The

Mount Baker View

NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB

ISSUE 246, APRIL 2016

2811 Mt. Rainier Drive S.

www.mountbaker.org

206.722.7209

| M@mountbakerCC | CMount Baker Community Clubhouse

COMMUNITY POTLUCK
SATURDAY, MAY 14
Join us on Saturday, May 14 from 6:00 to 10:00 PM for our annual
Community Potluck! Once intended to welcome neighborhood
newcomers, the potluck expanded five years ago to include everyone in Mount Baker. Its now one of our best attended familyfriendly events, and is a great way to kick off the summer season.
There is no admission fee, just pay what you can and bring a salad,
side dish or dessert to share. Beverages will be provided and there
will be a no-host bar serving beer and wine.
Well have games and activities for the whole family, including a
treasure hunt throughout the Clubhouse for the kids, and the upstairs room will be filled with games and fun. We invite you to
contribute a personal story about the Clubhouse or the neighborhood to our interactive storyboard on the history of Mount Baker.
Live music and unique auction items will be available.
Come out and meet your neighbors at this wonderful community event. A big thank you to our sponsors for making this
event possible

STRETCH YOUR DONATION

FURTHER ON GIVE BIG DAY
May 3 is GiveBIG, the Seattle Foundations annual 24-hour effort to invest in community non-profits. All
donations made to MBCC on May
3 (from midnight to midnight PST),
will be matched in part by the Seattle Foundation stretch pool. Last year
MBCC earned an additional $1,000
thanks to GiveBIG. This years goal is
$15,000! Join us on Facebook to learn
more about how to participate. And
make your gift on Tuesday, May 3!

BOARD MEMBERS WILL MATCH

UP TO $10,000

The Board of the Mount Baker Community Club has stepped up

to match donations made to the Annual Fund between now and
the end of June - up to $10,000! Your donation will have double
the impact!
Steeped in history, the Mount Baker Community Club has served
the neighborhood for more than a hundred years. Through civic
meetings, community potlucks, volunteer activities, and community politics, it has provided a gathering space for neighbors to
come together to learn, relax, and talk for generations. Help us
maintain the historical legacy of this important part of our community.
There has never been a better time to show your support. To qualify for the match, donations must be received before the close of
business on June 30, 2016. Please consider donating today.

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Presidents Corner
Spring is the time we start to emerge from our winter hideaways and
meet up with neighbors. Two events at the clubhouse are a great opportunity to do just that: our membership meeting on May 2 and our
annual neighborhood potluck on May 14.

arson fire. Does anyone remember this painting? Do you have any
information about how and when it came to the Club? If so, please
email me at president@mountbaker.com. I would love your help answering these questions.

On May 2 we will elect board members for the coming year. This
is our official membership event. For information about the slate
of board candidates, visit us online at www.mountbaker.org. The
neighborhood potluck on May 14 is always a lively event and a great
way to meet long-time and new neighbors.

And finally, May is the time for Give Big, a day of giving through
Seattle Foundation to local nonprofits. We hope youll remember the
Club on May 3. Visit us online at www.mountbaker.org for details.

Speaking of long-time residents, we have a mystery we hope a Mount

Baker resident can help us solve. In our storage area, we have a huge
framed oil painting (8x4) that hung in the club before the 1992

I hope to see you at the membership meeting and the Community

Potluck. Happy spring!

The son of the man who was

studying the painting

YOUR MBCC BOARD

Officers:
PRESIDENT/BOARD CHAIR
Judith Yarrow, president@mountbaker.org

TREASURER & FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

Open Position
SECRETARY
Bill Davis, secretary@mountbaker.org
Committees:
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Megan Gandt Guansing, communicationschair@mountbaker.org
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR
Diane Schachter, development@mountbaker.org
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR pro tem
Ron Suter, governancechair@mountbaker.org
PARKS & OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Zach Fleet, parkschair@mountbaker.org
PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR
Open position
ZONING, LAND USE, PLANNING & TRANSPORTATION CHAIR
Open Position
M.L. KING JR. SCHOLARSHIP FUND REPRESENTATIVE
Judy McBroom

PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR

Open Position
EXECUTIVE ADMIN
Stephanie Cameron, stephanie@mountbaker.org

VICE PRESIDENT & CLUBHOUSE COMMITTEE CHAIR

Peter Greaves, clubhousechair@mountbaker.org

Board Members at Large:

Ann Beeman
Ben Blakey
Mike Brosius

CLUBHOUSE MANAGER
Megan Haile, manager@mountbaker.org

Dawn Counts
Julia Janak
Mark Temmel
Corey Rawdon

Clubhouse Staff:
Joe Kadushin
Mary Joy Lopez
Kristen Myers
Rory Deen
Nancy Whitlock, Bookkeeper

The View:
Julia Janak Editor-in-Chief
Ben Bruce Community Editor
Gaelan Kelly Layout and Design

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MANY THANKS TO ERIN BRUCE,

PROGRAM MANAGER
EXTRAORDINAIRE
MOUNT BAKER GARDEN TOUR

We are thrilled to announce a brand new event: Hidden Gardens

and Outdoor Spaces is our first annual tour of the quirky, beautiful, creative backyards in Mount Baker. The tour will feature
backyard farms, edible landscapes, play spaces, artist/work studios,
entertainment spaces, and of course, unique northwest landscapes.
Intrigued? Save the date: July 9, 2016. We promise you a fulfilling and
lively day that will also raise funds for our beloved Clubhouse. The
day will run from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and will offer participants
a chance to peek inside these special outdoor spaces. We will have
experts on-site to answer questions should you be inspired to recreate the ideas in your own backyard. Master gardeners will be available throughout the tour, as well, for consultation at the Clubhouse.
In addition to the Garden Tour, we will direct all attendees to the
various outdoor community spaces in our community including
local P-patches, Bradner Gardens, Charlestown Hillclimb, and
Colman Park. We plan to offer educational programs at 11:00 AM,
1:00 PM, and 3:00 PM on related topics (TBD) as well.
At 4, we hope you will stop by the Clubhouse to enjoy the food and
musicsort of a post-tour happy hour. This will be a fun event for
all ages. We hope you dont miss it!
We are still looking for gardens and outdoor spaces for the tour. If
you want to nominate a garden please email Diane Schachter at
dschach001@gmail.com. Also, if you would like to be part of the
planning, we welcome you! Email Diane for details.

MOUNT BAKER NEIGHBORHOOD

TOUR FROM THE SEATTLE
ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION

Our Programs Manager, Erin

Bruce, resigned in January, moving on to start her own business.
Erin brought tremendous creativity, organizational skills, and energy to the Club and used them
to help us improve and expand
our program offerings. We will
all remember the games and activities she and her husband Ben
organized at Day in the Park, the
raffles she started at our annual
Community Potluck, and the many creative ways she introduced
Club activities to the neighborhood.

We will all miss her as a staff person, but we expect to see her at
Club events - maybe even tossing an egg at Day in the Park. Thank
you, Erin, and best of luck in your new endeavors!

WELCOME NANCY WHITLOCK

TO THE CLUB

Please help us welcome Nancy

Whitlock who is providing contract bookkeeping support for the
Mount Baker Community Club.
Nancy finds bookkeeping, accounting and QuickBooks work
therapeutic and calming. Shes
lived in Seattle for 24 years and
loves the variety of cultural and
nature-based opportunities that
the area provides. When shes not
immersed in accounting and bookkeeping she loves spending time on
creative writing projects, cooking,
hiking and seeing live music!

The Mount Baker neighborhood provides a dramatic backdrop

for an array of domestic architectural styles. You can sharpen your
architectural identification skills and learn about the residents
and architects who shaped this neighborhood. Tours are $15 in
advance/$10 for Seattle Architecture Foundation members. Tickets at the door are $25 cash, provided space is available. Meet
in front of the Mount Baker Community Club. Learn more at
www.seattlearchitecture.org/tours/community-tours/. The Seattle Architecture Foundation is offering two tours: Saturday, May 7,
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and Saturday, July 9, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

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BIG SHOES TO FILL: A VOLUNTEER PROFILE OF BOB WALSTON

By Julie Dillon

Bob Walston is one of the elements that

makes Mount Baker a neighborhood with a
heart, said Jeniphr Breckinridge, Chair of the
Martin Luther King Scholarship Fund Committee. Anyone who has met Bob on one of
his frequent dog walks immediately feels his
warmth and good cheer. Bob is the long-time
Treasurer of the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund Committee. We look to Bob for
his sensibility and stability, as well as his kind
Bob Walston and Annie
Photo by Julie Dillon
candor. He is a can-do guy and our go-to problem solver, said Jeniphr.
I recently met Bob for coffee at Mioposto on a cool morning. You know,
there was no accounting system, Bob reflected on the time he was
asked to be the treasurer over 21 years ago. There was no bookkeeping,
and the bank statements hadnt been reconciled in months! When they
asked me to help, there was such a need, I couldnt say no. Bob holds
a degree in business accounting. He worked as a senior accounting supervisor for GMAC Financial Services for 36 years. He retired in 1992.
Bob and his wife, Lil, moved to Mount Baker in 1995 to be near to
their daughter and her growing family. Bob spoke lovingly of his
wife, Lil, whom he called a Dynamo. Also a pillar in the community, Lil passed in 2012.

LIVING IN A HATE FREE ZONE

By Julia Janak

You may have seen this sign in

the window of a local business:
Hate has no business here, it says,
We stand with our Muslim community members. We stand with
refugees and immigrants in our
community. All are welcome here.
Its a message that immediately
clicked with me when a neighbor
showed it to me. I went home and
put a laminated copy in my front
yard. If you are interested, download the poster here:
www.mainstreetalliance.org

The Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund provides funding to college-bound kids from the Greater South Seattle area. When the Scholarship first began in 1985 the awards were around $250 and today they
are between $3,000 and $5,000. It is because of Bob that the Scholarship recipients get their funds and get them on time, said Jeniphr.
Bob is the model of a committed volunteer: tireless, helpful and giving, said Richard Monroe, an active member and past chair of the
Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund Committee. I shudder to
think where the Scholarship Fund would be without his many years of
service as our Treasurer.
The people on the committee are an excellent, very committed
group of people said Bob. His long service is evident, according to
Judy McBroom, another Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund
Committee member, My own take is that Bob is The History of the
committee. Whenever you want to know what has happened in the
past, you can ask Bob.
Bob said hes looking forward to training his successor soon when
I asked how he envisions his future as treasurer. Its important to
me that my legacy include easing the role of the treasurer to the next
volunteer...any takers? he asked with a smile.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

By Bill Davis, MBCC Secretary, Southeast District Council

Vice-President and MBCC rep, and South Seattle Crime Prevention Council board member. If you have questions, contact Bill at
secretary@mountbaker.org

BOARD ELECTIONS: MAY 2

Elections for the Mount Baker Community Club board will be held
at the May 2 community meeting. If youre interested in serving on
or learning more about the board or its committees please email Ron
Suter, Governance and Nominations committee chair, at
governancechair@mountbaker.org.

STAYING
SAFE
MBCC is pleased to announce the creation of the Emergency Pre-

January: Community activist David Berger shared that the Viewpoint Park (on the west side of 31st Avenue South at South Day
Street) has received a Small and Simple grant of $14,000 from Seattle
Departments of Neighborhoods to clear invasive plants and control
trees on the steep slope beneath the park. This pocket park features
informational displays and stone monuments that use rays from the
sun to indicate solstice and equinox times.
February: Kim Calander from South East Effective Development
(www.seedseattle.org) presented Phase IV of the Rainier Court development planned for the area north of South Charlestown Street,
between 34th Avenue South and 35th Avenue South. It will include
affordable apartments and town homes for low- to moderate-income seniors. Extensive cleanup of what was an unregulated landfill in the 1930s and 1940s will be done before construction begins.

A forum comprised of South Precinct Commander Captain Mike

Washburn, along with Operations Lieutenant Matt Allen, Seattle
paredness and Safety Committee. Last summer when we hosted an prosecutor Matt York and Crime Prevention Coordinator Mark Solincredibly well-attended event on disaster preparedness, MBCC re- omon presented information and answered questions about crime
alized the importance of this issue to our community. We are seeking trends and perceptions in our neighborhood, the south precinct,
committee members for this and other MBCC committees! Please and throughout the city. All crimes and suspicious activity should be
contact Judith Yarrow at president@mountbaker.org if you are in- reported to 911 or the non-emergency number 206-625-5011.
terested in joining a committee.

The Southeast District Council Meetings (southeastseattle.org)

The SEDC meets at the South Senior Center (4566 South Holly Street)
at 6:30 PM on the fourth Wednesday of the month except holidays
National Night Out will be Tuesday, August 2. This is an annual and mid-summer. Recent agendas included: the Hillman City Colcommunity-building event to promote police-community partner- laboratory, the Washington State Affordable Health Care act, two
ships and neighborhood camaraderie to help make our neighbor- pending Seattle Schools levies, off-leash dog areas, Communities
hoods safer and better places to live. Talk with your neighbors about of Opportunity, and the Neighborhood Park and Street fund which
hosting a party in the park or on the block. Register an event and has up to $90,000 available to be dispensed by the SEDC this year.
receive a Coordinator Toolkit at www.natw.org.
The South Seattle Crime Prevention Council (SSCPC) meets on the
first non-holiday Wednesday, September through June at 7:00 PM at
the Southeast Seattle Senior Center (4655 S. Holly Street). Recent guests
include King County Prosecutor, Dan Satterberg and a Black PrisonMeetings are open to everyone, and start at 7:00 PM on the first non- ers Caucus rep. Each meeting features a guest speaker and includes
holiday Monday of the month, September through June; no meeting time for those present to present community concerns to representain December. Before each meeting, we host a social with snacks and tives of the Seattle Police Department. Contact Chair Pat Murakami
beverages provided by Mioposto (www.miopostopizza.com).
at (206) 478-9038 or pat@southcpc.org. More at www.southcpc.org

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

MBCC COMMUNITY MEETINGS

VOLUNTEERS GIVE THE CLUBHOUSE A LITTLE LOVE

We are so grateful for the many willing hands this winter that helped
ready our 100-year-old building for the spring rental season. Besides
helping to beautify the building, all of those volunteer hours count
as a part of the required labor match for our grant from the Seattle
Department of Neighborhoods. We send a hearty thank you to all 26
volunteers for their 80 hours of combined service to the clubhouse.
Over the MLK Jr. Day and Presidents Day weekends volunteers came
from the Association of Black Business Students, Washington Conservation Corps (AmeriCorps), and neighbors from Mount Baker to
wash windows, replace light bulbs, repair miscellaneous items, clean
outside areas of the clubhouse, wash woodwork, sand, patch, prep
and paint. Keep your eyes open for future Volunteer Work Parties in
the summer and fall!

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MUIR BOOK FAIR AND EQUITY HOME TOUR UPDATE

IN SCHOOLS
By Stephanie Cameron

The 2015 The Home Tour was a great success with seven stunning
homes on display. Thank you to the many volunteers who made
As part of its on-going effort the event possible and especially to Craig Norberg for helping to
to address the issues of equal coordinate it all. Between sponsorships, advertising, the craft fair
access and opportunity, John and ticket sales, the Home Tour raised a net total of $20,000 to
Muir Elementary put a very support the Mount Baker Community Club! If you would like
personal twist on its school- to be involved in the planning for the 2017 Home Tour (yes, its
wide Scholastic Book Fair in time to start planning!), please contact Stephanie Cameron at
December. In recognition that stephanie@mountbaker.org.
almost 65% of the student
body receives a free or reduced
lunch and may not be able to
fully participate in this event,
the Muir PTA donated $10
An excited kindergartener at the
to
every
student to spend on books
Muir Book Fair.
at the Book Fair. Students attended
the fair during their school library time with their librarian Steven
Marsh who said at the weeks end, That was the most fun Ive had
all year! Staff and students were deeply appreciative of this unique
effort to equalize the Book Fair. Erica Sternin, the childrens librarian at the nearby Columbia Branch of the Seattle Public Library
was similarly charmed, Ive never heard of a PTA giving out $10
to everyone what an amazing idea!
By Ilonda Palacios

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NONPROFIT PROFILE:
COLLEGE ACCESS NOW

By Ashley Mouldon

Im really proud that we are still locally and regionally supportive. We

want to be a part of the community
we serve, said Kayle Walls, Acting
Director and Operations Director of
local nonprofit College Access Now
(CAN). Recently CAN moved into a
new space at 3211 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. It was a no-brainer,
Walls continued. We knew we wanted to stay in the neighborhood.
College Access Now

Founded in 2005, CAN provides students, regardless of background

or income, the guidance needed to overcome barriers to pursue
higher education. Through CANs intensive college access and completion program, students receive coaching and one-on-one support
to complete high school, and enroll and succeed at the college level.
In the most recent academic year, CAN served more than 700 high
school students in Seattle, and more than 900 students at colleges
across the state. In fact, more than 200 students from Mount Bakers
Franklin High School are involved in CAN programs.

College Access Now

CAN also enjoys a longtime relationship with the Mount Baker

Community Club through the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship
Fund (see Page 8). CAN and the Scholarship Fund Committee work
together to review applications and award scholarships to our neighborhood youth: This has been a great partnership, said Walls.
This year CAN is pushing forward the notion that all students
should graduate high school and enter college. We are working
to solve the workforce gap here in Seattle, said Walls. We have
that talent here. CAN recently joined the Highline School District and hopes to reach an additional 350 students by 2017.
There is so much more they can do, though, with the support of the
community. CANs biggest needs are: connecting with businesses to
obtain corporate partnerships through internships and job shadowing opportunities for their youth, as well as volunteers for their direct
service programs and Board of Director positions.
Learn more about CAN and how you can get involved at:
www.collegeaccessnow.org

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MLK EVENT RECAP

By Judy McBroom

The 32nd annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Award cere- the obstacles they had overcome. Former mayor Norm Rice and formony occurred Friday, March 18 attended by a large crowd. Eleven mer King County Executive Ron Sims introduced the students. The
students were awarded scholarships of $3,000 each, renewable for a keynote address was given by Dwane Chappelle, former principal at
second year with proof of good standing. All of the students spoke Rainier Beach High School and recently appointed the first director
articulately and movingly about their journey toward college and of the Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning.

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MLK LIST OF DONORS

The MLK Jr. Scholarship Committee thanks everyone who contributed to support our youth in pursuing
the goals of attending college. The
list below reflects gifts receive from
March 17, 2015 through February 2,
2016. If your name has been omitted, please contact Bob Walston, at
boblilwalston@yahoo.com. Your
generosity means so much to us.
Abramowitz, Alan & Meg Mandelson
Allstate Giving Campaign
Anderson, Kari & Jory Oppenheimer
Arney, Ann & Jay
Baker, Justin & Laura
Banks, Walter & Yvonne
Barenborg, D J & L J
Benson, Jim & Bobbi
Berman, Joel G
Black Family Foundation
BlackRock Inc.
Block/Leavitt Foundation
Bohmke, Karen
Brown, Becky
Brown, Steve & Linda
Buckner, Brian & Laurel
Bush, Roger & Heidi
Bushley, Alan & Kristin
Cairns, Carolyn & John Tapp
Cairns, Mary
Cannon, Linda
Carr, Walt & Maggie
Cary, John & Susan
Cast, Jennifer & Elizabeth Franklin
Children Count Foundation
Chemnick, Patty
Chivers, Stella
Chung, Thomas & Raji Venkateswaran
Ciecko, Jim & Joanne Myers
Clark, Theresa-Ann
Clay, Vince & Teresa
Clemans, Warren & Kathryn Schmid
Cochrane, William & Leslie
Cockburn, Matthew & Amy
Cole, Peter & Jennifer
Coleman Foundation
Collins, Ted & Patricia
Columbia City Bakery
Cordial, Steve & Cynthia
Cotts, Laura
Creahan, Kathleen & David Funke
Cryst, Cyrus & Ann Merryfield
Dahl, Peter & Linda
Darby, David & Connie Standish
de la Fuente, Anna-Maria
Degasperi, Curtis & Sara Waterman
Diklich, Kimberly & John
Dollard, Deb & Ed Parks
Dunnam, Mary & Jim
Eakes, Kenneth & Pamela
Edwards. Davod
Eitelbach, David & Sarah
Ericsen, Emily A
Everlove, Sandi & Marcus Rempel
Fawcett, Jacob & Connie Burke
Finkelstein, Mark
Fitzhugh, Priscilla & Ken Johnson
Foley, Martha
Follis, Lorna
Fox, Michael
Frantzen, John & Stacey
Fredrickson, Steve
Fulton, Moira M & Lee Daneker
Furubayashi, Hugh & Bethany
Gjurasic, Luke
Glant, Gary & Vicki
Goldstein, Lynn & David Tauben
Granberg, Janice C
Haberman, Audrey & Marge McGinty
Haggard, Mary K
Haley, David & Mary Ellen
Hard, Lawrence & Hylton
Hartley, David
Hazzard, Sharon
Hetherington, James & Katherine
Hirschfeld, Karin & Christopher Smith
Holtzen, Carolyn & Mark
Houser, Kristin & Steven Scott
Iannucci, Jeanne & Terry Holme
Jacobson, Holly & Thomas
Jahn, David & Charlotte

Jenkins, Leroy & Julie

Jiggins, Julian & Katherine
Johansen, Helen & Anne Ellington
Jungerhans, Robert
Karp, Wlliam & Susan Goralnick
Katahira, Bob & Jenifer
Kates, Margie
Katz, Aaron & Kate Daugherty
Katz, David & Leslie Gilbert
Katz, Philip & Linda
Keane, T Jeffrey & Martha Noerr
Kelly,MD, Michael R
Kennelly, MD, Michael & Sue Hott, MD
Kiviat, Mark & Nancy
Kline, Adam & Gene Middaugh
Kohl, Paul & Philomena
Kosterlitz, Amy & Todd True
Kunreuther, Robert P
Lackerman, Ellen & Neal Stevenson
Landry, Elizabeth
Lane, Phillip B
Lang, Lance & Jalyn
Lanning, Mark & Jeniphr Breckenridge
Laster, Dan
Letzing, Gerhard & Eunice
Lines, Erick & Andrea
MacGowan, Patricia & Craig
Manes, Stephen & Susan Kocik
Markl, Thomas & Cricket
Martin, Charles & Mary Anne
McCann, Teresa & Thomas
McDonald, Margaret
McElmeel, Evy & Jan Hirschmann
McFarland, Stacey & John Ostermann
McInerney, Janet
Mead, Andrew & Sharon
Microsoft Gifts Program
Mioposto
Milstien, Julie
Mirman, Carol
Montague, James & Sherry Richardson
Moore, Barbara L
Morales, Jerry & Jennifer
Morris, Pam & Greg
Morris, Tom & Linda
Mount Baker Ladies Book Group
Mulherkar, Shirish & Anne
Mumford, Donald & Esther
Murphy, Colleen S
Neary & Sutherland Family Fund, A Donor
Advised Fund of Renaissance Charitable
Foundation
Neff, John & Lee
Neiman, Paul
Noland, Jane & Tom Zilly
Noreen, Eric
Okamoto, Sharon & John
Opalka, Margaret & Patrick
Oppenheimer, Gerald & Mildred
Panther, David E
Parker, James & Lani
Pedroza, Antonio & Heather Matheson
Pepsi Bottling Group
Pereyra, Walter
Peters, Marie
Peterschmidt, Florence & Eve McClure
Petersen, Anne
Petersen, Tim & Margaret
Pielage, Patrick & Kris Gulbran
Pine, Elizabeth & Nick Wagner
Plauche, Samuel & Amanda Carr
Poll, Judy
Pope, Cheryl
Pope, William
Porter, Neal & Barbara
Powell, Jerome
Powers, Thomas & Elizabeth
Prentice, Chris & Julie
QFC
R.M. Young Company
Ragen, Cameron & Tori
Reed, Allison & Joshua Stellick
Reuter, Richard & Sharon
Rinne, Robert & Peggy
Riser, Melinda
Ristig, Lynn & Craig Shrontz
Robinson, Virginia & James Rowlands
Roetman, Karen & Mark Hill
Rooke, G Alec
Rosen, Annie
Rosen, Bill & Jean
Rosenast, Alex & Jill
Rosenkranz, Mark & Susanna
Rowland, Randy
Rowley, Mark & Ginny
Ruchwald, Ira & Judy Kuskin
Schneider, Art & Kim Street
Sechrist, Mike & Melinda

Sedlik, Earl & Chayl Kay

Sellin, Susan
Shrontz Family Foundation
Silberstein, Uri & Jackie Fradkin
Skrivan, Jim & Jane
Smith, Todd W
Snapp, Nancy
Sohn, Richard & Susan Papanikolis
Sprung, Jeffrey & Cecilia Beer
Stanton, Lee & Elizabeth
Steel, John & Rebecca
Steen, Diane
Steers, George & Lucy
Stelling Jeff & Katherine Hoerster
Straley, Hugh & Linda
Straley, Martha & Ken Mostow
Stremick, Dennis & Kathleen
Sutro, Margaret & Marschel Paul
Tamkin, Lawrence & Hilery Avritt
Taylor, Jonetta & Bob Papsdorf
Tazioli, Terence
The Boeing Company
The Feed Store
The Merck Foundation
The Seattle Foundation
Thiompson, Chris & Julie
Thompson, Jason & P. L.
Thompson, Sara & Richard Gelinas
Thompson, Terry & Ortencia Santana
Upton, Beth & Rayburn Lewis
Van Nimwegen, Donald & Barbara
Vanguard, Donor Anonymous
Wagner, Connie & Chuck Moriarty
Walston, Bob
Weibling, Dennis & Beth
Weisbach, Mike & Julie
Williams, Jeanette
Williams, Sherry E
Wilson, Kevin & Emily
Yarrow, Judith
Yip, Ben & Joyce
Youtz Chris R & Nancy Dabney Youtz
Zatochill, Jean & Donald

In Memory and Memorial

Doug McBroom Memorial

Bowen, Nicholas
Jenner, Page & Maureen
McBroom, Judy
Ribera, Mario & Elizabeth
Rossmeissl, Nancy & John
Sandy Monroe Memorial
Chinn, Linda
Monroe, Richard
Paturick, Chuck & Bobbie
In Memory of Judy Hill
Hill, Kenneth
In Honor of Art Schneider & Kim Street
Fackler, Jan & Whit
In Honor of Mark Lanning & Jeniphr
Breckenridge
Lanning, Dean & Dorris
In Honor of Jonette Taylor & Bob Papsdorf
Taylor, John A

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WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING THIS MORNING?

By Julia Janak

This year Ive gotten to know a few morning traditions from the Horn
of Africa thanks to some families at John Muir Elementary. If you have
a special morning drink, please share it with us at
newsletter@mountbaker.org

OROMO COFFEE

Roast the beans when they are green,

said Kamaria Abubakar (pictured here)
of her Oromo coffee she shared with
us at school one morning, and your
whole house will smell good! Sometimes we dry the beans on the ground,
so make sure you wash the beans first!
Now a resident of Mount Baker, Kamaria originally hails from Oromo, a region of Ethiopia.

Lets try to make a cup of Oromo coffee at home. First roast green
coffee beans over hot coals in a brazier. Grind the beans and place
the grounds in a special vessel, called a jabanaa, and bring to a boil.
When the coffee boils up through the long neck of the jabanaa it is
poured in and out of another container to cool off, then returned
to the jabanaa to boil again. Pour coffee for all yoby mr guests by
moving the jabanaa over a tray with small cups until each is full. A
horsehair filter in the spout prevents coffee grounds from escaping.
The grounds are brewed three times: the first round of coffee is
called abol, the second arajaa and the third barakaa (to be blessed).
The Oromo people are an ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia, northern
Kenya, and parts of Somalia. With around 38 million members, they
constitute the single largest ethnicity in Ethiopia and the wider Horn
of Africa. The Oromo language is their mother tongue, also called
Afaan Oromoo and Oromiffa.

Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa, bordered

by Ethiopia to the west and Djibouti to the northwest. It has a population of around 10.8 million.
The capital is Mogadishu and the official languages
are Somali and Arabic.

SOMALI TEA

In Somalia we usually prefer tea over coffee, said Somali natives

Rashid I Noor and Luul Y Abshir, instructional assistants at John Muir
Elementary. Another Muir parent often brings in homemade Somali
tea to share with families. Tea, or shaah in Somali, is an important
social beverage. Shaah is a spiced tea made with cardamom, cloves
and sometimes dry ginger. It is usually served milky and sweet. Here
is a recipe for making a great tasting cup of home-made chai, or shaah
cadeys, often served for casariya, afternoon tea, with khamiir, a sweet
doughnut type pastry, or a samosa.

Prep time: 10 minutes. Cook time: 15 minutes.

Total time: 25 minutes. Serves: 3 - 4 people
INGREDIENTS:
2 CUPS OF WATER
1 CUP OF MILK
2 TEASPOONS OF TEA LEAVES (USE A STRONG TEA LIKE KENYAN)
6 CARDAMOM PODS
1 CINNAMON STICK
TEASPOON OF GROUND GINGER (YOU MAY USE MINCED FRESH GINGER)
4 BLACK PEPPERCORNS
2 CLOVES
SUGAR TO TASTE
PREPARE: GRIND ALL THE SPICES AND PLACE IN THE SAUCEPAN WITH THE WATER.
ADD TEA LEAVES AND BRING TO BOIL. ADD THE MILK AND HEAT THROUGH FOR
TWO TO THREE MINUTES. SIEVE THE TEA INTO A POT AND SERVE HOT.

Want to learn more? Horn of Africa Services (www.hoas.org), a nonprofit located in our neighborhood, provides advocacy and educational
services to our East African immigrants and refugees, bringing positivity and self reliance to the forefront of peoples lives. HOAS helps people
whove endured tremendous hardships regain control of their lives and overcome obstacles such as learning a new language and culture, finding
jobs, overcoming emotional trauma, all while preserving the morals and customs they deeply value.

HELP CREATE A SAFE GRADUATION NIGHT 2016

The FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL PTA would like to thank those in the profit. Help us raise funds to allow as many as possible graduating
community who made donations to help revive our tradition of Sen- seniors at Franklin High School to attend the Class of 2016 Grad
ior Grad Night last spring. With the help of your financial donations, Nights Celebration, a safe alcohol- and drug-free all-night event!
we were able to send over 105 graduating seniors to a safe, all night,
fully chaperoned, organized graduation celebration in June of 2015. Giving is easy. Go to: www.crowdrise.com/classof2016gradnight
Or send a check (with GRAD NIGHT on the memo line) to: FHS PTA
We are continuing the tradition this year and reaching out to eve- c/o Franklin High School, 3013 S. Mount Baker Blvd, Seattle, WA 98144
ryone in the community. If you would like to support this event for
our deserving young people, please consider making a tax deduct- Our students and PTA are deeply grateful for the community support!!
ible donation. Like most PTAs, we are a registered 501(c)(3) non-

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NEWS OF THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB for April, 2016

COMMUNITY CLUB CALENDAR {

To send calendar updates email manager@mountbaker.org

Updated listings on the website at mountbaker.org/events-calendar.html.
All events held at the Mount Baker Clubhouse unless otherwise specified

RECURRING EVENTS INCLUDE:

MEANINGFUL MOVIES: Doors open at 6:30 PM. Join neighbors to educate and advocate using the power of social justice documentary films

to build a positive and meaningful community. FREE.

COMMUNITY MEETINGS: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM. Join MBCC board members and neighbors to discuss issues relevant to our South Seattle

community. Beverages and snacks at 6:30 PM. Meeting convenes at 7:00 PM. Check MountBaker.org for the agenda.
COMING UP!
Saturday, Apr. 23


Thursday, Apr. 28
Monday, May 4
Saturday, May 14
Thursday, May 26
Monday, Jun. 6
Saturday, Jun. 8
Thursday, Jun. 30
Monday, Jul. 4

KINDIEPENDENT KIDS ROCK SERIES: Recess Monkey. 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM. Recently named the #3 Kindi band in America by Time Out
New York, Recess Monkey is known for their contagiously exciting live shows. Individual show tickets on sale now at BrownPaperTickets.com.
$5 per person at the door.
MEANINGFUL MOVIES
COMMUNITY MEETING
COMMUNITY POTLUCK. Come meet your neighbors at this wonderful community event. Bring a side dish or dessert. Doors open at 5:30pm
MEANINGFUL MOVIES
COMMUNITY MEETING
YARD SALE. A neighborhood-wide day of yard sales. Get your yard sale on the map provided FREE at the Club.
MEANINGFUL MOVIES
NO COMMUNITY MEETING this month. Happy Independence Day!

NEW!
Saturday, Jul. 9
Thursday, Jul. 28
Thursday, AUG. 25
Sunday, Sep. 11
Monday, Sep. 12

GARDEN TOUR 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Come see the beautiful gardens and backyard spaces of your Mount Baker neighbors. $15 per person.
MEANINGFUL MOVIES
MEANINGFUL MOVIES
DAY IN THE PARK. Meet your neighbors at this wonderful free community event. Enjoy field games, music, concessions and more!
COMMUNITY MEETING

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Seattle, Washington 98144-6227

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Summer Events at the Clubhouse!

Camp TechWise: Five-day computer and digital design day camp for kids ages 8 - 16.
Only runs the week of July 11-15. Register online now at www.camptechwise.com
Hidden Gardens and Outdoor Spaces: Our first annual tour of the quirky, beautiful,
creative backyards in our community. July 9, 10 AM 4 PM. Tickets $15
Stone Soup Summerstage: Five-day theatre day camps for kids ages 5-14. One-week
sessions run from July 18 through September 2. Register online now at
www.stonesouptheatre.org

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