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Islanders join in effort at Oso slide By SARAH LOW For The Beachcomber
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A shoreline portion of Luana Beach Road, pictured above, is the site of a fictitious landslide scenario Vashon’s Emergency Operations Center team is using to help train for a real landslide. Below, a county map highlights parts of the island that may be at risk for landslides.
Responders work to prepare for a landslide on Vashon The island’s coastal bluffs are prone to small slides By NATALIE MARTIN Staff Writer
In the wake of last month’s deadly landslide in Oso, Vashon’s emergency volunteers are preparing for a significant landslide on Vashon while also attempting to highlight the island’s own risk for slides. Volunteers with Vashon’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team are currently using a fictitious Vashon landslide
scenario they created to help plan for such an event. In the detailed scenario — similar to ones the organization has used to help prepare for earthquakes and other emergencies — an 800-meter-wide landslide comes down on a portion of Luana Beach Road. It inundates or moves two dozen homes in the middle of the night and traps an unknown number of people. For the next few months, EOC volunteers will discuss what Vashon would need to do to respond to such a landslide,
Following one of the deadliest natural disasters in state history, several Vashon residents have joined in the large response effort at the Oso landslide. These islanders have volunteered their time or worked at the site and incident command posts in the area, doing everything from providing information to the media to monitoring the slide stability and river flow. Rick Wallace of VashonBePrepared is one of the volunteers. Due to his experience and qualifications, he was asked to act as the deputy chief of logistics at the Snohomish County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), which is coordinating the slide response. He went up on Sunday and will be there for a week. “It’s an honor to be recognized as unpaid volunteers, and it shows that Vashon knows what it’s doing,” he said. Wallace, who has held a leadership position with Vashon’s EOC for 10 years, also has incident command training through federal courses he took on emergency management. Wallace explained that the emergency operations center is responsible for synthesizing information, coordinating activities and supporting the field operations. He won’t be working at the landslide site, he said, but helping support those who are. “We get the field workers what they need
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A legacy of pet rescue: VIPP celebrates 30 years Grassroots organization has grown considerably By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
When island veterinarian Dana Ness was new to Fair Isle Animal Clinic a decade ago, she treated a cat that she suspected had a fatal disease and received her first introSusan Riemer/Staff Photo
VIPP founder and board member Barbara Drinkwater, left, with her dog Duke.
duction to Vashon Island Pet Protectors (VIPP) at the same time. Believing euthanasia would be the only option, Ness said she was taken by surprise when the volunteer who had brought the cat in had other ideas. “This is a VIPP cat, so do whatever you can,” Ness recalls the volunteer saying. For Ness, who had come from a veterinary clinic where resources were stretched thin, this kind of determination from an animal rescue program was a dramatic change. “That is not what I was expecting to hear,” she said. “It was a whole paradigm
shift. It really blew my mind.” Over the years, VIPP, a nonprofit organization run entirely by volunteers, has continuously shown this type of support for animals, said Ness, who stressed that such an approach to individualized treatment is unique in a humane society or shelter setting. VIPP’s work , she said, stands apart. “They’re a really great partner in providing care and helping with the general wellbeing of the animals on Vashon,” Ness added. VIPP, founded in 1984 by a small group SEE VIPP, 20
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In the last month, a dozen cases of measles have been reported to Washington public health officials, who are closely monitoring the spread of the illness. This number exceeds the normal range of three to five cases a year, said Donn Moyer, the media relations manager at the state Department of Health. There is a good possibility more cases will develop, he added. Those with the illness live in Whatcom, San Juan and Kitsap counties, but while they were contagious, may have exposed others at several locations in King County, including the Marshall’s store in West Seattle, Sea-Tac Airport and the ferry Tacoma, which travels between Seattle and Bainbridge Island. At the Vashon Island School District, nurse Sarah Day spoke to her concerns about the growing number of cases. “Our district is not prepared for a measles outbreak because of our high exemp-
tion rate, especially among kindergarten students and FamilyLink,” she said. The exemption rates for both are 21 percent and more than 30 percent, respectively, she added. Should an unvaccinated person have been exposed to measles, that person could be asked to be isolated for a period of three weeks, Day said. People who contract measles, known as one of the most contagious illnesses, can infect other people four days before they have any idea they are sick, Moyer said. People at highest risk from exposure to measles include those who are unvaccinated, pregnant women, infants under 6 months old and those with weakened immune systems. For more information about the disease, see www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/ health/news/2014/14040801.aspx. — Susan Riemer
Correction In the March 19 issue of The Beachcomber, Nancy Lewis-Williams was incorrectly identified as the Quartermaster Yacht Club’s secretary. She is no longer the secretary, but is now the rear commodore.
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Schools foundation fundraises to fill budget gap and more By NATALIE MARTIN Staff Writer
The Vashon Schools Foundation is again launching an ambitious fundraising campaign, hoping to raise $500,000 in pledges both to fill the school district’s budget shortfall and fund other badly needed items such as textbooks and the expansion of alternative programs. The fundraiser is a deviation from years past, when the foundation raised money to bridge the Vashon School District’s wide budget gap, as much as $450,000 some years, and in doing so saved teaching positions and classes. This year the school district is in better financial shape, due to gradually increasing funding from the state and tight management of its budget. Both district and foundation officials say they’d like to now direct fundraising dollars to needs that have been ignored during hard financial times. “Even though we’re not in a crisis, there are some pretty important things that have gone unfunded,� said Donna Nespor, the Vashon Schools Foundation’s paid coordinator. Fundraising appeals that recently went out to all Vashon homes outlined the foundation’s funding priorities in three tiers. Included in tier one is filling the district’s estimated
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for teachers and a part-time science specialist at the elementary school. “This is almost the difference between no child left behind and every child set up for success,� Ellison said. “Really what we’re trying to do is make sure every kid is set up for success.� A short campaign will officially kick off next Monday, April 21, and foundation members hope to round out fundraising on May 6, a day when the Seattle Foundation will partially match all donations made through its GiveBIG day program. Last year the foundation brought in $87,640 on the GiveBIG day. “We’re going to make a push for people to think about it and act on it in these two weeks,� Nespor said. The schools foundation has struggled at times to bring in pledges — often extending its fundraising efforts for weeks after its deadline — and has never raised the full $500,000 it sets as a goal each year. It raised the most in 2010 and 2011, when potential cuts were outlined by the district and layoff notices issued to teachers. Last year, when the school’s budget gap was an estimated $350,000, it brought in about $340,000 in pledges over an extended fundraiser. The foundation accepts donations and pledges year-round. This year, Nespor says the foundation board hopes donors will be compelled by the specific funding requests outlined. The foundation has already reached out to the business community and again is hoping to see broader support from school district families. Last year, 30 percent of families gave. “We’re not asking for a lot of extra stuff; this is pretty basic stuff,� Nespor said. “I think people will understand it’s important. If we’re able to do it, these are important tools for our kids.�
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Actions during VHS construction pose a problem for the pool Officials say they plan to open pool on time, solution may be costly By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
With just weeks before summer arrives, park and school district officials are scrambling to solve a problem at the Vashon Pool caused by a mix-up during the construction of the new high school. Park district staff say they believe the pool will open Memorial Day Weekend, as is tradition, but remedying the problem will require both short- and long-term solutions. While exact cost figures are not in yet, the solutions are not expected to be cheap. “This is an emergency and is unbudgeted,” said Elaine Ott, the executive director of the Vashon Park District. Since it opened in the 1970s, the Vashon Pool and its filtration system drained into the high school’s septic field. However, current state regulations now forbid that from happening, a piece of information that was lost in the staff changes at the park district in recent years, Ott said. Complicating the picture is that unbeknownst to the park district, the sewer line that ran from the pool was capped during the high school construction last fall and was only discovered last month when park district staff began preparing the pool for the summer. Explaining the history of the situation, Ott said that in 2012, the park district’s maintenance manager at the time incorrectly informed the school district that the pool water did not drain to the school’s septic field but instead went to a stormwater system. That same year parties involved signed an agreement stating that pool water would not go into the school district’s new septic field. While both park district
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employees who signed that agreement are no longer with the district, Eric Gill, the school district’s capital project’s manager, said the school district had to have this agreement on file in order to build a new septic system at the high school. Chlorine, he added, would be detrimental to the new system. During the school’s construction, Ott said, school distict officials could not locate correct as-built drawings for the pool and relied on the park district information they had been given when they encountered the sewer pipe. In this case, Gill said, those involved thought they were capping and abandoning an old, unused line. “You do the best you can to gather the available documentation and move forward,” he said. Ott, however, said that if they had confirmed the informaton with the park district before capping the pipe, the district would have had considerably more time to come up with a solution and could have possibly avoided the short-term costs associated with opening on time. “I believe there was a failure of communication here,” she said. Since the problem came to light during last month’s work at the pool, pool manager Scott Bonney has been working on a short-term solution, which is expected to cost up to $25,000; Gill has been working with governmental regulatory agencies to arrive at a long-term solution, and Ott and school district Superintendent Michael Soltman have been communicating about the problem. In an interview last week, Soltman said he believes he, Ott and representatives from both boards will meet soon to work out a financial proposal. “We’re all committed to making sure the pool is open, and it might result in cost sharing somehow,” he said. At its most recent board meeting, park district commissioners voted to approve up to $25,000 to get the pool open
for the summer. Soltman said that currently the most realistic long-term solution is an engineered drainage pond. He noted that Vashon’s situation is unusual because most pools connect to a sewer system, which is not an option on Vashon because the sewer system does not extend that far south. “It’s stretching the Department of Ecology, the health department and King County to come up with solutions that will work,” he said. Bonney said that the issue of what to do with pool drainage is most pronounced when the pool is being prepared to open. Because a lot of organic material collects in the pool during winter months and then gets stuck in the filters, they must be repeatedly backwashed and hosed off. That effluent then goes to three 750-gallon storage tanks that used to drain to the school’s septic system. That process typically goes on for almost a week and a half in the pre-season, he said, but drops to about once a week under normal use. The tanks typically fill up after just four backwashes, making adequate drainage essential. Bonney, who is a licensed aquatic facility operator, said research for a short-term solution led him to a process that has worked well so far and involved adding non-toxic, poolapproved chemicals to the water. The chemicals reduced the amount of solid waste and have greatly reduced the number of backwashes needed. The park district also hired a company from off-island to empty the tanks and take the waste off the island. It has already transported 5,000 gallons of water and sediment. Bonney, who is also employed by the school district as a tutor, said no one is interested in placing blame, but is focused on solutions. “It’s a problem; it gets solved. That is the bottom line,” he said.
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EDITORIAL Schools foundation changing, but it’s still important to give It’s hardly a surprise anymore when the Vashon Schools Foundation begins its campaign in the spring. Most of us have learned the drill: The state underfunds public schools, so it’s unfortunate but necessary that islanders make up the difference if we want quality schools on Vashon. In years past, teachers have been issued layoff notices and programs tentatively cancelled, only to be reinstated after community fundraising brought in hundreds of thousands to fill the hole. This year’s campaign, however, has a slightly different bent, as the schools’ budget gap is not as wide as years past. We’re concerned that absent a funding crisis, islanders may not be so inclined to give. However, giving generously to the schools foundation is just as vital as it was a few years ago. First, the school district is still $150,000 short of what it needs to maintain staffing levels next year and avoid cutting classes or sacrificing class sizes. It’s not the $450,000 budget gap of years past, but it’s no small sum. The district is depending on the community to make up this difference. And now that the district’s shortfall isn’t so large, it’s time to consider everything that’s been put on the back burner while the district struggled. Take, for instance, textbooks. We were shocked to learn that high school history books are nearly 20 years old. Elementary math textbooks don’t meet new state standards. The science labs at the new high school are impressive, but items like microscopes are old and broken — there hasn’t been money to replace them. And while basic programs at the schools and advanced classes at the high schools have been maintained, some who struggle in a traditional school environment haven’t been served as well. The foundation’s fundraising would bolster StudentLink, the ELL program and summer school, programs that will help more students stay on track and graduate high school. Funding would also go to expand preschool at a time when there’s mounting evidence that preschool benefits young learners for years. Though the school district needs just $150,000 to stave off cuts, updated textbooks and robust programs for all students are things the district should be providing as well. These aren’t luxury items — they’re still the basics. It’s not right that the school district has to turn to the community for funding, that we would essentially tax ourselves to have the schools we want. But until the Legislature fulfills the state Supreme Court’s mandate to adequately fund schools in Washington, it’s the reality we face. Last year the foundation’s fundraising was slow, and there was more on the line then. Historically there’s also been a lack of broad-based support — only 30 percent of school district families donated last year. We challenge the community to do better this year and to give generously to assure our schools remain strong.
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Fatherly advice for first-time fathers Over the last 13 years, helping my wife Maria as she essentially raises our four kids while I commute to work in town, I’ve learned plenty about being a father. I’d like to share a few of hard-won pearls of wisdom with readers who might find themselves in the first-time father situation. Now that we’ve lost all of the first-time fathers to the colorful lawn mower ads, I’ll instead address this column to you expectant moms, looking for tips on getting that first-time father in your life to do right. Don’t deny it. You’re reading a column titled “Fatherly advice for first-time fathers.” When we get to the part about what kind of power tools he’ll need to tackle the new baby problem, we can call him back. Ladies, first item of business is, as always, wardrobe. Obviously, his Pearl Jam and White Stripes concert tees from high school will have to go, otherwise the whole world will know he dressed himself that day, which will ultimately reflect badly on you. First-time dads need comfortable, loose-fitting and absorbent clothing with a minimum of accessories; cotton, but not denim; fleece, but not sweats; relatively water-and-stain-proof, but not obviously so; blacks, browns and greens, not his usual blue, light blue and even lighter blue. If he balks, steer him toward a manly-looking hunting jacket with lots of intricate zippers and different sized pockets. He’ll like that, although you and I both know he won’t be hunting for quite some time. In fact, he probably won’t step outside of the house for quite some time, except to earn a handsome salary and bring it home to you and the baby.
FAMILY LIFE By KEVIN POTTINGER Next off, your husband’s friends will need to be organized much like you’d organize a clothes closet, pulling out his old friends that are like the taupe sharkskin jacket with the impossibly huge shoulder pads or the black capri pants you wore last in 2004, throwing the rejects on the thriftstore pile. Many of his friends are probably past their pull date and just taking up space in his limited cranial closet, and they’re not likely to fit your new life with baby. Let him know that there will be no random beers after work, or partying at anytime, but if he pouts and stares out the window at some distant point on the horizon for hours or the whole weekend even, lift his spirits and let him know that there will be several new opportunities to drink micro-brews with your parents on the baby’s birthday, baptism and first communion. New car? Check. His ancient, dung-colored Mustang II and your sensible, low-mileage Prius should be traded in for a brand-new, zero-mileage Chrysler-product minivan, or if he can afford it, a Japanese minivan. Get a van with a strong heater, to dry-roast the crying baby to sleep on a long, slow, aimless drive, when she’s developed colic and is crying in tongues, your eyes are burning and you both contemplate a life on the lam, and neither of you can remember reading about this in
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Missing mail
Postmaster offers apology I would like to take this opportunity to respond to a letter to the editor regarding the U.S. Postal Service and published on April 9 about an unfortunate incident in March involving missing mail on Vashon Island.
I offer my personal apology to any customer who has been impacted by this situation. I have spoken to many of you and have offered to keep you posted on any changes involving the mail. The postal service takes great pride in the high level of service we provide to our valued customers and in the trust they have in our organization to protect the sanctity of
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any of the parenting advice columns. Your lives will radically change. Many first-time dads will attempt to evade reality and try the newparents-but-still-cool thing for a while, bringing the baby along like a handbag poodle to activities he enjoyed before you were together, that you, good sport that you are, have tolerated for too long. This is a form of denial that he will eventually outgrow. Expectant moms, you’ve had a while to ease into the baby situation while your baby has been plugged in and percolating on the back burner, but once your baby is no longer connected to you and thrust into your husband’s hands for the first time, his life will change immediately, radically and irrevocably. It’s no use pretending otherwise, and the sooner he understands that, the easier it will be on everyone. Oh, and the part about bringing him back for the talk about the power tools? There is no talk about the power tools. Black and Decker doesn’t make breast pumps. His world will be filled with brand names like Graco, Evenflo, Playtex. Let him know that we’re all really sorry. All those happy words about bringing new life into the world, sacrifice, self-denial and familial love that sounded so false and hollow while he was living a rather false and hollow sort of semi-life will begin to make sense when he’s changing a diaper and your baby smiles at him for the first time. And pees all over his chin. He’ll eventually learn to duck.
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their mail. The postal service’s Office of the Inspector General conducted a preliminary investigation into the matter and concluded that the mail had not been stolen. Any customer who feels they may have been impacted by this incident is advised to contact USPS Consumer Affairs at their convenience at (253) 214-1800 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The U.S. Postal Service delivers over 500 million pieces of mail each day in this country. It is extremely rare for this quantity of mail to go missing for this length of time. This is totally unacceptable to us, and we are doing everything we can to rectify the situation. The postal service prides itself on its commitment to customer service, achieved because of the tremendous dedication and effort of our employees. It is to their credit that the organization continues to function at a high level. — Gail Green, Postmaster U.S. Postal Service Vashon
Proposition 1
Vote yes for buses and roads Islanders should vote yes on Proposition 1. Prop. 1 on the ballot would preserve existing bus service on the island and raise funds for needed road maintenance on county roads. If the measure fails, routes 118 and 119 along with more than 100 routes will have their service reduced, while 74 routes will be eliminated entirely, gutting our regional mass-transit system. Although our island bus routes do serve hundreds of commuters daily, the truth is many islanders may not be affected by reduced Metro bus service. These islanders should consider the effects of reduced transit service and the accompanying increase in car-traffic on friends, family and fellow-citizens in the rest of the county. Because of the unusual timing of this emergency election, many voters may be unaware it is occurring, and “turn-out” may be quite low. Islanders should make sure voting friends and family members are aware of the issues at stake. Ballots are due in the mail by April 22. — Ian Crozier
Politics
Repeal the Authorization for the Use of Military Force As a Quaker, my fundamental belief in non-violence leads me to call for the repeal of the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF). Passed three days after the tragedy of Sept. 11, AUFM gives the president sweeping authority to “use all neces-
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sary and appropriate force” against any nation, organization or person involved in those attacks. Now, 13 years later, invoking this law, Presidents Bush and Obama have at least 30 times used it to justify activities, including overseas wars, detentions without due process and warrantless wiretapping at home. Unrestrained by geography, the law has been used to carry out military operations in at least 10 countries since 2001, according to the Congressional Research Service. The AUFM distorts the constitutional checks and balances of American government. Congress can act quickly if the United States is under threat or is attacked, but should deliberate and vote before authorizing the use of military force. As a Quaker, and based upon my belief that we must employ peaceful means for peaceful ends, I believe that the AUMF should be repealed returning to our constitutional balance of power. Congress will address this issue in May. If you oppose reauthorization of the AUMF, please write to express your views to Rep. Jim McDermott, 1035 Longworth HOB, Washington, D.C. 20515; Senator Maria Cantwell, 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, and Sen. Patty Murray, 173 Russell Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510. — Kate Hunter
Fix the economy first Everyone on Vashon has heard about the K2 problems. It’s the NIMBY big government culture. They tag teamed against business startups for 40 years. Not just at K2, but everywhere, and then when the zoning changed at K2, the bureaucrats got involved. Many levels of bureaucrats and they must be obeyed and paid so much no one can afford to start a business there. The reality here is that most islanders don’t like or trust any dirty business people unless they know them. That “tax the hell out of business not me” attitude. That “businesses all dirty the environment” idea. That “we need big government to take care of us so we don’t have to” plan. Big mistake. Plays right into the bureaucrats’ hands. All bureaucracies have one labor force working and two labor forces retired to pay for, and we are their pigeons. This is a lesson about big government with it’s lavish ways, extreme taxes, regulations and heavy-handed enforcers. Government and regulations kill progress. There are professional NIMBYs stopping everything they can. That NIMBY culture is now bureaucratized and makes doing business almost impossible. Seventeen thousand dollars to the bureaucracies and four months delay just for permits and fees to open a small business isn’t worth it. No wonder the consumer doesn’t have any disposable income. Family-wage jobs have been regulated out of existence. Remember more regulations and bigger government mean less jobs. Bureaucrats are not an asset to the economy; they are liabilities that cost too much.
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Representatives are not honoring their oaths of office I’m writing to strongly disagree with Sharon Nelson, who says that progress is blocked by a divided legislature. (“Progress blocked by a divided Legistature,” April 2.) Actually progress is blocked because not one of our elected representatives, Democrat or Republican, is honoring their oath of office. This is why we are no longer a free people: 1. At least the last three presidents, including the current one, are documented war criminals. 2. The current president has failed to prosecute known crimes of past officials as he continues to perpetrate his own. 3. The NSA, FBI, CIA and other agencies deny citizens their rights, lie to Congress and obstruct justice. 4. Our government facilitates corporate crime that impoverishes all of us. 5. Habeas corpus is suspended along with the right to privacy and other fundamental guaranteed rights. 6. Our government continues to torture and mistreat people. 7. American citizens can be arrested and imprisoned indefinitely without due process of law. I could list many more crimes and obfuscations being perpetrated by our government, but I am limited to space. Everything I have written above, I and others have documented. If you don’t believe these facts, it is because you have been lied to by a corrupted media and government, and/or you don’t care. Most who promised to preserve, protect and defend the constitution are failing to do so, including other government officials, most lawyers and most military personnel. Their failure to do so, and our failure to hold them accountable, is why we no longer see progress. I have written extensively about this and published links to others who have firsthand knowledge that what I say is true. The reason every elected official, lawyer and officer of the court was required to take their oath of office was to insure that this would never happen. But now it has. — Mark A. Goldman
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NOTICES Church of the Holy Spirit Easter Week Services: Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday, noon and 7 p.m. Friday; Easter vigil, 7 p.m. Saturday; and Easter day, 7:45 and 10:15 a.m. Sunday. Wastemobile on Vashon: The Wastemobile will be set up at the Tjomsland gravel pit for three days for Vashon residents to take advantage of free household hazardous waste disposal. Items that will be accepted include pesticides, oilbased paints, automotive products (oil, antifreeze, batteries, etc.), fluorescent light bulbs/tubes and more. For more information, go to www.hazwastehelp.org or call 2964692. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 18, to Sunday, April 20, at 17001 107th Ave. SW.
WEDNESDAY • 16 All Island Forum: The group will get back together with a new discussion series titled, “Sharing Story: Making Visible the Invisible — Compassion, Connection and Community on Vashon.” The series looks to explore how people can listen and learn from each other through story. 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Vashon Library. Weston A. Price Foundation: The Vashon Chapter of the Weston A. Price foundation will hold its introductory meeting. The focus of the group is maintaining health by eating a traditional, nutrient-dense
diet. For more information, email vashonnutritionaltherapy@gmail. com. 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lutheran church.
THURSDAY • 17 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 are Machiavelli on how to be bad and Hobbes — evil as a social construct. For more information, call Herb Reinelt at 408-7360. 4 to 6 p.m. in Lewis Hall, behind the Burton Community Church. Book Reading: Island poet and author Cal Kinnear will read from his new book, “My Father’s House,” which offers a series of vignettes set in the post-World War II era. For more information, call 463-2616. 6 p.m. at the Vashon Bookshop.
FRIDAY • 18 Master Gardener Clinic: Did the record rainfall in March cause problems in your garden? Gardening experts will be available to answer questions and offer suggestions or solutions. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside True Value. Vashon Bunny Visits the Senior Center: Come and have a picture taken with the Vashon Chamber’s cotton-tailed ambassador. Stay for lunch at a cost of $4.50, then see “Gone With the Wind” part one (part two will show the following Friday.) 11 a.m. bunny photos, noon lunch and 1 p.m. movie at the Vashon Senior Center.
SATURDAY • 19 Farmers Market: Now is the time to get gardens planted and the market can help with many varieties of plant starts available. Have a cup of coffee or a cider while browsing the stalls, and this week’s nonprofit guest is Hestia Retreat. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Village Green. Adopt-a-Cat Day: Vashon Island Pet Protectors (VIPP) hosts a cat adoption day every Saturday. See www.vipp.org for directions or call
PUBLIC AND CLUB MEETINGS Vashon Sewer District: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at the Vashon Senior Center. King County Airport District: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at Courthouse Square. Vashon-Maury Island Community Council: 7 p.m. Monday, April 21, at McMurray Middle School. Water District 19: 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at the Water District 19 boardroom. Kiwanis: 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at the Vashon Eagles. Vashon Island Fire & Rescue: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at Station 55. Vashon Park District: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at Ober Park. Vashon School District: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at Chautauqua Elementary School.
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Captain America: Ends April 17. Grand Budapest Hotel: Opens April 18. See www.vashontheatre. com for show times or call 463-3232.
VIPP at 389-1085. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at VIPP’s cat house, 12200 SW 243rd St. Master Gardener Clinic: Gardening experts will be on hand to answer questions and give advice about vegetable gardens. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside True Value. Camp Sealth Open House: All are welcome to spend the day at Camp Sealth. Take a tour, meet the staff, try out activities such as archery, boating, climbing wall and more, and there will be egg hunts at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Families are welcome to bring a picnic lunch and stay all day. For everyone’s comfort and safety, it is requested that pets be left at home. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Camp Sealth, 14500 Camp Sealth Rd. Spring Fling: Hop into spring with the annual community Spring Fling and egg hunt. Activities will include egg dyeing, hat/bonnet making, guess the number of jelly beans contest and egg hunts by age group. Music will be provided by deejay Trent Sheppard, and the Vashon Bunny will make an appearance. 11 a.m. at Ober Park. Psychic Fair: Four practitioners will be available to offer a variety of services. Prices vary. For more information, call 463-0025. Noon to 6 p.m. at Vashon Intuitive Arts.
SUNDAY • 20 Methodist Church: Easter sunrise service will be held at 6:30 a.m. at the fire pit at Camp Burton. May be held indoors depending on the weather. Unitarian Service: Beth White and harpist Leslie McMichael present an exploration of rebirth and renewal from a pluralist perspective. 9:45 a.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church. Burton Community Church: Herb Reinelt will lead the service for Easter Sunday. Reinelt taught philosophy at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., until his retirement in 1999 and currently runs a discussion group every Thursday at Lewis Hall. 11 a.m. at Burton Community Church.
MONDAY Vashon-Maury Island Community Council: Representatives from
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The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Puget SoundCorps will be at the beach at Point Robinson on Tuesday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for an Earth Day cleanup, and all are welcome to help. Volunteers are asked to dress appropriately for the weather and bring work gloves, water and snacks or lunch. DNR will provide garbage bags and light refreshments, and volunteers will be able to take guided tours of the lighthouse. For more information, contact Kirsten Miller at kirsten.miller@dnr.wa.gov.
King County will give a brief update on the septic loan program and its expansion that will make more island residents eligible. There will also be an update on the ongoing neighborhood watch efforts. The remainder of the meeting will focus on the planning of an allisland meeting for improving and maintaining the Vashon Town Plan. For more information, go to www. vmicc.org. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at McMurray Middle School.
TUESDAY • 22 Earth Day Potluck: Noon at the Vashon Senior Center. Call 4635173 to sign-up. “Paper Clips” Documentary: Havurat Ee Shalom, in conjunction with Island Green Tech and the Vashon Theatre, will show this award-winning documentary about a small town’s determination to understand the devastation of the Holocaust by collecting one paper clip for each person who died. Cost is by donation, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Any funds raised will go to support the Bet Sefer Jewish School. 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at the Vashon Theatre.
UPCOMING Senior Center Charter Fishing Trip: The senior center and George Eustice will host a fishing trip for nine people to Westport, Wash., July 30 to 31. Cost is $195 plus $10 for a license, with cost for accommodations still to be determined. Those interested are asked to call the senior center at 463-5173 by Friday, April 18. Sustainable Water Use Workshop: Water District 19 commissioner Jenny Bell, sponsored by VIGA, will lead this free workshop about harnessing “laundry-tolandscape” grey water for ir-
rigation. Re-using grey water can reduce the draw of fresh water from aquifers and streams during peak usage months and can also reduce the burden on septic systems. 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, at the Vashon Library. Zen Center: Guest speaker night will feature Stephen Black, whose talk is titled “My Zen Life.” 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, at the Puget Sound Zen Center, 20406 Chautauqua Beach Road. Friends of Mukai: Garden committee members Cindy Stockett and Karen Baer will host a slide-show and discussion about Kuni Mukai’s historic garden, created to reflect her Japanese cultural heritage. This program is supported by 4Culture. 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, at the Land Trust Building. Understanding the Social Lives of Elementary Aged Children: In this lecture titled “You’re Not Invited!” Yvette Butler and Melanie Salonen will present information about development and socialization to help parents and caregivers understand peer issues of this age group, as well as tips on supporting children in developing healthy friendships. 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, April 23, at Chautauqua Elementary School. Zen Center Spring Retreat: The retreat, titled “The Eight-fold Path,” will be led by Koshin Chris Cain and Giko David Rubin. Registration deadline is Friday, April 25. For more information and to register, go to http://pszc.org/retreats. Friday, May 2, to Sunday, May 4, at Camp Sealth.
CLASSES AARP Defensive Driving Class: Dave Rogers will teach this “55 Alive” driver safety class. Cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for non-
members. Call the senior center at 463-5173 to register. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26, at the fire station on Bank Road. Basic Shotgun Class: The Vashon Sportsmen’s Club will host an NRA basic shotgun class for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals. Cost is $125 plus $10 for lunch the first day if desired. Class size will be limited to offer as much one-to-one instruction as possible. For more information or to register, contact Kim Forhart at kforhart@yahoo.com or call 4639545. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at the Vashon Sportsmen’s Club. Middle School Parent Toolbox: In this one-day, interactive workshop, parents will learn about the latest research and parenting tools they need to be prepared for the middle-school years. Participants will also learn about teen brain development, media awareness, drug and alcohol use prevention tools, conflict management skills and more. Cost is $75 with a sliding scale and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the VYFS PlaySpace. Babysitting Class: Rick Brown will teach a child safety and babysitting class for kids ages 11 to 16. Topics covered will include injury prevention, basic first aid and care-giving skills, age-appropriate play and how to operate a babysitting business. Attendees will receive a student manual and certification card. Cost is $75, and students are asked to bring a sack lunch. Class size is limited to 20 students. To sign up and for location information, call 326-8715 or go to www.cts4cpr.com. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 27.
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SCENE & HEARD: SCOUTING FOR FOOD
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This Thursday’s Vashon Rotary
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The scouts would like to thank everyone who helped make this event a success, especially Thriftway for the space, Emily from the food bank for picking up the donations and all of the people who stopped to talk and shop for the food bank. Anyone interested in learning more about Vashon’s Cub Scouts can go to www.facebook.com/ VashonIslandCubScouts.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING MUSIC AT SNAPDRAGON
Welsh singer plays a show at Snapdragon
Welsh musician Jon Langford will bring his own brand of alternative country and rock music to Snapdragon for a concert at 7 p.m. Sunday. Currently based in Chicago, Langford was a band member of the British rock band the Mekons and more recently the Chicago band the Waco Brothers. Langford’s artwork is also on display at the gallery through the month of April. He is known for his multi-layered paintings, which are often of country music figures.
SAVE THE DATE: Pete Serko will perform his solo tribute to his late brother in his play “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, at the Vashon High School auditorium as part of Vashon Allied Arts’ New Works series.
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Students voice tales of struggle and hope Islander will read poems penned by immigrants, refugees By JULI GOETZ MORSER Staff Writer
As a storyteller, creative writer and teacher Merna Hecht knows firsthand the power of the written word. Among her many projects is a poetry program she established five years ago for the students at Foster High School in Tukwila, which is recognized as the most language diverse high school in the country. A poetry anthology created by students this year is called “The Colors of My Past: Immigrant and Refugee Voices of Struggle, Migration and Hope.” Next week, Hecht will showcase the project at the Vashon Bookshop, reading student poems and inviting audience members to experience several of the writing prompts she used for the project. The students’ poems give voice to some of the difficult circumstances they have faced through forced migration and from years of living in refugee camps, experiences brought on by war and violent conflict. Hecht helps these immigrant students tell their stories — in the form of poetry — about what it was like to leave their homes and arrive in another country to begin a
new life. In honor of April as National Poetry Month, poems from “The Color of My Past” will also be broadcast each weekday at 6:55 p.m. on KBCS, 91.3 FM. The students recorded their poems at Seattle’s Jack Straw Cultural Center, which is a partner and major funder for this project. Other support comes from the Washington State Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts and other donors. Copies of “The Colors of My Past” include a CD with each poet reading his or her poem. Proceeds from the sale of the anthology — available on a sliding scale between $15 and $25 — will be donated to a college scholarship for two student contributors who show exceptional merit. The scholarship is in honor of the late Abdi Sami, a poet and peacemaker whom Hecht said was a friend to the project.
Merna Hecht will discuss and read from “The Colors of My Past” at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the Vashon Bookshop.
“The Colors of My Past” features poetry written by Tukwila high schoolers under the guidance of Merna Hecht.
Duo delivers an evening of music, slapstick and dance vaudeville style
Vaudeville — in the form of the two dynamic performers who call READING AT BOOKSHOP themselves Duo Finelli will come to the Cal Kinnear reads from his — Blue Heron at 7:30 p.m. latest book of poetry Saturday. Vashon-based Molly Island writer and poet Cal Kinnear will read excerpts Shannon and Luz and talk about his new book Gaxiola met when they “My Father’s House” at 6 p.m. were students at the Thursday, April 17, at the San Francisco Clown Vashon Bookshop. Conservatory in 2005. Kinnear’s new book explores The duo first performed his relationship with his larger- as founding members of than-life father and investiCircus Finelli at festigates what makes memories vals, theaters and music and what defines them. venues across the United States, Mexico and CASTING CALL Europe. Then in 2012, Shannon and Gaxiola Islander seeks actors for a started their own comedy team as Duo Finelli, short film performing slapstick, Vashon filmmaker Nicholas “Kip” Jurus music and dance, and is holding an open casting call for a 5- to drawing their inspira7-minute short film to be shot on Vashon tion from the traditions Island titled “The Choices We Make.” of American vaudeville Jurus said he is looking for one male lead and European circus. and one female lead — both should be For their Vashon 18 to 20 years old, or 16 to 18 with parAllied Arts New Works ents’ permission. He is also looking to fill several smaller roles and for people to be premiere, the duo will present a classic one-act a part of the film’s crew. vaudevillian comedy, Audition dates have not yet been anshowcasing often ridicunounced. For more information on the lous displays of dexterfilm or to get on a mailing list for when auditions are announced, email Jurus at ity, glorifying mundane txgm@yahoo.com. moments of everyday
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Long Lost band members will reunite at the Red Bike Island drummer Todd Zimberg, guitarist Michael Gotz and bass player Keith Lowe will reunite under the name of Long Lost for an evening of jazz, rock and blues at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bike.
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Molly Shannon and Luz Gaxiola of Duo Finelli will perform their vaudeville show at the Blue Heron. folly. With the live sounds of the accordion, trombone and ukulele, Duo Finelli promises to create a world of music, humor and dance, where the laws of logic and physics bend to the
will of comedy. Tickets are $10 for VAA members, students and seniors or $14 for general admission and are for sale at VAA or www.vashonalliedarts. org.
The three close friends worked together in the Michael Gotz Quartet back in the mid 1980s and have since played the occasional outing. They debuted as a trio at the Red Bicycle over a year ago to popular success. Michael Gotz has been performing as a guitarist and pianist for 35 years, having begun his career 40 years ago as soprano soloist with the Sacred Heart Boys Choir. While essentially a jazz player, Gotz has performed in a variety of genres, including reggae, pop and country. Keith Lowe, in over 30 years of playing, has played and recorded in many different genres, including orchestral, rock electronic ambient, folk, bluegrass, jazz roots and country. Todd Zimberg has worked in the Puget Sound region as a drummer, percussionist and educator for more than 20 years. On Vashon, Zimberg is a member of the Island Jazz Quintet as well as the Portage Fill-Harmonic Big Band. He is a music instructor and has worked as an Artist in Residence in the Vashon Schools as well as for the Washington State Arts Commission. He created and directs a summer youth percussion camp now in its 13th year. This is an all-ages free show until 11 p.m., then 21 and older.
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Dammann said that the group was surprised and pleased to raise more than half of its $195,000 fundraising goal in about three weeks. Most of the pledges, she said, have come from heritage association members. “We’ve had other people, community supporters who have been very generous with us,” she added. Dammann said the heritage association will continue to fundraise, and last week board members met with representatives of 4Culture’s emergency and unforeseen opportunities program. They applied for a $65,000 grant from 4Culture, but aren’t yet sure how much, if anything, they will receive. “We’re hopeful,” she said. The heritage association expects the home, currently a private residence, will be put up for sale by its owner later this month.
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Soccer wins four, looks ahead By BEN BORK For The Beachcomber
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Harper Whitney, left, at second base, is ready for his Chimacum opponent in last week’s game.
Baseball gets split results at recent games By ROBIN HRUSKA For The Beachcomber
The Pirates got a break from the rain as they took the long road trip to Chimacum to play the Cowboys on a sunny day last week and won the game, 19-5. Ezra Lacina started on the hill and looked strong, going four innings giving up no earned runs and only one hit, striking out six. Jeremy Pilgrim-Stoppel finished off the Cowboys with a good performance of his own, going the final three, giving up only 1 earned run on 1 hit and had 3 strike-outs of his own. The Pirate offense came out strong, scoring 19 runs on 14 hits. The Pirates had 17 RBI and only struck out twice. Leading the offensive attack was Ryan Bernheisel who had 4 hits and 5 rbi along with Josh Hruska Myer who had 2 hits, 4 rbi and scored 3 runs. Sam Schoenberg contributed 2 hits and 3 rbi to the cause, and Clyde Pruett scored 4 times in a courtesy runner role. Finishing the attack was Lacina, who scored thee times and had 2 RBI and Chester Pruett with
2 RBI. Coach Steve Hall commented on the game. “It was a really fun day as the boys played as relaxed and focused as I've seen this year, as well as it was sure nice to see the sunshine.” The Pirates played a home game on Friday, going up against Cedar Park Christian for the second time this season. Despite having 6 hits, the Pirates lost 7-0 to Cedar Park. Hruska Myer went a full seven innings on the mound, giving up no earned runs. The Pirates struggled on defense, and with five errors in the field, Cedar Park was able to score its 7 runs. The Pirate offense was led by a double from Hruska Myer, then singles by Lacina, Ryan Bernheisel, Michael Bernheisel, Schoenberg and Pilgrim-Stoppel. After the game, Hall said he saw strengths and weaknesses in the day’s play. “Both pitchers did an incredible job,” he said. “Unfortunately for the Pirates, we had errors that cost us and then timely hitting by Cedar Park Christian was the difference in that game,” he said. — Robin Hruska is the parent of a Pirate baseball player.
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Fast-pitch team ends busy week By EZRA LACINA For The Beachcomber
The Pirates fast-pitch softball team had a busy week last week, playing four games in six days. The Pirates finished the week with one win, two losses and one tie. On Monday, Vashon played a non-league road game against West Seattle High School. West Seattle proved itself to be a talented team, beating Vashon 12-2. Friday league play resumed when Cedar Park Christian came to the rock for the second meeting of the year. The Pirates battled hard for seven innings, but fell to the Eagles, 10-7.
On Saturday, the Pirates welcomed the Cleveland High School Eagles for a non-league doubleheader. Vashon dominated the first game, winning 14-4 in five innings with sophomore Lilly Hennessey pitching. In the second game of the double header, Vashon put forth four pitchers, starting with senior Gabby Frazier and freshmen Baily Ormsby and Makenna McVey. Both freshmen made their pitching debuts then Hennessey closed it out. The game ended in an 18-all tie due to the two-hour game limit. — Ezra Lacina is the sports editor at The Riptide.
Vashon Kids helps families. Vashon Kids is now open for enrollment in our Summer Enrichment Program. We provide nine weeks of camp filled with hands-on activities, learning and play. On-island field trips, daily outside activities, biking, and swimming ensure full use of the summer sun and warmth. Full and part-time options for children entering K-6th grade. DSHS subsidy accepted. Financial assistance is available.
Senior - Varsity Baseball Starting catcher for the Pirates, and All Nisqually League Team the last two years, next year, he will attend Green River Community College to play baseball while pursuing his journalism degree. Ezra hopes to one day become a sports journalist. The coaching staff wishes him good luck in the future! We know Ezra will succeed in whatever path he choses to go!
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Vashon Island High School boy’s soccer team enjoyed double victories last week. The varsity wins were against Chimicum and Eatonville, both teams that sit at the bottom of the conference table. The matches were a solid display of Pirate soccer. Quick control of the game through passing led to a 6-0 lead by halftime against Chimacum. Assistant coaches implemented minimum passing requirements to qualify for a shot on goal for the second half. This is when the skill of the Vashon players was really on display. The game ended 7-0. The game in Eatonville was a similar event. Vashon led at halftime 4-0, and the game ended 6-1, with Eatonville scoring a contentious off-sides goal in the last minute. Even though this erased
Vashon goalkeeper Ben Stemmer’s chance of a clean sheet for this game, it would be wrong not to mention his incredible penalty kick save in the 62nd minute. A total of 13 goals were scored by Vashon varsity players. Goal leaders were Shane Bedard (4), Peter Amick (3), Gabe Reoux (3), Jack Brenner (1), Luis Villasenor (1) and Austyn Heit (1). These wins put the Pirates in third place in the conference with four wins, two losses and one tie. Vashon plays an away game at Chimicum this week before returning from spring break to solid competition at home next week. The games are April 22 against Charles Wright Academy and April 24 against Cascade Christian.
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Rowers journey to Oregon with stiff competition for successful regatta By PAT CALL For The Beachcomber
The Oregon Association of Rowers hosted its 20th Annual Covered Bridge Regatta, whose starting line is a few yards west of the stately, century-old Lowell covered bridge from which the regatta derives its name. Five hundred junior, collegiate and master rowers from 36 clubs competed in 44 events over the past weekend. This was the Vashon junior crew’s first major test of the spring season, with major competitors from the Pacific Northwest and California turning out in force. In particular, the Stanford Rowing Center’s select program makes this regatta an important calibration and put Vashon’s rowers to the test. Overall the junior crew passed with flying colors, exceeding last year’s medal count by about 2 p.m. on Saturday and concluding the regatta with 23 medals in 26 races. The junior women had particular success, winning 11 out of 14 races, taking gold in
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The junior women’s varsity quad row to first place in the weekend’s regatta. varsity, junior varsity and novice races and coming in second in the other three races. First place medals included four varsity events: the A quad (Mia Croonquist, stroke, Riley Lynch, Kalie Heffernan and Kirsten Girard, bow), the B quad (Rhea Enzian, stroke, Virginia Miller, Caprial Turner and Mei Lee Vandervelde, bow), the four (Bryn Gilbert, stroke, Taegan Lynch, Shannon
Lipe, Te’a Schafer and Ally Clevenger, coxswain) and double (Croonquist, stroke and Girard, bow); four junior varsity races: three doubles and a coxed four; and the novice junior women had another strong showing, winning three races: the eight, the four and the coxed quad. The junior men’s team won only one gold — the JV double (Patrick Hanson, stroke
and Forrest Miller, bow); however, their five silver medals provide great motivation for spring break training camp this week. A select few of the Vashon master crew also traveled to Lowell for the weekend, bringing home a combined total of four medals, including three silver. In summing up the regatta, coach Richard Parr congratulated the team on its second-place finish in team points (an improvement over last year’s eighth-place finish). “The Covered Bridge regatta is an excellent calibration for our teams. We learned we are competitive, but especially with our junior men, we need to find some significant speed improvements,” he said. “Both our fitness and our technique will improve this next week so that we will show up at the Brentwood regatta in two weeks a stronger crew.”
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to keep doing what they’re doing,” he said. “If they need food, more personnel, a place to sleep or 1,000 sheets of plywood, we make sure that happens and that things get to the right people or places.” Islander Shelby Edwards knows all about this, both from her past professional experience as well as having just spent a week working as a staff volunteer at the Snohomish County EOC herself. Edwards, a former army reservist and experienced crisis management and disaster preparedness consultant, led Nike’s response to Hurricane Sandy in 2012. “Logistics is 1,001 details,” she said. “It’s where everything comes together, coordinating requests from the field and planning for the next steps.” Noting the number of islanders that are involved in the Oso volunteer effort, Edwards remarked, “Vashon is unique in the number of registered emergency workers we have with the county — you need
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extra training for that. It’s a real testament experience and qualifications, and a halfto this island’s dedicated and skilled vol- dozen or so were chosen to help. But Vashon’s presence at Oso isn’t limunteers.” Given the scope of the Oso disaster and ited to its passionate volunteers. Karen Ripley, who works for the state the subsequent response, a call for volunteers with specific skills went out to EOCs Department of Natural Resources as a forest health manthroughout the region, ager, worked there including Vashon’s as a member of one EOC, which is managed “If they need food, more Washington’s five by Vashon Island Fire & personnel, a place to sleep of Interagency Incident Rescue. or 1,000 sheets of plywood, Management Teams. “There are so many people who would like we make sure that happens These teams primarto go,” said Catherine respond to large and that things get to the ily Cochrane, co-manager wildfires, but have also right people or places.” of Vashon’s Community responded to out-ofEmergency Response Rick Wallace state disasters such as Team (CERT), a group of islander volunteering at the landslide Hurricane Katrina and local volunteers trained the Challenger shuttle in basic response skills. accident. Cochrane noted that while the call for Ripley is an incident information officer volunteers went to the EOC and not CERT, and a member of the command staff of she knew that some CERT members had one of the teams, which was requested by the specialized skills that the Snohomish the state to oversee the Oso response and County EOC was looking for, and she recovery operations. reached out to them specifically. “We usually deal with wildfires, and Islanders interested in volunteering I’ve been to huge ones,” she said, “but I’ve submitted a questionnaire regarding their never had to work with FEMA or search
and rescue teams before. The pace was very different.” As an information officer, Ripley was responsible for providing information to the news media, elected officials, the local community and response personnel. She also made sure that the media had safe access to the area and set up community bulletin boards and meetings. Ripley said the experience was emotional at times, and she was touched by what she saw in Oso. “This became a very personal commitment from the team to the people of Darrington,” she said. “The community knew everyone. The missing people, they knew their names. They (community volunteers) were allowed to work shoulderto-shoulder with the pros out in the field and when someone was found, it was somber and very respectful. They knew who they were. It made it very personal for everyone.” Ripley’s team, which works on twoweek assignments, was relieved by another at the end of last week. STORY CONTINUES, NEXT PAGE
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Another islander whose job involved her in the slide response is Marijke Van Heeswijk, a hydrologist and assistant director of the United States Geological Sur vey’s (USGS) stream gauging program in Washington. Senator Maria Cantwell’s office contacted the USGS the day after the slide, and Van Heeswijk is now coordinating the agency’s response. The USGS, Van Heeswijk said, is constantly monitoring the slide and river conditions. It has provided air and ground surveillance data to the incident command posts and has coordinated with experts around the country to provide scientific and technical support. The USGS has also installed stream gauges in the river to monitor both water levels and erosion of the stream bed, as well as a landslide monitoring system. Initially there was concern that the water backing up in the river behind the slide debris could break through suddenly and cause more damage. As the river is now carving itself a new path around the slide, that particular issue is less of a worry, but Van Heeswijk explained that concerns remain. “We still have to watch what the river is doing; it could destabilize another area with a new path. We have to make assessments for future impact,” she said. At least three other islanders have worked in Snohomish as well. Local acupuncturist Eli Stahl spent a day at the site offering stress-relieving treatments as part of the group Acupuncturists Without Borders. Terri Vickers, a public information officer for the Renton Police Department, and Leslie Brown, a communications specialist for the King County Department of Public Defense, were both contacted through their employers after Snohomish County requested mutual aid and spent a few days working with the media at the site. Van Heeswijk noted that the collaboration of all the agencies involved in the slide response has been impressive. “It’s been heartwarming,” she said. “It has really brought people together both in the community as well as those working to help.”
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hoping to eventually have detailed plans in place and to hold a practice drill. “We’re going to focus our energies and efforts on preparation for a Vashon event,” said Hank Lipe, chief at Vashon Island Fire and Rescue (VIFR) and commander of the EOC when it is activated. “Hopefully it never occurs, but we want to improve our readiness.” When Lipe came to VIFR in 2009, he led the creation of a new emergency management plan, a collaboration among the department, VashonBePrepared (VBP) and other organizations. As part of that process, Lipe said he learned that the three greatest risks to the island are earthquakes, severe weather and landslides. “I’ve never lived in an environment that has the soil conditions we have here in the Puget Sound,” said Lipe, who previously headed a department in New Hampshire. “It was all new to me, and it’s a very dangerous situation.” Indeed, landslides in the Pacific Northwest happen almost exclusively on coastal bluffs or in river valleys. A King County map shows that much of the coast of Vashon and Maury islands as well as some inland locations on the island are considered at risk for landslides. “Vashon is largely surrounded by coastal bluffs,” said John Bethel, a geologist with the county Department of Natural Resources and Parks. “It certainly makes sense that the perimeter of Vashon is prone to landsliding.” Bethel explained that in many parts of Puget Sound, the soil is stratified, and landslides can occur when heavy rains soak the top level of permeable soil and hit the less permeable layer of clay, trapping water in between and compromising the slope’s stability. “That’s a classic recipe for landsliding at that location. … It certainly is present in many places on Vashon,” he said. Detailed plans have been drawn in recent years for local emergency response to earthquakes and severe storms, Lipe said, but not for landslides. After a massive landslide cut off 17 homes and damaged one on Whidbey Island last year, Rick Wallace, a leader with VashonBePrepared and the manager of the EOC, says he got to work on a Vashon
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landslide scenario. He finished it in collaboration with others after the tragic landslide in Oso last month. Wallace emphasized that Luana Beach is not necessarily more prone to landslides than any other area identified by the county, but was chosen as the site for the EOC’s exercise because the location presented other challenges that would be helpful in their planning. He noted that should a major landslide happen, the EOC — a group of dozens of volunteers stationed at the main fire station in an emergency — would be activated long before offisland help could arrive. EOC volunteers are now considering what would be needed during those vital hours, including emergency workers, medical help, equipment and shelter. The response to a landslide is very similar to a response to other emergencies, Wallace noted, and the EOC will ultimately create a guide to be used in the case of an actual landslide event. They will also hold a drill at the fire station using the Luana Beach scenario. “This isn’t about scaring people,” he said. “It’s about helping people be resilient, people being resilient and coming together as a community.” Historically, many say, Vashon sees small landslides each rainy season, but larger ones don’t happen as frequently. Dockton Road, for instance, was closed to traffic along Tramp Harbor twice last month after small landslides brought down trees and other debris there. Some, however, do recall more significant slides on the island. Emma Amiad, a home buyer’s broker on Vashon, says she remembers landslides that have pushed homes into the water in last few decades, and she won’t show homes in some parts of the island that she believes are at risk. “I realize it may be unfair to the seller. However, I can’t sleep at night thinking about things like that,” she said. Islanders Bill and LeeAnn Brown know firsthand the threat that landslides pose. Their former home on Bunker Trail, a walk-in neighborhood at the bottom of a steep slope on the north end, was hit by a landslide in 2011 after a winter storm. Thankfully no one was home at the time, LeeAnn said, and the house wasn’t significantly damaged. Dirt and debris buried the front door but didn’t get into the home. “I would definitely think twice about buying on a
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hillside again,” she said, noting that a few years earlier a neighbor’s home had been significantly damaged by another slide. However, the county had taken measures to improve drainage on the slope, she said, and the Browns never thought a landslide would happen to them. Their home had been on the spot since the 1930s, she said. “Because it had been there so long, we didn’t really worry about it,” she said. The couple was already planning to sell their Bunker Trail home, but had a difficult time doing so after the landslide, which also took about $80,000 off the home’s appraised value, LeeAnn said. Greg Wessel, an environmental scientist at the county’s Department of Environmental Permitting and Review (DPER) and a Vashon resident, said that while Vashon’s shoreline is prone to landslides, those within the hazard area identified on the county’s map shouldn’t necessarily be
alarmed. He called the map very general and said DPER uses more specific data on each parcel to determine landslide risk as part of its construction permitting process. Some areas identified on the map, he said, have greater actual risk than others. Wessel himself lives in the landslide hazard area, he noted, in a home at the top of a steep slope. He felt comfortable purchasing the house, he said, because it’s set back about 40 feet from the edge. The county, however, didn’t start assessing landslide risk as part of its permitting process until the 1990s. Homes built before then may not have the same landslide mitigation measures as those built since, Wessel said. Anyone with concerns about a home can contact DPER for more information on the property, he said. Engineers can also be hired to assess landslide hazards at a location, something Amiad said she recom-
mends to anyone buying a house near the water. “Does this map suggest there’s a significant hazard everywhere? No, not at all,” Wessel said. “It’s a suggestion that maybe you should ask about it.” Wessel said a large landslide such as the fictitious Luana Beach one the EOC is using for its planning is not likely to happen on Vashon, “but it’s something the island might want to think about in terms of emergency planning,” he said. Lipe said that the EOC hopes to have detailed landslide response plans in place by next winter. He agreed that Vashon residents shouldn’t be alarmed over landslides, but like the risk for a major earthquake, he said, responders want to be prepared for the worst-case scenario. “When these events happen, we don’t know when they’re coming,” he said. “Preparedness is the key to hopefully saving lives and better outcomes in the long term.”
Thomas L. Walsh Thomas Leonard Walsh (60), passed away peacefully March 23, 2014, in hospice care at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle. Most recently of West Seattle, Tom was born Sept. 22, 1953 in Madison, WI to Patricia Clark and Leonard Walsh (deceased) of Richland Center, WI. He moved to the Northwest in 1985 from Denver, CO with his former wife Jennifer Zeisig and to Vashon Island, WA, where they raised their daughter Caitlin Zeisig-Walsh from 1994-2008. Tom attended high school in Richland Center; started studies at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and completed his Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing degree from the University of Denver, CO, in 1985. He was awarded his Masters in Nursing in 1989, and his Doctorate of Nursing Practice in 2010 from the University of Washington, Seattle. During his nursing career in the Seattle area, Tom worked at the Seattle Veterans’ Affairs hospital, Harborview Medical Center, was Director of Behavioral Health services at Valley Medical Center, Renton, 1994-2004; and in 2003, established the Northwest Psychiatry and Wellness Center, West Seattle. Active in his professional association, Tom was presented with the 2014 Excellence in Nursing award on March 20th by the Association of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses. His enthusiasms included world travel, skiing, mountain climbing, backpacking, music, photography, and reading. Hardworking and adventuresome, Tom was known for his generosity, quick wit, and quirky humor. He was a devoted father and loyal friend and will be dearly missed by a large extended family, many close friends, professional associates, and clients. Thomas is survived by his daughter Caitlin Zeisig-Walsh, Vashon, WA; mother Patricia Clark, Richland Center, WI; sisters Jeri Walsh, Monona, WI; Jane Miller (Brian), Necedah, WI; Nancy Zeman (Joe), Boscobel, WI; and Amy Clark, Seattle; brother Greg Walsh, St. Paul, MN; aunt Ann Walsh, Waunakee, WI; uncle Steve Beaty (Boyce Hinman), Carmichael, CA; many beloved cousins, nieces, and nephews; and companion Charel Fisher, Bonney Lake, WA. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Avery Clark, Richland Center, WI. A celebration of Tom’s life will be held May 10th, 11:00 a.m. at Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 7141 California Ave. SW, Seattle, WA. In lieu of flowers, please direct donations to: UW School of Nursing, atten: Gloria Visario, PO box 357260, Seattle, WA 98178; note “scholarship Fund in memory of Thomas Walsh.” Please visit our online guest book at www.islandfuneral.com.
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of volunteers, celebrates 30 years of service this year and is honoring that work by collecting stories of people who have adopted animals and hosting a variety of events, including its annual Fur Ball in November. More importantly, throughout the year, volunteers will continue their focus on VIPP’s mission, which has not changed since the group’s early days: that there be no more homeless pets on Vashon. Since it began, VIPP has adopted out 3,434 cats and 1,213 dogs to families and individuals, according to Geoff Fletcher, the president of VIPP’s board. Islander Barbara Wells is one such woman, and she can frequently be spotted walking Chloe, her border collie mix, around her north-end neighborhood. Wells first opened her home to Chloe a few years ago when VIPP put out a call for more foster families for dogs in their care — and Chloe never left. It was not her plan to keep Chloe, Wells said, but these things happen. “She just decided to be here,” she added.
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Her previous owner gave Chloe up because he moved off the island, and he thought she would be happier if she stayed, Wells said. While Chloe might seem like an ordinary dog to some — she loves food, to go for walks and ride in the car — Wells said Chloe is not ordinary at all. “I couldn’t imagine how anyone would give up a dog like Chloe,” she said. “Chloe is exceptional.” Though many VIPP animals live in homes on Vashon, VIPP’s work is only partly about adoption, Fletcher noted, and includes a spay and neuter program, lost and found assistance and care for animals while they are part of the organization. VIPP’s most widely known focus on spaying and neutering animals comes each February when, in partnership with Fair Isle, it offers Fix-a-Cat month; neuters are offered for $25 and spays for $35. Fair Isle and VIPP split the difference on the remainder of the cost for each cat, Fletcher said. This is a popular program, both Ness and Fletcher say, and 83 cats were spayed or neutered last year alone, most as part of that program. For dogs, Fletcher said, VIPP has a voucher program for low-income pet owners; the vouchers can used at Northwest Spay and Neuter Center in Tacoma or at Fair Isle. Last year 45 dogs were spayed or neutered through this program.
Places of Worship on our Island All-Merciful Saviour Orthodox Monastery
9933 SW 268th St. (south of Dockton) SUNDAYS: DIVINE LITURGY 9:00 am Followed by Potluck Celebrating 2000 years of Orthodox Christianity Call for a schedule weekday and Holy Day services.
Catholic Church
St. John Vianney
Mass–Saturdays at 5:00 pm Sundays 8:00am and 10:30am Pastor: Rev. Marc Powell 16100 115th Avenue SW, Vashon WA 98070
463-5918
office 567-4149 rectory 567-5736
www.vashonmonks.com
www.stjohnvianneyvashon.com
Burton Community Church
Vashon Friends Worship Group
ALL ARE WELCOME INSPIRATION not Indoctrination!
Worship 11 am Maggie Laird
(Quakers)
10 am Meeting for Silent Worship in members’ homes.
Pianist/Choir Director
463-9977 www.burtonchurch.org
Bethel Church
14736 Bethel Lane SW
Call for Location
567-5279
463-9552
Havurat Ee Shalom
(Corner of SW 148th St. and 119th Ave. SW) 9am Sunday Bible School 10am Worship
Serving the spiritual, social and intellectual needs of Vashon’s Jewish Community 9:30 am Saturday Services 15401 Westside Hwy SW
Followed by coffee fellowship
PO Box 89, Vashon, WA 98070
AWANA Thurs 6:00pm Sept-May Office phone
567-4255
Vashon Island Community Church Worship Service 10:00 am (Children’s Church for preschool–5th graders)
Office Phone 463-3940 Pastors: Frank Davis and Mike Ivaska 9318 SW Cemetery Road
www.VICC4Life.com
463-1399
Vashon Island Unitarian Fellowship
Community, Diversity, Freedom of Belief, Enrichment of Spirit Sunday Services at 9:45 am (Sept–June) Religious Exploration for toddlers–8th Grade
Lewis Hall
(Behind Burton Community Church)
23905 Vashon Hwy SW
Info: www.vashonuu.org •
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Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit The Rev. Canon Carla Valentine Pryne The Rev. Ann Saunderson, Priest Assoc. Sundays – 7:45 am & 10:15 am
Church School & Religious Exploration 9:00am Child Care Mid-week Eucharist, Wednesday–12:30pm
15420 Vashon Hwy SW 567-4488 www.holyspiritvashon.org
Vashon Lutheran Church
18623 Vashon Hwy. SW (1/2 mile south of Vashon) Children’s Hour 10:30 am (Sept.- June) Holy Communion Worship 10:30 am Rev. Jeff Larson, Ph.D. vm: 206-463-6359 www.vashonluthernchurch.org/JeffLarson/JeffLarson.htm
463-2655
www.vashonhavurah.org
e-mail: vlc98070@centurytel.net
Calvary Full Gospel Church at Lisabeula
Vashon United Methodist Church
Worship 10:30 am & 7:00 pm Thursday Bible Study 7:00 pm Call for location Saturday Prayer 7:30 pm
Pastor Stephen R. Sears
17928 Vashon Hwy SW
(one block south of downtown)
Pastor: Rev. Dr. Kathryn Morse Sunday Service & Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Childcare Available at All Services.
Office open Mon.–Thurs. 9 a.m. – 12 noon
463-2567
Our Vashon Island Community warmly invites you and your family to worship with them.
463-9804
www.vashonmethodist.org office@vashonmethodist.org
For islanders whose animals run or wander away, many have found help through VIPP. Last year, Fletcher said, 13 cats were reunited with their owners with VIPP’s help and 180 dogs. Amy Carey, a longtime VIPP volunteer, is the coordinator of its canine lost and found program, motivated, she said, in part because she owned a dog that disappeared and was never found. Now, she said, she and others volunteers know more about dogs’ behavior when they are missing and can offer useful assistance to dog owners. She has been part of some remarkable rescues, she added, including where one dog was found in a ravine, having tumbled down the steep slope. A VIPP volunteer carried the 60-pound dog all the way back up. Not all the calls are that dramatic, though, and Carey said sometimes she is called simply when a driver finds a dog running on the highway. “We want people to do that,” she said. “We want (dogs) to be safe.” One of her more memorable calls, though, came one night last summer and was not about a dog. A person on Maury Island had found a 12-foot long boa constrictor in a pasture and wanted help. The boa was never found, she said, but the call symbolized for her VIPP’s value in the community. “We might not be the right resource,” she said, “but people know we can help them.” For many people, though, VIPP is best known for its cat house, where as many as 50 cats have lived at one time and where about 30 currently stay, Fletcher said. That too, is run entirely by volunteers — 40 of them, currently — who not only offer weekly adoption days but feed and clean up after the cats, administer medications and provide loving care. “That’s twice a day every day,” he said. None of VIPP’s 30 years of work, however, would have been possible were it not for the work of one woman, who is credited with founding the organization, served as its president for nearly all of its 30 years and continues to serve on its board: Barbara Drinkwater. In an interview last week at her Needle Creek home, with four dogs barking happily downstairs, Drinkwater, now 87, recalled her early days on Vashon, after she moved from California to take a faculty position at the University of Washington. On many weekends, kids would give away away boxes of puppies and kittens outside Thriftway, she said, and one day a man showed up at her house with four puppies who had been abandoned at the dump. “It seemed to me very obvious what we needed was some group on the island to encourage islanders to spay and neuter the animals to reduce the young,” she said. In those days long before the cat house or its predecessor — trailers for cats located behind Pandora’s Box — many of the cats stayed at Drinkwater’s house, where she lived with Pirot Kramar, also a VIPP stalwart. Drinkwater, who has a doctorate in exercise and environmental physiology, worked at Pacific Medical Center full time then. “At one time I had 40 cats in my daylight basement. … Sometimes I wonder how in the world I did all that,” she said. She is especially proud, she said, that VIPP, as a no-kill animal rescue, has never euthanized a healthy cat or dog. “Once you make that statement, you have to follow through,” she said. “It has been difficult at times, but we have managed to do it.” At BaaHaus Animal Rescue Group on Vashon, a sanctuary for several former farm animals that sometimes partners with VIPP, president Glenda Pearson says that she learned an important tenet from Drinkwater: Think first about the welfare of the animal. It is easy to become angry at people who mistreat animals, Pearson said, but that anger can get in the way of doing what is needed. “They (VIPP) take the welfare of the animal first and foremost,” she said. Sometimes she has heard criticism aimed at animal groups that they should focus their resources on caring for humans instead. It is a sentiment Pearson takes issue with. “None of us have ever been called by an animal asking for help,” she said. “It is always people.” By helping animals, organizations also help people, she stressed, and when people are faced with giving up an animal, they are frequently facing an extreme challenge, from illness to financial duress. Stepping in to care for the animal provides some peace of mind to the people in need. “VIPP does that all the time,” she said. Looking back on the 30 years of VIPP’s work, Drinkwater expressed a similar sentiment, but then took it a step further. “We have been a great resource for the community, and the community has been a great support to us,” she said.
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Available for Adoption Please give this long time resident a home of her own. Thanks to the dedication of our TLC volunteers, DANDY is a new kitty. When she was found in 2008, she was scared, skinny and mostly unapproachable, but today she is is girl who loves to be petted with beautiful golden locks. She gets along well with other cats and is looking for an indoor home where she can feel safe and loved.
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