Te Mount Baker View NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB ISSUE 251, FALL 2018 2811 Mt. Rainier Drive S. | www.mountbaker.org | 206.722.7209 | M@mountbakerCC | CMount Baker Community Clubhouse La membresía es gratis para todos aquellos que vivan, trabajen o atendan a la escuela en Mount Baker. Bienvenidos a Club Comunitario de Mount Baker! IT’S TIME FOR DAY IN THE PARK! SEPTEMBER 15TH

By Reed Miller adults and kids can dance to.

Come take part in a Mount Baker tradition and join us at the Mount Baker’s Day in the Park tradition is one that can be traced 47th annual Day in the Park at the beautiful Mount Baker Park back to the very beginning of the Community Club and the birth on September 15th! Tis one-day event, hosted by the Mount of the Mount Baker neighborhood — neighbors have gathered Baker Community Club, is the Club’s gif of thanks to our annually for a picnic in Mount Baker Park since 1909. In 1971 the wonderful community. Clubhouse expanded on the tradition and hosted the frst annual Day in the Park festival. Tat frst festival featured feld day Tis year’s event features will begin with a kid’s parade (lineup competitions, and prizes for the craziest hat design and a $1 entry begins at 9:45AM at Franklin High School) as it has since the got you ice cream, pop and “better-than-average” draf beer. frst Day in the Park event in 1971. For the kids there will also be feld games, an Eli Rosenblatt concert, bouncy houses, face Tis year’s event will run from 10am - 3pm and is free to all. Some painting, carnival games and so much more. carnival games and bouncy house attractions will have a suggested donation. Kids are encouraged to bring their bikes and scooters to And we didn’t forget about the adults! We’ll have food trucks, a the parade. Invite your friends, all are welcome at this event! beer garden with games such as corn hole and ladder golf and later in the afernoon the music will shif to something that both Check for full line up and timings at www.mountbaker.org

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President’sBy Peter Greaves Memo

Wow, what an amazing summer here in the Mount Baker doors. We are now moving inside to our next phase. Te coming neighborhood. Tere was so much to do, and see, and enjoy in fall and winter you will see more changes. our neighborhood once the warm weather arrived. Again I have to remind everyone that this work is made possible We had a lot of activities in and around the Clubhouse since the due to the generous contributions from many Mount Baker last issue of the View. For example, our popular Kindiependent neighbors. Combined with grants from the City of Seattle, King concerts continue to entertain young and old. And then we County, private foundations, and the State of Washington we had our annual Potluck, and the Taste of Mount Baker, and our have reached almost 90% of our goal. We still need your help to annual Mount Baker Garage Sale. take us the rest of the way. We also held our second Mount Baker Garden Tour. Tank you As I have said in this space before - I believe that the more to all of our volunteers for this amazing and successful event. We you invest, of both your time and your money, the more you have so many beautiful gardens in Mount Baker. get back. Whatever interests you, wherever your passion lies, One of my favorite events was new this year - we had Mount please volunteer at your Mount Baker Community Club. And Baker Community Day at Safeco feld, complete with limited please contribute to the Club through our Annual Fund and our edition tee shirts. It was a bright and sunny day of family fun. Capital Campaign. And our Mariners beat the White Sox in spectacular fashion. You might ask, “How does this all happen?” It happens because of volunteers. It happens because your neighbors give their time to the Board of Directors, to the various Committees, and to each of these events. While we have a very dedicated and hard- working group, we can always, always, use more help. In additional to the events organized by the Club this year, have you noticed the improvements to the Clubhouse? Tis past winter we completed installation of the windows and exterior YOUR MBCC BOARD PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRS Ofcers: Reed Miller, [email protected] PRESIDENT/BOARD CHAIR Peter Greaves, [email protected] ZONING, LAND USE, PLANNING & TRANSPORTATION CHAIR Bill Davis, [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT & GOVERNANCE Zach Fleet M.L. KING JR. SCHOLARSHIP FUND REPRESENTATIVE Judy McBroom TREASURER & FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Mark Hannum, [email protected] Board Members at Large: Youth Board Members: Michelle Forbes Selena Fermin SECRETARY Mike Brosius Miles Grant Marilyn Barker, [email protected] Dawn Counts Travis Watt CLUBHOUSE COMMITTEE CHAIR Flora Fleet Mark Temmel, [email protected] CLUBHOUSE DIRECTOR Committees: Faye Makatza, [email protected] COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR Alison Andrew, [email protected] PROGRAMS MANAGER Michelle Forbes, [email protected] DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Carina Wayman, [email protected] Stephanie Cameron, [email protected]

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS & PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Clubhouse Staf: Te View: Open Position, [email protected] Tom Deen, Facilities Manager Ashley Mouldon – Editor-in-Chief Mary Joy Lopez Ben Bruce – Community Editor PARKS & OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE CHAIR Kristen Myers Trina Wright – Community Editor Open Position, [email protected] Rory Deen Gaelan Kelly – Layout and Design Nancy Whitlock, Bookkeeper

2 NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB for Fall, 2018 20172018 MOUNT BAKER HEROES We are deeply grateful to the following donors for their support of the Mount Baker Community Club through gifs to the Annual Fund and the Capital Campaign. With your help this year we raised $48,731.53 for the Annual Fund and $328,581.17 for the Capital Cam- paign. (One asterisk indicates a donor to the Capital Campaign, two asterisks they donated to both the Campaign and the Fund).

Tisha Abrahamsen * Walter Euyang Robert Kunreuther and Anita Hampton Wendy and Mark Rafn** Kari Anderson and Jory Oppenheimer Linnea Fichter* Larry Kurofsky Sterling Ramberg* Anonymous** Priscilla Fitzhugh and Ken Johnson** Catherine Lamson* Lisa Richmond** Hilery Avritt* Zach Fleet* Phillip and Bobbie Lane Victoria Ries and Sam Saracino* Catherine Bachy and Margaret Gifels Sheri Flies and John Lee* Jerry Large Peggy and Bob Rinne* Laura and Justin Baker Stevens Family Foundation* Cynthia Larsen* Melinda Riser Walter and Yvonne Banks* Robin Fox and Bruce Quayle Suzanne LaViolette and Alan Moores* Karin Risley* Mr. Earl and Mrs. Marilyn Barker** Moira Fulton and Lee Daneker* Ann Lawrence Ginny Robinson and Jim Rowlands** Tanya Bednarski and Greg Johnson* Susan and Kevin Fung* Sue Leavitt and Bill Block Victoria and Colin Romero Ann Beeman* Bethany and Hugh Furubayashi B. Stephen Lee and Brian J. Levitt Bill and Jeanie Rosen Zane and Alison Behnke* Gail Gatton and Mark Wittow Anna and Brian Leslie Gail and Morris Rosenberg** Jim and Bobbi Benson* Luke Gjurasic Jill Lewis* Katie and Howard Rossbach Ardy Bergman** Gary and Vicki Glant Marcie Lombardi and Peter Hapke* Bobbi and Gene Rosso* In memory of Al Bergman William Glassford and Beverly Song** Jason Long and Dina Alhadef** Nancy Rotecki Bonnie Berk and Larry Kessler Stacy and Tatyana Globerman* Karen Longin Randy Rowland and Kim Powers** Deirdre and Fraser Black** Tessa Gorman and Robert Jungerhans* Fun Hoy Look Ira Rushwald and Judy Kuskin Hillis Blood-Moore* Andrew and Stacy Graham** Marian Lowe and Steven Dubnof Megan Schomaker in memory of Addie D. Jones Barbara Grant Marcus and Lara Macklin Cheryl Scott and Hannah Linden Karen Bohmke* Emma Gray Sandra MacLean Melinda and Mike Sechrist* Stella Britt Peter and Vanessa Greaves** Meg Mandelson and Alan Abramowitz** Susan Sellin* Alisha and Peter Brown* Dr. Laurie Greig* Stephen Manes and Susan Kocik William Shelton and Willemijn De Clercq* Beth Brunton and Dwight Pelz Barbara Gulbran** Laureen Mar and Frank Abe* Craig Shrontz and Lynn Ristig** Brian and Laurel Buckner* Charles Gust and Lisa Lewis** Tomas Markl and Cricket Hewitt Markl** Sheila Shultz* Heidi and Roger Bush* Jerry and Sue Haas* Joseph and Joyce Marleau Steven Sitcov Kris and Alan Bushley** Audrey Haberman and Margaret McGinty* Joann Marshall* Jane and Jim Skrivan* Leo Butzel and Robbie Reaber** Russell and Corrinne Hagen* Wallace Mayfeld, Sr Steve Smith Carolyn Cairns and John Tapp Julia Hailey* Kelly McBroom and Kevin Wood Rich Sohn and Susan Papanikolas Mary Cairns Prentis Hale and Tracy Edmonds Janet and Stanley McCammon* Joseph Souza Linda Cannon R. Vance Hall Teresa and Tomas McCann* Patrice Staloch and Mark Finkelstein* Keo Capestany and Alicia Gonzalez- Mark Hanke and Katherine Ritchey Andrew McConnell and Helen Maynard* Lee and Beth Stanton** Capestany Mark Hannum and Joel Ruland* Dr. Robert McCroskey* Zach Stednick and Anna Sherwood* Maria Capestany and Manuel Pimentel* Betty Harris-Jackson and William Jackson Stacy McFarland and John Ostermann George and Lucy Steers* Vicki Capestany Elizabeth Hebert* Janet McInerney* Mrs. Drella and Mr. Garth Stein* Maggie and Walt Carr Finn Helegesen Jennifer McIntosh* Ralph Stephan** Amanda Carr Carl Heller* Joe and Jill McKinstry Neal Stephenson and Ellen Lackermann* Jean Catellani and Teresa Clark Andrew and Tamara Hendry* Mark McMahan and Heidi Smith* Josephine Stokes Christina Chavez Harriet Herschel and Ron Rubin* Jan and Joel Melin* Rebecca Streeter and Michel Tellier* Children Count Foundation* Cynthia Hickey Christina and Mark Merkelbach Vivienne and Howard Strickler* Warren Clemens* Abigail Hikida* Ann Merryfeld and Cyrus Cryst** Carol and Norm Strong Amy and Matthew Cockburn* Ken Hill* James and Valerie Millar* Mr. Ron and Mrs. Ann Suter** Jen and Peter Cole* Karin Hirschfeld and Chris Smith* Samuel Miller* Mark and Pamela Temmel Sharon Coleman Jan Hirschmann and Evy McElmeel* Shont and Katrina Miller* Mary Alice Teiler Ted and Patricia Collins* Kate Hoerster and Jef Stelling Emily and Reed Miller Polly and Jason Tompson* Chris Condit and Corey Dickinson Rachel and Patrick Hollister* Carol Mirman** Willem and Sherri Tilstra Brennan and Kari Connor* Linlin Hong, Kit Ping and Jacky Kwok* Frank and Mary Montgomery** Cy and Betty Toy** Alberta Conrad and Nick McConaughy Bill Hooe Barbara Moore Ai Be Tran Debbie and Michael Conway* John Hoyt and Aana Lauckhart* Jerry and Jennifer Morales* Leslie Tregillus and Tom Jones** Betty Cook** Allen and Sunny Hsieh* Toshi Moriguchi Michael and Nikki Van Nimwegen* In Kathy Creahan and David Funke** Karl and Sally Hufauer** Kerry and Gary Morris memory of Barbara Van Nimwegen Amy Dahl and Michael Marsolek Brian Hulse and Julia Paden* Anne and Shirish Mulherkar** Walter Vining** Ron Dailey and Eva Carey** Mollie and Mark Huppert Mutual Fish Company Diane and Dennis Warshal** Barbara Davidson and Charles Dudley Sally Hurst* In Memory of Bruce Hurst Denise and Van Nelson* Sara Waterman and Curtis DeGasperi Bill Davis** Jeanne Iannucci and Terry Holme Carla and John Nichols Jerry and Vreni Von Arx Watt* Del and Patricia Davis* Holly Jacobson* Carla P Nichols Interiors Stevie Webb and Kevin Wildermuth Janet Deucy* Leroy and Julie Jenkins* Norberg Family Foundation Barbara Wechsler and Sara Maupin** Marty Diklich and Kim Starman* Doug Jewett and Susan Simenstad-Jewett** Eric Noreen and Susan Hill** Susan Weinstein and Stephen Tapscott* Deborah Dollard John Junker and Edith Wolf* Jim O'Halloran Karen and Markus Wernli** Robyn Dunn Mitchell Karton Kate Ongvisit and Saharat Tovanasutr Lish and Barbara Whitson* Pamela and Kenneth Eakes* Chuck and Mary Kastner** Pat and Margaret Opalka* Josh Williams and Lakshmi Muirhead** Lois Edwards and Stanley Freeman Bob and Jenifer Katahira* Douglas and Noriko Palmer* Lisa Williams* Suzanna Egolf and Sarat Raman David Katz Janis and Greg Peralta* John and Debbi Wilson David and Sarah Eitelbach** Jef Keane and Martha Noerr* Marie Peters* Deborah Wolf-Saxon and Andrew Saxon* Patricia Ekelund and Kenneth Hall LaDonna and Robert Kenny Patrick Pielage and Kris Gulbran* Judith Yarrow and Kit Diefenbach** Anne Ellington and Helen Johansen* Ogden Knifn, Jr. Bette Pine and Nick Wagner Joyce and Benjamin Yip In honor of Judge Betty Taylor Howard Joe Knight and Susan Mask Elva Pope Roger Younan and Lauren Taggart Jim Epes Eleanor Knopp* Pauline Powledge* Tom Young and Liz Dryfoos** John and Jean Epler* Paul Kohl and Philomena O'Neill** Randy Price and Mary Harty Elise and Gregory Erickson** Amy Kosterlitz and Todd True Celestine Prince Alan and Jan Erickson Steve Kovnat and Susan Lichtenberg Clements Provatakis Emily Ericsen** Krownbell Family Lin Provost and Cheryl Greengrove Sandra Eshleman* Pam Kulin and James Rogers III Hugo R. Maurer Sr.*

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Bob Walston and Annie MLK SCHOLARSHIP FUND UPDATES By Bethany Furubayashi Over the past 33 years, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship “Born and raised in the Phillipines, I Fund has refected the heart of our community, with neighbors and businesses generously supporting young people who—against migrated to Seattle in 2016. I had a tough all odds—remain determined to pursue a college education. time making new friends and trying to ft At the March 23rd awards ceremony emceed by local dignitaries in to a new culture. Hardest of all was the Ron Sims and Norm Rice, we were honored to increase our support this year by presenting $12,000 scholarships to 12 local language barrer, which remains a challenge. students of color in our community, each with remarkable stories Still, I strive to push forward and grab of perseverance, strength and the desire to achieve more, if given every opportunity that comes my way, using the opportunity. my studies and abilities to raise me and my NOTHING IS MORE POWERFUL family from our current situation.” – Jessca THAN THEIR WORDS De Francia, Franklin HS “As a witness to violence, an immigrant and “As a Black Muslim and the frst in my a survivor of a war, I developed resilience family to attend college, I am considering a and the ability to understand, adapt and career in International Public Health that accept diferences. I hope to attend UW will enable me to help prevent injustices to pursue a dual degree in international here and around the world. More than relations and business so that I may one anything, I want to make my parents day help build connections across third proud.” – Filsan Abdisatar, Garfeld HS world countries”. – Mahmud Osman,

Garfeld HS And just read the accomplishments of one scholarship recipient who, due to her undocumented status, is ineligible for federal fnancial assistance. “I dream of being a doctor, so that I can help make the discussion of mental illness “Trough my involvement with 21 Progress, acceptable in the Ethiopian community. I I strengthened my leadership and advocacy want to open doors of communication so skills, engaged in deep self-refection that family members will not feel ashamed around my identify, and analyzed socio- but rather understand how to heal from political issues like DACA. I’ve shared my such a debilitating illness.” story with 300+ educators and ideas on – Aden Afework, Cleveland HS how to provide a more supportive learning environment for all of us. I want to be the frst in my family to go to college. I want to be an example for my brothers. I want to demonstrate that even an undocumented student can achieve their goals.”

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THANK YOU to all 270 Kay Crampton Amy Kosterlitz & Todd True Katie & Howard Rossbach Kathleen Creahan & David Funke Stephen Kovnat & Susan Lichtenberg Nancy & John Rossmeissl Martin Luther King, Jr. Cyrus Cryst & Ann Merryfeld Paul Kuhn & Chris Kellett Randy Rowland Scholarship donors - for D. Bradford Neary Family Fund Robert P. Kunreuther Mark & Ginny Rowley believing in our students and Peter & Linda Dahl Judy Kuskin & Ira Rushwald Stacy Russell David Darby & Connie Standish Ellen Lackerman & Neal Stevenson Lee & Sheila Schultz for helping to ensure that they, Anna-Maria de la Fuente Elizabeth Landry Ellen Schur & Louis Whitford too, have the opportunity to Curtis Degasperi & Sara Waterman Phillip B. Lane Debra S. Schwartz pursue their dreams. Your Kimberly & John Diklich Lance & Jalyn Lang Cheryl M. Scott Deb Dollard & Ed Parks Kathleen & Rory Laughery Earl Sedlik & Chayl Kay investment shapes futures, David & Anna Dong Ann Lawrence Carolyn Searles & James Goldman, in memory strengthens the fabric of our Jim Douglas & Sasha Harmon Stephen Lee & Brian Levitt of Irving Lennerd Cohen Carlin community and enriches the Jason Duncan & Rena Konomis Brian & Anna Leslie Naomi See Mary & Jim Dunnam Jefrey L. Lewis & Joseph J. Fugere Marni & Todd Seneker lives of all who live here. We Tomas Dusenbery & Vivian Fuller Erick & Andrea Lines Michael Shannon are most grateful. Kenneth & Pamela Eakes Betty Lundquist & Janet Helson David & Sara Sharkey Carol Eastin Patricia & Craig MacGowan William Shelton & Willemijn De Clercq SPONSORS / COMPANIES Robert Echentile Stephen Manes & Susan Kocik Uri Silberstein & Jackie Fradkin Bartell Drugs Suzanna Egolf & Sarat Raman Tomas & Cricket Markl Ron Sims & Carol Topacio Columbia City Bakery Patricia Ekelund Barbara Marsh Jim & Jane Skrivan Kusak Cut Glass Works James E. Epes Richard Martens & Emily Ericsen Todd W. Smith Mioposto Miles Ewing Charles & Mary Anne Martin Nancy Snapp Palen Law Ofces, in memory of Patricia Fleet Jacob Fawcett & Connie Burke Scott Maxson & Linda Glaudin Richard Sohn & Susan Papanikolis Pepsi Beverages Company Sheri Flies Elizabeth McAmis Mark Stanish & Margaret Fisher Quality Food Centers Mark Finkelstein Teresa & Tomas McCann Lee & Elizabeth Stanton R.M. Young Company Priscilla Fitzhugh & Ken Johnson Robert D. McCroskey Zach Stednick & Anna Sherwood Raconteur Martha Foley Evy McElmeel & Jan Hirschmann Diane Steen Seattle Bank Lorna Follis Janet McInerney Jef Stelling & Katherine Hoerster Tird Place Books Michael Fox M.C. McMahan and H.S. Smith Ralph Stephen Windermere Foundation Steve Fredrickson Mark & Christina Merkelbach Kate Stewart & Deborah DeWolfe MATCHING GIFT Moira Fulton Kris Mikami Hugh & Linda Straley ORGANIZATIONS Kevin & Susan Fung Danene Millard Martha Straley & Ken Mostow Te Boeing Company Hugh & Bethany Furubayashi Carol Mirman Howard & Vivienne Strickler Costco Wholesale Don & Jane Gargas, in memory of Patricia Paul Monahan Ron & Ann Suter Te Merck Foundation Fleet Richard Monroe Jonetta Taylor & Bob Papsdorf FAMILY FOUNDATIONS Vicki & Gary Glant Barbara L Moore Te Ted & Patricia Collins Charitable Fund Anonymous William A. Glassford Susan & Ladd Moore Christopher Tompson Black Family Foundation Brad & Michelle Goldberg Jerry & Jennifer Morales Jason & P. L. Tompson Block/Leavitt Foundation Lynn Goldstein & David Tauben Tom & Linda Morris Susan Laurie Tusa Coleman Foundation David & Jane Graham Shirish & Anne Mulherkar Donald Van Nimwegen Rinne Foundation Jerry & Susan Haas Valerie Mundy, in memory of Patricia Fleet Julie Vergeront Shrontz Family Foundation Karen Haberkorn Jon Nachman & Leigh Hofeimer William Wade Vatheuer Family Foundation Lawrence & Hylton Hard John & Lee Nef Bob Walston INDIVIDUAL DONORS Shirley Harper Van & Denise Nelson Dennis & Diane Warshal Anonymous Jef Harrington Martha Noerr & Jefrey Keane Barbara Wechsler Alan Abramowitz & Meg Mandelson David Hartley Jane Noland & Tom Zilly Dennis & Beth Weibling Craig & Nancy Abramson Sharon Hazzard Eric Noreen Mike & Julie Weisbach Laura Altschul & Nancy Alpers Kenneth Hill Frederick Northrup Karen & Markus Wernli Kari Anderson & Jory Oppenheimer Karin Hirschfeld & Christopher Smith Jon A. Park Josh Williams & Lakshmi Muirhead Sharon S. Armstrong John Hoerster James & Lani Parker Sherry E. Williams Catherine Bachy & Margaret Gifels Ryan Hofman Chuck & Bobbie Paturick John & Deborah Wilson Ardith Bergman & Erika Bergman Kinno Mark & Carolyn Holtzen Wiliam Patz & Erin Fairley Mark Wittow & Gail Gatton Bednarski-Johnson Family Charitable Fund Lena Hopkins, in memory of Jamila Abdullah- Antonio Pedroza & Heather Matheson Carol Wood & Tomas Tierney Jim & Bobbi Benson Wilkinson Peter Pereira & Dean Allan Judith Yarrow Patricia & Larry Bliquez, in memory of Kristin Houser & Steven Scott Marie Peters Chris R. Youtz & Nancy Dabney Youtz Patricia Fleet John Hoyt Florence Peterschmidt & Eve McClure Jean & Donald Zatochill Karen Bohmke Karl & Sally Hufauer Tim & Margaret Petersen Alisha & Peter Brown Mollie & Mark Huppert Patrick Pielage & Kris Gulbran Becky Brown Ruth & William Hurt Elizabeth Pine & Nick Wagner Steve & Linda Brown Larry Husby Samuel Plauche & Amanda Carr Susan Brunton & Dwight Pelz Jeanne Iannucci & Terry Holme Judy Poll Brian & Laurel Buckner David & Charlotte Jahn Cheryl Pope Roger & Heidi Bush Leroy & Julie Jenkins William Pope Alan & Kristin Bushley Page & Maureen Jenner Jerome Powell & Leta Schattauer Linda Cannon Julian & Katherine Jiggins Chris & Julie Prentice Ryan Carpenter & Elizabeth Burks Helen Johansen & Anne Ellington Lin L. Provost Walt & Maggie Carr James Jorgenson Wendy & Mark Rafn Robert Carroll John Junker & Edith Wolf Cameron & Tori Ragen John & Susan Cary Wlliam Karp & Susan Goralnick Allison Reed & Joshua Stellick Octavia Chambliss & Jon Zulauf Charles & Mary Kastner Melinda Riser Patty Chemnick Bob & Jenifer Katahira Lynn Ristig & Craig Shrontz Tomas Chung & Raji Venkateswaran Margie Kates Virginia Robinson & James Rowlands Jim Ciecko & Joanne Myers Aaron Katz & Kate Daugherty Karen Roetman Vince & Teresa Clay David Katz & Leslie Gilbert James Rogers & Pamela Kulin Warren Clemans & Kathryn Schmid Philip & Linda Katz G. Alec Rooke Judith Cohen Etsuko Mary Kawaguchi Bill & Jean Rosen Peter & Jennifer Cole Debra Kelley Diane Rosen Alberta J. Conrad & Robert McConaughy Michael Kennelly & Sue Hott, MDs Alex & Jill Rosenast Mike & Debbie Conway Mark & Nancy Kiviat Morris & Gail Rosenberg Steve & Cynthia Cordial Adam Kline & Gene Middaugh Mark & Susanna Rosenkranz

5 NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB for Fall, 2018 HELP US REACH THE FINISH LINE FOR THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB CAPITAL CAMPAIGN! By Elise Erickson To everyone who has given to the Mount Baker Community Club campaign donations will be saved in a capital account for future Capital Campaign, thank you. We have less than $60,000 to go to major repairs. reach our $1 million goal and you can help us make it! No matter how big or small your gif is, what counts is that you give today! Te community club is the heart of what makes Mount Baker a great place to live; let’s all work together to help renew this Mail your check to Mount Baker Community Club (include Capital treasured community legacy. Campaign in memo line), 2811 Mt. Rainier Dr. S, Seattle, WA 98144. Or, go to www.renewingthelegacy.com to learn more about the campaign contribute online. Your Windermere brokers Here’s what we’ve accomplished so far. Gifs to the campaign have specializing in the Mount Baker helped to install a new roof; repair one chimney and remove the other; convert the oil boiler and preschool heaters to energy neighborhood. We have our efcient gas, (and fll-in the old oil tank); replace old single pane windows with double pane ones, including sound mitigation; fingers on the pulse of what’s replace the old doors; install new blinds in the ballroom, including happening around you. one that can be used as a movie screen; replace the alarm panel; and insulate the basement underfoor.

Projects to be completed this fall and winter include converting lights in the ballroom and conference room to LED; replacing the electrical panel; installing ceiling fans in the ballroom and conference room; upgrading plumbing; installing a new water heater; rebuilding the ADA access ramp and repairing the lif. GF STEVEN GORECKI FLORA FLEET Te Community Club is now on both the state and national REAL ESTATE BROKER REAL ESTATE BROKER registers of historic places, which is a real tribute to the grace and 206.579.8579 206.818.1487 longevity of this beautiful old building. We are excited that the [email protected] [email protected] work on the facility will help it live up to these honors. WWW.GORECKIFLEET.COM Te projects lef to be done include replacing the ballroom foor; installing sound control panels on the walls facing the neighbors; upgrading the kitchen; upgrading plumbing; installing remaining fooring; painting inside and out; upgrading the landscaping, and fnally, improving the walkways and lighting. Any unused capital

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6 NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB for Fall, 2018 NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB for Fall, 2018 MOUNT BAKER READS: A BOOK CLUB By Julia Janak Announcing the launch of ‘Mount Negroland, A Memoir, Margo Baker Reads,’ a neighborhood-wide Jeferson (2015) book club for everyone interested in antiracism. Since September Te New Jim Crow, Michelle 2016 many of you attended our Alexander (2012) events on racism at the Clubhouse Te Short and Tragic Life of and suggested we start a book Robert Peace, Jef Hobbs (2014) club to continue this important work in between events. For white We’ll continue to host events on people especially, an important racism at the Clubhouse. part of ending racism is educating We hope you have enjoyed some ourselves about what racism looks of our past events, like Traces like today, and how we might unconsciously perpetuate racism. of the Trade flm screening, speaker Robin DiAngelo, and Here are a few book suggestions that will get you thinking and Under Our Skin screening with the Seattle Times, Northwest talking about racism. Pick a title, pick some friends, get together African American Museum and others. If so, thank you very and start talking. much for your support! What Does It Mean to Be White? Developing White Racial Mount Baker Reads was inspired by the Seattle Reads program Literacy, Robin DiAngelo (2012) started by the Seattle Public Library in 1998, a “one book, one White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard To Talk To White People About city” program where people are encouraged to read and discuss Racism, Robin DiAngelo (2018) the same book in order to deepen engagement in literature through reading and discussion. All the titles above are available Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates (2015) from the Seattle Public Library.

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7 NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB for Fall, 2018 MOUNT BAKER NEIGHBORS DISCUSS INSPIRED RETIREMENT By: Alberta Conrad As more of us Baby Boomers hit retirement age (or approach it), “for the frst month he felt useless, but by the 2nd month started the traditional ideas of taking life easy ofen do not ft with the to feel that afer 50 years of working, he had been useful and it energy, passions and adventuresome spirit we have remaining. was now time.” What he misses most about not working is the When I approached leaving my career of 30 years, I anticipated a “contact with his patients, students and faculty.” Te most joyful life centered around home, volunteer work and travel. However, part of his new life is feeling less stress and now having time to as it’s turned out, I now work part-time, have started a new busi- do what he wants. He is enjoying more time with his wife and is ness, but do still travel. actively involved with grandchildren.

Talking to others and researching the retirement feld has yielded Kay, former teacher and business owner, stated what she found a lot of aging and “Tird Act “ information, and it became ap- most surprising about retired life is “how easy it is to be inef- parent that for many people this transitional stage ofen changes fcient with time use without the constraints of a busy work over time. For this article I wanted to check in with several schedule.” She feels good about “knowing there is more she can neighbors about their experiences. Two people were interviewed do politically with the additional time” and also fnds meaning for their perspective—Dr. Clark Summers and Kay Kite, both by “spending more time with family and friends, exploring art, Mount Baker residents. Clark retired two months ago and Kay and remodeling their home.” Her advice to those near retirement fve years ago. is “to give thought beforehand regarding what you want your new life to look like.” Clark planned on retiring from his 30-year psychiatry practice in Utah and moving to Seattle to be with family, but was ofered a Te stage of retirement can be a long one for many of us, involv- position locally that was “too good to refuse”. He held that posi- ing many plans and plan revisions that involve more than just tion for fve years before recently really retiring.” When asked fnancial planning. Emotional, social, and health factors all need what was the biggest challenge with this transition, Clark said to be considered when facing this major transition. PARTICIPANTS LOVED THE GARDEN TOUR VARIETY OF GARDENS By Ann Suter It was a super-hot day, but the 11 gardens included in our second To learn why these businesses supported the garden tour, go to Garden Tour were sumptuous; and for walkers, Mount Baker www.mountbakergardentour.com/sponsors.html showed of a bevy of its neighborhood and community qualities. Tis year, we also conducted a post-tour survey to hear directly Te Tour generated ticket sales of 460, up from the previous tour from our neighbors about their experience. Some highlights and sponsorship income of $2,125.00 from 10 Sponsors. Te included: gardeners added the Mount Baker tour to their other Tour netted nearly $11,000.00 for the Mount Baker Community favorites, giving ratings of outstanding or great from 83% of Club. Twelve of your neighbors served on the committee; with respondents. We attracted 70% of participants for their frst time. additional support from the Clubhouse staf. Volunteers for the In addition, tour respondents voted favorably for the helpfulness gardens number over 50; and homeowners also contributed heavily of volunteers and their interest in walking in the neighborhood. to the success of the day by hosting and sharing information. We are pleased that 40% visited businesses in the neighborhood Tree musical groups played; and costumed Edwardian singers and 90% will tour again. A big beneft for tour takers was a strolled through the neighborhood visiting each garden. Mioposto paddle with the map, which functioned (gratefully) as a fan. continues to support the club with donations. Te committee is already thinking about the 2020 garden tour. Our special thanks go to our sponsors: If you would like to participate as a homeowner, volunteer, Vivienne Strickler - Certifed Financial Planner community member or a sponsor, please contact [email protected] Paula Fedirchuk AAMS CFP Edward Jones – Mount Baker Jef Sayre – Sayre Law – Mount Baker Kristi Robertson Urban Feed & Gardens – Beason Hill Zach Fleet for the BluWater Café Leshi Joe Zajonc Windemere Real Estate - Mount Baker Julie Dillon – Caldwell Banker Bain - Mount Baker Gigi Buchanan - Phase Two Interiors – Columbia City Holly Henderson for Ravenna Gardens - University Village Meet the Moon – Leschi

8 NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB for Fall, 2018 NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB for Fall, 2018 MEET YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS  STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES By Ashley Mouldon Tis year, we are excited to have two Franklin High School students as representatives on our Board of Directors. Mile and Selena are eager to get more involved in our great neighborhood! Learn more about them and why they took on this special role. GET TO KNOW MILES! GET TO KNOW SELENA! By Selena Fermin By Miles Grant

As an upcoming senior at Franklin HS, Miles is one of Selena Fermin is one of the Mount Baker Board of Directors thousands of students each year that will remember Mount newest members, as student representative from Franklin Baker as their high school home. “Tough hard to choose, my High School. Selena is going to be a senior next year, and is favorite place in Mount Baker would be the pedestrian bridge Communications Director for the ASB, a member of the Cross over Rainier. All of my good times and bad times have been Country and Track teams for Franklin, and member of the spent going over that bridge…it’s also provided many a good Principal’s Cabinet. She is also an avid photographer, reader, and photo and a few song ideas.” Known by his peers as a talented artist. We both were recruited by Mr. Fleet from the Community jazz musician, Miles takes pride in producing and playing his Board, when he came to Franklin looking for volunteers. Selena own music. Alongside being an active musician and Boy Scout, believes that the role of Student Representative is “to be the tie Miles is a clear leader in the arts of the school, as well as being between the young adults of Franklin, and the surrounding a member of the Principal’s Cabinet, where he frst came in Mount Baker community”. Because Franklin students spend contact with the Community Club. As a new addition to the so much time experiencing the Mount Baker community, it is board, he described to me his thoughts that in order to build important for us to involve those students. So then, how can a stronger tie between the community and its young adults, we get those students to participate in the community? “Good creating opportunities for youth participation, in addition Communication!” she says. “Te students frst need to know to maintaining proper communication will be important. “I what’s happening.” We already have many students that are believe that a student representative is meant to bridge the gap involved in helping around the community of Franklin, if we between the local youth and community leaders,” he states, “to could tell them what was going on in the community surrounding both inform the community of needs and wants of the youth, Franklin, they would defnitely take part. Lastly, Selena was asked and inform them of what is going on in the community.” As a what her favorite place in Mount Baker was. She replied, “Te newfound member of the Mount Baker Board of Directors, we path down to the lake through the park and down to the beach hope to see some positive change through the involvement of (the path through Mount Baker Park) is my absolute favorite... young leaders like Miles. words cannot describe how lucky we are to be so close to such a beautiful lake, and be able to run by it every day.”

9 NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB for Fall, 2018 NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB for Fall, 2018 COURTLAND PLACE GARDEN UPDATE By Mary Scanlon

Lasagna gardening — I hadn’t encountered that term before. Te frst time I heard it was from my new neighbor, Merrill Berger. It refers to a method of destroying weeds and unwanted plants by layering the ground with newspaper or cardboard. Tis eventually smothers everything underneath, and afer a season the ground is ready for new planting. Tis was the frst plan of attack for the trafc circle on Courtland Place. I had frst noticed the trafc circle last year, when my husband and I moved in just across the way. At the time it was pretty unsightly, choked with weeds and scattered with construction debris and trash. I’m not a gardener, but I knew that a bit of urban rehabilitation was in order. I was thrilled to learn that Merrill — who had moved in at around the same time — was a master gardener. She led the way as we cleared the ground and replanted this spring. I’m originally from Arizona, so there was a learning curve for me. In Arizona the native plants are pretty hardy, and mostly do well without much intervention. Now I had to learn the discipline of regular watering and weeding (a work in pro- gress, I admit). My contribution was a ring of marigolds, and our neighbor Bri- an stepped in to repaint the surrounding curb. Now the trafc circle is a happier space of color and green. As I see it beginning to thrive, I’m starting to feel that I’m taking root here, too.

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10 NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB for Fall, 2018 NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB for Fall, 2018 QUESTION AND ANSWER MOUNT BAKER SEEKS WITH A MOUNT BAKER LEADERSHIP TO IMPROVE PHOTOGRAPHER SHORELINE STREET ENDS By: Jennifer Loomis By Karen Daubert “Our extended family lives across the country, and love seeing Seattle is home to 142 unique public spaces called Shoreline Street pictures of our son. We share photos now via a shared fle, but Ends. Tese are streets that dead-end on the City’s bodies of water I have this fantasy gif I want to get the grandparents - it’s a (think Puget Sound, the Duwamish River, the ship canal, Lake Union, wireless digital frame, linked to a fle that I can upload pictures Portage Bay and Lake Washington)! Friends of Street Ends (FOSE) to. So when I upload a picture it would then show up on their use a city-wide volunteer group founded 25 years ago to work with frame at home a thousand miles away. Does this exist? I feel like the city to open and improve these places for the use and enjoyment it should! How can I set this up?” of the local community. FOSE is hoping to support the Community - Question submitted by neighbor, Carrie Club’s eforts to improve Mount Baker’s fve unique street ends: Tis is a great question and it does exist! I recommend the NixPlay S JUDKINS ST was designed and spearheaded by Mount Baker resi- Cloud Digital Photo Frame. You set up an account and put the dent Ned Gulbran and opened for public access 20 years ago. Stew- app on your phone, both iPhone and Android are supported. ards are now sought to improve and maintain this special place. Ten launch the app, select the photos you want, the images are S IRVING ST is semi-open but needs improvements. It is located at uploaded to your account and then downloaded to the frame. You the north end of the Day Street public area under the I-90 bridge can organize photos by album, create playlists and delete images and over the past 10 years has overgrown so that it now appears to you don’t like. Want your others to also add images? Invite your be part of the neighbor’s property. friends and family to download the Nixplay mobile app and grant S ATLANTIC ST and S Massachusetts St have never been opened and them permission to send pictures/videos to the Nixplay frame. appears to be part of the neighbors’ gardens. Tese both present Te nice thing is that if the frame goes ofine, it has a certain exciting opportunities needing volunteers to lead the efort to cre- amount of internal memory so it will continue to play. In ate brand new shoreline paces for the neighborhood. addition, some frames actually have a small USB that you can S HOLGATE ST is also not open for public access but due to its current preload with images. situation, would be signifcantly more challenging . Anyone interested in these special places can contact Your Board I now give the Nixplay 13” to my VIP clients with the images President Peter Greaves [email protected] or FOSE from all of our photo sessions. I can set it so it is motion activated, member, Karen Daubert 206-310-1792. will play a certain time and they can add images to it if they want. Tey love it. My Dad does too. He lives in the Midwest and cannot fy any more so I upload photos of my four year old every week so Dad can see him grow. As a professional photographer I also checked the terms of usage, of course! I don’t want any one having rights to using my photos (and making money of my photographs) without me knowing and approving it. Nixplay is specifc. You own your content. Te frames range in price from $79 to $250 depending on the features, and have diferent fnishes and aspect rations like wide or 35mm. Check them out at https://shop.nixplay.com/. Please send your photo-related questions and your answer could appear in the next issue of Te View!

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To send calendar updates email [email protected] Updated listings on the website at mountbaker.org/events-calendar.html. COMMUNITY CLUB CALENDAR All events held at the Mount Baker Clubhouse unless otherwise specifed Full details and ticket for select events will be available through the Mount Baker Community Club website at www.mountbaker.org. Follow our page on Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/mountbakercommunityclub) for updates and additional details. Tickets to events need to be booked in advance - so please check the website. 9/15/18 Day in the Park Fun for all the family - at Mount Baker Park TBD Candidates Forum Register for tickets to guarantee your seat. Free to attend Check website for dates/how to attend 10/13/18 Recess Monkey Kindie Rock Series - $5 per person 10/27/18 Brian Vogan Kindie Rock Series - $5 per person 11/10/18 Johnny Bregar Kindie Rock Series - $5 per person 12/1/18 Te Not Its Kindie Rock Series - $5 per person 12/2/18 Christmas Ships Walk to see the carolling ships at Mount Baker Beach 12/8/18 Eli Rosenblat Kindie Rock Series - $5 per person 12/22/18 Harmonica Pocket Kindie Rock Series - $5 per person

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