RHS Newsletter February 2012

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Historyis Happeningin redmond February 2012

REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETYFEBRUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER VOL. 14 NO.2

OUR PURPOSE:To Discover, recover, Preserve, shareanD celebraTereDmonDs hisTory

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FebruaryGeneral meeTinG:SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11

10:30 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON

Old Redmond Schoolhouse

16600 NE 80th Street

Life Through the Rearview Mirrorby Ed Lincoln

The Pink Toe

Truck ThaT maDehisTory!

Please join us on Saturday,

February 11th when Ed Lincoln,

the man behind one of the most

recognizable Seattle areas iconsand author ofLife Through the

Rearview Mirror,is our guest

speaker.

Ed has lived on the Eastside

for 40 years and recalls that his

famous Lincolns Pink Toe Truckwas in Redmonds Derby parade

one year.

My talks are lled with local

history, inspiration, and lots of

humor, he says. I am having a

lot of fun sharing my book and I

encourage others in the audience

to consider writing their own

life story.


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February 2012 Historyis Happeningin redmond

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chris Himes President

Miguel Llanos SeniorVice-President

Joe Townsend Vice-President Finance

John Phillips Vice-President Collections

Mary Hanson Secretary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rosemarie Ives

Judy Aries Lang

Janice LeVeck

Jon Magnussen

Doris SchaiblePatti Simpson Ward

Margaret Evers Wiese

OFFICE MANAGER Monica ParkATTORNEY Charles Diesen

Our nances are public record and may

be viewed at the ofce.

FREE NEWSLETTERIf you don't subscribe, please sign up. Call

the ofce at 425.885.2919 or emailinfo@

redmondhistoricalsociety.org.

State your preference of email or U.S.

Mail. (We prefer email as it's inexpensive

and photos show up better online.)

THE REDMOND RECORDER

is published nine times annually.

Miguel Llanos Editor

Patti Simpson Ward Art Director

pattisimpsonward.com

Janice LeVeck Asst. Graphic Designerjaniceannleveck.com

2012

MAJORSPONSORS

2

WhaTs neWonline The Centennial Chronicle is a

decade-by-decade look back at ourheritage. Well add images and a

timeline from each decade monthly

to our website and alert folks via

email when the latest decade is

available.

Those who already receive our

newsletter via email should begetting those notices. If youd like to

be added to that email list contact

our ofce at 425.885.2919 orinfo@

redmondhistoricalsociety.org.

Thanks to Webmaster

Richard Morris, Ofce Manager

Monica Park and MembershipChairman Janice LeVeck for

making it happen.

COVER FEATURE & WHATS NEW

1 Ed Lincolns Toe Truck

2 2012 RHS Ofcers & Board2 Whats New Online

3-5 Memorial Tribute:

Noami Jean Hardy

RHS NEWS

6 Winner! Centennial Quilt Rafe

7 Thank Yous & Cemetery Plot

8 Order Now: Redmond

Reections, plus Books, Cards

& Gift Ideas from RHSMEMBERSHIP & CONTACT INFO

9 New Lifetimer Members & Full List

10 January 2012 Meeting Attendees

11 Membership Form

12 Address & RHS Contact Info

TableoF conTenTsPAGE


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MEMORIALTRIBUTE

Naomi Nao Hardy passed away on January the 16th, 2012, after a

short battle with lung cancer. Nao is survived by her husband of 45 years,

Jerry, her children Natalie and Jeffrey, and her grandchildren Benjamin

and Elizabeth.

Naomi was an accomplished writer. She published a mystery novel,

wrote humorous editorials for several newspapers and had her poetry

recognized in contests and magazines.

In 1999 she founded The Redmond Historical Society, and for more

than a decade she worked tirelessly to preserve, document and share the

history of Redmond. Since its inception, the organization has grown to

become one of the largest and most active civic organizations in the city.Nao wrote the book Redmond Reections: From Settlers to Software.

Nao will also be remembered for her wit, smarts, and collections. She

collected rocks, bears, tins, green glass, hats and much more. She was

an old soul who died too young.

Love you Mom ~ Natalie

RHS Guidling Light, Nao Hardy

our FounDer & GuiDinG liGhT:

naomi Jean harDyJuly 3, 1945 ~ January 16, 2012

The Society lost its founder and

Redmond lost its most passionate

citizen. Below are words written

by Naos family, followed on other

pages by reections from board

members and a proclamation issuedby the City.

Naomi did not wish to have a memorial service or funeral but the

Society will be celebrating her life at the February general meeting. The

family also notes that friends may give contributions in her name to the

Redmond Historical Society.


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MEMORIALTRIBUTE reDmonD-iscinG abouT nao

She is the true history hero.

~ Judy Lang

Naomi was the epitome of the Power of One!!! She had this great

vision for a historical society and she gathered folks who shared that vision

-- she was persistent and resilient ... and most of all she loved Redmond.

~ Former Mayor Rosemarie Ives

She started us on our way as a historical society, and she has always

been a fountain of new and good ideas for our work. We will be following

up on her thoughts and plans for years to come.

~ John Phillips

When I think of Naomi, I think of a beautiful, delicate ower who

brings out the fragrance in others. There were a number of times when

she gave me credit for projects/accomplishments that actually we had

accomplished together. She was anything but selsh and self-serving.

~ Doris Schaible

You have persevered in all

directions and, in so doing, have left abrilliant legacy to your community. You

were able to show us how to proceed

no matter what. You have been ahead

of us the whole time. We have been

simply following you.

~ RHS President Chris Himes

Naomi had a great sense of

humor which she needed during those

crazy early days of RHS She put

her heart and soul into Redmond

Reections. The book stands as

a testament to her writing and

organizational skills. I miss her.

~ Margaret WieseNao Hardy at the RHS Kiosk


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MEMORIALTRIBUTEThe ciTy honors

naomi harDyWiTh

This

ProclamaTion

WHEREAS:

Naomi Hardys encyclopedic knowledge has been an invaluable

resource for the City of Redmond and staff, as well as the

general public;

Understanding the value of preserving a communitys heritage, Naomi

Hardy has applied her endless enthusiasm, combined with a uniqueleadership style to give vision to the Redmond Historical Society;

Under Naomis continuing leadership, she has given the Community

of Redmond a brilliant legacy;

With Naomis perseverance, she has shown us what the Power Of

One can do;

Naomi Hardys passion for the history of our city and the countryside

around us has been a priceless gift;

Naomi Hardy has given the community an incredible collection of

documents and photos which we use daily;

Naomi Hardy has brought to light whole areas of our history that

would have never been remembered;

The Redmond Historical Society and the City of Redmond owe Naomi

Hardy our gratitude and remembrance;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN MARCHIONE, Mayor of the City of

Redmond, do hereby proclaim that the City of Redmond recognizes

naomi harDy

for her immense contribution to discovering, recovering, preserving,

sharing, and celebrating Redmonds history, and for her support and

assistance to this city through her work and dedication.


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RHSNEWS We havea QuilT Winner!

Dan Waham, co-owner of Couzins Caf in Kirkland, was the

lucky one to have his ticket pulled out of hundreds by Mayor John

Marchione at our January meeting. Dan had lived in Redmond for

years, but recently moved to Woodinville and told us his quilt inspiration

came from his mom, who was an avid quilter!


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THANKYOU

MAYORJOHNMARCHIONE for attending our last general meeting

to honor Naomi Hardy with the proclamation and to draw the quiltwinner.

JUDY LANG for creating a display on Redmonds history for the

Redmond Library.

LINDA JATON for the picture of the Lutheran Church members at

Anderson Park.

ANGIE LANG, GEORGE LYONS, and DUANE ISACKSON for

inviting new folks to our January meeting.

ceDar laWnscemeTery

PloTsFOR SALE

The Society is selling two side-by-side plots in Redmonds Cedar

Lawns Memorial Park. Donated by the Reed family, they include

endowment care and are in the Garden of Christus section (225: 3 & 4).

The price is $3,499 for one or $6,699 for both with the current value at

$5,495 each. Cedar Lawns will handle all the necessary paperwork. If you

are interested, contact us at425.885.2919 for info.


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SHIPPING & HANDLING: Please add $5.00 shipping & handling surchage for

any order that you would like mailed.

ORDERING INFO*:

NAME______________________________________________________ PHONE NUMBER______________________

# OF BOOKS ORDERED_______AMOUNT ENCLOSED (CHECK PLEASE)_$_________________________________

SHIPPING INFO:

NAME___________________________________________________________________________________________

STREET ADDRESS_________________________________________________________________________________

CITY STATE ZIP_________________________________________________________________________________

NOTE:RedmondRefections is also available at the REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

OFFICE at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center. (Hours of operation on page 12)

Redmond

Reflections

$15(INCLUDES TAX)*

GreaT GiFT iDeas

For hisTory loversNeed something special for someonewho appreciates our history? These

are available at our Society office:

GREETING CARDS, MAGNETS& NOTE CARDSfeaturing artwork by local artists:

PATTISIMPSONWARD

DORISJEANCOLVIN TERRIGORDON

PATDUGAN

OURTOWN

A history of Redmond, by Nancy Way

OurVIEWOFHISTORY DVD

Artwork of the historic windmill at Marymoor Park, Ring

Around the Marymoor Windmillis the work of ne artist Patti

Simpson Ward. See more images of Eastside settings on

pattisimpsonward.com).

ORDERNOW


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2012 sTarTsWiThFour neW liFeTimers!

The recession has taken a toll on our nances (weve even had to

reduce ofce hours from ve days a week to three), so were especiallypleased to announce four major new contributors. Three are close to

home: Society President Chris Himes, Society Collections VP John

Phillips and his wife Roxie Phillips.

City Councilman John Stilin joins the quartet. Johns been very

active in Redmond, previously chairing the City Arts Commission and

volunteering at schools. John says he and his wife, Sherry, support

several historical societies. So we gured we need to make a stand forour home town group!

Eric Anderson

John Anderson

Barbara Neal BeesonBrad Best

Marjorie Stensland Costello

John Couch

Liz Carlson Coward

Frank Garbarino

Edward L. Hagen

Lucille B. Hansen-BellingsWayne Hansen

Chris Himes

Naomi Hardy

Patricia Weiss Jovag

Barbara Weiss Joyce

Glenn Lampaert

Roy LampaertJudy Aries Lang

Miguel Llanos

Jon Magnussen

ClareAmoMarr

MEMBERSHIP

Daryl Martin

Allison Reed Morris

John Phillips

Roxie Phillips

Charles Reed

Frances Spray Reed

Vivian Robinson

Laurie Rockenbeck

Margy RockenbeckWilliam Rockenbeck

Fred Springsteel

John Stilin

Fred Stray

Doris Bauer Schaible

Arlyn Vallene

Don WattsRose Weiss

Joanne Westlund

Margaret Evers Wiese

James Windle

our liFeTime members


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January 2012General meeTinGWere you at our last meeting? These folks were!

First time attendees are noted in BOLD CAPS.

Ray AdamsRuth AdamsGEORGE ANDERSONCarolyn BanningLon BanningDavid Bartley

Elsie BartleyROBERT BEARSylvia BernauerBRUCE BIGLEYJOHN CHANEYUrsula CraigCory De JongMICK EMDEStan FreyEvelyn Gilbert

Frank GwerderCharlotte Everson HahnlenSuzanne HallTom HallTom HansenDAVID HANSONMarge HansonMary HansonNATALIE HANSON

Roy HansonJERRY HARDYChris HimesTom HitzrothCarol HudsonRosemarie IvesLinda JatonElaine KeeleyBruce KenyonCheryl Kenyon

Angie Aries LangJudy Aries LangJUDY LANKFORDJanice LeVeckGeorge LyonsJackie Lyons

Kathy LyonsCheryl MagnusonGene MagnusonJohn MarchionePat MarrsRosemarie Matthes

Larry MillerMary MontgomeryRichard MorrisLEAH MORRISON

Alexa MunozHelen Bengtson NashRobert NelsonJan Norvold

Alexis ODonahueMonica ParkJohn PhillipsRoxana PhillipsVirginia Porter PickettBrian RanckPatsy Cook Rosenbach

Anne SalmiDoris SchaibleJudith SimpsonDon Stensland

Fred StraySUE STURGELKris Swanson

Anne TollfeldtJerry TorellJoe TownsendJudy Gilbert Turner

Arlyn ValleneJuanita VerschuylMARILYN VINIPWendy WalshJoanne WestlundMargaret Evers Wiese

Audrey WilliamsLarry WilliamsLois Williams

MEMBERSHIP


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