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Centennial Weekend
 Bringing Cultures Back Together...


                                                                                                                                                         (photo by Edwinna Van Eaton)

    October 19, 2009 - by Dixie A. Walter: While staging for the Centennial parade descendants of Soo-Too-Lick aka Indian Henry and descendants of Town Founder T. C. Van Eaton finally had a chance to meet. Pat Van Eaton, with the sign and brown hat, seized the golden opportunity and suggested the descendants of both men get together for a photo.
     Ten days before the Centennial weekend I received the following email from Elaine McCloud who stands  behind the Soo-Too-Lick sign in the dark coat with red collar.

      "My children are Sutterlicts, descendants of Indian Henry Soo Too Lick who appeared in several articles of your paper in 2007.  Their father was the late Bennie Sutterlict Jr., their grandfather the late Bennie Sutterlict Sr, their great grandfather was Joseph Sutterlict, their great great grandfather was James Sutterlict and their great great great grandfather was Henry Sutterlict. 
      "According to our records, he was full Cowlitz and his wife was Annie Sutterlict, also full Cowlitz.  After my 1st husband’s death, I remarried Jack McCloud Jr. of the Nisqually Tribe. He took me to the Indian Shaker Church cemetery and has gathered additional information for me. Are any of the individuals responsible for cleaning the cemetery still around?  We knew nothing of who this ancestor was or where he was buried until I found your article [On ENN].  My name is Elaine McCloud; I am Heritage Coordinator of the Chehalis Tribe."

Welcoming Bill Akiyoshi Back Home Again


                                                                                                                                                                              (photo by Bob Walter)

     During the Eatonville Centennial parade Saturday, parade-watchers welcomed former Eatonville resident Bill Akiyoshi, whose family was the last of the Japanese residents to be taken to "Camp Harmony," the Puyallup Assembly Center in May of 1942, because his younger sister had the measles and was still in quarantine.
     Beside Bill is his wife, Ruth, and next to her is Bill's lifelong friend, Bev Gollehon. Sitting in front is another of Bill's old friends, Doris Vormestrand. Escorting the four is Dick Carman. Bev related how, after the parade, a pre-arranged class reunion of sorts took place - lunch at the Tall Timber Restaurant, enjoyed by 18 former classmates. They were in eighth grade when, by executive order of President Roosevelt, the War Relocation Authority mandated the evacuation of all Japanese residents on the west coast to relocation centers. Bill later enlisted and served as an interpreter in Japan with occupation forces during World War II.

Centennial Masked Ball
 For More Photos and Video Please see Masked Ball


                                                                                                                                                          (photo by Bob Walter)

Three unidentified lovely young women embody the mystery of masks.

Visit the First Home in Eatonville


                                                                                                                                                   (photo by Bob Walter)

     See more photos of Town Founder T. C. Van Eaton's log home built in 1889 by T. C. and brother-in-law Nate Williams. It originally stood next to what is now Key Bank. The first white child in Eatonville, Frank Van Eaton, was born in this house to T. C. and his second wife, Jane Osborne.
    For more photos and short video please see First Home  

Tour Van Eaton Home
 For Photos and Video Please See Centennial Home Tour


                                                                                                                                   (photo courtesy Pat and Edwinna Van Eaton)
 

Honoring George Smallwood


                                                                                                                (photo by Bob Walter)

     Mayor Tom Smallwood and his sister, Bonnie, prepare to unveil the impressive new sign honoring their father, the late George Smallwood for whom the park is named. Please see  more photos and video at Smallwood Park Sign.

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