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 1 NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB for Fall, 2018 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 20172018 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.