A Nordic Heritage Museum welcome to Governor Gregoire
Today was a ton of fun and a real joy. Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson and I welcomed Governor Chris and First Gentleman Mike Gregoire to Ballard to tour the Nordic Heritage Museum and learn about their $65 million capital campaign to build a new community center along Market Street.
Many months ago the Nordic Heritage Museum folks came to Olympia to discuss their project. I casually suggested to them that we should invite the Governor for a visit and help us build momentum for our private fundraising efforts. The team grabbed the idea and ran with it! Today was the result and it was a real joy to see the excitement and sense of engagement as the Governor learned about the history of immigration and more of the five Nordic countries.
I had the honor of welcoming guests (including Councilman Larry Phillips) and helping to introduce the Governor. Our extra special guest was former Rep. Helen Sommers whom I have the honor of succeeding in the Legislature. I so appreciate the Governor’s time, energy and thoughtful effort to help us build community not only in Ballard but across our city and state.
