Redmond Historical Society
History Hero, 2011
During 30 years as Redmond’s director of parks and recreation, John Couch built a network of open spaces that makes our town the green gem that it is. That alone made John a great candidate for our annual History Hero award, but it was his amazing ability to corral volunteers for our Sammamish Valley News scanning project that made him the unanimous choice for this year’s award by the Redmond Historical Society.
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John brings incredible energy to the passion of preserving and sharing our heritage – and you can usually see him in action at the Derby Days parade where, in the past, he has ridden his vintage 10-speed bike or shoveled horse manure with our own Naomi Hardy!
The 2011 History Hero award will be presented to John Couch at the Redmond Historical Society annual picnic on June 11, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Anderson Park, 7802 168 Avenue NE, Redmond.
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Past History Hero winners:
2010: Brad Best
2009: Randy and Stephanie Reeves, and Paul and Patty Gordon
2008: Dianna Broadie
2007: Charles Payton
2006: Rosemarie Ives
Photos courtesy of Brian Ranck and Redmond Historical Society
