mueller, owner of Vir-tue Cellars, a small family winery located in Richmond Beach, will be pouring tastes of three of its hand crafted Washington State wines—Tact Red Blend, Sincerity Syrah and Fortitude Bordeaux style blend. At-tendees will receive a 15% discount coupon on future purchases from the winery. As a special treat, local celebrity Lamont Thomas will be on site to sign copies of his book, The Run-ning Miracle: The Story of a Young Man’s Determination to Overcome a Crippling Childhood Injury.

SANTA FE MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA

The next stop will take you to Santa Fe Mexican Grill & Cantina (formerly Puerto Bonito), a family owned restaurant with two addi-tional locations on the Eastside. Here you will sample the Guadala-jara-style cuisine featuring pollo ala crema, butter garlic shrimp, rice and beans, while sipping a frosty mar-

garita from the bar.

THE GREEK KITCHEN

Last stop on this tantalizing tour is at The Greek Kitchen, a family owned restaurant serving authentic fresh Greek food and pastries. Enjoy a Greek platter that includes rice, beef and lamb or chicken gyro meat, salad, hummus, dolma, pita and baklava. Grab some friends or come solo and meet new friends! Choose a start time of either 6:30 or 7:15 p.m. The groups are limited to 20 people each (must be 21 years or older to participate). Each group will spend 45 minutes at each venue. RBCA is pleased to offer this sensational event for only $45 per person (includes all food, beverages specified, service, tax and RBCA donation). Additional beverages may be purchased at cost from the restaurants. Sign up and pay online at richmondbeachwa.org/specialevents. Food tours are popular activities and tend to fill up quickly, so don’t delay!


THE DUWAMISH: A TRIBE THAT REFUSED TO DIEBy Duwamish Tribal Elder Edith Loyer Nelson and Jerry Patterson


The Duwamish are the indigenous people of the greater Seattle area. They are our area’s first settlers. In the early 1800s, the tribe lived peacefully in at least 17 villages on Elliott Bay, the Duwamish River, the Black River, Lake Washington and Lake Samma-mish. They hunted, harvested and gathered food throughout other areas then retreated to longhouses in the winter.However, since the 1851 arrival of the first Euro-Americans, the past 160 years have been a painful strug-gle to survive. In fact, according to Dr. Ken Tollefson, a local universi-ty professor who specializes in the indigenous people of the Northwest, “No group of Indians in the state of Washington has endured more hostile urbanization.” This article barely skims the surface of the Duwamish fight to survive. For more detailed information about the Duwamish culture, history and the new long-house, we refer you to the Duwamish tribe website, wwww.duwamishtribe.org.Upon arrival of the first white settlers, things started out rather peacefully between Duwamish Chief Seattle’s people and the settlers. Together they built a thriving village on a plot the Duwamish called the Little Crossing-Over place, today’s Pio-neer Square. They named their new town Seattle, after their benefactor. The Duwamish and other local tribes helped clear the land, supplied salmon and other staples, and they

worked in the saw mill that was con-structed.But very soon the newcomers out-numbered the first people residents and conflicts arose. In 1855 Isaac Stevens, Washington’s territorial governor, pushed through six treaties that transferred most of Washington from the tribes to the immigrants. In exchange for the Duwamish tribe’s loss of 54,000 acres, the treaties guar-anteed hunting and fishing rights, promised reservations, schools and medical benefits.The promises were not kept. The Du-wamish were forced out of their own lands. Over 90 tribal longhouses were burned to make way for development in the city. Duwamish villages were washed out when the Hiram Locks were built and lake levels dramatically changed. In 1865 the newly elect-ed city fathers passed the first laws

enacted by the new City of Seattle, including one that banned the Du-wamish and all other native peoples from living within the City of Seattle boundaries.Despite repeated setbacks and hard-ships, the Duwamish clung to their identity and continued to fight for their rights to be recognized officially as a tribe. In 1979 U.S. District judge George Boldt ruled that the Duwa-mish had not existed continuously as a tribe from 1855 to the present. Therefore, the tribe was declared ineligible for rights as promised in the treaty.Not to be denied, the Duwamish continued their legal and political fight. Finally in January 2001, during the waning days of the Clinton ad-ministration, Duwamish Tribal Chair Cecile Hansen received a call from the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) with news that Hansen and tribal members had been waiting to hear for more than two decades. The United States was officially recog-nizing the Duwamish Tribe. Hansen said, “The news traveled fast. Tribal members poured into the office, champagne flowed and partying con-tinued into the night.” The victory was short-lived. Less than 48 hours later, newly-elected Presi-dent Bush directed the BIA to inform Hansen that approval had been sus-pended pending further review. Nine months later the agency revoked the recognition and declared the Duwa-mish extinct.But the Duwamish are not extinct. In the words of Tribal Elder and Richmond Beach resident Edie Loyer

Nelson, “We are still here. We have about 600 tribal members. We have an active Tribal Council and a busi-ness organization called Duwamish Tribal Services.” In addition, the tribe continues their fight at the federal level for official recognition as a tribe.At the local level, the local Duwamish persisted in their dream to preserve their living heritage and to once again erect a longhouse. Persistence paid off! In 2005 Amy Johnson and half a dozen other descendants of Seattle’s pioneers stepped forward. Johnson said in an emotional meeting with tribal elders, “We want to recom-pense Chief Seattle’s people for the gifts of kindness and help that saved our ancestors 160 years ago. This is about friendship through the ages and friendship between the first pio-neers and the Duwamish. The circle has come back together.” The group helped the Duwamish file grant applications and organize events to raise money for construction of a longhouse.Today the Duwamish Longhouse and Culture Center is reality. Nestled near one of their ancient villages at 4717 West Marginal Way, the Duwamish Tribe invites you to visit and to share in their mission to provide a place to ensure the social, cultural, economic and spiritual survival of the Duwa-mish.The Longhouse stands proud sym-bolically as visible testimony that the Duwamish are, indeed, a tribe that refused to die.


Remember Richmond Beach: Contribute to a new historyBy Tom Petersen,RBCA Vice President

Have you or someone you know lived in Richmond Beach or Shoreline a long time? Before the memories slip away, write them down and share them! The Richmond Beach Community News and the Shoreline Historical Society are looking for recollections and pictures from the 1930s, ‘40s, ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. These would pick up the story where the wonderful two-volume book “Shoreline Memo-

ries,” published in the 1970s, left off.What were the local businesses and hangouts? What did people do for work and for fun? What were the big changes that you’ve seen in the neigh-borhood? What were the schools and activities like? If you have a story to tell, please contact Tom Petersen at [email protected]. With permission, some stories and photos will appear in the Community News, where items relating to Richmond Beach history always rank high in reader popularity surveys.


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