The presentation of this award is a tradition within the Kenmore Heritage Society of recognizing a person in our community who, through his/her commitment and dedication, fulfills the high ideals which the event embodies.

Part of the inscription on the plaque that is given says, "In recognition of (his/her) contribution to our community and in fostering an appreciation and understanding of Kenmore history and heritage..."

The award is named for John McMaster, who came to the Northwest from his hometown of Kenmore, Ontario in 1889. He operated mills in other areas before moving his shingle business to the Kenmore area. On January 1, 1901, he joined Chris Kruse in erecting a mill here, naming it the McMaster Shingle Mill. With incorporation of his business, there was a need to identify the area, so on January 10, 1901, he named this area KENMORE, after his Canadian hometown.

NOMINATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE - YOU can nominate someone to receive The John McMaster Heritage Award. Forms will be available at the Harvest Festival Dinner. The deadline for nominating a person for this award is Wednesday, December 3. The Selection Committee will review the nominations and make a selection. The award will be presented at the KHS Annual Founders Day event on January 7, 2004.

Nominating Committee presents slate of nominees

Election of Officers vacant board positions will take place at the Harvest Festival Dinner during a brief business session. The following is the slate of nominees presented by the Nominating Committee:

President . . . . . Priscilla Droge
Vice-President . . . Char Crawford
Secretary . . . . . Jeanie McBee
Treasurer . . . . . Annette Eaton

Board of Trustees Members: 
Ken Munro
Leroy Anenson
Jeannie Bower

Continuing Board of Trustees members serving through 2004 are: Gary DuPen, Don Ivanhoe, Lucibelle O'Grady and Elmer Skold.

Good news - we're getting lots of positive comments on our book. People seem to be fascinated by the history of our beloved Kenmore. Only a few hundred history books are left, and soon we will be ordering the second printing. Many people who have purchased the book are coming back to order more copies for their family members, and many are purchasing them for Christmas gifts. Many of the Kenmore school libraries have purchased copies of the book, and several PTAs are considering ways they can sell the books, also.

Kenmore by the Lake books are available for sale at the Kenmore City Hall, Ostrom's Drug and Gifts, and Kenmore Camera. The price is $25. Tell your friends and neighbors.

On Sunday, November 30 at 5pm, Priscilla Droge, our historian, will have a "signing party" and books will be sold at Third Place Books. She will also talk about Kenmore history and answer questions. On that same day The Seattle Times will feature a story about the book in Paul Dorpat's weekly feature entitled "Now and Then" in the Pacific Northwest section of the newspaper.

The wonderful history and book display prepared by Kenmore Camera, and Russ and JoAnn Evans, has receive a great deal of interest. It has been on display at Washington Mutual Bank, Northshore Utilities and the James R. Murphy Auction House. It will be on display in late November at Third Place Books, and hopefully at many Kenmore businesses and schools in the future. We are very grateful to Kenmore Camera and the Evans.

 Char Crawford
 Editorial Board Co-Chair

Fly the Kenmore Flag... with pride in our community

The original Kenmore flag was developed in 1979 by a Kenmore Chamber of Commerce committee, which was chaired by LeRoy Anenson. Businesses and residents proudly displayed their new flag, giving support to the unincorporated community of Kenmore.

The organizers of the Kenmore Incorporation Committee slightly revised the design. With the many heron rookeries in Kenmore, and with the new City adopting the heron as the Kenmore Bird", it was an obvious addition.

Greetings from Kenmore, Ontario! Bobbi and I just returned from a one-month trip through the northern New England states and the Canadian Maritime provinces. A highlight of our travels, in addition to the incredible fall colors of Vermont and New Hampshire, was our two-day visit to our "mother city" in Ontario.

It was more than we could have expected with Mayor Chiarelli of Ottawa proclaiming October 10th "Kenmore Day"! Kenmore area councillor Doug Thompson hosted a city-wide tour for us with a reception at City Hall where the mayor presented the Kenmore Day proclamation to us.

That evening, thirty Kenmore residents gathered at the Kenmore Community Hall (which looks a lot like ours) for a turkey dinner where we presented a complimentary copy of our Kenmore history book to the village. It was an evening of many thanks in the spirit of the time with the Canadian Thanksgiving celebrated that weekend.

Kenmore is located in Osgoode Township, so a visit to the Osgoode Museum brought more pleasant surprises. Among the artifacts are many related to John McMaster and the McMaster/Carkner mill located there in the late 1890s. Also shared was a genealogical summary of the families of McMaster and Carkner.

We will receive it soon and be able to learn more about John and Annie (Carkner) McMaster. While there, we presented a Kenmore flag and other Kenmore memorabilia to the museum.

Tom Traeger
 KHS President

Paul Dorpat will feature Kenmore in his "NOW AND THEN" column in Sunday's Seattle Times Pacific Northwest magazine supplement on November 30.

The "then" photo will be the Kenmore Realty Co. picture on page 77 of our Kenmore history book; the "now" photo will be of the Tai Ho Restaurant.

Our Kenmore history book is now complete, and funds have been set aside for cataloging and storage of our artifacts and historic photographs. Elmer Skold has provided archival boxes for much of the material and will be overseeing the "book archives".

Arlene Telquist Torell continues to work with the other archival materials that we have been collecting for the past five years.

Some items we have in our possession are: Kenmore Railroad Depot sign, number tag from an old telephone pole on 68th Ave NE, an old cedar shingle produced by one of the former shingle mills in Kenmore, photographs, etc. It's evident that there is a real mix of items in our archives. Perhaps you can add to this memorabilia collection.

It's dues renewal time

It's time to be thinking about renewing your Kenmore Heritage Society membership. There are two convenient options offered for paying the 2004 dues:

- Pay at the Harvest Festival dinner on November 5, or

- Watch for the mid-November mailing with a dues statement and a pre-addressed envelope.

Priscilla gives the following special poem for remembering this important yearly task:

Forget the hasty, unkind word;
  forget the slander you have heard;
Forget the quarrel and the cause;
  forget the whole affair, because...
Forgetting is the only way;
  forget the storm of yesterday.

On September 5, 2003, LeRoy Anenson and Les Eaton visited Inglemoor High School's Student Assembly and presented the school with a Kenmore flag. This makes their flag display complete at the entrance to the school. (LeRoy had noticed one flagpole was empty as he drove by the school.)

Inglemoor High School now has the flags of the United States, Washington State and Kenmore proudly flying from its three poles.

Kenmore & District Pipe Band

We hear from Richard Detjen that the band had seventeen "gigs" this season, most recently at Kenmore's Good Ol' Days parade and at the Alaska Days in Sitka, Alaska. They will perform at the Seahawks game on November 2nd and at Acacia Cemetety for Veterans Day, November 11th. The band looks forward to eighteen events in the coming season. The people of Kenmore and communities near and far are given a special treat when this band performs.

 "comitas contagium"

The Kenmore Heritage Society had an active booth at this festival, and many of our history books were sold. Thanks to the many who signed up to work at the booth from noon to 7pm.

Several years ago when Russ and JoAnn Evans were visiting friends in Brisbane, Australia, they learned that there is a Brisbane suburb named Kenmore. Coincidentally, this Kenmore's roots also go back to Kenmore, Scotland!

Since then, the Evans' Australian friends have collected historical information about "their" Kenmore and have become active members in a Seniors group there. also, they expressed an interest in our history book, and Kenmore Heritage Society sent a copy to them.

Watch for more information about our new Kenmore "connection" in future issues of this KHS newsletter.

ANNUAL HARVEST DINNER 
                                               Wednesday, November 5th, 2003

The social hour begins at 6:30; dinner is at 7pm. 

Tickets are $8 - pay at the door, but you must reserve a spot in advance by calling Priscilla Droge (425-486-4202) or Arlene Torell (425-481-9272). 

Entertainment is by the Seattle Banjo Band - great sing-along and toe-tapping music! 

KENMORE COMMUNITY CLUB 
7304 NE 175th Street, Kenmore

©2003 KENMORE HERITAGE SOCIETY
P.O. Box 82027
Kenmore, Washington 98028 USA

This newsletter is published by the Kenmore Heritage Society on a quarterly basis and mailed to all members and those interested in community history and heritage. To contribute articles to the Newsletter, please contact Jeanie McBee, Editor, at 425-486-6977 (days), 425-486-1410 (evenings), or email mcbee@northlakelutheran.org