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VIFR sets 2016 budget, increases volunteer funding Department overspent in legal fees, overtime in 2015 By ANNELI FOGT Editor

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SUNNY SATURDAY BRINGS CROWD TO MARKET Clear blue skies on Saturday morning brought many Vashon residents to the weekly farmers market next door to Thriftway, where many customers enjoyed the colorful, locally grown produce on display. Patty Freebourn steamed tamales out front, and the smell pulled in passersby who were out enjoying the sunlight.

Vashon Island Fire & Rescue’s (VIFR) proposed 2016 budget of $2.35 million increased roughly $53,000 over this year’s, and the department’s volunteer program is seeing the largest increase in funding. When compared to 2015, more than $60,000 additional dollars are going toward volunteers in 2016, and VIFR Fire Chief Hank Lipe said the move is because the department relies heavily on volunteers and their increasing work-

load. “We’re pretty proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish with ... reconstructing the volunteer program,” Lipe said. “It’s been a systematic approach by (Assistant Chief) George (Brown) to bring in wellqualified people. We’re getting lots of calls, which means more response by volunteers.” The $60,197 of additional money includes an increase in funding for the Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Program from $500 in 2015 to $10,000 in 2016 and also increases volunteer reimbursement by almost 25 percent. VIFR volunteer coordinator Ross Copland said that he put in various SEE BUDGET, 20

Island real estate sales strong this year, further improvements expected By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer

When Emily Browne first began looking to buy a home on Vashon last fall, her progress was slowed by the marked lack of houses available, but when a small home went up for sale last spring, she acted fast and is now happily living on the island. “It all worked out for me in the end,” she said. “I was really thrilled. It has been fantastic. Even through the storm last week, it was great.” Acting fast is key in Vashon’s current real estate climate, those in the profession say, as Vashon closes another strong year in home sales. Through

Oct. 31 of this year, 153 island houses sold, the same number as through Oct. 31 last year, but several more homes are slated to close before the year ends, and sales are expected to exceed last year’s total of 182 homes. “I would say it has been a fabulous year,” said Ken Zaglin, the owner of the John L. Scott office on Vashon. The Seattle real estate market is frequently in the news, with tales of rapidly escalating prices, bidding wars and cash sales. Vashon is more balanced than that, Zaglin said, and many people — from young families to grandparents — are taking notice of the

island as a more affordable option than some other nearby communities. “We’re looking to be an extremely good option for folks,” he said. “Relative to Seattle and the Eastside, we are such a wonderful, available market.” Like others in the real estate profession on Vashon, his advice for people looking to purchase a home in the $300,000 to $600,000 range is to be ready to buy, be informed when homes come on the market and look at them as quickly as possible. Buyers broker Emma Amiad agrees about speed being important, but has Susan Riemer/Staff Photo

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Maria Glanz and Kenny Judd feel fortunate to have found an island home in their price range.

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of-use permit was required for the former Joyâ€™s Village Cleaners space because his plan also included a frozen yogurt shop. With the permit issued, Sudduth was able to open the laundromat part of the operation last Friday, though the frozen yogurt shop is still at least several weeks away from being ready. When it is done, it will be called Kennyâ€™s Brain Freeze, after Sudduthâ€™s brother who died in a car accident on the island this past summer. Becky Elias, King Countyâ€™s Food Protection Program Manager, noted

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focus and announced that beginning next July, it will no longer support several services for seniors and people with disabilities. That decision means the loss of nearly $1.8 million from almost 30 agencies around the county and has captured the attention of Washington state’s AARP. Its advocacy director, Cathy MacCaul, is working to convey the need for senior programs and money to fund them in the wake of the decision. “The last of the baby boomers just turned 50, so we are going to have a huge number of people who are going to continue to need and rely on services,” she said in an interview last week. On Vashon, senior center Executive Director Ava Apple said she is pruning her $150,000 annual budget to prepare for a $15,000 shortfall next year and $30,000 the following year. “That’s one-quarter of my fixed budget,” she said. “This is a big blow.” Among the potential services to be cut are a popular fitness program at Ober Park, the van service that brings island elders to lunch and the monthly newsletter that informs members of activities and programs. A range of other items are slated to be trimmed as well, from advertising to staff and volunteer training. In all, Apple said, the reductions total nearly $14,000 and run as deep as she can go. “I do not know what I am going to do the following year. I cannot cut another $15,000 out of my 2017 budget,” she said. The center is open four days a week and serves

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lunch each of those days. Lunch is supported by a community donor and will not be cut, she said. Since Apple began as the director three years ago, the center has ramped up its offerings considerably and provides a range of classes and activities for island seniors — smart phone classes, intergenerational bridge and a book group among them. A recent estate planning presentation was very popular, Apple said, and new support groups for both grief and loss and low vision filled quickly. Neighbor to Neighbor, a 2-year-old senior center program that helps to keep island elders in their homes, has between 60 and 70 clients, who call for volunteer assistance with a range of tasks. Programming is at capacity so creating more programs and charging for them is not an option to raise more money, Apple noted. “We are between a rock and a hard spot right now,” she said. A United Way letter to grantees that Apple received this summer explains the redirection of the large nonprofit agency’s funds. Going forward, the letter said, it will align its grants with programs that focus on ending homelessness, supporting early learning and older youth and alleviating poverty. Those areas are important, Apple said, but the sweeping cuts for seniors, a large and increasing demographic, are difficult. “This feels like a blow, like the work we are doing is not important,” she said.

“The need is growing, and we should be growing to meet that need.” The center has received United Way funding for the past six years, she said, and United Way has funded senior services in King County for 50 years. AARP’s MacCaul noted the cuts have come at a particularly challenging time for seniors. Social Security payments will not provide a cost-of-living adjustment next year. Increased state funding is unlikely as Washington legislators must fund education, and they have been further limited by Initiative 1366, the latest Tim Eyman anti-tax measure, which passed in November. AARP and the affected agencies want the public to know about the cuts, MacCaul said, and are reaching out to elected officials and larger media outlets to spread the word. They have also reached out to United Way officials, with whom they met last week. “We want to make sure more thought is put into these kinds of decisions and engage in discussion and dialogue about the important role United Way plays in the community,” she said. Meanwhile, on Vashon, Apple said she is looking for alternative funding sources, but she noted most want to fund programs, not general operations — the kind of support the center needs. In the midst of her budget work for next year, Apple recently sent out the center’s holiday appeal letter. “I am hoping that folks will help me with this shortfall,” she said.

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VARSA kicks off series of talks to help, educate parents Talk aims to teach parents how to recognize and react to anxiety, stress and depression By ANNELI FOGT Editor

Two nationally-recognized suicide prevention experts will be on Vashon Wednesday, Dec. 2, to talk to parents and the community at large about teens and how to distinguish normal behavior from something more serious, such as depression. The 7 p.m. presentation, When It’s More Than Sad, will take place at McMurray Middle School and will feature the University of Washington’s Sue Eastgard and Kevin Haggerty. Both work in the university’s School of Social Work and have more than 25 years of experience with suicide prevention programs. According to VARSA’s event description, the duo’s talk was organized to help both parents and the community understand and recognize the emotional issues teens face, their sometimes destructive coping mechanisms and ways to support teens through tumultuous years. The presentation will include a community discussion panel with Vashon Island School District Superintendent Michael Soltman, Vashon High School Principal Danny Rock, Vashon Youth & Family Services’ Heather Youngs and Woody Pollock from Youth Mental Health First Aid. VARSA Co-Chair Lisa MacLeod said that the

organization surveyed parents at the end of the son),” MacLeod said. “It’s the length of time 2015 school year and asked them what kind of of a behavior. Every teen will be moody occassupport they needed before taking the top five sionally, but if they’re moody for a long time, concerns from parents and turning them into beyond just having a hard day, that’s the red a series of talks. The Dec. 2 talk is the first of flag.” five. She said that everyone is “(The survey) was a very urged to go, not just parents, useful exercise, and the “Once we learn to recognize because anyone has the ability results allow both VARSA and catch these behaviors. (behaviors), then it could be to “Once the schools to allocate valuwe learn to recognize a dance teacher, a coach, a this, then it could be a dance able resources where they are school teacher, anyone will teacher, a coach, a school needed most,” MacLeod said. “One of the largest concerns be able to help. Sometimes teacher, anyone will be able to was how to help their children help. Sometimes (teens) put a (teens ) will put a brave cope with anxiety, stress and brave face on one place, but face on one place, but depression. In high school, somewhere else, it becomes suicide prevention was the top somewhere else, it becomes apparent that there’s more concern. In middle school, it MacLeod said. apparent that there’s more there,” was second, and in elemenThe series of talks will conthere.” tary school, it was third or tinue through the new year fourth. It’s a hot topic on the VARSA Co-Chair with a screening of the movie Lisa MacLeod “The Mask You Live In,” folisland.” Not long ago, the island lowed by a discussion at 7 saw a small spike in suicides p.m. on Jan. 13 at the VHS including from the fall of 2012 to the sumtheater. The movie explores American mascumer of 2013. The increase corresponded with linity and the struggle teenage boys face trying a countywide spike that led both county and to fit into the definition. island leaders to reevaluate suicide prevention At 7 p.m. on Jan. 22 at the VHS Commons, programs, especially for young adults. Pediatric Nurse and educator Julie Metzger will MacLeod said the issue really hits home for talk about friendships, relationships and sex in her, as she has dealt with a suicide attempt by a talk entitled, “Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll... her own teen. She said that it is important that and other things that go bump in the night.” the community knows how to recognize the Two other talks addressing teen substance signs of depression. use and digital safety are planned for February “We knew something was wrong (with my and March 2016.

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EDITORIAL

Help needed to save historic Grange hall

Do not let pressure, stress of holidays take over

When I unlock the door to the Grange hall and show it to potential renters, I always describe it as either the island’s second living room or like the mess hall at summer camp where you drank bug juice. Either way, for the last 10 years, it has been an honor to be a Grange member, rental agent and one of the stewards of this cherished island institution. We have rented to so many of you, catering to a wide range of events from Irish and Flamenco dancing performances, to meditation workshops, art classes, retreats, state representative meetings and voting, Vashon Island Grower’s Association annual meetings, Vashon Island Marijuana Entrepreneurs Association presentations and weddings and memorial services for some of our beloved friends and neighbors. Does it not warm our hearts when, in an age of cool, modern architecture, we enter a cozy hall with a stockade of wooden timbers that reminds us of the summer camp mess hall of our youth? In the last 20 years, we have seen too many other venerable island establishments decay and disappear, such as the Tahlequah, Dockton and Portage grocery stores and the old Chautauqua gymnasium. I am writing to you today because we don’t want to see that repeated with our beloved Grange hall. The Vashon-Maury Grange hall actually began as the North End Community Center sometime in the 1910s. It didn’t become a Grange hall until 1941. The Grange is our country’s first homegrown fraternal and agrarian organization, started amongst settlers on the prairie in 1867. Its official name is The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, thus the “P of H” on our logo of the sheaf of wheat. Before there was the Lions Club, The Eagles, Rotary, Kiwanis and so many others, there was the Grange. The Grange was born out of a need to build a coalition against the ruthlessly monopolizing railroads and to stave off

Human nature these days seems to come with a predisposition to focus on the negative aspects of life. Every day, people talk about how negative the news is and how much they hate to hear about wars, saddness and crime, yet not much is done in our personal lives to counteract that negativity. That way of thinking does not take a break for the holiday season, unfortunately, and the time tends to lose all its magic for many families because of the stress to keep up appearances for While the world is rocking family and friends. The turns to dreading with the termoil of terrorist focus the cooking, cleaning attacks and intolerance and shopping instead of toward those of other races, enjoying the spirit and nationalities and sexual taking time to breathe. The stress that has orientations, Vashon enjoys become associated with an inclusive atmosphere. the holidays is something many despise. Thanksgiving and the December holiday season have become a sort of contest to “outdo oneself” from the year prior, which is so far from the point. Making a perfect turkey with all the fixings, giving the perfect presents, impressing family members, get rid of it all. Put the expectations to the side and get back to the basics: Love those who surround you, enjoy their company and be thankful. Be thankful for the beauty all around you, for the clean Puget Sound air and the trees and crisp breezes. Be thankful for the calm of the island, for the fact that violent crime is nearly non-existent and that the nights are quiet. While the world is rocking with the turmoil of terrorist attacks and intolerance toward those of other races, nationalities, religions and sexual orientations, Vashon enjoys an inclusive atmosphere marked by seemingly rare occurrances of judgement or discrimination. As tensions flare around the world, it’s important to recognize that, despite the perception that the holidays need to be a big, stressful to do, we have it easy compared to many. We have nothing to flee from, our lives are not at risk every day, and, as mentioned before, we’re free to believe what we choose without fearing reprisal. As you prepare for your Thanksgiving feasts and the holidays beyond, try to move past expectations of grandeur and return to the roots of the season. Go for a walk, take in the surroundings and be thankful; enjoy your family and have conversations not marked by buzzing or ringing cell phones, and do not let giving gifts replace the simplest things in life: health, safety and the ability to gather with family and friends.

and ever-encroaching ages, we need help. We are looking for individuals and organizations with whom we d e b i l i t a t i n g can partner to plan and execute l o n e l i n e s s renovations in the coming year. on the deso- We seek willing electricians, late prairie. plumbers and carpenters, but Grange halls also some willing journeymen became a and journeywomen to help us major destina- rewire, repair, refinish, repaint tion for social and generally renovate the contact. The Grange hall to remain vibrant, Grange was strong and loved. an early supporter of women’s We must keep this island rights, and Susan B. Anthony treasure safe, strong and up-topraised t he date with the Grange during needed renovaWe must keep this island tions to remain women’s suffrage, pointing a resource and treasure safe, strong out that Grange for and up-to-date with the destination men and women years to come. had equal voting needed renovations to As we have been rights from the a community remain a resource and Grange’s begincenter for you, destination for years to ning. It took our we now seek country 53 years you, the comcome. As we have been to catch up with munity, to help a community center for the Grange in us into the 21st you, we now seek you, the century. that department. Our Vashon Who knows, community, to help us Grange’s most maybe a coaliinto the 21st century. visibly active tion of us can years were the even star t 1960s and 70s, with many mem- dreaming of a new kitchen, solar bers contributing to the upkeep cells on the roof and amendof the hall, vibrant events, lots of ments to make it possible for us pancake breakfasts and always a to operate as a staging site for the colorful float in the Strawberry Emergency Operations Center Festival parade. The Grange was when “the big one” hits. an integral adhesive agent in the I can’t promise that, but I do community, as it was all over promise this: When we first sit the country, when we as a cul- down to discuss our goals, I ture were more disposed to be will fill those venerable summer joiners of organizations. I often camp-looking pitchers with bug consider the high standards of juice for you to drink. character to which the Grange aspired to be: a direct contribu— William Forrester is an island tor to the vigor and strength of farmer, artist and member of The what we now call The Greatest National Grange of the Order of Generation. Patrons of Husbandry. The Vashon-Maury Grange is now just four or five of us “charTo find out more about acters” who — though we also plans to help with 2016 aspire to possess some strength Grange hall renovations, and moral character — do not please call or email John possess the time and stamina to Browne at 206-463-9641 or keep up with our hall’s repairs. jbrowne001@centurytel.net, We have recently painted the or William Forrester at 206outside of the hall and had some 567-4548 or greenmanfarm crucial tree trimming done. But @comcast.net. with our farms, jobs, nurseries

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VIGA, farmers can combat food insecurity by encouraging expansion According to the United States Department of Agriculture, food security means access by all people at all times to enough food for an active and healthy lifestyle. Conversely, food insecurity is “the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.” Although the majority of Vashon residents enjoy a relatively high standard of living, food insecurity does exist on our fair isle. This is evidenced by the fact that in 2014, the VashonMaury Community Food Bank served about 17 percent of the island’s population. That’s more than one of every six Vashon residents. Vashon’s history is full of agricultural endeavors, and the island is currently becoming a destination for food entrepreneurs and enthusiasts. So, in a place with such a prominent food culture, why are there still people struggling with food insecurity and hunger? How is it that healthy food can be so abundant, but not accessible to everyone? Further, as an

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employee of the food bank and Co-Chair of the Va s h o n Island Growers Associ at ion (VIGA) Board, I often find myself asking, “What is the role of Vashon’s farming community, and of VIGA, in addressing food insecurity on the island?” Before trying to answer these questions, it should be acknowledged that food insecurity, hunger, economic disenfranchisement and the like exist because of broad systemic failures. One farmer or one nonprofit entity cannot address the issues alone. However, working in concert with local and regional governments, for-profit businesses and nonprofits, like VIGA, can shape the way individual communities respond to these issues. If food insecurity means unreliable access to suffi-

cient quantities of nutri- farmer’s role in addressing tious food, and the most the issue of food access? nutritious food is produced The answer is they must locally using organic prac- keep doing what they do tices, then one way to best — grow good food. To decrease food insecurity is get healthy, locally grown to increase access to locally food into the mouths of grown and produced food more Vashon residents, for everyone. In an ideal farmers need to not just world, the island’s farms maintain but expand their Increasing would be able to produce operations. enough to stock the shelves production takes lots of time, energy of Thriftway and the IGA To get healthy, locally- and resourcwith locally especially grown food into the es, grown proconsidering that the duce that mouths of more profit marcould be sold Vashon residents, at a price gin is pretty farmers need to affordable small to start to someone with, and not just maintain, making minc u r r e n t l y, but expand their farms don’t imum wage. have the Currently, operations. incentive to local farms expand. are not able This is where VIGA to produce at the scale necessary to sell wholesale comes in. VIGA’s role is to retail stores and insti- to encourage expansion tutions. VIGA is work- and to offer the resources ing to address this issue and incentives necessary by researching the feasi- to keep business profitable bility of forming a food and to grow programs, hub, where locally grown and produced goods could be aggregated, processed, packaged and marketed on a larger scale. So, what is the individual

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Have you heard? Although our Thanksgiving holiday provides a national reminder to take time for the expression of gratitude at this time of year, the practice of thanks-giving actually has a beneficial effect on our physical health. It’s widely recognized that an activated stress response interferes with our immune response. Thoughts of gratitude can help turn down our reaction to common stressors in our lives. On any day that you find yourself feeling irritable or upset, catching your thought-patterns and deliberately thinking of something you feel grateful for can Nancy Roehm help shift your mood and change your perspective. MAT, EFT-MR Energetically, frequent thoughts of gratitude attract Integrative Nutrition positive conditions and people into our lives, just as grumbly thoughts and vibes attract more things to grumble about. As Oprah once expressed it, “Blessings flow in the space of gratitude.” I especially like this quote by M.B. Anderson: “The purest expression of our Thanks-giving is quietly seen in our Thanks-living.” Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving with plentiful thanks-living in the days and weeks that follow! www.happyhealthyliving.net

like the Food Access Partnership, which get the fruits of farmers’ labor into the hands of those who can’t otherwise afford to buy it. In other words, VIGA’s task is to increase both the supply of and demand for locally grown and produced food. In order for VIGA to provide the customized support that farmers need, those farmers must join VIGA and put pressure on the organization to fulfill its mission to promote farming, access to healthy food and a sustainable agricultural economy on Vashon. VIGA cannot serve those to whom it isn’t connected. There’s an underlying assumption here that Vashon residents care about the wellbeing of their neighbors. Addressing issues of social inequity and changing the shape of something as intangible as a food system are not small tasks, but

being aware of these issues and working toward positive change is the responsibility of anyone who is proud to live on this island. If you’re interested in digging deeper into the issue of food insecurity on Vashon, join the Vashon food bank, Voice of Vashon and Vashon Community Care for the community forum, ”Who’s Hungry on Vashon?” at the Penny Farcy Building from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8. A panel of local social service providers and foodthinkers will, along with the audience, discuss what services currently exist for those in need and will try to identify the gaps where those services fall through. Finally, if you enjoy eating good food and think that everyone deserves that option, join VIGA. — Emily Scott is a VIGA cochair and employee at the Vashon-Maury Island Food Bank.

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ONGOING Vashon Athletic Club’s Pet Picture Show: The Vashon Athletic Club (VAC) is holding its second annual Pets-ercise Pet Show, in support of the Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation (VCSF). All are invited to stop by the club and vote for a favorite pet picture or pictures. Votes cost $1 each, and participants may vote as many times as they wish. The top 12 pictures will be made into the VAC’s 2016 calendar, which will be available for the holidays at a cost of $20 each. The deadline for voting is Friday, Dec. 4, and donations may be made at VAC to the VCSF until the end of February 2016.

WEDNESDAY • 25 Free Range Folk Choir: The choir will perform a Thanksgiving concert of folk music from around the world. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Vashon High School theater.

THURSDAY • 26 Sing-along Music at the PlaySpace: This weekly musical offering will be led by Trina 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. 9:15 to 9:55 a.m. at the VYFS PlaySpace. IFCH Thanksgiving Dinner: All islanders are invited to this free, annual community Thanksgiving dinner, hosted by the Interfaith Council to Prevent Homelessness. The event will include games, music, snacks, cider, fellowship and a full Thanksgiving dinner (vegetarian/vegan options available). 2:30 to 7 p.m. (dinner begins at 5:30) at the Presbyterian church.

FRIDAY • 27 VIPP Holiday Wreath/Swag Sale: Vashon Island Pet Protectors will hold its annual wreath and swag sale and pet food drive. The wreaths are made by hand by VIPP volunteers, using fresh fir, cedar, holly and festive extras. Prices start at $25. Donations for the pet food drive may be dropped off during the sale. Noon to 4 p.m. at the Land Trust Building.

Club O: Dance the turkey off at the annual post-Thanksgiving Club O dance night. There will be a teen VIP area and music from deejays Whitmore and MirageSix. The event is for all ages until 11 p.m., then ages 21 and older after that. Cover charge is $5 at the door, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. 7 p.m. at the Open Space for Arts & Community.

SATURDAY • 28 VIPP Holiday Wreath/Swag Sale: See Friday’s listing for details. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Land Trust Building. Farmers Market: The market has moved indoors for the remainder of the season. Come inside where it’s warm and find fresh fall produce, locally made wares and hot food. 10 a.m .to 2 p.m. through Dec. 12, in the old liquor store space next to Thriftway. 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. Vashon Youth Theatre Holiday Cookie Fundraiser: Members of Vashon Youth Theatre will be outside the pharmacy taking orders for holiday cookies. The cookies will be baked to order, and delivered to the HUB (old Spinnaker building) on Dec. 5 and 6. All proceeds will benefit the group’s upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz, which is scheduled to run at the VHS theater Dec. 18 through 20. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside the Vashon Pharmacy. Tarot Card Readings: Psychic medium Bill Champlin will be available to perform Tarot readings. For more information, see tarotbybill.com. Noon to 5:30 p.m. at Vashon Intuitive Arts. Weekly Cribbage Tournament: The Vashon Cribbage Club hosts a weekly tournament using American Cribbage Congress rules. Participants play nine games against nine different opponents. The cost is $8 for non-members, $10 for members. For more information,

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SUNDAY • 29 Unitarian Service: This week’s service will focus on personal expressions of inspirational wisdom, humor and thanksgiving through poetry, prose and song. Religious exploration programs for children and youth are available. 9:30 a.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church. Zen Center Service: The weekly service includes tea, chanting, meditation and a dharma talk. This week’s speaker is islander Bruce Morser, who will talk about drawing as meditation and seeing things as they really are. 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Havurat Ee Shalom on Westside Highway. VIPP Holiday Wreath/Swag Sale: See Friday’s listing for details. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Land Trust Building. Jack Barbash Life Celebration: Islanders are welcome for an evening of shared memories, dinner and music to celebrate the many ways that he touched others’ lives. Attendees are asked to bring memories of Jack and a dinner or dessert item to share. For more information, email Kathryn Sposato at kathryn.sposato@gmail.com. 4 p.m. at Burton Lodge.

UPCOMING Mountain Bike Trails at Dockton Forest: Note: This meeting was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17, but was postponed due to the power outage. King County Parks and the Vashon Mountain Bike Association are proposing new trails for Dockton Forest and will hold a public meeting to present the plan and take comments. For more information, contact David Kimmett at 477-4573 or email him at david. kimmett@kingcounty.gov. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in the cafeteria at Vashon High School. Washington State Wonderland: The second in islander Barbara Gustafson’s slide show series will feature photos of fossil hunting, beach walking, skiing, flying and more from around the state. 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at the Vashon

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The 36th annual Seattle International Comedy Competition returns to the Vashon Theatre Wednesday night, Nov. 25. Thirty-three comedians from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, U.K. and Africa have competed in shows throughout the Pacific Northwest over the last three weeks, and the field has been narrowed down to the five best, who will perform on Vashon for night two of the finals. The winner will be named on Nov. 29 at the Snoqualmie Casino. Tickets cost $20 and can be purchased at vashontheatre.com or the box office. Note: The show is not appropriate for younger audiences due to adult language and content. Pictured above is last year’s winner, Nathan Brannon of Portland, Oregon. Senior Center on Bank Road. VIFR Volunteer Information Session: Vashon Island Fire & Rescue will hold a public information session for its upcoming volunteer application and intake window. The session will provide interested attendees information about the different positions available and the intake process, steps and deadlines. There will be time available for questions at the end. 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Penny Farcy training center on Bank Road. Hanukkah Potluck: The Havurat Ee Shalom and its family education program Bet Chaim will sponsor a Hanukkah potluck with latkes, dreidels, gelt, menorahs and a silent auction. Proceeds from the auction will go toward paying the final $12,000 that is left on the loan for the Havurah building. Auction items are available for viewing at Emma Amiad’s office, and bids for may be placed online at vashonhavurah2015.eflea.ca. Attendees are asked to bring menorahs, candles, main dishes, sides and desserts (latkes will be provided). 5 to 8 p.m. (candle lighting at 6:30 p.m.) Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Vashon Co-Housing Common House.

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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Bollywood Dance Workshop: The Vashon Dance Academy will host a Bollywood dance workshop featuring Katrina Ji from Culture Shakti Dance Company in Seattle.

Ji has appeared on TV in both India and the U.S. as well as in several podcasts and magazines, and tours internationally with Rajasthani Gypsy Caravan. The cost for the workshop is $20. For more information and to reserve a spot, call Jo Ann Herbert at 567-5852. 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Vashon Dance Academy.

VASHON THEATRE Comedy Festival Finals: Nov. 25 Spectre: 007: Nov. 27 through Dec. 3. Coriolanus (National Theatre Live): Nov. 27 and 29. The Funeral Guest (free showing): Nov. 28. See vashontheatre.com for show times or call 463-3232.

FREE COMMUNITY MEALS Volunteers serve free meals seven days a week on Vashon. All people are welcome at the meals, which are served at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the following locations. For more information about the meals program, contact Harmon Arroyo at 351-1441 or at luckyharmon2010@gmail.com. Monday Methodist church Thursday Presbyterian church Tuesday Presbyterian church Friday Lutheran church Wednesday Church of the Saturday Land Trust Building Holy Spirit Sunday Methodist church

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The Vashon Pirates football team presented its annual awards at a season’s-end banquet on Friday, Nov. 13. Pictured from left are Ron Krieger (Team Captain and Bill Burby Celebration of Life awards), Clyde Pruett (Mike Newell Defensive Player of the Year), Bryce Hoisington (Bud Snaza Outstanding Offensive Player of the Year) and Chester Pruett (Dave Mace 100 Percent Plus award). Not pictured but receiving awards were Jackson Bard (Lineman of the Year), Adrian St. Germain (Skill Player of the Year) and Connor Hoisington (Most Improved). Junior varsity awards went to Armando Oatman (Most Improved), Elliot Eades (Offensive Player of the Year), Joe Ghigleri (Defensive Player of the Year), Evan Stanford (Lineman of the Year) and Will Hennessey (Team Captain). Scout Team Defensive and Offensive Players of the Year went to Adam Clark and Adon Ellis respectively.

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JACK BARBASH L I F E C E L E BR AT ION

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The Vashon Job: Part 2

Last week we learned some yeggmen had robbed our sole bank and absconded with their booty via rowboat. Now for the rest of the story... Determined to thwart any heists in the future, T. Hansen, the bank president, upgraded his protection from a mop to an alarm system and it paid dividends barely a month later. With the claxon clanging away, he put the call out that the bank was being robbed. Soon thereafter a dozen or more citizens arrived in various states of dress, armed and ready to do battle with some unlucky hooligan. A speedboat with two deputies was even dispatched at first light from the mainland. The only problem was the island was yegg-less. It was a false alarm. The alarm system paid more dividends the next night and the next and the next. Bank sirens are what folks a hundred years ago used to curse and ignore before car alarms were invented. The next year the stakes were raised for would-be bandits as the Bankers’ Protective Appliance Co. of Tacoma rolled out their state-ofthe-art system. This modern alarm utilized electricity and poisonous gas to deter robbers and probably depositors. At least when this system had a false alarm nobody ignored it. As for the safecracking scoundrels: they were never caught but it wasn’t quite over for T. Hansen. For the next several years the bank defended itself from bondholders who had their financial instruments stolen. This time the bank was up against yeggmen wearing ties lawyers. Send me your topic suggestions at www.mostlytruehistory.com. This Feature Proudly Sponsored by: Tom and Dave - Vashon Pharmacy Norm - Vashon Thriftway Earl - Island Home Center and Lumber

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Artist creates sculptures with unusual presence By JULI GOETZ MORSER Staff Writer

LIVE MUSIC AT RED BIKE

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Rippin’ Chicken band

Funky dance trio plays at the Red Bike Rippin’ Chicken, a funky soul and jazz trio, will play at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Red Bike. The show is free and open to all ages until 11 p.m., then ages 21 and older only.

CENSORED ART AT SAM

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“Woman Landing on Man on the Moon” by Shapiro.

Island artist included in event for closing exhibit “Rebel Rebel,” an exhibit at Seattle Art Museum that includes two paintings by island artist Ann Leda Shapiro, will conclude with a final event from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3 at SAM. All of the artists whose work is part of the show will be present.

On the first Friday in December at Hastings-Cone Gallery, Vashon artist Monica Gripman will introduce the island to a few of her friends. Some will be wearing alpaca, others sheep’s wool or even dog hair underneath finely sewn outfits Gripman designed. All of her pals have names, though none has a voice. Then again, words are not necessary for these furry beings as each exudes a presence that speaks volumes. Gripman creates her animals mostly out of locally-sourced material — hence the alpaca, wool and dog hair — though the eyes hail from Germany. She calls her tribe not dolls or toys but felted sculptures, a minimalistic description of creatures that mysteriously project an animate nature. “I found that adults were talking with them. That’s what kept me going,” Gripman said. “Somebody had one, and they said it felt like a presence; they would talk with them. They each have their own personality.” Gripman, who said she’s always been an artist and always made things, began felting using a kit she bought at the Vashon Pharmacy to make a bunny for her young daughter. “I made the bunny, but realized I could really do something with this,” Gripman said, “so I made a giraffe using horse hair, wool and fur from our dog.” The artist grew up in Virginia, moving to Seattle when she was 13. She attended Parsons School of Design for illustration and ceramics in New York City. Returning to Seattle in 1987, Gripman bought a house on Vashon. She lived here for five years, then came back to stay seven years ago because of

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Monica Gripman’s felted scupltures will be on display at Hastings-Cone Gallery during December. what the community offered. “I wanted economic diversity and arts focused in one place. This is where I wanted to be, and I love it,” she said. Gripman has garnered a good deal of support on the island, crediting Rebecca Whitman, among others, for encouraging her to show her sculptures. “Rebecca has been my cheerleader. She and Joy Mann have pushed me out the door,” she said. “I showed (the sculptures) at Fox’s Gem Shop in Seattle, Joy’s store. Carrie Sikorski has been another big helper, helping me get a small grant to fund my website.”

Island musician John Browne will play at the opening on Friday, Dec. 4, and will compose a song for Gripman’s first puppet show, sponsored by Vashon Allied Arts and slated to open in October 2016. Puppets are new for Gripman, but she envisions a rod puppet walking around during her fall event. She hopes the puppet show will raise money for her company called Fable. “I would like it to be a fundraiser for Fable, along with poetry books and stories about specific animals,” Gripman said. To accomplish her goal, she

enlisted islander Myrna Hecht to write the poetry. Hecht writes poems based on her experience of living with a different animal every month. The duo plans to publish the book for the fall show. Gripman said she never starts a piece with an intention in mind; rather she looks at each shape and works with a feeling that comes from a nonconceptual place. “It brings out some childlike quality when I make them,” Gripman said. “It’s the same magical childlike quality that comes out in people who see them. That is what I enjoy the most.”

Artist exhibits work in pop-up show By JULI GOETZ MORSER Staff Writer

If a pack of porpoises is called a pod, hippopotomi called a bloat, cats a clowder, foxes a sloth and bears a skulk, then what might a collective of illustrations for a new children’s book be named? For island artist Mary Rothermel, they might well be dubbed an exhibit, one that will be held for one night only on Tuesday, Dec. 1, from 6 to 9 p.m. at VALISE. Rothermel has been a gallery artist for 30 years, creating art furniture in collaboration with Tom Northington and painting landscapes. When her sister, Lee Clancey, asked Rothermel to illustrate her children’s book, “A Bale of Turtles,” Courtesy Photo

“A skulk, a business, a sloth” by Mary Rothermel.

Rothermel knew it would be a departure from her typical work. “The illustrations (have) been a new direction from my fine art,” she said. “The designs needed to include up to three different types of animals per page. I tried to include something for the careful observer to find in each painting that a child could relate to, like a whale with a lunch box or ponies playing hopscotch.” Clancey, a former teacher, a new grandmother and lifelong lover of words, chose to write about the nouns given to groups of animals — like the book’s title, “A Bale of Turtles.” The pop-up exhibition is open to the public, perhaps even an audience of squid.

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for the deceased’s estranged sister, things get complicated, especially in light of a growing romance between Emily and April’s brother-in-law. Director Matthew, producer Sean and star Julianna Courtesy Photo Robinson, will host a Production still from “The Funeral Q&A after the show. Guest.” “This is, by the way, a very Vashon but I’m the mom, not an film,” Matthew and Sean’s unbiased observer at all.” mother, VoV station manFor an unbiased peek ager Susan McCabe, said. at the trailer, visit vimeo. “I’m happy to comment, com/127552842.

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Pirates football team, coach, players honored with league awards The annual Nisqually League football awards were announced Nov. 19, and the Vashon Pirates made a strong showing. Head Coach Brynie Robinson received the Coach of the Year Award, and the team as a whole received the League Sportsmanship Award. The team also received a Distinguished Academic Team Award from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), recognizing a high overall team GPA. Several Pirates also earned individual honors. Bryce Hoisington was named League Offensive MVP and was chosen for second team defense. Making the first team were Ronnie Krieger on offense and Clyde Pruett on defense. A second team offensive slot went to Jackson Bard, and second team defense awards went to Edgar Polkat, Will Hennessey and Kellan Riley.

VHS wrestling team seniors share a long history, stretching from first grade (left) to now (right). Left to right in both photos: Twotime state champion Chase Wickman, 2014 state participant Clyde Pruett, seventh place 2015 state competitor Chester Pruett and fourth place 2015 state competitor Logan Nelson. All look to be back in the Tacoma Dome in 2016 for state championships. By CHERYL PRUETT For The Beachcomber

The Vashon High School Pirate wrestlers took to the practice mat Monday, Nov. 16, in preparation for an exceptionally tough schedule. This year’s group of grapplers is considered by many to be one of the greatest teams in school history. Expectations are high, and the team has a first-ever state title in its sights. The tone was set on the first day of practice when one senior reported that it was the toughest first-day practice ever, and the intensity has not let up yet. After finishing seventh and eighth at the state competition the last two years, the team is returning a tightknit group of grapplers who have all wrestled together for years. Coach Anders Blomgren said the team is “planning on transitioning from good, to great, to legendary during the course of this year.” “We will do this by following our

philosophy and especially focusing on careers on a high note. accountability and R and R (resilience The Hoisington brothers are at it and relentlessness). And, we also hope again, and Bryce looks to improve to make it a gratifying and rewarding on last year’s third-place finish. experience,” Blomgren said. “We have Sophomores Luke Larson, who placed a very seasoned and at state, and Hunter experienced team. Burger will again “We have a very seasoned In many ways, we be a force in the have been waiting 10 and experienced team. In lighter weights. Cori years for this year many ways, we have been Williams and Ellis — so many of these Petersen both went waiting 10 years for this guys were ’busters deep in the post-seaall their life, but we year.” son last year and look also have a number Anders Blomgren to do it again. of great additions to Freshman and Vashon High School wrestling coach that crew.” Junior National Two-time state Champion, Adrian champion Chase Wickman is back St. Germain, will be high on everyone’s for his final year along with fellow watch list. seniors Logan Nelson, Chester Pruett, The first tournament of the season Clyde Pruett, Franklin Easton, Shane will be Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Auburn Williams, Preston Petersen and Rodolfo Invitational. The first home match Flores — all who have experience at of the season will be Dec. 10 against the state tournament. Wickman, the perennial powerhouse Montesano. Pruetts and Nelson have all been wres— Cheryl Pruett is the mother of two tling since first grade and are lookVHS wrestlers. ing at ending their Vashon wrestling

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First storm of winter season packed a punch, but island fared well By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer

The first storm of the season blew in to Vashon with heavy rain and high winds Tuesday, Nov. 17, taking out power to the entire island for several hours in the process. Most customers had power restored by morning, but scattered local outages lingered into the next day. No island accidents or injuries were reported, but Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) responded to more than a dozen calls that day, many related to downed trees and power lines. “The storm caused inconvenience but no critical incidents,” said Chris Huffman,

a firefighter/paramedic who was the duty captain on shift last Tuesday. “It takes a toll on us, but for the most part, it is not labor intensive.” Huffman noted that the department was prepared for the storm and had on-island volunteers stationed at the south end to respond to incidents there, with the intent of freeing VIFR staff to respond to emergencies from a more central location. Rick Wallace, president of VashonBePrepared, suggested that islanders think of the storm as a “giant alarm clock” for what may be ahead this winter and stressed that those who have not prepared should do so.

“Whatever you experienced (last Tuesday), you can expect it to happen again, so get ready,” he said. Being prepared has multiple benefits, he added. “If you’re ready for a winter storm, you are mostly ready for a major earthquake, which we know will happen,” he said. Vashon is no stranger to power outages, and several essential services and businesses have systems in place to help them function when the outages occur. The Franciscan Medical Clinic, the island’s largest clinic, has a generator and operated normally after the power went out in the early

afternoon, according to CHI Franciscan Health spokesman Scott Thompson. For other health-related services, business was a bit trickier. At the Vashon Pharmacy, co-owner Dave Willingham said that the pharmacists on duty donned headlamps and filled prescriptions, placing orders on temporary charges because they did not have electricity to process payments — all common procedures at the store when the lights go out. “Same headlamps, different batteries,” he joked, referencing a memorable power outage of the not-so-distant past.

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repair queue. “That helps us a lot and does not tie us up,” he added. Wallace has advice for those who have not heeded previous preparedness warnings: Be sure to have 10 days of food and water, an alternate source of light and a way to stay warm. He also added that backyard grills can be extremely useful for cooking this time of year. Finally, he said that many people believe they will be fine in a storm or emergency — but not everyone will be, and the more people who are prepared, the better the island will fare. “You owe it to the community to be prepared,” he said. “Winter is on us.”

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At Vashon Community Care, Administrator Judy Beggs said agency officials must notify the state whenever the power goes out, and they did so Tuesday, when it was out from about 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The center uses a generator, but staff also put out flashlights for everyone. “Everyone did just fine,” she added. Other storms are likely this season, and VIFR’s Huffman reminded islanders to always assume downed wires are energized and avoid them. If wires pose an immediate threat, call 911. If not, he recommends calling Puget Sound Energy and reporting the problem to get in the

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a different interpretation of the height of this year’s buying season, saying that spring and summer were like a feeding frenzy. “It was horrible. Everyone who wanted to play had to run really fast,” she said. “Buyers had to have money in hand and make quick decisions.” In situations like that, pausing to think about purchasing a home could easily mean losing out. “There is no time to dilly dally and think about it,” she said. “A week or two later, and it will be too late.” Buyers in that $300,000 to $600,000 price range account for the bulk of Vashon’s homebuyers, with more than 80 of the 153 homes sold so far in that category, according to statistics provided by real estate professionals. Windermere owner Beth de Groen noted that sales of houses at the upper end of that range and a bit higher — from $550,000 to $700,000 — typically used as primary residences of upper middle class families, also increased this year. “That area is so much healthier,” she said. “People were not buying in that price range since 2008.” Twenty-two homes have sold in that price range so far this year, a number she said she believed was double or triple that of recent years. Like Zaglin, she noted that she has seen a lot of younger Amazon employees and others who work in Seattle’s booming South Lake Union neighborhood. In Seattle they might need to pay $650,000

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for a modest house in Ballard, but on you could buy a wonderful house for one year ago, according to The Seattle Vashon, they could pay $550,000 and get $325,000, but no one had any money to Times. Around the region, there is a a three bedroom home with a view. great deal of variation. On the Eastside, buy anything.” “We are still cheap by King County Vashon’s real estate market was at October’s median price for homes sold standards,” she said. its peak in 2004, when 209 homes were was $667,000, while in Seattle it was While that may be sold, according to $550,000. Southwest King County, true, a great many “Everyone who wanted to play had statistics provided including Burien, Des Moines and people cannot afford by Windermere. Federal Way, continues to be a more to run really fast. Buyers had to homes even close The median price affordable option, with the median price have money in hand and make to those amounts, was $365,000, and below $298,000. but islanders Maria Currently on Vashon, inventory is low quick decisions. There is no time prices continued to Glanz and Kenny rise until the reces- again, as the holiday season is typically to dilly dally and think about it.” sion struck in the not a busy time for home sales, but the Judd recently found Emma Amiad, winter of 2007. One one in their range: island’s real estate professionals say they owner, Amiad & Associates hundred thirty-nine expect next year will be strong again. $250,000. Only six houses were sold on homes between “It’s a healthy market,” Zaglin said. the island that year “It’s a strong recovery.” $20 0,0 0 0 a nd $250,000 have sold this year, and Glanz with a median price of $535,000. In 2008, said she knows she and her husband are however, only 83 houses sold, and the Have an announcement you’d like market has been coming back ever since. lucky. to share with the community? Submit it for publication in In recent years, 2011 saw the lowest “We were thrilled we found someThe Beachcomber’s FYI section thing,” she said. “We had one choice. It is median price, $337,000, which has been Weddings Vashon-Maury not easy for people in our economic tier.” rising since. Last year the median was Graduations That economic tier is the middle class, price $416,500, and this year, so far, it is Births Death Notices she said, noting that she and Judd are $462,500. Special Awards both college-educated artists who work In King County as a whole, the Send information to on the island. She had been looking at median price of homes sold in October editor@vashonbeachcomber.com, or visit our website, www.vashonbeachcomber.com houses for sale for more than a year was $480,000, 7.3 percent higher than and click “Contact Us.” online, but the couple looked in earnest for only about six weeks after getting pre-approved for a mortgage. They also looked in north Tacoma and on the FRIDAY – SATURDAY – SUNDAY 9 am to 5 pm Kitsap Peninsula, but wanted to remain 40 years of collecting • You’re invited for cider and cookies! on Vashon. “We were just lucky something came Antiques: Armoire, Tables, Furniture, Beds, Tables Power Tools, Hand tools on the market,” she said. “We moved Desks, Chairs, Limoges, Bookcase, Dressers, Quilt Garden tools, plants, pots really fast. I knew there was not going to Longwy, Art, Heisey, Fabric, Yarn, Wool suits, Hardwood flooring be another one for quite awhile.” Villeroy and Boch Cashmere sweaters, Silk Lamps, Rugs, Heaters Windermere’s de Groen noted that in Books and MORE! Books and MORE! Books and MORE! the current housing market, anything under $325,000 is the low end, but that 10703 SW 134th Place was not true just a few years ago. From Vashon Hwy – Turn west on 133rd between John L Scott & Water Tower - Follow Balloons! “During the darkness (of the recession)

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budget requests for advertising and recruiting funds for the program and was happy to learn that all of his requests for the growing program were approved. “We’re using our success from previous years to build the program up,” Copland said last week. “We have more shifts, we have more calls, and we’re actively going after new members. We’re working really well.” Lipe presented the budget proposal at a Tuesday, Nov. 17 public meeting and said the district is expecting a 2.3 percent increase in revenue from the annual levy adjustment. The new budget comes after a year filled with multiple expensive personnel investigations and overtime costs due to injured firefighters. Lipe

told The Beachcomber at the meeting that the department was not able to stay within the planned expenses of the 2015 budget in some areas, such as overtime and legal service costs, but he said he is optimistic the department is running on budget. For legal services, Lipe said the department went $13,000 over the designated $10,000 budget. “I’m not proud of that, believe me,” Lipe said about the roughly $23,000 total spent in legal fees for five separate personnel investigations. “We did spend a lot of money in 2015. (The overtime and investigations) drained us. But it’s a shell game. You take money from one area and push it to another that needs it.” He said that the legal fees for the lawyers were necessary to get an unbiased opinion and decision for the personnel incidents that occurred between January and September. He continued

to say that hiring outside lawyers was actually “an advantage” in some ways, because it assured that the decisions were made by educated individuals who knew the complex laws surrounding the issues. He declined to comment any further on the nature of the cases due to personnel confidentiality. “Not all issues require outside investigations, but the ones that took place needed independent investigation by an outside source,” Lipe said last week. “A few were actually picked up by our insurance because they could be a liability if not addressed appropriately. It’s so complex that there was no way a fire chief or anyone in this department could have made an educated decision.” The 2016 budget calls for an extra $5,000 in legal fees, bringing the budget for that area to $15,000. Addressing 2015’s overtime overage, Lipe said

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that there was an ongoing issue all year with jobrelated injuries and subsequent employee absences. The department was $125,000 over its designated $260,000 overtime budget for paramedics and firefighters in 2015. In an effort to cover the open spots left by the injured, overtime costs skyrocketed. He said that there were three employees out over the course of the year with long injury leaves and “a multitude of short ones.” As of Wednesday, Nov. 18, he said three of the emergency staff were out on job-related injuries, and one is out on a personal injury. “I don’t believe there’s any one (contributing factor). There’s shoulders and knees and backs, there’s no pattern to (the injuries),” Lipe said. “If it was all knees or all backs, I think it would be easier to see if there was one thing happening, but it’s a multitude of different injuries.”

He said the department also went $38,000 over its 2015 professional services budget, which includes the Strategic Planning Oversight Committee (SPOT). The committee was created at the beginning of this year to help the department gauge the public’s feelings about the department’s performance as it moves forward and closer to the Medic One paramedic transition. The unknown status of the timing of the transition is causing uncertainty in budgeting, Lipe said. A major need that he highlighted at the Tuesday meeting was the necessity for a new aid car. He said that the car replacement was in 2015’s budget, but there ended up not being any money for it. He said that the purchase cannot be held any longer. “The aid car has been in the back of my mind for a while,” Lipe said. “It was a bare bones budget (in

2015) because the transition could have possibly occurred in July. The aid car was held because of the uncertainty and because we wanted to make sure that our assets stayed with us. I didn’t want to put in this big capital expenditure and then have to take it to negotiations with the county after the transition.” Lipe said that the 2016 budget was created with the assumption that the paramedic transition would not happen next year and said that the transition will now likely take place in 2017. “I’m not optimistic that the process is on the fast track,” Lipe said. When prompted at the meeting, the VIFR board of commissioners did not voice any comments or concerns about the budget. The board will vote on the budget at the Tuesday, Nov. 24 meeting.

GORDON FISK

October 29, 1924 – October 13, 2015

Alfred Theodore (Ted) Olson II Alfred Theodore (Ted) Olson II passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by family, on November 6, 2015. Ted was born to Alfred T. and Yetive H. Olson on October 1, 1929 and was a 5th generation islander. In 1943, when he was 14 years old, he went to work for what is now the Washington State Ferries. Ted proudly worked his way up from deck hand, receiving his Captain’s license at just 29 years old. He spent the majority of his 48 year career on the Vashon/Fauntleroy/Southworth run as the Captain of the Quinalt. When he wasn’t working, Ted enjoyed playing games, especially Dominoes and Cribbage. He also loved fishing around the Puget Sound and smelting at Jensen’s Point. In the spring he spent much of his time raising a beautiful garden and canning his bounty with his wife, Edna. Camping was another favorite family activity; Lake Wenatchee quickly became the regular summer spot. It is one that his family continues to visit each year. Ted was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Edna, of 66 years whom passed away July 20th, 2015. He is survived by his four daughters, Cindy Wallace (Jeff ), Susan Wade, Janet Gast (Dave) and Sheri Rondeau (Stephen), as well as his 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. A celebration of life for both Ted and Edna is being planned for July 17th, 2016.

Gordon Fisk passed away, after a brief illness, at Swedish Hospital on October 13, 2015. Gordon was born October 29, 1924, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, to Henry Clay Fisk, Jr. and Erla Simpson Fisk of Hyde Park, Vermont, and baptized in the Second Congregational Church of Hyde Park, Vermont. He had one sister, Ruth. The family moved to California when he was two years old. He was raised in Downey, California, and attended the Methodist Church (no Congregational). Gordon graduated from high school in 1943 and joined U.S. Navy. After discharge in 1946 he worked at the Downey Champion weekly newspaper and for a few months at the Desert Barnacle weekly newspaper in Coachella, California. It was advertised as the most low down newspaper in the country, published 69 feet below sea level. Gordon was editor, only reporter, photographer and assistant press man. In 1949 he enrolled in the University of Southern California, getting a teaching credential. In 1951 Gordon married Clare Swartz. They met at the First Unitarian Church in Los Angeles. Two sons came from this marriage. Steve and Ben were born in 1954 and 1956. The marriage lasted 27 years. Clare and Gordon remained in touch until her death in May 2009. After graduation Gordon taught in the Los Angeles school system for about a “thousand Years.” Somewhere along the way he became involved with the Sierra Club and did lots of hiking and backpacking in the mountains of Southern California and in the Sierra Nevadas. Gordon moved to Vashon after retirement in 1989. He joined the Burton Church, and met Myrna Ober who became a good friend-- the best friend he ever had-- until she died in October of 2007. The church and Myrna were two great things in his life. Gordon made numerous friends on the Island. He had a regular routine to head down to the Burton coffee stand, park by the boat dock and watch the water. Gordon was fond of starting up conversations. He was always reading, researching and writing about subjects that interested him. Gordon is survived by His two sons Steve of Seattle, Ben (Kazue) of San Jose, California and Singapore and Grandson Buck of currently in Japan, also his sister Ruth Ryan in San Clemente, California.,as well as many friends on Vashon. Please visit our online guest book at www.islandfuneral.com Memorial Event to be held on December 13th at 2:00pm at The Burton Lodge, Vashon, WA Please see Gordon Fisk’s Memorial Facebook Link https://www.facebook.com/groups/RememberingGordonFisk

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RAG DOLL Seal Pointe kittens (look like Panda Bears). Purebred, remarkable and beautiful companion suitable for a l ov i n g fa m i l y, w h o i s seeking a cat that will be devoted to them. Easily trainable, very intelligent, known for not causing damage like other cats. Box trained. $500-$600 rebate upon veterinary cer tificate (360)3325122

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Crist Granum

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(206) 650-6210

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WATERFRONT ESTATE Rare and beautiful - exquisite residence and carriage house on almost six acres of stunning grounds and 275â€™ of lowbank wft. MLS #777936 $3,950,000

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