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Questions plague Vashon’s newest ferry VMICC slated to Chetzemoka’s higher fuel costs, performance issues raise concerns
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By NATALIE JOHNSON Staff Writer
As Vashon’s newest ferry nears one year of service, lawmakers, Islanders and even state ferry workers are raising concerns about a boat that burns more than twice as much fuel as the one it replaced and requires a larger crew. And despite claims by state officials that the $80 million Chetzemoka and its two sister ships are well built and don’t require mechanical fixes, concern and confusion persist over the boats’ slight lists and perceived vibrations, as well as the Chetzemoka’s struggles on the TahlequahPoint Defiance route, where the crew must take special measures to keep the powerful boat’s engine temperatures high. “It’s a travesty,” said Jack Barbash, who rides the Chetzemoka daily to his job in Tacoma. “The public should be aware of how much the boat cost, how much it costs to operate and how much more cars it holds relative to the
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office on Tuesday and will likely spend about three weeks poring over the agency’s financial information. The review is considered an accountability audit — a look at the kinds of internal controls the district has in place when it comes to both collecting revenue and spending it and the degree to which the park district is following both state law and its own policies. She expects to have the audit completed by the end of October.
A group of Islanders is seeking a large-scale restructure of the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council, proposing bylaw changes they say would make meetings more conducive to conversation and allow the council to reach a greater number of Islanders. “It’s a radical change, but when I explain it people are usually supportive,” said Tim Johnson, president of VMICC. Johnson has been working for months with a handful of other Islanders to form what he calls a new direction for the council. Recently defunded by King County and stripped of its official status, the community council has struggled to find its way. The council can’t fill its nine-person board, and it often fails to attract the 25 attendees required take a vote. The restructuring motion, which was put forward last month by Johnson and five other Islanders — several of them active in AllIsland Forum or Greentech — would make meetings less formal by ending the use of Robert’s Rules of Order. Johnson said the rules have proved problematic at meetings and even discouraged participation. Some who know the rules well abuse them, he said, and they have prevented open discussion of important issues. “A lot of people were
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The Chetzemoka replaced the Rhododendron in January. Since then, some have questioned its performance. Rhody.” Lawmakers, meanwhile, say they’re asking the state for answers. Though they’re currently struggling to get to the bottom of a multitude of complaints and claims made about the boats, they’re also pledging to tackle the issues during the legislative session in January. “We’ve got some issues
with brand new boats that we hope we’re going to resolve,” said Sen. Sharon Nelson (D-Maury Island). The Chetzemoka began service on the Port Townsend-Coupeville route in late 2010 and was moved to the south end of Vashon in January, where it replaced the Rhododendron. The oldest boat in the fleet,
the Rhody had served the Tahlequah route for nearly two decades; it was taken out of commission because the aging vessel no longer met U.S. Coast Guard safety standards. But in the months since its arrival, the Chetzemoka has proved far costlier than the 55-year-old boat it replaced.
It uses about 67 gallons of fuel per hour compared to the Rhododendron’s 24 gallons per hour — a rate of fuel consumption that costs about $1.02 million more over the course of a year, said Marta Coursey, a spokeswoman for Washington State Ferries (WSF). What’s SEE FERRY, 19
Concerned by reports, state audits Vashon Park District By LESLIE BROWN Staff Writer
The state auditor’s office, prompted by press reports and citizens’ complaints, began an audit of the Vashon Park District this week in an effort to get a handle on the state of its accounting system. The auditor’s office is required by law to conduct such a review at least once every three years, and the park district was due to have an audit sometime next year, said Carol Ehlinger, audit
manager for the state. “We’re just doing it a year early,” she said. Citizen reports that the office received via its hotline system plus articles staff read in The Beachcomber “signified to us that there might be some risk out there that we need to address or take a look at,” Ehlinger said. “We’re not saying anything bad is going on,” she added. “We just don’t know what is going on.” A staff member arrived at the park district’s
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Death of Vashon teen hits many on the Island hard By LESLIE BROWN Staff Writer
Last Wednesday night, Kathleen Gilligan and her 14-year-old son worked out together, then sat down and watched the presidential debate, discussing the performance of the two contenders afterward. Her son, a new member of Vashon High School’s debate team, was “engaged and thoughtful,â€? Gilligan recalled. “I thought, ‘Look at my kid and who he’s becoming.’ I was so impressed by his thoughtfulness.â€? The next morning, Palmerston Burk, a freshman at VHS, shot himself on the front porch of the Reddings Beach home he shared with his mother and older sister. Now, as Gilligan confronts her immense grief, she has a message for the many Islanders who, like her, are trying to make sense of her son’s tragic death. “It’s not something that anyone saw coming. And that’s what I want the community to know,â€? she said during a telephone interview Friday. “This is something that was completely senseless. No one saw it coming.â€? Her son was smart, handsome, athletic and engaged, she said. “If this could happen to Palmerston Burk, it could happen to anyone. ‌ He had everything going for him.â€? Indeed, Palmer, as he was known, was an active teenager who appeared to be flourishing. Over the summer, he attended Vashon’s Junior Crew Rowing Camp, placing first at a regatta at Greenlake. A few weeks ago, he quit rowing
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to focus on wrestling, a sport he began when he was 5. He was in debate. He was doing well in school. He had lots of friends. His Facebook page is filled with beautiful photos: Palmer grinning as he carries his boat after the Greenlake regatta; clad in a wetsuit and staring out at the water after a day of surfing; sitting at his kitchen table, surrounded by friends. “He seemed to be an even-keeled, very well-adjusted young man,� said David Chapman, who coached him as a young wrestler and was looking forward to coaching him in high school. “I can’t really speak to how he was adapting from middle school to high school, but certainly last year, he was flourishing,� Chapman added. But as Gilligan sees it now, “something overwhelmed my son.� He was sad about a relationship that had ended and found himself unexpectedly home alone on Thursday because it was a two-hour late start to the school day. In fact, he had headed off to the bus at the usual time, texting his mother when he realized his mistake before walking back to an empty house, Gilligan said. Many in the days following his death have talked about what happened in that hour or so he was home alone before he died, but Gilligan said she’s opting not to discuss the details publicly. What she did share is that her son texted a friend, telling her he was about to take his life. And in a remarkable show of maturity, the girl — a sophomore at VHS — instantly called 911, she said. Two deputies from the King County Sheriff’s Office responded, reaching the house in nine minutes — not soon enough. “None of us really understand what happened,� Gilligan said. Palmer’s death is the first teen suicide on Vashon in more than three decades, and the news hit students and teachers at both Vashon High School and McMurray Middle School hard, where many knew him well. Michael Soltman, the school district’s superintendent, said that Father Tryphon, a chaplain for Vashon Island Fire & Rescue, appeared at the high school at noon — about five minutes before lunch was to begin — to inform them of Palmer’s death. Knowing that word was already starting to get out, Soltman and VHS Principal Susan Hanson quickly pulled the district’s counseling team together, called Vashon Youth & Family Services and within a matter of minutes had counselors available for teens who were already starting to gather in tight, tearful circles. “Going right into lunch, we knew we had to have a rapid response,� Soltman said. Soltman and Hanson placed most of the counselors at tables in the library and then began escorting students who seemed to need support into the room. Teachers, meanwhile, walked around the campus, supporting the clusters of kids they found. Science teacher Tom DeVries, who was off that day, showed up and spent the afternoon in the parking lot, Soltman added, trying to make sure kids headed to the library or didn’t leave the campus unattended. All told, about 20 therapists and ministers came to the high school and middle school that afternoon, many within minutes of hearing the news and many volunteering their time. “We wanted to take care of any kid who knew Palmer
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and was struggling,� Soltman said. Soltman and Hanson also quickly wrote up a statement and issued it to teachers, so that teachers had “a common language� to use in classrooms, Soltman said; they were asked to “use their discretion,� Soltman added, making an announcement and discussing Palmer’s death if they felt it was appropriate. “The freshman class was the most affected. They were very tearful and pretty overwhelmed,� Soltman said. Teachers at both schools also struggled with the news, and some wept openly in their classrooms, students reported. Soltman said he brought in several substitutes so that teachers could stay home on Friday. “We wanted them to get a break if they needed it,� he said. Gilligan, meanwhile, opened up her home to Palmer’s friends — a move that parents close to the situation found remarkable. Thursday night, several came to Gilligan’s house, where they sat in Palmer’s bedroom, talked about their friend, wept, hugged and supported one another, she said. “They were all traumatized. I feel really responsible for these kids,� she said. Ellen Call, whose son was close to Palmer, went with her son to Gilligan’s home that night. “I was really amazed by her fortitude,� she said of Gilligan. Brad Roter, a family physician and another close friend of the family, said he’s been moved in the days following Palmer’s death by the way teens have shared their feelings and supported one another. About 35 teens went to another family’s home Thursday night, where the parents built a bonfire. The students, most of them ninth-graders, sat around the fire in silence for 90 minutes, he said. When his son got up to leave, Roter added, he hugged every one of the students there, telling them all that he loved them. Other students — including some not close to the situation — have called his son to offer support.
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“It’s been an incredible response by the community,� Roter said. Like Gilligan, Roter said he believes there were few if any signs that Palmer was in despair. “They knew he was sad, but no one saw this coming,� he said. Born in Tacoma, Palmer spent nearly his entire life on Vashon, moving to the Island when he was 2. His family — his father, Lyman Burk lives on Vashon, too — is well-known and wellestablished on Vashon; his sister attends Annie Wright Academy, a private school in Tacoma. As a young boy, he was rambunctious and playful, friends recalled, and as he grew older, he became, like his father, a software engineer, much more thoughtful and intellectual. Gilligan was proud of her
son and his keen intellect. Just recently, he had a group of friends over for tea and chess. He had many other interests as well, including target practice at the Sportsmen’s Club, where he was a member, and blacksmithing — just recently, he took a class on blacksmithing from the Vashon Wilderness School. Gilligan and her husband named him after Palmerston Island, a coral atoll in the Cook Islands, in part because they were both sailors at the time of his birth and envisioned their son taking to the water. “We were hoping someday he’d go to Palmerston Island. He was proud of that name,� she said. Many, meanwhile, are searching for the words to honor Palmer, writing on a Facebook page set up for him
4VJDJEF IBSE UP GPSFTFF JO UFFOT BOE ZPVOH BEVMUT In adults, suicide usually occurs only after a long and deep depression, said Jeffrey Zheutlin, the clinical director at Vashon Youth & Family Services. But with teens — known for being far more impulsive — simply a bout of sadness can lead to a suicide attempt, he said. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control also show that boys are far more likely to take their lives than girls, although girls attempt suicide more frequently. The reason, according to the CDC, is partly because boys more frequently use firearms, which carry an 80 to 90 percent chance of fatality. Zheutlin, who heads VYFS’s counseling program, said he believes no one could have foreseen Palmer Burk’s decision to take his life. Though a few friends noted a moodiness of late, Palmer had all the outward signs of a boy who was doing well, he said. “There was no warning. I don’t think you’d be able to tell,� he said. Research on the teen brain shows that the
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The newspaper’s response to an Island tragedy This week, The Beachcomber had to make a hard call. We had to decide if we were going to write about Palmerston Burk’s death, a suicide that hit Vashon’s teen and school community hard. Our instinct was to write a story, in large part because to not do so — to ignore a tragedy that seemed to be on every Islander’s mind — was to play into the outdated and illinformed notion that suicide is a stigma. There was a time when suicide was not spoken of, when it was seen as a character flaw or, worse, a sin. We now know it’s the third leading 4VJDJEF JT UIF UIJSE MFBEJOH cause of death for people DBVTF PG EFBUI GPS QFPQMF between the ages of 15 and CFUXFFO UIF BHFT PG BOE 24 in America, a preventbut very real indica B QSFWFOUBCMF CVU SFBM able tion of depression, despair JOEJDBUJPO PG EFQSFTTJPO and mental illness. EFTQBJS BOE NFOUBM JMMOFTT We wanted to tell the story, because that’s our job and because it seemed like the right thing to do. And because it felt like a way to honor a young life cut short. Ultimately, however, we deferred to Palmer’s family. And on Friday, Kathleen Gilligan, a courageous mother reeling from the pain of her son’s death, gave us the OK. In fact, she spoke candidly and openly about her son — his life, his death and her struggle to make sense of it. She also spoke of her pain for those many young people who were close to her son. Even as she was experiencing an incomprehensible wave of grief, she spoke as a woman with a sense of responsibility for the larger community. We were struck by her strength and conviction. Some may fear that by writing about Palmer, we’re glorifying what Brad Roter, a friend and family physician, called “a horrible mistake.� Some on Vashon fear copycat acts; it’s certainly been known to happen in other communities. But Vashon is remarkably strong and tight-knit, and many adults are making connections, talking to young people and working hard to ensure the teens on Vashon fully comprehend the tragedy of his death and the importance of being able to work through a problem and trust that the next day will dawn brighter. We believe that kind of openness, education and outreach will have an impact on our teens and young adults. At The Beachcomber, we didn’t know Palmer. But in the last few days, as we talked to those who did, a portrait emerged of a young man full of vigor and promise, beauty and intellect. He was loved. He had friends. He was solid. We hope his family can find some comfort in knowing how fully embraced he was by the Island community and how deeply he’ll be missed.
Whether it’s a major winter snowstorm complete with power outage (as in 2006, 2008, 2010 and earlier this year) or a massive earthquake, if we want to be safe and know that those we love are well, then we need to get together and make our plans now. County and state emergency managers that work with VashonBePrepared have made it very clear that it could easily be 10 days before we begin to see aid after any disaster that’s big enough to also affect the mainland. Vashon is expected to stand alone, and there are two very important things we can do to make sure we and our families are ready. First, and most importantly, Islanders should get their emergency supplies of food, water, batteries, etc., put in place right now. This will take a load off your mind as that big winter snowstorm with our name on it approaches. The good news is if you are ready for a big storm, then you have made it most of the way to being prepared for an earthquake as well. Just make sure that each member of your family has a stocked “go kit� — a bag of essential supplies needed to keep you OK for 36 hours — in the car or by the bed, and then you’re really set. Secondly, join a NERO, a Neighborhood Emergency Response Organization. This may sound official, but all it means is that you and your neighbors are getting together and making a plan about who is going to check on whom in an emergency. NEROs are the critical first building block of our disaster response system on Vashon: They help ensure that every household is checked to determine if anyone has been injured or is missing, thus ensuring that help, if needed,
BE PREPARED By ERIN DURRETT can be called in quickly. Did you know, according to FEMA officials, that 80 percent of those who need help during a disaster receive that help from friends and neighbors? Our firefighters, EMTs and CERT volunteers will not be able to be everywhere at once in a disaster — especially if 911 is down. To be really effective they have to have a way of finding out who is in critical need of help so that they can prioritize their response; that information comes primarily from NEROs that are ready to swing into action and supply it. Setting up a NERO is simple. Contact Joe Ulatoski, VashonBePrepared’s NERO coordinator, and let him know you’re interested. He can tell you whether there is an active NERO that already exists close to you that you can join or, if not, he’ll help you get one started. Your NERO can be anything you want it to be — from five households to a whole street. It’s up to you and your neighbors. When talking to folks about forming a NERO, remember to include seniors, anyone who lives alone and others who might be especially vulnerable in the event of a disaster. And if you already have an agreement with friends and neighbors to look in on each other, then sign yourselves up as a NERO so that any information you have about someone who needs help in a disaster can get through the channels and receive the quick-
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5FFO T MFHBDZ XJMM MJWF PO I have known and loved Palmer and his family since he was seven days old. Like many Islanders, I feel immense grief and pain in response to his suicide. It was a horrible mistake. As the saying goes, suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Every cell in my body wishes he were still alive.
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Palmer will live on in our hearts and in the profound impact he has had on us. We can learn, grow and heal, as individuals and as a community, through the deep feelings and lessons that come to us from Palmer’s life and from his death. Life is precious. Each of us is unique and precious. This and every moment are precious. Let’s be really real with each other. Let’s check in
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with our friends about how they really are. Let’s ask for help when we need it. Let’s express our love frequently. Palmer’s legacy will include how he helped us all value life and connect with each other with more authenticity and kindness. May we all, and especially the already amazing Vashon teens, continue to find and share the compassion and love that is within the grief we feel. — Baruch Brad Roter
Performing arts center
Let’s raise the rest of the money and move forward Having lived here since Vashon Allied Arts operated out of what’s now the Heritage Museum, I want to add my voice to those supporting VAA’s forward-looking plan. I feel that, while never perfect, the plan for the new VAA Performing Arts Center will serve the Island extremely well for a century — at least. Having just visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, and seen how well their stunning new glass-box addition harmonizes with the old “palace,� I’m sure that Center will vibrate with new and old reflections once the new building rises. I appreciate the Beachcomber’s attempts to balance coverage of this issue. Now, let’s raise the rest of the money and raise the new barn! — Stephen Silha
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Comparing Obama to Hitler is a departure from reality We are living in a politically polarized society. Unfortunately, there are instances where people in the zeal to make a point create comparisons that approach absurdity. Case in Point: Last summer, my wife and I were driving down near the Oregon border when I saw a sign depicting Barack Obama as a new Hitler with that familiar mustache. I was puzzled. Today I saw a man outside our Vashon Post Office with the same sign. I wonder if this person with the sign knows what Hitler and Nazi Germany were really like. I don’t exactly, but I’ve read enough firsthand accounts to have some idea. To start with, if this man did his protesting in Nazi Germany, a car would roll up, he and his sign would go into the back seat, and he would be taken to a torture chamber, where he’d be tortured for days and then either killed or sent to a concentration camp. Am I exaggerating? Read about it. The Nazis did this many times. Protests were simply not allowed. Hitler was out to conquer the world. Does this man really think America’s war in Afghanistan is Obama’s attempt at world conquest? Really? Hitler was a passionate racist believing in the superiority of the German race. Obama is a black man. How is he like
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Hitler? Hitler was a dictator who answered to no one. Obama answers to the Republican congress and the Supreme Court. The checks on his limited power are documented in the news on a regular basis. This man obviously does not like our president and wants us to know it. But the analogy he is using is such a complete departure from reality that it lacks any credibility. I have no problem with this man being against the war in Afghanistan. One can make a respectable argument against most wars. But Obama like Hitler? I can think of absolutely no good reason for this comparison. — Jim Roy
Referendum 74
Support the right of all to marry whom they choose As a citizen of Washington, a person of faith and a member of the clergy, I support Referendum 74 and strongly encourage everyone who is registered to vote to approve it. When the state Legislature passed the bill legalizing same-gender marriage, I was delighted. I attended my own sister’s wedding to her female life partner right here on Vashon over 10 years ago — a wedding of two dear souls who truly loved each other, committed to support each other and made sacred promises witnessed
by their loved ones and by God. It was a beautiful, magical and true wedding in every way — except that it was not legally recognized. My sister and her beloved spouse did not have the same legal rights that my husband and I have — rights and privileges woven throughout the legal code, in almost innumerable ways. Many opponents of Ref. 74 say they are motivated by their religious beliefs. So am I — my religious upbringing has taught me that love is greater than fear, and my Unitarian Universalist tradition teaches to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person. I believe that approving Ref. 74, which will uphold the marriage equality law and allow all committed couples to marry, does exactly that. Some opponents worry that the new law might somehow force churches to perform weddings their traditions do not recognize. This is not true — the marriage equality law expressly protects freedom of religion and speech, and no person of the cloth will be forced to perform marriages against his or her own judgment. On Sunday, Oct. 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Vashon Theatre, I will stand with members of the larger Island community, including many Island faith community leaders, at a candlelight vigil to champion, celebrate and preserve marriage equality. And on Nov. 6, I will be standing on the side of love and supporting the freedom of all people to marry the person whom they love. — Rev. Carmen McDowell
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We were disappointed that you didn’t show us that little farm we saw on the Internet. It sold fast, we know, but we would have liked to buy it. Is there some reason you didn’t want us to see it?
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Like many very old houses on the Island, this one was in such poor shape that the value was totally in the land. The reason I didn’t call you to see it is that you would not have been able to get a loan to buy this place. It would have required a rehabilitation loan at least, and I’m not sure the structure would hold up to a rehab. It’s likely that the folks who bought it are going to build another house on the land. Buyers often forget that it’s the bank that is really buying the house, in a manner of speaking. You get to live there but only as long as you make payments on that home loan. Because of that, lenders can refuse to loan on a house that’s in really poor shape. Especially if you’re making a small down payment, the lender will look more closely at the house. Years ago it wasn’t as hard to buy a fixer, but it’s difficult now. Even if you qualified for a rehabilitation loan, you would have to qualify for the total financial package. That would include the cost of buying the property and adding the bids for fixing it up. Let’s say the house is $300,000 and you get bids to do the required major repair work of $85,000. The lender would loan you $385,000, so you would have to qualify for that much. In your case, you are approved for just under $300,000 so we need to find you a home in as good a condition as possible for the money. That may mean you won’t get a lot of land. But in the end you will have a home of your own and I can promise you that any property on Vashon is big enough for a great garden and some chickens!
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Susan McCabe, the park district’s interim executive director, said the audit comes at a stressful time for the agency, which has lost about half of its staff over the last several months to lay-offs and job changes. “I’m putting out one fire after another, so I’m not really able to run the district
as I’d like to,� she said. The audit, McCabe added, is another “huge, sucking demand on my time.� What’s more, the audit comes at a price; the district is expected to cover the hourly costs of the auditor’s time — a price tag that McCabe said could easily reach $10,000. “We’re doing what we can to keep their time to a minimum,� she added. Bill Ameling, who chairs
the park district’s board, said he talked to the state auditor’s office and was able to get the auditor to agree to bill the agency next year for its time. The audit is taking place six months early, he added, because of “excessive press coverage and a few complaints.� “It’s not a big deal,� he added. The state auditor’s office “said they have to react. And 80 to 90 percent of the time, they find nothing,� he said.
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turned off by that because they didn’t know the rules and Vashon is not a very rule-centric place,� he said. Under the proposal, meetings would allow for discussion on Island issues guided by the board chair and leave time for county officials and other visitors to make presentations. Instead of voting on motions, VMICC would use several methods to gauge community sentiment. If the motion passes, Johnson said more community feedback will be recruited online. He’s prepared to set up a new website, Facebook page or email address where Islanders could make comments on issues important to them and vote in online polls. “We might do a number of things until we find out what reaches the broadest number of people,� Johnson said. “Facebook has a lot of promise because of the large number of people who are already on it.� Johnson said he and others who put forward the motion think many who don’t attend weeknight meetings would gladly give their voice online. Board members would try to take all comments and polls into consideration when communicating with King County. “It doesn’t mean people can’t still put things forward and take votes and use the votes as a method,� he said. “It’s just not limited to one vote at one meeting. We wanted to broaden it
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out and ask all the people on the Island.� Under the motion, the VMICC board would shrink from nine to six people, which Johnson called a more reasonable size. Finally, an accompanying motion that Johnson and Islander John Runyan put forward last month and that will be up for vote on Monday would change VMICC’s election method, a proposal Johnson said was largely in response to the council’s lack of funds. During past elections VMICC has sent ballots to every Island household, a method that Johnson said costs about $3,000. The motion instead seeks to establish ballot boxes around town. Islanders could vote online, print a ballot and send it in or drop it at a ballot box. The motion would also do away with the current ranking system of voting, something that has caused confusion and complaints. Instead, each candidate could get just one vote. “It’s one simple system,� Johnson said. Johnson noted that the community council has undergone similar revisions in the past in response to Islanders’ needs and county involvement. He thinks the current proposal, while a major change, would make the group more relevant to the Island and help it contin-
ue its relationship with the county without formal ties. Just recently, Johnson said, he felt the community council proved it still has influence when the county agreed to provide funds for homeowners along Vashon’s Marine Recovery Area to repair their septic system, something the VMICC had been pushing for months. “I think the organization has been around long enough that if we do our job well we can still advocate to the county,� he said. “We just don’t do it on a pro forma basis.� Runyan, who helped form the proposal, said he and others put forward a similar restructure motion last year, but it failed to pass and they formed All-Island Forum instead. This time, Runyan said, he thinks Islanders see that the current system isn’t working. “It seems to me this is a watershed moment,� he said. “If we can vote for new bylaws, ... then we’ve got a shot at making the community council really be effective.� The motion to change VMICC elections will come before the council at its meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at McMurray. The bylaws change will come before the council at its November meeting.
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Baby Story Times: Babies ages 3 to 21 months with an adult are welcome. 10 a.m. Wednesdays this month at the Vashon Library. Vashon Computer Club: The release of Windows 8 will be Oct. 25, and this meeting will feature a complete review of the new operating system, which is a radical departure from previous Windows. Technician Michael O’Donnell will act as guide. Free. 7:30 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center.
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information, call the quilt store at 713-6000. 7 p.m. at the Vashon Theatre.
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Unitarian Fellowship: Rev. Carmen will share some of her favorite life-affirming poems. 9:30 a.m. at Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church.
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61$0.*/( Hestia Retreat Hearth Circle: Ronly Blau will lead Meditation and Restorative Yoga with Essential Oils, which will incorporate gentle, supported yoga poses, meditation and essential oils to open the body and calm the nervous system. To register and for location, contact valerie@hestiaretreat.org. The cost is $20 with scholarships available. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, in town. Shelter the Flame: A public gathering and vigil for marriage equality will include many leaders of Vashon’s faith and secular communities, who will be there to champion the right for all committed couples to marry. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Vashon Theatre. Vashon Vespers: This new 35-minute service is meditative, musical and open to all. Childcare will be available. 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Church of the Holy Spirit.
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Several Island groups will come together and host Ciderfest this Saturday with a multitude of events. At the Village Green between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. the Vashon Island Fruit Club will host a sweet cider tasting, a cider pressing demonstration and an apple crisp sale. At 2 p.m. the Vashon Park District will host a pet show for all animals other than horses. Pets must be on a leash or in a cage and can be entered in four categories: obstacle course, behavior, grooming and costume. There is a $2 entry fee, with registration forms available at www.vashonpark district.org. CafĂŠ Luna will host a seminar on hard cider at 4 p.m. and a hard cider tasting, with a cover charge of $10, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday night will feature a barn dance with a swing dance lesson at 5:30 p.m. and the dance beginning at 6 p.m. (See page 13 for dance details.) Throughout the day, the Vashon Island Chamber of Commerce will host a scarecrow contest; for details, see www.vashonchamber.com or call the chamber at 463-6217. Above, apples take center stage at the Farmers Market. BARC Rummage Sale: The BARC Stewardship Council will host its second annual rummage sale as a fundraising effort for the BARC skatepark. Proceeds will go toward the outdoor skatepark bowl. For more information or to donate items, call Jenni Wilke at 697-2377 or Alli Reid at 898-1013. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27, at the indoor skate park, 10500 S.W. 228th Rd. Between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, everything must go, and people can take away whatever is left.
CLASSES Delta Dogs: Learn how to be part of a therapeutic pet partner team. Email Jinna Risdal at jinna. vashon@gmail.com for more information. 6:30 p.m. Mondays at Vashon High School. Knitting with Brandon Mably: Mably is the manager of the Kaffe Fassett Studio and is a fabric and knitting pattern designer. He is often featured in the “Vogue Knitting� magazine and has published several knitting books. The cost is $85. Call 713-6000 to register. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at Island Quilter. Email Level 1: Learn basic email vocabulary; create an account using Gmail, Yahoo or Hotmail and compose and send messages. Free. Call the library to register at 4632069. 10:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Vashon Library.
Wonderful Ducks Clay Days: Design and make a life-size duck the first week then paint and decorate it the next week. Adults, teens and kids are welcome. For the cost and to register call VAA at 463-5131 or see www.VashonAlliedArts.com. 2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 13 and 20, at the Blue Heron. Camp Mik for Adults: Mik Kuhlman will lead this camp for those interested in improv acting, physical movement skills and a chance to play in a safe environment. The cost is $100. Contact Kuhlman to register at mik@mikkuhlman.com. 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13 and 14, at the Hanna Barn Studio, 7712 Pt. Robinson Road. Vashon Wilderness Program: Kids ages 7 to 12 will learn to build shelters, find and cast animal tracks, create fires without a match and make food and medicine from local plants. The cost is $385 for seven sessions, including an overnight. For more information and to register, visit www. vashonwildernessprogram.org. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the second Saturday of the month through May, beginning Oct. 13, at Camp Sealth. Clay for Kids and Adults: Aruba Pottery & Tile will offer a fall series of classes for children and adults and a new series called “Dreaming into Clay.“ All series run for four weeks. The kids’ class, $80, will meet from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursdays; the adult class, $100, will meet from noon to 2 p.m. Thursdays, both beginning Oct. 18, and the
“Dreaming� series, $120, will meet from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Oct. 16. For more information and to register, contact steve@ arubatileworks.com. All classes meet at 11930 S.W. Cemetery Rd. Coping Skill Group: The eightweek group is based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy, an evidencebased, skills training approach that helps individuals develop specific tools to assist with tolerating difficult emotions, improving interpersonal relationships and understanding and regulating intense emotions such as fear, shame and anger. The cost is $200; a sliding scale is available. Contact Ruthanne Rhoads at VYFS at 463-5511, ext. 615 for more information. 5:30 to 7:20 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Oct. 16, at the Methodist Church. On-Location Photography: Ray Pfortner will lead the class on how to take better photographs with settings, camera handling and composition and then lead group field shoots at locations around the Island. Students will share selected shots online and in person. All ages, teens through adults, and all levels of experience with any digital camera, including a cell phone camera, are welcome. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 17, Nov. 7 and Dec. 5, and 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, and 7 to 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. The cost is $135 for VAA members and $150 for non-members. To register, call Vashon Allied Arts at 463-5131.
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GREASE IS THE WORD: Dozens of teen thespians will take the stage in a Drama Dock-sponsored production of the hit musical, “Grease,� at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 20 and 21, at Vashon High School. Get tickets ($15, $10 and $5) at Vashon Bookshop and at the door. .
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SOUNDS OF THE SEASON Vashon’s fourth Chamber Music Series features six concerts By ELIZABETH SHEPHERD Arts Editor
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stars from Vashon, the region and beyond. At the Oct. 19 opener, pianist Jessica Choe will join Hammill, Davis, violinists Ron Patterson and Karin Choo and violist Roxana Patterson. The Brahms piece, to be played by Hammill and Choe, is a sentimental favorite for Hammill. “I’ve always loved this sonata, and I have very fond memories of it because it was the first professional sonata I played in my teens,â€? she said. “I don’t have to learn it — it’s been in my fingers and my brain for 30 years.â€? She said she is excited to play the piece with Choe, who will make her Vashon debut at the concert. Choe began her piano studies at age 3 in her native Korea, and after immigrating to the United States at age 9, she solidified her reputation as a prodigy with concerts in such halls as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood, Lincoln Center and the Barns at Wolf Trap. After receiving a music degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music of Johns Hopkins University and a master’s degree from The Juilliard School, she went on to perform throughout Europe and the United States. She currently serves as the director of music at Richmond Beach Congregational Church in Shoreline, north of Seattle. Friday’s concert repertoire will also give Davis time in the spotlight, playing a solo in AntonĂn Dvořåk’s “Piano Quintet.â€? The quintet, said Hammill, is a delight, with strains of Czech folk music woven throughout. Hammill said tickets to the concert and the entire upcoming series are selling well, and she urged Islanders not to wait to buy them.
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Jessica Choe (above), an accomplished pianist, will join cellists Rowena Hammill and Douglas Davis (top left) at the first concert in the new series, set to begin Oct. 19. “People need to get on the ball,� she said. “Once the series sells out we won’t be able to sell individual tickets.� The chamber series includes four additional concerts on Vashon. On Friday, Nov. 9, virtuoso Canadian pianist and clarinetist Bruce Vogt and Patricia Kostek will come to Vashon for a performance. On Jan. 6, Choe will return to the Island and be joined by other acclaimed musicians to play music by Shostakovich and Schubert. On Sunday, Feb. 3, Trio Pardalote (voilinist Victoria Parker, violist Heather Bentley and Hammill) will take the stage to play Bach’s “Goldberg Variations� and the 1925 “String Trio� by Jean Cras.
Concerts are also scheduled for Friday, March 8, when The Finisterra Piano Trio will perform works by Maurice Ravel, and Sunday, April 28, when special guest flutist Demarre McGill, new principal flutist for the Seattle Symphony, will bring his star power to Vashon. Chamber Music Series subscriptions can be purchased by calling 463-5131, and cost $90 for VAA members and seniors, and $108 for the general audience. Individual tickets, $18 and $21, are on sale at the Heron’s Nest, Vashon Bookshop and www.VashonAlliedArts. org. Student tickets are $10 per concert.
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program. For many years, he’s been a fixture in the Island’s vibrant music community, contributing his talents to several bands. He and his wife, Carol LutraJohns, also play in Amrita, a kirtan music ensemble that plays and chants sacred songs from around the world, and ringlead the Brazilian samba dancing and drumming in the Strawberry Festival parade every year. He was recently diagnosed with throat and head cancer; he has no health insurance. Performers at the benefit on Oct. 21 will include Martha Enson, Mik Kulman, Steffon Moody, Esther Edelman, Janet McAlpin, Ela Lamblin, Leah Mann and Chuck Van Norman.
Their performance, organizers said, will be “an improv night about living and surviving with outrageous levity and depth.� A $20 or more donation is suggested, and cash is strongly preferred. There will be no pre-sold tickets — seating is first-come, first-served in the small Blue Heron space. Additional auction items are being donated by Palouse Winery and Minglement, and VAA has donated its space for the event. Those who cannot attend the auction are encouraged to stop by Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union, where donations can be made directly into Johns’ account. Donations to Matt can made to the Elizabeth White Fundraising Account at the same credit union.
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Songwriters Dave McGraw and Wendy Fer will play an all-ages, free show at 8:30 p.m. Friday, at the Red Bicycle Bistro. The pair has traveled the United States with their songs that evoke the grandeur and history of the American West, as well as the everyday folks who live there. Their first album, “Seeds of Pine,� shows off their folk and Americana stylings.
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In celebration of CiderFest, Open Space for Arts & Community is putting on a barn dance on Saturday, featuring local country crooner Jennifer Sutherland. The down-home fun will start at 5 p.m., when doors open for the dance. At 5:30 p.m., dancers can brush up on such steps as the cuddle, inside and outside turns and the two-step, led by instructor Sandi Salagi. Sutherland and her band, The Barnyard Boys, will take the stage at 6 p.m. Before moving to the Island with her family eight years ago, Sutherland sang with the alt-country band Evangeline. The group recorded several CDs and regu-
larly played the Tractor Tavern, The Sunset Tavern and The Crocodile. For her show on Saturday, she’s recruited an accomplished band to play along, led by Garth Reeves, a Seattle singer/songwriter, who has selected a set list of favorites from the songbooks of Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson. Reeves will be joined in the band by Jason Staczek on Hammond B3 organ, guitarist Jeff Fielder, bassist Robin Cady and drummer Eric Eagle. Tickets, on sale in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com and Vashon Bookshop, are $12 single, $40 for a group of four or $15 on the day of the show. The group rate is available only at the online site.
Carter Castle presents new works, old friends Island singer/songwrier Carter Castle will take the stage in a Vashon Allied Arts New Works production at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Blue Heron. The show, featuring a stageful of some of Castle’s favorite Vashon musicians, coincides with the release of his latest CD, “Walking to Phoenicia.� On the album, Castle brings his bluesy roots style to 10 new original songs and also covers obscure songs from such artists as Paul Seibold, John Prine and Bob Dylan. Castle talks about his songwriting process as a gateway. “You have to wait for a state of grace,� he said. “I like to spend a lot of time alone, getting in touch with the rhythm — the sounds of words just bubble up from the subconscious. Castle gives props to his regular players — Chris Anderson on lead guitar and vocals and Bob Kueker on vocals and bass — and said he felt lucky to be sup-
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Hunter Holcombe, a young filmmaker who grew up on the Island, will return home to attend a screening of his new short film at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, at Vashon Theatre. The 26-minute documentary tells the story of a soldier from Washington, who was seriously wounded in Iraq. The film follows the effects of his injuries and his subsequent struggle with post-traumatic stress syndrome. It is also a story of healing, as it details the wounded warrior’s participation in an innovative program in Sun Valley, Idaho, that teaches veterans to ski and snowboard in a group setting with therapists and other recovering veterans. Holcombe received his undergraduate degrees from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and recently finished his Master’s degree from UC Berkeley. He is currently a producer for Current TV in San Francisco. Proceeds from the showing will go to help pay for the costs of making the film.
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Boys tennis players strong this season The Vashon High School boys tennis team had a large turnout this year for its fall season, and the boys are seeing much success on the court. After a slow start, the team has won five of the last eight matches. They wrapped up their regular season on Tuesday after press deadline with an away match against Eatonville, where a win would mean they finish league play and enter playoffs with a split record of 6-6. The team received great singles play from Ben Whitaker, Peter Amick and others throughout the season. Going into league playoffs, the players are encouraged by vastly improved doubles play as well. League playoffs will be Thursday, Oct. 18 at Northwest Christian. — Pat Mulvihill
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Volleyball team rallies to beat Eatonville Last week just got better and better for the Vashon High School volleyball team. Although the Pirates suffered a loss at home on Monday, Oct. 1, against Cedar Park Christian, they rallied on Wednesday and beat Eatonville at home in a very decisive 3-1 win. The JV team also won its match at Eatonville that day. To top the week off, coach Kara Sears’ baby daughter arrived on Thursday, Oct. 4. Congratulations to Kara, Andy Sears and brother Colton. The varisty team, with a record of four wins and six losses, played at Bellevue Christian on Tuesday after press deadline. Their next game is an away game at Cascade Christian on Monday. — Jill Mulvihill
The Vashon High School cross country team took to the road twice last week. On Thursday they competed in a four-way meet hosted by Cascade Christian, where runners completed a 3.1-mile course at Clark’s Creek Park in Puyallup. Both Maddi Groen and Natalie VanDevanter placed in the top 10 in the girls’ race. Groen come in fifth with a time of 21:15, and VanDevanter finished ninth in 22:08. Callan Foster, who is in her first year of cross country, rounded out the Pirate trio with a time of 24:40. The girls team, with just three runners, didn’t have enough to score or place at the meet. The Cedar Park Christian girls took first place, followed by Eatonville and Cascade Christian. For the boys meet, Eatonville edged out Cedar Park Christian, 28-30, to win the day. The Pirates finished with 89 points.
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With 45 boys competing in the meet, Landon Summers took eighth place with a time of 18:39. Olin Nespor clocked 19:10 for 14th place overall, and Kanit Jungsakulrujire and Nathan Williams placed 19th and 20th. On Saturday the Pirate runners headed to Port Townsend for the Fort Warden Invitational. McMurray Middle School runner Jeffrey Parrish took first in the middle school meet with a time of 10:34 on the 1.53-mile course. In the high school meet, Liberty from Issaquah took the team wins in both the boys’ and girls’ races. With the Pirates putting fewer then five runners in the boys and girls races, they were not able to score any team points. The cross country team will be back to full strength Thursday as they travel to Kelsey Creek Park in Bellevue for a 4k invitational meet. — Kevin Ross is a cross country coach at Vashon High School.
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Pirates fight, but can’t hold back Tarriers in another football loss By BRIAN BRENNO For The Beachcomber
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The Pirate football team traveled to Charles Wright to play the eighth-ranked Tarriers last Friday and came away with a 44-20 loss. The Tarriers kicked a squib kick on the opening kickoff and ended up recovering the ball. After converting on fourth and one at the 15-yard line, the Tarriers scored on the next play to lead 7-0. On the kickoff, the Tarriers attempted an onside kick that was recovered by the Pirates at the 50-yard line. The Pirates were forced to punt after going three and out. The Tarriers came out and scored on a 65-yard touchdown run to go up 14-0. The Pirates fumbled on their next possession, leading to another Tarrier touchdown and a 21-0 lead. The Pirates started out on the 35-yard line and could not get much going. Nick Amundsen hit
Ezra Lacina for a 9-yard pass that was wiped out by a 10-yard loss, followed by a nice punt by Lacina, putting the Tarriers inside the 25-yard line. Not to be stopped, the Tarriers scored again as the first quarter came to an end, leading 28-0. To start the second quarter, the Pirates began to move the ball a bit but were forced to punt on fourth and 16. The Tarriers next possession ended with the Pirates stopping them on the 18-yard line and forcing a field goal to make the score 31-0. Again the Pirates moved the ball with a couple keepers by Amundsen, two first downs from Peter Evans and one by Nathan Lawson, but the drive ended in an interception for a touchdown to stretch the Tarriers lead to 38-0 at halftime. The Tarriers received the kickoff to start the second half. With most of the starters out for the Tarriers, the possession ended in a punt. The Pirates then went on the
first sustained drive of the night largely on runs from Lawson and a first down run by his brother Josh, capped by a touchdown run by Amundsen to get the Pirates on the scoreboard, 38-7. The Pirate defense again stopped the Tarriers, this time on a fourth down try. The Pirates then began to substitute, and quarterback Sam Schoenburg threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Garrett Starr, bringing the score to 38-14. After a Jefferson Douglas sack of the Tarrier quarterback, the Tarriers punted. On the Pirates’ possession, Schoenburg passed to Evans for a first down, completed two more passes to Lacina and then hit Evans for a touchdown and a 38-20 score. After the Pirate touchdown, the Tarrier starters returned for one more score of the night to win 44-20 Vashon will play at home on Friday at 7 p.m. against Pemberton, B.C.
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Florence M. Howard Florence M. Howard, a Vashon Island, WA. resident since 1999, died peacefully on September 14, 2012 after a lengthy illness. She was 93. Born Florence Quist in Irwin City, CA, she earned a degree in Public Health from UC Berkeley. She and Edwin L. Howard of Davis, CA married in 1947, and in 1951 settled in Rye, NY where they raised their five children. Upon Ed’s retirement in 1977, they moved first to Davis, CA, then to a home they built in nearby Winters. Florence and Ed were members of the Pioneer Presbyterian Church, where Flo served as deacon, and volunteered her time to aid local “shut-ins�. After Ed died in 1988 Florence continued to call Winters her home. In 1999 she moved to Vashon to be closer to two of her children. Those who were fortunate enough to have known Flo will forever remember her warmth, kindness, modesty, and selfless dedication to others. Florence is survived by her five children- Anne C. Cotton, Walter Q. Howard, Jane O. Howard, Roger D. Howard, and Edwin L. (“Edson�) Howard Jr., as well as 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Remembrances may be sent to Vashon Community Care Center, 15333 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA 98070 where Flo received superior care and love from the Skilled Nursing staff during her illness. A Celebration of Life is planned for Summer 2013, in California.
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more, the Chetzemoka requires a crew of 10, while the Rhododendron had a crew of eight. All told, it means the route requires seven additional employees, amounting to $623,000 more in annual labor costs. The Chetzemoka’s sister ships — the Salish and the Kennewick — are racking up similar costs on the Port TownsendCoupeville route. The two boats burn even more fuel — 98 gallons per hour — while the boats they replaced used 64 gallons per hour. Greg Beardsley, chair of Vashon’s Ferry Advisory Committee, said he worries that the higher costs incurred by the Chetzemoka will end up hitting ferry riders and taxpayers’ pocketbooks or might lead to service cuts. “The ferry system only has so much money to operate,â€? he said. “If they’re using an inefficient boat that’s costing them more to operate, ‌ it’s more pressure for them to have a service cut.â€? Beardsley and Kari Ulatoski, head of Vashon’s Ferry Community Partnership, both say they’ve had concerns about the costs and design of the Chetzemoka and its sister ships since before they were built. Beardsley believes the state would do better to scrap the Chetzemoka and start over. “Quite frankly, I think they should have built a right-sized boat for that route,â€? he said. But now that the boats are on the water and the ferry system is again facing a large deficit in the state’s 2013-2014 budget, Ulatoski said she doubts much can be done to remedy their perceived problems. “I don’t know if it would be throwing good money after bad at this point,â€? Ulatoski said. Nelson said some lawmakers, too, are displeased with the performance of the
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Chetzemoka and its sister ships. “We were assuming they were going to be more fuel efficient than what we had,â€? Nelson said. “I had expected we would have savings. ‌ Every gallon of fuel is a cost to someone who is riding the boat and to the citizens across the state.â€? She said she didn’t know what could be done about the boats but believed addressing the boat’s inefficiencies would be a priority for the ferry caucus in January. “It’s a real conundrum as far as costs,â€? she said. But WSF director David Moseley stands by the Chetzemoka and says it doesn’t have any significant mechanical issues. While it does require more fuel and a larger crew, Moseley said, it also carries more vehicles. “The capacity is something we wanted to add to the south end of Vashon, and that does come at a cost,â€? he said. The Chetzemoka’s added fuel and crew costs will be considered as part of the ferry system’s overall operating budget, which has been in the red for years due to declining tax revenue, Moseley said. Last month, state officials proposed $5 million in ferry service cuts, including the elimination of two round trips on the Tahlequah route, reductions that Moseley said were based on ridership not route operating costs. He said he couldn’t predict how the added costs might influence fares. “Fares will reflect the overall cost of the ferry system, and certainly fuel is part of the overall cost,â€? he said. But the question of the Chetzemoka’s increased capacity is another source of frustration among WSF critics. The state says the Chetzemoka — with a capacity of 64 — can carry 16 more vehicles than the Rhododendron did. But Barbash, an environmental research chemist who last year tried to convince the state that the Rhody shouldn’t be replaced, said multiple crew members told him that by carefully loading
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the Rhododendron they could regularly fit up to 60 vehicles on the boat — just four fewer than the Chetzemoka. A Chetzemoka crew member last week told a Beachcomber reporter the same thing. “The difference is not as great as (WSF) claimed,� Barbash said. Coursey said that at one point the Rhody’s capacity was listed at 55, but it was reduced when a new marine evacuation system was added. She said she couldn’t say how many cars had sailed on the Rhododendron at any given time. “Any reports regarding a greater number at any given time are purely anecdotal,� she said. Lawmakers, meanwhile, have begun raising questions to the state about the performance of the Chetzemoka and its sister ships, called the Kwa-di Tabil class. In fact, Rep. Norma Smith (R-Clinton) was so troubled by what she’s been hearing about the
three boats that she wrote a lengthy letter to ferry officials in August, asking for explanations on a number of issues. “While there seems to be no question regarding the safety of the ferries, serious concerns regarding design issues that could impact the life cycle of the three ferries and higher maintenance and operations costs have been brought to my attention,� she wrote in the letter. Smith said she was disappointed by the reply she received two weeks later, a fivepage letter from Moseley and State Secretary of Transportation Paul Hammond, in which the two officials discounted most of her concerns. Moseley and Hammond explained that boats’ list — which is largely corrected when the boats are full but has nonetheless been questioned by many — is 4503: $0/5*/6&4 /&95 1"(&
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Kathryn Marie Fuller Nelson A graveside service in loving memory of Kathryn Marie Fuller Nelson will be held on October 13, 2012 at 11:00 am at the Vashon Cemetery. Mom passed away of complications from heart disease on January 16, 2012 surrounded with the warmth, comfort, and love of her family. She was 85-years-young. Mom will be laid to rest in peace in the Fuller Family plot, adjacent to her husband (our Dad), Gerald J. Nelson, and her parents, Frank and Kate Fuller. The Fullers are a Vashon pioneer family. Our family chose this day of internment to also honor what would have been our Dad’s 90th birthday. Mom was born in Swedish Hospital in Seattle on March 9, 1926. Mother of George, Cheri (husband Ray Clarke), Jerry, & David (widow, Maria de los Reyes); grandmother of Paula (husband, David Grant). Sara (husband, Keith Cotton), and Blaine; great-grandmother “GG� of Colton, Tiffini, Jordan, Jadin & Zoey. Mom was preceded in death by our Dad, Gerald J. Nelson & son, David C. Nelson; her parents, as well as siblings Harriett Spencer, Carl Fuller and Louie Fuller. As a young girl she helped her father grow tomatoes and other vegetables in their family hot house which he supplied to the Pike Place Market produce vendors. She helped him pelt mink her family raised for the sale of fur. She said the natural oils of the mink kept her hands constantly soft. As a young woman she worked at the Betty Ann, the only burger joint on the island; and at Nordstrom Shoes when Nordstrom was strictly a shoe store. Many Vashon islanders may remember her as the cashier at the Shell Service Station in the 1960s. In the 1970s, she worked at the K-2 Ski manufacturing plant and then at M&I in Seattle from where she retired in the early 1990s. She enjoyed her retirement years in Puyallup and occupied her days reading, sewing, knitting, crocheting, and enjoying craft programs on television and re-runs of “The Lawrence Welk Show�. She continued her involvement in her 68year membership to the Rebekahs (a Fraternal Order & Service Organization), the Fern Hill Craft Guild, and the Orting Senior Center. Without a doubt, Mom’s affinity for family was foremost in her life. She kept close touch with her numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews; took interest in them and their children’s and grand-children’s lives; planned and co-hosted family reunions; joyfully took part in events and celebrations in the lives of her immediate and extended families. Those occasions marked the many highlights of her life. She was warm & loving, yet she didn’t hesitate to practice her firmness when something tough had to be said and done. She was a Mae West and a June Cleaver combined. Mom had a special fondness for Alaska, the place of the early part of her married life and the start of her young family. She had a sense of humor which was always egged-on by her sons. She believed in and practiced life’s values of simplicity, love of family, and hard work -- you work for what you want in life. For these and many reasons, she was irresistible to love. Her greatest legacy is the reflection of those values as practiced by her children: George, Cheri, Jerry, and David. Please visit our online guest book at www.islandfuneral.com.
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intentional, a part of their design that allows them to carry more oversized vehicles. And while Smith said she and others have felt unusually strong vibration on the boats, Moseley and Hammond said engineers have found no vibration issues. When Smith questioned whether there have been problems with the boats’ engines and propulsion systems, as she had heard, the officials said there have been no significant issues and only a few repairs to other systems under warranty. And while the officials said fuel consumption is in fact high, Moseley and Hammond asked Smith to consider that the boats’ engines are also much more powerful, “so any comparison between the classes is not a direct comparison.� Smith, however, said she still believes there are issues with the boats that stem from poor decisions made during their design process, and they’ll eventually need fixes. Both letters have been widely circulated, Smith said, and she and other ferry caucus members are still looking for answers and she planned to meet personally with Moseley and Hammond. “I have serious concerns about the design decisions that were made and the need to now have a transparent conversation about the resulting consequences and how we address them as we move into the future,� she said. A ferry engineer, meanwhile, has directly countered several of the state’s claims about the ferries. In his own August letter to Smith, Alex Zecha, chief engineer on the Salish, one of the Chetzemoka’s sister ships, criticized several aspects of the boats’ design as well as their poor fuel efficiency. He said the boats lean more than WSF expected
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and claims the state has already investigated how much it would cost to correct it. “This is not a very commendable state of affairs, particularly considering the difficulties faced in recent state budgets,� Zecha writes. The state auditor’s office also appears to be questioning the ferries’ design process. It is currently finishing a yearlong audit of the ferry construction program, with results to be published next month. In a brief issued last year, the office cited citizen and legislator concern as one reason for the audit and said the audit will determine “whether Washington taxpayers are getting the best value for their money.� Some also question the way the Chetzemoka performs on the water. Nelson, who rides the boat when she commutes to Olympia, said she, like many Islanders, has seen the boat make large sweeps as it crosses the short channel, and she’s concerned about why. The Kwa-di Tabil boats, ferry officials say, each have two powerful, 3,000-horsepower engines, which work well on the longer Port Townsend-Coupeville route. But on Vashon, the boat’s large engines have become a problem. The Point Defiance-Tahlequah run isn’t long enough for the Chetzemoka’s engines to reach their preferred operating temperature, said Paul Brodeur, WSF’s director of vessel maintenance and preservation until he took a job with the county in July. Operating the boat at a lower temperature can mean a shortened life for the engines, Brodeur said. What’s more, it doesn’t allow excess oil in the exhaust engine to burn off, which could result in a fire. The state believed excess oil caused such a fire in February but later said a cleaning solvent in the engine was to blame. Nonetheless, ferry officials decided the Chetzemoka had to be operated differently on the water. For about four months, captains ran the boat’s propellers against one another, essentially pushing and pulling the boat at the same time. “It’s almost like driving with the parking break on,� Brodeur said. The method, he said, consumed slightly more fuel but kept the engines at a better operating temperature. In addition, a couple times a day the Chetzemoka would make a large arc across the water, rather than go straight across, a tactic that bewildered many riders but kept operating temperatures up, officials said.
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In June, WSF changed tactics slightly. Instead of running the Chetzemoak with higher RPMs during the crossing, the crew began pushing the boat into the dock with more force than usual to run it higher while docked. “Running those engines hard into the dock is allowing the temperature to stay put and not accumulate oil,â€? Brodeur said. Moseley said the Chetzemoka is still being pushed hard into the dock, and officials are pleased with the results. In fact, Moseley believes it could be a permanent solution. “It keeps the engines to the temperature we need them to be. ‌ I think we are finding some better fuel efficiency,â€? he said. However, WSF statistics show the Chetzemoka’s fuel consumption increased slightly after the dock method was implemented, from 65 and 66 gallons per hour in April and May to 67 and 69 gallons per hour in June and July. The large engines could also come at a cost. In their letter to Smith, Moseley and Hammond said the state anticipates “some additional maintenance or life cycle costs due to operating higher horsepower engines than is required for this route.â€? Nelson said she believes there will be talk of retrofitting the Chetzemoka with smaller engines. “We’re going to have to take a serious look at it,â€? she said. Like Smith, Nelson questioned whether poor decisions were made when designing the Kwa-di Tabil class, which was based off a Massachusetts ferry called the Island Home. She and other state officials say the three boats were built in a rush — two of them needed to get on the water quickly to replace the Steel Electric ferries that were pulled from service. To save time, the state used an existing ferry’s design rather than start from scratch and built three nearly identical boats rather than construct a different one for the shorter Vashon route. “It was a bad year and a half,â€? Nelson said. “It doesn’t excuse everything, but it was a time when we were looking at how we construct boats quickly and get them on the water.â€? Now, Nelson said, the state needs to examine the issues with the ferries closely and look forward to how it can use the boats efficiently. “We’ll have to take a look at ‌ what are our options,â€? Nelson said. “I can go into angry mode, but it doesn’t fix anything. We need to sit down and work this through.â€?
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Checkers was rescued by a neighbor when she was abandoned by her person. She is a very lovely girl born about 2011. Checkers has a slightly tilted head and an unusual gait likely caused by a brain lesion or toxoplasmosis that she contracted in the womb. This condition does not bother her at all and she is healthy and happy. She would need to be an indoor kitty because she may not be able to get away from predators as a result of her condition. She does fine with small dogs but she is fearful of large dogs. Checkers came to VIPP 9/21/12.
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