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If asked, many women would say that motherhood is one of their greatest accomplishments. But it isn’t always glamorous, it isn’t always joyful, and it can be downright painful. The loss of a child might possibly be the most devastating event a family will ever face. Read about Eliza Clark, a Kirkland Homesteader who lost three of her children to diphtheria in the late 1800s. We recognize that this story is a bit dark, but we also know that motherhood isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. Many mothers deal with this tragedy, so we chose to honor Mrs. Clark, an original Kirkland Homesteader, by sharing her story with Kirkland residents. Even in today’s world, women face many challenges, and one of them is our health. Michelle Sheely inspires us this month by sharing her story of heart disease. Keeping in theme with women’s health, our food blogger, Kayla Orzechowski, who has been free of lupus medication for more than a year now due to her nutritional diligence,

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INSIDE THE ISSUE MAY 2019

FEATURES 12 Join the Club Women in Kirkland Have a Place to Socialize and Promote Positive Change in the World

16 Heart Disease Awareness The No. 1 Killer of Women

18 Moms Have Their Day Raise a Glass to the Ladies in Your Life

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32 Guilt-Free Muffins Almond Poppyseed Protein Muffins

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AROUND TOWN

ATTAIN HOUSING'S 7 HILLS OF KIRKLAND 7 Hills of Kirkland is an annual fundraiser for Attain Housing. Attain is a 501(c)(3) charity that assists individuals and families on the Eastside caught in the homelessness crisis. Whether people are living in their cars, housed temporarily in shelters or facing eviction, Attain Housing will work with them as they stabilize their family; work on goals to help create a stronger future; and find and retain safe, permanent housing. Attain Housing cares, and so do the wonderful cyclists. A classic, popular and challenging early season road ride, the 7 Hills offers courses of 40, 60 and 100 miles. All three routes are wellmarked, well-supported with technical and road assistance and great fun. Falling on Memorial Day each year, the 7 Hills is a favorite early season

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an aging cottonwood tree and creative Kirkland

at rest stops (run by volunteers); and the fun,

Parks staff. The roughly 6-foot-tall stump is perched

festival-like finish at Marina Park, where they’re

mischievously in the park’s grassy field, on the north

greeted by vendor booths, massages, miniature

side of Juanita Drive directly east of the tennis courts.

golf and delicious strawberry shortcake (made

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GIVING BACK

ARTICLE MARY BERNARD | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED BY KIRKLAND WOMAN’S CLUB

Join the Club WOMEN IN KIRKLAND HAVE A PLACE TO SOCIALIZE AND PROMOTE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE WORLD AS THE KIRKLAND WOMAN’S CLUB APPROACHES ITS CENTENNIAL IN 2020, IT’S EASY TO FORGET JUST HOW DIFFERENT LIFE WAS FOR WOMEN NEARLY A CENTURY AGO. While the 19th Amendment to the Constitution—which gave women the right to vote—was introduced in Congress in 1878, it wasn’t sent to the states for ratification until 1919 and was finally adopted the following year. Fashion was modernizing too, as it moved from the more restrictive forms of the Victorian era to looser-fitting garments that revealed a woman’s arms and legs. The Roaring Twenties weren’t far off. While much has changed since then, the core principles and purpose of the Woman’s Club have not. In addition to providing a place where women can socialize, the organization aims to promote and participate in various community service projects. All of this activity emanates from a clubhouse built in 1925 that appears on the National Register of Historic Places. HISTORY AND PHILANTHROPY The Kirkland Woman’s Club is part of an umbrella organization called the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC). Founded in 1890, the GFWC has an impressive record of public advocacy that includes establishing more than 75 percent of the nation’s public libraries, providing support for veterans both at home and abroad, and being one of five women’s organizations chosen to participate in the ratification of the United Nations Charter. Today, the GFWC continues to address issues affecting women and families. Philanthropic efforts of the Kirkland Woman’s Club are divided into various categories of activity. For example, with regard to education, the club provides college scholarships for selected high school seniors. For low-income families, the club arranges baby showers that dispense clothing for newborns. Let’s take a look at more of what makes the Woman’s Club a unique resource in Kirkland. A table is set up for a club fundraiser tea and musical. 12

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EDUCATION Literacy and a lifetime commitment to learning are a big part of the Kirkland Woman’s Club outreach efforts. Members encourage awareness of literacy issues, holding events at a local library, making literacyrelated items available to senior citizens or people with disabilities, starting a book club, or participating in local school board meetings. The GFWC is working on formalizing an educational partnership with the American Library Association.

Seattle artist Katherine L. Wright rendered the clubhouse in watercolor.

The clubhouse building in Kirkland was built in 1925.

The medallion of the GFWC shows its motto: Unity in Diversity. College scholarships are awarded annually to selected local high school seniors.

CONSERVATION Understanding the environmental issues impacting our area is essential to finding effective ways to address them.

HOME LIFE

To that end, the Woman’s Club encourages members and

The well-being of individuals and families can be pos-

the community to host and participate in activities that will

itively affected by community partnerships that address

educate and motivate people to pursue change. This may

serious issues. For example, the Woman’s Club recom-

include everything from becoming acquainted with the

mends becoming familiar with and supporting organi-

local flora and fauna to holding conservation fairs where

zations such as Canine Companions for Independence,

groups such as the Audubon Society make a presenta-

Easter Seals and the March of Dimes, food banks,

tion. One of the club’s stellar conservation efforts was

police and fire departments, Habitat for Humanity, the

the establishment of the Federation Forest State Park

YWCA and Special Olympics. To address issues more

by Catherine T. Montgomery. The 574-acre park pro-

directly, one can donate holiday food baskets for those in

tects hundreds of acres of old-growth Douglas firs, Sitka

need, contribute toiletries to the local Rescue Mission, or

spruce and Western red cedar to this day.

participate in an adopt-a-senior program.

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PUBLIC ISSUES One of the most basic ways members can participate in public issues is to educate themselves and vote. Supporting veterans groups such as Wounded Warriors is another way to provide a public service. People can organize a Neighborhood Watch program to ensure neighborhood security or become educated on emergency preparedness to learn what to do in case of a disaster. The focus is on good citizenship and helping those who may be unable Cross-cultural exchange is an important aspect of club activities.

to help themselves. THE ARTS Art is an important part of any community, and Woman’s Club members seek to support existing arts programs and encourage new ones. This can include music, drama, dance, theater, and arts and crafts. Students are encouraged to submit their short stories, poetry, photography, arts and crafts, and paintings to Woman’s Club contests. The club members may arrange outings to a play or concert, volunteer as docents, raise funds for arts and cultural programs, and collect musical instruments to donate to school music programs. MEMBERSHIP The

Kirkland

Woman’s Club

encour-

ages interested women to attend one of its luncheons, held on the first Thursday of the month, or for coffee on the third Thursday each month. The luncheon has a program associated with it, while the coffee gathering is purely social in nature. After this introINTERNATIONAL OUTREACH

duction, women can decide if they want to

The International Outreach Community Service Program

become dues-paying members. This welcoming

enables Woman’s Club members to enlarge the scope of their

attitude is what drew Urla Morgan to the Kirkland

activities through advocacy, education and action. It is believed

Woman’s Club six years ago, and in fairly short

that through these efforts, change can occur in global friends and

order she had been elected president. Urla, who

communities. Though club members are not physically present at

currently serves as secretary, thinks of the club

these sites, there are innumerable ways to support development

as a sort of modern-day “welcome wagon” for

around the world and to ensure that donations reach the neediest.

those who are new to the area. Being from

In other words: think globally, act locally. Again, this can take form in

a foreign land herself (she’s from Texas!),

simple ways such as participating in a cultural exchange, support-

Urla appreciated the chance to get involved

ing global vaccine programs, or donating sustainable livestock

in this intriguing community of women, 11 of

gifts through organizations such as Heifer International.

whom hail from other countries.

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SUSTAINABILITY The Woman’s Club is sustained through member dues and facility rentals, which the club hopes to grow. Currently, regular meetings for Weight Watchers and AA are hosted, and the building is available to rent for weddings or other services. Coming in May is the scholarship awards program for this year’s four local high school seniors, and it should

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WELLNESS MEMBERSHIP

prove popular. Wherever your interests may lie, the possibilities for friendship are endless, and the opportunity to contribute to community service is limited only by one’s imagination. The Kirkland Woman’s Club invites you to join them. The more, the merrier. For more information on the Kirkland Woman’s Club, visit KirklandWomansClub.org or call 425.224.6677. Members gathered together for a group photo after a luncheon.

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I t ’s t i m e we g a i n awareness and t a ke c o n t r o l o f o u r health in order to reduce the number o f wo m e n w h o end up as heart disease statistics.

ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, A WOMAN WILL DIE FROM HEART DISEASE EVERY 80 SECONDS IN THE UNITED STATES. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, and these statistics are widely unknown. It's time we gain awareness and take control of our health in order to reduce the number of women who end up as heart disease statistics. Surprisingly, cardiovascular disease kills more women every year than all cancers and respiratory diseases combined. I want to sound the alarm to all women regarding heart disease. I am writing this from my hospital bed, as this will be my third heart procedure in six months. I never thought I would be diagnosed with heart disease because I am an active woman with a healthy lifestyle. I am a vegetarian, a runner and a busy single mom. I completed the Nike Women’s Half Marathon just a few months before I was diagnosed with coronary artery disease. Doctors found a 95 percent blockage in my LAD artery. I was on the cusp of a fatal heart attack, but luckily, I got to an emergency room in time. My symptoms were chest pains and shortness of breath, and I could barely run without feeling winded. I knew something was wrong and went to the emergency room. Thank goodness—or else I wouldn’t be here today. What is heart disease? According to the website GoRedForWomen.org, a site that raises awareness for heart disease in women, heart disease affects the blood vessels and cardiovascular system. Many problems can result from this, one of them being atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a condition that develops when plaque builds up in the walls of the arteries, making it difficult for the blood to pass through. If a blood clot forms, this can stop blood flow and cause a stroke, and if the plaque gets thick enough to narrow the arteries, this causes blood flow to be restricted, which can cause a heart attack. Many women ignore the signs of heart attacks and delay going to the doctor. It is my goal to make sure that all women know to call 911 and go to an emergency room if they experience any symptoms of heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, these are the signs to look for: 1. Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the center of your chest. It lasts more than a few minutes or goes away and comes back. 2. Pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. 3. Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort. 4. Other signs such as breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness. 5. As with men, women’s most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort, but women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting and back or jaw pain. Please help me raise awareness by wearing your red ribbons proudly, and do yourself a favor by listening to your body. See your doctor, or visit an emergency room immediately if symptoms arise, and do not become another statistic. You are not being ridiculous, and nobody will think you are a hypochondriac. If you feel something is wrong, it probably is. Your health and your life are too important, so don’t ignore the signs, because if you do, it may be too late. Don’t be a victim!

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HOPS & VINES

Moms Have Their Day RAISE A GLASS TO THE LADIES IN YOUR LIFE ARTICLE MARY BERNARD PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

WHEN ANNUAL HOLIDAYS ROLL AROUND, AS MOTHER’S DAY WILL THIS MONTH, IT’S INTERESTING TO CONSIDER HOW THEY CAME ABOUT. Surely, honoring mothers (and fathers) is worthwhile, but why has this holiday withstood the test of time while others have fallen by the wayside? According to History.com, Mother’s Day in America was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and, thanks to her efforts, became a national holiday in 1914. Ironically, when it became commercialized, Jarvis denounced the holiday and spent years trying to have it removed from calendars. ORIGIN STORY Conceived as a personal way of honoring women’s sacrifices for their children, Jarvis organized the first “official” celebration at a Methodist church in Grafton, West Virginia, in 1908, thanks to the largesse of Philadelphia department store owner, John Wanamaker. (Wanamaker held a celebratory event at one of his stores the same day.) Jarvis intended that Mother’s Day be celebrated by simply wearing a white carnation and by visiting one’s mother or one’s church. AN IRRESISTIBLE FORCE Jarvis launched a letter-writing campaign to politicians and newspapers advocating for the national holiday. She was inspired by her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, who in the years before the Civil War started Mothers’ Day Work Clubs to teach women in Appalachia to care for their children. Woodrow Wilson signed the measure establishing the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day in 1914. It wasn’t long before florists, confectioners and greeting card companies started capitalizing on Mother’s Day. Jarvis came to think of them as profiteers and spoke out against them. 18

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Di ne O u t or DI Y ? And yet today we have the Motherâ€™s

cocktail recipes and a quiche that

Day holiday, and many of us go to

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restaurants to celebrate. For those

ing palate. Not only will making brunch

willing to prepare brunch for mom

honor mom, but you also wonâ€™t have to

at home, we offer some celebratory

fight for a parking space to do it.

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t he drin k s Champagne Cocktail Recipes (from BBC Good Food)

+ MIMOSA Prep: 10 min. Serves: 1 Pour 25 milliliters fresh clementine juice and 50 milliliters fresh orange juice into a Champagne flute. Top with 100 milliliters chilled Champagne and serve.

+ MANGO BELLINI Prep: 10 min. Serves: 2 Peel and chop half of a very ripe mango, and put it into a blender with 100 milliliters Champagne. Blend to a smooth puree. Divide between two Champagne flutes. Top with more chilled Champagne, pouring it slowly to avoid overflowing, and serve.

+ CHAMPAGNE MOJITO Prep: 5 min. Serves: 1 Put a few ice cubes into a wine glass. Then hold 5 mint leaves in the palm of one hand and clap your other hand over it. This will bruise the leaves just enough without making them bitter. Drop the leaves into the glass and pour 25 milliliters rum, juice from half a lime, 1 teaspoon sugar syrup and a few dashes of Angostura bitters. Stir gently, and then slowly top with Champagne.

+ RASPBERRY FIZZ Prep: 5 min. Serves: 1 Put 4 raspberries in a mortar and crush them with a pestle. Scoop the crushed raspberries into a Champagne flute, then top with 25 milliliters raspberry liqueur (such as Chambord) and top with chilled Champagne.

+ SUMMER ALL YEAR Prep: 5 min. Serves: 1 Pour 1 teaspoon elderflower cordial into a Champagne flute. Add 25 milliliters gin, 25 milliliters lychee juice, a few dashes of lemon bitters (optional) and then top with chilled Champagne.

+ KIR ROYALE Prep: 5 min. Serves: 1 Pour 1 tablespoon crème de cassis into the bottom of a Champagne flute. Top with chilled Champagne, and then garnish with a fresh or frozen blackberry. 20

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Crustless Quiche Recipe (from Taste of Home) ingredients + 1 cup chopped onion + 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms + 1 tablespoon vegetable oil + 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained + 2/3 cup finely chopped fully cooked ham + 5 large eggs + 3 cups shredded Muenster or Monterey Jack cheese + 1/8 teaspoon pepper directions In a large skillet, saute onion and mushrooms in oil until tender. Add spinach and ham; cook and stir until the excess moisture evaporates. Cool slightly. Beat eggs; add cheese and mix well. Stir in spinach mixture and pepper; blend well. Spread evenly into a greased 9-inch pie

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plate or quiche dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. TIP: To ensure perfectly cooked quiche, start checking early to see whether itâ€™s done. Baking times are great guidelines, but every oven heats differently. nutrition facts 1 piece: 251 calories, 18g fat (10g saturated fat), 164mg cholesterol, 480mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g

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TIMES PAST

K i r k l a n d Ho m e s t e a d e r Fo u g h t t o S a v e He r C h i l d re n ARTICLE MATTHEW MCCAULEY PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

MOTHERHOOD DURING THE EARLY YEARS WAS HARD, BUT ELIZA CLARK ENDURED A MOTHER’S WORST FEAR

“ I t ’s a l r i g h t , m y d a r l i n g s ,” w h i s p e r e d 2 6 - y e a r - o l d E l i z a “IT’S ALRIGHT, MY DARLINGS,” WHISPERED

Clark to her three young children, moments before she 26-YEAR-OLD ELIZA CLARK TO HER THREE

h a d p uCHILDREN, l l e d t h e MOMENTS t r i g g e r, BEFORE d i s c h a SHE rging the barrel through YOUNG tHAD he w i n d o wTHE g l aTRIGGER, ss. PULLED

DISCHARGING

THE BARREL THROUGH THE WINDOW GLASS. Black powder and a smoky stench now filled the

complained of sore throats. Eliza, thinking they had

cabin. Her shoulder throbbed in pain, and her children

colds, rubbed their necks with camphor and wrapped

were crying in terror, but the shadowy face outside the

them in woolen stockings. But the girls tossed in their

window was gone.

cribs all night, and by morning it was obvious they were

As dawn’s rays illuminated the east, light began poking

seriously ill. Martin peered down their throats, finding

through the trees. Her husband, Martin, was in Seattle,

that their previous red inflammation had been replaced

where he worked and lived weekdays, to help generate

instead with an ominous, dirty white membrane cover-

income for the family. Alone with her children on their

ing their tonsils and descending down to their larynxes.

Kirkland homestead, Eliza dreaded walking out the

No longer feverish, the girls felt cold.

cabin’s door into the clearing. She peered out the hole

Martin raced down the trail to his nearest neighbor.

in the window, her eyes adjusting to the light. A ghastly

“Grandma” DeMott was experienced with sickness

sight lay before her. She had killed her beloved dog, Job,

and remedies. He described their symptoms as she

whom her husband had brought home to protect the

looked at him gravely.

family when he was away. In the darkness of the early

“Martin, your little girls have malignant croup, or

morning hours, she had mistaken Job’s moving form for

diphtheria as they now call it. It is going around Seattle

an intruder around the house, come to harm her family.

and is very catching. I cannot come help you as I

Martin came home to stay after this, as Eliza would soon give birth again. There was plenty to do; he needed

might bring the disease home to my grandchildren, and it is terribly dangerous.”

to plant a garden and resume the seemingly endless

She sent him home with an "essence" that was

task of clearing the homestead claim they had staked

to be boiled in water, instructing that the girls must

in 1882. Their fourth child was born that year, and they

breathe the vapor.

named her Lucy, after Martin’s mother.

“I will pray for you,” she solemnly promised.

Later that year, when returning home from services

The girls’ breathing was now labored, and Eliza was

at their church on Yarrow Bay, the two older girls

desperately trying to comfort them. Martin quickly

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Lucy "Lutie" Patty (nee Clark) c. 1885 shortly before her death in 1938.

“I will pray for you,” she solemnly promised. CONTINUED >

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06 1. Eliza and Martin's daughter, Lucy, known as "Lutie." She was one of only two members of Kirkland High School's first graduating class in the early 1900s. 2. Ollis Patty, Lucy’s husband, was a principal in Kirkland's first Ford dealership on the southeast corner of Lake Street and Central Way (standing at far left). 3. Eliza and Martin Clark's granddaughter, Alice Patty, in the 1920s. 4. Granddaughter Stella Patty, in her Kirkland High School letter sweater (center front). 5. Eliza and her granddaughter, Alice Patty, in 1909 6. Lucy “Lutie” Patty with her husband, Ollis, and their children Alice, Stella, Homer and Clark. Ollis was elected town treasurer when Kirkland incorporated.

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boiled water and the essence in a pan, and when

complexion was an ominous sign. As they tried to

he lifted little Sarah’s head so she could breathe the

save the boy, Eliza finally passed out from exhaus-

vapors, she managed a weak smile. Ora was far less

tion. Martin held the steaming essence pan, and the

responsive. The Clarks continued the vapor treatment

neighbor lifted the boy from the crib to breathe the

throughout the day, but by that evening Ora was seized

vapors. But Willis had stopped breathing. His eyes

by coughing, vomiting and breathlessness. After mid-

were closed. Martin pressed his hand on his motion-

night, Ora’s consciousness slipped away, and her little

less son’s chest, but there was no heartbeat.

face turned purple. She strained a few times trying to breathe and became still.

Their kindly neighbor dug the three tiny graves. With rough cedar boards left over from building the cabin,

Martin cradled his 9-year-old’s body in his arms and

Martin made coffins for his children. Eliza dressed

gently set her on his and Eliza’s bed. He straightened

them in their church clothes and changed into her

her arms, closed her eyelids and covered his first-born

best dress. Martin donned his Sunday suit and then

child with a clean bed sheet. Eliza stared blankly in

placed his children's bodies into their coffins and took

disbelief, as Martin embraced her, reminding her

them one by one to the new graves at the sunny knoll.

that they had to focus on saving their other little girl.

They read verses from the Bible, and they prayed. They

Through the night and into the next day, they desper-

were silent for a time. Finally, Eliza carried her baby as

ately administered the steaming essence vapors to

she and Martin returned to their cabin. The neighbor

Sarah. But as night fell, the 6-year-old’s mouth gasped

remained behind and filled in the three small graves.

for air. Then she slipped away from the conscious world, joining her older sister.

Eliza awoke with a sore throat the next morning. Desperate, Martin took her to Seattle, despite knowing

Martin and Eliza sat, dazed and paralyzed with grief.

that perhaps no one would be willing to help them. The

Then their 3-year-old son, Willis, called from his bed for

neighbor arrived, and the men carried Eliza and the baby

something to drink. Martin rose and brought his boy a

down to Martin’s boat on Lake Washington. They rowed

cup of water. To Martin’s horror, the boy fingered his

for 5 miles across the lake, then carried them another 4

neck and said his throat was hurting. Bringing an oil

miles down a muddy trail, now known as Madison Street,

lamp nearer, Martin examined Willis’ throat. It was red

and into the smelly, smoky sawmill settlement of Seattle.

and inflamed. The Clarks boiled more essence and had

Martin’s fears were realized. Seattle’s one hospital

the boy breathe the vapors. It was all they knew to do.

refused diphtheria cases, and no hotel or other lodging

A soft knock at the cabin door revealed a neighbor,

allowed them accommodations. They trudged desper-

asking how he could help. Martin sent him to Seattle, in

ately for hours through Seattle’s muddy streets, not

the desperate hope he might return with a doctor. The

knowing what was to become of them. The epidemic

man sprinted down the trail to the lake, returning hours

was monopolizing Seattle’s few doctors. Residents,

later with terrible news: no one would come to help the

fearing the terrible disease, offered no assistance.

Clarks. The diphtheria was too dangerous. Though encouraged by the fact that Willis didn’t struggle for breath as his sisters had, his ashen gray

Out on the street, with no shelter and darkness fast approaching, in crushing grief and despair, they then heard a kind voice.

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“Are you in trouble?” They turned to face a woman wearing the unmistakable black habit of a nun and told her their plight. “Come with me. We will care for your wife and child,” she replied. Martin hesitated. “We are not Catholics, Sister.” “But you are God’s children. Come,” she said with a smile. Martin later described the sisters’ care as “a miracle.” They persuaded a doctor to treat Eliza, who made a full recovery, and neither Martin nor their baby ever suffered the symptoms that claimed the children. The family remained in town for several months but ultimately faced a monumental decision. Would they return to their homestead and its haunting reminders, or would they start afresh elsewhere? Martin asked his wife, but she did not hesitate. They would return to their homestead. Even in death, Eliza refused to leave her children. The Clarks had two more children: Margaret in 1885 and Charles Walter in 1888. They also took in two children who had been abandoned, raising them as their own. Martin, Eliza and their children now rest in the Kirkland Cemetery.

1. Eliza Clark through the years. She and her family rest in Kirkland Cemetery. 2. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer announcement of the tragic death from diphtheria of Eliza and Martin's three children in 1882. 3. Dr. Charles Walter Clark, Eliza and Martin's only surviving son. After earning his M.D., he went on to become a prominent disease researcher. 26

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Will the queen let her son marry

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Janeane Garofalo has been an American institution since 1992. Janeane has had many critically acclaimed roles such as The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Wet Hot American Summer, Ratatouille, Steal This Movie, Reality Bites, Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion, Mystery Men, The Ten and The Cable Guy. Janeane also co-authored the best-seller Feel This Book with Ben Stiller. KPCenter.org

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KIRKLAND

NEIGHBORHOOD

REALTY REPORT

ORIGINAL PRICE

SOLD PRICE

%SOLD/ORIG

DOM

BDRMS

BATHS

Houghton

$1,000,000

100%

2.5

Bridle Trails

$1,075,000

$1,228,000

114.23%

2.5

Rose Hill

$1,260,000

100%

2.75

East of Market

$1,249,900

$1,300,000

104.08%

2.25

Highlands

$1,298,000

$1,315,000

101.3%

3.5

Downtown

$1,288,000

$1,353,000

105.04%

1.75

Juanita

$3,295,000

$2,700,000

81.9%

4.5

Houghton

$1,149,995

$1,160,000

100.87%

3.5

Bridle Trails

$1,388,000

$1,500,000

108.06%

3.25

East of Market

$1,450,000

$1,438,000

99.17%

144

2.75

Highlands

$1,478,000

$1,400,000

94.72%

2.5

Rose Hill

$1,344,950

100%

2.75

Houghton

$1,049,999

100%

2.5

This data is a sampling of sold properties from March 2019. Source: IRES MLS system.

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