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School, park district candidates to debate By ANNELI FOGT Editor
Candidates for contested positions on the Vashon Park District board and school board will answer questions from voters in the upcoming weeks, and share their platforms at two separate debates ahead of the Nov. 3 election. School board candidates will debate on Oct. 1, and park district candidates on Oct. 6. Both debates are sponsored by Voice of Vashon and The Beachcomber and were organized by community activist Hilary Emmer. She has been organizing debates for public office candidates for several years as a way to help the public become informed voters. They will be moderated by Susan McCabe, co-host of Voice of Vashon’s Island Crossroads. The public will ask all questions at both debates, a move that Emmer says she believes is the most fair. “Having the public ask is the fairest way to do it
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because they are the ones that care and the ones that are voting,” Emmer said last week. “My focus is to give a venue to see them and hear them and become informed voters. Each candidate will be a little different, and the public can find out how. I only want informed voters casting their ballot.” Three school board seats are contested: Dan Chasan and Laura Wishik are incumbents, and Kathy Jones will not seek re-election. Chasan will be vying for his seat against John “Oz” Osborne, a former school board member who did not seek re-election after his term ended in 2009. A May Beachcomber article reported Osborne is a software engineer and college professor. Jones’ seat is up for grabs by either Jake Jacobovitch or Zabette Macomber, both islanders with experience on Vashon school boards. Wishik has served two terms on the board and is
Top: Karen Musselman stands on the steps of the former Point Robinson lighthouse keeper’s quarters. The house, now a rental property, was her grandparents’ home while her grandfather worked as the keeper from 1938 to 1955. She spent a lot of time as a young child with her grandparents at the house and came back to visit last week for the first time since her grandfather retired. Right: Musselman’s grandparents, Elsie and Jens Pedersen, sit on the stairs of the keeper’s quarters in this undated family photo. The Pedersens lived in the keeper’s home for nearly 20 years while Jens worked as assistant keeper and eventually keeper of the Point Robinson lighthouse.
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Seattle police, county bring Safe Place initiative to Vashon By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
A Seattle Police Department initiative garnering attention for its focus on preventing and responding to antiLGBTQ bias crimes will launch on Vashon next week, concluding in a public meeting for business owners and community members. The Safe Place program began in Seattle in May after a rise in reported crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning individuals, and it quickly gained attention as the only police department program of its kind. Now, the King County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Seattle Police Department to roll out the program in areas throughout the county, starting with Vashon. As part of the program, businesses and other organizations put a small “Safe Place” decal in a window, indicating that they will provide a safe place for any LGBTQ person who feels harassed or threatened; staff members also
agree to call 911 for assistance while the person remains safe inside. Jim Ritter, the founder of the program and a longtime officer with the Seattle Police Department, said more than 650 Seattle businesses have already signed on; many others are waiting to join, and police departments as far away as South Carolina, Ohio and Calgary in Alberta, Canada, have expressed interest. Next Wednesday afternoon, Ritter and Michelle Bennett, the LGBTQ coordinator at the sheriff’s office, will visit Vashon to enlist local businesses in the effort. That evening, they will host a community meeting to provide more information about the initiative and the goals of the program. They noted that both KING 5 and a representative from the United States Department of Justice may attend. Vashon, home to the state’s largest percentage of samesex households, has a reputation among many for being a tolerant community with little crime, including bias crimes. Indeed, since September 2013, only one such crime has been reported on Vashon, said Sgt. Stan Seo, a sheriff’s office spokesman; that was the race-related malicious
harassment incident reported last month. Regardless, Bennett says, the program is an important one because many bias crimes go unreported — meaning Vashon might have a larger problem than statistics show — and the stickers themselves send an important message. “I want to bring awareness to any issues that may exist,” she said in an interview last week. “I want to make sure the community knows we are partners in their safety, that there is a safe place and that we want to assist in the problem.” Ritter and Bennett first came to Vashon to discuss the Safe Place program last month after they were invited to do so and met with several business and agency leaders, including Lisa McLeod, co-chair of VARSA (Vashon Alliance to Reduce Substance Abuse). Since then, McLeod has begun talking to other business leaders, informing of them of the new program and asking SEE SAFE PLACE, 19
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Almost exactly two years after Vashon Lutheran Church’s congregation voted their pastor out, leaving the church without a full-time pastor, Lake Stevens resident Dr. Joe Kutzke has been selected to take the reins of the church as pastor, although he thinks of himself more as a “caregiver.” Kutzke said he was a social worker for many years after graduating from the University of Wisconsin in the 1980s, but became a pastor because “it just made sense.” “I just love being involved with the church,” the pastor who has been preaching for 33 years told The Beachcomber. “I’m not sure what exactly a pastor is supposed to be besides a caregiver. I was a caregiver as a social worker, so that’s what I know.” The Midwest native, but long-time Washington resident, said he has been “good friends” with former VLC pastor and islander John Erickson, and his wife
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Dr. Joe Kutzke is Vashon Lutheran Church’s new pastor. Marita Erickson, for many years. In fact, Kutzke said that his wife of 30 years, Dianne Kutzke, and Marita Erickson sang together in college at Pacific Lutheran University. Joe and Dianne Kutzke have two grown children. He said he preached at VLC three times over the course of the church’s search for a pastor and said he is excited to be a part of the church’s small congregation that has a lot of heart. “I’m excited for the congregation. It’s a congregation I feel really drawn to,” Kutzke said last week. “This
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More than two years after Vashon Youth & Family Services (VYFS) lost a large annual grant, it has closed a program that offered assistance for low-income islanders’ basic needs. The agency plans to continue offering some of the services the program provided, while looking to other island agencies to help where they can. Beginning in 1996, VIVA served islanders who were homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, providing assistance with rent and utilities, emergency housing and access to social services, as well as food and medical vouchers. After repeated attempts to find financial support for the program, VYFS Executive Director Kathleen Johnson has reassigned VIVA coordinator Debbie Rieschl and closed the VIVA program. “We really worked very hard to find sources of sustainable funding,” Johnson said. “Nothing came in to replace what we had lost.” VYFS has not been able to fund the progam since June, and Rieschl has been working in the behavioral health program at VYFS, where she continues to offer case management to some former VIVA clients, with her services covered by Medicaid. Not all VIVA clients are eligible, however. “It is going to hurt some people,” Johnson said. “We are trying not to leave people in the lurch.”
Sunday’s high winds and smallcraft advisory left little choice for Vashon Youth & Family Services, (VYFS), but to call off its Raft Up event slated for that day. The fundraisevent, which was to have featured human-powered craft joining together on the water, a bounce house and bands playing under a tent, would have been unsafe, said VYFS Executive Director Kathleen Johnson, and the agency will have to make do without the expected financial boost from the day. “This is a hole we cannot go back and make up,” she said. The lack of proceeds combined with the expenses the agency incurred has left it down about $13,000 to $15,000, she added. In part, it will mean VYFS will have to wait to tend to delayed maintenance and physical improvements at its facilities, she said. Surroundings make a difference to people’s mental health, she added, and the agency would like to make improvements accordingly. “We would like to do better, and we do not have the money to do so,” she said. This latest turn of events is one of several financial challenges the agency has faced in recent years, some of them stemming from the economic downturn. On the cusp of launching its fall fund drive, Johnson said the agency will continue to provide core services, but it needs community support. “People need to understand we are stable and we are here for them, and I do not want people to hear that as we do not need help because we do,” she said.
Through a grant from Granny’s Attic, VYFS is continuing to provide a variety of vouchers for people in need. As of Sept. 1, Catherina Willard of VYFS has been providing vouchers for medical appointments and medications at the Vashon Pharmacy, as well as vouchers for the ferry and the bus. The clients that will be most affected by the loss of VIVA are some of the most vulnerable on the island, Johnson said, and while the agency is looking to other social services on the island to step in, it is likely not all the services will be replicated. Emma Amiad, of the Interfaith Council to Prevent Homelessness, spoke to the difficulty VIVA’s closing creates, particularly because social services on Vashon receive little financial support from government agencies. “It is a real blow,” she said. “The other agencies will have to raise more money and help more.” Rieschl previously coordinated with other service providers for her clients, and each would help where it could, Amiad said. “We parse out the parts of the family needs. We are losing a piece of that, and we are not really sure what it is going to look like when it is done,” she said. Last year, VIVA served 181 island households, according to its annual report, and 97 percent of participants were considered extremely low income, with incomes of less than $18,500 for an individual.
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In an effort to mitigate the environmental impact of the seismic retrofit of the north-end ferry dock, crews will begin work next week to remove the remnants of the old pier next to the Tahlequah dock, as well as clean up beach debris in Dockton. Blackwater Construction has been commissioned by Washington State Ferries (WSF) to remove the creosote-soaked pilings of the old pier at the south end, in order to mitigate work on the north-end dock that will result in some increased over-water coverage, which can alter and negatively impact the near-shore environment. Contrary to popular belief, the old south-end pier was not a historic steamer dock, but simply a fishermen’s pier, according to island historian Bruce Haulman. Built in 1976 by the owner of the Tahlequah Store, it was essentially a last-ditch effort to stay in business — the hope was that fishermen would stop for supplies, as the store sold bait and also had a gas pump. But the
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Cormorants and other birds perch on the crumbling remains of the old pier at Tahlequah. endeavor was not successful. The store eventually closed, and the state purchased the site, tearing down the store but leaving the pier to deteriorate over time. The dilapidated and environmentally damaging structure has, however, served some of the Puget Sound’s wildlife well. Randy Smith with the Vashon Audubon Society explained that the old pier is an important spot for birds and bird watchers alike, as a roost for cormorants and other perching birds. That’s why WSF has arranged to have some untreated wood pilings put in after the old
ones are removed. “It wasn’t a situation where we felt like they had to leave the old dock in place,” Smith said, “but we did talk to them about its usefulness as a roosting site. I think it’s great that they have made this a part of the plan.” In a recent interview about the upcoming work at Tahlequah, WSF Project Manager John Callahan also offered some new information about the organization’s commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its work at both ends of the island, when he explained that pervious concrete will be used over the new beams
at the north-end dock. Pervious concrete has a high porosity and allows water from precipitation and other sources to pass through (instead of sitting on top), reducing overall runoff and allowing for better groundwater recharging. Studies have also shown it to be effective in removing dissolved contaminants like zinc and copper from stormwater runoff from paved surfaces. Work to remove the old pier and put in the untreated pilings is scheduled to begin next week and is anticipated to last from five to eight days.
Last winter, the King County Community Service Area Program (CSAP) awarded three Vashon organizations a total of $6,500 to fund new projects. The organizations — Voice of Vashon, Sustainable Vashon and Vashon Allied Arts — used the grant money for acquiring new technology, developing a tool library and hosting an educational concert, respectively. This year, the CSAP has set aside another $60,000 to fund potential projects throughout the unincorporated communities of King County. In a press release, CSAP manager Alan Painter explained that the “grants offer opportunities for King County’s unincorporated neighborhoods to advance local initiatives.” The grants are intended to support nonprofit projects that work to increase the quality of living in a community. In addition to the previous islander-led projects, initiatives have included tree planting, graffiti cleanup, youth engagement and events such as concerts and festivals. Vashon nonprofits will
have another chance to apply for the grants this year before an application deadline on Nov. 16. Last year, only one Vashon applicant failed to receive a CSAP grant: the Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust. County officials explained that “priority funding will be given to locally based, community-led organizations ... that encourage collaborations and partnerships.” The county will dole out roughly 60 grants to communities such as Bear Creek, Maple Valley and VashonMaury Island — communities, home to a total of over 255,000 people. In the last four years, the county has funded 112 distinct community projects. In a press release, King County executive Dow Constantine stated, “ Ne i g h b or-t o -ne i g h b or projects advance local initiatives and enrich this diverse county. Each year brings a fresh round of creative thinking that helps build cohesive communities.” — Daniel Green recently graduated from Vashon High School, where he wrote for The RIptide.
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Community must embrace partnership Standardized learning can’t for long-term health of care center COMMUNITY replace passionate teachers F EDITORIAL
Talking to Vashon school board candidates this week, it was clear that the amount of testing done at the island’s elementary and middle schools is a controversial topic for the board, as well as teachers and parents of schoolchildren. The candidates I talked to said that parents and teachers had complained last year, specifically about the amount of testing done. The new Common Core curriculum required an overhaul of government-mandated standardized tests, and also called for updated guidelines for teachers and the tests they administer outside of the governThe culmination of the ment regulations. testing between federallyThe culmination of the testing between mandated and individual federally-mandated and teacher tests has been individual teacher tests too much for many local has been too much for many local parents who parents who are tired of tired of their chiltheir children coming home are dren coming home and and saying they have taken saying they have taken yet another test. yet another test. Teachers should not have to avoid giving their own tests in an effort to keep the overall number down, but they should be able to explain to parents, to the best of their ability, what the tests are aiming at accomplishing. But what can be done? With standardized tests being required by the government, teachers are not able to easily refuse the tests without repercussions. The tests they choose to give their students help them to understand what is being learned and what they need to teach further. With classroom tests given by teachers, students and instructors can then sit down and address the problem areas so the students understand. Standardized tests are on a schedule as such the results are not available until after the school year ends. If a student did not understand a standardized test question or subject, it will not be addressed, and the student is on to the next grade. While federal standardized tests are government attempts to keep each state in the country on the same page, the standards cause many teachers to lose their individualized teaching approaches. While the idea of countrywide education standards seems like a necessary step as people become more nomadic, the standards cause teachers to abandon all they’ve learned about individualistic teaching to every child’s strengths and weaknesses. Teachers dealing with the standardized testing system should not stop teaching to the needs of each student. Just because testing has become standardized does not mean the students have, and teachers are the only remaining link in the education system with heart and passion. The best and most remembered teachers are those that inspire students, not those with the highest state test scores. That passion and inspiration is where the focus should be.
or some I am the Captain of the Lighthouse; for others I am a Voice of Vashon every Tuesday morning with Truman and Bob on Morning Scramble. Truman calls me at home, and I am allowed to talk about anything I want starting at 8:30 a.m. This
started out with my talking about what is happening out at the lighthouse for five minutes and has expanded into a longer segment in which I comment on various aspects of island life. Every Tuesday from now until we blow the top of the Thermometer House off, and replace it with an American flag, I will be talking about Vashon Community Care (VCC), the people who live there and the partnership that the island community must embrace with us for the continued health of VCC. The Thermometer House — you may have seen it on the corner of Bank Road and Vashon Highway, holding down the U.S. Bank corner. I talk with a lot of people in the course of a day, and I try to weave in some discussion of Vashon Community Care and how it is funded. I will not go into the history, but instead will confirm what I have said many times before. The ability to provide a place like VCC depends on the island community being our partner financially as well as providing us with our residents. It is not enough for us to be the haven for island residents, many of whom cannot pay for their care. To be candid, and I am the Candid Captain, those who can afford to be more robust financial partners must pick up some of the slack for those who cannot. A few days ago, I was at a gathering of gentlemen, all of a certain age. As I am over 80, that gives you some idea of how old these troops were. Question: “Captain Joe, how can an operation like VCC be sustainable?”
direction of a tiny reserve, came up with 500K. It did not seem to me then, nor does it now, to be By JOE WUBBOLD a difficult task to ask from this The answer community half a million dollars has been to take care of many who cannot cleaned up a financially or in other ways take little — I fail care of themselves. the Captain’s This is a personal crusade for Language me. My mother, whose nickname Improvement in the family was Toots, lived the Program frelast five years of her life at VCC. I quently — but continue to serve on the board as goes like this. the treasurer, and I am as com“It can be sustained only if the mitted to this place, its survival island community will be our and its growth as I am to anypartner with thing in my life. money as well Even the cleanMy mother, whose as our partner ing of my carnickname was Toots, lived port, and thus in providing us with our my marriage, the last five years of her residents.” Every life at VCC. ... You may not have been set non-profit on sometimes know when you will need to aside this island, the to do some Magical Isle of have your Toots come to us, work in the Vashon, has as VCC vineyard. I and when it happens, we one of its buda sustaining have to be there. And that am get elements donor; I am a can happen only when the cash donor, and “donations” or “fundraising” community works with us I put in a lot of or whatever the time to keep to make it so. organization us afloat. I lust wants to call it. in my soul for Some depend almost solely on the kind of response that goes to public contributions. So to be Vashon Allied Arts for its new “sustainable,” the community building, as one family said, rismust be as generous with their ing like a ship from the pit. family members at the end of Every family has at least one their lives as they are with the Toots. Mine is with us only in beginning of life in the schools, memory, and my gift to her is to the middle of life with the arts make sure that her room, #124, and pets and those in difficulty is occupied and funded. Your all through their lives. conscience is being plucked here. The Thermometer House You may not know when you will came about because we are need to have your Toots come to more than half way through the us, and when it happens, we have year, and we are nowhere near to be there. And that can happen the $500,000 that is in the 2015 only when the community works budget. The arrow on the house with us to make it so. I need to tells all of us that. That 500K see that arrow come roaring out was not some fanciful number, of the top of the Thermometer some hope, some wish, but a House, cash now, action this day. number derived by making — “Captain Joe” Wubbold is the the best assumptions we could treasurer of both Vashon for all income and the same Community Care and the assumptions for our expenses. Vashon Community Subtracting one from the other, Care Foundation. with a small genuflection in the
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 • Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR On race
Community response is heartening Thanks to The Beachcomber for running a full story in last week’s paper on the Aug. 23 racial violence incident. While we are discouraged that the sheriff’s office has not yet arrested the perpetrators, it’s heartening to see many in our community respond with compassion and action. Our special thanks to deputies Hancock and Patino for showing diligence and respect during the initial follow up, Janie Starr for her great op-ed, Clay Gleb at Thriftway for assuring there was a careful review of the incident and the store’s safety policies, Swan Eagle for organizing the community forum on racism (that 40 some people attended Sunday) and many of our friends who let us know they stand with the victim and against racisim of any kind in our community. We hope the current energy will continue to generate action. — Lynn Davison, Judy Clegg, Rocky Jones & Rodney Moore
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Visitors affect residents who prefer Vashon’s quiet nature I wonder the age and years of residency of the person who wrote the editorial telling us all to be grateful for the massive influx of people to our home last weekend (Locals will benefit from big weekend’s fundraisers, Sept. 16). The opinion piece, given space only as a function of his/ her position at the newspaper, was completely dismissive of legitimate concerns about how tourism impacts those of us who choose to live here for the Vashon of not so ancient memory. Yes,
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change is constant. Yes, “progress” means a new performing arts building (another subject) and more people, events and cars. Instead of scolding us for being ungrateful, perhaps the editor might next write a piece about how all island events could provide shuttles from the dock with a stop at town for souvenirs and a picnic lunch. Those of us who live here could then make it home and, of course, be thankful that there is a store or two open to get a beer. — Kate Severson
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Mexican immigrants are returning to country taken from them Americans easily forget history. It was not always the case that “illegal aliens” streamed north across the MexicanAmerican border. Throughout the 1820s, Americans streamed south and west into Mexican territory. However, Mexico had abolished slavery in 1829, and the folks who were entering Mexican territory wanted to own slaves. The Mexican government became alarmed and outlawed the immigration. Typical of American foreign policy, President Polk (a slave holder himself), conjured up an attack on American soil by the Mexican Army. He said, “American blood had been shed on American soil.” Many in the North knew this was a lie, including the freshman congressman Abraham Lincoln, but Polk successfully convinced Congress to let him wage war on Mexico. In 1846, the war was begun, and by 1848, the territories from Texas to Southern Oregon were conquered and annexed into the United States of America. The ill will engendered by this act, among Americans themselves, was a major catalyst for the Civil War in 1861. The perpetuation of the myth of the Alamo is a dishonest exploitation of our history. The fact is that the defenders of the Alamo fought for white supremacy and slavery. The vast territory (over 500,000 square miles), eventually taken from Mexico, included Texas, California, Nevada, Utah,
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most of Arizona, half of New Mexico, a quarter of Colorado and part of Wyoming. Now many Americans, ignorant of their own sordid history, bristle with anger over what they perceive as illegal entry into “our” country by Mexicans. But to many of the Mexicans who are entering the U.S., it is their country which was taken from them. They are just coming home.
A recent commentary in The Beachcomber reported that a legislative ruling allows ferry captains to leave prior to fully loading their vessel should their vessel be behind schedule (“Regarding ferries, speak up or lose service,” Aug. 26). I asked one of the ticket takers in the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal this weekend who unequivocally said, “That’s BS.” He went on to say that once the ferry captain gives the order to drop the gate, the dock workers are obliged to do so or lose their jobs. I know this falls on deaf ears at the Washington State Ferries headquarters, but since the Fauntleroy ferry dock can’t hold the full contingent of cars to fill even the smaller boats, shouldn’t the holding area (the line that backs up Fauntleroy Way) be considered part of the dock? The ruling allowing captains to drop the gate when a car is still on the dock was directed at cars arriving after the ferry was scheduled to depart. The cars lined up on Fauntleroy Way have all arrived prior to the departure schedule, but for which there were no accommodations on the dock. What further makes this a problem is that there is no system in place to efficiently get the overflow cars onto the dock prior to the captain’s decision to depart. There used to be. Drivers bearing tickets used to be allowed to drive around the ticket booth. Ferries are here to move traffic from point A to point B. The practice of leaving cars that have arrived in a timely fashion behind due to lack of dock space is not in
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The escalator does have to do with going up. The clause allows a buyer to state that they will pay a certain amount over the listed price, up to a set limit, if it’s necessary to beat out a competing offer on the property. Let’s say the house was listed for $400,000 and you believed it would sell fast. Add the fact that you would be willing to pay more because it’s the closest thing you’ve seen to the type of property you want. Let’s assume that there is another offer that will be presented at the same time as yours. If you are really motivated to get this house you could include the escalator clause. You might say that you will pay $500.00 over the highest offer the seller receives, up to a top limit of $425,000. If that beats the other offer, you are in contract to buy the house. If the other offer was $1,000 over the list price, you would therefore, pay $401,500.00. That’s beating their offer of $1,000 over asking price plus the $500 extra you promised to pay in the escalator clause. As to why your broker didn’t suggest it, there could be many reasons. You may have mentioned that you didn’t want to get into a bidding war on a house. You may have indicated that your offer was the most you wanted to spend. It’s possible that he or she doesn’t know about the escalator but I would be surprised if that’s the case. If you get into this situation again, the most important thing to remember is to be really clear about your own limits. Don’t let the “game” of bidding on a house set you up to spend more than you planned on or can handle. Good luck!
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King County Public Health: Representatives (one of whom speaks Spanish) come to Vashon once a month to sign people up for Orca LIFT (Metro’s reduced fare program), food stamps and health insurance through Apple Health. Current Apple Health clients may re-enroll, and children who were covered through their parents and have turned, or will be turning, 19 will need to apply for their own coverage. For the Orca LIFT program, applicants should bring photo identification from any state or country and income verification such as a Provider One card, EBT card, TANF award letter, SSI award letter, L&I statement of worker’s compensation or Social Security award letter. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the food bank and 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Vashon Library. Play’n’Chat (Babies): Parents and their children who are not yet walking are invited to this weekly facilitated parenting support and discussion group. For more information or to reserve a place in the group, see vyfs.org/playspace. 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, at the VYFS PlaySpace. AARP Fraud Watch Network: This presentation will cover fraud trends and behaviors, prevention strategies and the con-artist’s playbook. The goal is for attendees to be able to safeguard against identity theft and fraud and to keep them from becoming victims of scams and cons. Registration is required; go to kcls.org or call 4632069. 6 p.m. at the Vashon Library.
Farmers Market: Watch for the Prescription Drug Take Back booth, offered by the Vashon Alliance to Reduce Substance Abuse (VARSA) in conjunction with the King County Sheriff’s Department, the Vashon Pharmacy and the Vashon Island Growers Association (VIGA). The musical guest at the market this week is Some Hat. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Village Green. Pesticide Alternatives with Michael Laurie: Learn about safe, non-toxic methods for natural garden pest control, and hear what has worked for some of Vashon’s top farmers and gardeners. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Country Store & Farm.
THURSDAY • 24 BCC Discussion Series: Burton Community Church offers a new weekly discussion series on the topic of science and religion. The lectures are free and may be attended separately. This week’s lectures will cover the church, Copernicus and Galileo, and Galileo’s trial. For more information, call Herb Reinelt at 408-7360. 4 to 6 p.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church.
FRIDAY • 25 Free Movie Friday at the Senior Center: This week’s showing is this year’s British-American drama “Woman in Gold,” starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds. The film is based on the true story of an elderly Jewish refugee living in Los Angeles, who together with a young, American lawyer fought the government of Austria for nearly a decade to reclaim an iconic work of art that had been stolen from her relatives by the Nazis in Vienna, just before World War II. 1 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road.
SUNDAY • 27 Junior Crew Carwash: The Vashon Island Rowing Club’s junior crew will hold a fish-friendly car wash to raise money to go toward completing the Jensen Point Boathouse. 10 a.m to 4 p.m. in the IGA Plaza parking lot. Vashon Lutheran Church: The church will welcome its new pastor at the morning worship service, followed by a potluck lunch. All are welcome. For more information, call 463-5850. 10:30 a.m. at the Lutheran church. Performance Pilates Open House: All those interested or curious about Pilates and mind/body conditioning are welcome this open house at Esther Edelman’s home studio. There will be free demonstrations and open house specials. Edelman has over 25 years of movement experience and offers personal, individual instruction for all populations, including athletes and those with injuries. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 21212 Monument Rd. Senior Center Trip to Emerald Downs: The senior center van will make a trip to Emerald Downs for its final day of the season, which is also fan appreciation day. The cost is $14 for senior center members and $17 for non-members; payment is required at the time of reservation. Lunch is not included in the price, but the track offers $1 food and drink specials. Reservations must be made at the senior center (10004 Bank Rd.). Pick up will be 11:30 a.m. at the center; race time is 2 p.m. Vashon Chess Club: The group will meet for casual play; all interested chess players are welcome. For more information, contact Philip McCready at 463-1495 or pkmccready@netscape.net. 3 to 5 p.m. in the meeting room at the Vashon Library.
MONDAY • 28 Senior Center Book Group: For the first meeting back from the
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summer break, the group will discuss “The Boys In The Boat” by Daniel James Brown and will make reading selections for the rest of the year. Ideas and suggestions are welcome. 2:30 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road. Proposed Protected Lands Inventory Change: King County officials will be on Vashon to discuss adding three new island sites to its High Conservation Value Property Inventory, as well as expanding seven sites that are already included. Being part of the inventory is advantageous for conservation purposes, due to legal restrictions on the development or sale of the land. All of the properties in question are county-owned. 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Vashon Library.
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Al-Anon Potluck and Speakers Meeting: The Vashon Island Women’s Adult Family Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will host a potluck dinner followed by a speakers meeting. The guest speaker was very involved in Alateen as a young person, and will share a powerful story of how the program made a difference. The event is open to anyone interested in learning more about Al-Anon or Alateen. There are currently several Al-Anon groups on the island and a growing interest in starting an Alateen group. Attendees are asked to bring a dish to share; coffee, tea and water will be provided. 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit. Vashon Insight Meditation Group: This self-led group practices Vipassana Buddhist meditation weekly. Practices begin with optional walking meditation, followed by 30 minutes of sitting (attendees may choose to sit instead of walk). After the meditation, there is a Dharma talk by a teacher or selected member of the group. Newcomers to meditation are welcome. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Havurat Ee Shalom.
UPCOMING Safe Place Initiative Public Meeting: The Seattle Police Department in conjunction with the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) will be on Vashon to introduce the community to the KCSO Safe Place concept, and bring awareness to the issues surrounding LGBTQ hate crimes and student bullying, and the community support needed to reduce the frequency of these events. For more information, see KingCounty.gov/SafePlace. 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Penny Farcy building on Bank Road. (See story, page 1.) Arsenic and Old Lace: Directed by Caim Rosemarin, this Drama Dock production will play for the first two weekends in October. A preview night will be held at 7:30
Students from McMurray Middle School’s Executive Council announced Friday that they have started an initiative to raise money for the Okanagen Fire Department, a small, volunteer department in Eastern Washington that was ravaged by the recent wildfires. Issac Escovedo, a seventh-grader at McMurray on the Executive Council said that the citizens and volunteer firefighters are left with almost nothing and need to replace fire gear damaged in the fires. “If we’re old enough to understand what these fires did to our state, then we’re old enough to take responsibility and help without compensation,” Escovedo told his classmates Friday. The students will be placing fire boots, helmets and donation boxes throughout the campus and the island to ask for donations from the community. Students will be at the VHS home football game on Friday, Oct. 2, with a boot to collect money and will be at Thriftway on Saturday, Sept. 26, having a bake sale. Donations will be accepted through Sunday, Oct. 11. The Reverse the Wildfires fundraiser is one of two initiatives that the McMurray Executive Council will organize this year. p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Vashon High School theater, with admission by non-perishable food item(s) for the Vashon Maury Community Food Bank. Tickets cost $18, or $15 for students/seniors, and may be purchased at the Vashon Bookshop or at the door. For more details on performance dates/times, see dramadock.org. Rockbusters Wrestling Registration: Coaches will visit Chautauqua Elementary School in early October to discuss wrestling with kids ages 5 to 12 who are interested in the sport. Registration will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, in the Vashon High School great hall (new registrants will need to bring a copy of their birth certificates).
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Harvesting and Curing Cannabis: Alex Cooley will lead this instructional session on the best time to harvest and how best to cure cannabis. The event is free and presented by the Vashon Island Marijuana Entrepreneur’s Alliance. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Vashon Grange Hall. Clay Basics & Beyond: Led by Liz Lewis, this class for teens/ adults (ages 15 and older) will gain inspiration from the shapes, fixed brushwork and fluid glaze of Oribe ware from 16th century Japan. Participants will practice
hand building and wheel throwing skills through structured projects as well as independent directions. The cost is $200 ($180 for VAA members) plus a $70 lab fee. For more information and to register, see vashonalliedarts.org. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 24 through Nov. 19 at Lewis’ studio, 12714 Cemetery Rd. Get Growing: For this final workshop of the 2015 season, Jennifer Williams will lead a tour through her garden, and share her knowledge of planning, planting and harvesting for seed saving. Options for winter soil preparation will also be discussed. Cost is by a suggested donation of $5. For more informa-
tion, contact Merrilee Runyan at mbrunyan@earthlink.net. 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 27, at Williams’ farm, 13129 248th (parking is on Wax Orchard). Yoga for Moms: Nicole Grey will lead this weekly class for mothers to reconnect with their bodies after birth. The focus will be on strengthening the core, targeting areas of stress and tension and relaxing and connecting with other mothers. Participants are welcome to bring their children of any age. For more information and to register, see vyfs.org/playspace. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Fridays, at the VYFS PlaySpace.
VASHON THEATRE The End of the Tour: Ends Sept. 25. The Man From UNCLE: Plays Sept. 25 through Oct. 1. 60-Second Film Festival: Sept. 27. See vashontheatre.com for show times or call 463-3232.
PUBLIC MEETINGS Vashon School District: 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at Chautauqua Elementary School. Vashon Island Fire & Rescue: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Station 55.
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Tillie and Phoebe, two dogs owned by islander BJ Duft, are, for the moment at least, the world’s most famous pets. In a remarkable story made even more so by its seemingly unprecedented global reach, Duft’s canine companions’ misadventure, devotion and Hollywood-ending rescue has, over the past week, touched the hearts, computer and TV screens of millions from Washington to the United Kingdom to Hong Kong. “It’s crazy,” said Duft, who owns Herban Feast and Herban Bloom. “But I think it’s very telling that the world wants a feel-good story right now.” The saga began on Sept. 8, when Phoebe, a 4-year-old basset hound, and Tillie, an 11-year-old setter mix, wandered off while Duft was hosting a get-together at his home. The two have a history of off-property shenanigans according to Duft, despite the fact that his property is fully fenced and gated. Later that same night, a resident reached out to Duft reporting that they had seen Tillie stuck in a bog and Phoebe standing by the water’s edge. However, the dogs then seemingly disappeared, with no further sightings after the setter apparently freed
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By Chris Austin Below are a few stories regarding unexpected visitors to our island. Some of those visits were unexpected by the islander and some by the visitor. In 1929 a thirteen-year-old boy showed up at the Point Robinson lighthouse. In his pockets were explosives (OK they were fireworks, but that is still pretty weird). He told incoherent stories about who he was and why he beached his rowboat on Maury Island. Then the traveling tyke wandered up the beach to a ranch and was taken in and given a meal by the owner. Yet after more questions the rancher was not any closer to finding out from where the hatless, coatless imp had originated. A phone call brought Deputy Sheriff Shattuck who picked up the boy and took him to his house to spend the night. It was probably the thought of living the rest of his life with a man who takes curfew very seriously that broke the kid. He admitted he went to school in Still Lake near Auburn and was simply bored and wanted some adventure. I guess rowing like a galley slave through Puget Sound passed for adventure back then. At one o’clock in the morning in February, 1967, there was a knock on a door in Vashon. That is almost never a good thing but in this case it was not good, nor bad but odd. Mr. and Mrs. Pruett found a well-dressed young man at the door who thought he was somewhere in Northern California. After a quick geography lesson it became clear why his directions were askew. As part of a hazing ritual he was blindfolded by some older fraternity boys and driven six hours from Forest Grove, Oregon, to our island where he was unceremoniously dumped at the dump. (Yes, that’s twelve hours to pull a prank on a neophyte. They could have just done the milk challenge and been finished in an hour.) Well leave it to the good islanders to right a wrong. Calling up a friend with an airplane they shuttled the student back to Forest Grove arriving several hours before his tormentors returned. Have you ever gotten up before breakfast to fire your .22 rifle and find out the floating log you were shooting at was a corpse? Me neither, but it did happen to one unlucky guy (make that two unlucky guys) back in the 1930s. A man visiting from Yakima did just that on the beach near Paradise Cove. As the tide brought the “log” to shore the marksman could see it was a body wearing a life preserver backward (well there’s your problem right there). After an investigation, the cause of death was determined to be drowning, surely to the relief of the Yakimanian, but also leaving something of a mystery. The victim was a man traveling from Tacoma to Seattle in a newly-purchased 22-foot open boat and in the company of a woman. No trace of the boat or the woman was found. And lastly, while many people arrive on the island with a suitcase, this person arrived in a suitcase. It was 1906 and a man out for a stroll on Manzanita Beach stepped through a small trunk covered in a thin layer of soil. The skeleton was complete except for the hips and was manipulated in such a way as to fit in the small space. No residents, locally or from Tacoma, could recall any unsolved crimes and, given the circumstances, the paper stated: “this leads to the belief that the skeleton is the remains of a victim of some long-forgotten tragedy.” This Feature Proudly Sponsored by: Tom and Dave - Vashon Pharmacy Norm - Vashon Thriftway Earl - Island Home Center and Lumber
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MUSIC AT THE RED BIKE: The Rumble Strips will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at the Red Bike. The group hails from Vashon Island and plays a high-energy, nonstop mix of sounds from West Africa, Brazil, New Orleans and anywhere else. With a full battery of percussion, horns, singers and guitars, this is big music with a passion for the sweet details. This show is free and is for all ages until 11 p.m.
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Photographers capture China’s ancient, modern cultures By DANIEL GREEN For The Beachcomber
One year ago, Ray Pfortner, his wife Nancy Wing and 13 other photographers and artists set out to China to capture the aesthetic beauty of a both ancient and modernized culture. The artists shot photos and explored both urban and rural settings from dawn until dusk for days, until they returned to America with over 125,000 images. One year later, their photographs printed on beeswax and matted watercolors hang in a Chinese studies classroom at South Seattle College, adjacent to a traditional Chinese garden. Pfortner and Wing had led a successful “cultural exchange” with the support of islander Jitka Wong and her organization WTE, Inc., which aims to connect American professionals with their Chinese counterparts. More than a simple photography trip, the exchange aimed to immerse the group in Chinese culture. This bold, artistic venture took the couple and their counterparts across China: Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Suzhou and Tongli, specifically. The team even had a chance to talk with China’s leading stock photo agency and meet Xi Zhinong, China’s foremost wildlife photographer. A number of other Chinese photographers and galleries made appearances throughout the trip as well, undoubtedly lending inspiration and guidance to the Americans. Of course, the artists didn’t print all of the six figures-worth of photos, but rather narrowed the mass of pictures down to a
final 30. Inside the dimly lit, surprisingly bland classroom, the prints of peaceful Chinese scenes seemed all the more chilling and eerie. Some were characterized by a darker, even foggier, composition. But upon closer inspection, each work elicited a veritable, unique emotion. An image of a river reflecting a hazy, unreasonably-orange sky seemed ominous, while a different landscape photo of lush, green hills meeting a bright blue slice of water aroused awe with its startling beauty. A picture of a cloak-clad, shaved man bowing his head outside a pair of carved doors was solid evidence of a preserved culture. One photo of the sun peeking over the Great Wall backed by a pinkish-gray, clouded sky evoked a sense of adventure. In fact, Pfortner and his team had extralegally snuck onto the wall to capture such a shot. After the trip officially came to an end, Pfortner, Wing, three of her siblings and two other photographers stayed in China to capture one last piece of history. A first-generation Chinese American, Wing had close ties to the area of Kaiping, south of Guangzhou. Her parents had emigrated to America prior to raising 11 children and left behind a now coveted Diaolou house. In a fusion of Eastern and Western architecture, the Diaolous were constructed with the money earned by Chinese men who had emigrated to areas like Australia and North America. Influenced by the cultures of these faraway lands, the builders of the Diaolous incorporated a range of architectural styles. Some of the Diaolous are reminiscent of a European or Moroccan castle, Pfortner
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One of Ray Pfortner’s photos taken in the Forbidden City in Beijing last September. described. Pfortner, Wing, and the others returned to the Wing family’s old Diaolou to photograph it meticulously before returning to America. To Pfortner’s surprise, the Diaolou was in remarkable condition, better, he said, than most others, which are actually protected by UNESCO. Regardless of condition, the Diaolou provided a destination heavy with sentimental value, a real connection between the photographers and the country. Wing and Pfortner even cleaned and staged the house before photographing it a
second time, an intimate interaction that would have been rare at their other stops. Possibly the most evocative photo in the exhibition is one taken by Wing in her family’s Diaolou. The photo displays a variety of ornate, ceramic pots and jars sitting on a twostoried, worn wooden shelf. Light from a nearby window is cast on the white, concrete wall behind the shelf and across a faded floor that appears to have carried the weight of feet for years. The image may seem exotic or alien, but its worn-in, household simplicity could be a nostalgic reminder of anyone’s home.
VAA begins Science Series lectures with solar advocate By ANNELI FOGT Editor
Vashon Allied Arts is kicking off its yearly science series Sunday afternoon with a lecture on solar power and its varied uses. The presentation, titled “Our Solar Future,” will be given by solar advocate, lawyer and author Philip Warburg. Warburg will discuss how solar power has become more mainstream and will also discuss ways to make it more accessible to all Americans. The Harvard Law School graduate’s Massachusetts home is solar powered, and he has done work in renewable energy legislation, environmental advocacy and legal reform. His newest book, “Harness the Sun,” published earlier this month, traces the history of solar energy and is what his Sunday lecture will be based on. In a Friday afternoon interview with The Beachcomber, he said that he feels as if solar power has been “marginalized,” and he wants all people to understand the many uses that it has. “People have historically marginalized solar power,” Warburg said. “There’s been a lot of people saying, ‘Ok, well, it’s a cool resource, but can we really look to it to be a reliable and constant source of energy to replace what we have?’ With my research and work, I can say ‘Yes. It can be.’” He said that is what his book addresses: the development of solar power as a replacement to fossil and nuclear fuels, and the creative thinking that it takes to get there. Warburg said that we have been “relying
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Solar advocate, author and lawyer Philip Warburg will speak about solar power’s history and future Sunday at the Blue Heron. complacently” on the available fuels and need to think about wind and solar power.
“I took more of an investigative journalistic approach (in my book),” Warburg said. “I’m hoping to give people a three-dimensional, grounded sense of what to expect looking at a variety of solar applications from residential to commercial. Developing a renewable energy-based economy requires more work and creativity to store the energy and manage the energy demand.” He said he is “very excited” to be coming to Washington to speak and said that he wants to de-bunk the myth that solar would not work in the “very gray” environment of the Pacific Northwest. “It’s possible,” he said. “Germany is actually the most successful solar country and I believe they have less sunny days there than in Washington.” The 4 p.m. lecture is the first of four in a series that will run through February and address a variety of subjects from vaccines to octopuses. VAA Director of Performing Arts Stephen Jeong told The Beachcomber that the science series began last year as a “natural extension” of the VAA’s Arts and Humanities lecture series. “It’s a service we provide in terms of bringing speakers with real topics that impact us here on Vashon,” Jeong said. “The lectures are very relatable and understandable, and the speakers are experts in their fields.” The lecture will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27 at the Blue Heron. Tickets for the lecture are $16 for VAA members and students, $18 for seniors and $20 for general admission. Tickets to the series of four lectures are $60 for members, $70 for seniors and $75 for general admission.
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Area author, Olympian to speak on adversity, achieving dreams Ginny Gilder, who earned a silver medal rowing for the United States in the 1984 Olympics and is the author of the recent book, “Course Correction: A Story of Rowing and Resilience in the Wake of Title IX,” will speak at noon Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Vashon Library. Gilder is also the co-owner of the Seattle Storm basketball team. While on Vashon, Gilder will discuss how people can reach their goals despite physical and psychological barriers. “Course Correction,” marketed as “Wild” meets “The Boys in the Boat,” is Gilder’s memoir about her quest for Olympic gold and the triumph of love over fear. According to her website,
Gilder was raised in difficult family circumstances on the East Coast and attended Yale University in pursuit of academic excellence. Once there, however, she discovered rowing and went on to train with two Olympians and participated in the now famous
Title IX protest when she and her teammates took off their clothes in the school administrator’s office, objecting to the lack of training facilities, including showers, for the women’s team. Gilder chronicles her journey to becoming an elite athlete, through the Olympic competition, on to family tragedy and to making major life choices that followed. Both Billy Jean King and Daniel James Brown, the author of the bestselling “The Boys in the Boat,” have praised her book, with Brown saying it is about “hope and hopelessness, fear and courage, loss and redemption.” Copies of the book will be for sale at the library.
Poultry in Motion to perform at the Blue Heron As part of its New Works series, Vashon Allied Arts will host Poultry in Motion this weekend. The band includes Steve Amsden on guitar, banjo and mandolin; Wilson Abbott on dobro; Bob Kueker on bass; Dave Lang on button accordion, fiddle and mandolin; Gib Dammann on drums and Chris Anderson
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Point Robinson lighthouse keeper’s granddaughter returns to remember By ANNELI FOGT Editor
Climbing up old wooden stairs to pick apples, sneaking into her grandmother’s garden to eat peas and hearing her grandfather yell about his cow that kept turning the outdoor water spigot on are some of Karen Musselman’s fondest memories of the time she spent at the Point Robinson lighthouse, while her grandfather was the keeper in the 1940s and 50s. “We were sitting at dinner, and I don’t know how he knew, but he did, and he said, ‘That cow has got the water on again!’ And it’s pouring rain and he goes out to turn the water off,� Musselman said on Thursday as she recalled her favorite memories of her grandfather. Musselman came back to the keeper’s quarters last week for a five-day visit. Two of her daughters and her brother also came along to relive her memories. It was the first time she had been back in the home since her grandfather retired from the
lighthouse in 1955. “I have been wanting to come back for years, and then I got to kicking it around last year and saw that they were renting it out,� Musselman, who now lives in Omak, said. “If I could stay here for the rest of my life I would.� Mussleman’s own father was in the Coast Guard, and her family moved around a lot because of it. She said that her times at the Point Robinson lighthouse were always “stable.� “This is home,� Musselman said Thursday as she sat in the house’s living room in front of a large window facing the sound. “We moved around a lot, all over the place, from Tatoosh Island to Mukilteo to Alaska. For some reason, I don’t remember why, I stayed here (in the keeper’s quarters) with (my grandparents) for about a year. I went to first grade here. I tailed (my grandfather) all over this place. He’d start up the generators, and I’d run away because I knew they were going to eat me.�
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Multiple aunts, uncles and cousins joined them and told stories about their time with Musselman’s grandfather Jens and grandmother Elsie. For Musselman’s daughters, the experience was “once in a lifetime,� and a chance to finally see the place that they had heard so much about. “It’s awesome. We’ve heard stories forever, and now being able to hear the stories and experience the place, it’s something I’ve been looking forward to,� Musselman’s daughter Tammy Busby said. “She had Grandpa wrapped around her finger.� Musselman’s other daughter, Teresa Adams, said that seeing the place helps to “put all the pieces� of their family history together. “It’s been a blast,� Adams said. “We’re going to try and come back next Thanksgiving with even more family. The house is going to be packed.� Musselman said that the house is no stranger to being packed with people. She said that holidays at the home were always huge, with fam-
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CROSS COUNTRY: The girls’ cross country team had considerable success at the 1A Nisqually League meet on Sept. 15. Four runners finished in the top five: Lucy Boyle finished at 22:41, Selena Mildon at 22:48, Eva Anderson at 22:49 and Aria Mildon at 22:50. WWW.VASHONBEACHCOMBER.COM
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Pirates topple Tarriers in mayhem-filled scoring frenzy Hoisingtons score seven touchdowns By CHERYL PRUETT For The Beachcomber
It was an improbable outcome from an improbable game last Friday as the Pirates mounted a stunning comeback in the fourth quarter to beat the Charles Wright Academy Tarriers 52-48 at the VHS stadium. The back-and-forth game ran long, taking almost three hours to complete. Multiple penalties on both sides of the ball had the field looking like a yellow handkerchief convention for much of the game. The Pirate offense continued to give up too many turnovers with one interception and seven fumbles, four of which were recovered by Charles Wright. The Pirate defense struggled to contain hard-throwing Tarriers’ star quarterback Henry Cheney until the fourth quarter. Vashon’s offense was centered almost exclusively on the dependable running of Bryce Hoisington, who scored five touchdowns and had 41 carries for 376 total yards. Quarterback Connor Hoisington carried the ball 16 times for 70 yards and scored two touchdowns. Adrian St. Germain got six carries for 71 yards, and senior Arthur Moore, playing in his first game of the season, got a couple carries. The game started with a
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Adrian St. Germain, 23, makes the defensive stop of the game late in the fourth quarter to save the Pirates 52-48 victory over Charles Wright. Kellan Riley, 34, assists. quick score early in the first quarter by Bryce Hoisington. The two-point conversion was good, and the Pirates were up 8-0. Charles Wright answered right back, scoring with five minutes to go in the quarter, but Vashon stuffed their extra point attempt. Before the end of the quarter, Vashon managed to hand the ball over twice on fumbles, but senior Edgar Polkat secured an interception. Vashon’s next score came early in the second quarter with Bryce Hoisington running it in from the 23-yard line. The extra point conversion was no good, and the score was 14-6 Vashon. On the second down play from
Charles Wright’s possession, senior Simon Perrin picked up an interception, giving Vashon the ball and good field position. But, four plays later, Vashon turned it over with another fumble, leading to the Tarriers next score, making it 14-13 with almost six minutes to go in the half. After the kickoff, the Tarriers intercepted the ball and headed for a touchdown, which was called back due to a penalty. But, with 32 seconds to go in the half, Tarrier quarterback Cheney was able to throw from the grasp of two defenders, which led to a go ahead touchdown, making it 20-14 at the half. The first two and a half
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march down the field with Bryce Hoisington making three first downs in a row. He got in for the score, but it was called back due to a costly holding penalty on Vashon. St. Germain got most of the yardage back on his next run, and Connor Hoisington walked into the end zone for his second score of the night. The extra points were good, and the score was 48-46 Charles Wright with seven minutes to go in the game. With the crowd shaking the grandstand, the Pirate defense rose up and, on the Vashon kickoff, Chester Pruett raced the ball to the receiver, stripping and recovering it for a huge gamechanging turnover. Bryce Hoisington quickly scored with a flip over the defensive line. The Pirates were up 52-48 with the clock at 6:49. The combined group effort of Anthony Gateman, Logan Nelson, St. Germain, Bryce Hoisington and both Pruetts kept heavy pressure on Cheney, and Charles Wright was off balance under the onslaught. Amazing pass coverage by St. Germain saved the game, and the Pirates were able to run out the clock from roughly 50 seconds, securing the win 52-48. The heart attack-inducing Pirates will play South Delta from British Columbia at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at King’s High School in Shoreline. — Cheryl Pruett is the parent of two VHS football players.
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minutes of the second half were mayhem. Vashon’s kicker Luis Villa-Senor laced a beauty to the 4-yard line, but the Tarrier receiver managed to dodge 11 Pirates en route to a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. With only 17 seconds off the clock, the score was 14-27, Charles Wright. Vashon’s Zach AdlerRaff received the kickoff, and Vashon started its drive on the 35-yard line. Seven plays later, Bryce Hoisington ran untouched up the middle for a Pirate score and extra point conversion. Score 22-27, Tarriers. Then, in an unfortunate scene straight out of the movie Groundhog Day, Vashon’s kickoff squad gave
up another kickoff return for a Tarrier touchdown, this time a 76-yarder. With nine and a half minutes to go in the third quarter, the score was 34-22, Charles Wright. The Pirates converted three first downs in a solid drive down the field until back-to-back fumbles turned the ball over to the Tarriers. The Tarriers saw their second called-back touchdown of the night, but two plays later got in for six, and the point after was good, putting the Pirates down 41-22 with five minutes to go in the third quarter. The Pirates woke up and crawled back into the game. Charles Wright attempted an onside kick, but Adler-Raff was able to recover it, giving the Pirates much needed good field position. Connor Hoisington ran in his first score of the night, and with a completed two-point conversion, Vashon was down 41-30. With some Pirate defensive adjustments, Charles Wright was not able to mount much of a return, and the Pirate defense held strong, limiting Charles Wright to just one set of downs. Finally, Adrian St. Germain got the call and ran for a quick 30-yard gain, taking the game to the end of the third quarter. Bryce Hoisington made the score a tight 38-41 early in the fourth quarter, but the Tarriers weren’t done, and Cheney unleashed a bomb of a pass that led to a huge Charles Wright score and with the extra point good, the score was 48-38, Tarriers. Vashon then proceeded to
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Soccer team wins one, drops two in non-league play By ALAN ZOLTIE For The Beachcomber
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Vashon’s Lizzie Sutherland beats her Bonney Lake opponent to the ball in last Thursday’s game.
The second week of Pirate soccer got off to a tremendous start with a decisive 2-1 victory over Hazen Senior on Wednesday, Sept. 15. The Pirates dominated the game from start to finish, and the score should have reflected that superiority, but Vashon squandered chance after chance, and Hazen’s goalkeeper made several superb saves. The Pirates opened the scoring after six minutes with a cracking strike from top scorer and center forward Maren Fremstad. With Ana de Guzman and Madison Browne in top form, more chances followed, but it wasn’t until the second half that Vashon’s dominance began to reap benefits, with Lizzie Sutherland, serving as a stalwart in the Vashon defense and Katherine Andrus stepping up to score the Pirates’ second goal to put the game out of Hazen’s reach. Hazen did pull one back with a later penalty kick, but it wasn’t enough, and the Pirates hung on to claim another win. The following night Vashon took on the highly rated Bonney Lake High School. Vashon was outplayed from start to finish, with Bonney Lake scoring four unanswered goals and missing several more chances. Ray Weller in the Vashon goal was by far the busiest of all the Vashon players, and if not for one or two spectacular saves, the score could have
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being challenged by Toby Holmes. Holmes is an island native with children at Chautauqua Elementary and McMurray Middle schools. In an interview last week, Holmes said that the main issues the new board will be facing are capital planning and facility upgrades. He said that multiple improvements are necessary for the schools and the board will eventually have to ask the public for more money. “There’s demand (for improvements), but a limited budget,” Holmes said. The new board will be faced with how to present the requests for improvements in a way that the public understands their value. Macomber seconded Holmes’ comments, and told The Beachcomber that the capital planning and new sports facility plans will “without a doubt” be the largest issue the board will face. “It will come down to what the entire community wants versus what they want to pay for,” Macomber said. Macomber also said that testing will likely be an issue that will come up, specifically the amount of testing done
at Chautauqua Elementary and McMurray Middle schools. Skillman said last week that the main concern for the She said that many parents and teachers last spring voiced district is re-establishing trust between the board and the their frustration over how many tests their students were community. He said that the board needs to work on maktaking. ing their actions “very clear and transparent.” He also said “It was the Smarter Balanced, Core curriculum tests,” that, moving forward, the ongoing expense of operating Macomber said. “Because (the curriculum) is new, there the VES fields is a concern. He said that the board will was no standardized test, so they need to straighten out whether or had to rush, and it was a new test. It not the operating costs have even “My focus is to give a venue to see was very shaky.” been budgeted. She said that the board will need Fellow candidate Ray also them and hear them and become to figure out what they can do about expressed concern about the fields, informed voters. Each candidate will it without “micro-managing.” saying that there is “lots unfinMeanwhile at the park district, be a little different, and the public can ished,” and that the water use is seven islanders running for three find out how. I don’t know about you, “excessive.” spots on the Vashon Park District Voters will be able to ask quesbut I only want informed voters casting tions about the above mentioned board are expected to attend the Oct. 6 debate, and there is a threeissues as well as any other issues their ballot.” way race among newcomer Peter at the respective debates for each Ray and incumbents Scott Harvey Hilary Emmer board. Each debate will begin with Debate organizer, community activist every candidate making an opening and Bill Ameling for Position 5. Karen Gardener and Rick Skillman statement, followed by roughly an are vying for Position 1, currently hour and a half of audience quesheld by Ameling, and Bob McMahon and Joshua Weil are tions moderated by McCabe. The candidates will then each in the race for Position 3. make a closing statement. Two islanders are running for seats on the fire district board, but organizer Emmer said that there will be no debate “for just two candidates.” Ballots will be mailed on Oct. 14 for the Nov. 3 election. For more information and a voter’s guide, see kingcounty. gov/elections.
Places of Worship on our Island All-Merciful Saviour Orthodox Monastery
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if they would participate. Some have readily agreed, she said, while others have been more cautious, wondering what it would mean to harbor an individual who was being threatened in some way. Another local business owner was unfamiliar with the LGBTQ acronym and what it stands for, and others questioned why Vashon would participate since the island does not have a high number of hate crimes, though McLeod says she believes the program will still play an important role here. “Because we have a large gay and lesbian population, there is this idea that we have it covered,” she said, “but it is really healthy to have a reminder that it does happen here.” Some downtown businesses that have already agreed to participate include the Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union, Herban Bloom and the Vashon Senior Center. At the north edge of town, Lee Kopines, the executive director of Seeds 4 Success, which works to enhance community inclusion and employment opportunities
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for islanders with disabilities, said that her organization will participate as well. Kopines noted she has found that Vashon is not as open to embracing diversity as it might appear. “We present as an accepting community; however, many of the people I talk with on a daily basis struggle with a lot of intolerance,” she said. “I would like to see that go away.” Nearby, the Chamber of Commerce office will take part as well. Executive Director Jim Marsh said that he believes in the statement of acceptance the stickers convey. Previously, he worked with homeless teens, many of whom were from the LGBTQ community, and he noted this issue is important to him personally. “Until everybody feels safe, none of us can take safety as a given,” he added. Ritter, who has been an officer with the Seattle Police Department for 30 years and is the department’s LGBTQ coordinator, said he was assigned to a community outreach unit about a year ago and began hearing concerns about a rise in hate crimes, though they were not being reported. “That became a concern of mine,” he said. “If it is not reported, we cannot allocate resources to address it.”
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had Phoebe since she was 2. The two dogs met at the daycare and, despite the age difference, became fast friends. Duft wasn’t aware of how close they were at the time, he said, until one day the owner of the daycare told him that Phoebe’s owner had to move away, and she asked if Duft might consider adopting the young basset because of the relationship she’d seen develop between the dogs. Duft adopted Phoebe, who eventually turned Tillie the homebody into her partner in roaming crime. It is the picture that Carey snapped with her cell phone at the moment she discovered the two lost friends (to send to Duft), and that accompanied VIPP’s Facebook post with the good news, that has made its way around the globe. The media circus started with KING5 News picking up the VIPP Facebook post, and from there it spread like wildfire across the internet, hitting not only online media outlets but TV, print and YouTube as well. Just some of the entities that have run or are planning to run the story include: ABC
As he thought of ways to rectify the problem, he said he recalled a campaign from his childhood where homeowners placed a hand-shaped sticker in a window, indicating to children who felt unsafe that they could come in and be safe. With that program in mind, he worked on Safe Place for two months before Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole officially rolled out the program in May. After that, the media took notice, with two stories appearing within a month in The Seattle Times and local television stations also reporting on it. After the publicity, Ritter began fielding calls from all over, he said, including from Japan, where a television station aired a 12-minute program on the effort. Just weeks later, the Supreme Court decision made same sex marriage legal in every state, and there was push back locally, Ritter said, with eight LGBTQ-hate crime assaults occurring in Seattle in seven days. All but one has resulted in an arrest, he added. While the situation has quieted down since then, there was a bias crime reported
January 14, 1970 – September 9, 2015 Andy slipped away quietly on Wednesday morning, losing a hard fought battle with cancer which had overtaken his body, but never his spirit. He was at home with his wife and daughters after having spent the evening surrounded by friends and loved ones. Andy will forever be remembered for his wit, his humility and his willingness to help out in any way he could. A comedian who could find a bright spot in the most dire circumstances, it was Andy who made us laugh through our tears when we needed it the most. To spend time with Andy was to truly live and be in the moment; to savor each experience and gain a new perspective. He has touched so many lives around the world, altering the path of everyone he meets by leaving behind a little bit of himself. Andy leaves behind his wife, three daughters, a brother and a sister, and countless friends, family and loved ones, not to mention the dog, the cats and the chickens. We will miss you always, but you will forever be with us, for you are part of each of us. A memorial celebration will be held Sunday, 27 September, at the family’s home on Vashon Island, from 3:00 PM until sundown. Circle sharing at 5:00 PM. All are welcome. Please honor Andy by wearing something green, as a sign of the importance and inspiration he had to all of us. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made for Andy’s daughters to the Andy Royer’s Family Fund at US Bank in Vashon. Inquiries candisebertram@yahoo.com.
in Seattle just last week, he said, noting that with Safe Place in effect, it might seem like there are more bias crimes occurring, even though that might not be true. “If this program is to work correctly, we will see an increase in reporting, not necessarily an increase in the actual crimes,” he said. With the program intended for businesses under way, Ritter said he will soon kick off a similar program in the Seattle School District, adding that he and Bennett plan to work with the Vashon School District in the near future. In addition to the Safe Place focus on bias crimes, Bennett said she believes the initiative is a good community policing program overall, as it brings business leaders, community members and the sheriff’s office together. On the island, Bennett said she and others involved will begin the roll out of the program and then expand to other areas in the county. “It is a pilot to take a look at how we are doing things, and Vashon will be a role model for other communities,” she said.
Safe Place decals will be distributed to Vashon businesses between 2 and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. The public meeting will follow from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Penny Farcy Building at 10019 SW Bank Road.
News, Good Morning America, BuzzFeed, Inside Edition, U.S. News and World Report, Jezebel, the New York Daily News, People Magazine, the U.K’s Daily Mirror, Al Arabiya (Middle East), Stuff.Co (New Zealand), MSN, USA Today and countless TV network affiliate websites across the U.S. and Canada. And in a move that set the bar to an entirely new level, a Hong Kong-based news site created a video animation of the entire story. As of this Monday morning writing, the original post on VIPP’s Facebook page has been shared nearly 17,000 times and has received over 3,200 comments from people all over the world. While shocked at the amount of media attention the story has received, Carey said she’s been more than happy to talk to those wanting to hear it in the hope that maybe it will help save another dog. “Dogs don’t just disappear,” she said. “You will usually have people reporting that they’ve seen them. So if no one is seeing them, you know
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you need to search as they are most likely stuck or in trouble somewhere.” Water cisterns, uncovered wells, decrepit buildings and steep slopes can all be deadly for dogs or other animals, as well as children, so property owners should be aware of the possible dangers and take appropriate actions to make things safer. Within a few days of Phoebe and Tillie’s rescue, Curiel took a jackhammer to the 90-year-old cistern where the wandering basset had been trapped, and removed it completely. Duft, for his part, has ordered a GPS collar for his adventuresome hound. To see the post and story that started it all, see Vashon Island Pet Protectors (www.vipp.org) on Facebook.
AL EGGLESTON
Long-time islander Al Eggleston passed away September 7 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease, after a long, full, adventurous life. Born in 1923, Al spent his childhood in Oklahoma and moved to California with the vast dustbowl migration in the mid-thirties. His recollections of those early years emerged in his later life when he became acquainted with the songs Photo by Michele Anne-Louise Cohen of Woody Guthrie. His dustbowl stories survive him in memory and story, and in songs written by his daughter. Al was an artist, an animator, a gifted storyteller and colorful character. The original art director for the Gumby Show, he worked on the show for 44 episodes and invented, among other things, Gumby’s pal Pokey the horse. His wife Ruth wrote some of the episodes and was the first voice of Gumby. Al and Ruth moved to Vashon in 1960, where Ruth taught third grade for many years and Al worked as an artist for the Boeing Company. Their son and daughter still happily make their homes on the island. Never an appreciator of formal events, Al’s celebration of life will be a party. Arrangements will be made at a later date. All will be welcome, especially if they have a song or a story.
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