SHOWS FOR THE SEASON December brings a slate of holiday offerings. Pages 10-13
NEWS | Parks will vote on raising some user fees. [5] COMMENTARY | Immigration reform is a mixed bag. [6] SPORTS | Annual soccer game dedicated to Ryan Krug. [15]
SCENES OF CELEBRATION Islanders ring in the holidays on Vashon. Page 14
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tanding at a stove stirring a large pot of caramel last week, islander Hedy Anderson shared her journey from occasional candymaker to an entrepreneur set to purchase The Little House building, where she will offer commercial kitchen space to other islanders in the food trade. Anderson is known to many as the force behind King Caramel, her line of of handmade and hand-wrapped caramels available at the farmers market and more than 20 stores on Vashon and in the Seattle area. Now, thanks to longtime Little House owner Bettie Edwards and a latenight dream she had, Anderson has completed a quick transformation of the gift shop and created King Caramel Kitchens, a commercial kitchen space that will ultimately offer two kitchens and house her expanding business. Anderson, who called Edwards a friend and mentor, said just weeks ago she was woken at 3 a.m. by a text from Edwards, saying, “I have a great idea. Come in and talk to me.” The great idea, of course, was that she buy the building, and Anderson’s first response was an emphatic no. But as the idea percolated, Anderson said, she changed her mind. SEE CANDY, 20
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Hedy Anderson makes caramel last week at the Cohousing Common House. This week she has moved her operation into the former Little House building, which she is buying.
Vashon’s history museum hopes to reach a wider audience with expansion Nonprofit plans to buy home next door, redo museum’s permanent exhibit By NATALIE MARTIN Staff Writer
Vashon’s heritage association hopes to expand its reach in 2015, beginning with the purchase of a historical building next door to the heritage museum. The Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Association is again under contract to purchase the historical home that was once the parsonage of the Lutheran church where the museum is located. Though the sale hasn’t closed, volunteers are swiftly working to round out fundraising for a down payment and have already envisioned a historical education center that could one day be housed there. “I have been a huge proponent of this,” said Deb Dammann, president of the heritage association’s board. “I feel strongly that it is something that should happen for Vashon, and in time it’s going to prove itself as being our logical expansion as an institution that is going to move more and more into the heart of this community and Natalie Martin/Staff Photo be used more and more by people.” The heritage association is under contract to buy the forSEE MUSEUM, 19
mer parsonage on Bank Road. The sale has not yet closed.
True Value to become an Ace Hardware store By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
After 37 years in business as True Value, the hardware store and service center will soon become part of the Ace Hardware company. “As times change, you have to change with them to remain relevant,” said John Yates, a co-owner of the business. “Ace gives us a better opportunity to keep our business strong.” The decision has been a long time in the making, Yates said, as Ace Hardware has been talking to Yates and coowner Doug Snyder for more than a decade. In the past year, Yates said, he and Snyder thought about the idea more seriously and made the final decision in October. Ace Hardware is a strong company with a strong vision for growth and solid programs to assist retailers, Yates and Snyder said, while True Value has struggled in recent years. Both companies are member-owned buyers’ co-ops, and Ace, as the stronger, larger company, has a little more buying power than True Value. Ace also advertises nationally and locally, which True Value has not done in many years, making the Ace brand more SEE TRUE VALUE, 17
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County purchases will expand Island Center Forest by 30 acres By NATALIE MARTIN Staff Writer
Island Center Forest will grow by nearly 30 acres with two upcoming land purchases by King County. The purchases, paid for by county tax dollars as well as state funds, were recently approved as part of King County’s budget for 2015-2016 and are expected to close early next year. “These are really beautiful forests, mature, healthy forests,” said Dave Kimmett, a natural lands manager for the county Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP). Kimmett said DNRP is always looking to buy available forestland around Island Center Forest and has long had its eye on a 20-acre parcel near Mukai Pond that has informally been called the forest’s “missing tooth.” The undeveloped land is bordered on three sides by Island Center Forest and has a road that is used by people accessing the forest as well as a trail skirting its border. “People already treat it like it’s part of Island Center Forest,” Kimmett said. The property’s owners, an off-island couple, have been approached by Vashon’s land trust in the past, but just recently decided they were ready to sell. “This has been a piece that we have really wanted badly to add to Island Center Forest for years and years,” said Tom Dean, director of the Vashon Maury Island Land Trust, which worked with King County on
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Vashon Park District’s board of commissioners will vote on a proposal to adjust user fees, raising some fees and lowering others, when it meets next week. Commissioner Scott Harvey drafted the proposal after researching the expenses at various park facilities and determining how much user groups paid the district in comparison. He also led a public meeting about the issue last month. “The whole premise is equality,” he said. While Harvey first suggested raising users fees to help build a financial reserve for the district, his proposal would actually bring in $25,000 less each year than the current fee agreement. It calls for fee increases to use the park district’s fields and school district facilities and decreases in fees to use Paradise Ridge. It also calls for the district to provide more financial support to users of Ober Park and the Vashon Pool, two groups that have been carrying a higher portion of related costs. If the proposal passes, adult field users would pay the largest fee increase: $25 per season up from $15. Youth groups that pay by the season to use field or gym space would see a 20 percent increase and pay $18 per child instead of $15, and individuals or groups wanting to use school facilities, such as the McMurray multipurpose room or a classroom, would also see a 20 percent increase. Conversely, charges to use Paradise Ridge would be decreased by one-third. At Ober Park, Harvey’s proposal calls for the
district to invest $10,000 in providing extra services for users there, and at the Vashon Pool, Harvey said he would like to see the district budget another $10,000 to keeping the pool open an extra month, as the Friends of the Vashon Pool have proposed. The idea to increase user fees was first proposed this summer by members of an ad hoc finance committee, which Harvey chaired. In July, the full board sent the committee’s financial plan, which indicated it would raise user fees to increase revenue and create a reserve, to the state auditor’s office, which had expressed concerns about the district’s financial health. Some of the other commissioners, however, have disagreed with the premise that user fees be increased to bolster finances. Harvey said he changed his mind about substantial acrossthe-board fee increases after he listened to park patrons and their desire to see more equitable fees. Currently, he noted, Ober Park users pay more than 200 percent of their expenses, while users at Paradise Ridge pay close to 40 percent of the costs there, and field users pay only 16 percent. This proposal would bring those numbers closer together, he said. He called the $25,000 shortfall the proposal would create “a minor decrease.” The park district is still facing financial challenges, such as completing work at the VES Fields and replacing the aging pool deck while paying down debt, and will remain on what commissioner Bill Ameling calls a “beans and rice budget” through 2015. Still, Harvey said he believes the park district would not be hampered by the cut in revenue. “I am confident we can take care of important things and still have money left over,” he said. The park district commissioners will meet next at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9. A meeting dedicated to the budget will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16.
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During Saturday’s open house, attendees will be able to tour the tool library and learn how it works, donate tools, sign up to become a member and see a presentation about other tool libraries in the area. Standard membership is by a suggested donation of $40 and sign-up is available now. “The biggest thing right now is to build the inventory,” Graham said. “If we can build that up between now and the spring when demand goes up, we should be in a good position to keep this going.” For more information on the tool library, its hours and membership options, see vashontools.org. — Sarah Low
Seahawk Malcolm Smith to appear at Thriftway As part of a promotion for Proctor & Gamble (P&G), Seattle Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith will visit the Vashon Thriftway on Tuesday. Smith, who has an endorsement contract with P&G, will spend two hours in the store, and customers will have a chance to meet him, according to store manager Clay Gleb. As part of the promotion, anyone who purchases $25 of P&G products during the appearance will receive a free Seahawks’ beanie. Smith, 25, was drafted by the Seahawks in 2011 out of the University of Southern California (USC), where he played under coach Pete Carroll — who coached at USC before coming to the Seattle — from 2007 through 2009.
In just his third year as a pro, Smith made headlines last January with his game-winning interception against the San Francisco 49ers after the infamous Richard Sherman tip. Two weeks later, he was named Superbowl MVP after a fumble recovery as well as a post-interception 69-yard run-back for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos. Gleb noted that Smith will only be visiting two Thriftway stores in Washington and that the Vashon store was chosen due to the large volume of P&G products that it sells. Barring injury or cancelation, Malcolm Smith will be at Thriftway from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9. — Sarah Low
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Reform simply creates a dilemma for immigrants
The holidays are upon us, and so are requests from charities. The end of the year is when many nonprofits make a final fundraising push, hoping to tap into the spirit of giving that can come with the season. For donors, end-of-year giving can also bring a welcome tax writeoff. And many support putting less under the tree and more into worthy causes. This year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday were followed up with Giving Tuesday, and idea started two years ago as an attempt to counter the commercialism of the holidays and encourage charitable giving. On Vashon, many This year, Black Friday and worthy charities encourCyber Monday were followed age donations this time up with Giving Tuesday, and of year, including groups that seek to make the idea started two years ago holidays better for the as an attempt to counter less fortunate. In fact, the commercialism of the the food bank’s director penned a commentary holidays and encourage this week about the extra charitable giving. challenges it faces this winter. Vashon Allied Arts needs to raise more money for its new arts center, and the heritage association is completing its own fundraiser to purchase a historical home. For those who have the means to give, it can be tough to know where to focus donations. Financial experts recommend first deciding what you are passionate about — whether it’s art, education or the environment — and then choosing a charity with a clear mission statement related to that passion. Next, if you’re not already familiar with an organization, do some research before you give. A few minutes online can reveal whether that charity is a registered nonprofit, how much money it brings in, and sometimes even how it is spent. Websites such as GuideStar and CharityNavigator give information on nonprofit organizations’ finances. According to CharityNavigator, a typical nonprofit spends 75 percent of its budget on programs and the rest on administrative costs and fundraising — anything significantly different should raise a red flag. See what you can find out about how a charity is governed and how effective it is. Look at its website and any news reports about it. Finally, see if you can give something other than money. Oftentimes money will go the farthest in a charitable organization, but sometimes they are also desperate for volunteers or are collecting specific items. A commitment to volunteer regularly in the new year could be more valuable than a check. Earlier this week, island tax preparer and community activist Hilary Emmer emailed out a short guide from GuideStar on choosing the right charity. As a final tip, it says to trust your instincts. You should feel good about any donations you give, not uncertain. If something doesn’t seem right, find a similar charity that you are more comfortable with.
President Obama’s recent changes in immigration law enforcement inflame the new Congress while not doing nearly enough to fix a broken system or improve the lives of immigrants. As an immigration attorney and a Democrat, I fear these measures could be worse than nothing at all. Can a good, comprehensive immigration bill come out of a Congress infuriated about this? Are immigrants any safer if, after years of lying low, they come out of the shadows and register with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for a benefit that’s only temporary? Two weeks ago the president announced that he will now permit some undocumented immigrants to temporarily defer deportation if they come forward and register with the government. Local law enforcement will change priorities in reporting immigrants to ICE. Despite all the political hullabaloo, Obama’s action falls well within the scope of the president’s duties. He doesn’t have the budget to deport all 11.3 million undocumented immigrants, so he is prioritizing criminals and deferring others. This is not a Constitutional crisis or an imperial executive run amok. So what does this mean for undocumented immigrants in Washington and here on Vashon? I’m afraid not much. I’ve pondered whether I should advise my clients to come forward and take advantage of this plan. For many, it would not help at all. For others, it offers temporary relief while giving the government permanent access to personal information. Parents of U.S. citizens and lawful residents can apply to defer deportation for three years at a time, and “dreamers,” young people brought here as children, can defer for two-year periods with no age cap for applicants. But to be eligible, immigrants must leave their quiet, under-the-radar lives, walk into a government office and offer personal information that could later be used to find and deport
POLITICS By CARLA KIISKILA them. When deferred deportation for dreamers was announced in 2012, only 600,000 applied, half those eligible. Even though it means temporary relief and a chance to go to college, many are leery of registering with the government. It offers a breather, but there’s no permanent relief for dreamers or their parents. The reason there is still no permanency is because Obama has not changed and cannot change the law. He can only change the focus of enforcement. The next president could change things back, or Congress could pass an immigration law denying this relief. That’s why I’m not dancing in the streets over this. If you arrived in this country to escape terror, rejoin your family, increase opportunity or just work to survive, what risks are you willing to take for a temporary reprieve from deportation? What benefits would be sufficient to overcome these risks? For some, the daily fear of being ripped away from family might be enough to seek even temporary relief. The fear is constant and realistic. One of the best people I have ever known was an undocumented immigrant. During 20 years in the U.S., he worked himself up from field laborer to owning an appliance store. He donated heavily to schools and church, took children off the street and got them into school, and cared for his wife’s sister and her son while her husband served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He even helped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) apprehend international drug smugglers. This man was picked up for not wearing his seat belt and delivered to ICE because he had no papers. I could not stop his deportation, despite his sitting in jail for three years while we fought it. He lost his family, business and life. His
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only wrongdoing was coming here to create a life of hard work and charity. His children are U.S. citizens. Maybe he could have registered for temporary deferred action. But how long would it last? He once had deferred action status while he worked with the DEA. But when that operation was over, his deferral was over. Between 2009, when Obama took office, and 2013, the U.S. deported 2 million people and returned 1.8 million. The difference between those deported and returnees is process. Deportees had a hearing before a judge to present their cases for legal status. Returnees never even got to court, even those who might have a claim to legitimacy. They were turned around at the border or gave up after months in immigration jail. Sadly, I’ve filed motions to close cases when clients couldn’t stand to sit in jail any longer, even with a good case. My Finnish great grandparents sneaked into this country in 1903 avoiding the draft. My cousin’s wife walked across a bridge from Canada 40 years ago, without inspection. My husband’s grandparents fled Russian pogroms and political imprisonment in Siberia and entered Seattle without permission. And one of my clients ran away from men shooting at him because he was gay in a country known for allowing gay murder. He entered the U.S. without inspection. He, like all of them, broke the law. The only difference between this client and my family is that he went through immigration court and is now lawfully present and a Vashon Islander. My family, like many, is still undocumented. The U.S. has tightened its borders and made it harder to hire undocumented workers. And we have managed to absorb those who have come to live and work, benefitting from their skills, labor and intelligence. Now Obama wants to focus on deporting those who actually harm our society instead of sending real benefactors away. If only we could be sure it would stick. — Carla Kiiskila is an immigration attorney who lives on Vashon.
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Cuts make it tougher to put food on the table LETTER TO THE EDITOR Wintertime and the holidays can be a tough stretch for people and families with limited incomes. Now, a cut in benefits is making it even harder for some on Vashon. Are you aware that we are halfway through food stamp cuts that went into effect at the beginning of November? The good news is that these cuts are temporary, only two months long. The bad news is that the cuts happened at all and that they came during what is arguably the worst time of the year for people who are struggling to get by. What is this all about, you ask? This is about food stamp cuts that were passed by Congress (remember the Farm Bill?). This is about our governor’s move to mitigate these cuts through state action, following similar action of several other governors around the country (Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York, Connecticut, Montana, Oregon and even Washington, D.C.). Finally, and perhaps saddest of all, this is about a state computer system that
FOOD MATTERS By YVONNE PITROF couldn’t update a change in an automatic allocation from $1 to $20 with well over six months lead time, a slight change in processing that would have resulted in families not feeling the cuts to food stamps set out by Congress. Yes, you read that right. The state that boasts that it is home to Microsoft and numerous other big tech and data companies couldn’t update its computer system in time because evidently the governor’s request just missed a system change deadline back in March, and somehow this deadline could not be altered, even though so many people would be hurt. As a result, many folks are feeling a cut to their benefits that ranges any-
where from $10 to $100 per month. Even though this amount might not seem to go very far at the grocery store these days, for many of us, it can mean a lot when things are especially tight. It can mean even more during the onslaught of higher heating and utility bills, increased costs and need for childcare during school holidays. And don’t forget trying to put together holiday feasts and celebrations and give gifts just like everybody else. The State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) sent out letters to those affected, letting them know that the cuts were coming. These letters highlighted that the cuts would only be temporary and that benefits would be back up to their normal level in January. What is not answered and seems to be carefully avoided by the state is the question: “What about November and December, just when utility bills for most of us skyrocket and finances get squeezed to a near breaking point already, under normal circumstances?”
There are no satisfying answers coming from any of our officials. This experience has shown us that the safety net that many depend on isn’t perfect and can sometimes let us down. Thankfully the government isn’t the only help available. Vashon’s food bank has been watching the situation, working with the local DSHS office to try to help let people know what is going on and, most importantly, has been working to beef up offerings at the food bank to make the strain just a little less painful where we can. Thanksgiving offerings went out to over 250 families this year, and we are keeping our shelves full and ready for the whole holiday season. — Yvonne Pitrof is the executive director of the Vashon Maury Community Food Bank. She can be reached at yvonne@ vashonfoodbank.org.
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Thank you for making Vashon shine We’d like to thank everyone who came out to the tree lighting ceremony and parade. The cold was no match to the warmth felt by your company. Many people make Vashon shine for the holidays and we’d like to thank them: Thanks to Puget Sound Energy for their overall sponsorship, Randy Tonkin and Andy Johnson of VIFR for hanging the lights on the tree, Island Home Center & Lumber for giving them a lift. US Bank for hosting the tree. Ron Hill, The Vashon Eagles for their help with the Candy Canes, Doug Snyder of True Value for setting up the Candy Canes and decorating Santa’s wagon and thanks to Roger & Bridget Lehet for providing the stage. Thanks to everyone who marched in the parade: The Vashon Pipe Band, Jessika Satori, Mike Bouska for the antique fire truck, VHS Cheer, VIFR, VMI Co-Op Preschool, Bettie Edwards and Dasher and of course Santa & Ms. Clause. Special thanks to Vashon Market IGA for providing the edible candy canes and to RO Enterprises and the members of the Vashon Chamber Board for providing the blinking rings. Thanks to Voice of Vashon for providing the sound equipment Luke & Ben McQuillian for engineering the sound, Truman O’Brian for emceeing, Kate Atwell for the beautiful music, Craig Beles for leading everyone in song.
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There is reason for distrust of police I often walked home from The Beachcomber when I worked there, and on one night, I headed home in a downpour, walking in the road to avoid the ponds forming on the sidewalks. It was after midnight, a Monday night. I was the only soul around. As I made my way through town, a police officer stopped, rolled down his window and asked where I was headed. I told him I was the editor of the paper and was walking home, a half-mile away. He asked if I wanted a ride, and I said sure. Moments later, I was sitting in the front seat of a warm police cruiser, talking to a friendly cop about life on Vashon, homelessness, crime. When we got to my driveway, I sat in the car another 15 minutes, such was our conversation. I’m reminded of this incident in the wake of the
Ferguson grand jury decision and news coverage about community relations with the local police force there. And I’m struck by what a profoundly different experience it is — not just in Ferguson but in many parts of the country — to be stopped by the police and asked a question if you’re a young black man, not a middle-aged white woman. What happened in Ferguson between Michael Brown and Darren Wilson is not completely clear to me. But what is clear is that there’s a real basis for the deep distrust some African American communities harbor toward their local police force. According to a study by ProPublica, young black males are 21 times more likely to be shot dead by police than young white males. It’s a staggering figure. As The New York Times recently noted, many communities view police not as I did — a source of friendly assistance — but as a hostile and even frightening occupying force. — Leslie Brown
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Food bank holiday hours and donations During December, grocery distribution hours will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, as well as from 4:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays for seniors and disabled people. On Dec. 24 and 31, the food bank will close at 1 p.m. There will be no Wednesday evening hours on those holidays. To donate financially, send a check to the Vashon Maury Community Food Bank at
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We were really disappointed that you didn’t call our attention to that new north end listing. It looks like it would have been perfect for us. I see that it’s now pending so there’s no chance for us to see it. We expected that you would be keeping us informed about new listings.
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ONGOING Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation Fundraiser: The Vashon Athletic Club is hosting its first ever Pets-ercise Pet Photo Show in support of the VCSF. Club members submitted pictures of their pets doing exercises or of themselves exercising with their pets, and the 48 submissions are now on display in the VAC equipment room. The public is invited to vote for their favorites in three categories: most energetic, best in show and cutest. Votes cost $1 each, with proceeds going to the scholarship foundation. The VAC will also put together a 2015 calendar using the top 12 pictures. The calendar will be ready for sale by Christmas. Votes must be in by Dec. 10 for determining the calendar pictures, but donations for the scholarship foundation will be accepted through January.
WEDNESDAY • 3 Spanish Story Time: All ages are welcome to come and listen to books, stories and songs in Spanish. 11:30 a.m. at the Vashon Library.
THURSDAY • 4 Vashon Legal Clinic: This clinic offers free legal advice the first Thursday of each month. People who wish to schedule an appointment to meet with a lawyer should call the King County Bar Association at 267-7070. The clinic is always looking for lawyer and non-lawyer volunteers; if interested, email bob.tobin@seattle. gov. 6 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center.
Family Caregiver Support Group: This group, open to family caregivers on the island, meets on the first Thursday of each month. The group will be led by Cheryl Dart and is aimed at providing support and community resources for family caregivers. The person being cared for can be an elderly or disabled parent, child, sibling or partner. For more information, call Dart at 228-0704. 7 to 9 p.m. at Vashon Community Care. Bolshoi Ballet:`The Legend of Love’: Another Stage-to-Screen offering, this tale of forbidden love, self-sacrifice, jealousy and suffering returns to the Bolshoi stage after a 10-year absence. This ballet is one of Russian master Yuri Grigorovich’s earliest choreographic works, with a storyline that explores the conflict between love and duty through its two heroines. Tickets cost $15, $14 for seniors and students, $12 for children and $11 for advance sales for groups of 20 or more. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or at vashontheatre.com. 7 p.m. at the Vashon Theatre. RJ’s Kids: A second meeting is planned for those interested in this nonprofit established to focus on island Millenials and their needs. For more information, go to rjskids.org. 7 to 9 p.m. at Ober Park.
FRIDAY • 5 The Nutcracker: Vashon Allied Arts Center for Dance presents the holiday classic “The Nutcracker” ballet. There will be five performances, including a narrated children’s matinee. Tickets cost $16 or $12 for VAA members, students and seniors. Children’s matinee costs $5. Tickets can be purchased at vashonalliedarts. org, the Heron’s Nest and the Blue Heron. 1 to 2 p.m. (narrated matinee) and 7 p.m. at the Vashon High School theater.
SATURDAY • 6 Volunteer at Island Center Forest: The Friends of Island Center Forest and residents of Roseballen neighborhood invite volunteers to help clean up the 103rd Ave. entrance to the forest. Gloves and pruning tools are recommended. For more information, contact Scott Snyder at 205-6282 or email scott.snyder@kingcounty.gov. 9
PUBLIC MEETINGS Sunrise Ridge Health Services Board: 9:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, in the conference room at Sunrise Ridge. Vashon Island Fire & Rescue: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Station 55. Water District 19: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, in the District 19 boardroom. Vashon Park District: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Ober Park. King County Cemetery District: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, in the cemetery district office at Vashon Cemetery.
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Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I: Plays through Dec. 11. Bolshoi Ballet (The Legend of Love): Dec. 4. Hunger Games: Catching Fire: Dec. 6. Gone Girl: Opens Dec. 12. Birdman: Opens Dec. 12. See www.vashontheatre. com for show times or call 463-3232.
a.m. to 1 p.m. Tool Library Grand Opening and Open House: The Vashon Tool Library will hold an open house to celebrate its grand opening. Tool donations are welcome, and snacks and coffee will be provided. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Open Space for Arts & Community. (See story, page 5.) Art Studio Tour: The Holiday Vashon Art Studio Tour will take place over two weekends — Dec. 6 and 7, and 13 and 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. There will be 32 stops on this year’s tour, where visitors can find unique holiday items like heirloom stockings, gourd ornaments, beeswax candles, cast bells in silver, bronze or gold and much more. Maps are available at vashonislandartstudiotour.com and most island businesses. Senior Center Holiday Craft Fair: Handcrafted items will be for sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center. The Nutcracker: See Friday’s entry for details. 1 and 7 p.m. at the Vashon High School theater. Health Insurance Sign-Up and Renewal Help: County-trained Vashon volunteers will be available to help with health insurance renewal or sign-up under the Affordable Care Act. 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Vashon Library. Homestead School Farm-toTable Fundraiser: The Homestead school will hold a farm-totable dinner to raise money for its scholarship fund. All food for the meal is locally grown and will be harvested and served by the students and families of the school. The menu will include a roast pig, roasted vegetables, soup, cornbread, hard cider, apple pie and other savories. The evening will also include a raffle and silent auction, and off-site childcare will be available. Tickets cost $65 per person and are available at brownpapertickets.com and the Vashon Bookshop. 5 to 8 p.m. at Vashon Island Cohousing. Vashon Island Chorale’s Holiday Treasures: The chorale will perform its final concerts of the year with a repertoire of holiday carols and songs submitted as favorites by both singers and audi-
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The Keepers of Point Robinson will host their annual Holiday Open House from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. This free family event will include a visit from Lighthouse Santa — who often shows up around 1 p.m. — a buffet of seasonal food and drink as well as live music from Lute, Flute & Fiddle. Visitors may tour the lighthouse as well as the two Keepers’ Quarters, and the Ship’s Store will be open for holiday shopping. ence members. Tickets cost $18 or $12 for seniors and students and can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com, the Vashon Bookshop and at the door if available. 7:30 p.m. at Bethel Church.
SUNDAY •7 Unitarian Service: Rev. Heather Christensen will speak about the path of disbelief and Atheism as an act of faith. Programs for children and youth are also available. 9:45 a.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church. Church of the Holy Spirit Bell Tower Dedication: All are invited to the dedication of the church’s recently refurbished bell and bell tower. Attendees may bring small bells to join in the ringing. 10:15 a.m. Sci-Fi Sunday: December’s showing for the Chicken Soup Brigade, part of the Life Long AIDS Alliance, is 1983’s classic “A Christmas Story,” starring Peter Billingsly, Jean Shepherd, Melinda Dillon and Darren McGavin. Admission is by suggested donation of $5 to $10 or non-perishable food items. 1:30 p.m. at the Vashon Theatre. The Nutcracker: See Friday’s entry for details. 1 p.m. at the Vashon High School theater. Vashon Island Chorale’s Holiday Treasures: See Saturday’s entry for details. 3 p.m. at Bethel Church. Santa Cottage: Santa will be at his cottage from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Village Green.
MONDAY • 8 Vashon-Maury Island Garden Club: The group will welcome landscape designer, author and consultant Terry Hershey as this month’s guest speaker. 10 a.m. at the Lutheran church.
TUESDAY • 9 Quilt Guild: The Vashon Quilt Guild will meet and a potluck lunch will be offered. Inquire at Island Quilter for details. 10 a.m. at the Presbyterian church. DoVE Project Outreach Meeting: The DoVE Project is looking for anyone interested in teen outreach to join a brainstorming session for Teen Dating Abuse Prevention and Awareness month (February 2015). Refreshments will be served. 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. at the DoVE office at Courthouse Square. Mindful Travel in Peru: Cathy Fulton will talk about the more than three months she spent traveling in Peru, avoiding tourists and spending time with the locals in small villages. Fulton will support her dialogue with vignettes and photos. 6:30 p.m. at the Vashon Library.
UPCOMING Vashon Computer Club: The club will hold its annual holiday celebration. Members will bring treats to share and management will supply hot drinks and computer talk. The meeting is free, and the public is welcome. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road. VIPP Holiday Bake Sale: Vashon Island Pet Protectors will offer an
array of goodies for sale. Anyone wishing to contribute to the sale can drop off tightly wrapped and labeled items after 8:30 a.m. the morning of the event. For more information, call Victoria Rohlfs at 463-5381. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, between Thriftway and True Value.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Communicate With Your Body: Women’s body awareness professional Lizz Randall will lead this workshop for women and girls. With a focus on female anatomy, Randall will lead sharing and answer questions, and will guide attendees in meditation designed to foster a greater connection with specific parts of the body. Cost is $20 and class size is limited to 20. Go to hestiaretreat.org/events for more information and to register. Email info@hestiaretreat.org with questions or to apply for a scholarship. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. Glass Blowing, Wine and Cheese: Create holiday gifts and ornaments at a hands-on ornament making session while enjoying wine and cheese at Brian Brenno’s studio. Cost is $65 or $50 for VAA members, plus a $20 materials fee for all. For more information and to register, go to vashonalliedarts.org. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Brenno’s studio, 9850 SW 148th St.
FREE COMMUNITY MEALS Volunteers serve free meals seven days a week on Vashon. All people are welcome at the meals, which are served at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and at 1 p.m. Sunday at the following locations. For more information about the meals program, contact Harmon Arroyo at 351-1441 or at luckyharmon2010@gmail.com. Monday, Methodist church Tuesday, Presbyterian church Wednesday, Church of the Holy Spirit
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WHAT’S HAPPENING FIRST FRIDAY ART FILM
Keira Knightly
A FAMILY OF ARTISTS: Ilse, Hartmut and Gunther Reimnitz share a common career as artists, but their individual work varies widely. Ilse creates contemporary monotype prints, watercolors and art cards. Hartmut is an oil painter who paints Northwest scenes. Their son Gunther is a steel sculptor. The talented family is on the Studio Art Tour and will be featured on next week’s Beachcomber arts page.
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Gallery cruise rings in the holidays with art Most galleries and art spots are open from 6 to 9 p.m. Before diving into the artistic smorgasbord served up at art studios during the annual Holiday Art Studio Tour, whet your art appetite on Friday night during the gallery cruise. Some of the tasty aesthetic treats can be found at the following galleries and businesses:
Seattle director and actor Keira Knightly team up .
Café Luna will show new work by island painter Kathy Larsdotter. Duet will exhibit new oil paintings called The independent comedy “Laggies” will “Across the Universe” by Lenard Yen. play at the Vashon Theatre as part of the Heron’s Nest will feature the work of their First Friday art film series at 9:30 p.m. artists on the Vashon Island Art Studio Tour. Friday. Redmond-based fiber artist Lisa Jenni will be Directed by Lynn Shelton of Seattle, featured at the Island Quilter Gallery. the film is set in the Emerald City and is an unusual and comedic portrayal of Ann Leda Shapiro’s new prints will be on a young woman struggling through a display at PSCCU. Kevin Almeida will play rocky period in her late 20s. Before “Lag- music at the artist reception on Friday night. gies” begins, Vashon director Jessika Quartermaster Press will feature the work Satori will present her short film “How of a number island printmakers. Do We Wanna Go Out.” The short was Raven’s Nest will offer Native American tree shot mainly in Washington state and is a personal tale of grief and grace. ornaments, highlighting designs by Tlingit artist Israel Shotridge. Tickets are $7 at the box office. Ariana Heinzmen’s sculptural pottery in the JAZZ AT THE RED BIKE show “Thot Pot, A Series of Vessels that Imitate the Sense of Touch” will be on display at the Band plays 1940s jazz Hastings-Cone Gallery next to Snapdragon. Step back in time to the rhythm and Pam Ingalls new show “V is for Vashon: The romance of 1940s vocal jazz and swing ABCs of Vashon Island” will be in the gallery standards performed by Delilah Pearl & the Manatrays at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the of The Hardware Store Restaurant. Music will be provided by Daryl Redeker. Red Bike. VALISE Gallery will show new work in the Pete Welch, music promoter and co“5 by 5” show that began in November. owner of Vashon Events, said of Pearl, Vashon Allied Arts Gallery’s eighth annual “When you close your eyes an listen, you would swear you are in some speakeasy “Masters in Miniature” will exhibit compact during the 1940s, it’s really good. Pearl creations by 42 island artists. The gallery will has surrounded herself with great be open for early sales at noon on Thursday. musicians, and she has this sweet, sultry voice.” Pearl’s Mantarays include Dodd Johnson on drums, Michael Whitmore on guitar, Greg Dember on piano, Barry Cooper on trumpet and Toliver Goering on bass. This free show will be a CD-release party for the band. All ages are welcome until 11 p.m., then 21 and older only.
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Artwork on the gallery cruise includes ornaments at Raven’s Nest (top left), prints at PSCCU (top right), sculptural pottery at Hastings-Cone Gallery (bottom left) and oil paintings at Duet (bottom right).
Waterworks kicks off art studio tour with Friday preview By JULI GOETZ MORSER Staff Writer
Once a year, in the name of art, Darsie and Chris Beck move out of their house on Maury TRUNK SHOW AT VAA Island. For two weeks beginning with the Holiday Studio Art Tour, the Becks turn their Two artists show unique living quarters into Waterworks Studio, an art with a stable of 19 artists. They hang jewelry and leatherwork gallery paintings and photographs on the family room Vashon Allied Arts is holding a one-day walls, display crafts and jewelry on kitchen holiday trunk sale on Sunday from noon shelves and porcelain pottery on racks outside to 3 p.m. at the Blue Heron. under the shelter of their large, covered patio. The show will feature unique jewelry and But the kicker? The night before the tour offileatherwork collections by two skilled cially begins, they throw a festive community artisans — Seattle-based Tia Kramer preview party — with 200 to 300 people stopand Vashon resident Martha Kirk. ping by over the course of the evening. Kramer designs elegant, modern jewelry “I love being able to open the place up durin sterling silver and handmade Philiping the tour for people to see how we live,” pine plant fiber paper. Her accessories Darsie said. “It is a lot of work, but the personal are found in galleries, museums and reward is just great.” museum stores, including Seattle Art For Chris, the highlights belong to the day Museum and the Netherlands’ CODA they set up the crafts and to the potluck they museum. hold with the artists after the tour concludes. With various leathers and stitching “We are a true collective,” Chris said. techniques, Kirk creates chic accessories — from bracelets to wallets and purses “Everyone has a say. We meet twice a year. We to tote bags — with rustic charm. Her go over the layout for the tour, the food and the original line strikes a perfect balance of theme for the Christmas tree ornaments.” fashion and functionality. A dazzling evergreen packed with ornaments
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A shopper looks at handmade ornaments on the Waterworks Studio Christmas tree last year. made by each of the 19 artists greets visitors just inside the Beck’s house-cum-studio. “We call it the artists’ tree,” Chris said. “It gives people a chance to buy some inexpensive art. It also makes the artists think outside the
box.” The ornament theme this year is “The Stars Come Out,” an apt title for a group of artists that Chris calls stellar. “They are all the best,” Chris said. “That’s the criteria for belonging. We’ve added Donna Romero, Sudzology and Cobwbelles this year.” Darsie adds that it’s a good mix of artists, that nobody overlaps mediums with another. Indeed Darsie, who is also a sculptor, has cornered the market on travel journals. As a former sales rep whose territory covered the Northwest, Darsie began sketching what he saw on his trips. After collecting over 1,000 drawings, Darsie started putting them into journals. He now leads workshops and classes on creating the travel journal and has designed a special sketchbook bag to sell at the request of his students. Chris is both a potter and photographer and a former private investigator. Her fine porcelain pottery is sold at Heron’s Nest and in shows in the Northwest as well as Waterworks. Though the duo works with different media, Darsie said they inspire and critique each other. “But most of all, we love to collaborate on Waterworks,” Darsie said.
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Holiday art tour will run for two weekends A beloved tradition continues this weekend and next when Vashon artists open their studios to visitors during the Holiday Vashon Island Art Studio Tour. With over 100 artists showing and selling work in 32 studios and shops, the tour will be held on Dec. 6 and 7 and Dec. 13 and 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The artists’ work includes a wide range of media, such as holiday heirloom stockings, gourd ornaments, colorful pillows, twig chairs, satellite spy creatures and metal sculpture. There will be oil and acrylic paintings, watercolors, wax encaustics, handcrafted wooden cutting boards, beeswax candles, cast bells, porcelain pottery, painted terracotta tiles and more. Visitors will be able to talk with the artists, see where and how they create their work and purchase art directly from the artist. The tour is free and self-guided, with studio tour maps available at most island businesses and at all the studios on the tour. Preview the art and download a map online at vashonislandstudiotour.com.
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Artwork on the studio tour will include a mosaic rooster by Terri Fletcher (top left), terracotta tiles by Cory Winn (top right), photography by Valerie Wilson (lower left) and sculpture by David Erue (lower right).
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VAA dancers perform beloved holiday classic, ‘The Nutcracker’ Vashon Allied Arts Center for Dance will once again twirl to life the magic of the holiday classic “The Nutcracker,” beginning Friday and running through Sunday at the Vashon High School theater. Under the direction of VAA Director of Dance Christine Juarez, the ballet is one of the marquee performances for Juarez’s program. In a recent press release, Juarez described “The Nutcracker” as a rite of passage for her students. “Six-year-olds start as mice, then move up to little dolls at 7, then petite chefs and so on,” Juarez said. “It’s a really solid educational tool. ... Students already have a vision of what the performance should be from previous years and can work toward that image in their heads. ... It’s (also) not lost on me that we’re creating childhood memories that will last a lifetime.” This will be the first time Juarez’s cast of 80 students will perform “The Nutcracker” on the VHS stage, and Juarez said the dancers are excited by the new and larger venue. A seasonal tap number choreographed by VAA dance staff member Crissy Baker will open the show. Juarez will reintroduce a previously performed section of the ballet in which Clara (Mackenzie Shore) and the Nutcracker (Josiah Sprute-Boyajian) meet the Sugar Plum Fairy (Maeve Haselton). The duo retell — through dance — their adventures from previous scenes. The Sugar Plum Fairy in return presents a festival of dance — with the addition of the Arabian and Spanish king (Quinn McTighe) — which reprises choreography from the second act. Evening performances will be held at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Full performance matinees will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. A narrated children’s matinee will be at 1 p.m. Friday. Tickets are available at VAA.
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Chorale members perform at a recent concert. The group will have two holiday concerts this weekend.
Chorale will perform traditional carols, classic works at holiday concert Vashon Island is full of holiday treasures, and many concert-goers consider the Vashon Island Chorale’s annual holiday concert to be one of them. This year, the chorale will honor holiday treasures with its Holiday Treasures Concerts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bethel Church. The majority of the songs slated for the show were suggested by the singers and audience members. Traditional carols from Germany, Ireland, Canada and Appalachian America will share the program with sacred songs from
composers Rachmaninov, Lauridsen and Bach. Three songs were composed just for Christmas, and one piece is about winter. Marita Eriksen will be a
featured soloist. Tickets are available at the Vashon Bookshop and brownpapertickets.com. They will also be sold at the door if still available.
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Vashon Community Care’s Thanksgiving dinner is always well attended, left, and Santa and brings out a younger set of islanders when he comes to town, as he did on Saturday.
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LISTEN IN: Voice of Vashon will broadcast Vashon High School basketball games live this season. Tune into KVSH 101.9FM at game times to hear all the action and support the home team Pirates. Also visit voiceofvashon.org to tune in online or download the mobile app. John Yates and Kevin Linnell will provide the play-by-play commentary.
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Pirate wrestlers to kick off season By CHERYL PRUETT For The Beachcomber
The Pirate wrestling squad will kick off its season Friday in a dual meet against 2A power Elma at the Vashon High School gym. Junior varsity action will start at about 6 p.m., with the varsity wrestlers taking the mat at 7 p.m. The team will also wrestle at the annual Hat-Trick Tournament in Port Townsend on Saturday. Coaches are hoping this year’s team will continue to build on the successes of last year’s group, which finished seventh at the state competition. Head coaches Anders and Per Lars Blomgren report that even after graduating several seniors, this year’s team, while small, has several accomplished wrestlers. Vashon has many grapplers on the watch list. Leading the charge will be a returning state champion, junior Chase Wickman. Senior Joe Coller is a three-time state participant and back for his final year. In addition to Wickman, the junior class is packed with quality wrestlers. Logan Nelson wrestled all spring and summer and looks to be tough to beat this year.
Chester Pruett, a two-time state alternate will be battling for a spot at the Tacoma Dome. Shane Williams will be tough in the 126-pound class. Preston Petersen and Hunter Stanley have both packed on muscle and will be competing again. Rounding out heavyweights will be Franklin Easton. Rodolfo Flores, a second-year wrestler, is also back. Clyde Pruett, a state participant last year as a sophomore, is likely out for the season while recuperating from injuries. Sophomore Bryce Hoisington, a state alternate last year, will pick up where he left off. Cori Williams, also a sophomore, is back and looks to have a good season. The incoming freshmen will have an immediate impact with several strong wrestlers; Connor Hoisington, Ellis Petersen, Luke Larson and Hunter Burger all filling valuable slots in the light weight classes. Also wrestling as freshmen will be Alyx Arteaga, Ben Angelacos and Seamus Rohe. First-year high school wrestlers are senior Eli Hudson and sophomore Adon Ellis. — Cheryl Pruett is the mother of a Pirate wrestler.
Vashon hoopsters take to the court The boys’ basketball team opened its season last weekend at a jamboree at Chief Sealth High School. The team won both its games. On Tuesday, too late for press time, the boys played Granite Falls for their first home game of the season. On Thursday, they will play Sultan Senior High School at 7:15 p.m. at home. On Saturday, they will travel to Auburn Riverside
High School for the Tip Off Classic. The girls team has also seen action this season. On Monday, the team traveled to Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor for its opening game of the season, and lost the match, 42-6. On Wednesday, they will travel to Montlake Terrace and on Saturday, they will head to Tacoma and take on Franklin Pierce High
School. The girls’ first home game of the season will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, against Port Angeles. That game opens a series of four games at home for the girls. For more information about high school sports, including the latest scores, see vashonislandathletics. org. — Susan Riemer
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Soccer in the snow raises money for memorial scholarship fund By GREG MARTIN For The Beachcomber
The third Annual Vashon Cup soccer game was played last Sunday under sunny skies on a slightly snowy field. This tournament has now been named the Ryan Krug Vashon Cup. Krug is remembered for many achievements, and his smile graced the first Vashon Cup just two years ago. This annual game pits the oldest boys’ team from Vashon Island Soccer Club (VISC) against a selected Vashon men’s team. Four high school seniors, with assistance from the U17 Riptide coached by Oli Christopherson, took on an august group of 18 Vashon men. Entry fees for the men were $10 and up, with bidding for the 11 starting positions to raise money for the Ryan Krug Scholarship Fund. With demand for starting positions brisk, the game raised $501. The referee team was Peter Amick and Max Gross-Shader, who has refereed all three of these annual matches. The game was closely fought, with the
men taking an early lead, and the VISC team evening up for 1-1 at half. Goalie Ben Stemer made more than a few outstanding saves to keep the boys in it after the men scored another go-ahead goal. Tempers were hot in the aftermath of that goal with cries of offsides from the boys. Perhaps they were a little too vociferous, as Amick awarded a yellow card to one of their center midfielders. With the wind at their backs, the boys began to press, and with a focus on passing and possession, began to tilt the momentum in their favor. They tied it back up with a goal midway through, and then with five minutes left in the game, scored the winning goal. The final score was VISC 3, Vashon Men 2. Goals were scored by Austyn Heit, Gabe Reoux and Bernard Cowen for the boys, and by Michael McMillan and Jim Westcott for the men. It was a beautiful though cold day, and it was great to remember Ryan with the soccer community. — Greg Martin an island soccer volunteer.
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recognizable. This brand recognition factor could help sales some, but Yates said on Vashon, that likely will not matter a lot. “People come for the friendly staff,” he said. “They’ll still be here.” Customer service is a priority at the hardware store, Yates noted, and one that aligns well with Ace Hardware. Indeed, according to J.D. Power, Ace Hardware has ranked highest among home improvement stores in customer satisfaction eight years in a row, drawing particularly high marks in the staff and service categories. Vashon True Value first opened in 1977 as a 4,000-square-foot store and was owned by Snyder’s parents, Al and Laura Snyder. Since then, the store has grown considerably and is approximately 10,000 square feet, with the True Value Service Center adding another 4,000 square feet. Business is strong, Yates said, but like many businesses on Vashon, further growth is limited by the space in the building and the number of people who live on the island. “Our goal is to maintain our strength as a viable, ongoing business,” Yates said. Making the transition to Ace, they say, will help them
do that, but changes will not be dramatic for customers. The store’s last day as True Value will be Dec. 27, though it may take a bit longer to change the signage, Yates said. Early in the new year, the store will do some remodeling, including installing all new shelves, as many of the current shelves are as old as the store. The interior work will take about three weeks, and the store will maintain its regular hours throughout the process. The new layout will allow for an extra aisle, Yates noted, enabling the store to carry additional products in many of its departments. Beyond the store’s new look, customers will find the same types of items, though many will be made by different companies. “The products won’t change but for the labels,” Snyder said. Some of the brands that the store will carry will be quite familiar to people, Yates said, as Ace Hardware has developed partnerships with companies with well-known brands. As Ace, for example, the store will carry such stalwart brands as Sears’ Craftsman tools and DieHard batteries, Valspar paints and Husqvarna products. The store will also carry a large selection of Ace’s own products, including Ace paint, which was ranked number one in Consumer Reports last year. Customers will likely see True Value products on the shelves for awhile; the store owns the products and can sell them to customers or to another True Value, Yates
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1936–2014 Bob Dale, born June 11, 1936 in Madison, Wisconsin, died November 6 at Vashon Community Care. His last hour, he spent laughing at a Carol Burnett Show. What a great way to go. Bob loved film: at age 7, he ran his first film program for the local YMCA. At UW-Madison, he took a doctorate in French Lit, then moved to Seattle in 1962 to take an assistant professorship at Univ. of Washington. He helped found the Wisconsin Film Society, one of the country’s great film societies. Two years after arriving in Seattle, he started his own UW Film Series, and by 1970 had co-founded the Seattle Film Society, the first entity to regularly exhibit old films and foreign films in Seattle. The Society also published MovieTone News, a monthly magazine of film crit. Bob claimed that “the society’s programming and critiques we wrote and distributed with the films were often credited as the driving force behind making Seattle the best film city in the country outside New York. Practically the whole staff of Film Comment, the country’s foremost film magazine, cut their critical teeth writing program notes for my UW film series.” He wrote over 100 film notes himself and edited hundreds of others. He also authored two books, one on French novelist Prosper Merimee and one on french film director Rene Clair. Bob was an excellent teacher of French and of film, mentoring some of his best students into their own academic positions. Seattle University professor Vic Reinking’s comments on a postcard in June 1990 says it best: “Of all the professors I encountered in my time as a student, I learned my most important lessons from you—how to read with more imagination, how to write carefully and interestingly. I am indebted to you for your superb teaching.” Bob was into fermentations: he baked his own sourdough bread, made yogurt, and had been making his own home-brewed beer since college. When Washington state loosened its regulations against homemade beer, he started a Seattle home-brew club called “The Brews Brothers” who met monthly around his dining room table to quaff a few while talking recipes & techniques. Some “Bros” went on to work in Seattle’s craft beer scene. Divorced for many years, Bob met his second wife Karen in 1984; they married in 1987. In 1990 they moved to Yachats, Oregon, a coastal village of 600 with a surplused elementary school that the Dales, along with others, soon turned into a beloved community center. There, as “Friends of the Yachats Commons”, they put on dances and performances and raised money. Bob ran the concessions stand during dances, was in charge of the events sign along the highway, and wrote a witty Commons Calendar for the weekly newspaper. Skilled in Hypercard programming, he wrote a monthly column for Mouse Droppings, the Corvallis Mac Users Group newsletter, as well as helped Karen with her many desktop publishing projects. Old UW pal David Willingham invited the Dales to Vashon Island in December 1989; their visit coincided with snow, Art Studio Tour, and a typically great Island party. Enchanted, the Dales bought a house on Beall Road and moved here in May, 1990. He immediately joined the Vashon Athletic Club and went 3-4 times a week, water-walking and swimming right up to the last month of his life. Always into community service (especially if it involved food), Bob was instrumental in early Labor of Love services auction, creating the catalog and offering to cater private dinners or teach breadmaking. He and Karen volunteered weekly at the Food Bank, monthly as cooks for the Homeless Dinners of the IFCPH. Even at his sickest, he was always planning his next Third Thursday Dinner for his 24-odd diners. The Dale’s quilt squares for VAA’s annual quilt were always as cartoony as he could imagine them, and his “About Our Square” description full of his trademark winks and puns. He did good things in this world, and he will be missed. He was preceded in death by his daughter Arden, a WSJ columnist who died of cancer this summer. Their ashes will be scattered in Quartermaster Harbor this summer. He is survived by wife Karen, daughter Laura Dale, grandson Malcolm Dale Richardson and Mal’s father Tom Richardson. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Vashon Community Care Foundation (vashoncarefoundation.org) or to IFCH (IFCHvashon.org). Bob would approve.
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Patty’s Tamales will open pop-up restaurant on First Fridays Starting this week, gallery cruisers will have a new dining option as Patty Freebourn of Patty’s Tamales will serve dinner at The Kitchen Larder every First Friday until the space is sold. “The end of the market season is coming up, and people always ask where they can get fresh tamales after that,” Freebourn said. “Now they will have this opportunity.” Freebourn will rent the kitchen and dining space at the former Express Cuisine restaurant — which is now set up as a community kitchen — from 5 to 10 p.m. every First Friday. She plans to serve her tamales as well as a different, non-Mexican special each time. Diners can expect options for tamale flavors, toppings and sides, as well as dessert for under $10 per plate. Soda, beer and wine will be available for purchase, and the price of each evening’s special will vary. Freebourn says that she plans to give a portion of the proceeds from the dinners to her assistant cook, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. “She will no longer be able to work as she has been, so I want to help her and her family,” Freebourn said. Donations will also be accepted at the dinners. The dining area will still be available to rent as gallery space. — Sarah Low
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while it plans for the future. In the works is a heritage education center that board members say would complement the existCONTINUED FROM 1 ing museum and could provide space for children’s activities, classes and historical When the 1910-era parsonage just west research. of the heritage museum on Bank Road went Retiring the debt on the house and creaton the market earlier this year, the heritage ing such a center will require more funassociation jumped on the opportunity and draising, but volunteers say they hope to quickly began fundraising to purchase the be able to open the new center in five to house and expand the museum’s campus. 10 years. In the spring, ir negotiated a $450,000 “We’d like to do a better job of reaching purchase and garnered a some new audiences on $40,000 grant from King island,” said Kathy “We’d really like to connect the County 4Culture to help Sider, who is on the board fund a down payment. better with families and of the heritage associaHowever, just as the tion. “We’d really like to children. The vision for the heritage association was better with famparsonage is we will really connect raising funds from islandilies and children. The ers, the sale fell through. have an educational center vision for the parsonage The nonprofit asked for that will be an interactive is we will really have an a lower purchase price educational center that place.” in order to make some will be an interactive needed repairs, but the Kathy Sider place.” seller didn’t budge. Vashon heritage association board member Though official plan“I always had a litning hasn’t started, board tle glimmer of hope,” members say the house Dammann said. “I think there were other has been well maintained and its owner people who were less optimistic and more has even made upgrades. The nonprofit realistic than I am who thought we missed will make repairs to the roof and foundaour chance and someone else would buy it.” tion before outfitting it to appear as much But no one else did buy it, and the house, as possible as it did as a parsonage in the owned by islanders Bruce Kleiman and early 1900s. Nathan Kibler, was eventually listed at “When available to the public, it will be a lower price, $399,950, and the heritage one of the few places on the island where association made another offer. Dammann kids can go and see what a house looked said the heritage association is not yet like in that era, and that’s an unusual able to say their final purchase price, but thing,” Dammann said. “Especially for kids the group is now looking to raise about who haven’t travelled much, to see how $160,000 for a down payment. Should all people lived back in the day.” go well, the sale will close late this year or Beyond that, the two-story, 1,400-squareearly next year. foot building could also include educaSome people who gave to the associa- tional and interactive exhibits related to tion’s first fundraising effort have main- the island’s history, a room for lectures tained their pledges, and the group sent and programs for children and adults and out another round of fundraising letters a space for historical research. Dammann last month. As of Monday, the nonprofit said they’d like to partner more with local had a mortgage loan in place and less than schools, and there is a big demand from $20,000 left to raise. the public to research Vashon history “We’re very grateful to everyone who has and genealogy, but the cramped museum participated,” Dammann said. doesn’t have much space to dedicate to it. It The home’s owners could not be reached is also running out of space for its archives. for comment. Their realtor, Susan Lofland, “I think this is really going to expand noted that the sale is not yet a done deal, what the museum can do,” said Bruce but said she believes everyone involved is Haulman, an island historian and another board member. optimistic. The pending purchase comes at a time Should the sale go through, the heritage association will begin renting the house as when Haulman and a committee of voluna private residence to help pay the mortgage teers have already been planning a make-
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over of the heritage museum’s permanent exhibit, which has been mostly unchanged since the museum opened a dozen years ago. Haulman said they plan to unveil a new permanent exhibit as soon as next summer. It will continue to focus on the island’s history, he said, but will hopefully appeal to a wider audience by having more interactive elements. “It’s not a particularly kid-friendly museum. There’s not a lot you can get your hands on,” he said. They also hope to better reflect Vashon’s diversity, he said. For instance, more could be included on the history of Vashon’s hispanic population and gay residents. “Vashon has the highest percentage of LGBT people in the state,” Haulman said. “How do we make it more inclusive and make the exhibits really reflect who we are as a community?” This time, the museum also has help from Atlas Fine Art Services, a museum design company owned by a couple who recently moved to Vashon. The pair has
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designed exhibits for museums across the country and recently helped with the heritage museum’s current exhibit on Vashon’s Native people, one of the most well-attended temporary exhibits to date. “They’re very creative about how to develop exhibits and reach different audiences,” Haulman said. “They’ve already given us a lot of advice.” As for the parsonage, volunteers say the acquisition isn’t necessary to reach more people, but would help greatly. “All these ideas about audience and interaction, meaningful education, would be well served by the parsonage,” Sider said. Dammann said that the heritage association is continuing to fundraise, and extra funds raised will go toward a larger down payment. “There is the theory that people give at the end of the year for tax reasons,” she said. “I think now that VAA has funding and has broken ground, hopefully the museum is more on the map than it was at the beginning of the year.”
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Carolyn (Quiwie) Blomgren Magnuson died on Mercer Island on November 19. She was born in Seattle on January 30, 1936 and lived in the Madrona neighborhood with her parents and three siblings. From an early age she showed a talent for sewing, and after graduating from Garfield High School in Seattle and North Park Junior College in Chicago, she studied fashion design at Parson’s School of Design in New York City. At Parson’s, she won The Gold Thimble Award for Excellence in Garment Design; fashion designer Norman Norell nominated her for this prestigious award. In 1959 she married George Magnuson of Chicago. They settled in Hinsdale, a suburb west of Chicago, where he was an associate pastor in a congregation of the Evangelical Covenant Church. In quick succession, five children were born to Quiwie and George, and while her responsibilities as a wife and mother took priority when her children were young, she continued her artistic pursuits in various media, focusing especially on silk screen. After her children were grown, Quiwie moved to Chicago’s Near North Side, where she worked as an independent fashion designer. Starting in the early 1970s, she spent summers on the west side of Vashon Island with family, and in later years she lived full-time on Gold Beach with Donald Matter. (… keepin’ it weird since ‘72.) She loved both her rural Vashon and urban Chicago lives. She hosted frequent dinner parties in her high rise apartment overlooking Lake Michigan, and she also regularly entertained on her Colvos Passage beach. Quiwie was active in the Covenant Church in Hinsdale, Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, and Vashon United Methodist Church. Up until recent years, she enjoyed vigorous physical activities, especially biking, boating, skiing, and mountaineering. She reached the summit of Mount Rainier on several occasions and also, at ages 49 and 50, conquered the peaks of Mounts Aconcagua and McKinley. She modelled for her children the importance of active living. She was preceded in death by her parents, Helen Marie (Isaacson) and C. Harold Blomgren, twin brother Carl Blomgren, and brother-in-law Roger Westlund. She is survived by her sister Helen Westlund; brother Robert Blomgren (Alice); sisterin-law Marcia Blomgren; daughters Colette Quackenbush (Kelly) and Rene Nelson (Peter); sons Chad (Beth Glennon), Blake (Colette Halverson), and Kendall (Stephanie Nelson); and 13 grandchildren: Sloane, Colin (Sarah), Keir, Blaine; Tyler, Kajsa, Carlton; Gustav; George, Henry, Isaac; Stella and Frances. A service of the Resurrection of Christ and a memorial for Quiwie’s life was held Saturday, November 29 at First Covenant Church in Seattle. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Covenant Church, 400 E. Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98122.
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“Of course I need a kitchen anyway,” she said. “I would rather do that than pay to rent one.” With that resolve, Anderson called in the health inspector to tell her exactly what she needed to do. Fortunately, Anderson said, the bones of a kitchen were there, complete with a gas line underneath the building. Now, just weeks after that late-night text from Edwards, a kitchen and sink room are up and running, and Anderson has plans to create another kitchen in the next phase of her work, and when both are completed, one will be gluten-free. The kitchen passed inspection on Monday of this week, and Anderson has officially moved in. “I cooked my first batch today,” she said. “It is just what I was hoping for.” Already other business people have signed up to rent time there, and she said she plans to offer what she believes they will need. Based on how many hours a week they use the kitchen, for example, they will have access to dry storage and a refrigerator. “I am trying to cater to all the things that I have run into
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problems with over the years,” she said. Additionally, she said, she has learned a lot about the food industry in the past several years and she hopes to share some of that wisdom with those who rent from her. “I hope I can be a resource for people,” she said. “I want this to be a good thing for everybody.” Rentable kitchen space is said to be in high demand on Vashon, a place with many farmers and cottage businesses that can’t afford to invest in their own commercial kitchens. Chris Lueck, the owner of the former Express Cuisine, is offering that space as a commercial kitchen as well, but Anderson said she believes there is no competition between them, as his kitchen is a large, high-end space, and hers is more modest. The creation of King Caramel Kitchens comes just as Anderson’s business is poised for substantial growth. In January, she will be an exhibitor at the West Coast’s largest specialty food and beverage trade show in San Francisco, and she is anticipating several new customers — so many that she said she may have to accept them in stages and train someone else to help her cook the caramels. So far Anderson has made every caramel since her first batch for sale at the Vashon Farmers Market some six years ago. At that time, she had been working as a handbag designer and had a popular line called Hedy Handbags. But she was
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unhappy working in the fashion industry and was winding the business down when she made a batch of caramels for family and friends. Joanne Jewell, one of those friends and and the manager of the farmers market at the time, said she thought that the caramels would do well at the market. At first, Anderson said, she had been reluctant to work in the food industry with all its requirements, but she set those feelings aside and started slowly, making caramels in a commercial kitchen at the Cohousing Common House and selling only at the farmers market, while homeschooling her two children. Then Edwards wanted to carry the sweet treats at The Little House, and her business expanded slowly from there. Quickly though, Anderson said, she learned that unlike the handbag buyers she had worked with, food and drink buyers were enjoyable to do business with. “They like to eat, drink and laugh,” she said. On Vashon, her caramels can now be found at Thriftway, Giraffe and The Country Store, which sells her whole line. While some may think of caramels as the uniform, massproduced Kraft squares from the candy aisle, Anderson’s caramels are a step apart. Online she carries six varieties: Classic, Roasted Pecan, Organic Agave, Fresh Ginger, Black Licorice and Sea Salt, the far and away favorite. For the farmers market, she gets creative and tries out additional batches, such as coffee, rocky road and turtle caramels. Her busiest times are in the summer and December, when she sells a couple hundred pounds a week, over 4,000 individually wrapped caramels in a month’s time. A small team helps her with packaging and other tasks, but so far, she is the only one staffing the stove, where she tests everything she makes. “I sample every batch. I used to really like caramels, but it has definitely waned,” she said with a laugh. By now, she said, she has dispatched her candy thermometer and knows when a batch is done just by the way it smells. “Cooking caramels is tricky,” she said. “If it is raining, you have to adjust for that. If it is hot, you have to adjust for that. You have to consider the temperature and the humidity of the day.” Looking ahead, Anderson said she will open her space for the island’s First Friday happenings, and she noted she intends to carry on Edwards’ tradition of being a supportive member of the island’s business community. For her part, Edwards, who had her store on the market for some time, said she is pleased this transition is working out well for them both. “She going to make it a winner. It’s going to be a fun, energetic, feel-good place,” she said. “It gives another young businesswoman a chance. I hope all her dreams come true.”
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Roscoe was voted “Best Tail Wagger� at the Vashon Community Care a few years back, where he lived with his Marine Veteran Dad. His Dad is gone but Roscoe is still wagging and looking for a quiet home where he can snuggle up on someone’s lap. He’s a healthy sweet, elderly blind Chihuahua, who gets around pretty well. Cat and dog friendly, Roscoe is a sweet guy, looking for just the right human. Please call us if you are interested or have questions call Sam and Sara Van Fleet, 567-5647
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