REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

OCTOBER 2011 NEWSLETTER VOL. 13 NO. 8

OUR PURPOSE: tO DiscOver, recOver, Preserve, share anD celebrate reDmOnDs histOry

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The restored picnic shelter at Anderon Park

Our town is lucky to have a long tradition of service groups, among

them the Redmond Rotary Club, which has been giving back to the communityand beyondsince 1971. Please join us at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center on Saturday, October 8 when club President Steve Bozick and past President David Markley will talk about the chapters past, present and future. Theyll be chronicling the key residents who founded the club and saw it grow over the years under the motto Service Above Self. Theyll also go over examples of Rotary contributions that have helped make Redmond a great place to live, work and play among them providing funds recently to restore the picnic shelter at Anderson Park, seen in the photo above.

OctOber General meetinG:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8TH 10:30 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON Old Redmond Schoolhouse 16600 NE 80th Street

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Nao Hardy Rosemarie Ives Judy Aries Lang Jon Magnussen Doris Schaible Patti Simpson Ward Margaret Evers Wiese

Chris Himes President Miguel Llanos Senior Vice-President Joe Townsend Vice-President Finance John Phillips Vice-President Collections Mary Hanson Secretary

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Office manaGer Monica Park attOrney Charles Diesen

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hanks to Richard Morris, our webmaster, we have a cool Microsoft/Bing map showing the 16 properties landmarked by the City a decade ago. From our website homepage (redmondhistorical society. org), click on Places and youll land on a page that explains the landmarking and provides a link to the map. Earlier this year, the King County Landmarks Commission added the properties to its regional register, making available financial incentives for preservation.

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1 2 2 3 4 5 Rotarys Roots in Redmond 2011 RHS Officers & Board Whats New Online Whats New Our Collection Thank Yous Centennial Quilt American Family 8 9 In Memoriam & Time Capsule Order Now: Redmond Reflections, plus Books, Cards & Gift Ideas from RHS MEMBERSHIP & CONTACT INFO 10 11 12 Lifetimers & September Meeting Membership Form Address & RHS Contact Info

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6-7 True Story of a Mid-Century

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The Sammamish Slough Races

are a big part of Redmonds heritage, and thanks to Arlene Smith, we have more images for our archives! Those featured here are from the early 1950s, and Arlene took some herself as a teenager. Her uncle was the late Allen Chick Zwiefelhofer, who raced R-47. He was always crashing the darn thing, she recalls. The top and bottom photos are from Lake Sammamish, where the race pit was located. Notice the lack of homes on the hillsides!
Photos courtesy of Arlene Smith

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THANK YOU TO:

PATSY ROSENBACH for taking photos at the June picnic and providing the Society with copies. DUANE and JOANN ISACKSON for donating a 1971 Derby Days bumper sticker and a 1947 Redmond Recorder newspaper. ARLENE SMITH for bringing in photos for us to scan and archive. These include images of the Sammamish Slough Races featured on page 3 of this newsletter. TOM HITZROTH for leading another walking tour season. The last one, which was held in September, had nine participants! CLARENCE STONE for donating several copies of the Sammamish Valley News.

ceDar lCemetery Plots For awns cemeteryPlOts Sale FOR 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 at 425.885.2919 for info.

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Heres a chance to own a piece of Redmonds history while supporting

the Societys research and programs. Were raffling off this quilt with historic scenes and tickets ($2.00 each) can be bought at our general meetings and our office. Call 425.885.2919 for more information.

2012 Redmond Centennial Quilt

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rue stOry Of a miD-century american family: Guy & charlOtte sPrinGsteel

1947-1962

New lifetime member Fred Springsteel of Poulsbo and sister Noelene Kycek of Aberdeen dedicate this column to the memory of their parents, Guy (1906-1991) and Charlotte (1910-2001).

Our parents owned and operated the only Mom & Pop service
station/snack bar and store combo on westside of Lake Sammamish in the late 1940s. Guys Service carried basic groceries and featured a soda fountain that they installed. From spring 1947 until the winter of 1949-50, we kept the store open three miles south of Redmond across the lake road from the current Idylwood Park at 3650 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway. Some customers were friends, like the Euc LaBries atop the hill or the Carl & Margaret Breedmans directly across NE 36th. Through the latter we made friends with their Eastside relations: the Tor & Helen Magnussens, and Cecil & Marion Walns.
Guy Springsteel in front of his service station with niece Marilyn McIlvena.

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The six-member Springsteel family rented the modest King house just north of the store. Gateway Grove, Idylwood Resorts competitor, was later combined with the latter. The doubled park/resort eventually gave its name to the park. Charlotte ran the store and even pumped gas while Guy taught school in three nearby districts. She made up to a dozen pies a day for the counter. In the Great Winter of 49, the store caught fire in the night and burned to the ground in a few hours. Neighbors woke up the Springsteels (or most of them) and Noelene was sent running past the leaping flames to awaken Grampa Joe in a nearby cabin. Fred, age nine, slept through all the noise and excitement and woke up to a greatly altered neighborhood! After that coldest winter on record, the Springsteels moved to a cozier home at 13841 NE 80th. When the Korean War began in summer 1950, Guy returned to merchant marine officer service where he had served in World War II. From 1950 to 1970, Charlotte worked in retail at Kirklands Ben Franklin and Bellevues Newberry stores. In the late 1950s, Guy was on the Lake Washington School Board. The couple separated after Fred left for Notre Dame, fall 1958, but drove together to his 1962 graduation. Their first child (Duane) had died in 1960. Guy later remarried and settled in NE Seattle, where he was active in the Lake City Elks and Eagles. Charlotte moved to Aberdeen in 1977. Three of their four children graduated from college. In mid-century America, two ordinary people who met and were educated as teachers at Bellingham Normal could still retire without worries. Their three living children greatly benefited. History is Happening in redmond OctOber 2011
A mid-20th Century Fred Springsteel

n memOriam: (1944-2011)

Dale w. hawkinsOn

Kirkland lost one of its most passionate local historians this last summer. Dale Hawkinson, who with his wife Loita was also a valuable friend to the Redmond Historical Society, passed away on July 22. Below is part of the remembrance written by his family.

Dale W. Hawkinson was born in Jordan, Montana, on July 25,

1944, to Carl and Lucille Hawkinson. Dale grew up in Rosebud, Montana, graduating in 1963. He attended Browns Institute of Technology in Minneapolis before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1965 and serving until 1968. Dale and Loita Grimsrud were married in 1969 and moved to Seattle. Dale then went on to earn his Bachelors in Electronic Engineering. Dale, Loita and their son Fred moved to Kirkland in 1976 where daughter Carly was born. Dales passions were his family, all things electronic and nostalgic, photography and history. Dale focused much of his energy on the history of Kirkland for the past 15 years. Dales gentle and keen sense of humor was his trademark and will be missed. The family suggested that donations in Dales honor be made to the Kirkland Heritage Society at 203 Market Street, Kirkland, 98033.

centennial time caPsule? Redmond turns 100 in 2012and among the ideas for celebrations is
creating a time capsule for the 200th anniversary! What would you want folks to know about us 100 years from now? Thinking about it is a great way to take stock of who and what we are as a community. Send ideas via email to [email protected] or via U.S. Mail to Redmond Historical Society, c/o Miguel Llanos, 16600 NE 80th Street, Redmond, WA, 98052.

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Need something special for someone who appreciates our history? These items are available at our Society office: GREETING CARDS, MAGNETS & NOTE CARDS featuring artwork by local artists:
Artwork of the historic Adair House in Anderson Park, Redmonds oldest park. Antics at Anderson Park is the work of fine artist Patti Simpson Ward. See more images of Eastside settings on pattisimpsonward.com).

PATTI SIMPSON WARD DORISJEAN COLVIN PAT DUGAN

OUR TOWN A history of Redmond, by Nancy Way Our VIEW OF HISTORY DVD

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Were you at our September meeting? These folks were! First time attendees are noted in BOLD CAPS. JENI CRASWELL RON CRASWELL Tony Emmanuel Joyce Fowler Jean Etta Dudley Goshorn Frank Gwerder Charlotte Everson Hahnlen Suzanne Hall Tom Hall Jerry Hammersberg Thomas E. Hansen Mary Hanson Chris Himes Judy Aries Lang BEA LELAND Janice LeVeck Cheryl Magnuson Gene Magnuson Carl Marrs Pat Marrs Bob Martin Larry E Miller Alexa Munoz HANK MYERS HELEN BENGSTON NASH Jackie Nelson VIC NEWHARD Monica Park John Phillips Roxana Phillips Virginia Potter Pickett Brian Ranck Patsy Cook Rosenbach Anne Salmi Dee Saunders Doris Schaible Nina Shelden K. Snepp Fran Stray Fred Stray Anne M. Tollfeldt Harvey Tollfeldt Jerry Torell Joe Townsend Arlyn Bjerke Vallene Peggy Williams

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