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Ferry system eyes new fuel source as a way to trim costs Liquified natural gas could also cut greenhouse gas emissions By NATALIE JOHNSON Staff Writer
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Mike Rugg stands next to the guillotine he made, one of many stations at his spooky trail.
THRILLS AND CHILLS ON CEMETERY ROAD When Mike and Yolanda Rugg moved to their home at the end of a long driveway off of Cemetery Road eight years ago, neighbors told them not to expect many visitors on Halloween night. Sure enough, only four people — two of them children — showed up. The Ruggs set out to do something about the scant interest in trick-or-treating. And thus began what has become nothing short of an obsession for Mike Rugg — a spooky trail at their home in the woods that last year drew 600 people. Initially, it was all word of mouth. Then, Rugg started putting signs up here and there. This year, he consented to talk about it publicly — braced, he said, for the onslaught. “We’ll hand out candy until we don’t have anymore,” he said. The trail is simple — it’s really a walk along his circular drive. But with towering firs casting dark shadows, dangling skeletons, macabre-looking clowns and a few live actors wielding chain saws, the effect can be frightening, he said.
“We’ve had a couple people faint,” he said, grinning. A talkative man with a boyish personality, Rugg clearly enjoys the art and craft of terror. He does a lot of research and development on the Internet, he said, adding, as he pointed to his head, “It’s all in here.” He fabricates most of his ghouls, zombies and dismembered body parts himself, many with materials donated by friends and business owners. Every year, he adds to his collection of props and rearranges his trail, “so you’ll never know what’ll be coming at you.” Even with donations, he guesses he’s spent thousands of dollars on his spooky trail. Why does he do it? “The exhilaration,” he said. “You look out at your property, and you think, ‘Gosh, I know almost everybody out there, and now I’m chasing them with a chain saw.’” — Leslie Brown The Spooky Trail is located at 8812 Cemetery Road. It’s open today from 4 to 10 p.m.
Faced with escalating fuel costs and increasingly stringent environmental regulations, the state ferry system hopes to convert at least a quarter of its fleet — including one Vashon boat — to a new fuel source. At Washington State Ferries’ biannual community meeting on Vashon next week, David Moseley, head of the ferry system, will give an update on the state’s efforts to convert six ferries to run on liquefied natural gas by 2015. The ferry system, looking to cut fuel costs, has been
studying liquefied natural gas (LNG) for about two years, Moseley said in an interview last week. LNG seems a logical choice for the ferries. It’s expected to remain significantly cheaper than the diesel fuel that ferries currently use, Moseley said, and it also produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions. WSF recently got preliminary approval from the U.S. Coast Guard to retrofit the six Issaquah class ferries, including the MV Issaquah that serves Vashon, to run on the new fuel. Later on, the 144-car Olympic class ferries, which are currently under construction, may be converted as well. “I think that liquefied natural gas is a major fuel source of the future,” Moseley said. The ferries division, given a nod from the Coast Guard, is now working
to develop more specific plans, which it will present to the Coast Guard as well as the state Legislature for approval as early as this winter. It’s also searching for a private investor, perhaps a natural gas supplier, to help finance the multimillion dollar project. “It would be a pretty major change for the system,” said Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D-Burien), a member of the Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee. “We want to make sure we look at safety risks and costs and everything before we take any irreversible steps.” The ferry system, which burns 17 million gallons of fuel a year, has taken a hit in recent years as the cost of diesel has climbed. In 2000, fuel consumed about 10 percent of the ferry SEE NATURAL GAS, 17
Finding Faith | First in an occasional series
Mormons on Vashon embrace a faith that’s little understood By ELIZABETH SHEPHERD Staff Writer
A sign in the parking lot of Vashon’s Mormon church reads “Visitors are welcome,” and sure enough, the Islanders standing in the foyer of the church on a recent Sunday morning offered firm handshakes, big smiles and hearty greetings to everyone who entered. Five steps beyond the door, a visitor new to the church received a friendly offer from a member to sit beside her in the chapel — a large room filled with wooden pews but missing the usual adornments of most places of worship. There was no stained glass, no statuary or paintings, not even a cross. Islander Gabriele Burgess played the organ, filling the chapel with music while
around 100 church members gathered in their Sunday best — clothes that harkened back to a more buttoned-down era. Men wore suits, while boys sported white shirts and dark pants. All the women had donned dresses or skirts. Little girls were dolled up in lacy dresses, and toddler boys looked like miniature businessmen in vests and clip-on ties. There were plenty of babies there, too, notable not so much for the clothes they wore but for the noise they made; their chatter and whimpers continued throughout the service. No one seemed to mind. Members of the Mormon church — officially called the Church of Jesus Christ SEE MORMONISM, 22
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Whale watching season has begun in south Puget Sound, and local experts are already predicting that large salmon runs mean it will likely be a good year for spotting orcas. On Friday, Oct. 19, a large group of orcas from up north made their way down to Vashon, feeding on salmon as they swam south. The group, estimated to be as large as 60, eventually streamed by Point Robinson, where nearly 100 eager Islanders waited. And the whales didn’t disappoint, slapping the water with their fins, spyhopping and breaching right off the shore. “They were socializing quite a bit,� said Ann “Orca Annie� Stateler, who heads the Vashon Hydrophone Project and was on the beach that day. It was the whales’ first daytime visit to Vashon this fall. They’ve skirted the Island a couple of other times during the night, a series of visits that amounts to a good showing so far for October. Fisheries managers, Stateler said, are already seeing large numbers of chum salmon returning to local waters, and they’re predicting it will be a record year for the fish. This means killer whales might travel south more than they have in the past. Amy Carey, director of Preserve Our Islands, agreed. While it’s not unusual to have several orca sightings in October, she said, the whales are definitely following the fish.
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“The chum runs are going be very strong this year, and in those years we tend to see the whales more,� she said. Now more than ever, whale watchers on Vashon and in the Puget Sound area are getting their information via social networking. On Oct. 19, Facebook and Twitter were aflutter with posts about the whales, especially on the popular Orca Network Facebook page, where whale watchers post nearly real-time updates of the whales’ locations. Preserve Our Islands (POI) has made it even easier for Islanders to track whales. For a donation of $15, one can sign up to receive text messages or email alerts when the whales approach Vashon. “There’s kind of a social network in whales,� Carey said. “An informal network of people waiting on the beach.� Not everyone is thrilled to see new technology aid in whale watching, though. Stateler says she believes the trend may actually be harming the whales. On the 19th, Stateler was alarmed to see some boats come closer to the whales than the legally allowed 200 yards. One boat cut right through a group of whales and “seemed totally clueless about the new rules and guidelines,� she said. Stateler said she and fellow researcher Mark Sears believe social networking and news coverage — multiple stations broadcast footage of the orcas that day — have made it easier for people to find the whales and have resulted in more boats following
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sider the possible ramifications of social media, but for now they’ve seen no harm and are happy to get more people on the shore to see whales. “An endangered species is leaping out of the water in front of them,� Carey said. “Any time you can have such a tactile, strong, in-frontof-your-face relationship with Puget Sound, it really invigorates people’s energy toward Puget Sound recovery.� Whale and other marine mammal sightings can be reported to the Vashon Hydrophone Project at 463-9041. To sign up for orca alerts from POI, visit www.preserveourislands.org and click Pod Blast.
School district addresses sensitive issue of youth suicide By LESLIE BROWN Staff Writer
Staff from the Youth Suicide Prevention Program met with students at Vashon High School last week, where two professionals in teen suicide prevention talked about stress, depression and mental illness as well as ways to intervene if a classmate seems suicidal. Angela Rinaldo, director of training at the Seattlebased organization, said she also had every student identify someone he or she could talk to if a crisis were to arise and asked students to fill out evaluations saying what they had learned from the presentations. The hour-long discussions in various classes, organized so that every VHS student who was at school last Wednesday or Thursday attended a session, was part of Vashon Island School District’s response to a recent tragedy — the suicide of 14-year-old
Palmer Burk on Oct. 4. Rinaldo, who’s gone into many schools over the years to discuss youth suicide, said she’s been particularly impressed by the school district’s response. “It’s just been so powerful,â€? she said. The district also had the two women talk to the entire staff at the three public schools during teachers’ professional development block last week. Next week, they’ll talk to students at McMurray Middle School and will hold another parent forum on the issue. “The school has made a remarkable commitment to ensure they have a way to converse about these very sensitive subjects. ‌ I feel very good about it,â€? Rinaldo said. Yvonne Zick, who works at Vashon Youth & Family Services and has played an integral role in bringing Rinaldo and her colleague to Vashon, said she, too,
has been struck by the thoroughness of the district’s response and staff’s openness to what she knows are difficult discussions. People often are hesitant to discuss suicide, fearing that it can plant an idea in someone’s head that wasn’t there before, Zick said. But in fact, she said, it’s important “to lift the cloak of silence.� “I think the school district is responding in an amazing way,� she said. Some students, meanwhile, don’t want to talk about the issue any more, Zick said; others are still grieving. “You could see this was an emotional topic for some of them,� Zick said. Susan Hanson, principal
at VHS, said the evaluations students filled out have given her and her counseling team more information about students who may still be struggling in the wake of Palmer’s death. “We have our list of youngsters who were close to Palmer or have had loss in their own lives. We’re continuing to touch base with them,� she said. At Chautauqua Elementary School, Zick plans to have someone come to the school and speak more generally about death and grief. The district decided to do so in part because a young student recently lost his mother, Zick said, and many are feeling the pain of her loss and the impact on her son.
Meanwhile, the district is discussing a suicide prevention curriculum that could be folded into the middle school and high school’s health classes — age appropriate information developed by the Youth Suicide Prevention Program. “Our next goal is to get those curriculum embedded into the schools, so that every kid, every year, is getting the prevention piece,� Rinaldo said.
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I recently joined the Vashon Island Rotary, and I find their motto, “We live on an island. We are part of the world,� both inspiring and relevant. And its relevance has come into dramatic focus for me around the issue of polio. Vashon Rotary celebrated Global Polio Day on Oct. 24. After more than two decades of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating polio. A major milestone has been reached with India, which closed a whole year without a new case of polio. When Rotary launched Polioplus in 1985, many thought India, where polio crippled an estimated 150,000 children annually, would be the last place on Earth to stop transmission of this preventable disease, which renders its victims outcasts. Since then, Rotary International, the Rotary Foundation and Rotary clubs worldwide — joined by the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — have poured untold resources into the eradication of polio. It is an amazing story of creativity and dedication. Mother Teresa wrote in 1992, “Dear Rotarians: May God bless you for saving our children from polio.� In India, the Muslim community accounts for a large proportion of the nation’s polio cases. In 2003 Rotary established partnerships with key Muslim institutions to reach congregations through strategies such as immunizing children at religious festivals and making announcements and appeals in mosques. To increase immunization rates in remote, high-risk
Barb and Heather Rhoads-Weaver installed their fourth yard sign in support of Referendum 74 Monday evening. Their three previous signs endorsing the measure — a referendum affirming the Legislature’s historic decision to legalize samesex marriage — disappeared. So did several other yes-on-Ref.-74 yard signs between the Rhoads-Weavers’ north-end home and Vashon town, the couple said Monday evening. A similar fate befell posters advertising “Shelter the Flame,� an interfaith gathering in support of marriage equality that took place last weekend. Organizers for the event had to replace some of their posters three times. When the Rhoads-Weavers lost their first sign, they felt alarmed, worried they were being targeted. The couple has two young children. “We felt unsafe,� Heather said. 8IBU T IBQQFOJOH PO Now, the couple said, they 7BTIPO JT B SFNJOEFS realize the acts are not about UIBU UIJT GVOEBNFOUBM them as individuals. Some of JOEJWJEVBM SJHIU JT TUJMM OPU B their straight friends have had HJWFO JO 8BTIJOHUPO TUBUF. pro-Ref. 74 signs disappear. But it has been a sobering wake-up call about the depth of homophobia in a place that has felt open and supportive to them. Barb, a lawyer, said she took comfort in early polling that showed Ref. 74 ahead and by her experiences on Vashon. “Equality will prevail,� she told herself. “Now, I don’t feel that way,� she said Monday night. It’s possible only one or two people are responsible for these acts. But as the Rhoads-Weavers point out, what’s happening on Vashon is a reminder that this fundamental individual right — the freedom to marry the person of one’s choice — is still not a given in Washington state. The measure, at one point easily ahead in the polls, now leads by a mere 4 points, essentially a tie when the margin of error is factored in, according to the most recent statewide poll. In California, aggressive, last-minute campaigning led to the defeat of Prop. 8, now under challenge in the federal courts, as well as a similar measure in Maine. The Rhoads-Weavers have gone through a range of emotions as they’ve watched the campaign play out in Washington and experienced yard-sign theft on Vashon. Fear was replaced by anger. Now, they said, their disappearing yard signs have become a reminder that they can’t grow complacent, that they need to use these incidents to remind people what’s at stake. Facebook postings have started appearing about the yard signs. Straight friends who have never felt marginalized are expressing outrage. “By stealing our yard signs, they’re raising awareness,� Barb said. They plan to make a police report. “It’s a trespass, a theft, a possible hate crime,� she said. It’s also an indication of why Ref. 74 needs to pass. The measure is a powerful affirmation of human rights, an important step in dismantling one of the last legal bastions of discrimination in this country. But as this couple’s experience on Vashon underscores, the fight is far from over.
GLOBAL HEALTH By CARMELITA LOGERWELL areas, workers constructed shelters where families can rest overnight during journeys to immunization booths. Globally, through the efforts and cooperation of more than 200 countries and 20 million volunteers, more than 2.5 billion children have been immunized. Jeff Raikes, CEO of the Gates Foundation, has said that the most serious threat facing the effort to eradicate polio is the challenge presented by Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan — countries where political tumult has made immunization efforts difficult. The good news is that India has shown other polio-endemic countries what is possible with commitment and perseverance. When John Hewko, the CEO of Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation, was asked what one thing he would do to hasten the end of polio, he said that Rotary, if it could, “would remove all the barriers to reaching children with the polio vaccine — be it the successful brokering of Days of Tranquility in areas of armed conflict or persuading the governments of the world to exhibit the political will and provide the funding needed to finish the job.� At our local level, an exchange student Vashon Rotary sponsors,
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-FU UIF SJUVBM EP JUT XPSL When my mother died, it was my father’s wish that her body be cremated immediately. A friend of our family, a priest who had been close to my mother, convinced us to wait until after her funeral Mass. The presence of her body — honored, blessed and consecrated by the ritual of the Mass and the healing and solace for all who would attend — was important. “Let the ritual do its work,� the priest said and we agreed. When the Mass was over and still, years later, our family is truly glad we followed the priest’s advice. Rituals allow us to remember ourselves to one
another and to our communities. They transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. They remind us that we belong to something much greater than ourselves and link us to tradition. Most of all, rituals allow us to touch the mystery, out of which all things emerge and eventually return. Opponents of Ref. 74 argue that lesbians and gays will not gain any more “rights� than those already guaranteed by the state domestic partnership law. Proponents claim the right to marry will bring equal recognition to committed same-sex relationships that heterosexual couples have long enjoyed. For me, approving Ref. 74 means that my partner and I, and
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Grant Lyons, is trying to help a young girl he met in Central America who has been crippled by polio. Grant spent the summer in Panama with Vashon’s Amigos de las Americas program and is now attending high school in Ecuador as a Rotary ambassador. While he was in Panama, he met Argelis and was shocked to learn that the damage to her legs had been caused by polio. Growing up in the U.S., he has never seen the effects of the disease. As she continues to grow, her legs will not be able to support her body weight unless she is able to have surgery to facilitate braces. Without surgery, she will spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. Because her family can’t pay the medical and travel costs, Grant has taken up the challenge to raise the funds. I know without a doubt that Vashon Rotary will play a part in Grant meeting his challenge. No one thought India would be removed from the list of polio endemic countries, and it has. Today’s news — with stories of violence, dictators, even the divisiveness we are experiencing in the current election period — is discouraging. The story of polio eradication and Grant’s dedication to Argelis renews my faith in the goodness of the human spirit and the future which will be created by our youth. The miracle of what can be achieved when people come together in cooperation and dedication to solve a problem is encouraging. We do it on our Island, and we are doing it globally.
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many of our friends, would have the opportunity to engage in one of the world’s most cherished rituals. The opportunity to marry is an opportunity to have a loving union witnessed and transformed into something truly blessed. There is much divisiveness in our contemporary culture, divisiveness that tears at the social fabric in which we live. Although contrary to the current fearful rhetoric, by approving R-74 we might just knit ourselves closer together rather than further apart. By approving R-74 we could give the ritual a chance to do its work. — Catherine Johnson
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Difficult as it is to challenge the opinions of someone you respect, I feel compelled to weigh in on abortion and its political implications (“Choose someone who won’t fund abortion,� Oct. 24) and perhaps expand the debate. First, straining at the gnat of abortion requires swallowing the fly of “why� — the harsh realities leading a woman to make the choice. The Bible warns against telling someone, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,� without doing anything about their physical needs. Similarly, abortion prohibition that does nothing about poverty, education, daycare, health care, abuse, etc., only forces it underground. It would be better, not to mention more affirming of all life, to concentrate on these primary problems and see abortion as a consequence that might be eliminated if the others disappeared. Second, equating abortion with murder paints adherents into a moral corner. The opponent, to be logically consistent, has to reject any exemption for rape or incest. How can just a little murder be acceptable? But if society takes away a woman’s options in coping with the consequences herself, society itself assumes responsibility. Would Paul Ryan put down the budget axe and agree to have the public take up the care and nurture of any children born out of these horrendous acts? His abortion scruples would fold long before his passion for forcing cuts on all the whiners and freeloaders in Romney’s 47 percent. Finally, for a serious conscientious objector to abortion, there simply has to be a better candidate than Mitt Romney, who in times past has supported, verbally and financially, abortion rights (and many other things he now opposes) for reasons obviously aligned more solidly with political expediency than conviction. Neither President Obama nor the Affordable Care Act “supports� abortion, and both work toward a day when it will be, at worst, an unnecessary option for any woman.
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Voting for public safety will make public safer Like the rumble strips, many safety hazards on Vashon need to be removed It is time for people on this island to take a moment and ask themselves, “Would I kill for public safety?� If your answer is “yes,� then I urge you to support Initiative 0 this November. Initiative 0, if enacted, would direct revenues toward the elimination of public hazards. Consider how many times you have been walking along, texting, when all of a sudden — blam! — you walk into a swing or a slide. Those things are made out of metal, which is very, very hard. Initiative 0 has enough money earmarked to remove all the playground equipment at Ober Park before anybody else gets sent to the hospital. It is time we raised our voices together to say, “We demand safety.� We cannot stand by as more and more children cripple themselves on that angled, circle, spinny thing. As soon as the bulldozers are done there, they can head right over to the library. That particular building, stacked tall with subversive books wanting to burst into flame, is a
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By JIM FARRELL deathtrap waiting to happen. Can you imagine the carnage if someone were to drop his or her torch or accidentally knock over a bucket of coals? No, in the name of safety, the library must be razed. There will also be money available for construction. In the first year, Initiative 0 would provide $62 million to build a 10-foot-tall chain-link fence along the beach all the way around the Island, keeping people from touching the water. Soon we will be able to go to the beach and enjoy a nice gray day without worrying about friends and loved ones being swept out to sea. Nobody goes swimming anyway, and those who do die instantly. It is also time to put to rest the bitter contest between those who pro-
pose to lower the speed limit downtown and those who promote building pedestrian tunnels under Vashon Highway. If passed, Initiative 0 would fund construction of safe, heated tunnels under the road, an elevated roadway for highway-speed traffic (25 mph) and a surfacelevel roadway with a sensible speed limit. With the increasing numbers of distracted drivers talking on cell phones, texting, shaving and making soup while driving, I think 3 mph is a sensible number. So where does all this money come from? Revenues from fines on unsafe activities and taxes on unsafe items will go directly toward enhancing our public safety. Thinking about buying fireworks for the Fourth? The taxes on one box of sparklers will pay for the fire department’s new helicopter. Is your headlight out? That’s a $2,900 fine, enough to pay a SWAT team to patrol the Farmers Market for a day. What can we do for public safety that doesn’t cost so much money? We can look to the Vashon Park District as a leader in
this department. By refusing to finish the athletic fields at the old elementary school, they are precluding countless broken bones and head injuries. Do you know how many children are killed each year playing soccer? Me either, but it is probably a lot. Public safety begins at home. I personally realized this idea the other night when I was soaking in the bath, drinking wine and listening to the radio perched on the edge of the tub. When the phone rang, I jumped out of the tub and slipped on the tile floor, knocking over my bathroom barbecue. That was dumb; I should have moved the phone closer to the tub. The point is, there are probably many things we can all do to make our homes safer, whether it means moving livestock outside, making sure you have enough vodka to get through an earthquake or exiling teenagers. I hope you seriously consider supporting Initiative 0 this November. The public you make safe just may be your own. — Jim Farrell is a humorist and a former member of The Church of Great Rain.
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Sheepdog Classic Success On behalf of the Vashon Sheepdog Classic, I wish to extend a huge thank you to the community of Vashon. With the support of our all our volunteers, business sponsors and the community, we were able to raise the bar in our efforts to support the health and education of Vashon youth. We lucked out with wonderful weather and a strong spectator turnout, which made a big difference in our efforts. Our competitors were thrilled with the friendly reception of our community. In fact, of the many competitions that happen in our area, this trial has become one of the most cherished. Many handlers have chosen this event to be their dog’s final competition, so we have been blessed to witness a very special moment in the herding community. Seeing these senior dogs (usually around 10 years of age) leave a handler’s feet for their final run is a touching sight. I believe the heart of Vashon rings true and strong and those competitors who visit have felt the magic and wish to weave in a little of their own. With your help we were able to add $2,000 to the $4,300 that Partners In Education
received from the “Smart Dogs for Smart Kids� dog sponsor campaign. I’m not sure how many pies they auctioned off but they were in high demand and quite tasty! The Vashon Sheepdog Classic is also gifting $1,000 to Vashon High School for transportation needs of special ed students, $1,000 to the Vashon Maury Community Food Bank and $500 to the BARC Stewardship Council.
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Preventing suicide: Let go of the myths and understand the facts After my husband committed suicide, I struggled to understand why. I also struggled with what I now know is a common feeling — self blame. This was made worse by the fact that he pointedly blamed me in his suicide note. I struggled for many years with severe depression and feelings of isolation before I came to terms with what had happened. Here’s what I’ve learned that I want to share with my community, given the recent events and the pain many of us are feeling. Much of it is based on Kate Redfield Jamison’s excellent book, “Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide.� First, suicide is not caused by any one event. While it’s true that an event might act as a catalyst, there is no one cause for a person committing suicide. In the absence of the event that may have acted as a catalyst, another event would have — as long as the person didn’t receive any help. Second, we continue to perpetuate the myth that suicide is sudden and inexplicable, that there is nothing we could have done and no way we could have known. The danger in this kind of thinking is that it frightens our children and teenagers — because if it’s sudden and unexpected it
MOVING FORWARD By AMY MAEZ
can happen to anyone, including them. It also blinds us to the fact that there are signs and indicators that can help us help those who are at risk. Third, suicide is one of those things surrounded by shame, guilt and judgment, and yet it is the extreme manifestation of an illness. We avoid discussing suicide in our culture because of the feelings that surround it and because we believe that if we talk about it, that makes it more likely to occur — when the opposite is actually true. The truth about suicide is that it is extremely rare. It is unlikely to occur even among people who struggle with depression, and there are usually indicators — signs and behaviors that suggest some people are at higher risk to commit suicide. If we were more open and talked about it, we would be aware of what these are. Fourth, suicide is preventable.
There are medications and treatments that have been shown to be effective for lowering the risk of suicide. Why do we know so little about this? Again, because we don’t discuss these things. We talk about finding a cure for cancer and raising money for treatments, and we don’t judge those who struggle with cancer. Why don’t we have walks to raise money for suicide prevention? Where are the fundraisers for the treatment of depression? A friend of mine was told just this week that she couldn’t discuss her suicidal feelings in a therapy group because of the recent events and the fear of what is known as contagion. That leads me to the fifth thing I’ve learned about suicide. There exists what is known as a contagion factor with suicide — the potential for “copycat� suicides. As a result, some people — including psychiatric professionals — think it’s best to avoid discussing suicide. They are wrong. The best way to minimize the contagion factor is to confront it head on, to discuss it in our community, with our young people and with each other. We need to tell our children that suicide is rare, that they are safe, that they can feel sad, distraught, even hopeless and
not be at risk for committing suicide. We need to tell them there is help and that we will listen to them and help them sort out what they are thinking and feeling. We need to listen to each other and support each other. We need to stop judging and blaming because of our confusion and pain.
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ize I want to tell him something. He wasn’t perfect. He was mentally ill. He could be imperfect and do something that really hurt me, and I can still miss him every day. As a community, we need to love and support one another. We need to extend kindness to those we think deserve it and those we think don’t. We need to listen to our children when they say they had a hard day and when they say they had a good day. We need to leave room in our lives for those around us to express that life is hard, that sometimes we feel overwhelmed, alone and like we just can’t take it for one more second. We need to focus on what’s important and take time to remember that the greatest factor in whether someone makes it or doesn’t can be a helping hand. Suicide can be prevented, and all of us, working together, can help to prevent it. But it truly takes all of us; no one can do it alone. So let’s focus on the living, love them and express to them that we are not ashamed, that we do not judge and that we are here to help, not just now, but every day.
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Baby Story Times: Babies ages 3 to 21 months with an adult are welcome. 10 a.m. at the Vashon Library. Senior Center Halloween Party: Prizes will be given for best costume and to game winners. The cost is $4.25 for lunch. 11 a.m. at the Vashon Senior Center. Senior Center Halloween Fundraiser: Large, small and vegetarian hotdogs, chips and drinks will be for sale during the downtown trick-or-treat festivities. 4 to 7 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road. Downtown Halloween Festivities: The annual downtown Halloween celebration will take place between 5 and 7 p.m. this evening, when the main highway will close and merchants will hand out candy to costumed revelers. The Explorers will judge costumes at the main intersection and choose winners from several categories. Former Islander and photographer Rebecca Douglas will capture Islanders in their Halloween costumes from 4 to 7 p.m. at CafĂŠ Luna. The photo shoot is free, but participants can purchase and order photos at www.rebeccadouglas.com. Trick-or-treaters can make their way to Snapdragon, which will be handing out chocolate chip cookies and then hosting a spooky Halloween dance party after the main festivities have ended. Roads will be closed from 4 to 7:30 p.m., including Vashon Highway from S.W. 178th Street to Cove Road and Bank Road from 97th Place to 100th Avenue.
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Skeptics and Believers: Religious debate in the Western intellectual tradition is the focus of a fall series of lectures and discussions. This week’s topics are Kierkegaard’s Paradox and 19th Century Suspicion and Feuerbach. For more information, call Herb Reinelt at 408-7360. 4 to 6 p.m. at Lewis Hall behind the Burton Community Church. Vashon Legal Clinic: The clinic offers free legal advice. People who wish to schedule an appointment to meet with a lawyer should call the King County Bar Association at 267-7070. 6 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center.
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4"563%": t FiberNet: Mary Ellen Walker will discuss ikats from around the world. Guests should bring fiber projects to show. The fee is $2 per person. 10 a.m. at the Voice of Vashon Building at Sunrise Ridge. Adopt-A-Cat Day: VIPP hosts an adopt-a-cat day every Saturday. Go to www.vipp.org for directions or call VIPP at 389-1085. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at its adoption center at 12200 S.W. 243rd St. Cribbage: Play nine friendly games of cribbage against nine different players. Win cash prizes. Earn national rating points. Visitors are welcome. The cost is $8 for visitors and $10 for members. For more information, email Vashon Cribbbage@gmail.com. 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays at the Vashon Eagles, 18137 Vashon Hwy. S.W. Social Partner Dance: Vashon Social Dance Group will offer two pre-dance lessons in cross-step waltz and foxtrot, with the waltz lesson from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. and the foxtrot lesson from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Then a dance will meet from 7:30 to 9:20 p.m. A $10 donation is suggested. No partners are needed. For more information,
16#-*$ .&&5*/(4 Vashon Island School District: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at McMurray Middle School. Vashon Island Fire & Rescue: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Station 55. Vashon Park District: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Ober Park.
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61$0.*/( Washington State Ferries Meeting: The public is invited to attend this meeting with ferry personnel. Topics will include the legislative session, community marketing, new ferry construction, liquefied natural gas and route-specific issues. 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, at McMurray Middle School. Social Security 101 — Everything You Wanted to Know: Kirk Larson, Western Washington public affairs specialist for the Social Security Administration, will offer information on retirement benefits and eligibility requirements, what early retirement does to benefits and understanding how to get the most from benefits. Call 463-2069 to reserve a space. 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Penny Farcy Training Center. Veterans Day Assembly: Vashon students will honor veterans for their service. The McMurray Symphonic Band will perform, and fifth-graders will sing. The community is welcome. 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in the Chautauqua gym.
Author Reading: Island author Karen Cushman will read from her newest book, “Will Sparrow’s Road,� about a young runaway in Elizabethan times who finally stops running. 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Vashon Bookshop. Free Range Folk Choir Concert: The choir will perform music from South Africa, Macedonia, the Republic of Georgia, England and the United States. Admission is free, but donations will be welcomed. For more information, visit FreeRangeFolkChoir.blogspot.com. 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at the Methodist Church. Fall Fruit Show: More than 100 varieties of Island-grown fruit will be on display. There will also be experts to identify apple varieties, fruit-growing resource tables and a list of club-grafted fruit trees for sale. The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Vashon Senior Center. Next door, at the Land Trust Building, there will be four presentations: Growing Plums and Nectarines on Vashon at 10 a.m., an update on the apple cider orchard of Wes and Laura Cherry at 11 a.m., Fruit Varieties — Old & New — Suitable for Growing on Vashon at 1 p.m. and Growing Fruits and Nuts in the Landscape Utilizing Permaculture Principles at 2 p.m. Michael Meade Book Release: Author and mythologist Michael Meade will bring his blend of storytelling, poetry and discussion to Vashon as he celebrates the release of his new book , “Why the World Doesn’t End: Tales of Renewal in Times of Loss. Tickets, $12, are available at www. mosaicvoices.org. 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Methodist Church. Holly Daze: This bazaar features crafts and items for holiday gift giving, many of the items homemade. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at McMurray Middle School.
$-"44&4 Kabbalah 101: Rabbi Alyjah Navy will lead the class on Kabbalah wisdom and techniques. Spiritual seekers from all faiths, cultures and perspectives are welcome. The cost is $40 with scholarships available. For more information, contact abbi.navy@kabbalah community.org. 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Vashon Intuitive Arts. Vashon Allied Arts: VAA will offer a variety of classes this month. Intro to Encaustics will meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 3 and 10; Terra Cotta Tiles will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 11 and 18, and Creating Jewelry from Nature will meet from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 14. For full information about the classes, see www.Vashon AlliedArts.com. Positive Action Parenting: Vashon Youth & Family Services will offer this class, which will
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Vashon Island Pet Protectors (VIPP) will host its 10th annual fundraising Fur Ball from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Open Space for Arts & Community. The evening will include a dinner made by Snapdragon and live and silent auctions, including a multitude of artful cats. VIPP, run by volunteers, works to ensure that there are no homeless pets on the Island. It is celebrating 28 years of serving Vashon pets and their people. Advance tickets are $55 per person or $100 for two. Tickets at the door are $60 per person or $110 for two. They are available at www.VIPP.org, Pandora’s Box, Vashon Bookshop and Fair Isle Animal Clinic. Above, last year’s Western-themed Fur Ball drew revellers in their best duds for the occasion. offer parents information on helping their children develop a strong sense of self, learn to be empathetic and move through disappointment and fear. Parents will also learn techniques for teaching skills to deal with anger and conflict. The cost is $20 for three weeks. For more information, email Yzick@vyfs.org. 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Nov. 6, 13 and 20, at Chautauqua. Dance Improvisation: The class includes a qi gong warm-up, games and skills. The fee is by donation. For more information, contact Karen Nelson at heartgreen@yahoo.com or (503) 740-0523. 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays at Hanna Barn Studio, 7712 Point Robinson Road. 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. English as a Second Language: Free classes in reading, writing and speaking English meet for adults each week. 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Vashon Library. Enhanced Fitness: This is an exercise for men and women 55 and older. The cost is $35 for 15 classes, and an introductory class is free; the class is also free to Group Health Medicare members. 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Ober Park. Improvisational Stitch and Flip Triangle Workshop: Katie Pedersen, author of “Quilting Modern,� will teach the class. The cost is $85. Call Island Quilter at 713-6000 to register. 10 am. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Island Quilter. Foot Massage: Massage therapist Tami Brockway Joyce will teach the
art of giving and receiving a foot massage as part of the Hestia Retreat Hearth Circle series for women and girls. The cost is $20 per person with scholarships available. People are encouraged to sign up in pairs. Contact valerie@hestiaretreat.org to register and for location. 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11. Yoga: Irene Tokar will teach Core: the Jewel in the Lotus. Proper core support can resolve low back pain, hip or knee pain and tension in the shoulders or jaw. Students will learn simple exercises they can practice at home. To register send a check for $30 to Island Yoga Center, P.O. Box 2062, or drop it off in the mailbox by the front door. For more information, contact the studio at 463-2058 or info@islandyogacenter.com. 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at Island Yoga Center. Silk Painting: Suzanna Leigh will offer Shibori painting on silk. The class will include Japanese techniques of folding, twisting, tying and dying silk. The cost is $75 plus materials, about $25. For more information, call Leigh at 4635255. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at Leigh’s studio, 20733 87th Ave. S.W. Vashon Leadership Seminar: Roger Taylor, an Islander and a leadership development professional, will offer a leadership seminar starting this month. The seminar will include several topics, including results and leadership — separating outcomes from activity, facing verses avoiding challenges and decision-making styles for different situations. The cost is $250. The series will meet from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and 13, at the Land Trust Building. Register by Nov. 7; contact Taylor at 463-3763 or email drumdoc@aol.com.
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SPEAKING OF NEWS: A talk by best-selling author and journalist Blaine Harden is the next offering in Vashon Allied Arts’ popular Arts & Humanities Series. Islander Gene Carlson will interview Harden, who has written for The Washington Post and The New York Times. 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Blue Heron. Tickets are $18 and $22. Call 463-5131 to check availability.
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" CJSUIEBZ CBTI GPS (BSUI 3FFWFT Garth Reeves, a Seattle singer and guitarist with strong ties to Vashon, will return to the Rock Saturday for a onenight concert and birthday celebration (his) at the Red Bicycle Bistro. Reeves, who’s been playing professionally for more than 18 years, has performed and collaborated with some of Vashon’s leading lights, including Jason Staczek, Pete Droge and Ian Moore. For years, he played with Goodness, a popular Seattle rock band. He’s also been in Dangermouse, Nubbin and Blue Spark. Reeves’ first solo album, “Nothing but Time,� released in 2005, was made using analog tape, an old Trident board and a tight-knit group of Seattle and Vashon musicians, including Staczek, Droge, Danny Newcomb, Rob Brill and Jeff Fieldler. Newcomb will open for Reeves at Saturday’s concert, and singer Jennifer Sutherland will make an appearance. “We’re hoping there will be some other surprise guests, too,� said Pete Welch, the Bike’s music promoter. The show begins at 8:30 p.m. It’s a free-cover show open to all-ages until 11 p.m. — and then 21 and over.
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Jesse Sykes and Phil Wandscher will perform their original songs at a benefit to support Referendum 74 at 7 p.m. Friday at the Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie. Island singer/ songwriter Mike Dumovich will open the show. Sykes and Wandscher are highly acclaimed for their work in Sykes’ band The Sweet Hereafter, which has released four recordings and toured throughout the United
States. NPR, in a review of the band’s newest album, “Marble Son,� noted Wandsher’s “epic guitar solos� and Sykes’ “warm and welcoming voice.� Tickets to the event are $20 and can be purchased in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com.
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Raven’s Nest will display a sampling of Native robes, ornately made clothes that figured prominently in Northwest Coast Native American traditions. Among the robes on display will be the button blanket, an eye-catching robe considered one of the most spectacular embellishments to the Indian culture of the Northwest Coast and a unique form of graphic and narrative art. The traditional crest-style robe is the sister of the totem pole and, like the pole, proclaims hereditary rights, obligations and powers, according to Sue Shotridge, who, with her husband, runs Raven’s Nest. Also on display will be Copper Child, “a fabulous example of Raven’s Tail weavings,� Shortridge said. Raven’s Tail weavings are another Northwest Coast tradition, a kind of weaving made entirely with finger manipulation and using design elements that are bold, geometric and graphic. A collaboration by master weavers Clarissa Rizal and Lily Hudson, Copper Child includes a four-piece set of regalia — a robe, tunic, apron and headdress. Rizal will also give a free public talk, “The Language of Tlingit Robes,� at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at the Land Trust Building, followed by a two-day button blanket workshop. Call Raven’s Nest at 5675826 for more information.
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Martin Koenig, an ethnographer and cultural specialist, will show his historic color photographs capturing traditional rural life in the Balkans at an exhibit at the Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union. The photos include images from more than 40 years ago, all of them in color and never displayed before, depicting an agrarian lifestyle and village culture that has been lost to modernization and globalization, Koenig said. Koenig’s work from his years in the Balkans has often been displayed on Vashon. But this is the first time he’s showing some of his color prints; his other work is in black and white. “I don’t usually like color,â€? Koenig said, noting that it’s often too vibrant and glaring. “But some of these look like watercolors. ‌ There’s a softness that I like.â€? The opening will include Croation music played by Islander Tim Jovanovich.
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With election fervor sweeping the country, VALISE is presenting new work by artists Heather Joy (Plutocracy) and Matthew Olds (Up North) — work that draws upon their individual and shared experience as Wisconsinites now living on Vashon. Joy and Olds met and fell in love in Colorado in 1996 only to discover a shared past — both were raised in Wisconsin and as children spent family gatherings and holidays a few miles apart in the state’s northern woods. Joy, in Plutocracy, explores her family’s political history (her uncle was a Wisconsin state assemblyman and senator) as well as the national political scene, focusing on what she calls the huge divide between the super wealthy and the rest of the country. Her installation involves 10,000 pins on the gallery wall illustrating economic inequality in the country. Olds uses paintings, video and installation art as a way to revisit the northern woods of Wisconsin and the cabin his grandfather built — exploring both a present-day per-
Vashon Intuitive Arts will show encaustics by Lisa Hurst, an artist who relocated to Vashon after 20 years in New Mexico, Colorado and the Appalachian region. The exhibit, called “Generation,� represents what Hurst calls her reconciliation of “what has been lost and what is possible,� celebrating moments of life at their most dissonant, like snow on forsythia blossoms. The work of celebrated photographer Ray Pfortner will be on display at Maxwell Family Medicine — an exhibit of a range of photo transfers into beeswax, including
some drawn from his travels to Europe in May, his first return to the Old World since he and his wife traveled there 30 years ago. The clinic is located in The Cunningham Building on Bank Road, across the street from CafÊ Luna. Luke Haynes, a celebrated quilter, will show his work at Island Quilter. He approaches his quilts from an architecture and design sensibility. The Heron’s Nest will feature paintings and illustrations by Dennis Clouse and ceramics by Mary Hosick. Left, encaustic by Lisa Hurst.
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would also have to make changes in how the boats are refueled. And the U.S. Coast Guard currently has no regulations for LNG-fueled ferries — Washington’s would be the first in the country. Natural gas, considered a more hazardous fuel than diesel to transport, is currently highly restricted by the Coast Guard. “It’s totally new territory,â€? Moseley said. The state, however, is working closely with the Coast Guard to find terms it can agree on, and Moseley feels the conversion is feasible. Norway, which has large natural gas supplies, has been running LNG-fueled ferries successfully for years, he noted. British Columbia and New York are looking to convert some of their ferries as well, and a major cargo shipping line in the Northwest is well on its way to retrofitting some of its vessels. “We don’t see any insurmountable obstacles at this point,â€? Moseley said. Greg Beardsley, chair of Vashon’s Ferry Advisory Committee, said he, too, thought the conversion would be worth it in the end. Beardsley, who is often a critic of the ferry system, said that with the rising cost of diesel the state should look to a new fuel source before ferry riders bear the brunt of the cost. “I’m sure the cost of the current fuel is going to go up and up and up,â€? Beardsley said. “Without doing some mitigation of that, we’re going to end up paying a lot more for ferry service.â€? Fitzgibbon said lawmakers were open to considering liquefied natural gas, but there were still many unanswered questions on their end. It will be one of a gamut of ferryrelated issues the Legislature considers this winter when it convenes in Olympia. “We like the fact that certainly there would be less greenhouse gas emissions and particle emissions. ‌ We just need more information to find out if this is a realistic plan to move forward with,â€? Fitzgibbon said.
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system’s budget. Today, fuel costs the ferries $67 million a year, or about 30 percent of the budget. Combine that with decreasing tax revenue, Moseley said, and the state needed to look at its options. “Obviously (fuel) is a huge expense,� he said. Retrofitting the six Issaquah ferries to run on LNG would save the state $140 million to $196 in fuel costs over the lifetime of the vessels. The fuel savings would pay for the $103 million conversion in six to eight years, while the boats have 25 to 30 years left on the water, according to a state study. Other estimates, however, show the state might not save so much. A report prepared for the Joint Transportation Committee by the Cedar River Group, a consulting firm that has worked with the ferry system in the past, put the cost of the retrofit at $144 million, making the savings less than the state estimate. Moseley said the ferries division was currently working to refine the numbers but noted that despite the differing figures, both studies recommended that WSF move forward with the project. What’s more, Moseley said, the ferry system needs to do something to address its greenhouse gas emissions. New regulations put forward by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandate that the ferry system reduce its emissions significantly in the next eight to 10 years. Converting to LNG would allow the system to meet the new standards, Moseley said. “Both our analysis and the Cedar River Group analysis said this is a direction we should continue to pursue,� Moseley said. As the state moves forward, it’s looking at a number of hurdles in the transition to LNG. Retrofitting a boat would require it to be taken off the water for several months. Liquified Natural Gas would have to be trucked down from Vancouver, B.C., though it’s possible a plant could eventually be built in the Northwest. The state
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1PPM CSJOHT JO NPSF SFWFOVF BGUFS B TUSPOH TVNNFS TFBTPO The Vashon Park District’s pool fared better than expected this season, operating at a $46,464 deficit rather than the $49,245 deficit forecast in the park district’s 2012 spending plan. But Scott Bonney, the pool manager, said he doesn’t believe the deficit should be seen as a loss. Rather, he said, Islanders should see the pool as costing the community less than 5 percent of the park district’s $1 million in tax revenues this year. “I feel good about it,� he said of this year’s financial report. LuAnn Branch, a park commissioner and a champion of the pool, agreed. “This is the best year we’ve ever had, in terms of efficiency and the public getting the best value they could get for their tax dollars.� Bonney, in a report to the park board last week, said the pool fared better this year than in previous years largely because of a strong community response. Revenue climbed 18 percent this year over last year, he said, due in part to the number of Islanders who bought season passes and punch cards. Other sources of revenue included pool rentals, which jumped more than 100 percent, and snacks and merchandise, which climbed 261 percent. Bonney said warm weather in the latter
part of the summer also helped. “But no management will succeed without strong community support,� he said. But both Branch and Bonney said they’re still looking for ways to reduce the pool’s expenses next season. Bonney, for instance, said the district will need to study usage and possibly trim the hours the pool is open based on a utilization analysis. Currently, he said, the pool is open 14 hours a day. “We have one of the most generous program offerings,� he told the board. Vashon took on the pool in 2010, after King County said it would either gift the pool to the park district or close it. Park district officials said at the time they believed they could run the pool in a way that did not cost the taxpayers any money. Since then, park district officials say, they’ve learned that pools are expensive and almost always require tax dollar support. Branch, in an interview after the meeting, said Bonney — with a background in business — has brought a lot of good ideas to the pool, making it an easier sell to the other commissioners, who sometimes question its expense. “I have no question that we’ll have a pool next year,� she said. “But I’d like to think more long-term.�
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Pirate soccer trounces Chimacum, heads to state playoffs By KELLY McEACHERN For The Beachcomber
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Pirate Lena de Guzman maneuvers around a Chimacum defender inside the top of the penalty box Thursday. The Vashon captain scored three goals in the Pirates’ 7-0 win over the Cowboys.
The VHS girls soccer team wrapped up its regular season with a 7-0 victory over Chimacum on Thursday at home. Six of the seven goals at the game were scored by the graduating players, including Lena de Guzman with three, and one each by Anna Osborne, Olivia Gass and Samantha Clements. Fellow senior Marielee Storms was only held out of the scoring column by bad luck and exceptional efforts by the Chimacum keeper, as several of her efforts nearly found the back of the net. Freshman Camille de Guzman wrapped up the scoring, and fellow keeper Kate Atwell kept the visitors from putting up a tally of their own. The win followed a hard-fought 2-1 loss in overtime at Eatonville on Tuesday. Freshman Madelyn McEachern scored in the first half for the Pirates, but the secondplace Cruisers managed a late goal in regulation to tie it at 1. The comeback was capped with a heart-
breaking tally against the tired and injurydepleted Pirates in the overtime period. The final record of 10 wins against six losses is a testament to the heart of the team, which had to deal with injuries to key players throughout the season. Firstyear head coach Sergei Serebryakov was never able to field the same team twice as captain Lena de Guzman and starters Madison Chapman, Emily Browne, Harper Howard and Paige Browne all missed parts of the season, as did several other key contributors. Despite the obstacles, the Pirates finished in fourth place in the Nisqually League and played The Northwest School (second place in the Emerald City League) on Tuesday after press deadline in a loserout playoff game. The winner will travel to King’s High School on Thursday to complete in the TriDistrict Tournament, which determines seeding for the state championships. — Kelly McEachern is the father of two Vashon soccer players.
Runners finish the season at district meet By KEVIN ROSS For The Beachcomber
Last weekend the Vashon High School crosscountry team competed against a large contingent of runners from 20 other schools at the 1A Tri-District cross country meet, also called the Westside Classic. The Pirates fell short of qualifying for State at the Saturday meet. But Vashon runners showed teamwork, determination and grit on the wet and windy 5k course at the American Lake Golf Course in Tacoma. Perhaps most notably, freshman runner Callan Foster was a true team player as she ran on a sore ankle so she could be the fifth runner required for the girls to score as a team. The Vashon girls placed 17th out of 19 girls
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games were close, but ultimately Vashon lost both matches and missed the league playoffs by one position. Despite an up and down season, the team stayed upbeat and positive and played some of their best volleyball against the better teams in the league. They ended the season with a record of five wins and 10 losses. As Wednesday was also Senior Night, players Amanda Ohmert, Erin Ewing and Georgia
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members as well. “We have structured programs to assist people with the challenges of life,� he said. “We have an obligation to serve each other.� In recent years, Copitzky has championed greater outreach to the community and spearheaded LDS cooperation with the Island’s Interfaith Council, a committee made up of church leaders on Vashon. His congregations, he said, helps prepare and serve food at the council’s community dinners and takes part in other council activities as well. From time to time, he said, he’s been directly approached for assistance by needy Islanders who are not members of the church, and he considers their cases thoughtfully. All such assistance — not only for non-members but members as well — must be traded for work, he said. “We ask people to serve,� he said. “We don’t believe in the dole. We work for what we have.� Yet even with a standard-bearer for Mormonism now running for the White House, politics didn’t seem to factor into Copitzky’s discussion of Mormon life, and no Romney bumper stickers were spotted in the parking lot of the church on Sunday morning. When asked about that, he answered matter of factly, “That’s not who we are. We’re not a boisterous people, we’re not confrontational.� Church members are highly encouraged to vote, he added, though his congregation was not exclusively for Romney. As for Copitzky? “The fact that he is a righteous LDS
priesthood holder — that is a special thing,� he said. “In our faith we believe in revelation. I do believe that some divine providence would be a good thing right now.� Editor’s note: The Beachcomber, in a series called Finding Faith, plans to profile all of Vashon’s faith communities over the course of the next 12 months.
" CSJFG IJTUPSZ PG .PSNPOJTN The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith, born in 1805 in Vermont. As a teenager, Smith reported that he received revelations and holy visitations that Mormons believe prepared him for the role of prophet in the church. Over the course of the next decade, Smith organized the church and published the Book of Mormon, an ancient text he said was revealed to him by an angel named Moroni and translated from golden plates Smith found buried in a hill. Smith was murdered in 1844, but his followers, led by Brigham Young, eventually migrated to the territory of Utah. Early Mormons practiced polygamy, but the Church renounced this practice in 1890, and Utah soon thereafter achieved statehood. The church is still headquartered in Salt Lake City.
Barbara Raye Chasan November 20, 1937 – October 19, 2012
Barbara Chasan died on October 19, very much at home: in her house, in a community filled with people she loved; in the arms of her husband, Dan. Many people remember her kindness and her smile. Barbara liked walking by the ocean, swimming in the Sound, hiking in the mountains, practicing yoga, reading poetry, drinking good wine, sitting on the porch first thing every morning with a cup of coffee watching the birds. She played early music from original notation with friends in Seattle and wrote haiku with friends on Vashon. She grew up working in her family’s drive-in movie theaters; later, she worked as a book editor and a bone marrow transplant nurse. She shopped locally and tipped generously. She believed in universal health care. Picture her stopping beside a trail to look closely at a clump of yellow violets. Picture her sitting with friends at a table in Snapdragon as morning edged into noon. Picture her flying upside down on a trapeze. Barbara celebrated her 70th birthday with family and friends at the Monkey Tree on Vashon. She celebrated her 30th with blini caviar and iced vodka at a White Russian restaurant in Tehran. She savored her memories of both. Until she got sick, she didn’t realize how many people on Vashon cared about her. She was glad that chemotherapy gave her another year among those people, with her close friends, whom she considered de facto family, and most of all with her husband, Dan, her children, Sarah and Matthew, and her grandchildren, Isaac, Josephine, Aaron and Shaughnessey. She and Dan spent her last morning in her room at Group Health drinking coffee, watching birds, and reading poetry aloud. She wanted desperately to come home before she died, and she made it. Her family and many friends will celebrate her life at Camp Burton on Sunday, November 18 at 3 p.m.
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4FBO 'PSTNBO During the annual Air & Space Conference in Washington D.C. in September, Captain Sean Forsman, Aircraft Commander, and his crew were awarded for outstanding service as members of Combat Crew Two, 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, 461st Air Control wing. The crew is from Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.
Crew Two was awarded for its work during the Libyan uprising last spring. It recieved the Airborne Battle Management Aircrew Award for “Outstanding Achievement by a U.S. Air Force Airborne Battle Management Aircrew.� Sean Forsman, the son of Jim Forsman and Ann Barnhart, is a 2001 graduate of Vashon High School and 2005 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy.
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4)&3*'' 4 3&1035 Oct. 4: Disorderly conduct was reported at Thriftway. Oct. 7: Disorderly conduct was reported near the intersection of Vashon Highway and Bank Road. A driver pulled over on the 18800 block of Vashon highway had no valid identification and had an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer. Oct. 8: An individual walking five unleashed
dogs in Island Center Forest issued veiled threats to a King County Parks employee after the employee asked that the dogs be leashed. A vacant home on the 18700 block of Westside Highway was burglarized. A door was pried open with a crowbar and appliances were stolen. Oct. 10: A student at Vashon High School was found to possess possible drug paraphernalia. An individual blocked a county Access Van from driving down a private driveway on 266th Lane. Oct. 12: An individual threatened to harm someone with a knife on the 17900 block of 97th Place. Oct. 13: A bicycle left locked at Dockton Park for an extended period of time was stolen.
Equestrians turn out for a unique trail ride competition lenges, such as the lost rider, the bicyclist, the construction site and the dead end. Final scores were tallied based on the horses’ pulse and respiration rates at the vet checks, timing over the course and negotiation of obstacles. Mary Nelson on Pie won the Novice division, which took place on a shortened course, followed by Lisa Nicholas on Blondie in second and Beth Anne Freiling on Ava in third. Kate Shook on PJ won the Senior
Last month 23 horse and rider teams participated in the second annual Vashon-Maury Island Horse Association Competitive Trail Ride. A competitive trail ride is 10 to 20 miles long and tests a horse’s condition, willingness and obedience, as well as the rider’s horsemanship. On Saturday, Sept. 22, riders set out on a 12-mile course through the woods and roads between Paradise Ridge Park and Island Center Forest. Along the way were simulated chal-
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turned over to VIPP when their owner died. Flora is a gorgeous torti girl with a wonderful plume of a tail. She is outgoing and sweet and she has earned a PHD in purring. Flora is a petite girl with a lot of love to share. Flora came to VIPP on 8/22/12
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Lightning and five other cats came to VIPP when their owner died. Lightning is was likely named for her speed and her sparkling good looks. She has been well loved and she does not display one ounce of the typical torti personality. She is a sweetheart. She is looking for a new person who will love her up. Lightning came to VIPP on 8/21/12.
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Cooper is a 3+ year old mutt (German Shephard, Bloodhound, Mastiff). He is a really smart dog who needs to be challenged. He gets along well with other dogs and kids. He would do best in a home with no cats or chickens. If you want a really smart companion to go on long walks and help you with crossword puzzles then Cooper is your dog! Contact dogs@VIPP.org to meet me. $125 adoption fee.
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