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Our Business is Downtown

The Sumner Downtown Association (SDA) is not only a business located in downtown Sumner but Downtown is our business. We are dedicated to our Mission Statement: Promote the preservation and revitalization of our downtown as the heart of the Sumner community. As one of more than 2000 communities, nationwide, the SDA follows the Main Street™ Approach of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s National Main Street Center. Main Street USA, used to be everyone’s neighborhood, the heart and soul of the community. More than a marketplace, Main Street was the center of civic and social activities, and its buildings reflected not only the town’s past but also its pride. Downtown symbolized the community’s identity and embodied its heritage. The Main Street Approach has four committees that, together, work to strengthen downtown’s TOTAL IMAGE not just its physical image. A vibrant, prosperous, and attractive downtown will increase pride in the area and be a visible barometer of the well being of the entire community. ORGANIZATION: Builds partnerships among diverse groups – property owners, residents, merchants, who must work together to improve and maintain downtown. PROMOTION: Markets a positive image of all of downtown and reestablishes it as an exciting place for shoppers, investors, and visitors. DESIGN: Enhances all visual elements – buildings, façade and storefront restoration, signage, streetscape maintenance, artworks of historic murals and things intrinsic to the community. ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING: Strengthens the existing business district while diversifying its base to achieve a downtown with a variety of uses and economic functions. Since 1991, Washington State’s Main Street Program has recorded statistics from 20 small communities of private/ public funds invested in those cities. Over $1 billion of private and public funding, split almost evenly, has been recorded. These successful revitalization programs have; • Increased the tax base by converting underutilized and unoccupied building and property into revenue producing businesses and attractive property awaiting redevelopment. • Encouraged much needed maintenance and façade restoration. • Preserved the historic character of the City through its buildings. • Promoted an image of downtown as a single entity; a fun, attractive place that serves as the hub of community life. • Restored pride to their community. Downtown is a reflection of how a community sees itself and its future should be a vital concern for every citizen and business person in the community. Now, Sumner has its Main Street being rediscovered, coming back into its own by combining historic preservation with downtown development. The SDA is working to take care of Downtown’s future, today. As a non-profit organization it has a Board of Directors, a full time Executive Director and a part time assistant who oversee the day to day operations of the Association. We are funded through voluntary memberships from both businesses and individuals in the community. Volunteers provide the needed assistance for our events and our committees and we could not function without them. They are giving of their time to help us, and the whole community, have Downtown be the focus of community pride. Downtown is everyone’s business and we want everyone to feel and be a part of the excitement. Please join us at our General Meetings that are held the second Tuesday of the month and are open to the public. For additional information on all that we do, please go to our web site www.sumnerdowntown.com or contact our Director at 253-720-9846.

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Bringing luster back to Downtown murals

Regular visitors to downtown Sumner are wellfamiliar with the city sector’s small shops, pedestrian-friendly navigation, the planned design distinct to a bygone era; truly a classic Main Street anachronism in the middle of a 21st century world. But if you look a little bit closer, you can see the city’s pioneer and turn-of-the-century roots right on the walls of its buildings, in the form of murals. By Daniel Nash

he city has four murals in all—three large and one small—commissioned over the course of the 1990s. In 1991, the then-monikered Sumner Promotion Association commissioned two murals to be painted on the outer walls of downtown businesses. A third mural, on the wall of the “Quality Cleaners” building was commissioned by the Sumner Rotary, and a fourth small mural was commissioned in 1998. Each mural spanned the side of a building and depicted a different historical time in Sumner history, from pioneer settlers to Main Street paradegoers. But with time and wear from 20

years’ rain and wind, the luster of the alfresco art deadened. Now the Sumner Downtown Association, the successor to the SPA, has taken it upon itself to restore two of the landmarks to their former glory. “What we have now is two of the three murals in desperate need of restoration,” Executive Director Arla Holzschuh said. “And one is... let’s put it this way: If the paint wasn’t still curled up on the wall, you wouldn’t be able to tell there had been a mural.” The two murals are an early years Main Street scene on the south side of the liquor store on Alder Avenue and Maple Street,

The Centennial Mural, commissioned in 1991, sits in a state of disrepair on Main Street. Its depicted sawmill is barely visible through peeling paint. Photo courtesy Arla Holzschuh

and a sawmill with a banner celebrating the city’s 1991 centennial on the east wall of the Main Street “Ryan” building that is now occupied by AJ’s Treasure Shack. The fourth smaller mural of a hop kiln is out of SDA’s scope of work, and is being prepared for minor restoration and sealing by the City Arts Commission. The original paintings were completed by muralist Paul Cislo. Michael Wicks, of Sumner, has been tapped to complete their restoration. To fund the project, SDA has opened a charitable donation account with

the Main Street Bank of America. “We hired (Wicks) last fall to scrape and seal the old Main Street 1905 mural,” Holzshuh said. “You can’t just paint over it because that could trap moisture inside the wall and that will cause more problems.” The challenge and expense of restoring a mural lays in its brick-and-mortar medium. First, the muralist is restricted to warm and dry weather for work.

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The Main Street tax incentive program T he Sumner Downtown Association is excited to let you know the Washington state legislature has provided a special way for you to support the revitalization of Sumner. In 2005, legislation was passed to create the “Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program”. Through the program, businesses are eligible to take a Business and Occupation Tax credit or a Public Utility Tax credit for contributions given to eligible downtown revitalization organizations, including SDA. In effect, this refocuses a portion of your tax dollars towards home, supporting our local downtown organization and its activities. SDA is eligible to receive up to $100,000 in tax credit contributions annually. Time, however, is of the essence as there is a cap on the amount of credits available statewide each year.

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If your check to SDA in 2011 is for: $ 500.00 1000.00 5000.00

How the program works You must register online and be an e-filer with the Washington State Department of Revenue to take advantage of this opportunity. Tax credits are available on a first come, first serve basis, so please sign up as soon as possible. For additional information and directions on how to apply, go to www.sumnerdowntown.com

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1. Go to the Department of Revenue web site at http://dor.wa.gov/ and enter your e-file account. Click “List of Services”. 2. Click on “Apply for Main Street Tax Credit”. 3. Click on “Get Started” 4. Using the scroll down list, select “Sumner Downtown Association” as the organization you will make a contribution to. Click on “NEXT” 5. Type in your contribution amount and click on “NEXT” 6. Review the summary page - it will show your contribution amount and the amount of your tax credit. If all is correct, click on “SUBMIT”. 7. Approval is almost instantaneous - you will see confirmation of both your contribution and your tax credit amount. 8. After receiving approval, you must make your contribution directly to the SDA anytime on, or before, December 31, 2011. 9. Once you make your contribution, be sure to get a receipt from SDA and take your tax credit in 2012.

Approval is almost instantaneous – you will see confirmation of both your contribution and your tax credit amount. After receiving approval, you must make your contribution directly to the SDA anytime on, or before, December 31, 2011. Once you make your contribution, be sure to get a receipt from SDA and to take your tax credit in 2012.

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Under a rainbow of remembrance On May 30, Americans will recognize Memorial Day, the national holiday that is meant to be a time of somber reflection on lives lost in the name of war and country. The day is also informally known for barbecues and a day off from work, so it might be logical to assume that younger generations simply don’t pay any notice to the spirit of the day. But at least one organization of young women will spend the morning, as it has every Memorial Day for the last 65 years, in ceremonial remembrance of the dead. By Daniel Nash That group is the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, Sumner Assembly No. 6. An associate group to the Masonic Order, the Rainbows are comprised of young women aged 11 to 20 whom have an interest in leadership and scholarship. The Rainbow Girls, as they’re called individually, will partner with the Veterans of Foreign Wars to honor fallen military men of Sumner. A representative of VFW will read aloud the names of entombed soldiers and, with each name, a Rainbow Girl will place an alternating red, white or blue carnation on a memorial in Sumner City Cemetery. “While [the Order] has many traditions,

the Memorial Day tradition with the Veterans of Foreign Wars is my favorite,” said Kristi Arnold, the Grand Deputy for the Pierce County Rainbow assemblies in Sumner, Puyallup, Parkland and Tacoma. “I was honored to participate as a girl, followed by my two daughters. Last year, my granddaughter made it a three-generation tradition. Many Sumner girls have participated in this event over the years.” The Memorial Day ceremony is just one activity in which the Order participates. In the days of World War II, Rainbow Girls recycled newspapers to conserve resources

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The Sumner Downtown Association is pleased to present the 2011 Event Calendar. Each year the SDA creates a calendar that features ALL the events that take place on the streets and sidewalks of historic downtown Sumner. This calendar provides the community an opportunity of having the date and time of their favorite event, Downtown, at their fingertips. In this publication, we have summarized 6 months of events and in the Fall Edition of the Sumner Magazine we will do the same for the following 6 months. The SDA events are for image building and special events, like the Rhubarb Days Festival, celebrating Sumner’s heritage. The calendar is distributed to businesses throughout the City and in adjacent communities. Pick up your personal copy and post it in a prominent place so you don’t miss any of these great happenings.

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2011 Special Events BRING IN SPRING OPEN HOUSES Saturday, April 2,

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Sponsored by the Downtown merchants, Bring in Spring is the annual Spring season Open Houses. Do your Spring shopping in downtown Sumner at the participating businesses displaying the “Bring in Spring” poster.

DAFFODIL FESTIVAL Saturday, April 9,

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Sponsored by the Daffodil Festival, the Annual Daffodil Grand Floral Parade features the award winning Sumner Community Float from the Sumner Downtown Association’s Float Committee and travels through the cities of Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting, all in one day.

SIDEWALK SALE Saturday, June 18,

10am - 5:00pm

Sponsored by the Downtown merchants, the annual Sidewalk Sale is an old fashioned sales event that brings people Downtown to walk and shop the Historic Downtown area.

RHUBARB DAYS FESTIVAL Friday, July 8, 10am - 5:00pm | Saturday, July 9, 10am - 5:00pm

Sponsored by the Sumner Downtown Association, Rhubarb Days Festival is a new event celebrating our heritage of rhubarb farming throughout the Sumner area and will celebrate the taste and beauty of rhubarb. Plans include rhubarb tasting, baking contest, pie eating contests, recipe collecting, sidewalk rhubarb puzzles, and more. The SDA plans to make this an annual community event as we continue to explore our heritage as we develop the future.

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Sponsored by the City of Sumner’s Arts Commission, Music off Main is held in Heritage Park and each week features different entertainment. This year, Danny Vernon, one of the top 10 Elvis Impersonators in the world and a Sumner community favorite, returns on July 8th.

SUMNER ARTS FESTIVAL Friday, August 5, 10am - 8:00pm | Saturday, August 6, 10am - 7pm Sponsored by the Sumner Arts Festival, the Sumner Summer Arts Festival is a 2 day event that closes off all street travel to present an awesome display of art, music and food. With play areas for the kids and the camaraderie of the community, festival goers couldn’t ask for more.

CLASSY CHASSIS CAR SHOW Saturday, August 21,

10am - 3pm

Sponsored by Heritage Bank, Berryland Café and the Sumner Downtown Association, the Annual event is a staple for our community with its classic vintage vehicles dating back into the 1930’s. Always a crowd pleaser, the participants start rumbling in about 5:00am to get their favorite spot.

MYSTERY WINE WALK Saturday, September 10, 4pm - 7:00pm

Sponsored by the Sumner Downtown Association, this year’s History Mystery Wine Walk will put a spin on Sumner’s heritage. SDA Wine Walks are known for not only being fun but educational as well. With the last mystery being about rhubarb because Sumner is the Rhubarb Pie Capital and once was the rhubarb capital of the world we will provide clues about the buildings around you during the walk. Eighty-five percent of the Downtown buildings are over 50 years old and hold lots of secrets.

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Downtown cleanup will leave no weed unpulled from cracks on Main Spring cleaning is just around the corner, bringing rubber gloves and file boxes back into fashion. But as the weather turns, the Sumner Downtown Association is taking the tradition out of the home and into historic Main Street.

By Daniel Nash

The occasion is the springtime downtown cleanup, in which downtown stakeholders take a day to restore Main Street and its offshoots to a pristine state. The association typically hosts two downtown cleanups per year, one in the spring and one in the fall. This year’s spring cleanup will take place May 7. “Each building owner will be responsible for cleaning up the area around their building,” SDA Executive Director Arla Holzschuh said. “The objective is not to find a weed on Main Street once we’re done.” Building and business owners will clean all public areas of downtown, the scope

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MAIN STREET MEMORIES

Whatever the season, Sumner’s Downtown is ready to celebrate. Clockwise from left: Visitors from all over the region embark on the city Wine Walk for promises of wine tastings and a murder mystery ripe for the solving; Dancing Scarecrows embody life in stillness and motion, haunting passersby at the Autumn Evening; The annual Hometown Holiday celebration, above and right, features living window displays and plenty of deals for shoppers. Photos by the Courier-Herald staff

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MURALS FROM 3 Restoration likely won’t commence until May or early June, Holzschuh said. Second, the porous material of exterior walls absorb environmental moisture during wet weather. Moisture trapped under a painted wall can seep out or cause damage as it evaporates or freezes. To paint a mural on an exterior wall requires not just that the weather be dry; the wall must be dried out. Third, the wall must be inspected to determine whether it is still structurally secure and able to support new layers of weightadding paint. To that end, Wicks has sealed the murals to protect their current state, and inspection of the walls will commence when the weather takes a turn for the drier. Donations can be made by stopping by the Bank of America branch on Main Street and Alder Avenue, and asking to donate to the Sumner Downtown Association’s Mural Fund. Or you can send a donation directly to the SDA at 906 Kincaid Ave., Sumner, Wash. 98390. -

RAINBOW FROM 5 for the war effort; something they still do today. The girls clean headstones in the Sumner Cemetery, participate in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life and support the National Children’s Cancer Society.

The Memorial Day ceremony may actually grow larger this year. A proposal will be made in March to initiate it into a National tradition, homegrown in Sumner. “The girls are living two of their core values,” Arnold said. “Service and patriotism.” The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. in the cemetery, 12324 Valley Ave. E. -

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