NEW YEAR’S TUNES Catch a local concert on New Year’s Eve. Page 10
LET IT SNOW Vashon enjoys a short-lived snow day. Page 15
NEWS | Bob’s Bakery sold to island newcomers. [3] COMMENTARY | Handling stress during the holidays. [6] SPORTS | Age versus experience on the field. [14]
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Island airlifts can save lives in a crisis but may be costly Not all insurance plans cover the bill By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
When islander Ken Garrison fell in his garden a few months ago, island medics took him by ambulance to Virginia Mason, where doctors examined and released him. But back at home the next day, he began to have trouble speaking. When the medics arrived this time, they thought he might be having a stroke and determined that heading to Seattle in a helicopter gave him the best chance for a full recovery. His wife Phyllis recalls that day clearly. “I said, ‘Yes, you must take him,’” she recalled. “It’s just that simple.” Garrison faced additional health difficulties after that, but the cost of the helicopter ride was not among them, as his health insurance paid for
the ride in full. Not everyone is so lucky. Islander Andrine Olson was airlifted to Seattle with severe chest pain days after being hospitalized for a major heart attack in 2005. While the airlift was a relief, she said, her bill for it was not. Her insurance did not cover the $8,000 to $9,000 expense, she said, and she paid between $6,000 and $7,000 out of her own pocket nearly a decade ago. Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) receives more than 100 aid calls a month, according to Mark Brownell, the battalion chief for emergency medical services, and most often when hospital care is needed, the island’s emergency responders take people by ambulance. When faster help is needed, however, they call in Airlift Northwest, a medical transport provider that serves Washington and Southeast Alaska. SEE AIRLIFTS, 20
Another company has its eyes on K2 as pot applications roll in By NATALIE MARTIN Staff Writer
Even the biggest Grinch would have had a smile on his face last week at the Vashon Theatre, when around 200 people gathered to celebrate the season in song at the annual holiday singalong. Seated in the darkened theater as though catching the latest flick, islanders young and old instead belted out carol after carol as lyrics flashed across the movie screen. Local pianist Randy Bruce provided the melodies as singers — some skilled, others just confident — sang carols that ran the gamut, from the deeply religious “O Holy Night” to the more merry “Frosty the Snowman” to the classic “White Christmas.” The perennial favorite came when “The Twelve Dogs of Christmas” went up on the screen and audience members, per tradition, stood when their favorite dog breeds were called out. “It’s one more example of classic Vashon community” said Craig Beles, who led the evening dressed as Santa Claus. “It’s a great group, and it’s truly cross-denominational,” he said. “There are individuals who are not traditional fans of Christmas, but they love going and singing with the community.” The Vashon Ukulele Society kicked off the event, strumming tunes that conjured up a warmer place, and the saxophone trio of Linnea Cookson, Van Crozier and Karen Eliasen (pictured above) played while the audience rested their own pipes. The annual singalong had its beginnings nearly 20 years ago, when Gay Jungemann, then the owner of Owen’s Antiques, gathered a group to sing carols at the park-and-ride near Center. The event grew in popularity and moved after just a couple of years to the theater, where owner Eileen Wolcott still offers up the space for free. “It’s one of those things I love to keep going,” Wolcott said. Story and photos by Natalie Martin
A second company has applied to grow marijuana at the K2 building, and several islanders have tossed their hats in the ring to start smaller marijuana businesses on Vashon. According to information released last week by the state Liquor Control Board (LCB), three off-island companies have now submitted applications to start marijuana growing operations on Vashon — two of them at the K2 building — and three island groups or islanders have applied to grow legal pot on the island as well. As of Dec. 17, no one had applied to open a marijuana retail store on Vashon. The application window closed on Dec. 19, and final information has yet to be released by the LCB. Bakkhos Holding, a new company with several investors, has applied with the state for licenses to both grow and process marijuana at the
K2 building. Last month another company, Def Clown West, also applied to have a grow operation at K2. Def Clown West’s agent, a Redmond man, declined to comment on the company or its plans. Michael Rosen, a Mercer Island attorney who is an official with Bakkhos Holding, referred questions to the company’s spokesman, Scott Bales, a San Francisco real estate broker, investor and developer. Bales said Bakkhos Holding — a group of Washington investors with diverse backgrounds — is currently looking at several properties, including the K2 building, to locate its marijuana operation. They have been in contact with the building’s realtor, he said, but have no agreement in place. “The property itself would be ideal for our use,” he said. “I couldn’t comment on the status of the deal.” SEE MARIJUANA, 18
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Island bakery to change hands Bob’s Bakery will have a new owner after the holidays. After nearly seven years at the helm of the bakery, Paul and Jill Beytebiere plan to sell the business this month, and a baker, recently relocated from Washington, D.C., plans to open up shop shortly after the new year. The shelves at the longtime bakery were loaded with holiday treats last week when Paul Beytebiere took a break after a long night of baking to talk about the news and what he plans to do next. “I am going to take four days off in a row,� he said. “I have not done that in seven and a half years.� With four children in junior high, he said he needs more time with his family than his 80-hour work weeks allowed. A soccer enthusiast and the soccer coach at the middle school, he said he might coach more as well. The Beytebieres have run the bakery since 2007 and put it on the market in June after struggling to make it profitable. “I love baking, but I’m not one for trying to make a lot of money,� Beytebiere said. “I just love to bake.� Though his final day working at the bakery will be this month, last week Beytiebiere had not yet set an official closing date. For his final days as the owner, he said he hopes to hand out lots of treats, and, he added, he thinks his kids want to stay overnight in the bakery one more time, something they did when they were younger. “It’s been so much fun — being closer to the community and getting to know so many special people,� he said. “I have so
much I want to bake for so many people.� The bakery is set to change hands on Jan. 2, when new owners Samantha and Stephen Weigand will take over. Samantha will run the shop as a traditional bakery, she said, and plans to open Friday, Jan. 3. For the first few months, she plans to keep things pretty much as they are as she gets to know customers’ schedules and what they like. “Nothing is going to look drastically different for awhile,� she said. Weigand is a longtime baker who had her first baking job at the Grand Central Bakery in Seattle. Since then, she said, she has gone to culinary school in Washington, D.C., taught pastry classes and run her own catering business in Washington, D.C. Pregnant with their second child, Weigand said the two will close the bakery for a couple months this spring after the baby’s birth, freshen the space up and reopen in time for the busy summer months. For years, she said, she and her husband had been planning on moving to Vashon, and it was part of their three- to five-year plan. In August, they came for a vacation, learned that the bakery was for sale and fasttracked that plan. While the bakery has not been extremely profitable, she sees a lot of potential there, she said, and intends to do “smart things with really good food.� While she expects a transition period initially, she said she is undeterred. “I am in it for the long haul,� she said. “It’s going to be great.� — Susan Riemer
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Ferry district has a new head as it looks to the future Agency is building new water taxis, grappling with funding shortage By NATALIE MARTIN Staff Writer
A King County Council staff member has been named the new head of the King County Ferry District, which operates Vashon’s passenger ferry service. A.J. McClure, 36, the former outreach and communications director for County Councilmember Julia Patterson, was appointed as the ferry district’s new administrator by the district’s board of directors last week. Before coming to the county, McClure, a Renton resident, worked on regional policy for the city of Seattle and also worked for a number of community organizations. Michelle Allison, aide to Councilmember Joe McDermott, who chairs the ferry district, said McClure was chosen to oversee the small transportation agency in part because he is already knowledgable about King County and issues surrounding its water taxi service from Vashon to downtown Seattle and from West Seattle to downtown. “His experience in outreach and communication will be very beneficial to making sure customers can get what they
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need, and we can continue providing county will be able to maintain its current service levels. efficient service,” Allison said. “We haven’t identified a doomsday sceMcClure comes on at a busy time for the ferry district. Ridership is at an all- nario,” he said. “We’re ahead of the curve. time high and continues to climb, and I think we recognized this was coming, the district is in final negotiations with a and we have time to plan for it and come contractor to build two new water taxis. up with a set of solutions. … We’re kind The boats, funded in large part by fed- of using this year as the year we need to make some serious eral grants, will replace traction to plan for the the two catamarans it currently uses, both of “The ferry district is at a very future.” If the district can which are leased. critical point right now in get on a stable path, At the same time, terms of funding and ability, McClure said, it may the ferry district has an uncertain future. A.J. McClure also look at expandThe revenue the agenKing County Ferry District Administrator ing its water taxi service and adding other cy makes from its two routes. routes doesn’t cover its “All those things at costs, and it has drawn from its reserves in recent years to main- play made it interesting for me to help tain service. The reserve funds are nearly lead the effort,” he said. The former ferry district administradepleted, McClure said, and in 2014 officials will focus on finding new sources of tor, Christine Nelson, stepped down in the summer of 2012 after three months revenue. “The ferry district is at a very critical on the job, citing family reasons. Allison said the position wasn’t filled point right now in terms of funding and ability,” he said. “The service is actually until recently in part because there was doing very well, and we’re building rider- a proposal before the state Legislature to ship on both the routes, but the future is fold the free-standing ferry district into unknown how it’s going to continue to the county government, something that would have eliminated the administraoperate.” McClure emphasized that he knows tor job. A bill proposing the consolidahow vital the water taxi service is, espe- tion — a move that was predicted to save cially for Vashon Islanders who commute $200,000 a year — passed in the House to jobs downtown, and he expects the but not the Senate.
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Granny’s Attic funds health care needs while large expense looms Necessary paving project cuts into grant money for island nonprofits By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
Granny’s Attic, which funds a variety of health-related programs on the island, awarded another round of grants this month, at the same time it is preparing for a large capital expense of its own. The latest awards, totaling more than $30,000, were in the second grant cycle since Granny’s transitioned from focusing its support on the Vashon Health Center to providing funds for a broad array of health programs offered by island nonprofits. Granny’s members awarded fewer grants than they would have liked, according to Janet Kime, the president of the Granny’s board. Next summer, she said, Granny’s must repave its parking lot, which will cost up to $80,000, and needs to steward its funds accordingly, though members would prefer to fund health care over buying blacktop. “It’s like spending your Christmas money on underwear,” Kime said. Two of the grants Granny’s members approved earlier this month will go to the Franciscan Medical Clinic - Vashon Island, Kime said. In the September granting session, clinic representatives had requested funds to help with transportation expenses for its off-island staff. Granny’s turned the request down then, Kime said, believing it was not sufficiently program-related. The group reversed that decision at the request of clinic and Franciscan staff, who said they would lose clinic employees and have a hard time replacing them without the transportation assistance. Not all Granny’s members were swayed initially, Kime said. “We had a rigorous debate at the meeting,” she added. In the end, the members voted to fund six months of commuting expenses, which is $11,000 and half of what the grant had requested. “This will allow time for the Franciscans time to figure
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will make it possible for VCC to offer $600 scholarships — out their own solution,” she said. Granny’s also voted to provide $15,000 for a liquid full tuition — as well as ferry fare for qualified candidates. nitrogen generator for the clinic. Liquid nitrogen is used to Viva, a basic needs program at Vashon Youth & Family treat a variety of skin problems, including warts and pre- Services (VYFS), also benefitted in this round of grants. cancerous skin growths. Other Franciscan clinics do not Currently, Granny’s provides $40,000 to fund the medical have this piece of equipment, Kime said, voucher program, which enables uninand refer people out for such services. On sured low-income islanders to obtain “We are disappointed Vashon, though, a referral means a ferry health care from several Vashon health ride, and with this new piece of equipbecause we had just geared providers. However, the Viva program, ment, the clinic will be better able to treat up our grant program. We which administers the vouchers, lost a patients on the island. are disappointed we have considerable amount of its funding this Scott Thompson, a spokesman for the year and requested $7,000 to cover the to put the reigns on that, Franciscan Health System, said both costs of the program. From the $40,000 grants are appreciated. At the clinic, he but it’s just temporary.” they have already allocated, Kime said noted, three-fourths of the staff come Janet Kime, president, that they will allocate $3,500 for six from off-island, and transportation assisGranny’s Attic board months for this need. She also noted tance is valuable in both retaining and that Granny’s members believe they recruiting staff. will be able to cut back funds for the The liquid nitrogen generator is also voucher program in 2014 because of the helpful, he said, because it was too expenAffordable Care Act, though some islanders, including sive to ship liquid nitrogen to the clinic. “It’s obviously a service people need, and we want to undocumented immigrants, will likely still have a need for the program. continue that if we can,” he said. Six additional grants were tabled because of the parking Vashon Community Care (VCC) also received a grant lot needs, Kime said. There are drainage problems there, to provide scholarships to islanders who wish to attend a program to become a certified nursing assistant (CNA) she said, and the lot must be dug up and repaved. Sunrise and then work at the care center, ideally for a year or lon- Ridge, the landlord of the property, will provide $25,000 ger. VCC had requested $10,000, Kime said, and Granny’s for the project, she said, and is allocating funds to the project from its winter fundraising appeal. voted to provide $7,500. Kime stressed that once that parking lot project is Judy Beggs, the interim director at the center, said she completed, the group will resume funding more health was pleased to learn of the award. “This is inspired by how much we love to have our CNAs programs. “We are disappointed because we had just geared up our come from the island,” she said. Nationally, Beggs said, the turnover rate for CNAs is grant program. We are disappointed we have to put the high, and while that is less true on the island, she said reigns on that, but it’s just temporary,” she said. She added that she expects the program will be back to people do move on, and the center likes to have one or two new CNA candidates every month. To help fill their ros- full strength by the second or third quarter of next year. ters, they looked for reasonably priced programs in the area “There’s a big need and not that many sources of funds and selected one in Tacoma. The grant from Granny’s Attic for a lot of the agencies,” she said.
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EDITORIAL
Holiday stress can be managed with a plan
Resolve to plan for the unexpected next year
Know your limits and find a solid support system
Most of us would say we enjoy living on Vashon but could also quickly list the sacrifices we’ve made to live on an island only accessible by ferry. Most of those sacrifices involve difficult access to off-island jobs, friends and family in the Seattle area and goods and services only found in the city. We also know some medical providers, specialists such as orthodontists or oncologists, require a ferry ride to get to. But we may not think, until we’re faced with a serious medical crisis, about when a ferry ride won’t cut it. When people need to be When it comes to living flown off the island, their on an island, we’re lucky to be on and island in King lives should be the first County, home to a nationthing on their minds, not ally recognized emertheir bank accounts. gency medical response system called Medic One. According to Medic One statistics, a person who had a cardiac arrest in King County in 2013 had a 57 percent chance of survival, the highest in the country by far. Vashon has consistently boasted a similar cardiac survival rate, thanks to the Medic One system and the robust volunteer response program at Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR). We’re lucky to have quick and professional response to medical emergencies, and we’re fortunate the ferry system is quick to hold or reroute a boat when an ambulance needs to get on. But what about those times when islanders must get to a hospital even faster than the ferry allows? For years, readers have asked us about helicopter airlifts off the island — how common they are, how much they cost and whether they’re covered by insurance. It’s not the most pleasant holiday topic, but we’ve examined it for the last issue of the year, and what we found may surprise you. Around 25 people are airlifted off the island for medical emergencies each year, and many are getting stuck with high bills — an airlift to a Seattle hospital can cost $18,000. We question whether the high bills truly reflect the cost of medevacking a patient from Vashon to Seattle, or simply the shockingly high costs of health care in our country. Either way, when people need to be flown off the island, their lives should be the first thing on their minds, not their bank accounts. This holiday season, we should be thankful to live in a place with access to good health care, but we should also make a resolution to plan for that medical emergency that no one hopes will occur. Especially if you or someone in your family is a senior citizen, find out whether your health insurance covers any portion of the cost of an airlift, and consider becoming a member of the airlift program that covers your entire household for a reasonable annual fee. We’re confident VIFR will save our lives if they can, but they can’t save our pocketbooks.
MENTAL HEALTH By RITA SZANTAY
family and our coworkers Most of us have mixed emoand neighbors tions related to the holidays. and church We tend to like the music, trees, community, decorations, lights and having fun etc. That is with our friends. We don’t tend difficult, if to like the hassle of crowds in the not imposstores, financial pressures related sible, for most to gift buying and obligations of us. And of related to needing to see everycourse we tend to eat a lot during body and go everywhere. Some the holidays, and many activities people totally love the holidays. involve celebrating with alcohol. But many people dread them. All of these things add up to extra When I started out in social stress and anxiety, particularly for services, I worked on a yule conpeople suffering with addictions nection helpline or in recovery. in Chicago. Think The messages we Holiday stress relates receive about that for a during the to the expectations holiday season seem moment: This support line was set up to say that everywe feel about just to help people body needs to be celebrating and deal with the stress happy all the time; participating in the you must be social of the expectations around this time of all the time, and you “joy” of the end of year. Yes, the holiabsolutely have to the year events. day season brings be having fun. That on its own set of is impossible, and stressors that are separate from the expectation itself is hard on but certainly add to the stress in anyone living in grief or facing our regular daily lives. depression and anxiety. So, what Holiday stress relates to the to do? expectations we feel about celThe first thing we need to do ebrating and participating in — and this is no easy task — is to the “joy” of the end of the year change the messages we give ourevents. There are financial stressselves about the holiday season. ors: We tend to feel we need to Throw away the messages about spend money beyond our means mandatory happiness, excesand buy gifts for everybody. The sive drinking and binge eating. stressors can include feeling like Substitute a message that is about you can’t control your own time. you and your family, that revolves There is the expectation that we around doing the things that feel have to spend time with our entire real and manageable. It’s not easy
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to feel okay when you change your expectations like that, so don’t be surprised if this step takes work. One approach is to look at one activity or expectation at a time. Try to figure out which holiday activities are the hardest for you and reduce the time you spend on those in particular. Maybe you need an alternative plan for each activity that is the most challenging. For example, if being around excessive eating and drinking is hard (for whatever reason), try to plan an alternative activity like skiing or attending a self-help support group. When you set about to change your own expectations, you’ll be changing them for those around you (who may or may not be ready for that). For that reason, you will need a solid support system, with people who understand your concerns and can help plan strategies or alternatives and support your choices. Don’t be afraid to allow yourself alone time, but try not to isolate. You do not have to go to every event, and you do not have to be totally happy at every point during this challenging time period. What really matters is that you give yourself permission to be real with yourself, and try to engage in the activities you really enjoy. If we work to reduce the pressures we feel during this season, and to heighten our sensitivity to others needs, then the holidays can offer times of true enjoyment.
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NEWS BRIEFS Fitzgibbon to head House Environment Committee State Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D-Burien), who represents Vashon, has been selected to chair the House Environment Committee. The committee considers issues affecting climate change, air quality, water quality, recycling and solid waste, toxic materials and the State Environmental Policy Act. Fitzgibbon said in a press release that his goal is to ensure Washington’s environmental protections stay strong and are improved. “The future of Washington’s econ-
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omy and livability are dependent on decisions we make today about conservation, stewardship and growth,” he said. Fitzgibbon, who represents the 34th legislative district along with Rep. Eileen Cody, was first elected to the House in 2010. He takes over leadership of the House Environment Committee from Rep. Dave Upthegrove of Des Moines, who is leaving the Legislature to serve on the King County Council. The 2014 legislative session begins Jan. 13.
McDermott chosen as vice chair of county council Joe McDermott, Vashon’s representative on the King County Council, was chosen last week to be one of the council’s vice chairs. Selected by the councilmembers, McDermott is joined on the council’s leadership team by Larry Philips, who
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was selected as chair, and Jane Hague, who will also be a vice chair. “I am honored that my colleagues have chosen me to serve as vice chair in the coming year as King County will take on critical issues like potential devastating cuts to bus services and our ongoing funding gap,” McDermott said in a press release. “Together, we will continue to find regional solutions to key issues.” McDermott joined the council in 2010 after serving in the state Legislature for a decade. Representing Vashon, West Seattle, White Center and Burien, he has been the council’s budget chair since 2012 and chair of the King County Board of Health since 2011. He also chairs the King County Ferry District. As the council’s management team, the chair and vice chairs work together to set the agendas for council meetings and coordinate the referral and scheduling of legislation.
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463-2616. 11 to 11:30 a.m. at the Vashon Bookshop. Senior Center Birthday Table: Those with birthdays in December are invited to be “honored at the high table” for lunch and a free blood pressure check by Vashon Island Fire & Rescue paramedics. Suggested lunch donation is $4.25. Noon at the Vashon Senior Center.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Ends Dec. 26 All is Lost: Starts Dec. 27 See www.vashontheatre. com for show times or call 463-3232.
Vashon Maury Community Food Bank Closure: The food bank will be closed for distribution — including home delivery service — on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and Wednesday, Jan. 1. The food bank will be open for distribution and home delivery service from 12 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31.
Weekly Cribbage Tournament: Come and play nine friendly games against nine different players. Win cash prizes, socialize and earn national ratings points. Visitors are welcome. Cost is $8 for visitors and $10 for members. See www.vashoncribbage.com for more information. 1 to 4 p.m. at the Vashon Eagles. VIPP Adopt-a-Cat Day: Meet the cats available for adoption at the shelter or call 389-1085 for an appointment. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the VIPP shelter, 12200 SW 243rd Street, off of Old Mill Road.
whose musical influences include Loreena McKennitt and Beethoven, will give a free all-ages performance. 7 to 9 p.m. at Nirvana Bistro & Bar. New Year’s Eve Starlight Beach Walk: Meet Vashon beach naturalists by the north-end ferry dock for a guided introduction to low-tide beach life. Bring flashlights, extra batteries, muck boots and extrawarm clothing. Park in the ferry lot on the hill, not in the restaurant lot. For more information, contact Rayna Holtz at 463-3153. 8:30 p.m. at the north-end ferry dock.
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Library Fundraiser: The Friends of the Vashon Library are selling new and used books daily from the book sale shelf at the library. Paperbacks cost 50 cents and hardcovers cost $1. The money raised will help to fund speakers and other library programs.
Unitarian Service: All are welcome to attend the church’s annual fire communion service, which will be led by Sharon HinesPinion. 9:45 a.m. at Vashon Island Unitarian Fellowship in Lewis Hall behind the Burton Community Church. Burton Community Church: Reverend Elizabeth Patrick, an active ecumenical and interfaith minister in Seattle who is working to end human trafficking, will be the guest minister for the day’s service. 11 a.m. at the Burton Community Church.
Vashon High School Surplus Sale: All furniture, fixtures and anything else that can be taken away from the old high school buildings will be available for sale to the public. All items will be priced to sell and removal and transport must be done by the buyer(s). 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at Vashon High School. Reading Magic with Jeff Evans: This all-ages family program encourages children to enjoy reading for a lifetime. No registration required. 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at the Ober Park Performance Room. New Vashon High School Open House: All are invited to attend the public opening of the new Vashon High School. Join a student-led tour and enjoy live music in the theater. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, at Vashon High School. (Public tours will also take place at 11 a.m. every Saturday in January and February.) Opera Preview: Norm Hollingshead will discuss Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, at the
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WEDNESDAY • 25 Church of the Holy Spirit: Christmas Day Eucharist service will start at 10:15 a.m. at the Church of the Holy Spirit. Zen Center: The Dharma talk evening service will include a newcomer orientation and meditation service, “Bodhisattva Jesus.” 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. at the Puget Sound Zen Center, 20406 Chautauqua Beach Road.
FRIDAY •27 Story Time at the Vashon Bookshop: Alison Kennedy will read selections from her big bag of books for kids kindergarten age and younger accompanied by an adult. For more information, call
TUESDAY • 31 New Year’s Eve at the Red Bike: Bring your dancing shoes and get ready to ring in the new year at the Red Bicycle Bistro. Live music will be provided by Loose Change and admission is free. All ages are welcome until 11 p.m., 21 and older only after that. Celebration begins at 7 p.m. and music starts at 9 p.m. New Year’s Eve at Nirvana: Harpist Michael John Gurule,
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The 13th annual Walk for Peace will be held on New Year’s Eve at the labyrinth of the Church of the Holy Spirit. All are invited to join in the walk. There will be a burning bowl at the center of the labyrinth for those who wish to symbolically mark the occasion by releasing what held them back in the old year, making room for the new. The New Year’s Eve labyrinth walk will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 15420 Vashon Highway, across from the Vashon Community Care Center. Vashon Senior Center. Great Books Discussion Group: “John Keats: Selected Poems” is the book currently up for discussion. The group meets on the first Monday of the month, October through June. Visitors are welcome, the only requirement is that the material under discussion has been read. 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at the Vashon Library.
CLASSES Self Defense for Children and Adults: Street awareness, prevention skills and proficiency in practical self-defense techniques are the goals of this eight-week course based on the American Kenpo Karate style. Classes are appropriate for all ability levels and will be led by Alex Echevarria, a fourthdegree black belt with over 26 years of experience in martial arts. The classes have been Family Link approved for Vashon School District credit. Cost is $56 for children (ages six to 13) and $80 for adults (ages 14 and up). Registration for the classes will begin 30 minutes prior to the first class meeting. For more information, see www. openspacevashon.com or www. facebook.com/vashonkenpo. Kids’ class will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. and adults from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on
Wednesdays, Jan. 8 through March 5, at the Open Space for Arts & Community. Grief Support Group: Offered by Providence Hospice of Seattle, six weekly meetings will be held on Vashon for those who have experienced the death of a loved one in the last two years. This will be a closed group, and registration is required. For more information and to register, call Jane Fleming at 749-7704. 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday evenings, Jan. 15 through Feb. 19. UMO School of Physical Arts: Registration for winter/spring classes is now open. Classes begin Feb. 3 and run for 16 weeks; for more information about class offerings, go to www.umo.org. Contact Kasja Ingemansson at 714-269-4827 or kasja@umo.org
with questions and for registration information. Craft Distilling Workshop: Seattle Distilling Company is offering this workshop to be led by master distiller Paco Joyce and master brewer Ishan Dillon. Attendees will explore the history, philosophy and process behind craft distilling and will receive an in-depth tour of the distillery. Hands-on experience, local spirit tasting, appetizers, cocktails and a goody bag stuffed with cocktail recipes, chocolate truffles and a Tshirt are included in the program. Cost is $100 and space is limited to 10 people. To register, go to www. squareup.com/market/seattledistilling-company/craft-distillingworkshop. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at Seattle Distilling Company, 19429 Vashon Highway.
FREE COMMUNITY MEALS Volunteers serve free meals seven days a week on Vashon. All people are welcome at the meals, which are served at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and at 1 p.m. Sunday at the following locations. For more information about the meals program, contact Harmon Arroyo at 351-1441 or at luckyharmon2010@gmail.com. Monday, Methodist church Tuesday, Presbyterian church Wednesday, Church of the Holy Spirit
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Local director offers film about inspired creativity By JULI GOETZ MORSER Staff Writer
SING AT BENAROYA HALL
Register now for the Vashon Island Chorale Have you ever dreamed of singing in a great performance space like Benaroya Hall? There’s an opportunity to bring that vision to life with the Vashon Island Chorale’s invitation to all island singers to register for the chorale’s spring 2014 season and the group’s performance of Mozart’s “Great Mass in C Minor,” scheduled for Sunday, March 30, at Benroya Hall. Pre-registration for the chorale begins Thursday, Jan. 2, and Saturday, Jan. 4, at Vashon Bookshop. The combined cost of dues and music comes to $77, and rehearsals are on Tuesday nights starting Jan. 7. Scholarships are available, and applicants should contact Karen Baer at info@ vashonislandchorale.org. Under the leadership of maestro Mark Adrian, singers from the Sacred Music Chorale and Northwest Chamber Chorus will join Vashon Island Chorale in the Benaroya performance. The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra with acclaimed Vashon soloists Andy and Jennifer Krikawa will accompany the combined choruses. Tickets are on sale at Vashon Bookshop or from any chorale member. For more information, visit www.vashon isandchorale.org.
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Boogie with the blues The Seattle psychedelic blues band Katahoula will play their mix of blues, blues rock and folk with drums and bass, electric guitar and accordian at The Red Bicycle Bistro at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27. The show is free, and all ages are welcome until 11 p.m., then only 21 and older.
When island writer Stephen Silha first met poet, filmmaker and spiritual visionary James Broughton, little did he know how that chance encounter would change his life. Fourteen years later, Silha’s directorial debut “Big Joy,” a documentary chronicling the life of Broughton, will be shown at the Vashon Theatre on Jan. 3 as the first film of the year for the Vashon Film Society’s monthly Art Film Series. On an island where bumper stickers read “Keep Vashon Weird,” it’s hard to imagine a better place to debut a documentary about the man who coined the phrase “Follow your weird.” It makes even better sense knowing the original definition of the word “weird.” “It’s Celtic and means being true to your core, being on your creative edge,” explained Silha. Silha admits he knew next to nothing about Broughton at the time of their meeting, but describes that encounter in 1989 “like a door opening in my soul.” Silha felt passionate to learn more about this older artist, whom he called the liveliest 75-yearold he had ever met. To Silha’s good fortune, the two became fast friends, but it wasn’t until after Broughton’s death in 1999 that Silha discovered the degree to which Broughton stayed true to his own weird, leading an unconventional life in his quest for creative artistry, sexual and spiritual love and an evolved state of happiness. In the process, Broughton wrote 23 books, produced 23 films, escaped to Europe during
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Stephen Silha directed “Big Joy”, a documentary film about the life of poet, filmmaker, spiritual and social activist, James Broughton. the McCarthy years, influenced American literature, film and the history of social movements and became the revered bard of sexual liberation. “His poetry and personality helped create (the San Francisco Renaissance), a vibrant post-war artistic climate after World War II in San Francisco, the soil out of which the Beat movement grew,” Silha said. During one of the 37 interviews Silha conducted for the documentary, beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti confessed he felt like an interloper in the early 1950s, building his career on Broughton’s. Other big names of that era and beyond — Anna Halprin, Gus Van Sant, even
George Lucas — admitted their artistic debt to Broughton, in addition to his cadre of students from the San Francisco Art Institute and San Francisco State. “His sensual poetry and films of the ‘70s and ‘80s broke taboos and gave voice to a spiritualized sexuality that is continuing to emerge culturally today,” Silha said. “He foreshadowed today’s multimedia culture.” Silha imagined writing a book about Broughton’s larger-than-life story, but changed his mind after burrowing through the stunning images and words of Broughton’s archived work at Kent State University. To best tell this vibrant story, Silha realized the project needed to be a film.
As a journalist, Silha intimately understood the art of storytelling, but wanted to go beyond the facts to something more poetic and luminous. “My work with Eric Slade (the film’s co-director and producer) and the rest of our team — animator, editors, co-producers, consultants — made it possible for me to use James Broughton’s story and art to make a film that offers an inspirational prayer for heightened creativity,” he said. “Big Joy” is also making a big name for itself in the independent film world, including winning the Reel NW Award at the Seattle International Film Festival and garnering acclaim at more than 30 other international film festivals. Co-director Eric Slade believes Broughton’s story is empowering, that Broughton’s commitment to truth in his art, despite the great odds he faced, inspires audiences to make the same commitment. “This film is as much for artists in the traditional sense as it is for all of us, as every activity that we engage in has the potential to be creative,” Slade said. He said Broughton encouraged others to follow their own weird, to find what we’re passionate about and embrace it fully. “I hope audiences experience James’ message of ‘following your weird’ in a visceral way — that it is possible, at any moment, to choose the path of joy,” he said.
“Big Joy: the Adventures of James Broughton” will be shown at 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at the Vashon Theatre. The evening will include some special creative performances.
Big band sound or gentle harp: Two choices for your New Year’s Eve Let loose with Loose Change at The Red Bicycle Ring — and dance — in the new year with the big band sound of an oldtime Vashon favorite, Loose Change, at The Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31. Inspired by the R&B soul sound of the 1960s, this tight 10-piece band of keyboards, lead guitar, bass and drums, plus a dynamic three-piece horn section, produces the energetic sound of nonstop danceable tunes. Troy Kindred, the band’s leader, sings and entertains along with two female vocalists, Lori Means and Roxanne Lyons. All ages are welcome at this free show until 11 p.m., then only 21 and older.
A relaxing New Year’s Eve at Nirvana What do musician Loreena McKennitt and composer Ludwig van Beethoven have in common? Influencing the music of Mike Gurule, who will play his harp on New Year’s Eve from 7 to 9 p.m. at Nirvana Bar & Bistro. Gurule recently moved to Seattle from Glenwood Springs, Colo. He has previously performed in Boulder and Aspen, Colo., and in Venice and Santa Monica, Calif. All ages are welcome at this free event.
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Loose Change, a well-known local band, will play at The Bike at 9 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.
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Theatre group raises funds for show, nonprofits New show opens at VALISE A talented group of veteran performers, island women in their 40s and 50s, plan to push the limits of possibility in the form of a hybrid theatrical show called “50 Sense Circus” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at the Open Space for Arts & Community. In what might be called a mission statement developed from their collective years of performing, the group — Martha Enson, Janet McAlpin, Leah Mann, Sumayya Diop and poet Storme Webber— wants the audience to understand “that the real price of admission to a great life is the admittance that you are more powerful than you imagine,” according to a press release. Performing on a triple trapeze, with dervish Spanish web spinning, bungee drops, strip tease, roller skate extravaganza and spoken
Four island artists and four of their guests will show new works at VALISE Gallery, with an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3. The four gallery members, Ina Whitlock, Ann Nicklason, Kathryn Schipper and Mary Lawrence, invited their respective guest artists Ivonne deKommer, Kate Thompson, Rebecca Watson and Zoe Sackman to join them for the show. The artwork includes a range of media from sculpture to drawing. Courtesy Photo
Gallery member Ivonne deKromer’s sculpture (at right) will be on display along with work by the other artists.
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Veteran women performers pull out all the stops in new show, while raising funds for two nonprofit organizations. word, these daring professionals playfully want to share, or demonstrate, their 50 cents on life and death, courage and fear, abundance and scarcity. With big sets and scaffolding to build, the group hopes to fund their new show
through a Kickstarter Campaign with the fast approaching deadline of Dec. 29. The project can be found by visiting www.kickstarter.com and searching for “50 Sense Circus.” If the Kickstarter campaign meets its financial goal, then
the group will also give a kickback of sorts to the Vashon DoVE Project and Eve Ensler’s 1 Billion Rising Project by donating proceeds from the door to these two nonprofit organizations.
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EAT, DRINK and BE MERRY: And then take an exercise class at Ober Park. Try Zumba, personal training sessions, yoga and fitness for those over 50 and seniors. For more information about current offerings, see www.vashonparkdistrict.org. WWW.VASHONBEACHCOMBER.COM
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Age outplays youth in annual club soccer match By GREG MARTIN For The Beachcomber
What some consider to be one of the best soccer games to grace the island was played Sunday, Dec. 15, at the new VES Fields. The second annual Vashon Cup pitted the Vashon Island Soccer Club U19 Vikings against island men. The Vikings were coming off a solid win in a friendly game a few weeks ago against roughly the same group, though this time they were missing key central midfielder Peter Amick to an injury (broken foot), and the men had been busy recruiting college age players to aid the cause. The game started off at a brisk pace, and the Vikings were threatening early. Shane Bedard, Austin Heit and Jack Brenner all got off solid shots on frame, but the giant goalie the men had recruited, Rex McFarlin, was able to make some fingertip stops. Bedard finally scored with a cannon blast off the laces, which hit the crossbar, the ground inside the goal, and then back up to the crossbar and back out of the goal. Though the men protested, the fact was it was a good goal, and both the side and center referees were certain, so it stood. The men were then threatening, and the pressure was on goalie Ben Stemmer. He made a number of critical saves, and then there was a ball handled in the box. The men took the advantage when Oli Christopherson completed the penalty kick to even it up. Just prior to halftime, Willamette University senior Will O’Neil scored for the men. Both teams felt a win was within reach.
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Members of the Vikings show their dismay at the loser’s tiny trophy, a fraction of the size of the engraved bohemoth the men earned with their win. As the second half unfolded, the relentless subbing of the men’s team, which had gathered some 20 players for the match, eventually carried the day. The Vikings continued to press though, with numerous runs past defenders, laying in some dangerous shots and crosses. There was an incredible set of saves by second-half men’s goalie, Rick Sinclair. Major League Soccer goalies would have been glad to make the diving fingertip save early in the half and the double save he made late in the match to keep the game under control. Stemmer held on simi-
larly at the other end. The match began to escalate with some tough tackles and some calls the men challenged, but the refs kept the game well under control. When David Leonhardt made a sideline run, with a gutsy effort to tap the ball into the box while getting sandwiched by three Vikings (and was left lying on the ground), the ball was then passed across the box for a shot impossible to defend. The men took control with a 3-1 lead, and the game opened up. The Vikings then were forced to move more players forward to
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Vashon to host yearly wrestling tournament The Vashon wrestling community will host the 25th annual Rock Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, when 15 teams from around the state will compete for the golden rock trophy. Over the years, this tournament has attracted some of the top high school teams from the region, and the same is expected this year. Winners in each weight class receive a gilded Vashon rock customized by the Vashon High School wrestling managers. Action will begin at 9 a.m. in the high school gym, with the finals set to begin between 4 and 5 p.m. Last week, nine Vashon wrestlers competed at the prestigious TriState Tournament in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. At press time, which came while the tournament was under way, both Shane Armstrong and Chase Wickman were in the hunt for a medal. Full results will be recapped in next week’s issue. Currently, the scrappy Vashon squad is ranked fifth in the state by Washington Wrestling Report. Individually, in the 1A high school classification, Chase Wickman is ranked ninth in the state; Shane Armstrong first in the 170-pound class; Preston Morris first in the 195-pound class; Joe Coller fifth in the 220-pound class and Louis Jovanovich seventh at 285 pounds. This weekend’s tournament will be a great chance to see them all in action. — Cheryl Pruett
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Last Wednesday morning Vashon, like the he re rest st of Western Washington, awoke to a winter ter err wonderland. The snow began to melt byy late morning, but the Vashon School District called a 2-hour late start, giving children just enough time to get out and play. Kids enjoyed the snow at Ober Park, including Jillian Wegley (top right), and at the Vashon Kids before-school program at Vashon Youth & Family Services (top left and bottom left). Ten-month-old Kasen Moe (bottom right) enjoyed his first snow ever.
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Bales said he believed several new marijuana companies are interested in locating their operations at the 180,000-square-foot K2 building, but he didn’t know how many would ultimately apply. “We’re going to be a business in the state of Washington, but we can’t put all our eggs in the K2 basket,” he said. Representatives with Cushman & Wakefield, the commercial real estate broker selling the building, have not returned phone calls from The Beachcomber. Bakkhos Holding’s application to locate a 10,000- to 30,000-square-foot growing operation as well as a processing — or packaging and drying — operation at the K2 building was prepared by high-profile Seattle attorney Hilary Bricken, who is also the company’s registered agent. Bricken is the lead attorney with Canna Law Group, which advises and represents marijuana entrepreneurs and has offices in Seattle, Vancouver and Spokane. She also sits on the board of directors of the National Cannabis Industry Association. She did not return an inquiry from The Beachcomber.
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Bales declined to give details about Bakkhos’ plans for the K2 site, but called the group a green company and said if it moves forward at K2, he expects representatives will be in close communication with the community. Bales said he has learned that some islanders have concerns about marijuana at K2 and he believes the company could allay some of those concerns. “We’ve got a lot of things that differentiate us from the rest of the industry, not the least of which is our business experience,” he said. “We are very serious about having the community involved in the discussion. We’re experienced with that.” Meanwhile, it seems as though islanders may have some say in whether a marijuana operation is allowed at K2. According to Jarrod Lewis, the assistant director of permitting at King County’s Department of Permitting and Environmental Review (DPER), locating a marijuana production business at the K2 building would likely require an amendment to Vashon’s town plan. Although the K2 building is zoned as community business, and marijuana growth and production will be allowed in that type of zone, the building is also part of a special district that Vashon’s Town Committee created in 1996. That special district has several permitted uses outlined in Vashon’s town plan — which is incorporated into the King
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County Comprehensive Plan — but marijuana growing and processing would not be considered permitted, Lewis said. “If my position is correct, it would have to be amended to allow that use,” he said. The change would require amending the county’s comprehensive plan, something Scott Logel, a senior management analyst at DPER, said is a long process that involves public input. The King County Council, Logel said, considers minor amendments to the plan annually and major amendments only every four years. Amendments can be requested by property owners or elected officials. Logel didn’t know which type of amendment would apply at K2, but said even a minor amendment requires an analysis by King County that includes public feedback opportunities and can take up to a year and half to complete. “That’s a pretty lengthy process, but it’s possible,” he said. Vashon’s Town Plan Committee, which last updated the town plan in 2011, wouldn’t have to be involved in the process, he said, but could make a recommendation if it wished. The public will also have more input in smaller pot operations under new county regulations. Earlier this month, the King County Council approved a requirement that marijuana businesses 2,000 square feet or larger obtain a conditional use permit (CUP). As part of the CUP process, Lewis said, the county can place conditions on an applicant’s use of a site, and a public comment process is required before the permit is issued. A previous proposal before the council would have required that only large operations — those 10,000 square feet or larger — go through the CUP process. Two councilmembers, including Joe McDermott, Vashon’s representative, voted against the proposal to include the smaller operations, according to the Seattle P-I, but it passed with seven votes. Some Vashon companies, if granted permits by the state, could be required to go through the county’s CUP process, including Buds of Vashon, which recently applied to grow and process marijuana on Maury Island. Registered to islander Steve Van Dyke, Buds of Vashon applied for a tier 2 production permit — meaning the operation would be 2,000 to 10,000 square feet — as well as a permit to process their product. Islander Scott Durkee, a partner in the group, said Buds of Vashon is an effort by a few islanders with diverse backgrounds who are interested in trying their hand in the new marijuana market. All have college degrees, he noted, and one partner has a PhD. “We’re not druggies. We’re entrepreneurs, we’re good citizens and well-educated,” he said. Durkee, an avid gardener who grows most of his own food, says he was approached by Van Dyke to get involved in the growing side of the business. Buds of Vashon applied for permits at Durkee’s Maury Island home, but Durkee said the group likely won’t be able to have the operation there because his property is less than 1,000 feet from the Maury Island Marine Park. The location can be changed in the future, so the address is a placeholder as they look at their options, he said. “Though we don’t have a plan, we felt like if we didn’t get a permit, we wouldn’t have an option to participate in this new and exciting endeavor,” he said. “The time to apply was now.” Durkee, who also works at an island winery, said that while many are looking to cash in on marijuana’s legalization, he is personally more interested in growing a new type of crop and being a part of a pioneering new business. “I don’t see it as a big money-making thing,” he said. “It will be a lot of work, but I think it will be very interesting. To be involved in something that is really historic is appealing to me.” Another islander has applied to grow and process marijuana at his home. James Clark, who set up the company Sunpower Farm, also applied to have a tier 2 growing operation and to process marijuana at his property on 137th Avenue on the south end. Clark, reached by The Beachcomber, declined to comment on his plans, saying it was premature to discuss the potential business. Finally, an island woman, Michele Maurer, has applied to have a small marijuana grow of 2,000 square feet or less at her home on Burma Road. In an email to the The Beachcomber, Maurer said she was just in the research phase and had arranged to put her application on hold until she returned from a trip. Last month, a Burien man applied for a license to grow marijuana on Vashon. Richard Doane, who also owns Burien Auto Repair, applied to produce marijuana on a property on the 25900 block of Wax Orchard Road at a property owned by his family.
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Scientists unable to pinpoint cause of epidemic killing off many starfish FROM THE COMMUNITY By ADRIA MAGRATH For The Beachcomber
The Pacific Northwest boasts the largest diversity and numbers of sea stars on Earth, but by all accounts, our population is experiencing a sudden, precipitous decline due to something called sea star wasting syndrome, which quickly turns these iconic creatures into puddles of goo. First recorded in the U.S. in 1972, with periodic localized outbreaks occurring ever since, this disease has never been as extensive as the current epidemic. This event was first reported on the East Coast earlier this year, while Vashon Island claims the first record for the West Coast. At least 10 species of sea stars are affected, as well as a few closely related animals in the echinoderm family, such as sea urchins and sea cucumbers. It has been seen from Orange County to Alaska and from New Jersey to Maine, and in some places it is almost apocalyptic in scale. Symptoms in sea stars begin with white lesions and a loss of internal body pressure. This loss causes them to deflate and literally lose their grip. The disease progresses rapidly, and in a matter of hours, they disintegrate, arms twist, fall off, crawl away and eventually turn to mush. Because the sea star literally falls apart while still living, some have coined it the “sea star zombie apocalypse.” This seemed true at the north end on Dec. 3, when the Vashon Beach Naturalists
held a beach walk. The group witnessed firsthand the devastating carnage of dismembered sea star arms littering the beach, while most of the remaining sea stars looked to be melting. Although precise numbers are hard to come by, sea stars in Washington, British Columbia and California seem hardest hit, especially in sheltered bays and the Salish Sea, while the more exposed, wave-flushed areas seem to be faring much better. A research station in Monterey Bay, Calif., found no evidence of wasting in midOctober, but by early November, half of the most common species were afflicted, and the overall population was lower than ever recorded in the station’s 14-year history. Some species disappeared entirely. It is shocking how fast it can wipe out entire populations of sea stars. Scientists do not yet have an answer for what causes this disease, but nationwide they are working to identify whether it is caused by a virus, bacterium, changes in water chemistry or, more likely, a combination of factors. It is also not clear if all the past wasting events share the same cause, but studies have strongly implicated warmer water temperatures. This year however, the surface waters of the Pacific are reported to be colder than average. Interestingly, the wasting symptoms are typical to what ecologists and aquarium workers observe after stressful events like low salinity and oxygen or too-warm temperatures. Ocean acidification is being considered as a cause, but some experts discount it because acidification is pervasive and the outbreaks of this disease are localized. Nevertheless, strong winds can pull deeper high-CO2 waters towards the ocean’s surface, leading to temporary localized increases in acidification.
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A sea star afflicted by sea star wasting syndrome begins to fall off a piling at the north-end. Although expert hypotheses abound, many in the public point to Fukushima. While radiation poisoning on such a scale would likely affect far more than just the echinoderms, as of this writing there are no other diseased and collapsing populations. Tests of tuna off the coast of Japan do show increased radioactivity, but at doses still less than that found in a single banana. The Washington State Department of Health has also been
unsuccessful in finding increased radioactivity in fish caught in our own waters. Many ecologists also note that the West Coast had a population explosion of sea stars in recent years. In the same way dense stands of trees aid the spread of pine beetles, the surplus of sea stars may have facilitated the severity of the current outbreak. This could be a striking example of the normal boom and bust cycle of natural populations. And because sea stars have experienced this before, it suggests some sort of pathogen lies at the heart, with stressful environmental conditions possibly increasing susceptibility. Regardless of the cause, Vashon’s sea stars are wasting away before our eyes. The Vashon Beach Naturalists will again host a free public beach walk at the north end on New Year’s Eve, and although we will seek all kinds of critters, we are especially interested in the state of the sea stars. Will there be any healthy ones left? Come and help us find out. — Adria Magrath is a biologist, teacher and Vashon Beach Naturalist.
New Year’s Eve Beach Walk The Vashon Beach Naturalists will hold a starlight beach walk for low-tide sea life viewing. Bring flashlights, boots and warm clothing. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the north-end ferry dock.
Elizabeth Rue (Preston) Kreitinger july 3, 1922 - december 17, 2013
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Though a lifetime Seattle resident, Betty Rue loved her cabin on Robinwood Road, Vashon. There she enjoyed gardening, beach walks and gathering family and friends. Betty was predeceased by her husband. She is survived by two daughters, Carri Singer ( John) of Vashon, Barbara Bradfield (Peter) of Seattle, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A memorial gathering is planned for December 28th, 2 - 4 PM at the Fauntleroy Hall in West Seattle. Burial will be on Vashon.
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So far this year, it has flown 27 people off the island, according to Chris Martin, the executive director of the organization. That number has held steady in the past few years, she noted, with 25 people flown off last year and 28 flown off in 2011. The well-equipped helicopters are staffed with a pilot and two critical care nurses with at least five years of critical care experience. “Think of it as a flying intensive care unit,” Martin said. While providing life-saving care, the so-called flying ICUs are costly to operate. Airlift NW charges a base fee for liftoff, Martin said, and then charges by mile. The cost from Vashon to Seattle is about $18,500 and to Tacoma is approximately $16,600. Many health insurance plans cover about 80 percent of the cost; Medicare covers 30 percent, Martin said, and some plans only cover a set dollar amount. She encourages people to check their benefits and determine the parameters of their coverage. Representatives from two of the area’s largest health insurance providers — Group Health Cooperative and Premera — concur. Emergency transport benefits in Premera plans offered on the state’s health exchange all vary, said Melanie Coon, a Premera spokeswoman. “Gold, silver, bronze, they are all different,” she said. “Don’t wait for an emergency,” she added. “Talk to us about your plan, what is covered and what is not, so when you are in an emergency, there are no surprises.” Rick Henshaw, a spokesman for Group Health Cooperative, said the same is true in the plans Group Health offers. The company’s gold plan covers 90 percent of the overall cost of emergency transport while the bronze plan covers just 60 percent. The Affordable Care Act limits yearly maximum out-of-pocket costs, he said, but patients could still end up with consider-
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on my car.” able expenses. Nationally, there are guidelines for when Brownell said he sometimes hears from people about the cost of a helicopter flight, a helicopter can be called in for transusually when he returns to their home on port, Martin said, but on Vashon, Brownell another aid call. When people have a seri- noted, additional factors come into play. First and foremost, he said, if treatment ous health condition that makes it more likely they will need an airlift, he said he for a severe medical condition is time sensirecommends they purchase what is often tive and the ambulance cannot get a patient called “helicopter insurance” but is really to the hospital as quickly as a helicopter a membership in Airlift Northwest’s pro- could, emergency responders will call for an airlift. An acute heart attack is a comgram called AirCare. The membership, which costs $79 for mon example, he said. “There is a saying,” he added. “Time is a year, covers everyone in a household muscle.” should they need to be He added that VIFR flown to a hospital. “Don’t wait for an typically has at least two Health insurance is required to participate emergency. Talk to us about paramedics and two on duty, and it will in the AirCare program, your plan, what is covered EMTs not send both paramedMartin said, and when and what is not, so when ics off the island at the an AirCare member is same time. flown, Airlift Northwest you are in an emergency, “We would never bills the patient’s insurthere are no surprises.” deprive the island of the ance and the memberlast paramedic,” he said. ship covers the co-pay Melanie Coon, If too many serious and deductible. Premera spokeswoman calls happen simultaneBrownell is not alone in ously, he said, an airlift advocating the AirCare program. Islander and former Seattle could be called in, though that is not a firefighter Sharon Helmick was flown to common occurrence. While Brownell said he and his colSeattle in 2008 when she was experiencing chest pain and pressure. She remembers leagues try to give patients as much say the ride well and noted that she is a bit as possible in their care and where they go, hospitals in the area have specialties. claustrophobic. “It looked to me like some kind of Barbie Virginia Mason, he said, treats Group helicopter,” she said. “My feet were along- Health Cooperative members and also side the pilot, and I could not see the nurs- has a hyperbaric chamber, which is usees, who were at my head, and my head was ful when a scuba diver develops the bends; about a foot from the ceiling. Fortunately, the University of Washington excels at obstetrics and complicated medical cases; there were a lot of windows.” Insurance paid nearly $8,300 for her Harborview Medical Center is a trauma trip, she said, while she paid a $570 copay center and Swedish - Cherry Hill is the and $770 for an ambulance ride between go-to hospital for cardiac care. Last year, a study published in the Journal Harborview and Swedish - Cherry Hill. Despite her claustrophobia, she said the of the American Medical Association air trip was quick, easy and a positive expe- determined that transportation to a hospital by helicopter for trauma patients is rience overall. After her bills came in, she became part linked to a 1.5 percent increased rate of of the AirCare program and now encour- survival compared to ambulance transports. While this number may seem small, ages others to buy the coverage. “Everybody — small children, elderly it translates into one life saved for every 65 people, everybody — on the island should people transported by helicopter. Martin, have airlift insurance,” she said. “I swear I with Airlift Northwest, said she is certain have been talking it up. I even have a sticker the percentage of people saved by helicop-
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Is this your cat? Short hair Russian Blue neutered male very sweet and friendly found in trap on 107th between Cemetery Rd and 204th. Please call.
389-1085
Back in September, CANDY was found carrying one of her six kittens into a barn on the island. The young girl who spotted Candy followed Candy back into the woods to find the other five kittens. The girl decided to give the family some more comfortable digs in a drawer in her bedroom. Later that day, the dad called VIPP for help and that is when Candy and her kits arrived at VIPP. Candy has been an excellent mom raising 6 fluffy girls. Now she is looking to find a home of her own.Candy would be a great family pet. Candy came to VIPP on 9/7/13.
MALLO CUP is a fluff with shy
disposition. As she gets older, she has become more self assured and confident. She would do well with older kids who will let her come to them for play sessions. She loves being petted and she is getting used to being held. Mallo Cup and her candy sisters come to VIPP when she was just a week old on 9/7/13. Mallo Cup and her candy sisters come to VIPP when she was just a week old on 9/7/13.
JAKE is a happy two year old Lhaso Apso / terrier mix. He was rescued just in the nick of time. He is a friendly, playful young dog who gets along with other dogs once he understands not everyone wants to play as enthusiastically as he likes to. No noticeable food aggression and takes direction from a knowledgeable hand. He would make a wonderful family pet who gets along well with people. Please call Vicki Graff at 2nd Chance Dogs 206.334.9953 for more information. or email: vicki.second.chance@gmail.com Follow VIPP on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/ Vashon-Island-Pet-Protectors
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