EVERETT – Backers of a waterfront tribute to men and women who have worked in Everett’s fishing industry are holding a fundraising dinner Saturday to pay for it.
The fleet, which has now faded to perhaps a dozen working boats based in Everett, may be looking for a new home soon.
The last fish processor moved out of Everett earlier this year, and the net sheds used by the fishermen will likely be razed soon to make way for a $400 million development at the Port of Everett.
Kay Zuanich and Barbara Martinis Pearcey are leading a committee to produce the tribute.
“We felt that all that history of what the fishing industry had done in Everett would be gone,” Zuanich said. “We felt that people who would go down there wouldn’t even know that we had a fishing industry that was an important part of the economy.”
The group has received an anonymous donation of $10,000 to start things off and has won the support of the port and developer Maritime Trust.
No decision has been made, but Zuanich said the tribute likely will be more than simply a statue. She’d like to collect and display items and information about the Everett fleet, which got started in the early 1900s.
Port director John Mohr said a tribute could be part of a new port administration building that officials are considering in the redeveloped area.
A fundraising dinner to support a tribute to fishermen in Everett will be held Oct. 28 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 2719 Cedar St. It begins at 5:30 p.m. and includes a social hour, dinner and presentation. Attendees will be able to purchase prints of a watercolor by Everett artist Bernie Webber or a commemorative hat. A $15 donation is sought for dinner.
To make reservations or get more information, call 425-353-7836 or e-mail fraunahoglund@verizon.net.
Send contributions to Fishermens Tribute, PMB 3804, 2525 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201-3020.
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