HIP HOP AT O SPACE A new concert series is aimed at young people. Page 13
NEWS | Studio 101 goes out of business. [3] COMMENTARY | Consider the benefits of eating locally. [6] COMMUNITY | Nonprofit hopes [4] to start a youth center.
ON THE COURT Girls and boys basketball teams snag wins. Page 16
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Day care center struggles to get licensed By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
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Greg Plancich, left, and Dan Hardwick recently received awards from the Carnegie Hero Fund. They are pictured after being honored by the Coast Guard in 2013.
Island fishermen awarded for heroic rescue in Alaska By NATALIE MARTIN Staff Writer
Two local fishermen recently received prestigious national awards for a harrowing at-sea rescue they helped carry out two years ago off the coast of Alaska. Late last month, Dan Hardwick and Greg Plancich received medals from the Carnegie Hero Fund, which awards civilians who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree saving or trying to save the lives of others. Hardwick, Plancich and two other men were given the honor for their role in helping rescue the crew of a capsized fishing boat during a fierce storm off of Kodiak, Alaska, in 2012. Each award comes with a bronze medal and $5,000. The men also received the Coast Guard’s Good Samaritan award, the highest honor the Coast Guard gives to civilians, last year. “It was very nice, and I certainly appreciate the $5,000 SEE AWARD, 19
Last fall, when Amanda Lawson set her mind on opening a licensed day care center, she had hoped it would be running by Jan. 1 . While that date has passed, the end of what Lawson says has been a difficult process may soon be in sight. Officials for the state’s Department of Early Learning (DEL) are expected to come next week for a site visit, the final step in what has been an arduous licensing process. Still, there are no guarantees that the facility will be awarded a license, as it is still being evaluated, according to Heather West, the Northwest’s regional administrator at DEL. “We certainly want to support all communities, but each site has to meet requirements,” West said. “That’s why we go through the lengthy process — to make sure every area is covered.” Lawson and
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Alli Lawson, 2, eats oatmeal while Vashon Children’s Center lead teacher Sandy Gilliam, center, and her Alli’s, Amanda Lawson, right, play with Allie’s sister Ella at the day care. The two women are currently trying to license the facility. Vashon Children’s Center lead teacher Sandy Gilliam trace their experiences from last August, when Lawson first contacted the DEL about becoming licensed, to the pres-
ent, and the picture includes encouragement from some staff at DEL and obstacles that both women say seem like intentionally set roadblocks. Indeed, in late December, Lawson
sent a long email to DEL supervisors and then on to state lawmakers, detailing her frustrations. While Lawson is new to operating child care programs, Gilliam has consid-
erable experience with them, having worked for more than a decade as a child care worker and program supervisor for Childhaven, SEE DAY CARE, 20
Man charged, shooting under investigation after ‘bizarre rampage’ Vashon man handed four charges for various crimes By NATALIE MARTIN Staff Writer
An islander was charged with four crimes last week after what court documents call an “utterly bizarre rampage” where he allegedly threatened others, rammed a patrol car and another car with his truck, was shot at by police and broke into a home to hide out.
Jesse James Mish, 24, was charged in King County Superior Court with felony harassment, second and third degree assault and residential burglary. There were no serious injuries during the incidents last week, which attracted news coverage from the Seattle media. The sheriff’s deputy who fired shots as Mish rammed his patrol car is now on administrative leave per county policy while the King County Sheriff’s Office investigates. According to Sgt. DB Gates, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, a
shooting review board will decide whether the deputy, Richard Ehlers, was following department policy when he fired the shots. As of Monday, Mish remained in King County Jail on $50,000 bail, an amount prosecuting attorney Terence Carlstrom requested, calling Mish a “significant threat to community safety and to the safety of law enforcement if released.” According to charging papers, the string of incidents began at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, when Mish drove his truck at high speed into the boat launch at
Dockton Park and yelled at a King County Parks employee concerning his Mish’s boat and trailer parked illegally at the boat launch. He reportedly said, “You don’t want to get on my bad side. Keep away from my property.” The parks employee notified police. A couple hours later, Mish reportedly yelled at and threatened to kill islander Michael Vayo outside Vayo’s apartment on 97th Place SW, just outside Vashon town. SEE RAMPAGE, 14
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Studio 101, a salon that has been in the Cunningham Building for several years, shuttered its doors over the weekend. The move comes just a few months after the salon downsized by moving into a smaller space in the building and removing some services last September. Donna Knowles, an owner of the salon, said there simply wasn’t enough business to keep Studio 101 open. “It just really slowed down, and it’s not worth it anymore,” she said. Studio 101 opened in 2007 and has changed hands twice. Knowles and her
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New nonprofit focused on Vashon’s young people gains traction By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
When Judith Neary’s son ended his life last fall, she vowed she would make a difference for Vashon’s young people. Now, less than three months later, results are beginning to show themselves in offerings for islanders in their teens and early adulthood and in initial efforts to achieve Neary’s goal: creating a community center. In the months following Rj’s Ontiveros’ death, Neary and her husband Ramon Ontiveros developed a nonprofit called Rj’s Kids and hosted three community meetings that focused on what young people would like to see on Vashon. Those meetings, held in November and December, drew 40 to 50 people each, Neary said, with nearly everyone contributing. “What was most interesting was that across the board and across the generations, there was talk, engagement and ideas,� she said. “I found that very inspiring in and of itself.� For now, the main focus of Rj’s Kids is to nurture the main ideas that came from those meetings and offer classes, activities and programs to help support Vashon’s Millenials. Partially because of those meetings, islanders of a variety of ages and backgrounds have begun to take action. Beginning this week, Alex Echevarria is offering Kenpo karate classes at Ober Park for all ages. Rj’s Kids is sponsoring the classes and, with FamilyLink, will offer scholarships to those who need them. Echevarria, a former high school teacher who previously offered karate classes at the Open Space for Arts & Community, said he is pleased to offer them now through Rj’s Kids. He added that martial arts teach focus, discipline and a connection to the mind, body and spirit, and benefit people of all ages. In addition to learning martial arts, which was a popular request at the meetings, many people said they would like more musical opportunities. To that end, islander Brian Hildebrand, 32, has stepped up, and this month
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As groups plan prevention programs, data shows fewer suicides in 2014 VARSA garners grants for mental health, suicide prevention By NATALIE MARTIN Staff Writer
As local organizations begin suicide prevention programs, new data shows the suicide rate on Vashon apparently dropped last year after a small spike in 2013. In 2013, there were six deaths by suicide on Vashon, raising concerns among many islanders. Preliminary information, however, indicates that three islanders died by suicide in 2014. According to information provided by Public Health — Seattle & King County, there were between zero and three suicides on Vashon each year between 1990 and 2012. In 2013, there were six suicides on Vashon, and three of them were people between ages 15 and 24. While the state Department of Health (DOH) won’t release official statistics on suicides in 2014 until this summer, Jennifer Sabel, an Injury and Violence Prevention Epidemiologist at DOH, said the state has a record of two suicides on Vashon last year, one in August and one in October. Lisa Devereau, who runs Island Funeral
Service and handles most but not all deaths on Vashon, said she knows of those two suicides — one of which was a 25-year-old man — as well as one more in late November. Sabel said the state likely doesn’t have record of that suicide yet because it was late in the year. “I guess I would say it is back down in the normal range of what we would expect,” Sabel said of the data for 2014. She said that the small increase in suicides in 2013 would be considered an anomaly or a random cluster unless Vashon continued to see higher numbers. She also said that because the six deaths is still a very small number, it would not be considered statistically significant or above the normal suicide rate. “It’s a relatively small population and a relatively rare event there, so it’s really hard to get something statistically significant out of six cases,” she said. Meanwhile, the Vashon School District has moved forward on plans to begin a new suicide prevention program, which has been bolstered by the Vashon Alliance to Reduce Substance Abuse (VARSA). VARSA, which is funded by a grant from the state Department of Social and Human Services (DSHS), recently garnered two additional DSHS grants related to mental health and suicide prevention among teens. The group will now partner
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with the school district, its fiscal sponsor, to spend up to $20,000 on mental health education and $25,000 on suicide prevention programs by September. Several similar groups across the state applied for the grants and all received funding. Lisa Bruce, VARSA’s coordinator, said she believes addressing mental health issues among teens will also help prevent substance abuse. There is a chance the state will offer the grants again next school year. “I think it will help us have more of an impact in the community and be more involved with what’s really going on here on a greater scale,” Bruce said, “not just targeting alcohol and drug reduction, but some of the reasons why they’re using, and reach the whole person more.” The state grant can fund specific programs and activities, such as mental health and suicide training for school staff and other adults, town hall events led by mental health experts, a peer-to-peer support program at Vashon High School and new mental health curriculum for all grade
levels, some written for the classroom and some designed to be used in small groups. The funding will be managed by Yvonne Monique Aviva, who was recently hired by the school district to manage the schools’ new suicide prevention program. Superintendent Michael Soltman, who has stressed that he doesn’t want to see one more young person die by suicide, said that the VARSA grants will be able to fund some of the goals that he and Aviva already outlined. Other parts of their plan won’t be funded by the grant, however, and the district still plans to request that the Vashon Schools Foundation fundraise up to $50,000 a year for the next three years to support the program. The foundation’s funding will begin in September, Soltman said, so the VARSA grant will help the schools get a head start on some of its programs. “There’s a lot to do,” he said. “This year we’re using the grant money and using a little curriculum money to get started. When we really start up in the fall, we’ll need the full funding.”
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Think about all the people you know on Vashon-Maury Island. Now think about four out of every ten of them moving away. It is difficult to imagine but that is what happened back in the 1920s. A century ago our local economy was much more agrarian based than it is today and indeed the work itself involved many more people than current mechanized farms. So when an agricultural depression hit the country people were scrambling to find employment which resulted in our population shrinking by forty percent. For many folks the lack of jobs turned them chicken, or rather turned them to chickens. This niche of the country’s food production was relatively untouched by the downswing and many found they could make a living selling eggs. In fact, by 1923 there were 150,000 laying hens on the island. By 1929 a relative late-comer to the bird business was “Smith Poultry”and, before closing in the mid-1980s, it encompassed 29 acres with some 12,000 chickens which laid 18,000 eggs per week. In 1937 alone our island produced 18,000,000 cackleberries for the year. That ain’t no chicken feed. Chicken breeding was also an important part of the poultry industry. Descendants of hens with prodigious laying abilities were sold around the world. An article out of Portage even detailed how to conduct an egg laying contest. If you think “American Idol” takes forever to name a winner imagine a year-long competition for hatching as many eggs as possible. So important were these fowl tournaments, however, that experts were on hand to certify each contestant was healthy and to make sure the animals were, “carefully watched to maintain steady lay and to avoid their getting out of shape.” (sounds like an egg-laying personal trainer.) But this was serious business as the best hen’s owner could make a tidy sum selling her chicks. Even now we can see echoes of our poultry past with the giant “Vashon Chickens” sign at Young’s Corner (Cemetery Rd. and 87th Ave.) or by the many ice chests that dot the island advertising fresh eggs. Even the birds themselves are preserved in their myriad forms by Dr. Al Watts, of Appleyard Farms. Something to think about before you dive into your next omelette. This Feature Proudly Sponsored by: Tom and Dave - Vashon Pharmacy Norm - Vashon Thriftway Earl - Island Home Center and Lumber
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Harvest the benefits of locally grown food
We should address suicide, but it’s not a trend
Eating local food could seem like an onerous project, one more way to complicate your life along with being organic, vegetarian, low-carbon, anti-inflammatory, and Paleolithic. (It’s actually difficult to do all of these at the same time.) But eating local is mostly organic, very low carbon and wholly compatible with vegetarian, vegan, TQI or paleo diets. It’s also pleasurable. Focusing on local and seasonal food is great for your palate, our community and the wider world. On Vashon, “local” often means island-grown; I tend to use the term loosely to include foods grown and processed in Western Washington. For me, local food includes strawberries, eggs and kale from Vashon farms, garlic and squash from my own garden, Nisqually salmon and Fairhaven flour. The best and most selfish reason to eat local is that produce picked this morning, or even three days ago, is flavorful sweet and vibrant. If you eat mainly local produce, you’ve probably had the experience of biting into a restaurant salad, or dinner at your aunt’s house in Iowa, and wondered why the vegetables were so gross. One hates to imagine the abuse that could make a beet bitter or a tomato tasteless. But of course, most Americans encounter mostly bitter vegetables and sour fruits — no wonder they don’t want to eat them! For those of us who eat animal products, small-scale, local husbandry provides a healthy and arguably humane choice. Our neighborhood chickens free range on grass; their orange-yoked eggs are rich in healthy fatty acids and delicious. When they stop laying, they become soup hens; stewed with vegetables and barley, they make a family meal with ample
When Vashon saw a small increase in suicides in 2013 — six people died by suicide, whereas past years saw three at most — islanders were saddened and alarmed. It was even more shocking that half of the victims were young people, and many wondered if there was something amiss on the island, something that might contribute to the pain and mental health struggles that drive people to take their own lives. But public health officials at the time warned that the small increase didn’t signify a trend — it While suicide is a public would take much longer health issue, there’s no to establish that. The evidence of a trend or deaths were tragic, they underlying cause for what said, but likely random, with nothing tying them we’ve seen on Vashon. together. Indeed, new data indicates there were three deaths by suicide in 2014 on Vashon, a figure that’s important for the community to know. Three suicides is a more average number for our island, but at the same time it’s nothing to celebrate. The victims were loved by friends and family, and their untimely deaths were felt by many. But the drop in suicides does suggest that 2013’s uptick was likely what experts would call a random cluster. While suicide is a public health issue, there’s no evidence of a trend or underlying cause for what we’ve seen on Vashon. Still, on an island with a tight-knit community, a town where we watch out for one another and feel a sense of responsibility for our young people, islanders have decided to take action, and rightfully so. Thanks to a new initiative by the Vashon School District and a state grant obtained by the Vashon Alliance to Reduce Substance Abuse (VARSA), there will be more opportunities for youth, school staff and community members to learn about mental health and suicide and how to get help to those who struggle. Lack of knowledge and awareness around mental health isn’t just a Vashon issue, it’s a societal issue. Many will now have the opportunity to better understand mental health and to recognize when someone is struggling or at risk for suicide. Those given the chance should embrace it. And everyone should resolve in 2015 to learn or remind themselves of the warning signs for suicide, because even one death by suicide is one too many. To learn more about suicide and suicide warning signs, see www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org or www.afsp. org. Local suicide hotlines include the Crisis Line at 4613222 and Teen Link at 461-4922. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255.
FARMS & FOOD By MARGOT BOYER leftovers, plus extra quarts of chicken stock. The world can’t sustain daily meat consumption for everyone, but an occasional pot of chicken soup warms the winter evenings. Our island community farmers are friends and neighbors. Eating local allows them to pay the mortgage, keep their children shod and even get out of town once in a while, probably in the winter. If they buy local in turn, that money circulates in our community for some time before it’s siphoned out by some unavoidable corporation. As long as those dollars are sloshing around Vashon, they support our restaurants, essential services and tiny but vibrant retail sector. Farmers perform the most essential service: They grow food. We can likely survive without the internet or airlines, but when the ferry fails, the economy crashes or California dries up, we’ll still want to eat. At present our farmers grow around 1 percent of our necessary calories, but our island could raise a lot more than that. What if each year our farms produced more of what we need? Imagine more farms on Vashon-Maury, more land in production, greater variety of local crops and more of us enjoying local broccoli, plums, yogurt and cider. Can you see yourself buying all the ingredients for your favorite meal at the Farmers Market next summer? It’s an achievable dream, unless your perfect supper revolves around
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In wintertime, a dilapidated garage sale find evokes warmer days We bought the lemonade stand at a garage sale last summer, 10 bucks. On a heat-wave-hot Saturday afternoon in August, we followed hand-lettered signs on hot-pink paper advertising a huge moving sale. We saw the lemonade stand at anchor in a sea of green salal, moored under a tall evergreen tree. At the plywood-on-sawhorse merchandise tables our oldest son was enthralled by an elaborately carved didgeridoo. He blew into it, peered into one end, shook it and finally handed it to me, surmising that it was probably broken. I blew into it surreptitiously and produced a vulgar foghorn noise. I looked through the didgeridoo like a telescope, wondering how one makes a crude hollow stick sound ethereal and otherworldly, not mundane and flatulent. My wife Maria waded into the knee-high salal toward the lemonade stand. The woman sitting at the cash drawer shouted after her, offering a fantastic deal on it if we’d take it today. Still examining the didgeridoo
FAMILY LIFE By KEVIN POTTINGER for missing batteries or some sort of Ethereal/ Otherworldly button, I saw Maria and our daughters admiring the derelict lemonade stand. I absently passed the didgeridoo to our youngest boy and cupped my hands like a megaphone, warning that we’d probably have a lot of trouble getting that home. And we’d probably end up burning it up on the burn pile, I prophesied. Handmade, hand painted and possibly bilingual, the stand advertised lemonade and limonida in brushed black script, with charming cartoonish yellow and green fruit outlined in black enamel on a pressboard banner, supported by a pair of weatheredpine one-by-fours. I imagined
that it had been lovingly crafted by a father eager to encourage his offspring in summertime entrepreneurial enterprise. The tabletop was inch-thick chipboard edged with blackpainted pine molding, skirted with sheets of pressboard, painted a cheery buttercream. “Ice Cold!” was splayed across the front. Maria waved me over as our youngest boy huffed tentatively into the large end of the crude wooden pipe. His older brother yanked it from his hands and put the smaller end to pursed lips, producing a damp, un-ethereal raspberry. Up close, I saw that the buttercream paint on the lemonade stand was chipped and faded chalky-white. The tabletop was warped. Dots of dried mud spattered the sides. Our daughters were already lining out shifts to work the lemonade stand. Maria said they were asking $20 for it, and she thought she’d offer $10. Alternatively, I proposed zero and a quick return to the minivan.
Possibly with the didgeridoo. The tabletop came off in our hands as our boys and I heaved it toward the car. I pounded the tabletop back on with the heel of my hand and we hoisted it onto the luggage rack, lashing it fast with cambuckle straps. Our youngest girl and her best friend from Virginia had formed a lemonade-sales partnership, but at the last moment their plans fell through. So our youngest girl glumly tended the stand alone at the foot of the driveway. She didn’t sell much lemonade. She and her brothers drank most of it before she abandoned her post and set up an ultra-chintzy Walmart slip-and-slide on the front lawn with her older sister. A week later, my wife Maria and our youngest girl sold 16 bucks worth of roadside lemonade to packs of parched bicyclists in black, form-fitting shorts and wrap-around sunglasses. Our youngest girl explained that she probably would have made much less, but the first few bicyclists were, surprisingly, great tippers.
Earlier in the summer, an enterprising neighbor set up a bike-and-boat rental stand in his front yard, with a big handlettered price list near a clutch of white resin chairs. With our lemonade stand semi-permanently parked two driveways away, our neighborhood must have seemed like some sort of home-business free-trade zone. Mid-September, our youngest girl and I hauled the lemonade stand back up the driveway on a crate wagon. With nowhere else to put it, I stood it next to a gigantic redwood stump that has always reminded me of that other-worldly plateau in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” How does the lemonade stand story end? In the rain. It’s January. And the last time I saw the didgeridoo, our oldest boy was using it to blow Ping-Pong balls at his little brother. The lemonade stand still slouches in the rain, idle in the Doldrums of January. — Kevin Pottinger lives on Vashon with his wife and three children.
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The 2014 Christmas Toy Store Thank you Ken Zaglin of John L Scott for being our sponsor this year, Susie Hill for working so hard and for the great shopping, Deb Cain, Ron Smothermon and friends who were also great shoppers. Deb Cain, Leslie Ferriel, Len Wolf, Diane Stoffer, David Knight, Val Seath, Gert Cunningham, Lynn Mahurin, Sally Adams, Patty Freebourn . Crist Granum and Greg Stoffer who worked at the store. Warren and George Endlich, who donated the wonderful warm space for us. Ace Hardware for their “Black Friday” sponsorship . Plauche and Carr LLP for their monetary sponsorship. Thank you to all the generous people who donated toys, gift cards, games, clothes and money! We helped make Christmas happier for 198 children. Vashon you are the greatest! Thank you, Jan Lyell and Joyce Smith, Co-chairs
Voice of Vashon commends Jeanne Dougherty of the VoV 1650AM Alert Team for her timely and responsible posting of the King County Sheriff Department’s request for citizen action to aid in an island wide search for an assault suspect, Saturday, January 3. As reported in The Beachcomber, the driver of a red pickup truck rammed a Sheriff’s car to evade arrest and the sheriff allegedly fired shots at the fleeing suspect. Backup sheriffs came from off island to help. Seattle TV stations sent helicopters to cover the story. The Island’s social media outlets were alive with ‘updates’ about the chase, some of them pressuring Voice of Vashon to report the ‘news.’
But neither Voice of Vashon, nor its affiliate 1650AM is licensed to provide breaking ‘news,’ especially in an ongoing police action. What VoV and 1650AM can do in such a police action is to disseminate the Sheriffs’ requests for citizen support, and that is exactly what Jeanne Dougherty did. She didn’t succumb to the pressure of hearsay on social media. She waited until she had confirmed information from the King County Sheriff’s office, averting unnecessary alarm among islanders and, at the same time, alerting islanders to call 911 if they saw the truck. This was a genuine service to both the King County Sheriffs on duty and to islanders. Like all members of the 1650AM Alert Team, Jeanne is a volunteer...Thanks, Jeanne! Voice of Vashon board
To the Vashon Community Words cannot express how thankful and truly appreciative we are for the outpouring of love and heartfelt sympathy received from the entire Vashon Community. Sierra Marie Pedrin Linden was on this earth a mere 22 years yet managed to touch so many lives in so many ways, a legacy she would have wanted to provide. Sierra was loved so deeply by us all, and only the degree of thanks we wish to extend to you all can approach that love. She will simply never be forgotten… The Linden family.
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We’re getting desperate to find a place we can afford on Vashon. We’ve been looking for awhile now and feel that we won’t ever be able to buy here. I know we’re in a low price range for the Vashon market but is there ever going to be something we can afford?
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Please don’t despair. It’s never been easy to buy here because we have such a very small inventory of homes for sale at any given time. There were only about 185 homes sold on the Island last year but the good news is that 30 of those were decent, ready to live in places for under $300,000. Even though our prices may get pushed up a bit this year, I feel confident that there will be more choices for you in that price range. I’ve always used the metaphor of a spider, since I can’t think of anything more appropriate when it comes to Vashon real estate. A spider sits, virtually motionless for a very long time, but when the fly hits the web, he moves very fast to capture his meal. Desirable homes sell here that fast. You have to be ready to pounce! Keep looking at everything and keep your loan pre-approval current. Also remember that the first “rule” of real estate: “location, location, location,” is still the best rule to follow. Vashon is a very desirable place but you still want something without a glaring negative like too much traffic noise or a very dark, permanently wet yard. Everyone has their idea of good and bad features, of course, but you want to be able to sell it someday so be sure the flaws are fixable. I also want to add another caution. Everybody needs to get away on a break from time to time, but when you’re seriously looking to buy it’s not a good time for lengthy vacations. I can’t tell you how often over the years, I’ve had clients miss out on their perfect place because they were away. The good stuff sells fast, remember, and so make yourself available.
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ONGOING Spelling Bee: Registration is now open for the Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation’s annual Spell It! fundraiser to be held on Feb. 7 at Camp Burton. Teens and adults are invited to compete individually or in teams of up to three people. To register, pick up a form at the Vashon Bookshop or contact Barbara Gustafson at 463-1638 or email her at rggbdg@yahoo.com. Junior Crew: Registration is open for the Vashon Island Rowing Club’s Junior Crew spring session. Open to kids ages 13 to 18, the season runs Monday through Friday, from Jan. 20 through May 18, at the Jensen Point boathouse. Go to vashoncrew.com for more information and to register. Registration closes Jan. 19.
WEDNESDAY • 14 Chamber of Commerce Membership Meeting: The Vashon Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual membership meeting, and both members and non-members are welcome to attend. 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Penny Farcy building on Bank Road. Health Insurance Sign-Up and Renewal Help: Representatives from King County will be on the island to help with renewing or signing up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the Vashon Library. Vashon Computer Club: The club will meet and discuss the many changes that exist in and that are coming to the digital world. Meetings are always open and free for the public to attend, and memberships are available. 7:30 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road.
THURSDAY • 15 Lecture and Discussion Series: This weekly series sponsored by the Burton Community Church focuses on the subjects of philosophy and religion. Each week’s lectures are designed to stand alone and will include two topics. This week’s lectures will address the ideas that God is beyond human grasp (and that’s OK) and that transcendental talk is all “sound and fury.” The lectures are free, and all are welcome to attend. For more information, call Herb Reinelt at 408-7360. 4 to 6 p.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church. Family Movie Night: Families with children of all ages are welcome to come and watch a child-appropriate movie. Call 4632069 for the film title. 5 p.m. at the Vashon Library.
Rotary Evening Meeting: The Vashon Rotary Club will hold an evening meeting that is open to the public and will feature several guest speakers to talk about local and global food issues. 6:30 p.m. at the Land Trust Building. Vashon Vespers: This service is meditative, musical, rooted in Christian contemplative tradition and open to all. Child care will be provided. 7 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Spirit. Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King: Rabbi James Mirel will be this year’s guest speaker to honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King on his birthday. Donations to the Interfaith Council to Prevent Homelessness will be accepted. 7 p.m. at Havurat Ee Shalom.
SATURDAY •17 Social Dance Group: The Vashon Social Dance Group will host a lesson and social dance. The lesson will be whatever the majority chooses between country twostep, East-coast swing, waltz, cross-step waltz or a line/group dance. No partners are needed. The cost is by a suggested donation of $10, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information, contact Candy McCullough at 920-7596. 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Ober Park performance room.
SUNDAY • 18 Day Sit at The Puget Sound Zen Center: Titled “The Heart of Winter,” this informal day sit will include periods of silent walking and movement, seated meditation, lunch and shared readings. Cost is $55 for non-members or $45 for members, and space is limited. Go to pszc.org for more information and to register. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Puget Sound Zen Center, 20406 Chautauqua Beach Rd. Unitarian Service: This week’s service, “Faith is taking the first step,” will honor Dr. Martin Luther King. Programs for children and youth are also available. 9:45 a.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church. From NASA to High-Altitude Wind Energy: As part of VAA’s Science Series, longtime aerospace and flight dynamics engineer David Lang will talk about his ideas for high-altitude wind power harvesting. Lang worked for NASA during both the Gemini and Apollo space exploration programs, teaching graduate-level flight dynamics to the first class of lunar astronauts as well as helping to conceive and design the first Gemini tether experiments. Lang has also worked with Lear Jets, Boeing and Jeff Bezos on his private space venture. Cost is
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MONDAY • 19 Writer’s Critique Group: This group meets weekly and is for anyone looking for a writing group for support, inspiration, constructive criticism or conversation. Refreshments are provided. Contact Melissa McCann at melissa@ assinine.org for more information. 6:30 p.m. in the old Spinnaker Building.
TUESDAY • 20 Quilt Guild: The Vashon Quilt Guild will meet and discuss quilting and sewing favorite and not-so-favorite notions and tools. Guests are welcome. 10 a.m. at the Presbyterian church. Senior Center Movies and Popcorn: This week’s showing is the film adaptation of author John Green’s popular book “The Fault in Our Stars,” starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort as two teenage cancer patients who fall in love after meeting at a support group. 1 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road. The DoVE Project Legal Clinic: This monthly clinic offers legal guidance — by appointment only — to survivors/DoVE clients. For more information or to make an appointment, contact DoVE at thevashondoveproject@gmail.com or call 462-0911. 6 to 8 p.m.
UPCOMING WIC Enrollment: King County Public Health will have a team on Vashon to enroll clients in the federal Women Infant and Children’s (WIC) program that provides food and infant formula vouchers, as well as breast feeding support and nutrition education for income qualified participants. Call 4770002 to make an appointment in advance or drop by on the day. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the Methodist church. Count Us In: Survey of Homeless Teens: Homeless and unstably housed teens and young adults are invited to 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 4632069. Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Vashon Library. Granny’s Attic Relocating: The last day to shop at Granny’s in its current location will be Wednesday, Jan. 21, and the donation dock will close Thursday, Jan. 22, in preparation for the move. Granny’s
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Vashon Allied Arts (VAA) has arts-themed classes available for kids in grades 1 through 5, on the mornings of Chautauqua late start days. The classes include theater games, creative movement, mathemagic, color crazy, clowning around, world of song and junk puppets. The cost for all seven classes is $200 or $190 for VAA members, and they are open to homeschoolers as well. Fee includes snacks and art supplies. Classes will take place at the Blue Heron, and a school bus will take participants to school at 11:30 a.m. For more information and to register, call 463-5131 or go to vashonalliedarts.org. will reopen at Vashon Plaza on Saturday, Feb. 7.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Drum Classes: Arturo Rodriguez will offer two weekly percussion classes — traditional Afro-Cuban/ Puerto Rican music and Contemporary, Salsa and Latin Jazz rhythms — for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of Latin music. The cost is $15 each class on a drop-in basis or $25 for both; $75 for both classes for four consecutive weeks. For more information, call Rodriguez at 276-6401. Go to arturorodriguez.com and mouse over “Classes” to register. 6 to 6:55 p.m. (Afro-Cuban/Puerto Rican) and 7:05 to 8 p.m. (Contemporary, Salsa and Latin Jazz) Sundays, at the Ober Park performance room. Kenpo Karate Self Defense Classes: Sponsored by RJ’s Kids, a youth-centered nonprofit, the classes will promote street awareness and violence prevention skills in addition to teaching practical self defense techniques. The cost is $150 for 32 classes, and scholarships are available for young adults through RJ’s Kids and for children through Family Link. Inquiries about scholarships should be made during registration or through Vashon Kenpo on Facebook. Registration begins 30 minutes prior to the first classes. 4 to 5 p.m. (ages 6 to 13; limited space available) and 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. (ages 13 and up) Mondays
and Wednesdays, Jan. 12 through May 13, at the Ober Park performance room. Buteyko Breathing Technique: Robert Litman will offer a free introductory class in this technique
that some believe can offer multiple health benefits. Class size is limited to 12 people. Call Litman at 567-4029 for more information or to register. 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18.
VASHON THEATRE Interstellar: Ends Jan. 15. The Theory of Everything: Opens Jan. 16. Whiplash: Opens Jan. 16. See vashontheatre.com for show times or call 463-3232.
PUBLIC MEETINGS King County Cemetery District: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, in the cemetery district office at Vashon Cemetery (Note: this will be the district’s annual budget meeting). Vashon Sewer District: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road. King County Airport District: 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at Courthouse Square. Sunrise Ridge Health Services Board: 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, in the conference room at Sunrise Ridge. Friends of Island Center Forest: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Land Trust Building.
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 Thursday Presbyterian church Tuesday Presbyterian church Friday Lutheran church Wednesday Church of the Saturday Methodist church Holy Spirit Sunday Methodist church
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Some welcome news after the untimely death of pregnant orca J32 (Rhapsody), a baby (pictured above) has been born to the endangered Southern Resident J-Pod orcas. Estimated to have been born around Christmastime, the baby’s mother was at first thought to be J16 (Slick, pictured at top, in background). However, due to teeth marks noted on the baby’s dorsal fin and J16’s age, scientists have theorized that the baby’s mother might instead be J36 (Alki), J16’s 16-year old daughter, and that grandma was helping to look after the new baby so that mom could recover from a difficult birth. While scientists have determined that the baby (J50) is a female, they will continue to work on determining her parentage.
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Cast of kids takes on the Broadway classic “Annie” By NATALIE MARTIN Staff Writer
Young performers will take to the stage this week to put on a kids-only version of the Broadway classic “Annie.” A cast of more than 30 children in elementary through high school have been rehearsing since October for “Annie Jr,” a production of Vashon Allied Arts’ Youth Musical Theater program. They’ll put on three shows this Thursday through Saturday at the Methodist church. “It’s just been so much fun working with these kids,” said Marita Erickson, who directs the play with Sue Wiley. “Annie, Jr.” is similar to the Broadway version of “Annie,” but the script is shortened to just an hour and 15 minutes, Erickson said, and the songs have been rekeyed for young voices. Eleven-year-old Phoebe Wilke plays Annie, a spunky redheaded orphan adopted from her grimy girls’ home, run by the evil Miss Hannigan. Annie finds herself in the care of the endearing tycoon Daddy Warbucks and his mansion staff in 1930s New York City. The crew of depression-era orphans, New Yorkers and dancing servants will perform well-known “Annie” classics such as “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile,” and, of course, “Tomorrow.” Erickson said she’s been impressed by the young performers, who range from third through 12th grade and have been taking time to learn and rehearse the play outside of school. “It’s a lot of fun,” Erickson said. “There’s great acting and singing, and all those familiar tunes.” Wiley, who co-directs the play, added that while several of the kids are new to performing, and learning lines has been a challenge for some of the little ones, everyone has enthusiastically taken on their roles, and backstage work is even run by the kids. “They’re running everything,” she said. “It’s a joy ... just to see kids pulling some-
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The cast of “Annie Jr.” includes, from left, Allyson Tule as “Rooster” Hannigan, Alivia Jones as Miss Hannigan, Phoebe Wilke as Annie, Olivia London-Chambers as Lily St. Regis and Donavynn Connelly as Sandy the dog. thing like this off, just the joy of experienceing kids doing their own show and being good at it.” Wiley noted that Wilke, starring as Annie, had a dance background but no theater experience when she joined the cast. She’s done a beautiful job, Wiley said, and hasn’t needed much direction. “She’s just kind of a natural,” she said. “It’s been really fun to work with her.” Along with learning about musical theater, Wiley said the kids have been embracing lessons the play brings about the United States during the Great Depression, as the musical includes homeless characters and even a song about Herbert Hoover. On the set, they’ve
compared Hooverville to the Nicklesville homeless camp in Seattle. “What it’s like to be in someone else’s shoes, being homeless, living in cardboard boxes, that kind of thing I think has been interesting for them,” Wiley said. The Vashon show comes on the heels of the release of Sony Pictures’ modernday “Annie,” which hit theaters over Christmas. Erickson said the timing is coincidental — VAA was already planning for “Annie Jr.” when they learned of the new movie. The Vashon production,
however, is a true community effort. A group of islanders has made an impressive set, Betsey Frazee did costumes and the Methodist church allowed the group to leave its set up during its weekend service. Unlike past Vashon Youth Musical Theatre productions, “Annie, Jr.” will have a third show, on Thursday afternoon, in addition to Friday and Saturday performances. “It’s just a delightful way to spend the afternoon or evening,” Erickson said.
Performances of “Annie Jr.” will be at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Methodist church. Tickets are $6 for youth, $10 for VAA members and seniors and $14 for general audience and are available at VAA, Heron’s Nest and vashonalliedarts.org.
Audience can sing along at concert to honor Scottish poet Robert Burns
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Members of the Seattle choral group whateverandeveramen will lead songs by Robert Burns, as well as other traditional drinking songs, in honor of the Scottish poet.
Vashon Allied Arts will hold an evening of singing to honor the Scottish poet Robert Burns, who is often recognized on his birthday, Jan. 25. On Saturday evening, the choral ensemble whateverandeveramen will lead audience members in singing the songs of Burns as well as other traditional Scottish and Irish drinking songs. Burns, an 18th-century lyricist, is widely regarded as Scotland’s national poet. He is most recognized through his poem-song “Auld Lang Syne” and by “Scots Wha Hae,” the unofficial Scottish national anthem. Whateverandeveramen, based in Seattle, performs high-quality choral literature of varied styles from all musical eras. The
group often performs in settings and venues that are not typical for choral music, hoping to inspire new appreciation for the music. On Vashon, the singers of whateverandeveramen will teach songs throughout the evening, and audience members need no prior singing experience. While Robert Burns Day is often commemorated with supper, the VAA event will focus on song. The event will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Blue Heron and is for ages 21 and older only. Tickets are $18 general admission and $14 for VAA members and seniors. Tickets are available at the Blue Heron, Heron’s Nest and vashonalliedarts.org.
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Jazz standards and sultry ballads will fill Snapdragon for a CD release party Vashon performers Delilah Pearl & The Mantarays will hold a Saturday show and event at Snapdragon to mark the release of their first CD. Formed about three years ago, Delilah Pearl & The Mantarays capture the rhythm and romance of 1940s vocal jazz and swing standards. Frontwoman Christine Goering, aka Delilah Pearl, emulates classic sultry ballads with her soulful and wide-ranging voice, while The Mantarays deliver the standards freshened by an approach influenced by years in rock, world, bossa nova, experimental and indie music. The group includes Dodd Johnson on drums, Michael Whitmore on guitar, Greg Dember on piano, Barry Cooper on trumpet and Toliver Goering on bass. Their first CD is a sevensong EP of jazz standards and originals entitled “Delights.” The event, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Courtesy Photo will include CD listening, live Delilah Pearl, above, teams up with The Mantarays to performances, special guests perform jazz and swing standards. and refreshments.
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After Vayo called police, deputies attempted to pull Mish over on 97th Place, but were unable to, reporting that he ran a stop sign and was driving 60 mph in a 25 mph zone. Later, Mish had an argument with his mother, who lives at another apartment on 97th Place. She called police around 6 p.m. to report that Mish was “out of control” and driving erratically in the parking lot. She believed he was having a nervous breakdown and said she was concerned for him and others. Another apartment resident also called police to report Mish was driving erratically, with items falling out of the back of his truck. Mish later returned to Vayo’s apartment and attempted to steal Vayo’s car by towing it away with his truck, and he threatened to kill two people who intervened. He then intentionally rammed Vayo’s car, a 2006 Toyota Corolla, with his truck, pushing it over a sidewalk and into the front wall of Vayo’s apartment. Ehlers, the sheriff ’s deputy, caught up with Mish at about 6:45 p.m. by the Dockton boat launch, and after he refused to pull over, there was a short pursuit.
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Mish eventually pulled over on SW Windmill Road, and as Ehlers was getting out of his car, Mish rammed the patrol car with his pickup, backing into it twice and knocking Ehlers off balance. Ehlers then fired several shots at Mish “in an attempt to stop his aggressive actions,” according to charging papers. Ehlers’ patrol car was not driveable, and Mish fled, hiding his truck near a garage in the area and covering it with branches. Several sheriff’s deputies who live on Vashon, as well as some who were on duty in White Center and Burien, were called in to help search for Mish, and a helicopter aided in the search that evening until the weather turned. The sheriff’s office posted an alert about the incident on Twitter and asked the public to call 911 if Mish’s red Ford pickup was seen. Meanwhile, Mish walked along the shore of Quartermaster Harbor for about a mile before breaking into an unoccupied waterfront home on the 24600 block of Dockton Road. He slept there for a while and stole a few small items as well as some clothing to wear. Police located Mish at the home at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday, after he called his mother from the house’s landline and she turned the number over to police. Several sheriff’s deputies arrived, and when Mish attempted
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to flee, he was tackled and tasered by police. During the scuffle, Mish hit one of the deputies, Dusty Davis, in the face several times. Davis also reported that his shoulder was injured when he became pinned by Mish and other deputies trying to restrain him. Charging papers do not indicate whether Mish was under the influence of drugs or alcohol over the course of the weekend. After his arrest, Mish told authorities that he was sorry and said, “I rammed that cop car because I did not want to get caught and go back to jail. I didn’t like it there the last time,” and “I should have just pulled over.” According to charging papers, Mish has been booked into King County Jail four times since 2012 and has had six warrants issued for his arrest. His criminal history includes two misdemeanor convictions, one for reckless driving — which was reduced from a DUI — in 2013 and one for being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence in 2007. Mish most recently spent time in jail last month. According to the King County Jail website, he was booked on Dec. 24 for investigation of assault and released on Dec. 26 when he posted $10,000 bail. Dan Donohoe, a spokesman for the King County Prosecutor’s Office, said the sher-
iff’s office is still investigating that incident and Mish has not been charged. According to a sheriff’s office report, the police were called on Dec. 27 after Mish threatened someone he saw at Mom’s Deli who had filed a police report that resulted in his arrest. Ehlers, the deputy placed on leave after firing shots at Mish, has been with the sheriff’s office since January of 2002, according to Gates. He is currently assigned as a patrol deputy in the Southwest Precinct, which includes Skyway, White Center, Kent, Federal Way and Vashon. Gates said that no more information was available on the shooting but that any time a deputy fires shots, it is investigated by the department’s Major Crimes Unit as well as its Administrative Review Team. A Shooting Review Board comprised of at least five county officials and advisors will decide whether the shooting was justified and whether it was within sheriff’s office policy. Shootings found to be unjustified or not within department policy are referred to the Internal Investigations Unit. The board meets within 30 days of the completion of the investigation, and Gates was unsure how long the investigation would take. Mish’s arraignment, where he will enter a plea, is scheduled for next Wednesday, Jan. 21.
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Young grapplers fare Vashon wrestling coaches sew seeds of success well at island tourney By CHERYL PRUETT For The Beachcomber
Vashon’s youth wrestling program, the Rockbusters, wrapped up its regular season and began the trek to league championships last Saturday at the high school gym. The sub-division tournament of the Pierce County Junior Wrestling League was hosted by Vashon and saw grapplers from Franklin Pierce, Montesano, Eatonville, Auburn and Steilacoom all compete to move on to the division tournament this Saturday. Coach B.J. Nelson reported that Vashon’s 13 combatants fared well, ending the day with 11 top-four placers and two alternates. Champions in their weight classes were Mackenzie Walker, Chase Bradrick and Colin McIntyre. Taking second were Joshua Parrish, Isaac Escovedo and Bryce Coley. Third place went to Ferdi Escovedo, Ethan McIntyre
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Mackenzie Walker and Moses Kilpatrick. Finishing fourth were Carlos Arteaga and Boe Miles. Rounding out the group as alternates in fifth place were Johna Henson and Ryan Nelson. The Rockbusters who are moving on to the division championship will be recognized before the high school home dual meet on Friday.
Crew registration now open Registration for Vashon Island Junior Crew is now open for ages 13 to 18 and will close on Monday, Jan. 19. Information about the club and the upcoming season, which will feature shorter sprint races, can be found online at vashoncrew.com under the section for Juniors and Spring 2015. The season will run from Jan. 20 thru May 18 at the Jensen Point boathouse with practices after school Mondays through Fridays.
Building a consistently winning team is no easy feat in any sport. But Vashon’s continued success on the wrestling mat has everything to do with the commitment, experience, hard work and unconventional nature of the two head coaches. This is the 15th year coaching brothers Anders and Per Lars Blomgren have led the high school program. Both began their wrestling careers on the island participating in the inaugural season of the Rockbusters in 1984, coached by Kenny Barron and their father Carl Blomgren. The youth program quickly gained a foothold and provided a steady stream of experienced wrestlers to the then-burgeoning high school team under the tutelage of Mick Guglamo. When the Blomgrens hit the high school mat, they continued their success, both becoming state champions, and receiving honorable mention AllAmerican nods. Anders, the elder by two years, graduated form Vashon High in 1993 and Per Lars in 1995. Continuing to wrestle in college, they attended Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Both were AllAmerican collegiate wrestlers with Per Lars capping his career with a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national title and being voted outstanding wrestler of the tournament in 2000. Since taking the helm of the high school program in 2000, the brothers have compiled an enviable record. Blomgren-led teams have placed in the top 10 at state nine times in the last 14 years. They have won the league and district titles seven of the last 14 years and have been runnersup the other seven. Under their guidance, Vashon has seen 14 individual state champions.
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Wrestling is an unusually tough and demanding sport, and most participants will agree that wrestlers are a little “off.” The Blomgrens embrace the unique and the unusual, and that has become a trademark of the team. The demanding workouts are legendary. The warm-up has sent more than one stout athlete to the retching bucket in the corner. Practice itself is fairly straightforward, but if the warm-up doesn’t kill you, the cool-down may. Odd and often bordering on the slightly bizarre annual activities such as mustache-growing competitions, the always-entertaining mid-season banquet, locker room runs and hotdogs riding on unicorns are just part of regular season shenanigans. All serve to keep the athletes engaged, entertained and inspired. “Even if I sucked at wrestling, I would still do it just to be with the coaches,” one current wrestler said. Both Blomgrens are teachers on Vashon, Anders at the high school
and Per Lars at the middle school. They care deeply about the personal growth and success for each member of the team and put in countless hours helping each grappler reach his full potential both on and off the mat. That time and commitment pays dividends when the team needs it. With a small turnout this year, Vashon has been hit with untimely illness and injuries that have taken up to six out at a time. But the team has found a way to remain resilient. As of the last ranking on Dec. 26, Vashon is eighth in the state with eight wrestlers being individually ranked by Washington Wrestling Report. The next and final home action for the team is Thursday against Bellevue Christian and Friday against Klahowya: JV at 6 p.m. with varsity at 7. There will be a senior recognition before the match on Friday. — Cheryl Pruett is the mother of two Pirate wrestlers.
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Pirates grab third win, drop league opener
Boys hoopsters continue to find success
By JOEL HILLE For The Beachcomber
The Vashon girls’ basketball team secured its third win of the season on Wednesday, Jan. 7, when it met the Loggers from Darrington, a small 2B High School about 75 miles northeast of Seattle. The Pirates began strong by jumping out to a 7-0 lead two minutes into the game. With solid aggressive play early and excellent shooting, including a 3-pointer from Siena Jannetty, they climbed to a 20-6 lead after one quarter. Their efficient play continued during the second quarter with solid rebounding and defense, which led to several steals and a few breakaway layins. They ended the half with another 3-pointer, this time by Annika Hille, for a halftime score of 32-14. The third quarter was slower for the Pirates as they went cold from the field, scoring only 4 points while giving up 10 to the Loggers, reducing their lead to just 12. However, in the fourth quarter the girls stepped up their intensity again and easily outscored the Loggers 18-7, giving them a 54-31 victory. The final score came after junior forward Melanie Stoffer connected on a 3-pointer, the first of her career, which resulted in some fun jubilation for all her teammates and the coaches. Coach Rob Kearns was very pleased with the girls’ play, noting that “They rebounded very well and shot better than they have been, and played good defense too, limiting the scoring of the Loggers’ two best offensive players.” The Pirates were led in scoring by Hille with 18 points, Eva Anderson with 14, Jannetty with
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Kate Atwell intimidates a Logger while Annika Hille (10), Siena Jannetty (20) and Eva Anderson (3) look on. 11, Stoffer with 5, Kate Atwell with 4 and Natalie VanDevanter with 2. Hille also grabbed 16 rebounds, with Anderson getting 11, Atwell with 10, Stoffer with 7, Jannetty with 6, and VanDevanter and Lilly Hennessey with 1 each. On Friday, Jan. 9, the Seattle Christian Warriors traveled to Vashon for the first Nisqually League contest of the season. The Pirates were fired up to play, getting good ball movement around the court for several quality shots early in the game, but unfortunately they couldn’t connect on many and found themselves down 13-5 halfway through the second quarter. The first half ended with the Warriors leading 17-11, an indication of the offensive struggles for both teams through the first 16 minutes. After halftime, the Pirates took to the court with aggressive play on both ends, which paid off
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when about 3 minutes into the third quarter they took the lead at 22-21 after a 3-point play by Hille. However the Warriors responded with a quick field goal to retake the lead, which they again built up to 6 points. Each team scored 15 points during the third quarter, which ended with the Warriors leading 32-26. During the fourth quarter, the Pirates’ comeback effort was stalled by several untimely turnovers and cold shooting, and the final score was 42-31, the Warriors winning. Pirate scoring was led by Anderson with 13 points, Hille with 8, Jannetty with 6 and VanDevanter with 4. Jannetty pulled down 10 rebounds, Hille had 7, Anderson and Melanie Stoffer each had 5, VanDevanter had 4, and Hennessey added 2. — Joel Hille is the father of a Pirate basketball player.
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Vashon’s boys basketball team added two more wins to its impressive tally last week. The Pirates took down The Northwest School in an away game on Tuesday, Jan. 6, winning with a score of 62-41. The boys then won their Nisqually League opener when they beat the Seattle Christian Warriors, 59-40, on the home court last Friday, Jan. 9. The Pirates were expected to perform well this season, and the two victories bring their record to 12 wins as the team begins league play. The only game lost so far this season was to an outof-state team at the Cactus Jam tournament in Arizona last month. The Pirates played Bellevue Christian High School on Tuesday after press deadline, and their next home game is next Tuesday, Jan. 20, against Charles Wright Academy. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.
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SHERIFF’S REPORT Dec. 22: Disorderly conduct between intoxicated patrons was reported at Sporty’s. Dec. 23: Trespass was reported on the 19200 block of Vashon Highway, where someone was found to be squatting inside a vacant house. Burglary was reported on the 4200 block of Luana Beach Road, where a chim-
ney was stolen off of a residence. Threats and assault were reported on the 14200 block of 283rd Street, where someone threatened to kill the victim and then tried to run him over with a truck. Dec. 24: Mail theft was reported on the 24100 block of 129th Avenue, where mail and a package were stolen from an unlocked mailbox. A man who was discovered drinking beer at the Village Green was trespassed from the area for one year. Dec. 26: Burglary was reported on the 15100 block of 119th Avenue, where two pieces of expensive jewelry were stolen. Dec. 27: A customer at Mom’s Deli reportedly
received death threats from another customer. Dec. 28: A burglary was reported on the 28200 block of 137th Avenue, where pry tools had been used to gain entry into the home and rifles were stolen. A DUI was reported on the 14200 block of 220th Street. Larceny was reported when items were stolen after a verbal altercation between roommates on the 21800 block of 107th Avenue. Dec. 29: Deputies pulled over a person who had an outstanding misdemeanor criminal warrant on the 15900 block of 115th Avenue. Jan. 1: A person was cited for negligent driving after being stopped for defective brake lights and admitting
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to having consumed two shots of whiskey before getting into the vehicle. The person had no valid license or identification. Jan. 2: Mail theft was reported on the 10000 block of 122nd Place. Larceny was reported when a gas cap was taken from a car parked in the overflow parking lot for the north-end ferry. Jan. 3: Assault with a deadly weapon (other than a firearm) was reported on the 9800 block of Windmill Road when a man rammed his truck into a sheriff deputy’s vehicle twice after the deputy attempted to pull the man over. Jan. 4: Domestic violence with assault in the fourth degree was reported at a res-
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idence in the south-central part of the island. A controlled substance violation was reported on the 19200 block of Vashon Highway. Jan. 5: Vandalism was reported when a woman reported damage done to the convertible roof of her car while it had been parked in the south-end ferry parking lot. Jan. 6: Trespassing was reported at the 26800 block of Wax Orchard Road. Jan. 7: A person was reported to be using a piece of drywall to make a large design on Bank Road.
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and the recognition, but in the end that’s not why we did it,” Hardwick said last week. “We would have done it no matter what.” The incident happened early in the morning on Jan. 25, 2012. Plancich, the captain of the FV Tuxedni, a 119-foot boat operated by Trident Seafoods, and his three-man crew, including Hardwick, were tied up safely in Kodiak. They were waiting for another boat, the 68-foot FV Heritage, to deliver them a load of cod when they heard a Coast Guard radio broadcast that the Heritage was caught in a fierce storm and taking on water. The Heritage’s sevenperson crew abandoned ship, with five of them huddling in a life raft and another two floating in the icy water in survival suits. To make matters worse, local Coast Guard rescue crews were already assisting another boat caught in the same storm, delaying their response to the Heritage. Despite the sub-freezing temperatures, 17-foot waves, 70-mile-per-hour winds and blowing snow, Plancich and his crew, anchored four miles away, decided to head
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into the storm to try to help the crew of the helicopter couldn’t have transported all Heritage. seven Heritage crew members at once and Plancich, who was on duty last week and likely would have had to make multiple could not be reached by The Beachcomber, trips, leaving the crew and possibly rescue recalled the incident in an interview last swimmers biding their time in the dangeryear. ous storm. “It was kind of scary. It was a pretty “We were thrilled,” van Amerongen said intense situation,” he said. “Seas building of the Carnegie Medals. “It’s a wonderup to 25 feet and breakful acknowledgement of their bravery and skill.” ing on us, coming over “One of the crew members The Carnegie Hero the deck. I was kind of worried about washing said, ‘Because of you guys, Fund — founded in 1904 wealthy philanthromy crew overboard.” six kids get to see their dad by Plancich and his crew pist and Carnegie Hall again.’ I still get a tear in found the floating life builder Andrew Carnegie raft by using a zig-zag my eye. That’s the biggest — learned of the ressearch pattern and rescue after it was covered reward I could get.” by several Alaska news cued the five men inside, pulling them into their Dan Hardwick, outlets. Jeffrey Dooley, one of two islanders to receive awards a Carnegie spokesown boat. A Coast from the Carnegie Hero Fund men, said the men are Guard helicopter arrived around the same time only now being awarded and, with the assistance because the organization of specially trained swimmers, rescued thoroughly investigates reported acts of the two men in the water. The Heritage heroism before giving its medals and those eventually sank, but all men were in good investigations can take some time. or fair condition. Though the Carnegie Hero Fund John van Amerongen, a spokesman for receives hundreds of nominations a year, Trident Seafoods who lives on Vashon, there are strict requirements for its awards, said that if the Tuxedni hadn’t arrived on Dooley said. Carnegie defines a hero as the scene that morning, the situation could a civilian who voluntarily risk his or her have ended much worse. The Coast Guard life to an extraordinary degree to save the
NEIL EDWIN SMITH Neil Edwin Smith, 71, of Lakeland, FL passed away from complications of Parkinsons on January 1, 2015. He was born January 4, 1943, in Mt. Vernon, WA to Everett and Beatrice Smith. After a few moves, his family settled in Sedro, Woolley, WA where he graduated in 1961. Neil was a computer programmer and worked for Boeing and Paccar and retired from Nordstrom IT department October 1, 2003. He was formerly married to Sharon Branum, now deceased, and lived on Vashon Island, WA for 26 years. On June 3, 2000, he remarried and in 2003 retired and relocated to Lakeland, FL. Neil was an avid hot rodder and was a member of a number of car clubs including Early Irons in Washington and The Drifters in Lakeland, FL. He was also a loyal fan of the University of WA Huskies and one of his greatest thrills was to attend the Rose Bowl in 2001 and watch them win over Purdue. In retirement he took up the sport of tennis which quickly became his favorite past time. Neil was a quiet man who loved a loud motor, his beloved Huskies, classic rock and roll, but most of all his family. He will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered forever. He is survived by his wife Margaret, Maggie, his son Perry (Erin) Smith, his daughter Wendy Smith, three step daughters, Elissa Sego, LuAnn Rimkus, Stephanie (Daniel) Bastille, one step son David (Yoshi) Rawling, his sister Laura Gail Smith and seven grandchildren. A Celebration of Life was held January 5, 2015 in Lakeland, FL. A second Celebration of Life will be held in June of 2015 in Sedro Woolley, WA.
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lives of others and has no full measure of responsibility for the victim or victims. There must be conclusive evidence that the act occurred as reported, and it must be called to the attention of the commission within two years. Last year one-fifth of the Carnegie Medals were given posthumously. This investigation into the Kodiak rescue, Dooley said, included interviews of all the crew members, many of whom were on fishing boats and difficult to reach, as well as Coast Guard officials and others involved. “It can take that long to get the information we need,” Dooley said. “The research process is pretty rigorous.” Carnegie received 850 nominations last year and gave just 84 awards. The other Tuxedni crew members honored were Jim Fultz of Siletz, Oregon, and Wayne Kitt of Loon Lake, Washington. Hardwick, who is currently recovering from an injury and running a small business on Vashon, said he plans to save his award money. And while he was glad for the award, he said the the biggest honor came from the fishermen he rescued. “One of the crew members said, ‘Because of you guys, six kids get to see their dad again,’” he said. “I still get a tear in my eye. That’s the biggest reward I could get.”
James Elmer Beardsley Jr. James Elmer Beardsley Jr. of Vashon Island, Washington peacefully passed away in his home at the age of 85 on Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Jim was born on February 16, 1929 in Seattle to James E and Edith Beardsley, graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1947 and earned a degree in Business Administration at the University of Washington. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and was on the lightweight rowing team for the Huskies. It was there he met Marjorie Whitman, his loving wife of 62 years whom he married in 1952. Following his graduation he did a tour in the Air Force in the OSI Division. After his tour ended in 1954, they moved to Vashon and he began working for PSF Industries, a business he later purchased in 1964 and grew into a significant enterprise before selling and retiring in 1996. Some of Jim’s accomplishments include being an Eagle Scout, President of his senior class at the University of Washington, member and Chapter chairman of the Young Presidents Organization, President of Washington Employers association, member of World Presidents Organization, the Downtown Kiwanis association and Board member and President of the Sunrise Ridge Health Services Board. His philanthropy extended to many different organizations both in his hometown and to a much broader need. His greatest joy and accomplishment was spending time with his family and helping them to grow and prosper as human beings. Jim is survived by his wife, Marjorie, his children Greg, Warren (Mary Ann), Melissa (Claudia), and 3 grandchildren Kevin, Christopher and Brett. He was preceded in death by his daughter Kim. A memorial will be held at the Bethel Church on February 21st at 1:15pm, followed by a reception. Donations can be made to the James & Marjorie Beardsley Scholarship Endowment for Husky Crew or the Foster School of Business, please designate which program the gift is intended to support, Connie Kravas, University of Washington Foundation, Box 359505, Gift Processing, Seattle, WA 98195-9505. Please visit our online guestbook at www.islandfuneral.com
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but are now unsure how many children and of what ages the state will allow. Before they submitted their application, they attended a CONTINUED FROM 1 meeting with a DEL staff member who raised several concerns, the most significant of which, Lawson and Gilliam a therapeutic child care program for families in crisis. There, say, is that she indicated four toddlers and four infants she said, she was the supervisor when state workers made could not share the 400-square-foot room divided by a half their routine licensing visits, and those went smoothly. wall, as Gilliam and Lawson had planned. Later, a different “They were so supportive and reasonable and willing to DEL staff member recommended that they accept eight work with us,” she said. “I was expecting it to be the same, babies for the infant room and have “waddlers” from 12 quite honestly.” months to children 5 years old share the larger room in As of Monday, the women had not been informed a site the facility. The 600-square-foot space is divided in half visit would soon be scheduled, and when Lawson learned for that age spread now in preparation for the site visit, but the news from a reporter, her enthusiasm was evident. they feel it is an inappropriate move for both age groups, “The only word that comes to my mind and it could also mean that they would is excitement,” she said. “I can’t wait to be able to accept fewer children than in “We are set up in a beautiful their original plan. An alternative idea fill this place with children, see their staff suggested was that they not smiling little faces and get to know their space to offer high quality DEL offer care for either babies or toddlers families.” child care. There is no — a route both women say they do not Lawson, a mother of two young chilwant to take. dren, decided she would open a day care reason we should not be An additional obstacle Lawson and center after moving to the island more licensed.” Gilliam say they are facing is that the than a year ago and encountering the Amanda Lawson first DEL official they met with told them island’s lack of day care options, espeOwner, Vashon Children’s Center that staff members would not be able to cially for infants. This fall she leased use the designated staff bathroom, locatthe lower floor of the VYFS Playspace, ed off the proposed infant room. Instead, which has in the past been home to both a preschool and a daycare, and hired Gilliam as the lead Gilliam said, staff are to use another toilet in the building, teacher. The women applied for a license in mid-November, but that too would reduce the number of children who a process that can take up to 90 days. In the two months could attend, as by law, no more than 15 people — children since then, they have prepared the center, and now, when and adults — are allowed to use one toilet. Gilliam said she and Lawson are hopeful the site visit can guests walk in, they see a freshly painted space that appears ready for children — small tables and chairs in place, books clear up some of these problems. “Our hope is they are going to let us go back to our origiand toys on the shelves, and cribs and changing tables at nal plan,” Gilliam said. “That would be our ideal.” the ready. She noted that reasons for these changes do not appear “We are set up in a beautiful space to offer high quality child care,” Lawson said. “There is no reason we should not in state laws, and complying with them would create significant problems. be licensed.” “I think our original plan made sense for the space and The women say they have adhered strictly to the legal requirements for setting up a day care center and have some- for the needs of our community,” she added. DEL has also raised questions about the building’s times superseded them, but they still have been requested to make changes, some of which they believe fall outside of the septic system, which was built for a church congregation legal requirements and would make running a center and and rebuilt in 2001, when the YMCA bought the building and provided a gym in the top floor and a day care in the addressing the island’s child care needs more difficult. For instance, the two set out to serve 22 children at a lower floor. A DEL official has told the women she believes time — four infants, four toddlers and 14 preschoolers — it is only suitable for 11 people — including adults — and
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Gilliam said she has provided further documentation of the septic system and believes that should be found adequate as well, but is not sure how that will turn out. Hoping that these challenges — and others — can be solved, Gilliam said she is looking forward to getting back in the classroom after a break of three years. “I’m so excited,” she said. “There’s this energy with little kids. … I’m looking forward to it.” Gilliam will have company leading the classrooms, and Lawson said they interviewed many people and have staff identified, but have not hired them yet, believing it prudent to wait for the license, given the outstanding questions. “We still don’t know what we are going to get, how many age groups, or the number of kids per room,” Lawson said. Assuming they get their license, Lawson said they will hire another full-time teacher and a part-time teacher, but will add more, depending on need. Heather Christensen, the new minister at the Vashon Unitarian Fellowship, and her partner are among the nearly 20 parents who have signed up to be notified when registration opens. They moved here in November from Alaska for her to take the job after having been told that there would be ample child care for their young daughter, now 18 months old. Christensen said they were naive in believing it would work out easily. “I think we thought how hard can it be to find child care for a 15- or 16-month old,” she said. “There is just nothing. … It has made our transition to Vashon more difficult.” Her partner was an airplane mechanic in Alaska and is now looking for a job. Part-time child care would allow her more time to do that and would benefit Christensen as well. “It would free up my time to be a minister, and it would free up my partner to think about what she would like to do next,” she added. “She can’t even begin looking. She must look after Willa.” Christensen added that she knows many families on Vashon are affected by the island’s slim child care choices. “It is a new struggle for us, but a lot of moms and dads have been struggling here for a long time,” she said. For more information on Vashon Children’s Center and to be notified when and if registration opens, see its Facebook page. Registration will also be announced in The Beachcomber and other online venues.
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Born 2007, Pumpkin came to VIPP when his owner died. Now he needs to find a new patch to call home. Pumpkin is a big lug of love and unfazed by most anything. The person who turned him over to VIPP described him as a cat that is more like a door stop that you walk over since he would rather stay put than move. Pumkin would be best indoors since he has allergies to fleas that make his skin break out. He would prefer to sit on your lap and read books or watch movies. Born 2013, Paulina is a very beautiful and very shy girl who was turned over to VIPP with her three kittens back in August. She nursed her kittens until they were old enough to find new homes and now she is spayed and ready to find a new home of her own. Paulina will need a person who will be patient and help gain trust. She is currently enrolled in the VIPP Charm School and she continues to make great strides.We still marvel at our good fortune to find the perfect feline companion in our good-natured, bright, beautiful little orange six-toed Tessa.
Dear VIPP, We still marvel at our good fortune to find the perfect feline companion in our good-natured, bright, beautiful little orange six-toed Tessa. The moment she stepped out of the carrier, our house felt more like a home just Tessa for having a cat in it. After prowling around and inspecting the house for an hour, Tessa came into the living room and hopped up onto my husband’s lap where he was bundled up sleeping on the recliner. In the middle of the first night, she found her way from our bedroom all the way to her litter box in the solarium at the other end of the house. She has the perfect feline balance of appreciation and entitlement that makes us want to never stop petting (she even tolerates us kissing her). We feel so blessed that our perfect cat chose us. Thank you,
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