Redmond Historical Newsletter 03 2010

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H istory is Happening in r edmond m arcH 2010

Redmond H istoRical s ocietymaRcH 2010 neWsletteR Vol. 12 no. 3

ouR PuRPose:t o d iscover , r ecover , p reserve , s Hare and c elebrate r edmond s H istory

c oast s alisH r oots in r edmond

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m arcH g eneral m eeting :

Saturday, MarCH 1310:30 a.M. to 12:00 noon

ol re m Sch lh se16600 nE 80 h S ee

a lthough Che e e (P l W g e )has lived in Redmond most of his life, he is

perhaps better known outside of town for

his sharing of songs and stories of the Coast

Salish peoples. Please join us on March 13,

when Che oke ten will talk of both cultures

~ witnessing so many changes in what was

once a very rural Redmond, and sharing the

warmth, humor and wisdom of Coast Salish

stories (or teachings, in the tradition of this

land). Hell be interweaving his Spirit-gifted

songs on Native American ute along with

traditional tribal drum songs.

A member of the Vancouver Island

Saanich Tribe, Che oke ten often visits

relatives in his tribal homeland and has made

it his mission to keep the traditional teachings

alive in the hearts of people of todays world

and to honor the original ancestors of the

places in which we live.

Che oke ten, Paul Wagner


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m arcH 2010 H istory is Happening in r edmond

e xecutive b oardChr s H mes Pres dentJud Lang V ce-Pres dentM guel Llanos V ce-Pres dentJoanne Westlund TreasurerMar Hanson Correspond ngSecretarBer l Standle Record ng Secretar

b oard of d irectorsNao HardJon MagnussenJohn Ph ll ps

Dor s Scha blePatt S mpson WardJoe TownsendMargaret Evers W ese

o ffice m anager Mon ca Parka ttorney Charles D esenl ibrary l iaison And McClung

Our nances are public record and maybe viewed at the of ce.

free n ewsletterIf you don't subscribe, please sign up.Call the of ce at 425.885.2919 or emaili f @ e m his ic ls cie . g .State your preference of email or U.S.Mail. (We prefer email as it's inexpensiveand photos show up better online.)

t He r edmond r ecorderis published nine times annually.

M guel Llanos Ed torPatt S mpson Ward Soc et &Newsletter Graph c Des gner

2010

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W Hat s n ew o nline ? d e i W lff , undoubtedly

Redmonds youngest history

researcher, has donated a copy of

his paper on our town and weve

placed it online for all to read.

Type W lff in the search windowat e m his ic ls cie . g topull up the document.

A 9th grader from RedmondJunior High, Devin last year

attended one of our general

meetings and told us of his

research for a school project.

1 C e icle: C s S lish

r s i re m

2 Wh s new o li e

3 Wh s new o C llec i

4 th y s

4 E s si e E e s

5-7 rHS news: W l i g t s,

S i ch y self i time I

Mem i m

8 o e n w B s, C s

& Gif I e s f m rHS

9 M B e b B b M i10 Membe ship a e ees

11 Membe ship F m

12 a ess & rHS C c I f

t able of c ontents PAGE


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t he passing of am M (more information on page 6) reminded usof her earlier donations of family items to the Society, a few of which are

shown here: a washboard for cleaning clothes, a model train set and a paper

doll cutout.

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WHats neWW Hat s n ew in o ur c ollection ?

Her act was an example that

we hope others will followso that our collection can

expand to re ect even more

of Redmonds heritage.

We cant accept every

donation as some items

might duplicate what we

have or not t our needs, ~

or simply our limited space,

but please dont hesitate to

contact us if you think you

have something worth

preserving!

V ntage washboard

H-O Model Tra n Set Paper doll cutouts


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s eattle s p ioneer w omen :m ore t Han p retty p etticoatsLoCatIon: First Baptist Church of KentaddrESS: 11420 SE 248th StreetdatE/tIME: Saturday, March 20 from 9:00 a.m. to noonCoSt: General admission $20 students $10

s outh King County Genealogical Society offers programs on Louisa Boren Denny,dubbed Seattles First Bride, and the Mercer Girls, the 11 ladies from New England

who answered Asa Mercers call for more women in Seattle. Visit www. sweb.ces .c m/~w s cgs/ for details.

g rand r idge m ine H ike LoCatIon: Starts at the Issaquah DepotaddrESS: 50 Rainier Boulevard NorthdatE/tIME: Saturday, February 20 at 10:00 a.m.CoSt: FREE!

t he slide presentation is followed by 2- to 4-mile hike over easy to moderateterrain. Hike takes place rain or shine. Bring water and comfortable shoes.Sponsored by Issaquah History Museums. Visit www.iss q hhis . g to register.

akcHo LoCatIon: Kirkland Heritage HalladdrESS: 203 Market StreetdatE/tIME: Tuesday, March 30 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.CoSt: FREE!

t he Kirkland Heritage Society hosts the Association of King County HistoricalOrganizations meeting. The program will feature the preservation efforts that savedHeritage Hall.

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EStELLE ButLEr for the quilting squares for the library display.

JEanEtta GoSHorn for the cookies for the February meeting.

Lynn GrEEn StarManS for the photos from her family of the Girl Scouts.

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BrEtt BarkEr for restoring the antique display case

now in the hallway outside our of ce. The repairs include

replacing thin glass with safety glass.


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Redmond w alking t ours , 2010RHs

neWs

W hen you drive orwalk along Leary Way youre

passing through the heart of

Redmonds history. Many of

those buildings are among our

oldest, but do you know the

stories they tell? Like, whichone was both an undertakers

premises and a bordello?

t m Hi z h will

educate and entertain

folks with another round of

walking tours that explore

those histories.

This years dates are (tours

are not held if it rains):

aPrIL 18

May 16

JunE 20

SEPtEMBEr 19

Tours run from 1:00 to 2:30

p.m. and walkers meet on the

front steps of the Justice White

House at 7730 Leary Way.

An $8 fee helps fund

Society research. Pre-

registration is required.

To register, phone the

Redmond Historical Society

of ce at 425.885.2919

or email them at i f @

e m his ic ls cie . g .

Th s bu ld ng, seen n a tax record photo from the 1930s,s part of the walk ng tour along Lear Wa . Can ou

tell wh ch t s? Heres a hint: It has something to do withOdd Fellows.

s titcH y ourself i nto r edmond H istory

Were looking for 100 designs

of Redmonds heritage to turn into

100 quilt squares ~ and then into a

giant quilt that we can raf e off as

a fundraiser in 2012 when Redmond

turns 100!

The names of all those

whose designs are used willbe incorporated into the quilts

border so nows your chance to be

stitched into history! If youd like to

participate, please contact J e

Wes l at jmwes l @ e iz .

e or call 425.898.0399 .

If you are willing to help with

the actual quilting, we would love

to hear from you as well! Squares

must be delivered by September.


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RHs neWs I n m emoriam :a mo m arr

o ne of the Redmond Historical Societys earliest supporters, Cl eam M ie Ch pi M passed away on February 22, 2010.

In 1927, when Clare was just three, her family arrived in Redmond from

Libby, Montana, and lived on the Red Brick Road. Amo graduated from

Redmond High in 1943, and then worked at Lakeside Drugs.

Amo had been on the Society board for several years, and was most

recently in charge of sending birthday cards to members 90 or better! She

was also a long-time member of the Nokomis Club, serving for a time as

president of the states oldest service organization.

Proud of her many years in Redmond, Amo was a regular of the

Old Redmond lunch bunch that meets weekly at the Village Cafe. Those

longtimers, as well as others who knew Amo, will miss ~ but certainly wont

forget ~ her larger-than-life presence.

The Nokom s womens serv ce club was a favor te of Amos and she often rode n ts entr n theDerb Da s parade. Here shes seen second from left along w th Rose Weiss , far left, dr ver DianthaJanus and Jennie Bryden , Amos half s ster. (Photo b M guel Llanos.)


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RHs neWsI n m emoriam : o pie H artman and d avid H arder

o pie H artman a Derby Days legend for

organizing the bike races over 25

years, opie H m passed away

on December 3, 2009 at the age

of 91.

His wife, Cleo, had passedaway in 2007 after 70 years

together. Opie worked at the

Kirkland shipyard during World

War II, then opened a septic tank

business and later Redmonds rst

coin-operated Laundromat. At

Derby Days, he and Cleo wouldparade in their bike built for two,

which Opie again rode in during

the 2005 parade.

d ave H ardera Duvall native who not

only owned the towns hardware

store for more than 30 years,

d e H e also was the county

district re chief for 34 years,

most of them as a volunteer.

Dave passed away on

February 9, 2010, and in Redmond

will be remembered fondly for

the times he joined the Societys

Derby Days Parade entry with his

wagon and ponies.

Dave Harder at the re ns dur ng the 2007 DerbDa s Parade

Opie Hartman gets a double dose of k ssesfrom the 1958 Derb Queens.


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oRdeRinG inFo:

NAME PHONE NUMBER

# OF BOOKS ORDERED AMOUNT ENCLOSED (CHECK PLEASE)

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Redmond Refections

$22 (includes taX) *FrEE SHIPPInG for RHS members, so if you havent joined or renewed,theres a form on page 11 to send in with this book order form.

non-MEMBErS , please add postage:$3 f 1 b , $5 f 2 b s, $8 f 3 m e b s

g reat g ift i deas for 2010Need something special for someonewho loves our history? These items areavailable at our Society of ce:

GrEEtInG CardS, MaGnEtS &notE CardSfeaturing artwork by local artists:

PattI SIMPSon Ward

dorISJEan CoLvIn Pat duGan

Our TOwn A history of Redmond, by Nancy Way

o View Of HisTOry dvd

Portra t of the h stor c Cl se Mans on n RedmondsMar moor Park.

T tle: fl g K t at th Cl Ma o b ne art st Patt S mpson Ward


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memBeRsHiP

m y bike was one of myproudest possessions. It was a gift

for my ninth birthday in 1945. World

War II was about to nally come toan end, and bicycles, that had been

nearly impossible to get during the

past few years, were now slowly

becoming available once again . . .

It was a deep wine-red color

with gold and white trim. Im not

sure which bicycle company built it,but it had a ashy metal nameplate

that said Thunderbird.

My buddies and I used to ride

our bikes all over town and even out

in the countryside, but most of time

we rode around the school grounds.

My pal Rollie and I would putplaying cards in our spokes, and

putt around the neighborhood. Im

sure the neighbors got very tired of

the noise, but no one complained,

at least to us anyway. Inside their

homes, they were most likely all

saying, Dont those damn kids haveanything better to do than ride up

and down our street making that

god-awful racket?

It was a carefree life. Some

Mdays, Rollie and I would pack a

lunch and tie our shing poles to the

fenders of our bikes and ride over to

Bear Creek, where wed spend theday trying to catch the little rainbow

and cutthroat trout from its brush-

choked pools . . .

Near the end of the war, Boyd

Kinney, a close family friend, came

home on leave from the Navy after

the battle for Okinawa ended. Hepaid us a visit, and while he was at

our house, I showed him my new

bike.

He took it out for a spin on the

school grounds and a few minutes

later he came walking back to the

house carrying a piece of my bike ineach hand.

His shirt was torn and his arm

was all scuffed up and bleeding.

Darn goose neck broke, he said, I

darn near broke my neck, too.

I envisioned the headlines in the

morning newspaper: SAILOR WHOSURVIVED OKINAWA BREAKS

NECK RIDING BICYCLE

Both Boyd and the bike were

eventually repaired.

From time to time, we run excerpts from Society member Bob

Martins book, The Way I Remember It. Most of the names Ive usedare ctional, he says, but all the events happened as described with

just a pinch of embellishment. Heres an excerpt about childhood,World War II and the late Boyd Kinney .

y b ike


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o ur l ifetime m embersEr c AndersonJohn Anderson

Barbara Neal BeesonBrad BestMarjor e Stensland CostelloL Carlson CowardFrank Garbar noEdwawrd L. HagenLuc lle B. Hansen-Bell ngsNaom HardPatr c a We ss JovagBarbara We ss Jo ceGlenn LampaertRo LampaertJud Ar es LangM guel LlanosJon MagnussenCharles ReedClare Amo MarrDar l Mart nAll son Reed Morr sFrances Spra ReedV v an Rob nsonLaur e RockenbeckMarg Rockenbeck

W ll am RockenbeckDor s Bauer Scha bleFred StraArl n ValleneDon WattsRose We ssMargaret Evers W eseJames W ndle

memBeRsHiP February 13 tH m eeting a ttendeesWere you at ourJanuary meeting? These folks were! First time attendeesare noted in BoLd CaPS :

Margo AlexandervICkI BECkErCory De JongTony EmmanuelLorraInE FErGuSonJoyce FowlerStanley FreyEvelyn Gilbert

Russell GoetschiusJean Etta GoshornCharlotte HahnlenJerry HammersbergTom HansenMarge HansonMary HansonRoy HansonNaomi HardyChris HimesJoanne Isackson

Pat JovagBarbara Weiss JoyceElaine KeeleyBruce KenyonCheryl KenyonCarol KubbyNorma LeicesterGeorge LyonsJackie LyonsHELEn MaCuMBErJon MagnussenAmo MarrPat MarrsBob MartinDaryl MartinElma McCormickEileen McCoskrieGerry Radtke MellquestLarry MillerMary MontgomeryAllison Morris

Richard MorrisAlexa MunozMonica ParkVirginia PickettBeth RauBobbie Graep RettigPatsy Rosenbach

Anne SalmikatE SorEnSEnkErIn SorEnSEnBeryl StandleyDon StenstromJoann tanGEnAnne M. TollfeldtHarvey Tollfeldt

BEtty tHoMPSonJudy TurnerArlyn ValleneRose WeissarLEEn WoodSIdE


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