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Audit takes issue with VPD debt Commissioners pledge to create financial plan for district By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
The financial condition of the Vashon Park District puts it at risk of not being able to meet its financial obligations or maintain its current services, said state officials, who recently audited the district. Earlier this winter, the state Auditor’s Office conducted an accountability and financial audit of the district for 2013, examining the district’s financial condition as well as other areas, including its capital assets, contracting procedures and grant agreements. Auditors delivered the results to park district general manager Elaine Ott, and the commissioners discussed the report at their board meeting two weeks ago. In their response — a required element of the audit — the commissioners pledged to develop a long-term financial plan for the district and deliver it to the Auditor’s Office by June 30. The state released the final version of the audit on Monday. “I think they gave us some very valid conclusions,” said commissioner Scott Harvey, who was seated in November. “It gives us a benchmark moving forward.” In most areas, the auditors say, the district complied with state laws and its own policies and procedures, but the auditors reported the district’s poor financial condition as an official finding.
“Anytime we have a financial condition, we consider it serious,” said David Smolko, the state employee who conducted the audit. “We think it is something the public should know.” The audit report highlights what the auditors say is the biggest risk to the district’s financial picture: the amount it pays to debt service — a number that has spiked in recent years — compared to its annual revenue. Debt service includes only principal and interest paid and does not include loan balances. From 2009 through 2011, that debt service percentage was small, ranging from 1.6 to 3.3 percent of revenue. In 2012, debt service rose to 9.2 percent of revenue, and in 2013, the report says, that amount rose to more than 37 percent of the district’s approximately $1.3 million in revenue. At the recent board meeting, Ott and the commissioners questioned whether there were errors in the auditors’ report. That discrepancy was later resolved, Ott said, and the auditors’ numbers stand. In an interview following the audit, Smolko noted that in recent years, park district revenue has declined because of a decrease in levy dollars, yet the district has continued to spend a considerable amount of money, taking loans for expenses it could not cover. “To me, the board was just not recognizing that,” he said. Currently, the report says, the district has two bonds that mature in 2015 and 2018 with balances of $184,334 and $149,839 respectively, a line of
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A for sale sign has been outside the K2 building for months. Officials from Cushman & Wakefield have not commented on the building’s status.
Marijuana company says it is close to purchase of K2 building By NATALIE MARTIN Staff Writer
The K2 building could one day be home to a large operation for producing edible marijuana products, should a company close to purchasing the property complete the deal and clear several regulatory hurdles. Bakkhos Holding, a legal marijuana company, has placed an offer on the K2 building, and the offer has been accepted, according to Dan Anglin, a spokesman for the company. Anglin said last week that Bakkhos Holding — a company with Seattlearea investors who have been involved in the medical marijuana industry — is now under contract to purchase the building from K2, which is owned by the Jarden Corporation, but the purchase has not yet been completed.
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Michael Spakowsky remembered as a prolific artist, local legend Islander dies from cancer at age 64 By ELIZABETH SHEPHERD For The Beachcomber
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Michael Spakowsky died last weekend after a short battle with cancer.
Michael Spakowsky, a revered local watercolorist and musician, died on Sunday, Jan. 26. He was 64. Spakowsky died of a fast-moving cancer that was diagnosed only a few weeks ago, said his daughter, Daphne Edwards. Known on Vashon and throughout the region as a maritime painter, Spakowsky was deeply influenced by the beauty of the Northwest and particularly Vashon Island and its surrounding waters. “There is such a sense of Vashon and its history in his work,” said island artist Brian
Brenno, who was also a friend and admirer of Spakowsky. His paintings often showed a solitary vessel — a tug, trawler, sailboat or ferry — kicking up whitecaps as it plowed through the waters of Puget Sound, framed by majestic mountains or log-strewn cobble beaches. The paintings, in some ways, were an apt metaphor for the way Spakowsky charted his own singular course as an artist. By his own account in a 2012 interview with The Beachcomber, Spakowsky made two paintings a week for 40 years — more than 4,000 in all — almost all of which he sold for prices ranging from $200 to $600. He wanted to be able to sell them SEE SPAKOWSKY, 17
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The board of Water District 19 unanimously approved a policy change last week that will allow new developments providing temporary lodging to split water shares among multiple structures. The change is more narrow than one proposed last month, which would have ended the district’s long-standing policy that every freestanding structure have its own associated water unit, commonly called a water share. The move stemmed from Water District 19’s obligation to allow developer Scott Shapiro of Eagle Rock Ventures to use his four water shares to serve a new multi-unit retreat center-style hotel behind Vashon Village. The district agreed to provide the shares in a settlement following a lengthy legal battle with the property’s former owner, who had planned to build a hotel there. Shapiro, who later purchased the property, proposed splitting the four water shares between 16 to 18 small and highly water efficient cabins, something district officials say is acceptable, as plans for the development show that even during peak times, the hotel would still use no more water than four shares provide. The district could have made an exception for the development, but instead decided to change what some called an outdated policy that prevented the shares from being
split among buildings. Commissioner Richard Bard then proposed that the policy be changed only for commercial lodging. “I can still see a reason for that,” he said of the original policy at last Thursday’s board meeting. The three-person board unanimously approved the new policy, which states that companies engaged in temporary lodging — such as inns, hotels and bed and breakfasts — may have multiple structures share a common water share, as long as the water usage at those structures remains at or below the amount of one share. At the meeting, commissioner Jenny Bell, who was recently elected to the board, questioned Shapiro’s plans for the site and whether the buildings would be as water efficient as the engineer-approved specifications for the development show. “The application has, in my opinion, greater water usage needs than what’s been allocated for his parcel,” she said. However, Shapiro and his wife, who is also his business partner, defended the accuracy of their plans at the meeting and also said Bell was likely working with outdated numbers. “I think we’ve adhered in every way to what’s been required and even gone a step beyond that,” Shapiro said of their efforts to design the new hotel to be very water efficient. Bell voted to approve the policy change, but said at the meeting that the district would monitor the new development’s water usage. “We’ll consider consequences if those expectations aren’t met,” she said.
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Volunteers set to lend a hand to seniors By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
When islander Nancy Slater had difficulty hauling wood needed to heat her home earlier this winter, she called upon a new program that provides free help to Vashon seniors. Neighbor to Neighbor sent six volunteers, who tackled the task for Slater; over two days they hauled about two cords of alder up a hill to her home and stacked it neatly. It was a chore that Slater, 70, had tried to do herself, she said, but it was a long trek to the field and back, and she was glad for the help. “I could not brag about them more because they were so kind and enthusiastic,� she said. “This is a hard chore, and they just did it.� Neighbor to Neighbor, a program of the Vashon Senior Center, began in November, after more than two years of planning. So far, it has fielded only four calls for help — and center director Ava Apple is hoping that more people will pick up the phone and call. “It would help me if you gave my volunteers something to do,� she said. The intent of the program, Apple said, is to help seniors stay in their homes by providing free assistance with a range of chores — from trips to the grocery store to raking leaves. It can also provide companionship for seniors who may feel isolated, and volunteers can simply stop by for a visit, no chores required. Fifteen volunteers — a group of men and women all over 50 — have signed up to help, Apple said, and they have been thoroughly vetted with background and driving checks and have received CPR training. Now, they are ready to help island seniors with whatever needs to get done. “I feel confident we have good folks,� Apple said. Now that the holidays are over, Apple said she is beginning to talk to island groups about the program so that
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more people learn about it and take advantage of what is being offered. Julie Hempton is one volunteer ready to lend a hand, motivated, she said, by her experience of caring for her mother, who is in her 90s. “I am just so aware of the little things that get harder and harder,� she said. Hempton was one of the volunteers who helped stack Slater’s wood. The young son of one of the volunteers accompanied the group and helped, and a dog came along too. “It was fun,� Hempton said. “We got exercise. We were outside and chatting with Nancy.� Hempton enjoyed Slater’s company so much, she said, that she went back with a friend and had tea, which she said she hopes to do again. Slater, who said she has already burned half of the alder the volunteers stacked, said she would not hesitate to call Neighbor to Neighbor again and encourages others to do the same. “This idea of the Neighbor to Neighbor program is wonderful, and I think more people should make use of it,� she said. “It’s a wonderful asset for Vashon.� The program is being funded by a six-month grant from Granny’s Attic, which provided $6,000 for the first half of 2014 and will provide an additional $6,000 if the program meets certain benchmarks. One of those benchmarks is that it serves 20 islanders by summer — a goal Apple expects to meet based on the research founding members did on the needs of island seniors. Still, she is encouraging island seniors not to hesitate to call. “I really hope I start hearing from people,� she said. “We want the program to be a success so it will be here in the future.� Neighbor to Neighbor services are free and available to any islanders 55 and older. For more information, call Ava Apple at 463-5173.
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NEWS BRIEFS Chamber elects new presidentw John de Groen of Windermere Vashon was recently elected to serve as president of the board of the VashonMaury Island Chamber of Commerce. De Groen took over the presidency from Bill Brown of the Brown Agency. Brown is leaving the board because he took a position off island, according to a chamber press release. “Bill did a great job working with our executive director to take the chamber to the next level, de Groen said. He led by example, was very active in reaching out to the business community and took a leadership role in improving the music at Strawberry Festival. He will be missed.� Assistant fire chief George Brown was elected treasurer while Angela Luechtefeld will continue as vice president, and Richard Brown of Critical Training Solutions will continue as secretary of the board.
Support Dubin scholarship fund Islanders who wish to support a scholarship fund in honor of Amy Dubin, a popular art teacher at the Vashon High School who died last year, can do so online at www. vashonscholarshipfoundation.org or by sending a check to VCSF, Amy Dubin Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 1413, Vashon.
Amiad welcomes returning broker Amiad and Associates recently announced that associate broker Heather Erickson has returned to the office. After a 10-year break from real estate to start her family, Erickson, a third-generation islander and mother of three, is back to assist buyers of homes and land on Vashon, Emma Amiad said. Erickson is current on all real estate matters and has kept up on the local market, Amiad added. Amiad and Associates represents buyers exclusively and is located in downtown Vashon.
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County to discuss Dockton Forest stewardship Additional piece of forestland purchased By NATALIE MARTIN Staff Writer
With an additional piece of the Dockton Forest recently secured, King County will develop a forest stewardship plan for its 120 acres of forestland in Dockton. County officials will discuss and take comments on the stewardship plan at a public meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. next Wednesday, Feb. 5, at McMurray Middle School. The county recently purchased a 43-acre wooded parcel bordering the Dockton Forest that it has long leased from the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR). In 2004, DNR transferred 200 acres of forestland at Island Center Forest and 20 acres at Dockton to King County, but held on to 43 acres at Dockton Forest, which could one day be valuable to the nearby Glacier mining operation, according to David Kimmett, a natural lands manager for the county Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP). Once King County acquired the Glacier site, however, it set its sites on the 43 acres in Dockton and late last year purchased it for $208,000, using state funds that Sen. Sharon Nelson secured for open space conservation on Vashon. “This was all sort of the grand plan,” Kimmett said, explaining that the parcel is surrounded by King County owned and managed property. Indeed, the property is bordered on the west and north by the Dockton Forest and Natural Area and on the east and south by the former Glacier site, now called the Maury Island Natural Area. “Once Glacier was sold and became King County property, then it made sense to go after this last DNR piece,” Kimmett said.
While King County has been managing the property for years, it hasn’t done much work at the site, Kimmett said, and the second-growth forest there — once a Douglas fir plantation — is now overgrown and unhealthy. “There isn’t a thing growing under it; there is no light getting through there. ... That’s just not a healthy forest,” he said. With help from experts, including local forester Derek Churchill, the county will assess the newly acquired property as well as the rest of Dockton Forest and will likely develop plans for an ecological thinning to be completed there this year, Kimmett said. It’s possible the county may do some planting there as well. “We’ll assess the conditions and see what actions are necessary to put the forest back on a path that will head toward a nice, healthy, diverse forest,” he said. The county carried out a similar ecological thinning at Island Center Forest in recent years, and the Vashon Park District managed a successful thinning at Agren Park, which was completed by the Vashon Forest Stewards. The county will likely develop a thinning plan and then contract the work to be completed over the summer, Kimmett said. “There’s a very good history of doing this kind of work to improve the forests,” he said. Once King County completes a forest stewardship plan for Dockton, it may also develop a general site management plan that would include guidelines for public use — similar to one in place at Island Center Forest — and will also work to further develop the trail system there. Dockton forest is popular among hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers. “We’re trying to focus on the forest stewardship right now,” Kimmett said. “We’ll take time to do the public use planning.”
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EDITORIAL
Mourning the loss of a beloved companion
Signs of change as park district moves forward
Lately, given the number of people who have been needling me at Thriftway with, “Where are your Beachcomber columns?” (don’t they have anything better to read?) I have had to face up to the fact that I have been AWOL in these pages. Do not blame the editor of this esteemed journal. She has not spiked them. The truth is I have been in mourning. I have suffered a grave personal loss. My beloved “Gigi” has died, and life has very nearly lost its meaning. Excuse me if I do not feel funny. Gigi is not my dog. Nor my cat. Nor, on this odd island, my llama or ostrich or pig or wolf. Nor, thankfully, is it the woman lately known as my wife. And, let’s face it, she’s a newcomer to my life: Gigi is not. Please attempt to hold back your tears. This is a very sad story: Gigi is/was my 1986 Volkswagen Golf GTI sports car, known by all the car magazines as the “pocket rocket,” and virtually every year earning the top 10 rating, worldwide, for best car. “GIGI 467” was her first license plate; that’s how she got her name. The GTI is a car designed specifically for lunatic drivers with a German heritage, like me. Gigi was only 27 years old. She’d gone only 257,000 miles and was still raring to go. She was in pristine physical and mechanical condition.
We’re encouraged by continued signs of fiscal responsibility at the Vashon Park District. While the state’s recent audit of the park district hit hard — auditors criticized the district for continuing to take on debt and for spending a large amount on debt service last year — there are also indications that this much-disparaged agency is beginning to get its act together. Elaine Ott has done a great deal to clean up the district’s finances since taking the helm there . A state auditor even noted he was impressed with Ott’s work. A board of commissioners with some fresh faces has pledged to address remaining financial issues, suggested it won’t spend any more on the VES Fields than necessary and, at the state Auditor’s Office’s request, plans to create a financial plan for the district, something it could have benefitted from a long time ago. As board chair Lu-Ann Branch recently said, they are working to “right the ship” and set the district on a more sustainable course. Currently, however, the park district is still limping along due to falling tax revenue, past overspending and debt from the VES Fields project. The administrative staff, once a half-dozen strong, is now a bare-bones crew. Since Ott and another staff member were at an out-of-state conference this week, the park district offices have simply been closed, dark offices serving as a reminder of the consequences of poor fiscal management. We are pleased, however, that the district is currently in the process of filling a couple positions. New faces and new practices won’t transform the park district overnight, though. A state auditor said it will likely be at least 18 months — until the district is slated to pay off on of its bonds — until we may see more tangible signs of improvement there. As commissioners push forward, we hope they aim for a few basic objectives. We hope they heed the advice of the state auditors, who provide a valuable outside and expert perspective. We hope they add more administrative staff to the office soon, providing some well-earned relief for Ott — who seems to carry it all these days — and not risk losing her as an asset. And we hope the district, as soon as it can, will stop taking on debt, ending a practice that has long concerned us and has drawn criticism from other officials. We’re discouraged that at least one commissioner, Bill Ameling, still insists he knows better than two rounds of state auditors who questioned park district practices. But Ameling is just one voice on the board, and we’re hopeful the rest of the board — or at least three of them — stand up for change that will “right the ship” at the park district.
NORTH PASSAGES By WILL NORTH And then a careless Vashon driver (that is the most charitable term I can muster, and it is totally ingenuous) cut directly across my lane on the Vashon Highway into the heretofore harmless Burton post office branch. Only 15-feet away, going only 20 miles per hour, and with other oncoming traffic, I had no time to react. Death—Gigi’s — was instantaneous. The driver, who shall remain nameless here but into whose doll-like effigy I stick pins every evening at sunset after various arcane Voodoo incantations, said: “I didn’t see you.” I said: “IT’S FIRE ENGINE RED! EVERYBODY ON THE ISLAND KNOWS THIS CAR!” But there was no saving her (I refer, of course, to Gigi). I plunged into the deepest despair (which was safer than committing murder but far less satisfying). The woman lately known as my wife was briefly sympathetic: “Well, of course you’re in mourning! You’ve been with Gigi twice
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Education is most vital to our future I have called Vashon Island my home for 20 years and have contributed time and money to dozens of island organizations — everything from those who protect pets to land, from the oldest to our youngest citizens and for every kind of sports, arts and service group our citizens have created to enrich island life. Each provide an important dimension of color and strength to the fabric of our community. And yet if I could support only one community asset, there is no question it would be the Vashon Island School District. There is nothing more vital to the health and future of our society than to educate our children. I urge everyone to renew the school district’s
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Levy provides needed funding It’s school election season again on Vashon. You may have noticed the reappearance of the colorful lawn signs all over the island. They are in the yards of people who support the schools’ renewal of the Maintenance and Operations Levy, which will be on the Feb. 11 ballot. After four years, it’s time for voters to renew their commitment to our school district’s operation and maintenance. Since the state of Washington does not fully fund our Vashon Island schools, 23 percent
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of the operating budget comes from our local levy. This pays for the basics: teachers’ salaries, textbooks, bus service, custodians, special education and maintenance. The levy helps generate the necessary funding to attract and retain quality teachers, keep class sizes as low as possible and fund important electives such as band, art, drama and debate. This balanced approach is needed to continue to offer Vashon youth the education they deserve. Each generation of our children depends on this support of our schools to build their futures. This levy is vital! The loss of 23 percent of the district’s revenue would be devastating. A vote for the levy is a vote for our island kids. Join us in voting yes! — Cherry Champagne, J. Scott Bonney and John “Oz” Osborne
Levy supplements state funding to meet school district needs I hope that you will join us in supporting the school district’s four-year renewal levy on Feb. 11. This is a maintenance and operations (M&O) levy that is critical for our school district as it makes up approximately 23 percent of the annual operating budget. A few of the important ways the operating funds are used are for advanced placement courses, as well as for other special needs like preschool and StudentLink and FamilyLink; professional development in mathematics, and for the adoption of new Common Core Standards. This local M&O levy supplements state and federal funding and student fees. It is totally different and managed separately from the construction bonds and levies. Passage ensures lower class sizes and provides for a wide array of important electives such as band, art, drama and debate.
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Vashon Island Fire & Rescue extends its appreciation to the Vashon School District for allowing our members to perform training in the vacated high school building. 22 responders, including volunteer and career firefighters, EMT’s, officers, and fire support members, along with 20 of our high school Fire Explorers, performed simulated search-andrescue scenarios in a low-visibility environment. Volunteer EMT Brigitte Schran-Brown enlisted the help of four “victims” who were hidden in the school and awaited rescue. Big thanks go to FF/EMT Mike Kirk for all the logistical work preparing for the drill. It is rare for us to have a large structure available for multiple drill experiences. Teamwork was a key component for the seven operating crews. The exercises included air management while using self-contained breathing apparatus, radio communications, self-rescue techniques, response to Mayday calls, incident command, personnel accountability and rehab. For the Explorers it was their last memorable learning exercise in their old school building. Thank you to Superintendent Michael Soltman, Capital Projects Manager Eric Gill, Maintenance Director Dave Wilke and Vashon High Principal Danny Rock. Cari Coll, Battalion Chief of Training & Safety Vashon Island Fire & Rescue
Sharing the Stage #7 a success Student performers and the band, Tangerine, gave Vashon another great show Friday, January 10, at Sharing the Stage #7 at The Red Bicycle. Behind the scenes—as always—there was a long list of helpers and supporters who deserve a big bouquet of thanks: VARSA, for providing grants for this positive youth activity; Ken
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Vashon’s teachers deserve our support I have been an active member of the school community on Vashon for nearly 20 years, with a child who graduates Vashon High School this year and one at the Harbor School. The quality of the teachers my children have enjoyed at the Vashon schools has been phenomenal. In short, we love our teachers! They give so much to our kids, if there is anything we can do to keep them on island and happy — let’s do it people, and support the Vashon schools levy! At VHS, teachers such as Mike Zecher (humanities) and Jim Dorsey (debate) have inspired life trajectories of many students, including mine. John Rees’ engaging AP English class makes senioritis tolerable, and Harris Levinson’s new Spanish program is captivating in its innovative approach to immersion studies. The early years both my kids spent in the multi-age program at Chautauqua cultivated a lifelong love of language arts and a strong sense of community, led by women I refer to as “teachers of a lifetime” — Glenda Berliner, Geri Wilson and (years ago) Rene and Tina Taylor. If you ever received a placement letter in the mail that your child was in Mary Heath’s fourth-grade class, you know it was akin to a good college acceptance letter! All our teachers more than deserve a salary in step with cost of living increases. Amid the thrill of the spectacular new VHS building opening, let’s remember what’s inside — wonderful, dedicated staff and teachers — is what makes the world go round. Lastly, regarding the difficult to trace, dissenting voice of the Freedom Foundation in Olympia: Listen to the recent interview with New York Times’ Nicholas Confessore on NPR Fresh Air (Jan. 15). He reports that
Quehrn and the VHS music program; Todd Zimberg; Richard Montague; the VHS marketing class; Juli Goetz Morser and The Beachcomber; The Loop; John Sparks; The Red Bicycle; Pete Welch and Vashon Events; our many donors; and the entire community. Our superb musicians were The Monday Night Jazz Band, Isaiah Graham Hazzard, Two Dime Icebox, Kate & Mallory, and Ten Cent Time Machine. Special thanks to Dominic Wolczko for mentoring the student performers in rehearsals, and to both Dominic and Tanner Montague for audio expertise at the show. Stay tuned: We’re busy planning show number eight! The producers, Fred Strong, Harris Levinson, Rob Bordner
A heart-warmed thank you As Valentine’s Day approaches, Vashon Youth & Family Services would like to thank and acknowledge all the families and individuals that gave and strengthened the past holidays with such a caring spirit! Thank you all for your generosity and for making so many families feel a sense of community. Thank you Vashon Lutheran Church, United Methodist Church, the Kiwanis, Vashon Elves, Daphne, Hilary, Granny’s Attic, Masonic Lodge #177, and Thriftway. Peace into the New Year. Vashon Youth & Family Services
Baked delicacies are divine The new owner of Bob’s Bakery, Sam, is creating a great new twist on a venerable Vashon business! The choices are different but exceptional—the baking, divine. After I heard people raving about the marionberry cake, quiche Lorraine and vegetarian quiche, I took a look. This is another Vashon tradition in the baking! If you have not had a cookie, I think it’s time. Beth de Groen
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We might have something to learn about respect I am not a Catholic and have not practiced approved Catholic family planning. But as I have tried to understand the Catholic view, it seems to arise out of an old pre-modern perspective of reverence and respect for the body in all its God-given complexity, including fertility. Whereas, we moderns by and large have turned the body, and the earth, into a kind of machine or tool or toy, enabling us to isolate and select this or that part or function as it pleases our desire or suits our technical and industrial devices and purposes. We have pursued this line, it seems, until we cannot tell desire from despair. Whatever else one says about the Catholic view, its call for personal restraint and spiritual discipline out of respect and reverence for the body — these are qualities and disciplines which we must all begin to exercise toward the whole of creation, if we are to continue to have and enjoy a beautiful, fruitful and habitable earth. So, perhaps we have something to learn from the Catholics? If we cannot respect the ecology of our bodies which are small and near, what chance is there that we’ll truly respect the whole earth? If we truly reverence the body as a work of God, why not the rest of his works, as well? — Jack Stewart LETTERS CONTINUE, NEXT PAGE
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We moved into our new home a couple of months ago. Now we’re having a problem. We had no idea that the neighbors raised dogs. Not just dogs, but some kind of hunting hounds. There are several of them out in a kennel (which we think is cruel) and they howl together at odd times, day and night. It’s driving us crazy and our cat is so scared she dives under the bed every time the dogs start making a racket. Wasn’t it the agent or sellers responsibility to disclose this? We regret moving here and we may just try to sue them over this.
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First let me remind you that lawsuits are expensive and often don’t have the outcome hoped for. You probably should speak to an attorney about this, but my suspicion is that the lawyer will tell you there is little in the way of legal intervention that you can do. There is a clause in the inspection contingency form that allows for something called neighborhood review. It is there for the obvious reason that people may want to get a better idea of what the neighborhood is like before they buy. If you didn’t take advantage of that option it is assumed to be waived. The neighborhood issues are not required to be disclosed. Material defects of the home or property are all that the disclosures address. I’m surprised that you never heard the dogs while you were looking at the house or during your inspection. If they howl at odd times, day and night, you should have heard them. It’s possible that the dogs are reacting to you. You are strangers to them, after all, and maybe getting acquainted with the neighbor and the dogs might make a difference. I would start with getting acquainted with the neighbor. They might not know how bad the howling is for you. It is not unusual to keep trained hunting dogs in a kennel situation. Some consider this cruel but seeing the owners interact with the dogs may tell you if they are healthy and happy.
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The path to freedom
We need to open our minds, accept responsibility and work together The United States as we once knew it, or thought we did, is finished. But that’s not the end of the story. Freedom is not dead if it lives in you. What we learned from this 200-yearplus experiment is that liberty cannot survive in a nation conceived to be of, by and for the people if the people do not honor their own sovereignty by accepting the responsibility they have to maintain it, nurture it and defend it. You don’t have to be violent to defend your rights. You only need to use your head, your heart and have courage, compassion and love for others. But no matter what, none of us can do it alone. We need one another. We need to understand what we’re about and what the truth is about the environment in which we live. If we stand together with common understanding and goals, we can regain our freedom and dignity. So the first job is to become educated and then to share what we discover with others until there’s a critical mass of human beings aligned with a common purpose. For that to happen each of us first needs to be a participant in our own intellectual and spiritual growth. That means facing the possibility that we’re not as smart as we once thought we were. None of us is actually. We all have more to learn. We all need to be in the space of being willing to learn and to share with others what we think is important. And then listen to what others think is important and have the integrity to sort out what’s really true from what we once thought was true. The more honorable we are, the more we seek the
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Scholarship foundation
Investing in our future It’s that time again when the Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation asks our community to help give the gift of opportunity for Vashon High School seniors who complete a scholarship notebook. These students have dreams and goals for the future that can only be accomplished by first continuing their education. Whether they attend a community college, university or trade school, these students head out to make their way in the world, a competitive world, where earning a college degree does not come cheap! Eighteen years ago, I was one of these students. The individuals who believed in me helped me on my path to reaching my goals and helped me believe in myself. Having been raised by a single mother, there wasn’t a lot of extra money for college. In addition to money I’d saved by working throughout high school and during college, the scholarship foundation paid for tuition at Seattle Central Community College, where I received a certificate in early childhood education. I then went on to the University of Washington and earned a degree in speech and hearing sciences. Years later I have returned to Vashon. My husband and I built a house here, we are raising three boys, and I am running a thriving preschool and licensed daycare.
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I’m sure that not all of the scholarship recipients will return to Vashon to settle down and make their difference in the world, but wherever they land, they are contributing to their communities using the skills they’ve learned over the years, many of those beginning with their continuing education. I encourage you to contribute to these funds. You personally may never see the return on your investment, but you are making a difference for future generations. Thank you Vashon, for what you’ve done for me! — Jenny DeFiglia Mickelson
Students need financial support now more than ever As I toured the new, beautiful high school this past week, I was flooded with memories of my own time growing up on Vashon. I feel lucky to be a part of a community that supports the success of our students. Although I did not have the privilege to attend a new school, I was one of the first groups to receive a scholarship from the Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation. The financial support was greatly appreciated, especially with the overwhelming cost of education. I am now in the process of gathering information on college financial support for my own child. I am shocked with the rising costs of tuition. I feel that now it is even more important to financially support students who are trying to continue their education and training. Thank you to all who donate to the Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation! This amazing organization has supported our graduating students of Vashon High School for over 25 years. — Dyan Prouse
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NOTICES LDS Services Time Change: The start time for services offered by the LDS church will change to 10 a.m. beginning Feb 2. Spelling Bee: Registration is now open for teams wishing to compete in this year’s Spell It! The event is for teens and adults, and teams can have one to three members each. The spelling bee is a Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation benefit. To register, go to www. vashonscholarshipfoundation.org/ spellingbee. The event will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at Camp Burton.
THURSDAY • 30 Lecture Series: The Burton Community Church lecture and discussion series continues; all are welcome to attend, and the lectures are free. This week’s topics will include autism obsession and compulsion, and consciousness and the end of mental life. For more information, call Herb Reinelt at 408-7360. 4 to 6 p.m. in Lewis Hall, behind Burton Community Church.
FRIDAY • 31 Birthday Table: Anyone with a birthday in January is welcome to be honored at the Senior Center Birthday Table. Suggested lunch donation is $4.50. Noon at the Vashon Senior Center.
SATURDAY • 1 Rummage and Bake Sale Fundraiser: To support their Exploratory Week trip to Washington, D.C., eighth-graders from McMurray Middle School will hold a rummage and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the IGA.
Bake Sale: The Creative Preschool will hold a fundraiser bake sale and raffle for gift baskets. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside of Thriftway. Ponte el Ritmo (Get Your Rhythm On): This free, hands-on, call-and-response, rhythm and song experience for kids will be led by Elspeth Savani and Jeff “Bongo” Busch, who will explore the music of Cuba and Brazil with fun and humor. For children ages 3 and older with a parent or guardian. 10 a.m. at the Land Trust Building. FiberNet Meeting: Guest presenter Barb Gustafson will demonstrate how to make a basket in the tradition of the Penobscot Indians of Maine. Materials will be provided for those attending to make a mini basket. Cost is $2. Participation will be on a firstcome, first-served basis depending on attendance. 10 a.m. to noon at the Voice of Vashon building on Sunrise Ridge. Sci-Fi Saturday Goes Comedy: This month’s film showing to benefit the Chicken Soup Brigade, part of the Lifelong AIDS Alliance, is “A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum.” This 1966 film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical of the same name stars Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Michael Crawford and Buster Keaton in what would be his final movie role. Tickets are by a suggested donation of $5 to $10, and canned goods are also accepted. 1:30 p.m. at the Vashon Theatre. Island Night at Vashon Golf and Swim Club: All are welcome to beat the winter blues at Vashon Golf and Swim Club’s Island Night. Chef Bill will offer a Hawaiian menu for dinner and Jus’Us will provide island-style music. Cost is $30 per person, and there is a $10 cover charge for non-members. Reservations are requested. Call 463-2005 for more information or to make a reservation. Dinner begins at 5 p.m., and the band will play from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Vashon Golf and Swim Club. Rumba Lesson and Social Dance: Guest instructor Ari Levitt will teach a rumba lesson and then take over as deejay for an evening hosted by the Vashon Social Dance Group. No partner is needed and cost is by suggested donation of $10, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information, call Candy McCullough at 920-7596. 7 to 8 p.m. lesson, 8 to 9:30 p.m. social dance at the Ober Park Performance Room.
PUBLIC AND CLUB MEETINGS Kiwanis: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Vashon Eagles. King County Cemetery District: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the cemetery district office at Vashon Cemetery. Vahson Island School District: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at Chautauqua Elementary School.
STORYFEST The seventh annual Vashon Wilderness Program StoryFest, featuring Allison Cox, Merna Hecht, Steffon Moody and Gene Tagaban (pictured at left), will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Open Space for Arts & Community. The event is a fundraiser for the program, which provides nature immersion experiences for youth ages 14 to 17 from Vashon and surrounding Puget Sound communities. Tickets, $20 for individuals or $50 per family, include a light meal of soup, salad, bread and dessert, and can be purchased at www. brownpapertickets.com. For more information, email Stacey Hinden at stacey@ vashonwildernessprogram. org.
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The Book Thief: Ends Jan. 30. American Hustle: Plays Jan. 31 to Feb. 6. Pina 3D: Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. See www.vashontheatre. com for show times or call 463-3232.
SUNDAY • 2 Unitarian Service: Rev. Carmen McDowell will explore prayer practices. 9:45 a.m. at Vashon Island Unitarian Fellowship in Lewis Hall, behind the Burton Community Church. Burton Community Church: BCC will conduct a lay-leadership service with a focus on sharing joys and gifts. 11 a.m. at Burton Community Church. Super Bowl at the Senior Center: Watch the game on the big screen. There will be a no-host bar with beer and wine available, and everyone is welcome to bring snacks. 3:30 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center.
MONDAY • 3 Great Books Discussion Group: “The Criterion of a Good Form of Government,” by John Stuart Mill, is the title to be discussed at this month’s meeting. The group meets on the first Monday of the month from October through June, and visitors are welcome — the only requirement is to have read the material under discussion. 6:30 p.m. at the Vashon Library. Pizza Fundraiser: Dine at Saucy Sisters Pizza between 3 and 9 p.m., mention “Destination D.C.,” and 20 percent of the proceeds will benefit the McMurray eighthgrade Exploratory Week trip to the nation’s capital.
UPCOMING Free Tax and Health Insurance Help: Hilary Emmer will be available on Wednesdays to assist with federal tax preparation for those making $25,000 a year or less, health insurance sign-ups and property tax exemptions for those over 60, earning less than $35,000 per year including Social Security. No appointments necessary, and all forms will be provided. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 5 through March 26, at the Vashon Library. Dockton Forest Stewardship: The King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks is preparing a forest stewardship plan for Dockton Forest. The plan provides management recommen-
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dations to help guide the longterm stewardship of the forest through a series of adaptive forest practices, such as tree thinning, that will improve forest health and promote plant and animal biodiversity. King County staff will host a public meeting to discuss the plan and proposed restoration activities. For more information, contact David Kimmett at 477-4573 or david.kimmett@kingcounty.gov. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at McMurray Middle School.
CLASSES Core Centric: Fitness opportunities available with small group training sessions in TRX strength and conditioning, Pilates, core cycle, yoga and P2P (Passport 2 Pain) training. For more information or to register, go to www.CoreCentricTraining. com or call 388-8953. Getting the Most out of an Interview: Susan McCabe, station manager of the Voice of Vashon, will lead this workshop for students at the Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Museum. Anyone who is interested may come to learn a few steps toward getting the most out of an interview. Anyone planning on attending is asked to call 4637808. 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Heritage Museum. Clay Day — Year of the Horse: Liz Lewis will lead a spirited, horse-inspired clay project for adults, teens and kids. Children under 8 should be accompanied by someone older. Cost is $25 for VAA members, $30 for non-members and $5 for materials. To register, go to www.vashonalliedarts.org. 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Lewis’ studio, 12714 SW Cemetery Road. Social Media Tactics for Small Business Success: Shango Los will lead this class, sponsored by the Vashon-Maury Island Chamber of Commerce. Learn a sophisticated marketing approach simplified into bite-sized tasks to create an engaging relationship with your
audience. Advanced registration is strongly recommended as class size will be limited to 30. Cost is $15 for advanced registration — Chamber of Commerce members will receive $5 off the advanced registration price — or $20 at the door, if there is still space available. For more information or to register, go to www.vashonchamber.com. 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Havarat Ee Shalom, 15401 Westside Highway. Butter Basics and Beyond: Natalie Sheard and Bethany Dilworth of Cornerstone Farm will lead this class on making cultures from raw milk for use in butter, buttermilk, creme fraiche, kefir and yogurt. Participants will make and take home a half-pound of raw, cultured butter and a pint of buttermilk. The class will include a brunch featuring items from the farm. Cost is $75. To reserve a place, email galswithcows@gmail.com and send payment to 9215 SW 204th Street, Vashon, 98070. Payments may also be dropped off at the farm stand. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, at Cornerstone Farm. Intro to Yoga: This weekly class led by Deborah King is appropriate for beginners or those who need a basic yoga refresher course. No experience is required. Call 463-2058 or email info@islandyogacenter. com for more information. Cost is $40 and advance registration is required. Checks should be payable to Island Yoga Center and mailed to PO Box 2062, Vashon, WA, 98070 or dropped in the red mailbox by the front door. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 3 to 24, at Island Yoga Center. Sex and the Modern Teen — What Parents Really Need to Know: Amy Lang of Birds + Bees + Kids will talk about what your teens are really up to, how to talk about sex when they don’t want to and the one unavoidable fact of modern teenage sexuality. Learn how to turn a conversation parents often dread into something to look forward to. Lang has helped parents of all beliefs to have easy, open and effective conversations
about sexuality, love and relationships with their kids. The presentation is for parents and caregivers of youth in sixth-through 12th-grade. Cost is $10 with a sliding scale, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Vashon High School theater. Yoga for Back Care and Wellness: Irene Tokar will lead this weekly class with an emphasis on back care, using basic yoga postures to focus on core strength and flexibility. Cost is $56 for four weeks. For more information, call 463-2058 or email info@islandyogacenter. com. To register, send check payable to Island Yoga Center, to PO box 2062, or drop it off in the red mailbox by the front door. 6:30 p.m. Thursdays starting Feb. 6, at Island Yoga Center. From Cow to Curd: Professional cheese maker and Culinary Institute of America graduate Kelsey Kozak will once again offer her home cheese making classes. Learn how to milk a Jersey cow, make real butter, mozzarella, aged cheese and more in your own kitchen. Participants will be able to sample the day’s work, and lunch is included. Cost is $150 for approximately six hours of learning and eating. For more information, call Kozak at 755-9419. Saturday, Feb. 8 and Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Kozak family farm. NRA Basic Pistol Class: The Vashon Sportsmen’s Club will offer this course taught by certified instructors. Areas covered will include pistol safety, mechanics, marksmanship, selection and maintenance and responsible ownership. Cost is $100 and class size is limited to 16 people. For an additional $10, lunch can be provided. Anyone age 16 or younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. To register, contact Cindy Morrison at 567-5047 or email cindy198@comcast.net. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Vashon Sportsmen’s Club.
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More than 30 island horse lovers gathered at Paradise Ridge Park to honor and thank Dr. Mark Thorn earlier this month. Thorn, a Vashon equine veterinarian, has been caring for the island horse community for almost 20 years. While he’s not retiring, members of Vashon’s active equestrian community wanted to do something to recognize his years of work. The group surprised Thorn with a thank-you book containing good wishes and memorable photos from more than 70 contributors.
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GALLERY WALK: Feb. 7 will be First Friday on Vashon. Stop by VALISE as it celebrates five years as an artist collective with a reunion show of past and current artists. Other gallery venues will have new exhibits and most are open from 6 to 9 p.m.
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VHS play about change inaugurates new stage By JULI GOETZ MORSER
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Stories will entertain at fundraiser for the Vashon Wilderness Program Since the beginning of time, humans have told stories as a way to teach, heal, transmit history, expand imagination, inspire and entertain. All these aspects of storytelling will be present at the seventh annual Coyote Tales Storytelling Festival at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Open Space for Arts and Community. The evening includes supper and dessert served during intermission, and all proceeds from the event will support the Vashon Wilderness Program’s mission to provide nature immersion experiences for youth from Vashon and surrounding Puget Sound communities. Storytellers Allison Cox, Merna Hecht, Steffon Moody and Gene Tagaban approach the verbal art from their diverse backgrounds, but each knows the transformative power that story holds, and that will come through as they spin their tales, according to event organizers. “We all love stories, especially those conveyed with words that tug at our senses,“ explained Stacey Hinden, executive director of the Vashon Wilderness Program, in a press release. “When we listen with our ears, eyes, nose and skin, we not only stir our imagination, but activate our body’s unconscious yearning to transform the pedantic and take flight into sensuous realms of magic, myth and hero.” Tickets, $50 for a family or $20 for individuals, can be purchased at www. brownpapertickets.com and the Vashon Bookshop.
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Andrew Rivers will headline a benefit show Two professional comedians from Seattle, Andrew Rivers and Cory McMichaelis, will bring their special brands of humor to the Red Bicycle Bistro at 8 p.m. Friday in a special benefit show for Andy Royer. Local comedians — Caitlin Little, Cara Rosellini, Harris Levinson, Aimee Cartier, Steffon Moody and Royer — along with host Jim Farrell will join Rivers and McMichaelis for the entertaining evening of stand-up comedy. Tickets are $8 at the door. The show is for adults 21 and older only.
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Valentine’s Day may be right around the corner, but this weekend love will fill the air when Eros and his mythological Greek cronies, played by Vashon High School drama students, breathe life into the Tony award-winning play “Metamorphoses” and inaugurate the stage of the newly transformed Vashon High School auditorium. At an afternoon rehearsal ten days before opening night, student actors filled the center of the horseshoe-shaped red auditorium seats, talking, doing homework and waiting for their scenes to begin. Others collected in the wings, draped in various parts of their costumes, a toga here, laurel wreath there, fisherman slickers, Greek goddess garb, even swimwear. Students Devan Barnes, Tess Carmen, Alexander Wright, Hannah Fellbaum, Max Lapuszynsk and Isabel Porter, were eager to talk about “Metamorphoses” and what it’s like to be part of the first play mounted on the new stage. “It’s an honor,” said one student. Others chimed in with “I thought I’d be sad not to be in the old amphitheater, but when I got on stage, it felt right. … The last stage was cozy, but this one feels professional … and the play is a perfect choice because it signifies change, an evolution of everything old to new, like our school.” Director and Vashon High School teacher Stephen Floyd descended a steep ladder from a storage space backstage, after looking for a large net needed as a prop for a scene soon to be rehearsed. There’s a home for everything in this new space, a monumental change from the days when Floyd’s classroom served as the makeshift costume, make-up
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Vashon High School drama students Hannah Fellbaum as Queen Alcyone and Alexander Wright as Ceyx, rehearse for the upcoming play “Metamorphoses,” the first performance in the new high school theater. and green room behind the old stage. The biggest and probably best change, according to Floyd, is the size of the new stage, which measures 12 to 15 feet wider and 10 feet deeper, making room for the play’s 800-gallon water feature. The proscenium soars an additional eight feet, allowing the Greek gods to be where they should be, up in the sky. “We get to use the full stage now,” Floyd said with a smile “There’s not a bad seat in the house, so we don’t have to play everything front and center anymore. ... It would not have been as interesting to watch (this play on the old stage), and the space would have been very tight.”
Opening night benefit and reception for “Metamorphoses” will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31. Other performances will be 7:30 p.m. Saturday Feb. 1 and 1:30 p.m. Sunday Feb. 2 so fans can be home for Super Bowl kickoff. Also 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday Feb. 7 & 8 and 2 p.m. Sunday Feb. 9. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and children. Benefit tickets are $25 and up. All tickets are available at the Vashon Bookshop and the VHS office.
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Shake it on the dance floor Friday night Two dynamite deejays —DJ Miragesix and DJ Whitmore —will spin tunes for those with dancing shoes on at 8 p.m. until late on Friday at the Open Space for Arts & Community. There will be club lights, a shadow box and for teens a special VIP room. All ages are welcome to join in. Tickets are $5 at the door.
The feeling at this rehearsal is decidedly relaxed and upbeat. When Floyd calls for the scene the actors focus, inhabiting the 26 characters of the nine myths that constitute the play. “Metamorphoses,” originally written by Ovid and adapted to the stage by Mary Zimmerman, reveals profound truths about human nature, spotlighting the vagaries of the human heart and the sometimes uncomfortable but often beneficial outcome of change. “We chose the play to honor the new space,” said Floyd “It’s about new beginnings and transformation through love.” Floyd said he discussed with the students ways that love transforms and the power it has to change
lives. “I get choked up talking about it, and the kids hear that,” he said. “I’m letting them see how profound and meaningful these stories are.” The students give voice to that understanding, even describing ways that love, when misplaced, might be harmful. “As King Midas, I love money so much that everything I touch turns into gold, including my daughter,” Barnes said. The production runs 75 to 80 minutes and the theater department has given it a PG-13 rating because of one particular scene “due to the nature of Greek myths,” said Floyd. Opening night will be a festive affair with a dessert reception. Billed as a benefit, ticket proceeds will be split between the Vashon Schools Foundation and VHS theatre arts. Floyd sees the evening as another opportunity to welcome the community into the school they helped to build, he believes, for the students they love. “Students can learn anywhere,” he said, “but it is more motivating to learn in a nice building.” Tess Carmen who plays Persephone agreed. “The auditorium is beautiful and very high class. The whole school is high class.”
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LeRoy Bell and his band will perform at the Blue Heron on Saturday.
Northwest rock and soul singer LeRoy Bell, who has performed with musical greats like B.B. King, Van Morrison, Al Green, Taj Mahal, Leon Russell, Sheryl Crow, Joe Cocker and Etta James will bring his easygoing soul/folk/pop music to the Blue Heron at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. A passionate soul R&B singer and powerful blues rocker, Bell is equally at home as an acoustic folk soul singer. His live and studio band, LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends, lays down the musical foundation for his sound, which according to a press release has an edge that puts Bell in league with performers creating music that crosses many genres. In 2011 Bell impressed judges of “The X Factor” with his heartfelt rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love,” expanding his global presence as a top ten finalist of the popular show. Earlier in his star-studded career, Bell wrote the hits “Mama Can’t Buy You Love” and “Are You Ready For Love” for Elton John and collaborated on songs recorded by Gladys Knight and The Temptations. Tickets are $16 for VAA members, students and seniors or $20 for general admission and are available at Vashon Allied Arts, the Heron’s Nest and www. vashonalliedarts.org.
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Chronicles of a farm-to-table meal Popular author to read from new book By JULI GOETZ MORSER Staff Writer
Islander Kurt Timmermeister’s name is in the news a lot these days. Google him and links to national media pop up — the New York Times, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Seattle Times, PNW Magazine and Bloomberg Radio. His new book, “Growing a Feast,” published by W.W. Norton, hit bookstores Jan. 1, and considerable buzz is building about this local tale of “one meal two years in the making.” Push aside the hype and what you find behind the former restaurateur and chef, now farmer, cheesemaker and writer, is a man whose trajectory in life appears fueled by vast amounts of creative energy and focused hard work, with an aesthetic eye turned toward making his environment “both thoughtful and beautiful.” Sitting in his farm’s cookhouse — a French timber-frame and packed concrete building — at a long fir table built to seat 20 with jars of green pickles, red peppers, jams and jellies stacked behind him, Timmermeister offered a simple insight into the multiple successes he’s launched from Kurtwood Farms. “I’m not afraid of change or risk,” he said “I like new challenges and find failure fascinating.” Timmermeister can reel off a list of start-up projects — beekeeping, vegetable farming, sheep tending, among others — he later stopped, but not a hint of failure emanates from the 13 storybook acres of rolling green pastures that make up Kurtwood Farms today, only the earthy tang of ripening cheese from his three popular farmstead cheeses — Dinah’s, Flora’s and Loghouse. Timmermeister lives
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Author, farmer and artisan cheesemaker Kurt Timmermeister will read from his new book “Growing a Feast” on Friday at the Vashon Bookshop.
down a nondescript potholed driveway that belies the farm’s tidy pastures, split-rail fences, outbuildings and the oldest standing restored log house on Vashon. Think dairy farmstead from the Channel Islands, birthplace of the Jersey cows grazing Timmermeister’s land, perhaps Vermont pastureland, even a French farm with outbuildings, or as Timmermeister cheerfully recounted, one writer labeled Kurtwood Farms “more Donald Judd than funky farmer.” Of course the farm didn’t start out picture perfect. In Timmermeister’s first book, “Growing a Farmer,” he described buying four acres in 1991 of overgrown blackberries with a smelly chicken coop and decrepit log house from the 1880s. Turning the mess into a farm became a full-time task for the man who likes a challenge. “I started with growing veggies,” he recalled. “Figuring it all out was thrilling.” Looking around, it’s obvious Timmermeister maneuvers well within the creative process. He likes to make things. “At the end of the day, I’ve made a product. I’m not a consultant stuck in an office. I love that.” He also knows how to manifest his visions. Take
his famed farm-to-table Sunday dinners inspired by a Portland supper club and celebrated by foodies in Seattle and beyond. “We made everything except the sugar, salt, pepper and coffee. We raised it and grew it, all the meats, veggies, fruits and herbs. I wanted to show the literal connection behind the food we eat,” he said. The suppers ended three years ago when Timmermeister went deep into making his artisan cheeses, building a 300-foot long subterranean cheese cave, where the rich butterfat from Timmermeister’s herd ripens for four months into the semi-hard, tome-style Loghouse cheese. He likes dropping off big lugs of cheese to restaurants and stores in Seattle, values the whole process from milking the cow to hand-wrapping the rounds, but something went missing when he stopped the dinners — he missed cooking for people. Then the idea to grow a feast for 20 of his friends. What evolved from the seed of that idea is what “Growing a Feast” is all about. Timmermeister said the first eight chapters descibe everything that went into making the dinner, while the last three chapters recount the dinner and the morning after. “It started with the birth of a calf born two years (before the meal) and includes many Vashon
folks,” he said. Contributing to the dinner were islanders like Michiko Uto, who showed Timmermeister where to pick chanterelle mushrooms in Island Center Forest. Sandy Mattara at the Burton Store with her meat lockers played a major role as did Leda Langley from Dockton with her vegetable starts, among others. This is a story, concluded Timmermeister, about people and food, where our food comes from, the processes behind it and the people who share in the knowledge and enjoyment of it. It is the chronicle of a singular farm-to-table meal grown, gathered and cooked at a particular place on a certain island in Puget Sound, written by a man who turns milk into cheese, experiences into books, a decrepit log home into a spare elegant structure and homegrown food into a feast for 20 friends, two years in the making.
Author will read at Vashon Bookshop Vashon writer Kurt Timmermeister will sign and read from his new book, “Growing a Feast,” at 6 p.m. Friday at the Vashon Bookshop. Copies of “Growing a Feast” and “Growing a Farmer” will be available at the bookshop.
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to working-class people, he said, and around 1,000 of the paintings, he estimated, hang on Vashon walls — making him by far the most collected painter on the island. He also exhibited his works at respected venues including the Astoria Maritime Museum and the Kirsten Gallery in Seattle, and in special shows organized at the Vashon boatyard of his lifelong friend, Danny Cadman. Seven times, his paintings were accepted in Foss Maritime’s prestigious calendar competition. More recently, he showed his work at Duet, a Vashon shop and gallery. Spakowsky was also well known on the island as a spirited entertainer. In the 1970s, he and his brother, James (Jimmy) Spakowsky, formed a rock band, The Doily Brothers. According to Jimmy, the band’s name was invented by the group’s original drummer, Tony Ortega. “We thought it was cool, that it sounded like an old rock band,� he said. One of the group’s biggest gigs came in 1972, when they opened for Alice Cooper at the Paramount in Seattle. But throughout the years, the Doily Brothers drew crowds for their shows on the island. According to Brenno, the band’s music was, for his generation, a kind of soundtrack to life on Vashon. “The Doily Brothers played at every party, every dance from the 1970s until now,� he said. The band’s music was steeped in old-time rock and roll, rockabilly and country western, but they didn’t simply play a hit parade of covers from the 1960s and 70s. Their set list was also filled with forgotten gems of American music. As the group’s frontman, Spakowsky held the stage with
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a personal charisma that was both buoyant and edgy. He stood on stage, holding a wide stance, wielding his guitar and moving to the band’s music as though it might be a small earthquake or a sudden storm at sea. A mischievous look on his face suggested that something wild might just happen at any moment. In the 2012 Beachcomber article, his friend Danny Cadman called Spakowsky an example of “God-given talent� in both his art and music, adding that he knew many people were “amazed by his ability.� But his daughter, Daphne Edwards, has more personal memories of her father as a warm, loving man, who always had a hug and encouraging words for her. “He was very affectionate,� she said. “The last thing he told me is that I was wonderful.� Edwards recounted how her father’s many friends on the island had been finding ways to memorialize him since his death. “Some people have been sailing, others have been doing art and sketching,� she said, adding that other friends had gathered together to listen to her father’s favorite albums. Spakowsky moved to Vashon with his family in 1954 and grew up mostly in Burton, close to the water. Throughout his adulthood, he lived simply, in a house he built himself using mostly salvaged materials, on a 2-acre plot near Paradise Ridge that he bought for $7,500 in 1989. His art brought in enough money, he told The Beachcomber, to “keep me in groceries� and pay for his single biggest expense — his property taxes, which skyrocketed over the years. Although he lived alone after his divorce from Gloria Beymer Check in the earlier 1980s, he always seemed to have plenty of company. His three daughters stayed with him on holidays and during the summers when they were young, and in what Spakowsky called a “bunkhouse� adjacent to his house, friends frequently stayed for days or
weeks at a time. After coming of age in the freewheeling world of 1970s Vashon, Spakowsky seemed content to never leave that era. Islanders were accustomed to spotting him motoring down Vashon Highway in his 1967 turquoise and white Galaxy 500 — he owned the car for 30 years. By his own account, he never owned a computer, a cell phone or even an answering machine. He never stopped listening to records, playing his favorite music by George Jones, Merle Haggard and other country legends on an old turntable and tape deck in his living room. The way he earned his living also belonged to another time. When he wasn’t making art or music, he supplemented his income with commercial fishing jobs, working on tugs and toiling as a handyman. But as the news of his death spread early this week, the mourning of the community expressed itself in a more modern way, as islanders took to social media to grieve his passing. Brenno summed up his feelings about Spakowsky’s impact on the island in a simple way. “He touched a lot of people with his art,� he said. Spakowsky is survived by his mother Lucille Spakowsky, brothers James and Anthony Spakowsky, his three daughters, Traci Palagi and son-in-law Guy Palagi; Jane Spakowsky, Daphne Edwards and son-in-law Keith Edwards. He also had six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Peter Spakowsky, and his brother, also named Peter.
A funeral service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Island Funeral Service. A gathering to celebrate his life will follow at a location to be announced. Call 463-9300 for more information. — Elizabeth Shepherd is The Beachcomber’s former arts editor.
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Pirates win overtime thriller at home Grapplers finish strong By GARY MEANS
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The Vashon High School girls basketball squad opened the second half of Nisqually League play with a loss to the Cedar Park Christian Eagles on Tuesday, Jan. 21, but followed with a big win over Seattle Christian on Friday. The Pirates kept the game close in the first half, trailing the Eagles by 5, 25-20, at the end of the half. Vashon continued to keep the Eagles in check defensively in the second half, but their shooting dried up as the Pirates scored only seven second-half points in a 45-27 loss. Anya Quig tallied 12 points for Vashon. Tianna Koenig and Sienna Jannetty both scored 5 points for the Pirates; Taegan Lynch added 3, and Eva Anderson scored 2 points. Vashon returned home on Friday to take on the Seattle Christian Warriors. After trailing early, the Pirates rode a spirited defensive effort to take a 17-14 lead at halftime. The game stayed close for the entire second half with neither team ever having more than a 3-point advantage. The Warriors took a late fourth-quarter lead, but a late free throw from Koenig knotted the game at 28. The Pirate defense stymied two Warrior possessions in the closing seconds to ensure overtime. A late free throw from Koenig yielded the final margin as the underdog Pirates won in over-
The Vashon Pirate wrestling squad closed out its regular season with a strong showing. Last Thursday the team competed in its last dual meet, throttling Cascade Christian 63-15. The victory gave the Pirates a record of 10 wins and one loss in dual meet action. Eleven seniors who have been instrumental in the team’s success this year were also recognized that evening. In varsity action, winners for Vashon were Shane Williams, Bryce Hoisington, Clyde Pruett and Preston Morris. The junior varsity dominated the Cougars with Codi Williams, Hunter Stanley, Peter Wolczko and Marquis Stendahl all winning their matches by fall. On Saturday, the Pirates competed in the Jaguar Invitational Tournament at Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup. Once again, the team competed against 11 other much larger schools. It was the last tournament of the year for the grapplers before entering the stretch to the post-season. Ten varsity wrestlers competed for Vashon, six of them sophomores. Eight finished the day in the medals. Championships went to Chase Wickman and Preston Morris, who waltzed through their brackets with little discernible effort. Thirdplace finishes went to sophomores Logan Nelson and Franklin Easton. Chester and Clyde Pruett battled through a tough day to each take fifth place in full 16-man brackets.
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Sophomore guard Siena Janetty, 20, added 5 points to last Friday’s nail-biting victory, while Taegan Lynch, 50, added 3. time, 33-32. Quig led all Pirate scorers with 10 points while Koenig scored a career-best 7 points for Vashon. Jannetty and Lynch each added 6 points, with Natalie VanDevanter and Kate Atwell each contributing timely 2-pointers for the Pirates. “We played great team defense and did a superb job supporting Anya, who was tasked with manto-man defense on their scoring leader, who was held to just 4 points,” said coach Henry Porter after the game.
“I also have to acknowledge the efforts of three other players whose defensive energy really made a difference — Kalie Heffernan, Lily Hennessey and Morgan Spangler,” he added. The Pirates next games will be at home Thursday against Cascade Christian, followed by a visit to Life Christian High School on Saturday, Feb. 1. — Gary Means is the assistant coach for the girls’ basketball team.
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Anchoring the team, heavyweights Joe Coller and Louis Jovanovich also both finished fifth. Just before the final round, Vashon was in sixth place overall out of 12 teams. For junior varsity, Vashon entered eight wrestlers and five reached the finals. Champions for the Pirates were seniors Trevor Figgins and Ian McWhirter and sophomore Fletcher Call. Taking second were freshman Bryce Hoisington and sophomore Preston Petersen. In the girls’ section of the tournament, wrestlers from around the state attended. Senior Vanessa Williams and sophomore Sierra Acosta competed for Vashon. Matches of note went to a few players. Nelson’s brawl against a White River opponent was a nail biter to the end, and he won 14-12. Nelson also avenged his loss against Cascade Christian, besting the Cougar on Saturday after losing to him on Thursday night. Wickman, in Saturday’s tournament, went in as the number-one seed, earning a bye in the first round, then destroyed his opponents 13-1, 12-0 and won the final by fall. Senior Preston Morris won all four of his matches on Saturday by fall. Vashon was ranked seventh in the state by Washington Wresting Report and heads into a week off. Preparations for subregionals begin on Monday with two weeks of tough practice to prepare for the action on Feb. 8 at Bellevue Christian. — Cheryl Pruett is the mother of two Vashon wrestlers.
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Pirates lose a close game away, win at home By EZRA LACINA
The Pirates did not miss many shots and played tight defense. Vashon got an early lead and did not relinquish it or even let Seattle Christian come close. Junior Jessie Norton came out to play in this game, knocking down 3-pointers, driving through defenders and hitting pull-up jumpers. Sophomore Sam Yates also had a great all-around game, scoring consistently and getting crucial rebounds. There was some slight concern in the fourth quarter as the Pirates didn’t score until the last 3 minutes, but their lead was too great for Seattle Christian. As the final buzzer went off, the score revealed another Pirate victory, with Vashon beating Seattle Christian 46-34. Norton led the Pirates in scoring with 16 points followed closely by Yates with 14. Yates also had 13 rebounds giving him a double double.
Vashon Island Junior Basketball (VIJB) has undergone many changes since branching out from the Vashon Park District. VIJB’s new web administrator, Andrew Davis, has launched a web site dedicated to Vashon junior basketball information and registration, www.vijb. org. Also, there is a freshly minted president of the board, Ty Cunningham, presiding this season. He is filling the big shoes of former president of the league, Foss Miller, who retired after many years of volunteer service. Participation continues to be high this first season with more than 80 Vashon boys and girls playing basketball, in grades K through 3. The Chautauqua Elementary School gym is full of activity with their weeknight practices and Saturday matches. Registration is still open for the next season for grades three through six. Seventh- and eighth-graders have formed teams and are playing off-island in competitive basketball games. These teams are called the Pirate Pipeline, the feeder system into Vashon High School (VHS) programs. All told, 177 youths are registered to play basketball so far. The league thrives with the help of volunteer coaches and many supportive parents. Sandy Tillman remains the glue of VIJB as program director, scheduler and volunteer recruiter extraordinaire. Cunningham and parent/coach Rob Kearns are also offering a free skill-building clinic at the VHS gym from noon to 1:30 p.m. Sundays for boys and 1:30 to 3 p.m. for girls. The club’s mission is to teach skills, sportsmanship and conditioning and to have fun. VIJB builds the foundation for a strong Vashon basketball future. Scholarships are available. Register today at www.vijb.org.
— Ezra Lacina is the sports editor of The Riptide.
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Last week started rough for The Vashon Pirates basketball team with a heartbreaking loss to Cedar Park Christian, but the resilient Pirates bounced back, blowing out Seattle Christian at home to finish the week. On Tuesday the Pirates traveled to Bothell to take the Cedar Park Christian Eagles. Both teams came into the game boasting 11-1 records with Cedar Park’s only loss given to them by Vashon. Cedar Park jumped out to a 9-0 lead. The Pirates didn’t score until about halfway through the first quarter, when Owen Brenno finally got Vashon on the board. At the end of the first quarter, the Pirates were in a 13-4 hole. The second quarter started much like the first. The Pirates did pick it up in the last four minutes, scoring 12 points, but at halftime Vashon was still down big, 25-16. The first half of this game revealed a team with low intensity and low energy, and the result was spelled out on the scoreboard. In the second half, the Pirates were a completely different team. They came out firing on all cylinders. Brenno had a great third quarter, at one point earning three consecutive scores. The Pirates kept chipping away until a Sam Yates lay-in gave them their first lead of the night. The fourth quarter was intense. Junior Ian Stewart flew around the court making plays on offense and causing disruptions on defense. With 11 seconds left, the Pirates were up by 4, but an Eagle guard quickly knocked down a 3-pointer; then a Pirate mistake on the inbound led to another quick score for the Eagles. With four seconds left, Stewart got the ball. Driving up the court, he threw up a last-second chance for victory, but the shot bounced off the rim as the buzzer rang. The final score read Cedar Park 45, Vashon 44. Brenno had a great game, leading the Pirates in scoring with 13 points along, with grabbing eight rebounds. On Friday the Pirates were back on their home floor, taking on Seattle Christian. This game was a straight-up blowout.
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Bakkhos is currently performing inspections at the property, and Anglin was unsure when the sale might close. “Our offer is very strong, and our contract is strong,” Anglin said. Representatives from Cushman & Wakefield, the commercial real estate broker selling the building, did not return phone calls from The Beachcomber, and a representative from K2 could not be reached to comment either. Last month Bakkhos Holding applied with the state Liquor Control Board to both grow and process marijuana at the 180,000-square-foot K2 building, putting in for a Tier 3 production license, meaning the indoor growing operation would be 10,0000 to 30,000 square feet. At least two other applications have also been submitted for marijuana licenses at the K2 location. Should the sale go through and should Bakkhos be granted state licenses as well as King County permits, the company would grow marijuana and manufacture Edipure-brand edible marijuana products at the building, said Anglin, who is also a spokesman for Edipure. The
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products would be sold to off-island distributors of recreational marijuana. Anglin said that Bakkhos Holding, which has worked with an attorney from the Seattle-based Canna Law Group, has done thorough research and is confident about closing the deal and locating its operation at K2. He said the company expects it could begin operations as soon as June. “We’re very excited about the opportunity the property presents. … It’s a great piece of property in a great community,” he said. King County officials, however, say such a marijuana business is not currently allowed at the K2 building and Bakkhos Holding could have a long road ahead of it before it can begin operations there. According to officials with King County’s Department of Permitting and Environmental Review (DPER), locating a marijuana growing and processing business at the K2 building would require an amendment to King County’s comprehensive plan. Ty Peterson, a commercial product line manager at DPER who has been handling marijuana business zoning inquiries, said that although the K2 building is zoned as community business and marijuana growth and production will be allowed in that type of zone in King County, the building is also part of a special district that Vashon’s Town
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Plan Committee created in 1996. That special district, which was folded into the King County Comprehensive Plan and provides the basis for a code provision at the K2 property, has several permitted uses, but marijuana growing and processing are not included. Allowing those uses would require amending the county’s comprehensive plan, Peterson said, something that would be considered and voted on by the King County Council. The process would likely take at least a year, he said, and would include public comment opportunities and at least one public hearing. “It’s a contentious enough issue that you wouldn’t just amend the town plan for this purpose without an extensive process,” Peterson said. Should an applicant choose to challenge DPER’s zoning interpretation for the K2 property, Peterson said, officials higher up in King County could be called on to issue a decision. What’s more, Peterson said, the department will likely alert the state Liquor Control Board that marijuana business is not currently allowed at that location. DPER will eventually review all marijuana licenses submitted for King County locations and, based on county zoning regulations, will make recommendations for each one. The state is not obligated to follow the county’s recommendations, and will take other factors into consideration, Peterson said, but DPER’s recommendation will carry some weight. “We definitely would recommend no on this site,” he said of the K2 property. Jim Chan, DPER’s director of permitting, concurred. He said county officials have fielded multiple inquiries about the K2 property and recently shared their interpretation with a group interested in purchasing it. “We were very clear with them that you cannot do this use at this time and need a comprehensive plan change in order to do that,” he said. Anglin, with Bakkhos Holding, said he was unable to comment on the county zoning issue, but said the company has been in contact with county officials and is confident about moving forward with its plan. While it would have preferred that the building’s purchase be contingent on Bakkhos getting its state licenses, that option was not available, he said. “We would have liked to have made that offer, but it was not on the table,” he said. The owners of Bakkhos Holding have been involved in the medical marijuana market since 2012, distributing Edipure products through the nonprofit Green Cross Washington. Information available on the Secretary of State’s website on Bakkhos Holding lists three men with Bainbridge and Mercer Island addresses as the company’s governing persons. STORY CONTINUES, NEXT PAGE
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Anglin, however, declined to give details on the company or its owners, saying they would be more forthcoming once they have secured the property. He also declined to say how much they offered for the building. “We’re not prepared to engage with the community in the way we want to until we own the building,” Anglin said. Green Cross Washington currently makes several types of Edipure-brand, marijuana-infused soft candies, as well as some baked goods and savory items such as crackers and nuts, at a Seattle-area kitchen. It also makes cartridges for marijuana vapor pens, which are similar to electronic cigarettes. According to its website, Edipure products are currently available at six medical marijuana dispensaries in West Seattle as well as a handful of stores outside the Seattle area. Edipure products are also made and widely distributed in Colorado. Should Bakkhos secure the K2 building for its new production facility, Anglin said, it will likely close Green Cross Washington and focus on making Edipure products for the new recreational market in Washington. The K2 building, which sits on 18 acres a mile south of Vashon town, has been empty for about a decade, since K2 Sports moved its operations off the island. It was rezoned from industrial to commercial in 2010. That same year, K2 began
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to actively market the property, originally listing it at $3 million. In recent years, it has reportedly been offered at $1.5 million. Efforts by some islanders to purchase the property and transform it into a multi-use site that would benefit the community have failed to gain traction. Anglin said that officials with Bakkhos Holding have visited Vashon several times to see the building and are excited about the prospect of locating their new business on the island. They chose the K2 location in part, he said, because the large building suits their needs, they like the Vashon community and they believe many islanders will be welcoming to marijuana businesses. “We’re really enjoying meeting folks in the community, eating at the restaurants. It’s the right vibe for us,” he said. Should the real estate deal close, Anglin said, the company plans to be in close communication with the community, explaining their plans, addressing concerns and providing information on future employment opportunities for locals. “We’re confident this building meets our needs, is zoned appropriately, and now our focus is ... on the community,” he said. “We plan to be transparent and provide as much information as we can.”
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State still processing pot applications More than a dozen submitted for Vashon The state Liquor Control Board is still processing more than 7,000 applications it received from around the state for marijuana business licenses. A final list of applicants has not yet been released to the public, but preliminary information shows that at least 18 companies or individuals have applied for licenses to grow and process marijuana on Vashon. The LCB is releasing updated information weekly. “There are only so many staff to sift through thousands of applications,” said Brian Smith, a spokesman for the LCB. Information released so far shows that 16 applications have been submitted for marijuana growing operations on Vashon. Four applications are for Tier 1 pot production licenses, meaning the proposed growing operation would be 2,000 square feet or smaller. Seven are for Tier 2 licenses, which would be 2,000 to 10,000 square feet,
and five are for Tier 3 licenses, which would be 10,000 to 30,000 square feet. Three of the five Tier 3 production applications are for the K2 building. Ten of the companies that submitted applications to grow pot on Vashon also put in for licenses to process — or dry, possibly cook and package — marijuana as well. Just one business put in an application to process marijuana only, listing a Gold Beach address. So far just one business has applied to open a retail marijuana shop on Vashon. Allyn Dock Enterprises applied for a retail license at the address of the Vashon Athletic Club. However, Kevin Allman, who owns the club, said he was unaware of any plans to open a marijuana shop at the property or nearby and said there could be an error in the application. “We’re not doing anything like that. We’re just a health club, and that’s what we plan to continue to be,” he said. — Natalie Martin
Luke Vangolen Luke Vangolen, 87, died on January 17, 2014. He resided at Arrowhead Gardens in West Seattle, WA for the past 4-1/2 years, having lived on Vashon Island, WA before that for over 20 years. He was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church. Cremation will be private. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. He was the beloved husband of Margaret (Mappie) Vangolen for almost 64 years. In addition to Mappie, he is survived by their five children: Elisabeth Olivo (Anthony) of Morristown, NJ, Alida Cerny (Ronald) of Park City, UT, John Vangolen (Jan) of Vashon, WA, Glenn Vangolen (Tracey) of Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Jennifer Vangolen of Seattle, WA. He was Opa to nine grandchildren: Christina Wetherbee (Christian), James Olivo (Christine), Jesse Vangolen (Melissa), Kimberly Cerny, Thomas Olivo (Julie), Corinne Cerny, Andrew Vangolen, Douglas Cerny, and Brent Vangolen. Luke also leaves eight great-grandchildren: Anna and Ian Wetherbee, Ella, Lydia and Sadie Olivo, Lila and Stella Vangolen, and Dean Olivo, as well as relatives in the Netherlands and Canada. Luke was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on August 10, 1926. His greatest pride, besides his family, was immigrating to the United States with his wife and two daughters in 1952. He became a naturalized citizen in 1957. Over the years, they added three more children and moved throughout the United States and Canada (Minnesota, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, Washington and Vancouver). Luke sold cars early on and won many sales awards doing so, but spent most of his career in various sales positions for well-known national companies. He was a very dedicated hard worker. Luke was a Mason for most of his life and most recently belonged to the Masonic Lodges of Vashon Island, WA and West Seattle, WA. He once served as the “Most Merciful Master“ of the Vashon Lodge. Luke lived life to the fullest. He liked traveling, meeting people, skiing, sailing, trains, the color yellow, shrimp, coffee ‚ “light and sweet,” whistling, watching the Macy‘s Thanksgiving Day parade (whether being there or on TV), and listening to music (especially Frank Sinatra, Doris Day and Ella Fitzgerald, plus all the big bands). Luke will be forever loved and missed by his wife, family and friends.
Michael Spakowsky Michael Spakowsky, 64 died peacefully Sunday, January 26, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Funeral service Saturday, February 1, 2014, 1:00 p.m. at Island Funeral Service. Viewing/visitation at 11:00 a.m. same day as service. Contact Island Funeral Service for further information. Full obituary to follow. Please visit our online guest book at www.islandfuneral.com.
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credit with a $150,000 balance and a $40,455 five-year loan payable until 2018. Smolko added that the 2012 audit found that there had been a lack of planning, management and oversight in constructing the VES Fields. The current condition of the district — thinly staffed and in considerable debt — is a result of those lapses, he said. Commissioner Bill Ameling, at the recent board meeting, said he took issue with the auditor’s findings. He felt the report was filled with pejoratives, he said, and that he believes it is a matter of opinion how much debt is too much. “This is a guy who has never run a park district in his life, and he has got to write something down, and he says it adversely affected the district,” Ameling said. “I don’t see where the debt adversely affected the operations of the parks.” Smolko, however, said that auditors look for trends, and even if the debt service numbers were smaller but increasing, auditors would have included that as a finding because of the continued direction of the debt.
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Ott said that while she understands the she said, the district would have ended the auditors’ concerns about debt, there is year with little or no TAN debt and no outstanding bills — a conmore to the story than siderable improvement the numbers tell. “I think (the audit) is really over the end of 2012 — “We are improving. but that does not appear There is no question in instructive. It keeps front in the audit report, she my mind,” she said. and center for us what said. Ott joined the district some of our focus needs to Regarding TANs, last February, and at that Smolko said the district time, she said, the district be on.” should stop relying on had $141,000 in unpaid Lu-Ann Branch, them, echoing what other bills from 2012. It paid Vashon Park District board president officials have said, that those off by the end of the doing so is not a noryear and has met all of its mal practice for park dis2013 obligations as well. In 2012, the district borrowed $200,000 tricts. Instead, the district should work on in the form of a tax anticipation note, or increasing its cash reserves and draw from TAN, and did not pay anything back on it those during lean times, he said. While Ameling made his negative feelthat year. In January of 2013, it borrowed $50,000 more from that line and then paid ings about the final portion of the audit the full $250,0000 off in June of last year, known at the meeting — at one point sugwhen the note was due. In July, the district gesting that the district should ask for a applied for another TAN, Ott said, and “competent auditor” — other commissionborrowed $300,000. It has repaid $150,000 ers in follow-up conversations spoke more and had expected to pay off the TAN — or positively. “I think it is really instructive,” said a considerable portion of it — with grant money the district was expecting from the Lu-Ann Branch, now the board president. state’s Recreation and Conservation Office “It keeps front and center for us what some (RCO), which awarded funds for the VES of our focus needs to be on.” Doug Ostrom, who was seated in January Fields project. The RCO funds, however, have been slow in coming, Ott said. Had and serves as the treasurer, said he believes those funds been given when expected, that the audit was a useful process but that he would not comment yet on his view of the overall health of the district, as he would like to evaluate it using different measures. “The picture is more nuanced than the amount of debt paid,” he said. “For example, paying down principal can be a good thing.” Harvey noted that islanders will vote on the levy in 2015, and he believes the district can improve its financial picture by then. “We need to get our act together so we can get the levy passed next year,” he said. Part of getting that act together, he said, is creating the financial plan the commissioners promised, something he thinks the board can accomplish fairly easily by June 30.
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In addition to financial issues, the auditors identified a few less pressing areas of concern, including the development and maintenance of a capital asset inventory, complying with its own policies regarding contracts and depositing money in a timely way. Those issues did not rise to the level of official findings, but were presented to the district in a letter. One of the issues — tracking assets — drew praise from Ameling, who said the district does not have a current inventory of its assets, their conditions and potential liabilities — from land to lawn mowers — and he would like to see one. “I find this management letter to be dead on,” he said at the meeting. Ott said district officials plan to create such a list; they have all the necessary information and just need to compile it, she said. The auditors also noted the district had not consistently followed its policy of obtaining quotes for purchases under $40,000, and that the district has not always made deposits on the same day funds were received. Ott said both problems will be remedied. State audits cost the district roughly $10,000, Harvey noted, and the next audit is scheduled for next year, meaning the district will have been audited three times in three years, far more than the once every three years schedule it had been on. “My goal is when they come back they will be satisfied we got our house in order and won’t be coming back for three years,” he said. Looking ahead, Smolko said it will be a financially challenging time for the district until next year, when one of the bonds is paid off. Also, he said, he believes the board is addressing the financial concerns and that Ott is a capable general manager. “I’m impressed with Elaine,” he said. “If they build up reserves and get her some help, that will be a start to turning things around.”
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Born 2012, When Zekey’s young person died, he was taken in by the family. Now because of a move, Zekey has found his way to VIPP. Zekey has been an indoor cat during his short life and he has perfect house manners. He does not scratch the furniture and he always hits the litter box. His sleeping places of choice are on the bed or in a lap. Zekey would like to find a home where he can continue his pampered life style. Zekey came to VIPP on 1/4/14.
Born 2010, Margarita was found hanging out in the Weslyan neighborhood. After over a month her no one has come forward to claim this beautiful girl. Margarita has a silky black coat and luminescent green eyes. She has had her time as a stray and she is looking for a warm safe home with regular meals and a soft lap. Margarita came to VIPP on 10/1/13.
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Born 2003. Angie and her sister Annie (who was recently adopted) were turned over to VIPP when her owner died. Angie is an outgoing girl who plops over to have her tummy rubbed. Angie is an easy going self assured personality who is looking forward to settling into a new home with a good set of laps. Angie came to VIPP on 10/20/12.
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