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HEOCTOBER 2007 NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 9, NUMBER 8OUR MiSSiON:To Dscover, Recover, Preserve, Share andCelebrate Redmond’s HstoryHiSTORY iS HAPPENiNG iN REDMOND!
REDMOND HiSTORiCAL SOCiETY
16600 NE 80th Street, Room 106Redmond, WA 98052 ~ Tel 425.885.2919webste ~ www.redmondhstory.orge-mal ~ redmondhstory@hotmal.comHOURS: Tuesday through Thursday 1-6 p.m.,Frday, 4-6 p.m. and by appontment
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 Krr
,aLakeWashingtonKangaroofromtheclassof1952,wrotethisaheadofaRedmond-basedcelebrationlastSeptember13oftheclass’55thanniversary.FortyclassmatesshowedupandtheytouredtheOldRedmondSchoolhouseCommunityCenter.
 
“WhenIreadtheSociety’s
Redmond Reection
sbookandreviewthe
Redmond Recorder 
issuesofthepastfewyears,IndnoreferencetothestudentsfromRedmondwhobecameLakeWashingtonKangaroos.ItwasbeforetherewasanEducationHillinRedmond.“Intheearly1940s,theStateandSchoolDistricteducationadministratorsdeterminedthatRedmondcouldnotsustainitsownhighschool.ThesignontheedgeoftownsaidthatRedmondhadapopulationofabout700people.WeyoungstersshouldmergewiththestudentsinKirkland...“In1948,myclassthatgraduatedin1952attendedKirklandJuniorHighforthe9thgrade.InoursophomoreyearweattendedKirklandHighSchooluntilDecemberwhentheLakeWashingtonHighSchool,rstphase,wascompleted.“Ceremoniously,wemovedintothenewschoolonRoseHill.Weweretherstclasstocompleteallthreehighschoolgradesthere.“...IthadamarvelousviewofLake
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Doris HebnerMcFarland
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October 13 Speaker: Dors Hebner McFarlandKangaroos n Redmond
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“Avondale,” 
whichisavailablefromtheKingCountyLibrarySystem.“Livingtheregavemeanexceptionallywonderfulchildhood.IattendedRedmondschools,andgraduatedin1940,”Dorissays.Shewasalsoastar4-Hperformer—animportantactivityforfarmchildrenbackthen(SeeourJune2007newsletter).Afterraisingvechildrenandhavingacareerasabookkeeper/treasurer,DorisretiredandnowlivesintheTrilogydevelopment,justeastofthefamilyhomestead.
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Guest Column: Redmond Kangaroos
WashingtonandtheUofWbeyond.Buttherewasnogym,noauditorium,andnooutdoorballelds.Basketballandtenniswereplayedattheold,long-agorazedKirklandHighSchool.FootballandbaseballwereplayedattheciviceldincentralKirkland,nowapublicpark.Ourseniorplaywasheldinthelunchroomasa“theaterintheround”production.OnFridayandSaturdaynightstherewasateencanteeninKirklandfordancing,ping-pong,pool,andsodas.(Itwasamarvelouscentertokeepusoffthestreets.)“...OtherthantheschoolbussystemtherewasnocommunitytransportationtoKirkland.Afewparents,manyfewerthanwoulddosotoday,providedsomeridestosupportafterschoolactivitiesandweekendsocialactivities.Mostofusboysbecameexperthitch-hikers,eventhoughitwasnotlegal.Thepolicesortofignoredusifwetriedtolookinnocentwhentheypassed.“Fortheyearsofourclass,myobservationwasthattheKirklandstudentsasagroupwereabitmoreurbane,scholarlyoriented,andathleticallytrainedthanmanyofusfromstumpfarmsinRedmond.Weallgotalongwelltogether.However,thoseofusfromRedmondagreedthatattentiontoourhometownwasneglectedinregardstohighschoolactivities.“In1952,whenourgraduationwasbeingplanned,thoseofusfromRedmondexpressedourinterests.TherewasnoneedtograduateinaKirklandfacilityjustbecausethenewhighschoolhadnoappropriatefacility.WegraduatedintheRedmondSchoolHousegym.SomeofmyclassmatesfromKirklanddonotrememberthefacilityinwhichwegraduated,butallofusfromRedmonddo.”Billcanbereachedat
206.842.3927
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DuaneSpringsteel
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Bob Dunn
leadLake Washingtonstudents in plantinga cherry tree in 1951to mark GeorgeWashington’sbirthday. Duane,also from Redmondand the 1951 classpresident, laterfought in Korea, anddied of war injuries.
 
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Clarence Barker
, left, joins
Daryl Martin
and then acting Fire Chief
Dick Radtke
at theRedmond Historical Society’s ofce in 2004 to record the re department’s rst years as avolunteer force. (Photo by Nao Hardy.)
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heSocietyregretstoinformreadersthatRedmondlostoneofitslong-timerslastmonth.
car h. barkr
,therstactingMarshallofRedmondinthe1950sandaco-founderoftheRedmondVolunteerFireDepartment,passedawayonSeptember3attheageof98.OnSepember22,
Maor Rosmar is
attendedamemorialserviceforClarenceand,onbehalfoftheRedmondHistoricalSociety,sheacceptedagiftofhisreuniformfromhisfamily.TheSocietyisproudtohavethisimportantartifactfromourpastwhenmenlikeClarenceworkedhardandevenriskedtheirlivesforthecommunity,withoutthoughtofreminbursementorrecognition.Clarencewasoneof15chartermemberswhofoundedthevolunteerdepartment,notonlyghtingresbutevenperformingsearchandrescueoperationsforlostchildren.Withinafewyears,thedepartmenthaditsownwidowsandorphansfund,andevendonatedmoneytosmallerdepartmentsinthestate.By1950,theCityhadave-stallrestation—abuildingthattodayhousestheTeenCenter.Thevolunteerswerealsobig-timeDerbyDaysparticipants,oftenrunning10ormorefoodandgamebooths.Moreover,Clarenceleavesbehindquitealegacy.HeandhiswifeMaehadsixchildrenandmanymoregrandchildren,great-grandchildrenandgreat-greatgrandchildren.TheSocietyalsowishestothankClarence’sfamilyforrequestingthatinlieuofowers,anycontributionsinClarence’smemorybedonatedtotheRedmondHistoricalSociety.
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spertheSociety’sbylaws,theboardofdirectorsnominatesthisslateforExecutiveBoardpositions:
Prs:tom hzrov Prs:crs hmsv Prs:Mg laosRorg Srar:br Sacorrspog Srar:MargarWs
OthercandidatesforthesepositionsmaybesubmittedatourOctobergeneralmeeting.AvotebythemembershipwillbetakenattheNovembermeeting.
J lag
and
nao har
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JoaWs
remainsastreasurerasperhertwo-yearterm.
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JuniorHighstudentstooksometopprizesattheNationalHistoryDaycontestinCollegePark,Maryland,earlierthisyear.Eighth-graders
AaRagrama
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Ao Mno
,
Jakl
and
Arj naraaa
tookgoldinthejuniordocumentarydivisionfortheir10-minuteworktitled
"TheGreat Seattle Fire: Phoenix of theNorthwest." 

Raa ifrm
and
Koo Km
tooksilverinthesamedivisionfor
“Galloping Gertie: The Collapse of theTacoma Narrows Bridge.” 
Teacher
P csr
workedwithallsixstudents,spendingadayattheUniversityofWashington'sarchives,searchingprimarysources,newspaperclippingsandoldphotographs.
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May 19, 1909 to September 3, 2007
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