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State testing, sex education among topics discussed at school board public forum By ANNELI FOGT
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From the district’s water use to the role of testing in the classroom to sexual education curriculum and the availability of condoms at the high school, islanders provided the Vashon Island school board candidates with plenty to talk about at the candidate forum on Thursday, Oct. 1. The forum served as a chance for the public to get to know the six candidates by asking them questions about any issues over which they had concerns. It turned out that islanders were concerned about a wide variety of topics, and candidates answered nine audience-generated questions over the course of the two-hour long debate. While answers varied widely among the candidates, all agreed that more resources need to be in place for parents to become more engaged in their children’s schooling and that schools need to encourage diversity. At the beginning of the debate, community advocate and forum organizer Hilary Emmer asked the candidates about their passions and what they will bring to the board. Position 5 incumbent Laura Wishik said that she wants to create a more inclusive school experience for all, but believes that there is a “missing piece” when it comes to parents. “We need to focus on building partnerships with families and parents,” Wishik said. Wishik’s opponent, Toby Holmes, said that he is passionate about wanting to resist “the culture of standardization,” and supporting teachers.
Residents urged to bring food, yard waste to transfer station By ANNELI FOGT Editor
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Vashon High School student and debate team member Sam Cushing asks school board candidates at the Thursday, Oct. 1 debate a question about ways to increase funding for more programs. Position 3 candidates Zabette Macomber and Jake Jacobovitch both said they were passionate about educating every child and encouraging diversity. Macomber focused on girls and the importance of making sure to empower them in their daily schooling and also
said that the district needs to encourage diversity, because Vashon is “very white.” Jacobovitch said that the district needs to focus on ever-growing minority communities and the groups of students who get SEE FORUM, 18
A year-long pilot program organized by Zero Waste Vashon and King County aimed at determining the feasibility of an on-island composting operation is underway, and Zero Waste Vashon officials are urging the community to get behind the effort. Vashon does not currently have any kind of green waste or composting services, meaning most islanders pile up yard waste in their yards or burn it, which has a negative effect on the environment. Meanwhile, food waste is disposed of along with all other garbage. The new program that started Monday has the potential to not only create a composting system on-island and end the need for burning yard waste and wasting food, but eventually eliminate altogether the expensive process of hauling waste off-island. “That’s a vision we hold, to keep organics here,” Jim McRae, a Zero Waste Vashon member with more than 12 years of experience in solid waste management, told The Beachcomber. “We hold a vision to do it all locally and make it self-sufficient.” He and Zero Waste Vashon President SEE COMPOST, 17
Family sues insurance company after 2010 fire Insurance company claims cause was arson By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
On a November night in 2010, a three-story waterfront home on Vashon’s File Photo west side burned in a blaze VIFR Chief Hank Lipe watches as the remnants of the November so dramatic it prompted 2010 fire burn the Paige Lane home. residents on the other side
of Colvos Passage to dial 911. Now, nearly five years later, a 12-member jury in King County Superior Court will decide the answer to a critical question about the denial of insurance reimbursement for the loss: Should the insurance company compensate the homeowners for their loss of what they say was an accidental fire? Or was the insurance company
justified in denying coverage because the company investigators determined the cause to be arson? That finding would mean no compensation for a home once assessed at nearly $1 million. Dennis Schmidt and Wendy Demeter, both firefighters with the Seattle Fire Department, are the owners of the former home on Paige Lane. They filed the civil suit in 2011, claim-
ing American Commerce Insurance Company (ACIC) wrongly denied coverage after it did not reimburse the couple for the home and other losses. The two are suing for both economic and emotional damages. ACIC, however, contends that Schmidt’s explanation of how the fire started is “scientifically impossible,” SEE FIRE, 19
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Soltman: Opt outs make it ‘hard to draw conclusions’ from test scores Nearly 32 percent of VHS juniors opted out of math test By ANNELI FOGT Editor
The results of the new state standardized Smarter Balanced math and English tests were mailed out to island parents last week, but Vashon Island School District Superintendent Michael Soltman said that the results were hard to draw conclusions from because so many students opted out. “That’s a disappointment,” Soltman said. “We’re unable to draw conclusions from the results. As a system, we can’t know how we did.” According to the state report card from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s website, the percentage of Vashon students who met
the math and English standards was higher than the state average. For example, 53 percent of third-grade students statewide met state standards in English and language arts and 57 percent met math standards. The percentages exclude “no scores” due to unexcused absences or refusals. Less than 1 percent of state third-graders opted out of the English test, and 1 percent opted out of math. On Vashon, 62 percent of third-graders met the English standards and 66 percent met math standards. Six percent of island third-graders opted out of the English test, but 21 percent opted out of math. While it appears a higher percentage of Vashon students met standards when compared to state numbers, the opt-out rate on the island is also much higher. Five percent of fifth-graders opted out of the English test, and 10 percent opted out of
the math test locally. Statewide, 1 percent of fifth-graders opted out of both the English and Math tests. Vashon High School juniors had the highest local opt-out rate with almost 32 percent not taking the math test. A total of 25 percent refused the English test. “Third-, eighth- and iith-grades had the highest opt-out rates,” Soltman said. “Fifth-grade had the most students tested, and their performance was strong.” He said that the students who did take the tests performed “better than expected” given reports ahead of the testing that predicted two-thirds of students would not meet standards. “It was actually almost exactly opposite; roughly two-thirds did meet the standards,” Soltman said. “I’m not surprised our kids performed well. The teachers have been aligning to Common Core and will continue to.”
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Initial details revealed for upcoming paramedic program change VIFR plans to host public meeting on new plan By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
Two paramedics and two aid cars will serve the island around the clock when the proposed paramedic program change is implemented, according to fire commissioner Rex Stratton. These details were some of the first to be revealed about the upcoming program change, which calls for Vashon Island Fire & Rescue paramedics to be absorbed into the South King County Medic One system. Medic One will then administer the program on the island, as it does throughout the rest of King County. Stratton shared the information at a fire commis-
sioners’ meeting last week. Additionally, he noted that paramedic teams will work in three-month rotations on the island. For the first year, however, an island paramedic will work with an off-island paramedic to ease the transition process. The paramedics will also adhere to all of Medic One’s rules and guidelines, Stratton said, including that two paramedics will transport each patient needing advanced life support (ALS) services. This is different from Vashon’s current practice of relying on one paramedic and one emergency medical technician (EMT) to make the transfers. Brigitte Schran Brown, an EMT with the department who is running for Stratton’s open seat on the board, attended the meeting and pressed him about how hospital transfers will be managed. Paramedic coverage during such times
has been an ongoing concern among several members of the department, who have said they are worried Vashon will not have adequate staff to deal with life-threatening emergencies if two paramedics are off-island. Back-up care coverage details are still being determined in the union negotiations, Stratton said, but he noted that Medic One’s chief, John Herbert, has assured him that Vashon will be well served under the new arrangement. “We are not going to have lesser medical services,” Stratton said. “The system is not going to go backward.” Reached after the meeting, Herbert confirmed that statement, saying he hopes to provide enough coverage on Vashon so that paramedics could respond to two ALS calls simultaneously, or nearly so. “The goal is to have two
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final details are resolved in union negotiations. When he hears public feedback, he can either determine the plan is good enough, or more likely, he said, see if the public’s requests can be met. Before any plan can be implemented, both VIFR commissioners and the King County Council must vote on it — a process that will take some time. Currently, Herbert said, he expects the
transition will take place in the first quarter of next year at the earliest. At VIFR, Assistant Chief George Brown said he continues to welcome the proposed change. “I have full confidence in the Medic One system. When they take over our system, they will continue to deliver the high quality service they have always delivered throughout the entire county,” he said.
Corrections The Sept. 30 article “Dockton home nearly total loss after fire” was published with an incorrect photo and contained an error about the home’s address. The home that burned on Sept. 17 was located near the intersection of 97th Avenue SW and SW 270th Street. The photo of the home that was published with the article was not the home that burned on that day. The Sept. 30 article “Fire chief: Financial ‘jigsaw puzzle’ awaits new commissioner” contained an error about the type of calls Vashon Island Fire & Rescue responded to. The department responded to 828 emergency medical service (EMS) calls last year, not advanced life support calls, and 929 EMS calls so far this year.
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New Safe Place program launches on Vashon Pharmacy begins By SUSAN RIEMER For The Beachcomber
Seven island businesses signed up last week for the Safe Place program designed to reduce LGBTQ hate crimes and increase reporting of them, and several more are expected to sign on soon, according to Seattle police officer Jim Ritter. Ritter, who developed the program this spring, and King County Sheriff’s Office Captain Michelle Bennett were on Vashon last week to launch the program. While here, they met with several business people as well as students from the Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) at the Vashon High School. That night they hosted a community meeting, which Ritter said about 10 people attended. “I am thrilled. I did not know what to expect exactly,� Ritter said. “I think as more businesses sign on and talk about it, we will be getting more people to sign up.� The duo was accompanied by Knight Sor, a representative from the U.S. Department of Justice, and was trailed by King 5 news. Sor said he came along to observe Ritter and Bennett and learn more about how the program works. “When an assessment is
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Herban Bloom’s Cara Briskman, left, listens as King County Sheriff’s Office Captain Michelle Bennett and Seattle Police Department’s Jim Ritter explain the Safe Place program, designed to reduce hate crimes and increase the reporting of them when they do occur. At right, King 5 cameraman Tait Miller films the conversation for a story about the program. made, I’m going to be sharing this with other communities that need this,� he said. “We’ll share this as a best practice other police jurisdictions can adopt.� As part of the program, businesses and other groups place a rainbow decal in a window and agree to harbor any person from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/ questioning community who feels threatened and call 911. Originally created for Seattle, the program is spreading to several communities across the county and as far away as Canada. Vashon will serve as a
pilot program for the King County Sheriff ’s Office, which is in the initial stage of launching it with support from the Seattle Police Department. Lisa MacLeod, the co-chair of VARSA (the Vashon Alliance to Reduce Substance Abuse) attended the meeting at the school, which she said about five students attended. MacLeod said Ritter spoke with them about the initiative and how their support of the program will be appreciated, as this is the first time the program has been started outside of a major city.
The next step at the schools, where the program’s focus will be on zero tolerance for any kind of bullying, MacLeod said, is to get Superintendent Michael Soltman to sign on with the support of the QSA. She noted the program’s importance there. “Even though we are an accepting society and a school, there is still an undercurrent of verbal abuse that goes on,� she said. MacLeod will continue to spread the initiative to island businesses that have not signed on, she said, as part of VARSA’s mandate is to make Vashon a safer place. She noted the program has funding for suicide prevention and mental health support, and she believes the Safe Place program fits well with that. Businesses can also sign up online at seattle.gov/ spd-safe-place, she said. This Safe Place is not to be confused with another Safe Place program that already exists on the island, which the Vashon Library, Metro buses and Vashon Youth & Family Services participate in. That program connects youth in crisis to help, and businesses and agencies can participate in each. “Both programs can work hand-in-hand together,� Ritter said.
offering vaccines Across the country, many pharmacies provide immunizations to customers, and Vashon Pharmacy has recently joined their ranks. Pharmacist Tyler Young has been tasked with developing the program, which offers a variety of vaccines, including immunizations for the flu, pneumonia, shingles, and tetanus, diptheria and pertussis (Tdap). It can also order vaccines it does not routinely have in stock. In an interview last week, Young noted that Vashon has a lower immunization rate than other communities throughout the state. While there are many reasons for that, he said, the pharmacy wants to be helpful to those who want vaccines but might have difficulty obtaining them. “We want to be another resource for information and access,� he said. “A lot of folks do not go to the doctor but do come in here.� The program is based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he said, and is overseen by Dr. Jeffrey HansPetersen, who works
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Fiscal, natural disaster preparedness necessary for Vashon Island Fire & Rescue New composting program a FIRE BOARD
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As of Monday, islanders can take yard and food waste to the transfer station to be composted. The new program is a pilot to test whether the island can support its own composting program and take a step to reduce the costs of transporting some of the island’s waste off-island. It’s one step in the right direction of self-sustainability and environmental responsibility, but its success lies with the public. In order to give the county and Zero Waste Vashon realistic numbers to base their study on, everyone needs to participate. This program As a community of farmers applies to all, so there and environmentally-concious are few excuses that can be made about it people, Vashon needs to not being relevant. We jump on this and give its full all eat food, and that support to those trying to food creates organic waste: banana peels, make a difference by thinking outside the box of societal egg shells, tea leaves tea bags and norms, to better the commu- and apple cores are some nity and the greater world in of the most common. which we live. Usually these things get thrown in the trash and sit in the landfill with everything else that takes years to break down. But, if these organic wastes are given mere weeks and warmth, they transform into rich, fertile, useful soil for growing more nutritious fruits and vegetables. As a community of farmers and environmentally-concious people, Vashon needs to jump on this and give its full support to those trying to make a difference by thinking outside the box of societal norms, to better the community and the greater world in which we live. A short drive down any of Vashon’s roads will greet you with some sort of farm animal or vegetable stand, proof that fertile soils are crucial to some islanders’ livelihoods. The community can band together and join the farmers who already compost to turn trash into treasure that can be used over and over again. Zero Waste Vashon’s Gib Dammann said it perfectly last week when he said that the nutrients taken out of the soil need to be returned to it to increase the soil’s benefits. He said that we can learn from our ancestors and go back to the things that worked for them because “we somehow got away from that.” While we’re at it, let’s save some of the money that the county spends transporting our waste. Dammann said $72,000 every year is spent taking the island’s trash to the Maple Valley dump. Let’s see how small that number can get by making sure we do all we can to take care of, and deal with, every part of our existence here on the island.
The recent candidate debates focused mostly on school board and park district races and issues. With that in mind, The Beachcomber invited the two candidates vying for a spot on the fire board to submit commentaries for this issue of the paper. See the Community section of The Beachcomber’s website for additional candidate statements from other local boards.
I’m a 12-year veteran volunteer emergency medical technician (EMT) with Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR). I served our island in the 1980s and 90s, paused to raise my family here on Vashon, then returned four years ago — and I love it. VIFR is unlike any King County department; we serve a rural, isolated community with metropolitan expectations. I “get” this department and its unique needs from the ground up because I’m in the trenches with the men and women who protect our island — and they are some of the finest EMTs, firefighters and medics in the state. In the four years since I returned, the department has awarded me the Helgesson Community Service award, the EMS Service Award and the Chief’s Award. These show the depths of my commitment to VIFR and our community. Most importantly, I have the respect and endorsement of Vashon’s volunteer and career EMTs, firefighters and medics. I’m serving on the 2015 Strategic Planning Oversight Team (SPOT): a diverse group of islanders tasked with compiling an overview of VIFR’s assets, liabilities and needs. This overview will be presented to our community, so together we can make informed decisions about VIFR’s future. SPOT found we are facing some tough hurdles. This decade our fire, EMS, marine call volume and expenses have risen dramatically, but our revenues haven’t kept pace. We haven’t increased taxes since 1998 and are facing additional loss of municipal revenues. As a community, we must determine how to close this widening gap while meeting the demands of increasing call volumes and a crumbling
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infrastructure. Four out of six of VIFR’s buildings are unusable, and many VIFR vehicles are reaching the end of their usable lives. We also must prepare for natural disasters such as storms, landslides, wildfires, earthquakes or multi-casualty accidents. I believe there are several ways to meet these needs. Besides honest discussion and evaluation of revenues, we need to continue to work closely with groups like VashonBePrepared, Emergency Operations Center and neighborhood CERTs. I’m also a good fiscal problem solver. For example, this year VIFR was facing the mandatory retirement of our self-contained breathing apparatus — respirators, without which firefighters can’t fight structure fires. There was no budget for these items. So fellow EMT/firefighter Ben Davidson and I wrote, and were awarded, a $307,000 grant to replace these critical items. Additionally, we need to increase our on-island volunteer reserves. I’m already working with our new retention and recruitment coordinator, Ross Copland, on this. We’ve implemented some great ideas like expanded administrative support, better outreach, family involvement and morale boosting, and we’re succeeding. I plan to keep that momentum going. And there is the issue of our medics being “absorbed” into South King County Medic One. Medic One is one of the finest programs in the nation. Our medics comply with Medic One rules and requirements, and we are still in negotiations about the details of the transfer. I do have concerns about possible reduction in our number of on-duty firefighters and the risk of leaving our island
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without medics if VIFR must follow a mandate requiring two medics to transport patients off-island. These issues are being addressed, and it’s critical that we not suffer any denigration in service. Ensuring this is high on my priorities list. In 2012-2014, a compilation of research revealed some disturbing facts: • 95 percent of Vashon’s 52-mile shoreline is at risk of major landslides. • Since the 1930s, about 40 Vashon homes have slid into Puget Sound. • 75 percent of our beachfront communities have no fire hydrants. • Almost all waterfront communities have single road access only, and are too steep or narrow for our fire-trucks — and we have multiple walk-in only communities. • Our marine rescue call volume has increased to over 30 calls per year. • Our risk of wildfire is far greater than we’ve realized. Dealing with these issues are some of the hurdles we must face, and I have some excellent ideas — and possible resources for meeting these needs. I’m an islander. I raised my family here, and my husband Mike and I will be retiring here. I’m a local business owner, homeowner and taxpayer. I worked in a local clinic and volunteer in multiple capacities. I currently work for a local medical education foundation. I love our island community. I’m the choice of VIFR EMTs, firefighters and medics for a reason. My goal is to have our 911 calls answered by the best-trained, most competent and compassionate providers possible and with the tools they need to take care of whatever the situation demands. Thank you for your support in helping me work toward a fiscally secure and safe future that serves to meet our unique island’s protection needs. — Brigitte Schran Brown is running for Position 3 on the Vashon Island Fire & Rescue board of commissioners.
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Diverse fire service calls for special leadership This fire commissioner position would be both challenging and rewarding, and I am confident that my organizational and interpersonal skills acquired throughout my 28 years as a member of the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) would be an asset to the position and to the Vashon fire department. My organizational and interpersonal skills enable me to create an atmosphere that inspires others to achieve their full potential. Currently, I hold the rank of battalion chief in the operations division and have served as the health and safety officer. My direction surpasses instruction and includes the inspirational support needed by others I have mentored to be successful in their most challenging moment. Today in the fire service diversity and the contributions of people from all backgrounds bring depth and strength to a department. As a woman in the fire service, I have been exposed to views and ideologies that do not reflect my own. I have used these situations as opportunities to
FIRE BOARD By TAMALYN NIGRETTO examine our fire service culture through open, respectful dialog, and I have helped others to gain a greater understanding as to how a multicultural, dual-gender workforce can benefit the organization and the community we serve. I have diversified my career with varied assignments that include being a member of the SFD Strategic Planning Committee, chair of the SFD Promotional Committee, International Association of Fire Fightercertified fire ground survival instructor, member of the Critical Incident Stress Management Team and health and safety officer. With the complexity and speed at which the county, region and world can change, we need to be more
overdue. I hope to use my proactive in the design and time within a union and implementation of disaster my six years as a former preparedness, response, execuresources tive and We need to construct a new board responmember sibilities. model for deployment of with We need to our limited resources and Local construct a a new culture — a culture 2898 to new model facilitate for deploythat truly recognizes our ment of strengths and limitations. this transiour limited tion resources where I can. and a new culture — a culAs a member of this ture that truly recognizes community and as a our strengths and limitapotential commissioner, I tions. How we navigate and strongly support the efforts communicate our longof the Vashon fire departrange strategic plans and ment volunteers. My own needs in the world of limfamily has been positively ited resources and changimpacted by the actions of ing climate has become volunteer firefighters, and paramount to meeting our I look forward to working community expectations with other members of the and needs. department and communiAs Vashon Island Fire ty in strengthening the pro& Rescue moves forward gram for new and tenured with the proposed transivolunteer members. tion to become part of the South King County Medic — Tamalyn Nigretto is One system, there will be running for Position 3 on the a need for financial adjustVashon Island Fire & Rescue ments and priority changes board along the way. This transition brings the Vashon fire department back into alignment with all other Medic One programs and is long
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We wanted to get back to you and tell you what we’re hoping to find on Vashon. We won’t be ready to build for a few years but we want to buy land now before prices go any higher. We plan on just putting up a yurt or some kind of tiny cabin and come out on weekends while we decide about our house plans. We are fine with a composting toilet and reusing rainwater.
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You may be comfortable with no septic system or permanent water source but, unfortunately, the County is not. Legally you can’t live on the property until you have an approved septic system installed and a legal water source on the property. The County has been lenient about letting folks live in an RV while they build, as long as the septic and water are hooked up to it. You do see yurts, tents and odd shacks being lived in on the island but they’re not legal. As long as no one brings them to the attention of King County Code Enforcement, they can slip by. But you’re taking a big risk. Many people think they can be completely off the grid here. Not true. We are, in fact, governed by King County and its land use laws. We are not a thousand miles from large cities, but just a 20 minute boat ride away. I’ve talked to many people over the years that think they can “go back to the land” here. It’s an illusion that’s very tempting. We do, indeed, have many hard working small farms here and an Island full of creative artists of every kind. But the hippie days have been over for a very long time. I recommend that people buy land only when they plan on building in the next couple of years. Septic rules change and what is approved now may not be in the future. Even the rules and regulations around well drilling change, so getting a water share or putting in a well as soon as possible is critical to being sure you can build.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Island living
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At our house Emma Amiad’s real estate column is one of the highlights of The Beachcomber. We’re often entertained and always informed by it. We especially enjoyed the column on the Vashon dress code, where Emma explained that yes, Vashon can be a little eccentric, and you can see someone wearing bedroom slippers in the grocery store, among other sartorial peculiarities. Her recent column on escalator clauses in real estate bidding prompts a comment. As Emma explained, bidders can offer to top any other bid by some amount, $500, say, up to a point. When we sold our last house, an escalating bidder trounced another family who wanted the home. In the end, though, we decided an extra $500 wasn’t enough money to disappoint that nice family that really loved the house. We knew they would cherish it as we had. Top dollar doesn’t always win. And, ya, I’ve gone to Thriftway in bedroom slippers — big fluffy ones. Injured toe, and hey, it’s Vashon. Thanks, Emma.
Vashon theater lovers should know “Arsenic and Old Lace” is a smash. Every single actor does their part to keep their audience in suspense and in stitches, all at the same time. The set is beautiful, the timing is tight, and the physical comedy is marvelous. I went to the preview with my husband and our 14-year-old son, who loved it, and we’re going again. I hope everyone will show up, support their Drama Dock friends, neighbors and strangers and have a wonderful time doing it.
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Previous letter on immigration revised history Lawrence Dean’s letter (“Mexican immigrants are returning to country taken from them,” Sept. 23) is just another example of using revisionist history to make a point. The story of Mexico is extremely complicated, but prior to the 1800s, there was no such thing as a Mexican. Spain conquered the Aztecs in the 1500s, took over their land and called it “New Spain.” Not until 1824 was the Republic of Mexico formed. In an effort to settle the area we now call Texas, the
Mexican government offered land grants to American families under conditions that were largely ignored. However, Mexico continued to allow the immigration of U.S. citizens in order to collect taxes. Mr. Dean’s assertion that “the ill will” engendered by the Mexican/American War was a “major catalyst for the Civil War” is pure fantasy. The sparks that ignited the Civil War were the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Kansas/Missouri border wars, the social effect of a famous novel called “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and the election of an abolitionist president named Lincoln. Just as Spain conquered the Aztecs, the Europeans conquered the North American natives, the Jews took back their land of Israel, Russia recently conquered Crimea and Syria is now conquering Baghdad and southern Iraq; the United States conquered Mexico ... and so it goes. Right or wrong, this type of land taking has been going on among civilizations since man first walked the earth, and it still does. The worst part of Mr. Dean’s revisionist history is that after defeating the Mexican Army, according to the usual “spoils of war” philosophy, we should have kept all the land, including Mexico City. Instead, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was drawn up, and we absorbed Mexico’s $3.25 million debt. We also paid them $15 million to make the Rio Grande the southern border of Texas and bought the land that now makes up the southwestern states. We could have just taken it. Even though we were more than justified in “taking the country” as Mr. Dean says we did, we didn’t. We bought it. — Brian Dougher
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NEWS IN BRIEF Vashon to see increase in traffic patrols King County Sheriff’s deputies will perform more traffic patrols on Vashon and in other unincorporated areas of the county in the coming months after a recent decision by the county council approved funds for an additional 1,100 hours of traffic-related enforcment. “One of the most persistent requests I heard from residents of unincorporated King County this last year was for more traffic enforcement,” Councilmember Reagan Dunn said in a statement. “This increased visibility by the Sheriff’s office in unincorporated King County will help drivers to
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remember to obey all traffic laws to help keep our children and our communities safe.” Dunn proposed the increased funding to the budget to include funds for the emphasis patrols. King County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Cindi West said that the money is to be used for “traffic related enforcement,” specifically impaired driving, seatbelt enforcement, school zone speed, distracted driving and complaint response. The 1,100 extra patrol hours will be divided equally among the department’s three unincorporated precincts, to give them roughly 360 hours each. She said deputies responsible for Precinct 4, which includes Vashon, will be pulling statistics on collisions and traffic com-
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plaints to “help them see where some of the problem areas are.” “At this point they have not compiled the data, so the locations of enforcement are not known yet,” West said in an email.
Two local students semifinalists in national scholarship competition Vashon High School seniors Elliot Carleton and Alden Rogers are two of 16,000 semifinalists throughout the nation competing in the 61st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The two have the opportuity to continue in the competition, which will award 7,400 scholarships next
spring, worth a total of more than $32 million. About 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2014 SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The exam served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of semifinalists represents less than one percent of all U.S. high school seniors and includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.
Beware of phone scammers claiming to be law enforcement Authorities are warning the public about a phone scam making the rounds locally, involving a fraudulent call from a scammer
claiming to be from the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO). Sheriff’s officials said that the caller goes on to say that there is a warrant for the person’s arrest arrest for not showing up for jury duty, or nonpayment of back taxes. According to a statement from the KCSO, there have been “a large volume” of these calls and the office would like to remind residents that the sheriff’s office does not solicit for funds over the phone under any circumstances. Authorities will also never call in advance saying they are coming to arrest anyone. “Criminals are able to use false or ‘spoofed’ numbers to make it appear that the call is coming from the sheriff’s office phone number, or from the courts,” KCSO officials said in a statement.
“They will tell you to pay hundreds of dollars to avoid being arrested. They use high pressure tactics to get you panicked and are very professional sounding.” If the scammers are able to get the caller to agree to pay what they are asking, they will tell him or her to purchase a cash card from a grocery store and call them back with the special pin number on the back of the card. “Within seconds the funds will be transferred to their account,” KCSO officials said. Sheriff’s officials are urging residents who receive this call to end the call immediately. Citizens who have received this phone call can file a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission at fcc.gov/complaints.
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By Chris Austin Today Vashon and Maury Islands have a vibrant adult beverage industry, be it beer, cider, wine or spirits, but this wasn’t always the case. In 1916, a full three years before the entire nation embraced teetotaling madness, the state of Washington instituted prohibition. This was about the time illegal stills began popping up on Vashon, a coincidence I’m sure. These moonshiners were hunted with more in mind than just upholding the law. Much like the civil-forfeiture laws we have today, wherein confiscated money goes directly to local law enforcement, the “dry-squads” of the sheriff’s office were paid with collected fines. A typical still busting operation was like the case that went down on a ranch north of Vashon town. After some detective work, Deputy Sheriff Shattuck arrested John Steinbach (I believe this was before he wrote Of Mice and Men) and soon had him standing before the justice of the peace. Steinbach was fined $250 and given a 90-day suspended sentence. However, not having the funds to pay for his liberty, the impoverished moonshiner was sent to jail. Typical too is the fact that hooch producers became enamored with their own product. To wit, a man was arrested at an illegal still operating near Harbor Heights. Soon after, passengers aboard the steamer Vashon were treated to the sight of the Sheriff’s party coming down the dock with the accused slumped in a wheelbarrow. The longer the prohibition lasted the more sophisticated the illicit brewers became. A particularly large operation was found after several weeks of detective work just off of Cove Road. Three modern stills were unearthed, each furnished with the latest burners and copper piping. The equipment was destroyed by order of Deputy Shattuck save the copper piping which was sent back to the county office. The proprietors of the still, while remaining at large, left behind 118 gallons of “raw” moonshine which translates into about 500 gallons of sellable product. Filled to the brim were one 250-gallon, one 500-gallon and two 1500-gallon vats. To put this in perspective a keg of beer holds 15.5 gallons. Seagram’s could learn a thing or two from these folks. The way they transported their product was sheer genius. Unlike their Southern, NASCAR inspiring, brethren who used highly modified cars to quickly move their ’shine, this Vashon kingpin was in the furniture moving business. The boxes and crates could easily conceal the finished product leaving the island, as well as the raw materials, grain and sugar, coming back. I wonder if anybody got a crate of liquor delivered instead of their favorite chifforobe. Send me your topic suggestions at www.mostlytruehistory.com.
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NOTICE Waterline Replacement Project at Dockton Park: Periodic closures of parts of Dockton Park will be required during work to improve its fire protection and potable water systems. Oct. 12 to 16: Lower parking lot and boat launch will be closed; upper parking lot will be open for walkins; dock moorage will be available. Oct. 19 to 23: The boat launch will be open, but the lower parking lot will remain closed; vehicles and boat trailers may use the upper parking lot or the gravel lot across the street; dock moorage will be available. Oct. 26 to 30: The parking lots and boat launch will be open, but there will be no shore access and both restrooms will be closed; dock moorage will be available. Island Center Forest to Close for Limited Deer Hunt: Island Center Forest will be closed to public recreation for two weeks in order to offer its fifth-annual limited deer hunt. The Gateway and Natural areas will remain open for public use during this time. The closure will be in effect from Saturday, Oct. 17, through Saturday, Oct. 31.
WEDNESDAY • 7 Vision Loss Support Group: Licensed mental health counselor Michele Kimble will facilitate this twice-monthly group. 1 to 2 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road (second meeting will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 21). Rockbusters Wrestling Registration: 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Vashon High School great hall (new registrants will need to bring a copy of their birth certificates).
THURSDAY • 8 Sing-along Music at the PlaySpace: This weekly musical offering will be led by Catherina Willard, who has been a teaching musician for over 10 years. Newborns through age 6 are welcome with their caregivers. To register, see vyfs.org/playspace. 9 to 10 a.m. at the VYFS PlaySpace. 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 lecture titles are Geology, Cosmology and Biblical Chronology, and Darwin and Responses to Evolution. For more information, call Herb Reinelt at 408-7360. 4 to 6 p.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church. Vashon Vespers: Now in its third year, this 35-minute meditative and musical service is rooted in Christian contemplative tradition. All are welcome to attend; nursery care will be provided. For more information, email rector@ holyspiritvashon.org. 7 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Spirit.
FRIDAY • 9 Vashon Drum Circle: All are invited to drum with the circle on behalf of the health and well-being of the planet and community. The event is sponsored by Woman’s Way Red Lodge and is open to all ages and experience. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Vashon Intuitive Arts. Slide Show of India: Vashon High School junior Sophie Gagnaire will present a free slide show titled “From the Slums to Taj Mahal.” Lunch will be served at noon, prior to the show, and costs $4.50. 1 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center.
SATURDAY • 10 Play’n’Chat (Saturday Group): Parents with children ages newborn through 6 are invited to this weekly facilitated parenting support and discussion group. Child care will be available so the kids can play while parents talk. For more information or to reserve a place in the group, see vyfs.org/ playspace. 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays at the VYFS PlaySpace. VIFR Open House: Vashon Island Fire & Rescue will host its annual open house. Bring the kids to touch a fire truck, talk to firefighters about always knowing two ways out in case of a fire, play in a bouncy house, learn about Airlift Northwest and more. Refreshments will be provided. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Station 55 on Bank Road.
SUNDAY • 11 Unitarian Service: The topic for
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this week’s service is beloved community — what it is and how to nurture and sustain it. 9:45 a.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church. Zen Center Dharma Talk: Genko Kathy Blackman, who is standing in for Koshin Cain during his sabbatical, will present her second Dharma talk. “Musings on the Mind I” will take place during the regular weekly service. 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the zendo in the Havurat Ee Shalom on Westside Highway. Opera Preview: Norm Hollingshead will discuss Georges Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers.” 2 p.m. at the Vashon Library.
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GET YOUR TASTEBUDS READY FOR CIDERFEST Vashon’s annual CiderFest celebration will take place on Saturday at the farmers market and various locations around the island. At the market, look for the Vashon Island Fruit Club pressing apples, fresh cider, apple crisps and apple trees for sale, a kids’ press and a special pie walk sponsored by the Vashon Island Growers Association (VIGA). The pie walk will feature pies baked by Tom Conway and Karen Biondo, and the proceeds will go to support VIGA’s food access partnership. There will be walks at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets cost $2 each, and only 25 will be available for each walk. VIFR will hold an open house (see Saturday’s entry on this page), and there will be several cider tour and tasting opportunities throughout the day: Nashi Orchards at noon, 1 and 2 p.m. at 25407 Wax Orchard Rd.; Dragon’s Head Cider at noon, 1 and 2 p.m. at 18201 107th Ave.; and Seattle Distilling will offer tastings, music and food for adults and kids alike from 5 to 8 p.m. at 19429 Vashon Highway.
MONDAY • 12 The Vashon-Maury Island Garden Club: All are welcome to attend this month’s meeting featuring guest speaker Mark Lyke, horticultural manager of Lakewold Gardens. 10 a.m. at the Lutheran church.
UPCOMING Grief/Loss Support Group: Licensed mental health counselor Michele Kimble will facilitate this twice-monthly group. 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 14 and 28, at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road. Harbor School Open House: Harbor School will hold an open house for families of children entering fourth- through eighthgrades. The evening will feature classroom tours, a meet-and-greet with current and alumni families, curriculum overview with teachers and refreshments. For more information, see harborschool.org or email admissions@harborschool. org. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Harbor School’s main campus on Vashon Highway. Vashon Computer Club: On the agenda for this meeting is further discussion of Windows 10 and remedies for some problems that users have encountered. Club membership is inexpensive and has its benefits, but meetings are free to the public. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road. Auto Museum Trip with the Senior Center: The senior center has organized a trip to the LeMay Auto
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Museum in Tacoma. The cost is $38; $30 for senior center members, and lunch is not included in the fee. For more information, contact the center at 463-5173. The van will leave at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, from the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Women’s Yoga: Deborah King will lead this class for women in all stages of life, with an emphasis on poses and breathing techniques to achieve balance. The cost is $56. Payment should be made to Island Yoga Center and dropped in the red mailbox by its front door. For more information, see islandyogacenter.com. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 5 through 26, at Island Yoga Center. Raising Nature-Smart Kids in a Modern World: This three-part Vashon Wilderness Program workshop for parents, educators and caregivers titled Coyote Mentoring, will focus on the restorative power of nature in building healthy communities. The cost is $135 for all three workshops;
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VASHON THEATRE Learning to Drive: Ends Oct. 8. The Beaux’ Stratagem (National Theatre Live): Plays Oct. 8 and 11. Black Mass: Plays Oct. 9 through 15. See vashontheatre.com for show times or call 463-3232.
PUBLIC MEETINGS Vashon School District: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Chautauqua Elementary School. Water District 19: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, in the district boardroom. Vashon Island Fire & Rescue: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Station 55. Vashon Park District: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Ober Park. King County Cemetery District: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the cemetery district office at Vashon Cemetery.
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ART HISTORY TALK: Vashon Allied Arts will kick off its 2015-16 art history series, “Subjects that Matter: Artists as Agents of Change,” at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 at the Vashon High School theater with a talk by art historian Rebecca Albiani on the French artist Honoré Daumier. Tickets are available at the Blue Heron or vashonalliedarts.org.
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Acclaimed poet Sam Hamill once said that poetry teaches us things that cannot be learned in prose. He spoke about the part of a poem that is left unsaid and how poetry frames experiences that lie beyond naming. Yet, the author of more than 40 books and distinguished translations uses language to harken the ineffable and highlight the political. In his latest book, “Habitation,” Hamill culled through the vast body of his poetry, selecting poems that represent a lifetime. He will sign and read from his new book at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Vashon Bookshop. “The collected poems give a sense Sam Hamill of (Hamill’s) work from beginning to fruition, a sweeping view of a poet’s life and work,” said local poet Tom Pruiksma, who asked Hamill to return to the island and will introduce the poet. Hamill first came to Vashon in 2011 to close the Vashon Poetry Festival with his talk, “The Poet’s Way in Wartime.” The poet is wellknown for refusing an invitation to speak at
the White House in 2003 in protest of the Iraq war and then establishing Poets Against War. Co-founder of Copper Canyon Press, a house dedicated to publishing poetry, Hamill is a giant in
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Author and artist presents new book and trunk show Marilyn Stablein, an award-winning poet, essayist and book artist will sign and read from her new book, “Bind, Alter, Fold: Artist Book,” from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Cascadia House. Stablein teaches workshops in memoir, poetry and artist books. Her new book features 38 of her handmade artist books. The author will also have a minitrunk show display of some of her artist books. Cascadia House is located at 27626 Vashon Highway SW For more information, visit marilynstablein.com
the world of poets. Author Jim Harrison puts Hamill in the category of a national treasure, while poet Jane Hirshfield said, “Sam Hamill is a writer unabashedly taking his place within the community of literature and the community of all sentient beings — his fidelity is to the magnificent truth of existence and to its commensurate singing.” Yet Pruiksma, who calls Hamill a friend and former mentor who helped Pruiksma with his first book of translation, “Give Eat and Live: Poems of Avvairar,” said that, as a translator, Hamill has not received his due, perhaps because of the brilliance of his work. Translation, Pruiksma said, is a way of apprenticing yourself to another eminent poet by entering not just their language but their sensibilities and spirit as well. Ideally, he said, the translated poem is faithful to the original but lives and breathes as its own poem. “Sam has been one of the great, and perhaps not as celebrated, translators,” Pruiksma said. “He’s so good that he vanishes, so the original poet is shining through the poem. That’s the translator’s paradox — the translator disappears.”
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Arlette Moody, Terri Cole and Dianne Krouse, left to right, will perform during Xtravaganza this weekend.
KVSH-FM celebrates one year Voice of Vashon’s community radio station KVSH 101.9 will celebrate its first anniversary with a special show — “Xtravaganza” — on Saturday and Sunday at the Open Space for Arts & Community. One of KVSH’s signature programs, “All Vashon All the Time,” is a playlist that showcases local artists. A group of the artists whose music has been played over the Vashon airwaves this past year will gather to create the KVSH birthday show, with proceeds benefitting Voice of Vashon. Open Space is co-producing the Xtravaganza with musicians Jon Whalen and Luke McQuillin, also known as 10-10 Productions. The doors will open to the sound of the island band Rumor Has It, followed by KVSH DJs Jeff and Cindy Hoyt. In a case of art imitating life, the Hoyt duo will act as radio announcers in
an imaginary old-time radio studio that plays contemporary and live Vashon music. With comedy breaks between acts, the Hoyts will introduce performances by vocalists Arlette Moody, Terri Cole, Jon Whalen and Dianne Krouse. McQuillin and Whalen have assembled a house band with Lonesome Mike Nichols, McQuillin, Whalen, Doug (Slab) Findley, Adrian Witherspoon, Christopher Overstreet, Jesse Whitford and San Francisco musician Duane Campbell. Gregg Curry and Mark Graham will play during intermissions, when treats and drinks will be available. The second act will include a top secret grand finale. Doors will open at 7 p.m. for Saturday’s 8 p.m. show and at 4 p.m. for Sunday’s 5 p.m. show. Tickets are $20 per person and available at Vashon Book Shop and BrownPaperTickets.com.
Drama Dock will present its second weekend of the classic comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” this weekend. Written by American playwright Joseph Kesselring and directed on Vashon by Chaim Rosemarin, the play is set in 1941 Brooklyn, New York, and revolves around the Brewster familly, many of whom have become homicidal maniacs. The island show includes a mixture of newcomers and Drama Steve Tosterud/Sumptuous Art Photo Dock veterans, and Rosemarin has said he is excited about the Bonny Moss and Marshall Murray cast and the talent the members light up the stage. present. The show will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Vashon High School theater; tickets are $18 and will be sold at the door.
String quartet performs Beethoven Vashon Chamber Music will open its new season with the presentation of the Vashon Beethoven Quartet Project at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Havurah building. The series will feature the Girsky String Quartet — Seattle Symphony violinists Artur Girsky, Natasha Bazhanov and Julie Whitton and Vashon cellist Rowena Hammil — performing all fifteen of the composer’s master works in chronological order and lecture-recital format. The quartet was formed in 2012 to perform for Vashon Chamber Music and, since then, has played many Vashon concerts and other regional series. Sunday’s performance will include the String Quartet Op.18 No.1 by Beethoven, along with Mozart’s Quartet Op. 387. The project is slated to continue over several years, with the six Op.18 quartets being performed in the 2015-16 season. Admission is $20 at the door. Those 18 and under are free.
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GIRLS’ SOCCER: The Vashon High School girls’ soccer team collected a loss against Seattle Christian on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at home, but garnered its first league win two days later at a home game against Bellevue Christian. The girls will take on Foster Senior High School in Tukwila at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. WWW.VASHONBEACHCOMBER.COM
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On a misty evening at the Vashon High School Pirates’ home stadium last Friday, the Pirates sank the Earl Marriott Secondary Mariners, a British Columbia team, 56-30. The Pirates were dominant throughout the game, quickly running the score to 30-0 in the first quarter before putting in players who had not seen much field time. In fact, it was a game where every eligible Pirate played, and many turned in great performances. Fumbles and turnovers continued to be an issue for the team, but proved to be less costly this week than in previous games. Vashon’s first score of the night came courtesy of a 68-yard scamper by freshman Adrian St. Germain early in the first quarter. The extra point conversion was no good, but the Pirates were on the board 6-0. Pirates’ runningback Bryce Hoisington scored three touchdowns in a row after that, all within the first quarter, and with three extra point conversions, the score was 30-0. The Mariners settled in
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Adrian St. Germain, #23, sets the tone for last Friday’s game early in the first quarter with a crushing tackle against Earl Marriott Secondary’s Lukas Frers, #88. The Pirates won decisively over EMS, 56-30, despite using many junior varsity players for much of the second half. during the second quarter, working against the visibly nervous rookie Pirate crew that had just been sent onto the field, and scored early in the second quarter putting six up on the board. Backup quarterback Elliot Eades took the helm of the Pirates’ ship for the first time and scored a 38-yard rushing touchdown with six minutes to go in the half, making the score 36-6. The Mariners answered right back with a huge pass play for six and a score of 36-12 at halftime. The second half started with an
impressive 68-yard run by Marriott that put them in the end zone and six more on the board, bringing the score to 36-18, Vashon. VHS senior Chester Pruett then stepped in as quarterback for a couple of possessions, putting together some beautiful runs and capping it with a jaunt to the end zone for the Pirates’ sixth touchdown of the night. With 25 seconds to go in the third quarter, the score was 42-18, Pirates. But Earl Marriott was not done yet. The young Pirate defense had trouble protecting against the big yardage
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plays, and the Mariners scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter on huge pass plays within a two-minute period. The score with eight minutes to go in the game was 42-30, Vashon. Connor Hoisington was welcomed back into the game with a sack, then he handed the ball to St. Germain, who ran the length of the field for his second touchdown of the night. With the extra points and seven minutes to go, the score was 50-30, Vashon. Freshman Eades came back on the field and scored
Last Saturday’s blustery wind did not seem to affect the island’s cross-country runners as the teams competed against 21 other schools in Tacoma’s Titlow Park. The scenic and fast 5K course, on the waterfront just south of the Narrows Bridge, set up personal bests for both veterans and those new to the sport. Vashon High School’s cross-country coach Laura Johnson said that the runners were up against “a tough field of competitors and a course that was incredibly diverse.” She also said the course “held a few hidden obstacles,” referring to a narrow bridge that the harriers had to get across a mere 200 meters after the start. Junior Isaac Hughes set a new personal best of 18:47, leading the Pirate men’s varsity team. Sophomore Collin Protzeller, in his first race as a Pirate, ran an impressive 20:46 in the junior varsity race. The McMurray Mustangs were well represented by eighthgraders Cole Parks and
Simon Clark, who both ran personal bests of 22:14 and 22:16 respectively. In the Pirates’ varsity women’s race, freshman Lucy Boyle led the team with a time of 21:48. But the team took a hit when it lost junior Aria Mildon to a badly swollen twisted ankle just past the two-mile mark. The Pirates continued their busy schedule with a league meet hosted by Tacoma’s Charles Wright Academy at Fort Steilacoom Park last Monday afternoon after press time. Runners will make the long trip to the Hoquiam Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 10, where they will run with 23 other teams. The Mustangs will get a chance to show their metal against eight teams there, running the normal one-and-a-half mile middle school distance, which should seem short in comparison to what they have become accustomed to running with the high school team on a 5K course. The Hoquiam Invitational will take place at Hoquiam High School and will begin with the men’s and women’s frosh/soph race at 10:15 a.m. Junior varsity teams will race at 11 a.m., varsity at 11:45 a.m. and middle school teams at 1:10 p.m.
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The Vashon High School boys’ tennis team reached the midpoint of its season last week with away wins at Cascade Christian and Eatonville. The wins bring the season record to 6-2, with both losses to a very strong Charles Wright Academy. This year’s team is marked by skilled and experienced players throughout the lineup with seniors Tristan Krajcovic, Josh Tillman, Brett Beardsley, Preston Peterson, Payton Lieske, Aeryn Johns, Kyle Jonson and Andrew Hicthcock all playing at different positions and contributing to wins. Freshman Mason Rice has also seen significant time playing with the varsity team and has played well and contributed to the winning record.
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Turnout for the team was abnormally low this year, so the players on the small team are seeing a lot of playing time, but the lack of depth is problematic in the event of injury or illness. The second half of the season should see more settled lineups and a focus on preparing for the post-season tournaments. The Pirates’ last home matches are Wednesday, Oct. 7, and Thursday, Oct. 8, against Klahowya Secondary and Cascade Christian. The Pirates will then host the Nisqually League tournament beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. The tournament determines which players will move on to the district tournament on Oct. 29 and possibly to the state tournament in the spring. The league tournament should produce great matches as the Nisqually League has some very strong players again this year .
On Sunday, Oct. 4, on Seattle’s Lake Union, almost 500 rowing shells racing in nearly 50 events were greeted by a glorious fall day. For most rowers, the Tail of the Lake head race is the first major contest of the fall rowing season and a chance to work off a little rust over the 4,000-meter course that proceeds counterclockwise around Lake Union from under the Aurora Bridge, along the west shore to South Lake Union with its many construction cranes, back along the eastern edge of the lake to finish in front of a recently renovated and revitalized Gas Works park. Vashon entered both masters and junior events on Sunday, 22 in total, coming away with three gold, three silver and five bronze ribbons. The junior men’s novice crew was easily the standout for the day, taking two firsts
(in the eight and four events) and a thirdplace finish in the coxed quad. Case Foster (stroke), Beckett Reid, Jackson Higuera and Andreas Stark returned home with two golds each and were joined in the eight by Aidan Teachout, Kale Scheer, Oz Hichens and Nelson Giorgini. Both boats were coxed by Olivia Mackie. The junior women’s pair of Riley Lynch (stroke) and Rhea Enzian (bow) also started their season off with a strong win in the open women’s pair. Bringing home silver ribbons were the novice junior women’s coxed quad and four and the open women’s quad. Additional bronze ribbon winners were three masters’ boats (the men’s double and quad and a mixed quad) and the junior men’s quad. Heroine of the day was senior KaiLi Scheer who, having opted to sit out the fall season, was hunted down at Gas Works Park while watching her younger brother row and conscripted to join the
junior women’s eight to fill in for an injured rower. Coach Richard Parr summed up the day by saying, “I am really pleased about the efforts, especially for the first racing of the season. We saw a dominant performance by Riley Lynch and Rhea Enzian in the pair, really strong showings by both our novice junior men’s and women’s teams and a nice first showing for our new-look varsity junior women’s quad.� A car wash will be held to raise money for the juniors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday in the IGA parking lot. Next weekend, two junior boats and a masters’ boat will travel to Boston for the Head of the Charles regatta, Oct. 17-18. The remaining juniors will stay in Washington for the American Lake Regatta at Commencement Bay on Oct. 18.
had multiple strong runs; Matt Kruly had key stops on defense; Colin Voynick stopped a huge Mariner run and saved a sure touchdown; Joe Ghigleri made a couple of beautiful tackles; Adon Ellis had a couple nice runs for positive yardage as well as a nice tackle in the backfield; and Gerry Gerrior got in a couple nice runs.
This Friday, the varsity Pirates travel to Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma for a 7 p.m. rematch on the Tarriers home turf. The JV Pirates will play at home at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12.
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the Pirates’ final touchdown of the night, bringing the final score to 56-30. Multiple players had notable accomplishments during the Friday game, including Simon Perrin, who shined during kickoff returns and had an interception in the first quarter; Will Hennessey made some big tackles and a fumble recovery; Armando Oatman
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Gib Dammann dream of a day when Vashon will have its own compost center and lab, complete with technology to gather the methane gas and groundwater created through the composting process. “This needs to be in our future,” Dammann said last Thursday. “It’s surprising how (few) models there are out there for a project like this. We want to see the community complete the process and return the nutrients back to the soil.” Dammann continued to say that compost increases the benefits of the soil and is something that humans have been doing for decades, but have recently fallen away from. “It’s what our ancestors did and it worked for them, and somehow we got away from that,” Dammann said. “We’re the perfect place to do community pilots and then scale those pilots for larger communities.” For now, during the pilot program, the organic waste will be transported to Cedar Grove Composting, Inc. in Maple Valley, and county officials will track the quantities and types of waste in an effort to, one day, handle the entire process on-island. “The county will see how much ‘clean green’ shows up, and we’ll evaluate that data and encourage the community to feed it,” Dammann said. “We want to complement what composting is already being done and see if we have the volume that we would need to deliver quality compost.” A major catalyst behind the on-island, self-sufficient composting model is the price incurred by King County to haul waste off-island. McRae said that King County spends roughly $72,000 per year hauling Vashon’s waste to processing centers off the island.
King County spokesman Doug Williams said that the cost of transporting Vashon’s waste is “one of the reasons” behind the pilot program. He said Vashon makes up 1 percent of the county’s total waste, but the cost to transport that waste is “certainly more” than the cost of transportating waste from other communitites. “We don’t know how much savings we will see, so we want to determine some of those costs and savings,” Williams said. The Organics Collection Pilot Program is the result of a partnership between Zero Waste Vashon and the King County Solid Waste Division that began more than one year ago. Zero Waste Vashon members told The Beachcomber in May that they had been working closely with the county to make it happen, and the program had been in the works for “the better part of a year.” Zero Waste Vashon member Rex Stratton said that the organization has been working “diligently” with the county and will now work with it to study the quantity and makeup of the waste brought in over the course of the year. “We’re working very closely (with the county) doing a study to see if we can justify getting an anaerobic digester on the island,” Stratton said. “We’re an expensive place when it comes to transportation costs, so it’d be great if we could get it to where it’s not being transported off-island, being processed and then shipped back.” Island residents and businesses are encouraged to separate their yard and food waste from garbage and take it to a designated area at the Vashon Recycling and Transfer Station (VRTS), where it can be disposed of for a reduced fee. The fee for organic waste is a minimum of $12 per load up to 320 pounds, or $75 per ton. Garbage fees are a minimum of $22 per load, or $129.40 per ton.
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Yard waste includes leaves, grass clippings, weeds, brush and branches that are less than 8 feet long and no more than 4 inches in diameter. No soil, sod, rocks or plastic bags will be accepted with yard waste. Food waste includes fruit and vegetable scraps, egg shells, bread, pasta, other grains, coffee grounds, paper coffee filters, tea bags, dairy products (cheeses, yogurt), meat, fish, poultry, bones and table scraps. Food waste can be collected in compostable bag liners sold at island hardware and grocery stores. Stratton said that he thinks the yard waste system will work well, but is unsure about the success of the food waste because of the amount of time that usually passes between islanders’ visits to the transfer station. “Most people go to the transfer station every month or six months to drop off their recyclables,” he said. “No one is going to want to save their food scraps for that long, and no one is going to pay $12 to take their small bag of food scraps. We want to try and maybe get centralized pick-up locations where multiple people can bring their waste on one day.” County officials said that an estimated 78 percent of what is disposed at King County’s Cedar Hills Regional Landfill could be reused, recycled or composted, and a similar estimate is assumed for the garbage transported from Vashon. The pilot program is the most recent in a string of changes to the transfer station. Two compactors were installed this summer to reduce trips from Vashon to a Seattle recycling facility. Zero Waste Vashon’s Dammann said that the compactors have drastically reduced the number of waste transports, and he and McRae are hoping that the community will rally behind this cause for the good of all. “We really want people to embrace this,” McRae said. “These are all experiments based on research we have, and it would be nice to see if people can work through this to see the possibilities.”
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“left behind” and do not attend college. Position 1 candidates John “Oz” Osborne and incumbent Dan Chasan both said they were passionate about educators. Osborne said that he believes schools need facilities that “honor educators,” while Chasan said that teachers need to remain flexible in the current “push for homogenization.” The question of capital planning, the upcoming bond election and school facilities were issues that drew two questions in the debate, with islanders asking how the candidates can justify the proposed athletic facility upgrades and if they believe facilities should last more than 40 or 50 years. Islander Susan Nyman asked the candidates to justify why the Vashon High School track should be rotated and renovated, a project that would cost nearly $4 million. Half of the candidates: Macomber, Chasan and Jacobovitch, fully supported the track relocation and renovation, all citing safety issues with the current setup. Macomber and Jacobovitch spoke about the importance of exercise for schoolchildren and the current “unsafe” state of the track. Chasan said that he “would love” a new track, but pointed out that the new board would not be responsible for making
decisions about it. “Under the current schedule, decisions on the bond will be made before the new board comes in,” Chasan said. While Wishik acknowledged the safety issues of the current track, saying that the layout features an “ankle-breaking” turn that is dangerous, she went on to say that multiple studies show exercise is “essential” for successful students and more indoor space may serve students better, giving them room for exercise such as dance or yoga classes. Holmes and Osborne were more reluctant to take a side on the track renovation issue and both talked about getting more community input and information before making a decision. “No matter the source of the funding, there’s a responsibility to spend appropriately,” Holmes said. “We’re going to have to have a conversation with the community about the value of what the money is going to and find priorities.” Osborne made it clear that he supported student-athletes and athletic facilities, but said he is having “a hard time” relocating the track. “I would like to have it fixed and remain in its current location,” Osborne said. “The gym is a higher priority.” The next facilities question asked of the candidates was whether they believed school facilities should last more than 40 or 50 years before being replaced. Candidates agreed with unanimous answers of: “of course,” and talked about the
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importance of regular maintenance to make that kind of longevity possible. With so much talk about finances and resources, VHS student Sam Cushing took it upon himself to address the candidates and ask what their plans were for increasing funding to make these projects possible. Volunteers was the resounding answer given by nearly all of the candidates. Osborne and Holmes were the only two candidates who mentioned solutions besides volunteers, with Holmes saying the board and district would have to “get creative,” and Osborne talking about using Partners In Education and the Vashon School District Foundation. With finances discussed, attention turned to Common Core curriculum, and the school’s sexual education curriculum, which is separate from Common Core. The question to the candidates was whether there would be any chance of getting rid of the sex education curriculum or any part of Common Core. All candidates agreed that the topic is a sensitive one and that parents have the choice to opt their children out of the lessons. They also all agreed that they were not planning on abandoning the curriculum and found no problems with it. Jacobovitch was the only candidate to pass and not answer the question. Macomber, his competitor, said basically that sexual education is a hard topic to discuss, but it is important to remember that the students are in school to learn. Wishik said she believed the curriculum on the topic is “excellent,” and Holmes said he felt the curriculum is “reality-based.” Osborne and Chasan said they have no intention to opt out of any part of either curriculum. The debates ended on an unexpected note when forum organizer Emmer asked about the availability of condoms at the high school and whether the candidates believed it was a good idea to have condoms in the second-floor bathroom, so they could be picked up discreetly. All of the candidates, besides Wishik, who said she was a Catholic, said they had no problem with making them available in the restrooms, but stressed that good sexual education programs and education about healthy relationships need to accompany the availability of condoms to high-schoolers. Wishik opposed the proposition citing studies that reportedly showed condoms are more effective when paired with adults who moderate the distribution and educate. Islanders can cast their votes for the school board on Nov. 3. Ballots for the election will be mailed to voters on Oct. 19.
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according to court documents, and that he had a “financial motive” to set his house aflame on a night when his wife and two children were in California: Documents show the couple faced serious permitting violations that stood to reduce the value of their home by about half. Lawyers on both sides declined to discuss the case. However, court documents reveal that since the night of the fire, Schmidt, a battalion chief at the Seattle Fire Department, has said the flames erupted while he was working with the family’s portable generator in the basement and that he had time only to gather pets and some valuables before fleeing to safety. On the day of the fire, Nov. 28, the documents say a power outage had occurred, and it had reminded Schmidt he wanted to determine how many electrical loads the family’s portable generator could handle. On that afternoon, he turned the power in the house off, ran the generator and added systems one at a time. When the generator seemed that it was slowing and going to stop, to prevent it from doing so, he pulled the power cord from the wall. “Dennis then heard a ‘whoosh’ and noticed flames where the generator’s gas cans were stored not far away,” court documents obtained by The
Beachcomber say. He tried to put the fire out with a hose, the trial brief continues, but with the power off, he could not pump water from the well. He ran upstairs and attempted to call 911 from a landline, but the phone would not work without power. With the flames advancing, he gathered up the family pets and some valuables and headed for his truck. He then located his cell phone and called 911, where he was first connected to dispatch for Kitsap County, and then connected with service for Vashon. The first truck from Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) arrived eight minutes after Schmidt’s 911 call came in, but by then the 2,700-square-foot home was fully engulfed in flames. Despite the efforts of 25 Vashon firefighters and the fire boat from Tacoma, the house was not able to be saved. VIFR Chief Hank Lipe was on the scene and told a reporter there that night that the home was gone by the time firefighters arrived. “That thing was ripping,” he said then. The trial brief goes on to say that two investigations followed and deemed the fire to be accidental. “An investigation of the fire conducted by the Vashon Fire Department stated that the cause of the ignition of the fire was ‘unintentional.’ Likewise, an investigation by the King County Deputy Fire Marshal, Todd Legg, and his partner Tom (Devine), into the origin and cause of the fire concluded the fire
was accidental.” However, Assistant Fire Chief George Brown said VIFR does not conduct investigations and that the “unintentional” ruling provided in the incident report was not an official determination on the department’s part. At the King County Sheriff ’s Office, spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West said that the case is still open with the fire marshal’s office and that its investigators have not determined or released the cause of the fire. ACIC officials say that its first indication of arson came from one of Schmidt’s Seattle Fire Department colleagues, who called the National Insurance Crime Bureau hotline two days after the fire, reporting that he and other Seattle firefighters suspected Schmidt lit the fire and believed reporting their concerns was the right thing to do. Legal documents for ACIC also highlight the findings of their fire investigators, who state the evidence did not align with Schmidt’s version of events. One of those ACIC investigators was Timothy Riddle of Kirkland-based Riddle & Associates. The trial brief quotes from his 2011 report: “In applying the scientific method … and the physical properties of fire dynamics … it is virtually impossibly [sic] to have occurred as Mr. Schmidt has professed. Based on the physical and circumstantial evidence developed during the investigation of this fire, it is my determination that the
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cause of the fire was incendiary (arson). The only known individual at the fire scene at the time of the fire started was the insured, Mr. Dennis Schmidt.” ACIC officially denied the couple’s insurance claim in August 2012, citing arson, misrepresentation of fact and instances where Schmidt and Demeter failed to comply with the investigation, legal documents state. The couple is contesting the arson allegations and saying that they complied fully with the investigation, voluntarily attended examinations under oath, never misrepresented a material fact and tried their best to comply with multiple requests, but much of what they needed was burned in the fire. Documents state they provided considerable information, ranging from blueprints of their home and plans for a new septic system to “every imaginable type of financial record.” Additionally, they say they were doing well financially when the fire occurred, with significant savings, rental properties and retirement accounts.
Schmidt and Demeter built the home that burned after a 1996 slide damaged their previous home in the same location, sandwiched between a steep hillside and the beach in front of it. They obtained a permit to repair their landslidedamaged home, records show, but instead they razed it and put in a new foundation and built a three-story home with an unattached garage. Court documents show that in that process, they violated county codes, including building without a proper permit and building in a critical area without regard to required setbacks and erosion hazards. Over the course of the investigation, fire investigator Riddle interviewed King County Code Enforcer Sheryl Lux with the Department of Environmental Permitting and Review. She indicated the issues at the Paige Lane home were numerous and complex and noted that if Schmidt and Demeter were allowed to retain their home, they may have had to reduce its size. The couple, however, had hired islander Michael Bradley of Sound Design
Consulting to assist with the code and permitting issues, the legal documents state, and while Bradley said that surmounting the problems would rate a nine out of 10 in difficulty and that it might have taken eight to 10 years to do so, he believed the issues could have been resolved. The couple was proceeding and had applied for after-the-fact building permits to bring their home into compliance and had hired an engineer and septic specialist to help with the process, legal documents say. But the planning was for naught, and at the end of Paige Lane, the charred and rusted remnants of the family’s home and life there remain just steps from the water’s edge. Public records show the property is now in foreclosure. Across the sound, the trial against Schmidt and Demeter’s insurance company is underway, but is expected to conclude this week, according to the couple’s attorney, Karen Koehler. Then it will be up to the jurors to close this chapter of a Vashon fire and its legal aftermath.
STEVEN “STEVE” LEWIS DUNCAN 4/4/55 to 9/14/15
On the evening of September 14, 2015, Steve passed away at his Port Orchard, WA, home. Steve was 60 years old. Steve was a long time resident of Vashon Island, graduating with the VHS class of 1974. Over the years Steve’s career included working at Todd’s Shipyard and Lockheed Martin in Seattle, then Bremerton Naval Shipyard, from where he recently retired. Steven was married to Debbie Kranjcevich of Vashon in 1976. Steve leaves behind two sons from that marriage, Robert “Bobby” Duncan and David Duncan, as well as two granddaughters, Destiny and Taylor Duncan. Steve later married Bonnie Smith, also of Vashon, in 1984. He leaves behind four stepchildren, Brenda, Donnie, Becky and Robbie, as well as step-grandchildren, from that marriage. Steve was preceded in death by his parents Lewis and Evelyn Duncan. A potluck memorial will be held at the Vashon Eagles on Saturday, October 10, 2015, from 2 to 5 p.m., open to all. Please visit our online guest book at www.islandfuneral.com
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CHIP LAMASON M AY T H E A N G E L S P L AY M A N D O L I N S Kip Lamason remembers his brother “Chip” Fielding Ewing Lamason, Jr. (February 20th, 1954 - July 23rd, 2015), former Vashon Taxi owner, environmental lawyer, and accomplished musician died unexpectedly of C.H.F. at home on his beloved Vashon July 23rd. Born in Bryn Mawr, PA, raised in Villanova (Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Eagle Scout), a graduate of St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH, Princeton University, Villanova University School of Law, and the Masters program in Environmental Public Policy at the University of Maryland. Ultimately he would live, work, and play in D.C., New Orleans, and finally, Vashon. Following graduation from law school, Chip clerked with the late Judge Peter Paul Olszewski of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (1984-1985) prior to his career as an enforcement attorney at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. (1985-1997). At the EPA Chip would develop a lecture series on personal ethics and global warming for civic groups in Washington, D.C., the Anacostia River Watch Program, and a graduate program at the University of Michigan, to create an environmental curriculum for public school students k-12. In 1997 Chip left the EPA to immerse himself in the traditional Appalachian music scene in the Washington, D.C. area. In 2004, after witnessing firsthand the health and socioeconomic issues facing Appalachian performers, Chip moved to New Orleans to serve as director of special projects for the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic (NOMC), a non-profit providing affordable health care to musicians throughout southern Louisiana. After Hurricane Katrina, he relocated to Vashon where he ran Vashon Taxi, raised his daughter Fiona, and played music. With the island’s rolling hills, tall trees, winding backcountry roads, and rich creative life, views of the Olympics to the West and Mt. Rainier to the East, Vashon was home. Chip delved passionately into his interests. He was a playfully competitive “gentleman” sportsman, and a socially-conscious member and contributor to whatever community he joined. He would readily help another in need using what resources he had in education, intellect, physical strength, finances, or humor - whichever the situation called for. The best way, however, to describe Chip is to share some of the anecdotal stories my parents told about him from an early age: As a toddler, my mother would watch Chip take off to look at something that had caught his attention as children do. What distinguished Chip’s behavior from other children, however, was that he did this without ever looking back for approval or reassurance from his parents. That self-confidence guided much of his life. His single-minded tenacity also revealed itself early on when, at age two, Chip decided he would learn how to swim. His parents took him to a friend’s pool, where, within a short time of arrival, he jumped into the deep end sinking immediately to the bottom. Dad dove in to retrieve him safely to land. Relieved that Chip was all right, the adults returned to their party. But Chip was determined and so plunged in several more times. In 5th grade, the public school district told my parents that he was an extremely bright child and would benefit greatly from a challenging private school education. Chip chose St. Paul’s in Concord, NH, joining the “six-year club,” a rarefied handful of boys who attended St. Paul’s from 7th to 12th grade. Chip’s first year was touch-and-go and nearly disastrous because he enjoyed fun and shenanigans with his schoolmates more than studying. With the help of my parents and the school, Chip’s attitude was “spruced up,” reversing the tide on his future at St. Paul’s and for all endeavors to come. What struck me during these years was how much he loved studying drama and comedy. He wrote papers on Buster Keaton, award-winning plays, read books on Zen and the comic spirit and practiced jokes on everyone. Football, ice hockey, lacrosse: Chip was an exceptional athlete. He would tell stories of how he played hockey on the frozen ponds at St. Paul’s in minus-degree weather as if this were the only way to play pure hockey. His St. Paul’s experience imprinted on him his stoic character. Combining joys, in this case hockey and comedy, Chip’s best joke ever played on my parents was with his senior year ice hockey team photo. When the photo arrived at home it showed him with a big smile and two front teeth missing. My parents’ heightened disbelief mounted quickly into hysteria whereupon they called the school only to learn that Chip was just fine—or perhaps even better than given the success of his joke in blacking out his two front teeth with electrical tape. Confident in his abilities senior year, he only applied to one college: Princeton (sending my parents into another tizzy). They strongly insisted that he apply to a backup. Chip being Chip he applied to Barnum & Bailey’s Clown College. He was accepted at Princeton and rejected by clown school. But the rejection didn’t deter him. At Princeton Chip became president of Princeton’s Triangle Club, the university’s renowned original musical-andcomedy theater, producing two theatrical projects and a national tour. He graduated from Princeton with a degree in anthropology. Between academic pursuits Chip worked with the blast furnaces at Alan Wood Steel in Conshohocken, PA and spent a summer assisting with the establishment of land rights for a Native American tribe in Maine, traveling across the state in his sporty little red MG visiting reservations and gathering facts. Much of his love for the outdoors derived from his experiences with the Boy Scouts, our family’s summer holidays in Vermont and New Hampshire and the many back-packing adventures on the Long Trail in Vermont and the Appalachian Trail in Maine. I joined him for the last 60 miles on the Long Trail in Vermont and the 280 miles from Maine’s Mt. Katadin to the New Hampshire border. On the Applachian Chip tagged us as the “silly boys” for our trail moniker, used to leave our musings in the trail journals at each campsite. Out of all the thrills that month in Maine, the most exciting arrived after two weeks of hiking, once our sore muscles had eased and our endurance increased. On pulling into camp one evening, we dropped our packs, looked at each other and agreed that we wanted to see the sunset at a lookout point a mile back. We then raced at full speed over the broken rocky terrain as if we were flying, saw the sun go behind the mountains and then raced back to camp before the light faded completely. It was exhilarating. I was forever in awe of my brother’s musical endeavors, which began at age seven with piano lessons at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia where he learned to read music. At home I would listen to him practice his homework until perfection. At home during school breaks from St. Paul’s he would pick apart songs from records note-by-note on his guitar, jotting each note in his staff notebook, plucking another note until he found the right one, and then jotting that note down. He would do this for hours at a time until he had mastered the music. That boy who spent such long hours perfecting his art would become the accomplished musician heard on Vashon. Chip never stopped exploring music from around the world (Blues, Jazz, Western Classical and Baroque, Old-time, West African, Middle Eastern, Blues, East Indian, Persian, Middle Eastern, world funk) continually mastering new instruments such as the mandolin, violin, viola guitar, mandola and mandocello. One of his musical highlights was creating his CD All Young, a recording of traditional Appalachian, Scottish, Cape Breton and Scandinavian music for mandolin chamber ensemble—a six-year endeavor for which he played all the instruments. He played with numerous bands including the Washington Mandolin Quintet, the award-winning contra dance band Screech Malone and the Chaos Bubbas, and, most recently, the Rumble Strips on Vashon. Professional and creative pursuits aside, however, Chip’s most important accomplishments remain his two daughters, Sara and Fiona, each one reflecting the best of him. In addition to his father and stepmother, Fielding E. and Nancy Lamason of Bryn Mawr, PA, Chip is survived by his two daughters, Sara Joan of Arlington, VA, and Fiona Frances of Seattle, WA, his brother Clifford Longley, sister-in-law Katherine Dewey Lamason, nephew, William Marshall Ewing, niece, Christina Lynne of Havertown, PA, and sisters, Mary Palmer of Media, PA, and Margaret Lawrence in New York, NY. To all those on Vashon who loved Chip, our family thanks you. Our time on the island after his sudden departure, meeting some of those who knew him, helped ease our hearts. Chip, his gentleness, acuity, generosity, music, playful joie de vivre and mischievous humor, is and will remain deeply missed. “May peace find him on a beach - that Old-time music blasting - with a fish on the line and a Chesapeake Bay Retriever at his side.” And may the angels accompany him. In honor of Chip’s life, the family suggests contributions to the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic, http://www.neworleansmusiciansclinic.org.
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der RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of Filing Notice to Creditors: September 22, 2015 Date of First Publication: October 7, 2015 Date of Appointment of Personal Representative: September 22, 2015 JEAN E. MENDEL Personal Representative Address for Mailing or Service: SMITH AND KOCH 17225 Vashon Hwy. SW P.O. Box O Vashon, WA 98070 Tel: 206-463-9491 Margaret L. Koch, WSBA #8470 Morgan Canterbury, WSBA #48000 Attorneys for Personal Representative Published in the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber on October 7, 14, 21, 2015. (VIB661249) Employment General
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BEN AND ZUBY, both Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, came to us a few weeks ago when their owner died suddenly and their world turned upside down. They are a bonded pair and we will be adopting them together. Ben is 9 years old and loves to play ball and so does Miss Zuby… though at 13 years old she doesn’t chase quite as fast as she used to. They are both easy to walk on the leash. We realize that adopting two dogs together takes a special someone who is prepared to give their all in making sure a dog’s last years are the best years – we know that someone special is out there.
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