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NEWS | Islander opens new origami store in town. [4] COMMENTARY | Holiday “elfing” raises money for good cause. [6] ARTS | A year of the island’s arts by the numbers. [10]
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The Parker Staczek Family Band performs at the third annual Will Sing For Food event at the Red Bike. The night of musical performances on Friday was a fundraiser for the Vashon-Maury Community Food Bank and brought in $1,600, the most so far.
Local organizations expecting successes in 2016 By ANNELI FOGT Editor
Editor’s Note: This is the third story in a series that will explore the state of nonprofits on Vashon, specifically how they fared in 2015 and what they have planned for 2016. It’s that time of year again, the time when we promise ourselves to make, and keep, our New Year’s resolutions. Most of us will pick resolutions like losing weight, eating healthy, exercising more or just being happier, healthier people. Meanwhile, members of the island’s dozens of nonprofits are also looking to 2016, but their thoughts aren’t concerned with only bettering themselves. Directors and members of Voice of Vashon (VoV), the DoVE Project, Friends of
Mukai and Rj’s Kids have their sights set on bettering Vashon and the lives of the people who live here. With 2016 expected to bring a new radio studio, improvements and public access to the Mukai house, expanded domestic violence prevention programs and programming to support Millenials, the island’s nonprofits are expecting the community to notice their work in 2016. VoV’s storefront studio, expected to open next door to Zombiez in early 2016, has been the most public of VoV’s developments this year. However, KVSH Station Manager Susan McCabe said plenty more happened this year. “2015 was our first full year of broadcasting on KVSH 101.9 FM,” she said last week. “It was the first year we instituted this great
amount of programming, all from volunteer producers.” She said that the opening of the storefront studio will determine what exactly 2016 will bring, but the goal is to hold more community forums and expand coverage of Vashon issues. She also explained that VoV is not abandoning its Sunrise Ridge space. “The Sunrise Ridge studio will remain as an infrastructure hub and production and instruction studio,” McCabe said. “We’re not moving; we’re expanding.” The new year will also mark the nonprofit’s expansion into the television world. VoV currently broadcasts some programming on Comcast channel 21, but McCabe said VoV’s SEE GROWTH, 20
Vashon is not the most liberal city in the nation. In fact, according to federal records of political donations, it’s not even close. Stories early last week in The Washington Post, Seattle Times and other publications reported that a California political startup called CrowdPac had used federal donation records dating back to 2002 to conclude that political donors from “Vashon Island” were the most left-leaning in the nation. In a sense, these stories were correct, as CrowdPac did report that “Vashon Island” has the nation’s most left-leaning record of donations But what CrowdPac’s study apparently failed to realize is that “Vashon” and “Vashon Island” are the same place and that the vast majority of donors on the island identified as being from “Vashon.” Crowdpac screen shots The donations from the “Vashon” crowd are only slightly more liberal than those CrowdPac lists two different rankings for from Seattle. Only a relative handful iden“Vashon” and “Vashon Island,” with the tified themselves as being from “Vashon Vashon ranking being more accurate. Island,” and their donations caused Vashon Island to be named the most lib- of those people made multiple donations eral place in America. to the ActBlue PAC, a democratic, proVashon Island came in at 9.9 out of 10 on gressive political action committee. One Crowdpac’s liberal spectrum, but search- of the donors not giving to the PAC suping for just “Vashon” on ported the democrat Patty the Crowdpac site yields a in her campaign “It’s kind of a data quirk. Murray far different result. Vashon for Senate; the other donor comes in at a 5.7 on It’s a fun story to play supported independent Crowdpac’s liberal scale, presidential candidate Jim around with at first, but putting it in 76th place Webb. then you look at it closer, and .7 more points liberal Meanwhile, the FEC and you realize it’s not reports than nearby Seattle. 1,468 donations A search through what it seems.” were made to political the Federal Election Mark A. Smith, campaigns this year from Commission’s (FEC) UW Political Science professor people listing Vashon as donation receipt database their city. A look at 300 tells the same story: There of the Vashon donations is a discrepancy with the city name donors made this year shows more than 200 were use. The FEC reports that between Jan. 1 in support of a democratic cause (Bernie and Oct. 31 of this year, there were only 2016, the Democratic Congressional 18 donations from six donors who listed their city as Vashon Island. All but two SEE POLITICS, 19
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 • Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Origami artist opens shop in downtown Vashon SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
Island Paper Chase, the newest business in Vashon’s town core, opened earlier this month and features the origami art of islander Alice Larson. The store, located next to the Vashon Pharmacy in the former home of the liquor store, serves as both a storefront and office for Larson, who works as a social welfare researcher when she is not folding paper into ornate shapes. The store showcases her creations, ranging from tiny flowers to an origami peace flag, similar to the United States’ flag, but with cranes dotting its blue field instead of stars. Larson made it by folding 3,750 pieces of paper, joining them together and sewing it all onto a cloth backing; she intentionally did not keep track of how many hours she put into it, she said. Other artwork includes the Seahawks’ logo, constructed with 1,000 meticulously folded paper cranes, a lamp with an origami shade and 4-foot-tall flowers. Cranes have a long tradition in origami and were important symbols in sev-
eral cultures. According to an information sheet at her store, in China and Japan, cranes were symbols of longevity and prosperity. To honor some special occasions, people will fold 1,000 cranes; Larson noted she has completed at least 10 pieces with 1,000 cranes. She has also made curtains and backdrops for weddings out of long strands of cranes joined together. “I would like to do more of that,” she added. Before moving into the heart of town, she worked for 26 years in Vashon Village and showed her origami work at the Strawberry Festival and on the studio tours. Facing a sewage backup at that office and a rent increase, she relocated and opened this month in time for the first Friday gallery walk. “The reception has been really gratifying,” she said. “I love this location. I moved two blocks, and I feel like I moved to a totally different world.” While she folded gum wrappers in elementary school, Larson said she began doing origami in earnest in 1992, when she had repeated long conference calls for work. She started
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At her new shop, Alice Larson, left, shows some of her work to customer Pam Haulman. folding cranes to keep her hands busy and judged the length of calls by how many cranes she made. Now she is quick with the art and can cut, fold and assemble a crane in five to six minutes, she added. Valentine’s Day is coming up, and Larson said she is particularly fond of it. For the last three years, she has folded 500 hearts with wings and packaged them in bags of 10 and given them away the day before.
“I hand the bags to strangers. I say, ‘Please take one, and tomorrow give one to someone who needs a heart,’” she said. “That is so much fun to do.” It’s a practice she repeats elsewhere. “It is relaxation for me. I can fold anytime. If I go to a Chinese restaurant, I feel obligated to make cranes and leave those for the wait staff,” she said. “It’s so easy for me to fold a crane, and it makes people
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Fulton Family Medicine expands clinic hours Fulton Family Medicine announced last week that beginning in January, it will be open five days a week. The clinic, staffed by owner Dr. Gail Fulton and nurse practitioners Julie McPherson and Marnie Devlin, had been closed on Thursdays but will now be open to patients at least half the day. The increased clinic hours are possible because McPherson recently earned her doctorate in nursing practice. With her dissertation behind her, she is able to work more, said Kathy Henke, the clinic manager. McPherson earned both her master’s degree and her doctorate from the University of Arizona — Tucson. For her dissertation, she evaluated the need in rural Washington for support groups for caregivers of individuals with early stage Alzheimer’s Disease, Henke said. McPherson has worked at Fulton Family Medicine since January 2014 and sees patients of all ages. — Susan Riemer
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County aims to increase ballot drop boxes, Southern residents make voting more convenient and accessible welcome eighth baby SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
Voting might soon be more convenient throughout King County, including for residents of Vashon. The Metropolitan King County Council and King County Elections are working to expand the number of ballot drop-off locations in the area. Last week the council unanimously adopted a motion requesting that a plan be developed that will expand voter access while ensuring geographic equity and convenience for all voters. “The foundation of our democracy is the right to vote — we are aiming to strengthen our democracy by ensuring more King County citizens have the ability to access that right,” Councilmember Rod Dembowski, the author of the legislation, said in a press release. “I believe this will be a significant step towards increasing voter participation by making voting more convenient for citizens throughout King County.” In an interview last week, Nancy Standifer, a communications specialist with King County Elections, said it is not clear yet if Vashon will receive one of the boxes, but more should be known by the end of this year. “Vashon is definitely on the wish list. It is part of the initial plan,” she said.
She noted that while the island does not currently have a ballot box, in the April 2015 election, when the Vashon Park District levy was on the ballot, a van pick up service came to Vashon to collect ballots. This allowed residents to forego purchasing a stamp and mailing the envelope. The decision to install more ballot boxes comes at a time of markedly low voter turnout. Throughout the county, the number of ballot boxes and van pickup-services for ballots has been increasing, Standifer added, though voter turnout has been going down. In the November election, only 40 percent of registered voters in King County cast ballots, though on Vashon the rate was 55 percent. Election officials expressed disappointment about the low turnout rate at the time. This effort, however, is about removing obstacles to voting, Standifer said. “The bottom line is … its about access to the voters,” she said, adding, “It is always great if we can increase voter turnout.” Following King County’s transition to an all-mail ballot system in 2008, the council approved a plan for regional voting centers as well as ballot drop boxes to ensure there were alternatives to placing the ballot in the mail. The adopted plan authorized the placement of 39 ballot drop boxes
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An eighth Orca has been born into the Southern Resident Killer Whale population this year, and the newest calf as been identified as a member of J Pod. According to The Center for Whale Research, the newest baby has been dubbed J54 and was first spotted with its mother, J28 (Polaris), on Dec. 1 near San Juan Island. At the time, researchers were unable to determine if the Orca calf was new, but the baby was spotted and photographed again in Haro Strait on Dec. 16. With clearer and closer photos, researchers determined then that the baby was indeed a new arrival and was two or three weeks old. The birth of J54 continues the successful breeding year that the Southern Residents have had. The birth is the eighth since December 2014 and brings the total Southern Resident population to 84 known individuals, according to the center. “1977 is the only previous year in the past forty years in which as many baby killer
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New J Pod calf J54. whales were born into this community of whales, and there were nine in that year,” a statement from The Center for Whale Research reports. “From calculations accounting for all reproductive age females, we estimate that typically up to nine babies could be produced each year, but there is usually a high rate of … mortality, and we have seen only three babies annually on average.” This drop in Orca births for the Southern Residents in recent years is due to a salmon shortage, researchers say, and the survival of J54 and the year’s other seven calves depends on a future with plentiful Chinook salmon.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 • Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Elfing for the Vashon community
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Vashon community embraces spirit of giving Islanders turned out in droves Friday night for the Will Sing For Food fundraiser at the Red Bike and donated more than $1,600 to the Vashon-Maury Community Food Bank. The amount was the most that the event, now in its third year, has ever raised. Event organizer Pete Welch said that the figure was $1,100 more than the amount raised in 2013, and roughly $600 more than the 2014 number. The restaurant was Luckily, we live in a filled to the brim and place where people are standing-room only passionate about people, a from the 8 p.m. start quality that is becoming time. It was just anothtougher and tougher to er example of the kind of people that make up come across. the Vashon community: action-minded, concerned and generous. It never fails to be amazing when the community rallies behind a cause with not just words, but monetary action. In communities around the nation, Christmas time brings with it a call to give to charitable organizations, but most pleas go unanswered. In larger towns and cities, the work of smaller organizations gets buried by the in-your-face advertising and pervasiveness of corporate America and the rat race of 9 to 5 jobs and the constant pursuit of more money. It’s refreshing to see hundreds of people gather together to laugh at corny jokes, hear holiday songs and enjoy each other’s company all in the pursuit of supporting a local organization that is focused on helping those who struggle financially. Island historian Bruce Haulman got it right last week when he talked about the fact that islanders open their wallets for their passions. Luckily, we live in a place where people are passionate about people, a quality that is becoming tougher and tougher to come across. This fact manifested itself most recently on Friday night, but it happens every day when someone outside Thriftway drops a donation into an elf ’s bucket, shops at Granny’s Attic or gives money to any of the dozens of other nonprofits on the island. The island community has held on as a largely calm and caring place despite the ever-increasing self-centered nature that has taken hold of society elsewhere. It does not take grand holiday spirit announcements and over-scaled donation campaigns to incite change and action here. The community should never lose that spirit.
Recently I’ve been “elfing.” As everyone knows, this is the gerund form of “to elf” which, in turn, is the infinitive verb form of the noun, “elf.” (Don’t you wish now that you hadn’t nodded off in high school grammar?) The noun “elf” is not capitalized. To capitalize it would be improper since “elf” is not a proper noun … and anyway, as everyone knows, elves (the plural of “elf”) are little folks, so capitalization would be wasted on them. They’re like leprechauns, only they wear red, instead of just green, and show up in the winter, not the spring. Elves come out when the winter weather is at its worst. This is because, unlike leprechauns, elves are hopeless idiots. But they are big-hearted idiots, and whenever Santa gives them a break (which, at this time of year, ain’t often), they venture out into the cold ringing bells to raise money for good causes. There is no shortage of those causes here on Vashon, or anywhere else for that matter. They ring bells because, on account of being very short, this is the only way they can get noticed and keep from being tromped upon by hurrying shoppers who don’t pay attention to where they’re going as they enter the Thriftway. Their diminutive stature notwithstanding, try as you might, you can’t ignore these elves. You can’t for example, shift course and use the other store entrance because they’ve got them both covered. Plus, they’ve got you both coming and going and, while elves are idiots, they have good memories (this is in part due to the fact
HOLIDAY HUMOR By WILL NORTH that they are not the aforesaid drunken leprechauns). They’ll remember that you said you’d contribute on your way out. They’ll remember your coat, your hair, your Birkenstocks complete with socks. Now, becoming an elf does not take a lot of brains (see “idiot” above.) When asked, all you have to do is say yes, as I did for Vashon Youth & Family Services this year. If you have a soft heart and even softer brain, “yes” comes easily. Thus it was that I became an elf. I confess, though, that I have some disadvantages as an elf. First off, I am 6 feet 5 inches tall and thus do not fit the usual elf image. A kid came up to me and actually said, “You’re not an elf; you’re too big.” It was everything I could do to keep from giving him a swift kick, but that would be un-elflike. Second, I am a wise-guy former New Yorker which, if you think about it, is not your most ideal set of credentials. But when times are tough, elf recruiters will take any idiot who says yes. I’ve watched elves. They smile a lot, are polite and ring those dreadful bells which, let’s face it: You’ll pay almost anything to stop. Maybe being nice is a good technique, but I wasn’t buying it. Nope. To me, being an elf is like being
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given a stage for stand-up comedy, New York style. You gotta get shoppers’ attention, you gotta stop them in their tracks and give them no choice but to contribute to the cause. I start out with my most gentle New Yorker approach: I say, “Don’t even think about walking in that door without making a donation. You got kids maybe? You still like them? You think Santa isn’t watching you this very moment?” But then there are the hard cases, and you just gotta make their perilous situation very clear to them: “You think you’re gettin’ in here without a donation?! Fugeddaboudit, pal! Wise up! Don’t make me bring in Big Guido with his baseball bat. You like those knees of yours? How much, eh? How much are they worth to you? Hey, Guido!” I have found this technique very effective, if only because shoppers know the next step with an elf from New York is a mugging, which is so unseemly right there outside the Thriftway. Kinda embarrassing. The elf, who is doing “good works,” is safe. You on the other hand, are not, unless you donate. See? The solution is so simple… Okay, so this is a humor column, but let me tell you, it ain’t easy standing out in the cold, ringing annoying bells, eyes watering from the wind, wishing you had a flask of bourbon and begging for worthy causes. Thankfully, there are lots of islanders willing to elf and lots of other islanders generous with their contributions. It is great to be an elf. And an islander. Happy holidays.
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has been overwhelmingly positive, with many people appreciating the convenience of being able to hear it on KVSH. We’re already vetting ideas for future such collaborations, and are excited about hosting more conversations of community importance. Thanks to all our partners and those who participated in the forum. forum. We welcome suggestions for future forums. Please send your ideas to info@voiceofvashon.org. — KVSH Station Manager Susan McCabe
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Food hub will allow innovation, expansion for local farmers What is a food hub and why care about it? To answer these questions let’s step back for a moment and consider Vashon Island Growers Association’s (VIGA) mission: To promote farming, access to healthy food and a sustainable agricultural economy. One way we at VIGA do this is to mount a weekly farmers market — voted one of the 10 best in Puget Sound — which brings local food producers face-to-face with consumers. Another way is organizing Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) workshops for farm interns and apprentices to help grow the next generation of farmers. We want to open new markets and additional opportunities for small farms on Vashon; that’s where a food hub comes in. A food hub provides a place to aggregate and store vegetables and fruit, enabling farmers to extend the life of their produce and to compete in the Seattle metropolitan area’s restaurant, catering and specialty food scene. It enables filling orders at a larger scale and with greater certainty — keys to competitiveness. Another aspect of a food hub is it offers processing facilities that enable farmers and food entrepreneurs to add value to locally grown food. A couple of years ago, one farm started making sauerkraut, but stopped because it didn’t have enough controlled temperature storage space. Had a food hub been available, that new venture might have taken off and grown.
FOOD AND FARMS By DAN CARLSON VIGA recently won a USDA grant to analyze the feasibility of establishing a food hub on Vashon Island. In 2016, we will look at the possibility of converting unused space at the old Granny’s site at Sunrise Ridge. We will also look at the possibility of an alliance with Island Spring Organics, which has approached VIGA wanting to help organic farmers by offering some of its unused capacity for freezing and processing food. Vashon farmers have a history of innovation. The Mukai family invented a way to preserve strawberries and ship them to the Midwest, and Wax Orchards created an apple-based fudge sauce that won national acclaim. This entrepreneurial creativity is what will make Vashon agriculture successful; it will have to because we don’t have rich river valley-bottom soil or large tracts of farmland like King County’s agricultural production districts in the Snoqualmie Valley and Enumclaw Plateau. But we do have proximity to Seattle; creativity; a disproportionate number of successful chefs, caterers and food people and a special place in the hearts of resiSpecial for
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menu. Let me conclude by asking you, should we change our name to the Vashon Growers and Eaters Association? Many islanders have asked why they should be a VIGA member. After all, if I’m not a grower what’s in it for me? Farming on Vashon is a challenge; it needs all the support it can get. If you like to eat fresh, local and healthy foods, join VIGA. If you like seeing rows of corn and carrots instead of suburban strip malls, join us at vigavashon.org. VIGA represents local farmers and those who eat and use their products.
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NOTICE Vashon Island Baking Company and Glass Bottle Creamery: These two businesses will be closed for the month of January for a winter break. Business will resume as usual in February.
ONGOING Yard and Food Waste Pilot Program: King County and Zero Waste Vashon remind everyone that the yard and food waste pilot program is underway at the Vashon Transfer Station. Results of the program will help determine if a permanent program is feasible. Yard and food waste collected from Vashon will be composted at Cedar Grove Composting in Maple Valley. Yard waste accepted includes branches, grass clippings, leaves, weeds and Christmas trees (not flocked or artificial and no decorations). Branches and trees must be less than 8 feet long and less than 4 inches in diameter. Food waste accepted includes fruit and vegetable scraps, breads, bones, meats, cheese and coffee grounds (and may be placed in compostable bags). The cost is $12 per load, up to 320 pounds. For more information, call 4774466 or see zerowastevashon.org or kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/ Vashon.
CHRISTMAS EVE AND DAY SERVICES Church of the Holy Spirit: The church will host its annual community pageant and Holy Eucharist at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24; Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist and sermon at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24; and Christmas Day Holy
Eucharist and sermon at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 25. Lutheran Church: Christmas Eve services will be held at 5 and 11 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24; open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 25, for anyone who would like to stop in and pray or just relax in the church. Methodist Church: All are welcome to attend a candlelight Christmas Eve service. 8 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24. Presbyterian Church: Christmas Eve candlelight service, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24. St. John Vianney: Christmas Eve service, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24; Christmas Day service at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 25. Vashon Island Community Church: Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. All Merciful Saviour Monastery: There will be a service to celebrate the Feast of Saint Herman at 8 a.m. Friday, Dec. 25.
SATURDAY • 26 Adopt a Cat Day: Saturdays are cat adoption days at Vashon Island Pet Protectors. Meet cats available for adoption at the shelter during adoption hours, or call 389-1085 to make an appointment. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the VIPP shelter, 12200 243rd Street off Old Mill Road.
SUNDAY • 27 Unitarian Service: The fellowship will hold its annual fire ceremony to celebrate the passage from the old to the new year. 9:30 a.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church. Zen Center: Center abbot Koshin Christopher Cain will talk about
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death and resurrection. The weekly service also includes tea, chanting and meditation periods. 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Havurat Ee Shalom on Westside Highway.
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UPCOMING Good-Bye, 2015 Dock-to-Dock Fun Run: The community is invited to run from dock-to-dock on New Year’s Eve morning. Participants may run the whole way or part of it, and there will be two water tables along the route at the 5.8- and 10-mile marks. Costumes and carpooling are encouraged. Run begins at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at the south end ferry dock. New Year’s Eve at The Hardware Store Restaurant: All are welcome to ring in the new year with a special menu, cocktails and music from Daryl Redeker. Reservations should be made at thsrestaurant.com. Thursday, Dec. 31. The Marriage of Figaro (Opera Preview): Norm Hollingshead will discuss this comedic work from Mozart, complete with musical excerpts. Sponsored by the Friends of the Vashon Library. 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, at the Vashon Library. Great Books Discussion Group: The group meets on the first Monday of the month from October through May. This month’s title is “The New Organon” by Francis Bacon. Visitors are welcome; the only requirement is to have read the material under discussion. 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, at the Vashon Library.
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All are invited to Club O for a futuristic New Year’s Eve all-ages bash. The new year will be welcomed four times, beginning with New York’s countdown at 9 p.m. PST and moving west, which allows families with children or those who don’t want to wait for midnight to celebrate. Deejays MirageSix and Whitmore will spin music to dance the night away, and there will be a kids’ area, teen space and a beer and wine garden for adults. Futuristic dress is encouraged but not required. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for kids or $30 for a VIP package (ages 21 and older only) that includes admission, two drink tickets, a reserved table and special surprise. Tickets may be purchased at brownpapertickets.com, the Vashon Bookshop or at the door if available, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at the Open Space for Arts & Community. class in traditional exercises aimed at improving strength, balance and mental focus. Cost is a $1 suggested donation per class. 2 p.m. Wednesdays at Ober Park. TQI Diet Class: For first time students or those who need to get back on track, Kathy Abascal will teach her program on the island in the new year. The cost is $160 for new students or $105 for returning students. For more information and to register, go to TQIDiet.com. 2:30 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30 and Feb. 13, at the Sheffield Building, 18850 103rd Ave.
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By Chris Austin Last week I wrote about Vashon’s rah-rah-sis-boom-bah college which opened its doors on October 25th, 1892. With a grand total of 50 students it was one of the first ten colleges in Washington State. While students of that tiny inaugural class had their own challenges (such as how to play hooky and not get noticed), they did have one issue that would be very recognizable today - how to pay for their education. According to a brochure, for $300.00 you could ship your kid to our island for forty weeks. This princely sum got enrollees regular classes and a furnished room complete with light and heat. (Light and heat? My, how those children were pampered.) The furniture included a table, chairs and a bed with mattress and springs. However, students were expected to bring their own pillow, linens and towels. Other amenities included washstand, bowl, pitcher and slop jar. It strikes me as odd that one cannot use the previous student’s pillow but can use their slop jar. I will bring my own slop jar thank you. While the three-hundred simoleons got you a jar for your slop and a seat in class, it didn’t get you much else. Oh, you want to learn the piano? That’s sixty more Ducats. Didn’t bring your own piano? That’s another ten. Elocution lessons? Come up with some more cheddar and we’ll talk. If speaking real good ain’t your thing then for two bones you can rent a typewriter. That fee will let you use it an entire month, for one hour a day. Tick, tock, I hope you don’t get writer’s block. Want to have a friend come visit? How nice. Another dollar. And whatever you do don’t injure the furniture because, “Injury to furniture, whether intentional or accidental, beyond reasonable wear, will be charged to the author of it to the extent of the damage.” Clearly, tuition padding was an art form more than a century ago. When students weren’t typing as fast as possible, they could avail themselves of various extramural activities. Thanks to the Vashon College Athletic Association, folks could participate in college and lower school baseball, men’s and young women’s basketball and my favorite: foot ball, not football, foot ball. The pamphlet has a grainy picture of the entire team, eleven guys, lined up generally in the same direction. Back in 1895 the intrepid Vashon foot ballers took on the mighty University of Washington, twice. We lost the first game 44-4. How do you get two safeties on a team that beats you by 40 points? And the second one was also a loss at 37-0. I hear the Huskies still brag about it. Send me your topic suggestions at www.mostlytruehistory.com.
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MAY ALL YOUR DAYS BE FILLED WITH ART: “The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where (one) lives or a few feet away. It is always on (one’s) doorstep.” — Paul Strand
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Theater- 3 Vashon High School theater shows, 2 Drama Dock shows, 2 Vashon Youth Theatre shows, 1 Shakespeare in the Park, 1 ShakesKIDS Visual arts-
over 803 artists’ work shown, 12 gallery cruises, 2 studio tours, 17 galleries and art spots
Open Space for arts & community- 35 performing arts events and over 30 arts-related classes
Vashon Allied arts-
333 artists exhibited in the gallery, 59 performing arts events, 16 artists in the school, approximately 80 arts classes, 14 featured artists and 125 artists exhibited at Heron’s Nest
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50 music events at the Red Bike, 46 at Snapdragon, 21 at the Farmers Market, 7 at The Hardware Store Restaurant, 6 Concerts in the Park, 7 stages at Strawberry Festival with over 250 musicians performing Courtesy Photos
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BOYS’ BASKETBALL: The Vashon High School boys’ basketball team had its first loss of the season Tuesday, Dec. 15, falling to Seattle Academy 55-47. The team came back strong Thursday night defeating Northwest Yeshiva High School 66-21. Head coach Andy Sears said the team came out hot and shot the ball extremely well. “We did a fantastic job sharing the ball,” Sears said. “We are very tough to beat when we show this level of selflessness.” The team took on Darrington Saturday after press time. WWW.VASHONBEACHCOMBER.COM
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Tough time for wrestlers Girls’ basketball team gets second win at home at Idaho tournament By JOEL HILLE
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Battling horrific road conditions, the Vashon High School Pirates wrestling team last week drove to Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, to participate in the Tri-State Wrestling Tournament at North Idaho College. The prestigious competition is the longest continually running invitational tournament in the Northwest. Now in its 36th season, TriState features the top varsity wrestlers from Idaho, Washington, Montana and Oregon. The competition’s huge brackets present a unique challenge for all wrestlers, and it is a gathering of the best of the best. Not many small schools are represented, and it is a feather in the cap of the Vashon program that the team is invited to participate. After last year’s strong showing, Vashon was allowed to bring a full team for the first time. Unfortunately, day one of action was disappointing for the Pirates. Of the 15 Vashon participants, only three made it out of the first two rounds. Wrestling for Vashon and going two and out were: Ben Angelacos, Payton Bonaventura, Alyx Arteaga, Luke Larson, Shane Williams, Hunter Burger, Preston Petersen, Rodolfo Flores, Cori Williams and Jackson Bard.
The black cloud of bad luck continued to follow stand-out wrestlers and projected winners Chase Wickman and Adrian St. Germain. Both were injured in action the previous Friday, and both were out again in their first matches of the tournament due to injuries. Senior Clyde Pruett managed to bounce back after a first round loss before being ousted in the fourth round. Bright spots for the mangled squad continue to be the exceptional wrestling of junior Bryce Hoisington at 152 pounds and senior Logan Nelson at 170 pounds. Both went undefeated on day one. Day two of the tournament continued past press time. Coach Anders Blomgren reported from Idaho that there were a couple of amazing matches for the Pirates. “Bryce dominating Snohomish in the quarters with his relentless, ferocious style and Logan beating a body builder from Mead with his slick takedowns and supreme conditioning (were of note),” Blomgren said. Next action for the Pirates will be at their own home tournament, The Rock. Twelve teams will compete in the high school gym on Tuesday, Dec. 29. Wrestling will begin at 9 a.m., and the finals are projected to start at 5 p.m. — Cheryl Pruett is the mother of two VHS wrestlers.
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Stingrays set personal records at championships By NICK MAIER For The Beachcomber
Three Vashon Stingrays swimmers traveled to Federal Way Dec. 11 to 13 to compete in the Pacific Northwest Swimming Short Course Championships, and all three set personal records. McMurray Middle School sixth-graders Baker Van Buren and Erik Pringle and seventh-grader Ava Lorentzen competed against 50 other clubs with the top swimmers in the Pacific Northwest Territory, which includes a majority of the state of Washington. Baker, 11, swam his personal best time in his three events: The 50-yard butterfly in 31.75 seconds, the 100-yard butterfly in 1:12.34 and the 50-yard backstroke in 35.05 seconds.
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The Vashon Island High School girls’ basketball team secured its second victory of the season last week against Mercer Island’s Northwest Yeshiva High School. The non-conference game on Thursday night saw the Vashon girls quite handily secure a victory. The game started slowly for the Pirates, which has been a trend so far this season, but the girls took control halfway through the first quarter when senior Annika Hille converted one of two free throws to put the first point on the board. The score was 1-0, and with that, the Pirates eventually got the game flowing their way. The girls began defending aggressively on the full court press and were able to convert several steals into fast break points. Yeshiva had a difficult time controlling the ball and getting shots, and the Pirates were able to take a 30-7 lead into the locker room at halftime. The second half led to more of the same for the over-matched Yeshiva
girls as the Pirates were able to steadily expand their lead and eventually finish with a 53-20 victory. The game allowed coach Rob Kearns to get significant playing time for all of the girls and showcase the quickness of many of the younger players. Hille led the scoring with 18 points; another 10 came from freshman Chloe Kuyper, and nine were from fellow frosh Olivia Larson. Senior Natalie VanDevanter added five points. Kuyper and senior Kate Atwell each pulled down nine rebounds; Hille grabbed five, and VanDevanter and Maren Fremstad grabbed four each. The Pirates traveled north on Saturday night to play a game against Darrington and played a home game against Coupeville Tuesday night. Both games occurred after press time. The girls’ first league game will be at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 8, at Seattle Christian.
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Erik, also 11, swam the maximum six events allowed for the championship meet. He swam the 200-yard breaststroke, 100-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke, 50-yard breaststroke and 200-yard freestyle. He improved his time in the 50-yard breaststroke by over 2 seconds, and in the 200yard freestyle by 1.74 seconds. Ava, 12, set regional times and advanced to finals with her performance in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle races. She swam a 26.30 in the 50-yard race, placing seventh in preliminaries and the seventh overall in finals. In the 100-yard freestyle, she finished ninth in the preliminaries at 58.67 seconds and advanced to finals where she finished seventh again. She advanced to the finals of the 200-
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Terry Donnelly Photo, top, and Sound Maritime Museum Photo, right
Top: The marina in Quartermaster Harbor is home to countless pleasure boats: sloops, ketches, yawls, trawlers, speedboats and dinghies; right: the Virginia V takes her maiden voyage as part of the Mosquito Fleet in 1922.
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avid Guterson in his reflective essay, “The Citizens of Paradise,” writes, “Islands are paradoxical places: They simultaneously liberate and confine. … The moat of water that keeps others out also keeps islanders in; the moat of water that makes an islander feel secure also makes an islander feel imprisoned.” Because of this paradox, boats are essential for all island dwellers. Whether they be the canoes of Vashon’s Coast Salish S’Homamish, the Mosquito Fleet steamers of the Euro-Asian-American emigrants, the modern dieselelectric ferries or the myriad pleasure boats that dot the harbors and inlets of the island, boats are a fact of everyday life on the island. The first boats on the island were the canoes of the S’Homamish, the Coast Salish people who lived on Vashon-Maury Island. Artist Abby Williams Hill captured the look of these canoes with her drawing of
S’Homamish canoes on the beach in a work drawn in 1901. The Salish concept of capsizing (sp’alac’) described the change that replaced the ancient world, where humans and animals existed in interchangeable forms, with the natural world of the S’Homamish at Contact, when Europeans first encountered the Pacific Northwest coast. For a canoe culture, the concept of capsizing represents a fundamental loss of stability. In 1901, when these canoes were drawn, the world of the S’Homamish had capsized and been changed forever by a wave of American emigration westward and Asian immigration eastward. Once these new emigrants settled Vashon, they were dependent on the many steamers that made up the Mosquito Fleet. These steamers swarmed over Puget Sound and provided transportation before roads and automobiles changed the world once more. The 1922 photograph of the Virginia V on her maiden voyage is a good representative of these Mosquito Fleet steamers that served both sides of Vashon-Maury Island and Quartermaster Harbor. Today most of the boats on Vashon are no longer boats that residents depend on for survival and transportation. There are, of course, important working boats, including
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Campaign Committee or ActBlue). While liberal donations were the majority, a conservative population is reflected in the donors who listed Vashon as their city. At least 30 of the 300 donations reviewed by The Beachcomber and made this year by those listing Vashon as their city were made to conservative candidates like Carly For President (Carly Fiorina) and Carson America (Ben Carson). University of Washington Political Science Professor Mark A. Smith said that the Vashon-Vashon Island mixup means that CrowdPac’s 9.9 ranking is based on the donations of the six people who listed Vashon Island as their city. The fact makes the study “flimsy.” He said Crowdpac’s study is not the best judge of the political leanings of cities because it’s really measuring the political leanings of campaign contributors, a small percentage of the population. “It’s kind of a data quirk,” Smith said. “It’s a fun story to play around with at first, but then you look at it closer, and you realize it’s not what it seems. Vashon Island is very liberal, but would it be number one in the nation? It’s very hard to be number one at anything.” He said the 5.7 ranking that comes up when you type just “Vashon” into the study results is a much more believable view of the island’s political nature. He ultimately said that he believes the best gauge for political leanings is to look at the voting precinct results from the 2008 presidential election. According to a Stanford website called the Stanford Election Atlas, all of Vashon’s 19 voting precincts had more
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than 56 percent of voters casting ballots for “What’s liberal and what’s conservaObama. Votes for McCain fell anywhere tive?” Knopp asked. “You’re looking at between 12 and 18 percent per precinct populations in these politically-active, with slightly more conservative votes on relatively exclusive places that are Vashon’s northeast end, in Burton and inclined to donate.” on northern Maury Island. Knopp then elaborated on the nature Another University of Washington of the rural areas, like Vashon, that go professor, Larry Knopp, teaches at the against the assumed political grain of school’s Tacoma campus and is a politi- conservatism. He said these areas usucal and cultural geographer who has ally have at least one of three qualities: researched voting patterns and their con- They’re a small, college town; they’re a nection to the larger political culture of small retirement community in a large places. He found another city’s shadow, and/or issue with the Crowdpac they’re a place that offers “People committed study beyond the Vashonnatural amenities and a to causes on Vashon Vashon Island mixup. certain cultural reason are really committed. to seek the place out as In an interview with The Beachcomber, he People open up their a hometown. Vashon, he said he felt the study had said, aligns most closely pocketbooks when to have been conducted with the third category. they care, and they on a per capita basis, He explained that the care about politics.” which skewed its results environment and ideology Vashon fosters is due toward small towns with Bruce Haulman a unique set of residents. Island historian to the low-density population, high cost of liv“They didn’t say in ing and high expense to (The Washington Post) access the island (ferries). article, but it must have been on a somewhat per capita basis Those three things create an environbecause Vashon (Island) is too small to ment that is “politically-progressive,” stand out on its own against a place like but excludes most “downwardly mobile, New York City or any other huge city,” working-and middle-class” conservaKnopp said. “They’re all small places, tives. He said that the island’s population but they’re small places that are politi- is a product of “rural gentrification.” cally engaged and well off enough to give “The rural gentrification movement to political candidates. They’re special has origins in the counter-culture moveplaces anyway just because of that, and ment in the 1960s and 70s, but it ended that’s an oddity of the study that skewed up becoming just a straight-up gentrification where people who wanted to live the results to smaller places.” He also said it was important to keep there bid up the cost of living,” Knopp in mind that the major problem with said. “It’s low-density living with envithis study is the fact that it’s difficult to ronmental amenities and access, and it’s define liberal and conservative, and that the movement of self-consciously liberal the study uses popular assumptions of and economically-privileged individuals. The movement of this population creates the definitions.
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lots of exclusions in the process, and inmovers (newcomers) are generally aware of it. They value where they live in part because of the political culture of the place.” He also pointed out that Vashon has one of the nation’s highest rates of samesex households, though he did not want to push the same-sex couples and liberalism correlation too far. But, he said the statistic could add to the “self-selection process” for people who move here. Island historian Bruce Haulman seconded Knopp’s gentrifcation theory and said Vashon is a “complex amalgam” of different social and political values. He said the island’s conservatives are regularly overlooked and “get lost in the hurrah” of the liberal majority. But Haulman also offered his knowledge about why Vashon has the liberal-majority political environment it does and said the aforementioned gentrification is a key player. He said the Vashon of the 1950s and 60s voted Republican “across the board,” but that all changed in the 1970s. “It was a gradual change, but through the 1980s and 90s, agriculture died, and the island became a service and commuter economy with all of the Boeing employees. That changed Vashon,” Haulman said. “Throughout the 90s and into the 2000s, Vashon gentrified, and the LGBT population really came in. There were lots of new people moving here.” He continued to say that, Vashon name mixup aside, the study does back up what we already knew about Vashon in terms of the passionate people who live here. “People committed to causes on Vashon are really committed,” Haulman said. “People open up their pocketbooks when they care, and they care about politics.”
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TV presence is going to grow. “2016 will be the year of TV,” McCabe said. “We’re going to be delivering TV content and encourage folks to come to us with ideas.” Also looking to expand into more areas, Vashon’s Domestic Violence organization, the DoVE Project, is planning on expanding the resources it offers to high school-age students. DoVE Executive Director Betsey Archambault said that 2015 was a “really fantastic year full of great growth” for the organization. 2015 marked the nonprofit’s first full year in its office space at Courthouse Square, which Archambault said increased the number of people coming to see them. But perhaps 2015’s most notable offering from DoVE, according to Archambault, was the partnership with Vashon High School. “We started working at the high school doing Lunch Dates with DoVE to promote healthy relationships and teach about warning signs. Then we had ‘smart periods’ where we had activities centered around dating and social
media abuse and breaking up,” Archambault said. The organization also began work with island-based Axiom Equine, a program that offers leadership and communication skills development by using horses as a teaching tool. The program specializes in working with domestic violence survivors, PTSD survivors, autistic individuals and at-risk youth. “We got a $7,000 grant from the Seattle Foundation to continue that work,” Archambault said. “We’re very, very excited about continuing that aspect.” She said 2016 will also bring the creation of a Teen Council at VHS. The project is a partnership with the school and Planned Parenthood to create a peer-to-peer education council for students about safe sex and healthy sexuality. Archambault will also have a radio show on VoV Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. While those nonprofits are looking to expand, Friends of Mukai is focusing on finally being able to restore the historic Japanese-American Mukai house. The group has been locked in a legal battle for years in an effort to gain access to perform restoration on the home and open it up to the public. While that effort has been long, the last court date will be sometime in 2016 and should end the battle in the nonprofit’s favor, according to President Lynn Greiner. Even though the Friends of Mukai do not have legal
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access to the home, Greiner said that the organization had a good year of outreach and projects. From a poetry reading in early 2015 that spilled out of the Land Trust Building to outreach at the Strawberry Festival and a short film that plays at the Vashon Theatre, Greiner said the nonprofit is “very high-functioning.” But she is excited to get started on the home. “The state awarded us $350,000 to use for whatever we need on the house and (4Culture gave us $100,000 for construction fees) even though access to the property was a condition on getting the grant. They believed in us, and that was a huge vote of confidence,” Greiner said. The nonprofit has started work with a historic preservation company to start getting blueprints for the home’s restoration. “Hopefully we’ll have the hearing date soon,” Greiner said. “The minute we get that (court) decision, we’ll get to work.” With these three and dozens of other established nonprofits looking to expand their reach next year, one of the island’s newest nonprofits is working on getting more community support. Rj’s Kids is a nonprofit that was created in late-2014 with the intention of supporting island Millenials and children. Islander Judith Neary started the organization after her son took his life in the fall of 2014. She then made it her goal to create a community center and offer classes and activities based on what island youth want and need. In 2015, she held meetings and began sponsoring martial arts classes and musical performance nights for young musicians. “We hit the ground running,” Neary said last week. The nonprofit’s website outlines Neary’s goals, ranging from teaching proper nutrition and mind-body balance to ultimately creating a community house where the island population can gather to “continue developing the skills necessary to thrive in today’s world.” In 2016, Neary is hoping to continue the campaign for all of the foundation’s goals and offer more classes and resources.
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the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under 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: December 1, 2015 Date of First Publication: December 16, 2015 Date of Appointment of Personal Representative: December 1, 2015 /s/Cynthia Y. Wallace CYNTHIA Y. WALLACE 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 /s/Margaret L. Koch Margaret L. Koch, WSBA #8470 Morgan Canterbury, WSBA #48000 Attorneys for Personal Representative Published in the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber on December 16, 23, 30, 2015. (VIB672863)
would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided by RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under 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: 11-19-2015 Date of First Publication: December 9, 2015 Date of Appointment of Personal Representative: 11-19-2015 /s/Larry Allan Eister LARRY ALLAN EISTER 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 /s/Margaret L. Koch SUPERIOR COURT OF Margaret L. Koch, WSBA #8470 WASHINGTON Morgan Canterbury, COUNTY OF KING WSBA #48000 ESTATE OF Attorneys for Personal RALPH W. ElSTER, Representative Deceased. Published in the VashNO. 15-4-06605-3 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO on-Maury Island Beachcomber on December 9, CREDITORS 16, 23, 2015. (RCW 11.40.030) The personal represen- (VIB671367) tative named below has been appointed as per- Need extra cash? Place sonal representative of \RXU FODVVLÀHG DG WRGD\ this estate. Any person Call 1-800-388-2527 or having a claim against the decedent must, be- Go online 24 hours a day fore the time the claim www.SoundClassifieds.com.
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DIRECTOR OF NURSING Will Train at VCC! Are you a Registered Nurse with a bachelor’s degree that is interested in enriching the lives of elders? We are looking for a nurse with a clinical acumen, desire to manage and grow a team, able to think creatively and wor k collaboratively with a team in a 30 bed long term care and rehab community on beautiful Vashon Island. VCC is hiring a Director of Nursing and we will train you for the position if you have the interest and the will to become a stellar nursing leader! This is a full time salaried position with benefits and ferry tickets included. For more information call Judy Beggs, Administrator at 206-567-4421 or email your resume to Judith.beggs@ providence.org. **************************
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DENTAL ASSISTANT Vashon Island Full-Time Dental assistant needed to join our established and respected dental off i c e. A p p l i c a n t s mu s t possess the drive to provide uncompromising patient care and whatever it takes positive attitude. While 2+ yrs. exp e r i e n c e i s p r e fe r r e d recent grads of dental assisting programs that fulfill the other requirements will be considered. Candidate is a proactive team player for fast-paced environment. Excellent communication skills, computer skills, has a collaborative attitude and is reliable. Bon u s a va i l a b l e . To b e considered please email a cover letter and resume immediately. MTh, full-time & no weekends. Apply at smile@vashondental.com
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We’re looking for forever homes! Born 5/201, Venus is one of a gang-o-stray-kittens taken in by VIPP in October. The kittens were not handled much in their formative months and they are getting used to being petted and held by humans. Venus is one of the more social of the group. She loves to be petted when she is feeling safe. She loves to play and generally act like a kitten. Venus will need a home where her new peeps can be patient with her as she gets comfortable. A quiet, indoor setting would be best for this girl. Born 2002, Buster was with his person since he was a kitten. But when his person had to move, she was unable to take him along. Buster lives up to his given name. He has a big personality who likes to be in charge. He does okay with submissive cats at the shelter but he has a hard time with other alpha cats. He gets along with dogs. Buster has a big purr box. He is a friendly guy but he can only take so much petting and then he is done. Buster would do best is a quiet home with adults or older kids who can read Buster like a book.
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