Rhs Newsletter 02 2006

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FEBRUARY 2006 NEWSLETTER

REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

VOLUME 8, NUMBER 2

16600 NE 80th Street, Room 106 Redmond, WA 98052 ~ Tel 425.885.2919

OUR MISSION: To Discover, Recover, Share and Celebrate Redmond’s History

website ~www.redmondhistory.org e-mail ~ [email protected]

HISTORY IS HAPPENING IN REDMOND!

HOURS: Tues.-Thurs., 1-4 p.m., or by Appointment

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resident’s Corner

As she sat down to lunch with the volunteers from our office, Clara Hammersberg was heard saying, “There sure is a lot of history is this room.” It was the annual lunch to say thanks for all their time and help making Redmond Historical Society the success it is. Conversation centered around memories and names of former teachers like Jenny Shorbert, Lois Wolker, Zora Buterac and Mrs. Pritchard and Ethel Giolson. These teachers were favorites with many Redmond schoolchildren. And of course we all heard the story one more time about Miss Buterac throwing a student out the window by their hair. I don’t know if that ever really happened, but the story went around at the beginning of each school year. True or not, we all believed it. And what about school discipline? The shop teacher usually dealt the “board” of education to the seat of learning. Physical punishment is something lost to history and probably for the good. By the way, remember Russell Kellogg. He is now living in Woodinville. Amo Marr moved into an apartment in Redmond and misses the Old Brick Road, but wasn’t missing all the stuff she and her late husband Bill had saved for a rainy day. Our historical society was on the receiving end for some of that good stuff. We talked about buildings that had been torn down, and Arlyn Vallene said the house where she and her grandparents had lived was moved across

Public Works is seeking to put a 2,300 square foot water treatment facility in Anderson Park, the City’s oldest public gathering place. The corner seen above is the most likely spot for the two-story structure that would include a three-story tower in the form of a silo. After hearing concerns raised by the Parks Commission and studying the proposal, the Redmond Historical Society’s board unanimously drafted a statement opposing the project as it was presented and asking the City to re-think it. In addition, nearly 40 people at our last general meeting signed a petition noting concerns about the proposal. We hope to update members NEXT at the February meeting and M E ETING in the March newsletter. Saturday, February 11 But if you, like the 10:30 a.m. to noon board, feel strongly OLD REDMOND SCHOOLHOUSE against such a large COMMUNITY CENTER structure for such a 16600 NE 80th St delicate park, please contact our officials at [email protected] or 425.556.2101. ●

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GENERAL MEETINGS 2nd Saturday of the Month 10:30 a.m. to noon OLD REDMOND SCHOOLHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER 16600 NE 80th St

2006 FEBRUARY 11 MARCH 11 APRIL 8 MAY 13 JUNE 10 SEPTEMBER 9 OCTOBER 14 NOVEMBER 11 ...................................................

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istory Mystery I

Dennis Thoennes seeks photos and any history of the property just east of a home he bought at 8400 167th NE. That property is now low-income apartments (center right of photo, just above Old Redmond Elementary Schoolhouse playfields). “To the best of my knowledge about 1950 Leonard and Irene Dudley were the owners of the property,” he says. “The time period I am interested in is 1850-1950.” If you can help, please contact Dennis at 425.881.8400 or [email protected]. ●

2005 EXECUTIVE BOARD Judy Lang President Naomi Hardy Vice-President Miguel Llanos Vice-President Teresa Becker Treasurer Margaret Wiese Corresponding Secretary Beryl Standley Recording Secretary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Terri Gordon Tom Hitzroth Jon Magnussen Amo Marr Daryl Martin Doris Schaible Patti Simpson Ward ...................................................

THE REDMOND REPORTER Published nine times annually Miguel Llanos Editor Patti Simpson Ward Newsletter Graphic Designer ©2006 Redmond Historical Society

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PASS IT ON!

ExperienceRedmond.com Check out the neat and FREE e-mail postcards, including shots of Derby Days, the clock tower and other local sights, at experienceredmond.com ~ the new website funded through the City’s tourism program. To get directly to the postcards and a brief history of our town, go to: experienceredmond.com/_redmond/history.php The site also has links to hotel reservations and things to do in the area. (Continued from page 1.)

Avondale Road ~ and is still in use. Speaking of buildings being torn down, the old City Hall is gone and the beautiful new replacement sits like a shining star at the heart of our City. The façade is a mixture of copper and glass and this sunny morning it was gleaming in the sunlight. Martinek’s Blueberry Farm is gone, but we have a beautiful campus for our City. Take a walk around town ~ there is lots to see. We have our historic buildings and parks along with the latest architectural designs. Later this year we will resume our historic walking tours of Redmond. You might want to join us and learn more about the old buildings you see every day. ● ~ Judy Aries Lang

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he Five Radtke Brothers & World War II Gerry Mellquest sent this 1943 Seattle Times clipping about her uncles. They all returned safely from WWII and Henry “Hank” Radtke is still among us and even a Society member! “Baby” sister Janet is also a member.

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istory Mystery II

DWARFED SALMON

The original caption on this photo only stated “logging truck, Redmond.” It has no date. Anyone with information about it is asked to contact logging historian Eric Erickson at 425.299.8188 or e-mail him at [email protected].

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The East Side Journal ran this in October 1932. Anyone know much about these dwarfed salmon? If so, e-mail Naomi Hardy at [email protected] or call her at 425.883.3866.

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ere you at our January 14 meeting?

These folks enjoyed our presentation on Redmond’s North Education Hill. First time attendees are noted in BEIGE BOLD TYPE and a ★!

Anderson, Betty Becker, Teresa Bellings, Luciille Hansen BRANDT, KEITH★ Broadie, Dianna Campbell, Sally Cisneros, Nancy Coward, Liz Carlson DeBlauw, Karen DEJONG, CORY★ DIETZ, KIM★ Dudley, Irene Elduen, Violet Cook Emmanuel, Tony FERGUSON, AVIS★ Fisher, Ben Fisher, Natalie Frey, Marilyn Frey, Stan Garland, Lillian Goetschius, Millie Goetschius, Russ Gorlick, Audrey Goshorn, Jean Etta HALL, DON C.★ Hansen, Tom Hanson, David Hanson, Marge Hanson, Roy Hardy, Jerry Hardy, Naomi Himes, Chris HOWE, TROY★ Hussey, Linda INGERSOLL, ROD★ Isackson, Diana Isackson, Duane Isackson, Joanne Isackson, Lloyd Ives, Rosemarie KENYON, BRUCE★ KENYON, CHERYL★ Lang, Judy Aries

Llanos, Miguel LONGLEY, ANITA★ Magruder, Joan Martin, Bob Martin, Daryl Martin, Ward MATSUI, DOROTHY★ McCormick, Elma McCoskrie, Eileen Miller, Larry Montgomery, Mary MOORE, HELEN★ MOORE, JACK★ Muñoz, Alexa PARRISH, JEFF★ PARRISH, JOANNE★ Peterson, Dean Radtke, Dick Rhinehart, Jutta Robinson, Vivian Rogers, Russ Rogers, Ursie Rosenbach, Patsy Cook Schaible, Doris SIMPSON, DOROTHY★ Solomon, Brad Standley, Beryl Stensland, Don Stoneback, Phyllis Swanson, Herb Swanson, Jean Tollfeldt, Anne Tollfeldt, Harvey Vallene, Arlyn J. WALKER, JIM★ WALKER, PAT★ WALKER, RUTH★ Ward, Patti Simpson Warner, Norma Weiss, Rose Wiese, Margaret Evers Williams, Audrey Williams, Larry

Audrey Gorlick and Linda (Yoshitake) Hussey.

Vivian Robinson entertained with her memories of growing up on 116th.

Mayor Rosemarie Ives, Lillian Garland, Doris Schaible and Jerry Hardy.

Jeffrey Parrish shared how he salvaged the Beba / Crosby barn silo.

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A Heap of Historical Thanks . . . TO THESE GREAT PEOPLE FOR DONATING TREASURES, EXPERTISE, TIME AND ENERGY! Amo Marr for the vintage paper dolls, among them this sailorette to the right! Mia Kim for scanning several hundred photos. Liz Carlson Coward for family group records of her Johnson and Carlson families, and for more than a dozen family obituaries, including one dated 1905 ~ and another one in Swedish. Joanne Ingersol for the Redmond Bank deposit bag. Richard Sherrill for old name patches from the Redmond Parks Department. Bob McRae for restoring the vintage floor model radio donated by Amo Marr. Ed Weiss for his panoramic scenes of Willows Road and other photographs of Redmond from the 1970s.

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WHAT WOULD YOU PUT IN THE CITY TIME CAPSULE? The City plans to place a time capsule under the new City Hall and seeks ideas for what to include. Contact Dianna Broadie at [email protected] or 425.556.2414 with your ideas!

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Norma Warner for displaying her vintage doll collection at the Redmond library. Tony Emanual for creating an essay about the late police chief, Bob Sollitto. Lillian Garland for an early 1900s school photo. Margaret Wiese for scanning her 1,000th obituary for our archives. Barbara Feldman for documentation of “the first school bell,” which will be of enormous help to Doris Schaible’s research on the various bells of Redmond.

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oin the Redmond Historical Society AND HELP DISCOVER, RECOVER, PRESERVE AND SHARE REDMOND’S HISTORY!

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