Renton Historical Society presenting totem-pole rescuers with award

Published 10:29 am Thursday, June 7, 2012

The Renton Historical Society presented its George and Annie Lewis Custer Award for Heritage Citizenship Wednesday to a team of preservationists who rescued and restored the Henry Moses Honoring Pole in 2011.

Jim Ploegman, White-Bear, Fred Lund and Chad Lindstrom worked together from autumn 2010 to spring 2011 to return the stolen honoring pole, restore it to its original beauty, and relocate it at the Fred Meyer Shopping Center at Rainier Avenue and Sunset Boulevard.

The Custer Award is given by the Renton Historical Society to recognize extraordinary contributions to documenting, preserving, or educating about Renton’s history.

“The saga of the Henry Moses Honoring Pole’s restoration is an extraordinary story,” said museum director Elizabeth P. Stewart.