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FEBRUARY 2008 NEWSLETTER

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REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

VOLUME 10, NUMBER 2

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

Our Mission: To Discover, Recover, Preserve, Share and Celebrate Redmond’s History

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

HISTORY IS HAPPENING IN REDMOND!

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resident’s Corner

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HOURS: Tuesday through Thursday 1-6 p.m., Friday, 4-6 p.m. and by appointment

arming in Happy Valley

103. That is the number of people who attended the general meeting on January 12. There have been some large turn outs in the past few years but this one is the record! Your interest in the history of Redmond, preservation of its history, your recollections of Redmond’s past, willingness to share your knowledge of the history of the area, and dedication to the Society have made your historical society rank highest in attendance at monthly meetings. As I said at the last general meeting, other organizations have come to Redmond

The Johnson-Serres barn in Happy Valley (photo courtesy of Todd Scott)

Since 1975, Bill and Nancy Serres have continued a long

to see what RHS is doing to have such high



attendance figures. Basically the answer is

farming tradition in Redmond’s Happy Valley. They’ll be our Feb. 9th

you. You make the difference and you help

speakers, but below are excerpts of what Bill wrote as a history of

keep RHS a leader among the historical

their property, including the red barn that reminds Redmond-Fall

organizations on the Eastside. Thank you all

City Road drivers of an earlier era. The Serres also just received a

for putting RHS in the forefront.

4Culture restoration grant for

Your board continues to work hard to

the barn.

develop quality programs for you. Each



board member is dedicated to making

in 1930 by William Johnson . . .

RHS better. One of my goals for the

Mr. Johnson was a logger and

board is to keep historic preservation on

farmer. The barn is a classic

the radar screen. Each year more history

small dairy barn with stalls for

is lost. The board will be looking at the

about 20 cows on the

Historic Resources Survey and Inventory of

lower floor.

(Continued on page 2)

The Redmond Recorder ~ February 2008

NEXT RHS MEETING:

“The barn was constructed

SAT., FEBRUARY 9 ~ 10:30 TO NOON at the Redmond Public Library 15990 NE 85th, Redmond Speakers: BILL and nancy serres

(Continued on page 3)

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NEXT 2008 RHS GENERAL MEETING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH 10:30 to Noon at the REDMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY

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2008 Executive Board

Tom Hitzroth President Chris Himes Vice-President Miguel Llanos Vice-President Joanne Westlund Treasurer Margaret Wiese Corresponding Secretary Beryl Standley Recording Secretary

Board of Directors

Terri Gordon Nao Hardy Judy Lang Jon Magnusson Amo Marr Doris Schaible Patti Simpson Ward

Office Manager

Beryl Standley

A bear hide and other animal skins hang on display in this scene from c. 1890. What ever happened to W.R. Rose’s Redmond Meat Market? That’s one of the mysteries Tom Hitzroth one day hopes to solve. The building stood on the property later used by the Redmond Trading Company and today by Half-Priced Books on Leary Way. (Photo courtesy of Arlyn Bjerke Vallene.)

President’s Corner (Continued from page 1)

Redmond compiled in September 2005 and do its best to keep a handle on what is happening with the perishable history of Redmond. There are resources out there that can help and your board will work with King

Attorney

Charles Diesen

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County and the City on historic preservation issues as the need arises. A word about the Redmond Historic District Walking Tours. There will be four again this year. Look for the dates and times on Page 5. These have been very popular since we put on the first one in September 2003. I am not much of a rain person so I don’t do them in those conditions but when it isn’t raining they can be a lot of fun and interesting. As many as I have given I still learn something every time I go out and it has often given me the desire to look further into a particular area such as where did the 1890 Redmond Meat Market go? Where was the original site of the Valley Hotel? I would encourage anyone who has not been to come. I can only take a maximum of 15 per tour and pre-registration is required. How to pre-register is also give elsewhere in this issue of the newsletter. Lastly, I am very proud to be the president of RHS and Judy Lang is a tough act to follow. However, it is great to know that I can still rely on her knowledge and her advice as she continues her service to RHS.

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— Tom Hitzroth, President RHS EDITOR'S NOTE: Congratulations to Tom for his appointment to the King County Landmarks Commission! The Redmond Recorder ~ February 2008

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Farming in Happy Valley

In Memoriam: Marge Mann and Frances Reed

(Continued from page 1)

The concrete floor has the original manure gutter. “

“Water from the creek on the hillside to the south was piped to the milk storage

shed for cooling the milk and discharged to Evans Creek.” “I have a 1940 era photograph which shows large chickensheds on the south side of the barn complete with large feed hoppers. Gravel and concrete pieces in the soil are all that remain of the chicken shed structures. Some of these building were reportedly moved to other properties in the area and remain today. “The Johnson’s sold the property to Leslie and Louise Larson in about 1956. The Johnsons or the Larsons raised a substantial amount of pickling cucumbers on the property at some time and sold them to the Farman Company in Enumclaw. “The Larsons sold the house, barn and the north portion of the acreage to Louis Malchiodi in about 1960. Mr. Malchiodi raised sheep . . . The Larsons in about 1975 sold the south portion to a Mr. Sherwood who used the property for pasturing horses. “In about 1976, Malchiodi sold the Craftsman house, the north portion of the acreage, and the barn to Dr. David McIntyre. Dr. McIntyre and his family lived on the property and continued raising sheep until about 1984. In 1975, William Serres and family bought the south portion from Sherwood and built a house near NE 50th Street. The Serres established a U-pick vegetable farm and continued that operation until about 1985 when they converted to growing strawberries, Christmas trees, and later pumpkins.

Marge Mann in 2004 receiving an award from Judy Lang for her work as an office volunteer

It is with sadness that we report that Society members Marge Mann and Frances Reed passed away recently. Frances, wife of the late Woodie Reed, Sr., became a lifetime member when she and her children donated two cemetery plots to the Society

“In 1984, the McIntyres moved away . . . The Serres rented the barn and McIntyre’s property south of Evans Creek. . . Serres rented the loft to Hmong farmers for

for resale as a fundraiser. Marge, a charter member, was

drying the flowers they sell at the Pike Place Market. In 2000, Serres purchased

at her son Jack’s home in Pilot

most of the acreage and the barn from McIntyre. The Craftsman house and a small

Rock, Ore., when she left us on

portion of the acreage was purchased by the Wayne Wheller family.” l

Jan. 12. She was 91. Marge retired after working for years at Lakeside Drug.

Judy Aries Lang Joins the Lifetimers

Our newest lifetime member is none other than Judy Aries Lang, who

She and her husband, Frank Mann, were very active in the Eagles organization.

gave us that wonderful gift as she stepped down from the president’s job last

“The Manns moved next

month. See the membership form on Page 6 for how to join this group with a

door to me at Phantom Lake

tax-deductible donation of $1,000 or more.

in Bellevue when I was a child,” Margaret Wiese recalls. “We

Our lifetimers are: John Anderson, Barbara Neal Beeson, Brad Best, Liz

had a lot of fun with both Frank

Coward, Madeleine Hagen, Naomi Hardy, Patricia Weiss Jovag, Barbara

and Marge, who enjoyed life and

Weiss Joyce, Glenn Lampaert*, Roy Lampaert, Judy Aries Lang, Miguel

were always ready for a good

Llanos, Jon Magnussen, Daryl Martin, Allison Reed Morris, Charles Reed,

joke and a laugh. Marge was a

Frances Reed*, Vivian Robinson, Laurie Rockenbeck, Margy Rockenbeck,

good friend to so

William Rockenbeck, Don Watts and Margaret Evers Wiese. l

many folks.” l (*Deceased)

The Redmond Recorder ~ February 2008

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ere You at Our January 12, 2008 Meeting?

These 103 folks were! First time attendees are noted in BOLD TYPE!

A Heap of Historical Thanks for These Donations Rosemarie Ives for items

Adams, Ray Adams, Ruth Adsit, Bettie Anspach, Ray Bartley, David Bartley, Elsie Beed, Julie Bernauer, Sylvia Blake, Diana Campbell, Maureen Campbell, Sally Cook, Dorothy Davies, John Dudley, Irene Elduen, Violet Emmanuel, Betty Emmanuel, Tony Erickson, Sharon Erickson, William Ferguson, Avis Frey, Marilyn Frey, Stan Garland, Lillian Goshorn, Jean Etta Hahnlen, Charlotte Hall, Tom Hammersberg, Clara Hammersberg, Jerry Hanson, Marge Hanson, Mary Hanson, Roy Hardy, Jerry Hardy, Naomi Himes, Chris Hitzroth, Tom

Ingersoll, Jo Ann Isackson, Diana Isackson, Lloyd Ives, Rosemarie Jaton, Linda Jaton, Wayne Johnson, Bruce Rowland Jordan, Maggie Jovag, Pat Keeley, Elaine Kuhl, Betty Kuhl, Howard Lang, Angela Lang, Judy Larson, Leonard Llanos, Miguel Magnuson, Cheryl Magruder, Joan Marchione, John Marrs, Carl Marrs, Pat Martin, Bob Martin, Daryl McCormick, Elma McCoskrie, Don McCoskrie, Eileen McFarland, Doris Mercer, Betty Miller, Larry Montgomery, Mary Morelli, Panfilo Morris, Allison Muñoz, Alexa Neal, Marion



Nelson, Gina Nelson, Victoria Pearson, Eric Pearson, Ingrid Phillips, John Phillips, Roxana Porter, Donna Radtke, Bev Radtke, Dick Rosenbach, Patsy Salmi, Anne Schaible, Doris Solomon, Brad Standley, Beryl Stensland, Don Stone, Clarence Stray, Fran Stray, Fred Thomas, Kay Tollfeldt, Anne Tollfeldt, Harvey Torell, Jerry Townsend, Joe Trapp, Carol Warner, Norma Watkins, JoAnn Weiss, Rose Westlund, Joanne Wiese, Margaret Williams, Audrey Williams, Larry Williams, Lois Williams, Peggy Yoder, Bob

collected during her travels as mayor. Judy Aries Lang for the fishing display at the library in honor of ‘the guys.’ Mayor John Marchione for a notebook of campaign notes and newspaper clippings. Gina Nelson for clippings and photos of her late husband, Larry Nelson, and his father’s business, the Redmond Trucking Company. Arlyn Vallene for the unopened bottle of Rainer in her family for more than 70 years. It still has some bubbles in it! Diana Broadie for the heritage materials she donated before she left the City Planning Department for a similar job in Montana. Judith Barker for the 10 year Fire Department badge awarded to her late father, Clarence Barker. It is safely stored with his uniform. l

Corrections

A medal donated by Frances McEvers actually belonged not to her

brother but to Edward Charles McEvers, her uncle.

River Race Photos

Got any stories, photos or

home movies of the Sammamish Ivan Rusich and Arlyn Valleen caught a mistake last newsletter

Slough races? If so, please

about when Lake Washington School District #414 was formed. It

contact us at 425. 885.2919 or at

was in 1944, when Redmond, Kirkland and Juanita School Districts

[email protected] as

consolidated. Redmond students were then bussed to the old high

we hope to do a Saturday program

school in Kirkland.

on that tradition.

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Walking Tours are Back

The popular walking tours along Leary Way are back, with guide Tom

Hitzroth lining up four Sundays

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April 20



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June 22



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September 21

as long as it doesn’t rain! Reserve your spot via 425.885.2919 or [email protected]. The cost is $6 per person and proceeds will go to purchase a bench for the walking route. The 1:00 to 2.30 p.m. tour starts at the Justice White House across from Half-Priced Books.

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Really Low, Low Prices This ad to the left, "Pre-Inventory Sale," appeared in the East Side Journal on January 2nd, 1936. l

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