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Wintertime brings extreme high tides around the island Extreme high tides began last week in the Puget Sound region and will occur again in late January and late February. The tides, also called king tides, are the highest of the year and occur naturally during the winter, when the sun and the moon align, causing an increased gravitational pull on the earth’s oceans. On Vashon, king tides are known for flooding waterfront yards and sending saltwater onto a few island roads, including Quartermaster Drive. In December of 2012, a king tide combined with high winds and low barometric pressure made for extra-high water that flooded roads, splashed shoreline homes and did damage to docks and bulkheads around the island. This year the state Department of Ecology is again asking citizens to send in photos of the king tides to help the state visualize how rising sea levels due to climate change could affect Washington’s coastlines and infrastructure in the future. The King Tides Photo Initiative began in Australia in 2009. In 2010, Washington and British Columbia began collecting king tide photos, and in 2011 they were joined by Oregon and California. In Puget Sound, king tides over 13 feet high will occur again during morning hours on Jan. 23, 24 and 25, and Feb. 20, 21 and 22. For a detailed Natalie Martin/Staff Photo king tide schedule and information on how to submit photos, see www. Water covers Quartermaster Drive at Tramp Harbor during the wintertime extreme high tides. Recently, many ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/ipa_hightide.htm — Natalie Martin
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WELCOME VASHON INTERVIEW Making all students feel they belong By JENN REIDEL For The Beachcomber
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aula Cummings, director of student services, oversees the special education programs of the Vashon Island School District. A few years ago she came to our small district from Federal Way, where she had worked for six years as a coordinator, supervising 11 elementary schools. Prior to that she was a school psychologist for 18 years in the Peninsula School District. Jenn Reidel: You’ve worked in the schools for over 20 years. You know how important it is to have welcoming schools. What can schools do to be as welcoming as they can be? Paula Cummings: Beyond the obvious things you do physically with the building like keeping it clean, maintained and a showcase for all of the kids’ accomplishments, it is about intentionality. I strongly believe we have to be very intentional in our actions, making it so that schools are for everyone and that children feel like they are an integral part of the school. And that just doesn’t happen. It takes intentionality on the part of faculty and staff. And coming from the special education side of things, I am particularly sensitive to students with disabilities feeling welcomed. Oftentimes, parents of special education students don’t feel like they have a voice. What do you do to help families of children with disabilities feel included? Wherever I have been, there has always been the case that you have some very challenging families because of the grieving process involved with having a child with a disability. It takes a long time to develop trust. You have to do a lot right from the start and give parents enough information. One of my goals is to spend more time demystifying the process. I decided to put together an advisory group that would be a cross section of parents of students with disabilities. I want to
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make sure all voices are heard. I have had a series of meetings for all of our special education parents that the advisory group planned, organized and helped me decide on areas of concern that were especially important. What does the Vashon School District do to help everyone belong? The principals of the three Vashon schools do seem to mean it when they say all the kids are ours. Our district is a high performing one. We stack up really well with our test scores and graduation rates. That does not mean all the children are successful. We need to figure out what to do with the children who aren’t succeeding, and I think the principals get that. They are trying to intervene early with these kids prior to making referrals to special education. For example, at the high school we are using the Check and Connect intervention program. It is designed to enhance student learning for marginalized, disengaged students through relationship building, problem solving and capacity building, and persistence. We still have a ways to go in the general education classroom to make sure we are teaching to all of the students. Differentiating our instruction is important. There are always going to be kids with varying abilities, and we need to figure out how to help them learn. And if we are not being successful, it is time we do something differently. You regularly attended the WelcomeVashon meetings. How did you get involved? The superintendent was going to attend the first meeting. It ended up that he was not able to go, and I went in his place. I found it was a worthy commitment. It was one more way for me to form partnerships and link to the community in a positive way. — Jenn Reidel is a freelance web designer, fine art photographer and writer who lives on Vashon. To read more of her Welcome Vashon interviews, see www. welcomevashon.net.
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Vashon schools benefit from Chevron campaign New program provides By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
Nearly 20 teachers at the island’s public schools received Christmas presents of their own earlier this month when they learned they will receive nearly $40,000 worth of free supplies. The collection of items — Chromebooks, a 3D printer, music keyboards, graphing calculators, books and more — is thanks to the Chevron Fuel Your Schools Campaign, which partnered with Donors Choose, an online charity that supports teachers, to make the grants possible. District Superintendent Michael Soltman said there was a lot of excitement the day before winter break, when he shared the funding news. “It means a lot,” he said. “It really validates teachers when they are able to communicate a need and have it fulfilled.” Soltman said he first learned of the granting opportunity in the fall, when an individual working with Chevron’s Fuel Your Schools campaign informed him that Chevron intended to fund $600,000 worth of projects for teachers in King County through Donors Choose. The focus
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These young students in Ms. Hirman’s music class at Chautauqua will receive nine keyboards, enabling them to learn keyboard skills and create their own compositions. for the campaign was science, math, engineering and technology (STEM) projects, and Soltman said he encouraged teachers to submit funding requests that fit with that emphasis. In the end, 33 teachers applied, and 17 received $37,129 worth of materials from Chevron. A sampling of funded projects includes five Chromebooks, requested by Harris Levinson at the high school, to add to the existing laptops for Japanese
and Spanish students, a 3D printer, requested by McMurray science teacher Lea Heffernan, enabling her students to design and print their own creations, and five iPad minis for Chautauqua multi-age teacher Joleen McCauley, to help with math, reading, science and photography. Fuel Your Schools is in its fifth year working with Donors Choose, according to Jason Yun, a program manager with the San Francisco-based char-
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EDITORIAL
Goodbye to award-winning year on Vashon
Local support helped the paper thrive in 2015
From parade entries to legal feuds, the island has plenty to applaud
HUMOR By CINDY HOYT, HARRIS
If you are a sapiosexual, a person attracted to intelligence, this column may not be right for you. But if you interested in glitzy awards, keep reading because this year we are awarding the first ever 10 awards for the Top 10 Stuff that Could Have Been Done on Vashon in 2014 Awards. Did we say there are 10? That’s because there are 10 categories. So let’s get started: Nonprofits here are as ubiquitous as fleas on a dog, so you can imagine that the competition for blood, or rather support, is intense. This year, the award for Best New Fundraising Idea goes to Vashon Allied Arts. Upon learning that cost increases would delay construction on their new performance space, VAA decided to follow the example of the Grand Coulee Dam and the Great Pyramids of Egypt, creating a sound and light show on the west wall of McFeed’s. The Fuller Store will be demolished to make room for bleachers, and lasers will animate the line drawings on the building’s façade. Admission will be $10 for VAA members, $50 for everyone else. In other nonprofit news, the award for the Fastest Growing Nonprofit goes to the land trust because of the land purchases they’ve successfully completed. “First the home islands, then the world!” commented the director. Carnivals and parades captured the hearts of islanders, and so our Vashon awards would not be complete without a prize for Most Unusual Entry in the Strawberry Festival Parade. This year, that award goes to EdiPure, the marijuana candy manufacturer formerly slated for the K2 Building. A giant costumed gummy bear strolled along the parade route, tossing infused treats to the delighted children seated on the curbs. A scuffle broke out when adults realized what was happening and began fighting the children for the candy, but EdiPure saved the day by offer-
ing free medical marijuana to all injured parties. In the interest of not being accused of prejudice (against attorneys), we have a legal category that includes an award for the Longest Running Island Legal Battle. There were two contenders, but in the final lap, the Island LandmarksFriends of Mukai feud took the prize. Unfortunately, we could not present the winners their award because we could not get past the fence surrounding the Mukai home. Not to be outdone, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks announced that Island Center Forest saw a record number of deer hunters this year, which through guilt-by-unintended-association earns for them the coveted Most People Who Can Tell a Deer From a Dog or a Goat Award. At least we’re pretty sure they won. Nobody asked the hunters if they could identify a goat. And speaking of sports, the coveted Lance Armstrong Award for Most Significant Contribution to Integrity in Athletics goes to the Vashon Golf & Swim Club (VGSC) for their decision to bring foot golf to the islands. With the majority of people under 50 believing that traditional golf accelerates the aging process, forward-looking clubs like VGSC are switching to soccer balls on the fairways and building grandstands for fans to chant filthy fight songs so that they can lure younger, fit athletes back to the greens. “It’s a natural for my boy Soren and me,” confessed self-acknowledged foot golf expert Per-Lars Blomgren, “because we already love soccer and dressing funny.” The club is also opening a lutefisk and lefse food truck to attract Millennials to the sport. We are also proud to report that advances in island medicine were made, and so we can award a prize to Vashon Island Fire & Rescue for having the Fastest Mobile
Putting out a newspaper on Vashon is a job that’s interesting, challenging and always rewarding. Here at The Beachcomber we count ourselves lucky to get to know our community so intimately and bring you the news and information you’ve come to count on each week. But we can’t take all the credit because we couldn’t do it alone. As 2014 comes to a close, we want to thank everyone who supported The Beachcomber this past year. The Beachcomber gets The Beachcomber gets contributions from a contributions from a number of community number of community writers and photographers writers and photograboth regular and who ask for no more than phers, occasional, who ask for no their name by their work. more than their name by their work. These volunteers are most notable in the opinion section, where guests regularly contribute commentaries. Kevin Joyce, Will North, Kevin Pottinger, Greg Wessel and Chris Austin, some of our most regular contributors, thank you for keeping us laughing and pondering life on this eclectic island. The sports section is also driven by volunteers — parents, coaches, players and others who attend high school sports games and generously cover them for the paper. Ben Bork, Pat Call, Bruce Cyra, Joel Hille, Robin Hruska, Ezra Lacina, Gary Means, James Norton, Cheryl Pruett, Kevin Ross and Hans Van Dusen have all helped us regularly cover our athletes this year. Local photographer John Sage has also contributed many of his sports photos to the paper. This past year regular features on island life have been graciously contributed by a couple of local writers. Bruce Haulman continues to bring history to life with his Time & Again columns, and Jenn Reidel has helped us get to know our neighbors better with her Welcome Vashon interviews, one of which is in this week’s issue. We also want to recognize the talented photographers who occasionally share their work with us. Terry Donnelly, Jeff Dunnicliff, Martin Halliwell, Kelly Keenan, Ralph Moore, Ray Pfortner and Robert Teagardin have all contributed photos that have added greatly to the paper. We’re also deeply grateful to our advertisers, many of whom support this paper week after week. Our newspaper couldn’t exist without you. Finally, we’re ever grateful to our readers. Your loyal readership helps our newspaper thrive, and you often help shape the paper with news tips, letters to the editor, snapshots of island happenings and inquiries about topics we might cover. Thank you for your support.
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Mammography Service. “I’ve never had anything go so quickly or so smoothly,” said one client. Following that announcement, the award for Best Effort to Hold Your Tongue was shared by those people who recognized but did not exploit the comedy potential of having the fastest mobile mammography service. In a totally unexpected development, the award for the Most People Kissing in a Newspaper Supplement was won by the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, who scooped The Loop by offering a steamy (by Vashon standards) exposé of the romantic potential of the island in a February wedding supplement. That the newspaper editor’s wedding picture was in this supplement had nothing to do with the judges’ decision. And lest you think there will be no awards left to win next year, we’d like to present our final award for an idea whose time has come but is still a little delayed because of trouble with permits. By that, we mean the award for the Best Dining Experience goes to the perfect Vashon restaurant that won’t open its doors until 2015. Coming to the former Nirvana location, this place has already tied May’s Kitchen on Yelp for best restaurant in the known galaxy! It’s the aptly named “Taste of Emily’s India-Spice Stray Dog Day Ferrara-Nirvana Cuisine Route Libations Bistro Bar Office Space for Lease Café,” also known as TOEISSDDFNCRLBBOSFLC, or simply “Toe” for brevity’s sake. Wild-crafted organic entrees will be harvested and prepared by artistic, progressive, unicornherding yet conservative, Obamaimpeaching, fifth-generation islanders. And you can order your faves from Gusto Girls, Express Cuisine, Sound Food and other fine restaurants of days past. Tables available now for 4:15 p.m. or 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Bon appétit! And with that we wish you the best and hope your next year is as award-winning as the last! — The authors are Vashon humorists.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Torture
The crimes the U.S. committed were cruel, violent and pervasive A recent big news item is the release of a highly redacted government report on the tortures that we committed in Iraq and other black sites around the world. The administration’s spin on the release of this report, which is being mirrored in the mainstream media, is that the most important thing about this is that it will endanger Americans when so-called terrorists learn what we did to so many of their friends and relatives. Actually, they already have a pretty good idea. Our government is not worried about that; they’re worried about what we would do to our own leaders if we ever found out what they’ve done and continue to do in our name. Of course no mainstream media outlet will review the true and full nature of our nation’s crimes and subsequent cover-ups dedicated to avoiding accountability. Almost no one was charged or prosecuted for the crimes that we committed. (Just like bankers have all avoided accountability for what they did to our economy.) This report is being released because too many Americans are beginning to learn what our government has been up to, so it’s time for some damage control. The current president of the United States says it’s true, “We did torture some folks.” No. We tortured more than “some” folks. The crimes we committed in Iraq and other places are as violent, pervasive and cruel as almost any known tyrant you can-
name. Our crimes, cover-ups and lies have devastated the lives of untold millions and threaten untold millions more. We have been and are in the process of destroying other people’s hope for a decent future, and we are well on our way to destroying our own. We are no longer one nation under God. We are one nation cheating God. — Mark Goldman
Evolution
The subject is one of the most important for schools to teach In response to Peter Thalhofer’s letter (“Schools should stop teaching evolution,” Dec. 24), I would like to say that evolution is one of the most important subjects that can be taught in school. Mr. Thalhofer makes the assumption that learning the true facts of the origin of the human species is somehow harmful to students’ self-esteem. This notion is completely backward. It is tremendously important to know how we as a species came to exist as we are in order to appreciate just how incredibly improbable, and therefore miraculous, our existence is. We are indeed the result of a mind-bogglingly unlikely chain of events, which some might call accidental, and this is not something of which to be ashamed. It does not detract in any way from the importance of every human being. In fact, one can only marvel at how here, on a tiny
planet circling a tiny, dim star in a remote corner of a tiny galaxy in an ever-expanding universe, we are all alive. What could possibly be more affirming, and more important, than that? — Lily Robinthal
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Supporting the organization supports students who need help People read The Beachcomber to stay current on the issues affecting Vashon Island. Issues we’ve seen too much of include suicide, concerns over violence in schools and the impact of drug addiction on our community. I want to encourage people who care about these things to support Vashon Youth & Family Services (VYFS) this winter because their work makes a difference in these issues. Every day VYFS staff are helping students at the high school and other Vashon schools, working in groups and individually so that our children can overcome issues like depression, family troubles and poverty. When something very public happens — a crisis like the death of a classmate — VYFS is in the school helping the staff support our children. When much more private things happen, like divorce or violence in the home, we call VYFS to help find lasting support for our students and their families. If you care about these important issues, please join me in supporting VYFS financially this year by answering their fundraising letter. Thank you on behalf of all of our children and their families. — Danny Rock, Principal, Vashon High School
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The Vashon St. Vincent de Paul Society would like to thank Windermere’s staff for providing bountiful Thanksgiving baskets to a number of needy Vashon families. And thanks to the Vashon community for helping fill those baskets at the food drive at Thriftway before Thanksgiving. The recipient families were truly thankful. Sincerely, Diane Kajca St. Vincent de Paul Society
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ONGOING Request for Donations to Combat Ebola Epidemic in West Africa: The Vashon Presbyterian Church is requesting donations of packaged, medical-grade vinyl or latex gloves to include in a container of supplies to be shipped to Liberia. For more information or to make a donation, contact the church office at 463-2010. Kindling Sale: Cured, hand-hewn cedar sticks are available for $5 per bundle at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road. Study Zone: Kids in grades Kindergarten through 12 can drop in for free homework help from trained volunteer tutors. 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Jan. 6 through Jan. 21, at the Vashon Library.
WEDNESDAY • 31 Labyrinth Walk: All islanders are invited to join the 14th annual Walk for Peace on New Year’s Eve. There will be a burning bowl for those who wish to bring their intentions for the upcoming year, releasing that which has held them back in the past. For more information, contact Betty Hawkins at 463-5062. 5 to 7 p.m. at the labyrinth at the north end of the Church of the Holy Spirit grounds. Dinner and Dancing at the Golf & Swim Club: The Vashon Golf & Swim Club will host a special menu for New Year’s Eve dinner, with live music by Stray Dog (Steve Amsden, Pat Reardon, Dan Bruce, Dan
Brown and Diane Krouse). The cost is $45 per person. Dinner will be served from 5 to 8 p.m. and dancing starts at 8 p.m. at the club. New Year’s Eve at Club O: Islanders of all ages are invited to celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Open Space, as Club O plans to mark the new year four times, starting at 9 p.m. (midnight in New York) and moving westward through the time zones. Dress up for a costume ball or come as you are. There will be confetti and surprises, as well as the usual Club O teen VIP room, light show, kids’ play area and music into the wee hours by deejays MirageSix and Whitmore. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for kids and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. 7 p.m. at the Open Space for Arts & Community.
SUNDAY • 4 Unitarian Service: The Fellowship’s “This I Believe” study groups will discuss influences on the development of ethical and moral beliefs. Programs for children and youth are also available. 9:45 a.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church. Audition for Drama Dock: Auditions will be held for Drama Dock’s spring production of “The Curious Savage,” a comedic play that calls conventional definitions of sanity into question and lampoons celebrity culture. The play will need six women and five men, from ages 20 to 70, and a production team. The show will run for two weekends in March. There are two copies of the script at the Vashon Library. For more information or to request a copy of the script, email Michael Barker at lavidaverde51@ gmail.com. Noon to 3 p.m. in the band room at McMurray Middle School. Sci-Fi Sunday: January’s showing for the Chicken Soup Brigade, part of the Lifelong AIDS Alliance, is the black and white classic “The Thing From Another World” (1951). Starring Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornthwaite, Douglas Spencer and James Arness, it is widely considered one of the greatest science fiction films of the 1950s. Admission is by a suggested donation of $5 to $10
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or non-perishable food items. 1:30 p.m. at the Vashon Theatre. Opera Preview with Norm Hollingshead: The Friends of the Vashon Library will sponsor this sneak peek at Puccini’s “Tosca.” Hollingshead will explore this 19th-century melodrama that brings torture, murder and suicide to the stage along with several of the composer’s best-known lyrical arias. 2 p.m. at the Vashon Library.
MONDAY • 5 Great Books Discussion Group: The group meets the first Monday of the month from October through May. This month’s book selection is “The Children of Light and The Children of Darkness” by Reinhold Niebuhr. Visitors are welcome, and the only requirement is that participants have read the material under discussion. 6:30 p.m. at the Vashon Library.
TUESDAY • 6 Family Story Time: Newborns through age 6 with a caregiver are invited for 30 minutes of stories, finger plays, movement and music. 11:30 a.m. at the Vashon Library. Chorale Registration: Pre-registration for the new session of the Vashon Island Chorale will be open from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Vashon Bookshop. (There will be another opportunity to pre-register from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10.)
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Next up in the Vashon Theatre’s National Theatre Live series is “John,” showing at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, and 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9. “John” is a critically acclaimed new work by Britain’s DV8 Physical Theatre company that follows the extraordinary true life story of a man named John (played by Hannes Langolf, pictured above) who is described as a lover, criminal, father, arsonist, graduate, charmer and survivor. The production combines spoken word with movement to create a unique theatrical experience. Tickets cost $20 for general admission or $18 for seniors and students and can be purchased at the box office, brownpapertickets.com or vashontheatre.com. (Note: This show is not recommended for children under 18, as it contains adult themes, strong language and nudity.) Vashon volunteers will be available to help with health insurance renewal or sign-up under the Affordable Care Act. 10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Vashon Library. The Bolshoi Ballet Performs `La Bayadère’: Next up for the Bolshoi’s big-screen offerings is “La Bayadére,” an impossible love story between a dancer and a warrior who is betrothed to the daughter of the Rajah, set against the lush backdrop of India. 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Vashon Theatre. Dharma is Our Refuge: Buddhist meditation teacher Jude Rozhon will discuss the practice techniques and the healing benefits of loving kindness and mindfulness meditation and the Mahayana teachings on developing compassion. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Puget Sound Zen Center on Chautauqua Beach Road. (Note: this is not a PSZC event.) Count Us In: Survey of Homeless Teens: Homeless teens and young adults will be surveyed to tell the story of homelessness in King County and help the community to understand the scope of the issues teens face. For more information, contact Ursula
Schwaiger at 463-2069. Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Vashon Library.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Improv Workshop: Michael Barker will lead this weekly foray into thinking on one’s feet and jumping off the cliffs of comedy. The cost is $40 per month. For more information, contact Barker at lavidaverde51@gmail.com or call 321-5732. 7 to 9 p.m. Monday evenings, starting Jan. 5, at the Open Space for Arts & Community. Financial Peace University: This nine-week Dave Ramsey class hosted by Gene and Jan Kuhns will present biblical, practical steps to get rid of debt, control spending, save wisely and give generously.
For more information and to register, go to daveramsey.com or call Gene Kuhns at 552-4677. 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, starting Jan. 8, at the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints’ meeting house. Weaving Essentials Workshop: Sue Willingham and her daughter Janet Dawson will teach a five-day intensive weaving essentials workshop for those who want to learn to weave or would like to brush up on their skills. The workshop will include formal instruction from two experienced teachers as well as supervised weaving. The cost is $415 plus materials, and space is limited to eight students. For more information and to register, go to weaverspalette.com. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, through Friday, Jan. 30, at the Willingham Weavery.
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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BLUEGRASS AND BLUES: The High and Lonesome Band, a group of friends who’ve played together nearly 30 years, will bring its bluegrass, blues, folk and country dance music to the Red Bike at 8:30 p.m. Friday. The show is free and open to all ages until 11 p.m., then only 21 and older.
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Loose Change at the Bike Long time favorite Vashon band Loose Change will welcome in the New Year with non-stop dancing tunes at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Red Bike. Leader and vocalist Troy Kindred will be joined by two female singers and backed by a tight 10-piece band that includes keyboards, lead guitar, bass, drums and a dynamic three-piece horn section. The show is free and open to all ages until 11 p.m., then only 21 and older.
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Dance music at Club O Open Space for Arts & Community’s Club O invites islanders of all ages to welcome 2015 at a family-friendly party beginning at 9 p.m. Wednesday. Deejays Michael Whitmore and Marcus Fellbaum will play music that spans decades, from rock and roll to the latest hits, using both vinyl records and digital format. Folks are encouraged to dress up or don a costume. Tickets are $10 adults and $5 for children.
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Live music and special fare The Hardware Store Restaurant will offer a special New Year’s Eve dinner menu, live music by Daryl Redeker and a complimentary glass of champagne. Redeker will perform from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The gallery area is also available to book for a semi-private celebration for up to 20 people.
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Dinner and dancing music Celebrate New Year’s Eve with music by Stray Dog and a special dinner at the Golf & Swim Club. Dinner, which offers the choice of a steak Oscar or salmon in filo entree, starts at 5 p.m., and the cost is $45 per person. Music begins at 7, with dancing starting at 8 p.m.
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Entertainment in Tacoma Islanders Martha Enson and Kevin Joyce will play a key role this year in First Night Tacoma. Each year the event includes a world record attempt, which in past years has attracted as many as 30,000 people. This year EnJoy was put in charge of that portion of the night and will to attempt to break the world record for the most brides blowing bubbles at the same time. Joyce said organizers are asking people to show up in wedding gowns ready to participate. First Night Tacoma is an arts-centered, alcohol-free New Year’s Eve celebration that begins at 6 p.m. with a parade and culminates with a midnight countdown and fireworks show. There are performances throughout the evening, including some by Vashon musicians. For more information, see firstnighttacoma.org.
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First Friday will happen twice in January. The first cruise will take place on Friday, Jan. 2, with two galleries and several businesses remaining open. On the following Friday, Jan. 9, a second gallery walk will take place, with other galleries and art spots participating. On Jan. 2, Island Quilter will open a new exhibit called “My MODERN: Celebrating Five Years of the Seattle Modern Quilt Guild.” Island Quilter is a longtime supporter of the guild, which for the last five years has been dedicated to exploring and promoting the modern quilt aesthetic. Modern quilts feature bold colors, prints, high contrast, improvisational piecing and alternate grids, among other variations on the traditional designs. Vashon Intuitive Arts will show art by Jane Valencia. Valencia works with watercolors, colored pencils and photography The Vashon Bookshop will have live music. On either side of the bookshop, Kronos will be open as will the Vashon Tea Shop, which will feature live music as well. Galleries that will open shows on Friday, Jan. 9, include Vashon Allied Arts, Heron’s Nest, Hastings Cone Gallery, Two Wall Gallery and VALISE. Café Luna and Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union will continue showing work from shows that opened in December.
Documentary portrays life and times of a yogi The Vashon Film Society will present “Awake,” a documentary about the swami who brought yoga to the West, at 9:30 p.m. Friday at the Vashon Theatre. The award-winning feature delves into the life, times and teachings of the influential yoga, meditation and spiritual master Paramahansa Yogananda. Born in 1861 to a devout family in India, Yogananda spent his early years seeking out various Hindu saints and sages, finally meeting his guru Swami Yukteswar Giri in 1910. Yogananda traveled to America in 1920 to give lectures about ancient Indian teachings, some of which had surprising parallels to the era’s growing understanding of quantum physics. Despite being recognized by many as a spiritual genius, Yogananda endured harsh criticism and even racism in the deep South. He traveled widely across the U.S. and attracted huge crowds eager to absorb his philosophical teachings about enlightenment. In a press release, film director Paola di Florio said, “When Yogananda arrived in America ... newfound Quantum Physics was telling us that matter was elusive — something akin to the notion of ‘Maya’ from the Vedic teachings of India. It seemed that modern science was finally catching up with the ancient yogis of the Indus Valley.” In 1925, the swami established an international center called the SelfRealization Fellowship in Los Angeles, which became the spiritual and administrative center for his ongoing work. In 1946, Yogananda published “Autobiography of a Yogi,” which described his own quest for enlightenment. Through sharing his struggles along the path, Yogananda made ancient teachings accessible to millions of spiritual seekers, including famous personalities from George Harrison to Steve Jobs and Russell Simmons. “Awake” kicks off the film society’s new year of First Friday art film offerCourtesy Photos ings at the Vashon Theatre. Archival photographs show Swami Paramahansa Yogananda (top) at his Admission to the First Friday screening of “Awake” is $7. Donations supCalifornia center in 1947. And Yogananda (bottom) standing with a crowd port the film society’s programming and scholarship fund.
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Pirates earn second win on the road By JOEL HILLE For The Beachcomber
The Vashon High School girls’ basketball team traveled to Green River Community College on Monday, Dec 22, to play the Rainier Christian Mustangs for a nonleague contest. The Pirates had their best offensive output of the season and easily handled the Mustangs of the 1B Seatac League by a score of 65-28. The Pirates’ offense started to click midway through the first quarter when Eva Anderson made a 3-pointer to put the Pirates ahead, 9-5. Playing a man-to-man defense worked well for the Pirates and led to several steals, which they converted into four more field goals by the end of the first quarter, giving them a lead of 17-5. The second quarter had more of the same as the Pirates’ defense resulted in several more Mustang turnovers while the Pirates’ offense kept humming along. The scoring was boosted by another 3-pointer from Anderson, followed by 1 point each from Siena Jannetty and Annika Hille near
the end of the half, giving the Pirates a 41-12 lead. In the second half, the Pirates continued to build on their lead, which allowed Coach Rob Kearns to get playing time for all the girls on the roster, including JV players Jasper Merrill, Emma Greenlee and Hayley Ridgway. Coach Kearns said he was happy with the way the team has played in the last two games. “They have all been rebounding and shooting a lot better,” he added. Siena Jannetty led the Pirates in scoring with 21, followed by Hille with 15 and Anderson with 11. Natalie VanDevanter added 6, while Melanie Stoffer, Kate Atwell and Jasper Merrill each had 4. With the victory, the Pirates improved their record to 2-5. They traveled to Coupeville on Whidbey Island to play another non-league game on Monday, Dec 29, and will play at Washington High School in South Tacoma on Friday. — Joel Hille is the father of a Pirate basketball player.
Boys basketball team remains undefeated Most recently, the boys made use of their winter vacation and traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, for the Cactus Jam tournament, with the results coming too late for press time. Soon they will return to their regular school and game schedule, with home games set for 4 p.m. Saturday against St. Michael’s University School in British Columbia and 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, against Seattle Christian. They will be on the road Jan. 6 to the Northwest School.
The Pirate boys basketball squad, off to a stellar start to their season, are continuing their winning ways. The team played White River on Dec. 20 at the Showare Center in Kent. The boys started slow but managed to scratch out the win, 45-36. Ian Stewart led the charge with 16 points for the game, and Jessie Norton notched 13. The team, with a 7-0 record, is just short of halfway through its season games.
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The Vashon wrestling squad qualified a record number of wrestlers for the Tri-State Tournament in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and ended up placing 19th out of 72 teams. Ten Pirates participated with three making it through to the second day of the two-day event. Becoming only the third champion from Vashon, junior Chase Wickman led the charge and dominated in each match. Freshman Luke Larson, in his first TriState action, finished on the podium with a fifth-place trophy. Junior Logan Nelson rounded out the group with an impressive sixth-place finish in a tough and large bracket. It was the first time that Vashon had ever had three wrestlers finish in the medals. Also wrestling for Vashon were Joe Coller, Chester Pruett, Franklin Easton, Preston Petersen, Shane Williams, Hunter Burger and Ellis Petersen. Coach Anders Blomgren had praise for the team’s performance and dedication, and
noted the event provided valuable lessons. “We go to this tournament to see how we stack up against the best in the West. In turn, we learn what we need to work on for the rest of year — some technical, some mental,” he said. He added that the team did a great job with its effort and resilience, coming from behind and winning many close matches. “Every win and bonus point was crucial for us to place in the top 25 and thus qualify a full team for next year,” he said. Blomgren added that the team’s belief and daily effort is showing dividends and will continue to do so exponentially if members keep their focus until February. Blomgren also singled out Wickman, as the team’s third champion, noting the team now has 10 Tri-State medalists. The annual Rock Tournament was held yesterday at the Vashon High School gym after press time. The wrestler will travel to the Everett Classic Tournament on Jan. 3. — Cheryl Pruett is the mother of a Pirate wrestler.
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usually help to find a home for an animal in need,� she added. The population of abandoned and neglected farm animals has increased nationally, according to Eliasen, since the start of the economic downturn in 2008. Oftentimes people start small working farms with good intentions, but then run out of money, she said, and can’t properly care for their animals. Other times, families purchase chickens, goats, sheep or cows to save money on food, but then learn that caring for the animals is more work than they anticipated. “These families often learn the hard way that caring for such production animals is at least as demanding as caring for the family dog or cat,� Eliasen said. “When the thoughtful ones lose interest, they seek good homes for their animals. Unfortunately, not all families think about what happens after they leave or forget the animal.� Over the years, Baahaus has collaborated more with with the Seattle Animal Shelter, PAWS and other shelters. Now, over half of their animals are rescued from off-island, and about three-quarters of their donations are from off-island as well. Baahaus has rescued more than a few animals from circumstances where they were left fenced in without food or shelter and unable to forage. There are also the cases where people buy animals to work them. Two recent arrivals at Baahaus were sheep purchased as lawn mowers. The ewes were emaciated for lack of food with wool that was severely infested by parasites. “When you combine animals and money,
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SHERIFF’S REPORT Dec. 12: A break-in was reported on the 8400 block of Soper Road. A marijuana misdemeanor was reported at Vashon High School. Dec. 17: Fraud was reported on the 12000 block of 208th Street, where a woman discovered that her debit card was being used for pur-
chases she hadn’t made. A phone was stolen from an unlocked car at McMurray Middle School. Dec. 19: A burglary was reported at Granny’s Attic. Suspicious circumstances were reported on the 13000 block of Bachelor Road, where several people reported hearing knocking on their doors late in the evening. An unlocked bike was stolen from outside the Vashon Library. Dec. 20: Vandalism was reported at the K2 building on Vashon Highway, where someone climbed in a window and spray painted walls, mirrors and a seat.
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HONOR Island serviceman promoted Mark Schlosser is a native of Vashon. He enlisted in the Navy in 1993 and attended recruit training in San Diego. Upon completion of basic training, he attended seaman apprenticeship school in San Diego and reported to the USS Elliot in San Diego, where he deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield. His other tours include: Custodian of Postal Effects on the USS Simon Lake; Naval Support Activity La Maddalena, Italy, where he worked as the base postmaster; the USS Enterprise,
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Command Master Chief Mark Schlosser where he deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom; Pearl Harbor,
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463-5918
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Burton Community Church
Vashon Friends Worship Group
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Bethel Church
14736 Bethel Lane SW
567-5279
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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
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Vashon Island Community Church Worship Service 10:00 am (Children’s Church for preschool–5th graders)
Office Phone 463-3940 Pastors: Mike Ivaska and Frank Davis 9318 SW Cemetery Road
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Men’s Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) Pan-Denominational Tuesdays from 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm
Vashon Island Community Church (VICC) Across from McMurray
Any Questions? (206) 335-2009
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Vashon Island Unitarian Fellowship
Community, Diversity, Freedom of Belief, Enrichment of Spirit Sunday at 9:45 am Religious Exploration for toddlers – 8th Grade
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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
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Vashon Lutheran Church 18623 Vashon Hwy. SW (1/2 mile south of Vashon) Holy Communion Worship 10:30 am Rev. Tim Wolbrecht Rev. Jeff Larson, Ph.D. vm: 206-463-6359 www.vashonluthernchurch.org/JeffLarson/JeffLarson.htm
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Hawaii, where he was the Fleet Postal Officer; and the USS Makin Island as the Leading Chief Petty Officer
of the stores/stock control division. He reports from the Naval Support Facility Thurmont, where he was promoted to Master Chief Petty Officer in June 2012 and was selected as Camp David’s Senior Enlisted Leader in May 2013. Schlosser was selected for the Command Master Chief Program in 2014. He reported to the USS Donald Cook as the Command Master Chief in November of 2014. A graduate of Hawaii Pacific University, he holds an associate’s degree in business management and was a dean’s list graduate of the Navy’s Senior Enlisted Academy Resident Course Class 183.
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the recession, and they’re feeling the competition of online shopping more and more. “So many people are shopping online,” said Priscilla Schleigh, who owns Giraffe. “It’s hard to compete with that.” Still, shoppers have been turning out at the fair-trade gift shop this season, Schleigh said, and holiday sales are about on track with last year. Having a second shop in Tacoma gives the business a little more buying power, she added, and Giraffe recently launched a new online store that’s already gaining traction. “We’re just generally happy with things,” she said. At the Vashon Bookshop, owner Nancy Katica struck a less positive tone. Sales at the bookshop have been slower this season than last, Katica said, though she wasn’t sure if online shopping is completely to blame. Like some other merchants, she noted that a late Thanksgiving made for a shortened shopping season, and weather has been nice this month as well. “I think it snuck up on people,” she said. “I don’t know what it is.” Karen Eliasen voiced some of the same frustrations and said business at her shop, Vashon Island Music, has struggled this season. Online retail is partly to blame, she said, as she’s spotted shoppers taking pictures of CDs and barcodes in her store. People have even come in to discuss instruments, only to tell her later what they ended
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adding that she could be benefitting from open a second shop in Juneau, Alaska. up purchasing online. “We are very diversified. We have to be,” the attention that comes along with a new “More than ever, I feel like an Amazon she said. “Vashon doesn’t have enough local shop in town. showroom,” she said. “I have no reference point,” she said. “It’s Indeed, as the economy recovers and business to support a shop like this.” Some store owners, however, are report- hard for me to say what it should be because holiday sales increase, online shopping continues to grow. This week online sales in the ing that changes in business have paid off it’s my first year in this location.” Jim Marsh, director of Vashon’s chamU.S. were on pace to hit an all-time high for this shopping season. Sales are up at The Country Store, ber of commerce, said he, too, has heard the holiday season, rising 16 percent over where manager Mike mixed reports about holiday shopping on last year in November Biel revamped the store a Vashon. Overall, he believes islanders want and December, accord“Shopping local is becoming couple years ago, improv- to support local businesses, and nationing to Bloomberg News. ing its presentation and wide, shopping locally is becoming more like eating organic. It’s Amazon, UPS and FedEx popular, he said, as evidenced by Small increasing inventory. all hired additional something everyone is Biel said sales doubled Business Saturday, a nationwide shop local employees to keep up. thinking about.” the year he took over and campaign a few days after Thanksgiving “Business is changthat is sponsored by American Express. ing, and that’s part of the Jim Marsh are on track to increase Director, Vashon-Maury Island about 25 percent more “Shopping local is becoming like eatwhole game,” said Sue Chamber of Commerce this holiday season. ing organic,” Marsh said. “It’s something Shotridge, co-owner of “Some people say the everyone is thinking about.” Raven’s Nest. Shotridge However, the biggest sign of an improveconomy is not improvcredited the sales of some of Raven’s Nest’s Native American art and ing, so I don’t know if I can go that route,” ing business scene on Vashon, Marsh merchandise through the website Etsy with Biel said. “Just improving some things said, is that more shops are keeping their doors open and empty storefronts are helping keep the business afloat. Her online slightly around here drew more people in.” Rebecca Wittman also doubled her sales being snatched up more quickly. Blooms sales doubled this holiday season compared with last year, she said, while at the physical at The President of Me when she moved the & Things sold to a local businessman who clothing shop from Center to a storefront in recently opened a floral shop there, and shop, numbers are down. Raven’s Nest’s move to a new storefront town this fall. There’s been lots of foot traf- a new art gallery and gift shop is soon to in October brought a welcome boost in fic there, she said, and many people who open in the former Raven’s Nest space. “When you see empty storefronts,” he foot traffic and business, Shotridge said. come in looking for gifts end up buying said, “that’s when you know things aren’t However, this holiday season they’ve sold something for themselves, as well. “It’s going really well for me,” she said, good in a retail core.” fewer of the larger, higher-priced art pieces, which has affected their bottom line. “I wish our local business was a little bit stronger,” she said. “It’s not as strong as it could be.” Co-owner Israel Shotridge continues to do commissioned artwork, she said, and the couple is looking to launch their own Sierra along with her much loved online store. This year they also plan to
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dog, Dakota, passed on Dec. 17, 2014 as a result of a car accident. Sierra entered this world Oct.22, 1992 as the beloved daughter of Sherri Linden-Freeman and precious granddaughter of Edi Linden of Vashon. Sister to Cassie Pedrin Crider, Bakersfield, Ca. and Michael Pedrin, Vashon. Sierra is survived by the above and several Uncles and Aunts: Dean and Janet Linden, Vashon; Wayne and Margo Linden, Point, Tx.; Teresa and Steve Jacobs, Buckley, Wa. and cousin Stephanie Jacobs, Buckley. Great Aunt Ret. Lt. Col. Shirley L. Gipson, Gig Harbor,Wa; Great Uncle and Aunt Roy and Sharon Fenn, Superior, Mt.; God Father J. Griffin, Copalis Beach, Wa.; and Grandfather G. M. Linden, St. George, Utah. Sierra played volleyball which she loved while attending McMurray and VHS. She worked at Vashon Pizza several years. She was known for her large and generous heart. Her quick smile and dry sense of humor was widely known by many on the Island. She has many friends, both adult and young people and will be greatly missed. A memorial service is planned for Jan. 10, 2015 from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at the Old VFW Hall. Donations in Sierra’s name can be made to Vashon Island Pet Protectors. Please visit our online guest book at www.islandfuneral.com.
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