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Vashon’s same-sex marriage advocates celebrate a victory A public campaign for Ref. 74 played out on the Island

By NATALIE JOHNSON Staff Writer

While Washington residents were asked to vote on several hot-button issues this fall, many Vashon residents rallied around one ballot measure they said hit close to home.

Islanders waived signs, made calls, raised thousands of dollars and even put on a large interfaith event all in support of Referendum 74, which ultimately upheld the legalization of same-sex marriage.

In what supporters are calling a historic moment for Washington, Ref. 74 passed with about 53 percent of voters approving it.

“It took each of us doing what we could for it to happen,” said Barb Rhoads-Weaver, an Islander who

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Ferry system leaders address a spurt of canceled sailings

By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer

During Sunday afternoon’s steady rain, three men in vivid orange shirts and bearing United States flags hiked up the long hill from the north end ferry, a striking contrast to the gray clouds hanging low in the sky above them. Below the American flags, they carried smaller flags commemorating those wounded or killed in action. A few Islanders — children and adults — fell in step with the men and joined them for their wet walk into town.

These men — all veterans of the Iraq war — served together and spent Veterans Day weekend on a nearly 60-mile trek from Naval Base Kitsap near Bremerton to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, via Vashon Island. Their mission: to raise awareness about the challenges service men and women face when they return from war. At the top of that list, the men said, are post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

“This is something I have wanted to do for veterans,” said Chess Johnson, one of the vets walking and a primary force behind the journey. “I have been dreaming about it for some time.”

The men are part of a group Johnson and Andy Britt — the other force behind the walk — created recently and call Team Hostile. Both men were retired from the military because of PTSD and TBI, have faced considerable challenges and have seen many of their military brothers face daunting

was active in the campaign for Ref. 74. “There were a lot of people who felt strongly enough that they put in time and effort and money to help the campaign.”

The widespread support of Ref. 74 on the Island came as no surprise to most. Not only is Vashon known for being liberal and gayfriendly, but it’s also home to the highest concentration of same-sex couples in the state. According to 2010 U.S. Census results, 5.5 percent of Vashon households are headed by same-sex couples, just ahead of Seattle’s 5.4 percent.

Rhoads-Weaver, who campaigned for same-sex marriage with her partner Heather RhoadsWeaver, said she was pleased to see that a wide contingent of Islanders, both gay and straight, contributed to the effort, whether it meant holding a fundraising dinner or simply putting a sign in their front

By NATALIE JOHNSON Staff Writer Photos by Paul Chen, top, and Chris Gaynor, below

Three veterans walking from near Bremerton to Joint Base Lewis-McChord were greeted by a small contingent of Islanders when they arrived on Vashon on Sunday (top). The men make their way south along Quartermaster Harbor on Monday (bottom). obstacles. Britt and Johnson say they decided it was time to get hostile — the most peaceful way they know how — and bring some issues more into the light. This walk is the group’s first event, they said, but they plan more for the future, including a crosscountry walk in 2013.

As Team Hostile, they also hope to help military service members with whatever problems they might have when they return from war, whether it be contending with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA)— a system they say has let them down along with many others they served with, finding healthy outlets for a dose of adrenaline or simply listening and sharing their own experiences.

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A recent rash of ferry cancellations on the south end of Vashon was not due to a crew reduction or intentional work slow-down, but simple employee errors, ferry officials told Islanders last week.

At Washington State Ferries’ community meeting on Vashon last Wednesday, David Moseley, head of the ferries division, said he believes most of the cancellations — 26 trips in less than five months compared to one canceled trip during that time period last year — resulted from honest mistakes when employees failed to show for shifts or dispatchers made scheduling errors. He apologized for the problems, saying WSF has addressed the situation and so far has seen the cancellations subside.

“The number of missed sailings

due to staffing issues is too high,” he told a crowd of about 30 people at McMurray Middle School.

“Fortunately we haven’t had any lately, but we as a system have let customers down this summer.”

The problems began in June, when the ferry system began to see an unusually high number of trips canceled because boats were short staffed — either an employee failed to show up for a shift, called in sick or a scheduling error was made, and the state couldn’t find a replacement worker in time.

Materials handed out at the meeting, where a number of ferry-related topics were discussed, showed that between mid-June and the end of last month, there were 85 trips canceled systemwide, mostly due to staffing issues.

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The state and county have reached a tentative legal agreement on how the county will perform an environmental cleanup at the former Glacier site, which it purchased in 2010. The agreement, called an Agreed Order, is a long-anticipated legal step that will allow King County to move forward on its plans for soil remediation and other work at the Maury Island site. The public can comment on the agreement through Dec. 17.

Larry Altose, a spokesman for the state Department of Ecology, said the Agreed Order is like a charter for the environmental cleanup of the 250-acre property, which is contaminated with lead, arsenic and other toxins from the Tacoma Smelter Plume.

Under the agreement, the county will iden-

tify the extent of the contamination and develop a cleanup plan, which will also go up for public review. The specifics of the plan will be shaped by how the county determines the site will be used, Altose said. The county is currently working to determine how the area will be used by Islanders and what amenities it will provide there with help from a citizen advisory committee.

Comments on the Agreed Order can be sent to Ron Timm, Site Manager, Dept. of Ecology, 3190 160th Ave. S.E., Bellevue, Wash., 98008.

Or email ronald.timm@ecy.gov. To view the Agreed Order, see https://fortress.wa.gov/ ecy/gsp/Sitepage.aspx?csid=1532. — Natalie Johnson

Community council poised to vote on large restructure The Vashon-Maury Island Community council is set to vote next month on a slate of bylaw changes that would significantly alter how the council operates. VMICC’s Governance and Policy Committee will give a report on the proposal at the next general membership meeting, 7 p.m. Monday at McMurray Middle School. At the meeting one Islander will also propose his own, more minimal set of bylaw changes.

The council was originally set to vote on the bylaws motion this month, but the process was halted when the Governance and Policy Committee couldn’t find a chair and move forward with in crafting a report.

Under the current bylaws, the committee must give a report and recommendation on an bylaw changes before they can be voted on. Eventually Islander Gay Rosser stepped up to chair the group and lead the report.

The restructuring motion, which was put forward in September by VMICC President Tim Johnson and five other Islanders — several of them active in All-Island Forum or Greentech — would, among other things, make meetings less formal and provide

for more discussion by ending the use of Robert’s Rules of Order. It allow for VMICC to expand the way it collects feedback on Island issues, using email and social media to generate conversation and gauge community sentiment. It would also make bylaws more flexible to future change, Johnson said. “It seems to me this is a watershed moment,� Johnson said after the motion was first presented. “If we can vote for new bylaws, ... then we’ve got a shot at making the community council really be effective.�

Meanwhile, Islander Robert Keeler, who has been active in the council, has crafted another set of bylaw changes that he says would make needed updates to VMICC procedures without a major overhaul. His motion would not eliminate Robert’s Rules of Order, but would streamline how the council does business, he said.

The first proposed changes, Keller said, dismantle the VMICC structure too quickly and places too much faith in human nature. “I think that’s a little dangerous,� he said. — Natalie Johnson

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New book tells Islanders’ stories of pain, hope in troubling times Editors say the compilation gives a voice to those who have struggled

By LESLIE BROWN Staff Writer

It’s a modest book and a mere 33 pages long, but for the two women who edited it, “Voices from the Verge� carries a powerful message.

The collection of poems, stories and images was created by a diverse set of Islanders — young people and people of color, artists and farmers, Islanders who have struggled to keep a roof over their heads and others who have faced disabilities.

To Janie Starr and Juli Goetz Morser, it speaks to the fact that everyone deserves a place at the table, as they put it, that everyone on Vashon belongs. “All of us on Vashon care about community,â€? Morser said during a recent interview at CafĂŠ Luna. “The idea behind the book is to take our awareness and broaden it to include those who might be in the shadows.â€?

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The book — and the project behind it, she added — “expands what community is.�

The project’s inception began two years ago, when Starr and a handful of other Islanders initiated an all-Island read of “Breakfast at Sally’s,� a haunting memoir of a once wealthy man who became homeless.

Soon after, Starr asked Morser to join her in a series of interviews entitled “On the Verge,� profiles of people who have turned to agencies on Vashon to help them put food on the table or a roof over their head and others who had to confront issues of race, ethnicity or disability in their effort to find their place on Vashon.

The series ran over the course of several months in The Beachcomber. “We highlighted stories that might touch us and remind us that a sense of belonging can be as elusive as a consistent paycheck,�

Starr wrote in the introduction to the book.

The experience of writing these stories was powerful, both women said. Islanders opened up to them.

They shared their vulnerabilities.

And in various ways, many of these Islanders revealed a depth of fortitude and strength and a spirit of generosity and humor that Starr and Morser realized carried them through hard times as much as support from Vashon’s agencies.

Inspired and moved, Starr and Morser realized there was more to their project. And thus, the book was born — a chapbook published this month that contains a dozen poems, shorter versions of some of the Beachcomber articles and a

moving profile of Glenn Cooper, a well-known Islander who moves through Vashon town in his electric wheelchair. The profile is written by Islander Bruce Anderson, whose family helped Cooper move from a residential support program in Tacoma where he was miserable to a life of considerable independence on Vashon.

Starr and Morser are pleased by this final piece in their project — a book, Starr said, that contains “a mix of painful stories and really hopeful stories.� “I think the book is amazing for how tiny it is and yet how huge its diversity is,� she added.

Contributors range in age from 10 to 97.

At the same time, they said, the book has a theme that holds it together — and one that Starr and Morser find meaningful and moving. “Nobody’s a victim,� said Starr. “Everybody has gifts and strengths.�

A launch party for “Voices from the Verge� will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at the Vashon Bookshop. The book was published with financial support from Sustainable Vashon, Welcome Vashon and individual contributors. Proceeds from the sale will go to the Interfaith Council to Prevent Homelessness.

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Islanders head east to help rebuild neighborhoods ravaged by Sandy Vashon man says many are still in need and he wants to help

By NATALIE JOHNSON Staff Writer

An Island contractor moved by the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is organizing a group of Islanders to travel to the East Coast and help rebuild some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods. He hopes to find several more to join the effort and to raise at least $4,000 on Vashon to help pay for the trip.

Doug Sudduth, a semiretired general contractor, said he set up the trip after talking with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials who said areas that were hardest hit by the storm are in dire need of skilled volunteers — people who can clear debris, shore up dam-

aged homes, pump water from basements and repair utilities. Contractors, construction workers, carpenters and electricians are largely tied up, Sudduth said. “They have some gear and fuel, and clothes are looking good, but they don’t know anyone who can close up a roof,� Sudduth said.

So far he’s recruited a group of five men — some family members and a few employees — to make the trip. Some friends in New Hampshire will join them, he said, and he’s actively looking for more Islanders who can take a week or two to join them. They plan to leave Sunday.

Sudduth said a number of Islanders have expressed interest in volunteering, but they’re hesitant about the costs involved, as well as taking time off work. “The worry for everyone is to be able to afford going back and forth without costing them money,� he

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Once in New York, he anticipates they’ll start on the hard-hit Staten Island, perhaps going door to door offering up their help. They may even build some temporary structures for those who lost entire homes. “They’re in a pretty serious state, as far as getting someone to help them, because everyone is tied up,� he said.

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and manpower, they may do some work at the New Jersey coastline as well.

Sudduth said he wanted to organize a similar volunteer trip after Hurricane Katrina, but never got around to planning it. He said that during storms on Vashon, he’s been struck by how Islanders pull together to help one another, and he wants to extend some of that same help to those in need across the county. “This time I wanted to be more prepared,� he said. “I thought about it more carefully and put it together.�

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feeling good about. “That might get me more people,� he said.

Organizing the trip hasn’t been easy, Sudduth said. FEMA workers are so inundated that at first he had trouble even reaching the right person. Finally, he said, he was connected with a FEMA coordinator on the ground on the hard-hit Staten Island. The woman encouraged him to come. “She’s so busy, she said, but we’ll welcome any help you can give,� Sudduth said.

Sudduth is now in New York — he flew there Sunday to find lodging for the group and coordinate with FEMA to determine where the men should focus their efforts. He’ll report back to the others, who will bring the necessary tools

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EDITORIAL

King County strives to adjust to financial times

Victory for same-sex marriage is felt on Vashon

Recent years have meant tough choices and lean budgets

Last Tuesday night was an evening that for many was filled with emotion. Some celebrated the decisions made by voters, while others were left disappointed over the direction our state or country will go in the following months and years.

And for some, one decision made on Election Day had implications more deeply personal than who their president would be or whether they might legally smoke marijuana or send their children to a charter school.

Some learned that they could finally get married.

The Beachcomber doesn’t often take a stance on state or national issues — we try to stay focused on Vashon. But the passage of Referendum 74, which legalized same-sex marriage in the state, was a victory for Islanders as much was it is a victory for marriage equality in Washington.

According to U.S. Census figures, more than one in every 20 homes on Vashon is headed by a same-sex couple — the highest concentration in the state. The figure doesn’t even include Vashon residents who are gay or lesbian but did not live with a partner at the time of the 2010 census. The issue of same-sex marriage has pulled at the heartstrings of many on the Island, where gay individuals are our neighbors, family members, shopkeepers, community leaders, acquaintances and friends.

A front-page story in this week’s Beachcomber looks back at efforts over the past several months by Vashon supporters of same-sex marriage to see their hopes for marriage equality become a reality. It also documents their relief and delight at the truly historic decision made last week. We know of at least one same-sex couple who popped open a bottle of champagne and immediately began making wedding plans, and we’re sure there were more.

We know that not all Islanders supported same-sex marriage this fall. We hope those on both sides of the still-controversial issue will communicate and perhaps better understand one another. But we’re also thankful for the voters on Vashon and across Washington who recognized discrimination in our state’s laws and spoke with their vote, who realized that a domestic partnership is not the same as marriage and took the important step to assure that all are afforded the same basic human rights.

As Harmon Arroyo, a straight man who last month organized an event promoting marriage equality, said, Ref. 74 wasn’t only about marriage, but about the most fundamental relationship one can have in his or her life.

We are glad that relationship is now fully recognized in nine states, including our own. We hope it’s one more step toward making it fully recognized by society.

Island residents know firsthand the budgeting struggles King County has faced during the Great Recession. In the past five years, the county has trimmed $253 million from its general fund. Tough choices were made, but the county’s budget is beginning to recover.

The 2013 budget reflects the new reality of government revenues and makes strategic investments to support the most vulnerable in our communities.

After cutting nearly 95 percent of general fund support for human services, we are making investments in the social safety net again. The 2013 budget provides $1.3 million in one-time funds to countywide, regional service organizations that serve our most vulnerable. These funds support domestic violence shelters, legal aid, services for victims of sexual assault, housing programs and post-incarceration education.

Survivors of domestic violence on Vashon and Maury Islands will see more resources because we are allocating $20,000 to the DoVE Project. This money will also help DoVE reach traditionally underrepresented segments of the population.

But we have more challenges ahead of us. We have unmet main-

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By JOE McDERMOTT tenance needs for our local roads and not enough funding to maintain transit service.

Structural funding gaps, in part because of annexations, have meant that county residents will continue to see services minimized, and I’m sad to say some needs on Vashon and Maury Islands — and throughout the county — will not be met. In the 2013-2014 budget, 70 positions in the Roads Division have been eliminated. Since 2008, the division has lost more than 200 positions.

The county council did not adopt the executive’s proposed $20 vehicle license fee to pay for the county’s unincorporated roads. This is not because we don’t recognize the magnitude of the problem, nor does it show a lack of commitment to fixing it. Rather, we want to find a real, long-term solution — not a Band-Aid. The executive’s proposal would have generated just under $4 million for a $40 million problem. We will turn our focus instead to the state.

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article thereafter immediately switched to a rather warm and fuzzy description of the “community� focus of the Mormon church. I believe in the objectivity of journalism. However, I do not interpret it to mean controversial views are nicely glossed over without scrutiny, accountability or analysis.

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It has been a difficult four years for vital government programs and our social service safety net.

Locally, we are seeing both the benefits of the hard decisions we’ve made and our economy slowly recovering. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for our state and federal governments.

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ments of opinion. Pertinently, not all of us would have the vote today had not explanations and exploration of these kinds of opinions been relentlessly demanded.

It is not incidental that the elite factions in our society opposing homosexuality so often also deny climate change, oppose corporate accountability, oppose abortion, espouse the doctrine of the free market system and government austerity and generally support the plutocratic status quo. It serves the power structure of an unequal society to maintain prejudices.

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The church views expressed in this article are prejudicial. It would have helped further to understand “the little understood� Mormon church to hear church views on some of these other significant political issues, certainly as the first choice for the series prior to major elections. The one stated position rang out pretty clearly, however, and in the best tradition of journalism it deserved more attention that it got. — Maia Syfers

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I’m looking forward to the rest of the series as a way to get to know more about how my neighbors view their worlds.

By the way, in contrast to at least one other reader, I didn’t see anything about this — timing, content, tone, intent — as an attempt to sway voters. — Steve Brown

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Efficient, good government: Let’s act like we deserve it Some folks say “government is bad.� Right or wrong, this sometimes becomes a self-fulfilling belief.

We used to live on outer Quartermaster Harbor, south of Shawnee. As we were getting to know our neighbors — weekend and summertime residents of the Island — I was taken aback by their near vehement anti-government stances. In fact, I was puzzled by it.

Of course there was the issue of being required to update their septic systems to stop them from fouling the water. Recalcitrant petulance aside, it turns out there was another issue. They had a natural spring on their property, one which they’d enjoyed for years. “Clean enough to drink out of,� they’d say. “Or was, until the county got it hands on things.�

One day I asked what had happened to the spring. It turns out during a routine repaving on

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I asked if they’d called the county to alert them to the issue. No, they responded, the county doesn’t care. County officials just want to control you and then do whatever they please, they said.

I’d grew up in a politically active neighbor-

hood on the south side of Chicago. This take on government sounded more like a take on the Mafia and didn’t square with my experience at all.

So that day or the next, I decided to call the county.

I got a friendly, although tired-sounding woman in the roads division who said she would write up the item and that a crew would be out the following week. Three days later the driveway had a new berm in place. Seems there was a crew on the Island already and it had finished another piece of work a bit early and so was able to tend to this ahead of schedule.

At the next rains, the water flowed along the low berm and into the ditch on the far side of the driveway and off toward Shawnee,

away from the spring’s channel further south.

A while later, I was visiting with the neighbors. I mentioned the new berm and asked if they’d noticed it. Despite a grudging nod or two, the sour disgusted look on the faces told me not much had changed for them. Their words confirmed it “makes no difference.� “They didn’t do anything but put it back to how it was before they started. That’s not improvement.�

On the last point, I had to agree that in a way my neighbors were right. The road crew had initially been careless. But, hey, we’re human, mistakes happen. What tells the nature of a character — be it individual or collective — is how we respond to

correct those things once they are pointed out.

In the end I don’t know who is right. But I do know that you won’t get a government, you won’t get systems that are better than you believe you deserve. So why not believe we deserve good, wellorganized government performing reasonable services that provide the basic infrastructure serving the general welfare and common good?

After all, the essential idea of a democratic government is that the government is not “them,� but “us.� “We, the people,� rather than “they, the officials and bureaucrats.� — Ezra-Epstein lives on Maury Island with his wife and two children.

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This is love letter of thanks to all of our community, friends and family who gave so generously of time, energy and money to create the wonderful performance benefit for Geoff and Marynell this Sunday. Thank you to everyone who organized the event (Leah Mann!

You rock!), Vashon Allied Arts for donating the space, and all the amazing, and talented performers; Leah Mann, Linda Severt, Martha Enson, Esther Edelman, Mik Kuhlman, Steffon Moody, Janet McAlpin, Chuck van Norman, Jason Everett, Andre Feriante and Ela Lamblin. Thanks to all of the generous auction items donated by The Minglement, Palouse Winery, Anu Rana’s Healthy Kitchen and others.

Nearly 300 people attended the Shelter The Flame Event & Vigil held Sunday, Oct. 21. It was a profoundly inspiring success.

We are both touched and awed by the amazing amount of love and support surrounding us in a continuous positive flow of generosity. Thank you to all who have donated time, meals, and monies to our Team Geoff account at the credit union. Your love, prayers, and donations hold us up and strengthen us, as Geoff continues his healing journey towards total wellness.

Love and Gratitude, Geoff and Carol

Organizers extend big hugs to Eileen Wolcott, Raechel Ehlers, Paul Colwell, Jasper Forrester, Matt Eggleston, Mark Wells, Steve Amsden, Jean Richstad, Julia Rhodes, Mo Burke, Sarah Wright, Carol McKinley, John Lewis, Lu-Ann Branch, Raven Pyle-McCracken, Donna Klemka, Margaret Mackey, Gay Schy, Mike Yates, Judy Whitney, Rhoda Karusaitis, Melvin Mackey, Harry Kirschner, Laura Leonard, Silvija Paza, David Cole, Victoria Clayton, Wendy Wharton, Norine Grace, Nancy Vanderpool, Dan Brown, David Schilling, Debbie Walsh, Dow Griffith, Melinda Arroyo, Melinda Sontgerath, Jim Marsh, Debbie Butler. Verna Everitt and Dan Schuler.

Thanks to you all, the flame burns ever brighter!

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A morning with the family spent cleaning up ends far too soon The abundant sunshine of September has faded into the bruised purple light of late autumn. Maples drop leathery three-fingered leaves on the front lawn like drifts of baseball mitts, carpeting the deserted picnic table and the tufts of green grass slicked flat with rain.

On a Saturday morning in a steady late-fall downpour, a seagull squares off against a pair of crows over a scrap of crushed mussel on the rock bulkhead.

Vacuum cleaners and washing machines thrum in the cabins ringing the harbor.

Summer memories fade; dirty laundry remains.

After the Saturday morning cartoons have drifted into science-is-awesome programs for pre-teens and eventually to the excitable pom-pom waving of Southeastern Conference college football, my wife Maria and I have organized a housework chain-gang and conscripted the children, lying slack-jawed and grouchy on the futon in front of the TV. Our youngest boy is valet-parking shoes in neat rows by the front door, with improvised automotive soundtrack, while his twin sister lindy-hops awkwardly around the foyer with a broom half-again as tall as she is, knocking her brother in the head, sweeping the same small pile of dirt into the dustpan.

Our oldest boy pilots my wife Maria’s ancient, steampunk Kirby she inherited from her grandmother over shoals of wiry dog hair and cookie crumbs on the living room rug while Maria squeegees Windex over our forensic fingerprint display on the sliding-glass door in the dining room. The household hums with hard work, shared purpose and wholesome good cheer.

FAMILY LIFE

By KEVIN POTTINGER Our oldest daughter is wearing a pair of mid-forearm industrial rubber gloves, pulling wads of urine-fouled hamster bedding out of her hamster’s cage, her eyes watering, enveloped in the acrid stench.

For months, that hamster’s sole activity has been clinging spread-eagled to the metal bars of his cage attempting to gnaw his way to freedom, his yellow rodent teeth chattering on the blue metal bars, rattling the latch, freedom, oh, sweet freedom.

While our oldest daughter cleans his cage, he’s careening across the hardwood floor confined in a clear blue orb, tailed surreptitiously by the cat. As the hamster jockeys his ball across the floor, dry, dirtbrown hamster poo orbits the rotating sphere like pennies in a dryer.

Our refrigerator door is crowded with grocery lists, school lunch menus, fliers for parties on colorful copy paper, car tab renewal reminders, sheets of identical two-by-three school pictures, and a forgotten dry-erase board with the kid’s initials down the left side and a list of housework tasks tattooed in Sharpie next to each smudged initial.

It’s an optimistic list.

Make your bed every morning, bring down your dirty clothes to the laundry every night, and don’t hide them in your bed along with the pile of books and

Harry Potter Legos you were supposed to put away after your play date. Brush your teeth, change your socks and underwear every morning and, a corollary, wear underwear everyday, under all things, except in the pool. Pick up all of the dog’s slobbery tennis balls and several missing shoes lost in the tall weeds before Dad chews them up and spits them out with the riding mower.

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A half-hour later, our chain-gang has vanished. The broom and dustpan lie abandoned on the dirty floor. Only half-a-dozen pairs of shoes have been neatly parked; the remainder are piled in a jumbled heap, blocking the front door.

The vacuum cleaner sits stone-silent in the middle of the living room rug. I discover the kids on the futon in front of the TV, arguing over whose turn it is to hold the remote.

Exasperated, I ask why they’re watching TV when their work is unfinished; conscript labor doesn’t work like that. Our youngest daughter felt she only needed to sweep up her own dirt; she left her sibling’s dirt still on the floor. Her twin brother straightened only his own shoes. Our oldest boy simply switched off the vacuum cleaner, claiming that he was “tired.�

Maria hopes that one day the kids will learn to pick up after themselves, once they experience the sense of ease and comfort that comes from living in a tidy house.

I think our kids will learn to pick up after themselves when they have to start picking up after someone else. — Kevin Pottinger and his wife Maria live on Vashon with their four children.

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8&%/&4%": t Baby Story Times: Babies and toddlers ages 3 to 21 months with a caregiver can enjoy stories, songs and more. 10 a.m. Wednesdays this month at the Vashon Library.

DSHS Mobile Van: Islanders can stop by the van and apply for a variety of assistance prorgrams.

People can also drop off paperwork, complete an Eligibility Review, a Mid-Certification Review or make changes to an existing case.

For more information, call the food bank at 463-6332. 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the food bank and 3 to 5 p.m. by Vashon Market.

Harbor School Open House: Head of School James Cardo will present an overview of the school’s curriculum and travel study program. Faculty members will answer questions and meet prospective students. Current Harbor School students and parents will offer insights and give tours. Science teacher ZoÍ Hughes will provide a tour of the school’s new science lab. RSVP by phone at 567-5955 or by email at info@ harborschool. 7 p.m. at the school.

Vashon Computer Club: This meeting will continue the examination of Windows 8 and the changing ways computers are used in our mobile society. Guests and their questions are welcome, and attendance is free. 7:30 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center.

5)634%": t Skeptics and Believers: Religious debate in the Western intellectual tradition is the focus of this

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This week’s topics are NietzscheReligion and the Ascetic Ideal and Freud — Religion as Neurosis.

For more information, call Herb Reinelt at 408-7360. 4 to 6 p.m. at Lewis Hall behind the Burton Community Church.

Michael Meade Book Release: Renowned storyteller Michael Meade will read from his new book,� Why the World Doesn’t End: Tales of Renewal in Times of Loss.� Tickets are $12; order them at www.mosaicvoices.org. 7 p.m. at the Methodist Church.

Vashon Vespers: Vashon Vespers is the Island’s only mid-week religious service. Open to all, the Vespers features music, prayer and meditation in a presentation designed to be accessible to anyone.

7 to 7:35 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Spirit.

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. Author Reading: Islander Ina Whitlock will read from her newest book, “Stories of a Midwest Childhood,� memories from the 1930s and 40s. 5 p.m. at Vashon Bookshop.

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Unitarian Fellowship: Each year the group celebrates abundance and interconnection through the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s “Guest at Your Table� campaign. The Community Service Committee will lead the service.

Religious education is available for kindergarten through high school.

9:30 a.m. at Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church.

4"563%": t Farmers Market: The market will hold its annual Pumpkin Pie Contest. Entrants are encouraged to bring pumpkin dessert creations — in any variation on the theme of pie — to the market by 11 a.m.

An expert panel of judges will determine who should take home the top prize. After the winner is announced at 1 p.m., slices of all the pies will be sold as a fundraiser for the Market Bucks matching food stamp program. The market will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Holly Daze: This bazaar features crafts and items for holiday gift giving, many of the items homemade. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at McMurray Middle School.

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. The cost is $8 for

16#-*$ .&&5*/(4 The King County Cemetery District #1: 3 p.m Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Vashon Cemetery.

Vashon Sewer District: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Vashon Senior Center.

Vashon-Maury Island Community Council: 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at McMurray Middle School.

King County Airport District #1: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, at Courthouse Square.

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56&4%": t Vashon Quilt Guild: Luke Haynes, whose work is currently on display at Island Quilter, will be the featured speaker. Guests are welcome. For more information, call Pat Stougard at 463-2302. 10 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church. (For more information about Haynes’ show, see page 18.)

Family Story Times: A half-hour of stories, finger plays, movement and music for newborns to children age 6 with caregiver. 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays this month at the Vashon Library.

Money for College and Scholarships: Douglas Breithaupt of the College Planning Network will present “The Money Maze: Finding Money for College,� a comprehensive review of all financial aid programs and “The Scholarship Market,� which focuses on private scholarships, and TheWashBoard. org, a new scholarship resource for our state. 6:30 p.m. at the Vashon High School library. ‘Exit Wound’ Showing: The American Legion on Vashon will show the roughly 30-minute documentary featuring Staff Sgt. Chess Johnson, who was shot in Iraq and now deals with the effects of both post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. The public is welcome. Free.

6 p.m. at the Vashon Eagles. (For more information about Johnson, see page 1.)

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61$0.*/( Holiday Markets: The Farmers Market will move indoors for the holiday season and will feature farms that have late-season bounty to offer, a variety of work from Island artisans, live music and baked treats. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 15, at McMurray Middle School.

Winterfest Weekend: Mark your calendars for several holidayrelated events, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.

The usual first Friday art tour will meet the last Friday in November instead; Santa will come to town Saturday; the town tree will be lit and stores will be open late for festivities and shopping.

Separating Fact from Fiction — Sorting Truth in the News: Jerry Large of The Seattle Times, Essex Porter of KIRO TV and Leslie Brown, editor of The Beachcomber, will share their insights on vetting the news to enable citizens to make informed decisions in the age of Twitter, blogs and Internet postings. 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Vashon Library.

Great Books Discussion Group: Next month’s book is “The Lottery� by Shirley Jackson. All who have read the book are welcome. 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at the Vashon Library.

Vashon Island Parents Read: Start reading the book Vashon parents are all invited to read, “Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens and Teens.� Book discussions will meet in January.

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Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Vashon Athletic Club.

Heart Opening Journey: This is a free workshop for VHS students and other interested high schoolage teens with Baruch Brad Roter, MD, and Veronica Fernmoss to help teens open their hearts in healthy ways. Organizers say participants will learn concepts and exercises that help them connect with themselves and each other and develop skills to help them be happier, more relaxed and real in their connections with others.

Call Duncan Ende at 229-9767 or Roter and Fernmoss at 567-5500 for more information. 3:15 p.m. to gather amd snack, 4 to 6 p.m. workshop, at the Roter-Fernmoss home, 13320 108th Ave S.W. Ceramics: Steve Roache of Aruba Tileworks and Pottery will teach how to create tiles and small sculptures. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

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As part of Vashon’s Winterfest Weekend, the Vashon-Maury Island Chamber of Commerce will host a gingerbread house contest again this year. All businesses are invited to participate; houses will be displayed downtown the first and second weekends of December.

People are encouraged to vote on their favorites. When the voting closes, a winner for a prize will be drawn from the entries.

For more information, and to register by the Nov. 26 deadline, contact the chamber at 463-6217 or see www.discovervashon.com.

Above, last year La Boucherie was one of many participating businesses to create a gingerbread work of art.

Senior Center.

Recycled Spoon Art: Jeep Brockway, Vashon sculptor, will teach amazing things to do with old flatware. Transportation will leave from the senior center; call 463-5173 to sign up. 1 to 3 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 19, at Brockway’s studio.

Music and Rhythm: Music therapist Michael Kenny will present “TaKeTiNa Rhythm Journey.�

TaKeTiNa is an interactive music and rhythm process that facilitates the presence of being in the here and now as it illuminates patterns and thoughts that are counterproductive to goals. The cost is $35.

For more information, contact Erin Kenny at cedarsongvashon@ yahoo.com. 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, at the Puget Sound Zen Center, 20406 Chautauqua Beach Rd. 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.

Vashon Delta Dogs: Learn how to become a certified therapeutic pet partner team. For more information, contact Kathy Farner at farnerkv@comcast.net. 5 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.

Tips for Healthy Eating for the Holidays: Mona Hardy, former Weight Watchers leader and motivational speaker, will help people enjoy the holidays without adding weight. Shape Up Vashon and the Vashon Senior Center are sponsoring the event. The class is free for SUV and senior center members, $5 for others. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 3, at the Vashon Senior Center.

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This is an informational segment for everyone interested in the fine points of Social Security and Medicare. Medicare open enrollment this year runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.

For VoV’s full schedule, see www.VoiceofVashon.org. VoV TV is Comcast 21.

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Vashon Island Pet Protectors held its annual Fur Ball on Nov. 3 with the theme The Grooviest Fur Ball Ever. The crowd of roughly 300 clearly participated in the spirit of the event and coughed up $75,000 for the cause. “That is awesome,� said VIPP’s Geoff Fletcher. “In this economy, we are really happy with the way the community is supporting VIPP.�

Big-ticket items included a week at John and Beth de Groen’s place in Rancho Mirage, a ring Eric Heffelfinger made and donated and a mosaic tile dog by Elaine Summers.

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yards. “We are truly thankful for the community effort,� she said. “It made a difference.�

Vashon advocates for Ref. 74 kicked off their campaign last summer when a small conglomeration of Islanders marched in the Strawberry Festival parade with rainbow balloons, signs reading “Approve Ref. 74,� and two women dressed as brides.

Over the following months, members of the informal group, Vashon Families United for Marriage (VFUM), went on to hold several private fundraisers where they netted at least $10,000 for Washington United for Marriage, the main organization campaigning for Ref. 74. Several couples said they also used the events as an opportunity to hear testimonies from Islanders and encourage attendees to reach out to friends and family across the state to discuss their support of same-sex marriage. “It’s an issue people are reluctant to talk about like we talk about rumble strips on the highway,� said Chuck Weinstock, who helped put on a fundraiser in September. “But it’s important for people who are not gay and lesbian to talk to other folks, to know this is an issue they are standing up on, even on

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Islander Maureen Burke, who headed VFUM, said that she and her partner Pearce Cobarr took action in February when the state Legislature passed and Gov. Christine Gregoire signed into law a bill that legalized same-sex marriage. Like others, they know the new law would be threatened by a petition campaign.

The couple put out a call for support over social media and in a 24-hour period raised $12,000 for Washington United for Marriage.

They went on to join the organization’s finance committee, as well as coordinate campaign efforts on Vashon through VFUM. “We both wanted to make sure that we had no regrets,� Burke said. “Regardless of the outcome, we wanted to say we had done all we could for fairness and equality.�

The most public event surrounding Ref. 74 came in late October, when the Vashon Unitarian Fellowship put on Shelter the Flame, an event billed as an interfaith gathering in support of marriage equality.

Harmon Arroyo, the event’s main organizer, said that about 300 showed for the gathering at the Vashon Theatre and at least half stayed for the candlelight vigil that followed.

Arroyo said he was pleasantly surprised by the outpouring of support Islanders showed for Shelter the Flame. Seven of the Island’s ministers or faith leaders eagerly

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Barb Rhoads-Weaver and her son Luca wave signs to support Ref. 74 at the main intersection the weekend before the election. joined the effort, he said, and several of them gave moving testimonies at the event, including Bruce Chittick, the openly gay pastor of Burton Community Church. State Sen. Sharon Nelson also spoke, and several well-known Island musicians performed. At the vigil afterward, Islanders lit candles, held

hands and sang. “I think the issue touched at the core of a lot of people. ‌ The Island spoke back, and took it out of my hands and took off with it,â€? he said.

Arroyo, a married man who later wept when he learned that Ref. 74 passed, said he thinks the event

was one that could only happen on Vashon. “I don’t think there’s another community, a rural community of our size, any place else on the planet that could have pulled that off,� he said.

Islanders’ efforts were apparent right up to Election Day. A group from VFUM held signs at the intersection in town the weekend before the vote, and days before the election a concert at the Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie benefited Ref. 74 as well. Burke also organized a phone banking day right before the election, where several members of Vashon High School’s Gay-Straight Alliance joined volunteers in making calls to rally votes. “It was really inspiring to see these young students doing that,�

Burke said. “I came out in high school, and I think I would have been nervous about doing something like that. I don’t know if these kids were gay or straight, and it didn’t matter.�

Campaigners say that while most Islanders they encountered showed support for same-sex marriage, it was also clear that not all on Vashon wanted to see it legalized. When Rhoads-Weaver staffed a Strawberry Festival booth and on a few occasions held signs in public, some gave disapproving glances or even a thumbs down, she said, though all were civil.

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Burke called the incidents disheartening. “It’s one of the reasons I was feeling a little pessimistic leading up to the election results,� she said. “If Vashon people are stealing signs, what’s the rest of the state going to do?�

In late October a group of Islanders who attend Bethel Church paid for an advertisement in The Beachcomber that ultimately stirred some dispute at the church. The ad included a short list of parishioners who supported a no vote on Ref. 74. Though the church’s

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Election figures for Vashon won’t be available until later this month, but as of Monday, Ref. 74 had a 66 percent approval rate in King County. “In a decade or two decades, people are going to look at this and say this was a big day,� Burke said. “We don’t know exactly what Vashon did, but we’re assuming Vashon played an important role.�

As for the RhoadsWeavers, they say they’re done planning campaign strategies and are now planning a wedding ceremony for this summer. It will be a vow renewal, Barb said — the couple had a ceremony in Seattle in 2000 and legally wed in Canada in 2003.

This summer, she said, they’ll make their marriage official in Washington, and their two children will take part in the day. “After (the results) were reported, we popped open the champagne and got to celebrating and talking about our wedding.�

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We drink rain. Rain feeds our streams, ponds and becomes comes our ground water. Island water sources are not replenished by off-island snow melt or aquifers. s. What falls from the sky, or discharges dis from our homes and businesses, is what we depend on to support ort our way of life, the quality of the water that we drink, and the ďŹ sh and wildlife that share our Island.

How’s Our Water Doing?

A Report Card to the Community

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Reading a report card can be unnerving; “Am I going to get an ‘A’ in Biology or did I bomb that ďŹ nal?â€? This report on the state of our water resources, our liquid assets, comes to you from the Vashon-Maury Island Groundwater Protection Committee (GWPC). The report card documents the ďŹ rst ten years of data collection and shows that our water is generally in good shape. But, as a teacher might note, “There’s room for improvement in some areasâ€? and we found a mystery in our streams we need your help to solve.

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In 2005, the community helped develop the Vashon-Maury Island Watershed Plan. In that plan, we committed to use water sustainably so that our groundwater supply is neither diminished in quality nor quantity and to preserve our natural hydrologic functions. That’s a tall order—how do we measure whether we are achieving those goals?

We realize the report card is an imperfect tool. It can’t possibly reect the nuances of our hydrologic system. With your help, we hope to reďŹ ne the indicators and the reporting mechanism. We would appreciate your feedback on what makes sense, what doesn’t, and whether more of you are willing to collect data. Please check out the back page to see where you can send your comments and other ways you can help us out, especially in solving our stream mystery!

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We have identiďŹ ed 11 indicators to help assess the state of our ground, surface, and marine (Quartermaster Harbor) water resources. These indicators act as an “early warning systemâ€? to alert us to problem areas. We believe the target values we set represent protective or sustainable conditions.

These Sustainability Indicators are presented in four main groups: water quality, water quantity, ecosystem health, and water use/management.

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The pie charts in the report card show the percentage of the data points for each indicator that fall into a particular category as deďŹ ned in the legend.

One column of pie charts is a snapshot of the indicators in the year 2010.

Another column of pie charts represent whether the status of an indicator has changed over the time period 2001-2010.

Thresholds and targets are based on state standards, criteria, or Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs).

Groundwater Quality

Legend 2010 Finding Poor Conditions: Reported data are above Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and/or fails to meet the state standard or criteria for a given indicator; needs improvement.

Fair Conditions: On the average, data fell between the standards or criteria for “poor� and “good� and may be variable.

Good Conditions: Reported data are less than half the MCL and/or meet the state standard or criteria for a given indicator.

2001-2010 Status

Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) are standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency for drinking water quality.

Declining conditions over time: 2001-2010 data shows worsening conditions.

TREND—For locations with more than 10 years of water quality samples, new data will be compared to the baseline data to evaluate changes through time. At this point, we only have enough data points to establish a trend for nitrate.

No change over time: 2001-2010 data shows no measurable change with time.

Check the Glossary of Sustainability Indicators to better understand why we are using a speciďŹ c parameter as part of our early warning system.

For a more in-depth description of the sustainability indicators and the data to support this assessment, check out: www.kingcounty.gov/groundwater.

3A-B Marine Water in Quartermaster Harbor shows low levels of fecal coliform bacteria at the three monitoring sites. It has periods of low dissolved oxygen, especially in the inner harbor, which can be hard on marine organisms and violates state water quality standards.

4 Groundwater Levels: We have 15 wells with enough data to do a 10-year baseline assessment. Of those 15 wells, one site shows a statistically signiďŹ cant decline in water level while one shows an increase. The 2010 water table elevation snapshot was all over the place—three wells low, three really low, three high, and four with no change.

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“Stream Water Quality Index� integrates key factors into a single number comparable over time and across locations. The index uses monthly temperature, pH, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, suspended solids, and nutrient data. It calculates a composite number for each stream between1-100; the higher the score, the better the water quality.

Dissolved oxygen is required by most marine organisms to live. The concentration of oxygen can be depleted due to nutrient input, particularly nitrogen. Measurements are taken in Quartermaster Harbor.

Groundwater levels are measured in numerous locations in several different aquifers to indicate water quantity.

Levels can be inuenced by the amount of precipitation, landuse changes, and changes in water use patterns.

Stream ashiness index indicates how fast and how much water gets to our streams after a typical rain storm.

It is inuenced by changes in development patterns and land cover, which can inuence the habitat quality of a stream.

Stream benthic macroinvertebrates are the critters—like mayies, caddisies, and stoneies—which live on or near the bottom of the stream. A robust and diverse community of these organisms indicates ecosystem health.

Changes in stream ow, increased sedimentation and excessive nutrients or contaminants can have a negative effect on this sustainability indicator, the “Benthic Index of Biologic Integrityâ€? or BIBI score.

Salmon populations are inuenced by numerous factors beyond the purview of this community including oceanic conditions, ďŹ shing, and climate change. Our goal is to retain the hydrologic conditions conducive to salmon viability in our streams.

5 Summer Low Flows: The stream ow data from Shinglemill, Judd, Fisher, and Tahlequah creeks mirror changes in the total amount of annual precipitation: high ow during rainy years and low ow during dryer years.

6 Stream Flashiness: Another index assesses stream â€œďŹ‚ashinessâ€? which is a measure of how much and how fast stormwater gets to a stream. A â€œďŹ‚ashyâ€? stream tends to have big slugs of water moving down shortly after a storm which can be highly erosive and change the habitat characteristics of the stream. The â€œďŹ‚ashinessâ€? index of our streams seems to be constant over the ďŹ ve years of measurements for Fisher and Tahlequah creeks and the ten years of measurements for Shinglemill and Judd creeks, but more data is needed to discern any trends.

Nitrate can reect human activity and has some documented health effects at elevated levels. Concentrations are inuenced by septic systems, fertilizers, manure, atmospheric deposition, and nitrogen-ďŹ xing vegetation.

Stream summer low-ow rates can indicate changes in our hydrologic system. SufďŹ cient water in summer is critical for in-stream wildlife, like salmon.

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2 Stream Water quality varies from year to year with the 2010 water quality index indicating fair to good conditions and improving conditions over the ten year period.

InsufďŹ cient Data: reported data has too few data points and/or too short a period.

Fecal coliform bacteria indicate fecal contamination from warm-blooded animals including humans and livestock.

Ecosystem Health

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Surface and Marine Water Quality

We assess changes in water quantity by monitoring elevation of the water table in wells and by gauging stream ows.

Chloride concentrations in groundwater can be elevated by over-pumping of wells allowing saltwater from Puget Sound to enter aquifers. Elevated levels can also come from urine and be a tracer of animal-generated (including humans) pollution.

Water Quantity

1B Arsenic: Our groundwater quality is generally in good condition, however in 2010 eleven wells of 95 sampled, exceeded the MCL for arsenic and 23 sites were above half the MCL, but did not exceed it.

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Arsenic has been detected in some Island wells and has potential carcinogenic effects. Sources can be natural geologic deposits, pesticides, and industrial pollution.

Marine Water Quality

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1A Nitrate: Over the ten year period, nitrate levels are remaining constant in 13 wells, increasing in 4 and decreasing in 4. In 2010, 190 sites were monitored for nitrate and 4 sites had nitrate above half the MCL, but did not exceed it.

Improving conditions over time: 2001-2010 data indicate improving conditions.

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The stream channel is wider than expected. There are large cobble-sized rocks which could only be moved there during much higher ows and there are signs of stream bank erosion up and down the stream. Gorsuch receives stormwater from the east side of Vashon town.

We chose to monitor two biologic indicators of ecosystem health in our streams: (1) insects and other non-ďŹ sh organisms that live in the streams, collectively referred to as “benthic macroinvertebratesâ€? and (2) salmon populations.

7 Stream Benthic Macroinvertebrates: The stream benthic macroinvertebrate scores in 2010 (2 sites were fair and 10 were poor to very poor) are lower than other rural King County streams. The Island-wide average has been getting worse since sampling started in 2005.

8 Salmon: The number of salmon reported per survey year has decreased since 2001 for several creeks, but the number of volunteers reporting information has also declined, so it is not clear exactly what is happening with salmon populations.

Water Use The estimated total amount of water used on the Island for the years 2001-2010 has been relatively constant. Our estimate is based on data from many public water systems and a few private well owners with meters on their wells. It also includes estimates of agricultural uses. We have not set a target value or condition for these parameters, so our estimates for 2010 could not be assessed against a target.

That’s why the 2010 Finding column is blank.

Annual total water usage is estimated year to year using data from public water systems, some private well owners, and agricultural users. Water use is inuenced by weather; overall usage is higher in the dryer years. Tracking annual water usage helps us understand how humans inuence the local hydrology.

2010 Water Use Estimates

Per capita water consumption is calculated from the total island-wide water use divided by the population.

10 Per Capita Usage: Based on average per capita use data from the two largest public water systems on the Island, we estimate average per capita usage of 80 gallons per person per day.

Summer peaking factor is an indicator of how much additional water people use during summer. It is the maximum consumption divided by average usage. Summer water use factors range from 1.2 to 4.4 based on data from selected larger public water systems. It can be inuenced by weather conditions and water rates.

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9 Annual Total Usage: Water use for 2010 is estimated at 495 million gallons.

11 Peaking Factor: Water-use peaks in the summer by a factor of 1.8 on average in 2010.

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by King County and others as part of the Quartermaster Harbor Nitrogen Management Study. Policy changes to better manage nitrogen, which is linked to low oxygen levels, are proposed in the 2012 King County Comprehensive Plan.

In response to the big red dot next to the benthic macroinvertebrate (stream critter) data, the GWPC asked Bianca Perla to galvanize the community to help identify potential causes for the poor scores.

In addition, independent of the GWPC work, the Vashon Nature Center, LLC is spear-heading a more vibrant salmon-watching program.

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The poor condition of stream-dwelling organisms —the benthic macro-invertebrate communities—in our creeks caught us by surprise. The GWPC hopes the community will help us solve this mystery.

Bianca Perla, of the Vashon Nature Center, LLC, is inviting volunteers to help collect samples from more sites in more streams to see if we can ďŹ gure out what is making our waterways inhospitable to these critters.

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SEEING RED The elevated arsenic in our deeper wells appears to come from naturally occurring deposits, not fallout from the ASARCO smelter. We can’t change our geology, but we can let people know about our ďŹ ndings so they can decide to test their wells and, if needed, treat their drinking water. Water purveyors typically blend water containing elevated arsenic levels with other sources so that the ďŹ nal product complies with drinking water standards.

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Most importantly, as a community, we must ďŹ gure out what strategies need to be in place should our “early warning systemâ€? be triggered. What are we going to do if future assessments indicate our water resources are in decline? In fact, we already have a few indicators that are in the RED.

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What’s Happening in Our Streams? It’s a Mystery!

Photo courtesy the Xerces Society and Jeff Adams

Right: Some caddisfly larvae carry around their home-made dwellings.

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Become a Stream Bug Monitor!

Stream For more information or to volunteer, contact Bug Monito or Bianca Perla at bianca.vnc@gmail.com Monitor

We Want Feedback on the Report eport Card Please let us know what you think about the reportt card. What works, what doesn’t, what changes should we makee in the future?

You can e-mail your comments to the GWPC chair ir at: VMIGPC4@kingcounty.gov Thank you so much for taking the time to read and respond!

Eric Ferguson—Water Man Hydrogeologist, Eric Ferguson, is the Groundwaterr Protection Committee’s “man in the water.â€? He is responsible for making sure the monitoring equipment is working, ing, collectt ing water quality samples, and compiling and evaluating uating the data. This summary of our ďŹ ndings would never have ave happened without his expertise and energy.

Come Discuss This Report Card at the VMI Community Council Meeting, Monday November 19th 7PM, McMurray Middle School.

Want to Help?

W Are you interested in monitoring the elevation of the water table in your well on a monthly basis?

Are you interested in getting a free water meter on your well and monitoring the amount of water you use every month?

Do you test the water quality of your well on a regular basis? If so, would you be willing to provide that information to us?

If any of these activities are of interest to you, please contact Eric Ferguson at Eric.Ferguson@kingcounty.gov

Where to Get More Information W At www.kingcounty.gov/groundwater, you can: Find “Protecting Our Liquid Assets� for more background information on our water resources; Find information about the individual sustainability indicators; Find information on nitrogen loading and oxygen depletion in Quartermaster Harbor; Find out about the Groundwater Protection Committee.

Assessing Our

Liquid Assets A Report Card to the Community Vashon-Maury Island Groundwater Protection Committee

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ARTS BRIEFS " TXJOHJO OJHIU PG NVTJD Vashon’s favorite big band, the Portage Fill, will play an all-ages, free show at 8:30 pm. Friday at the Red Bicycle Bistro.

The band, currently celebrating its 39th year of making music on the Island, is made up of 18 musicians and two vocalists, performing songs of the Big Band era, including the monster hits of Glenn Miller, Count Basie and other giants of the genre.

Currently, the band has been working on some new songs from Michael BublÊ, Chuck Mangione and one of the group’s favorite arrangers, Sammy Nestico. Put on your dancing shoes and head out to the show.

8JOF BOE TPOH PO UBQ Jim Page, a singer/songwriter named by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine as “one of the 50 most influential musicians in Seattle history,� will play a free, all-ages show at 7 p.m. Friday at the Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie.

Page has recorded 21 albums over the course of a 40-year career, winning accolades from fans and fellow musicians.

Bonnie Raitt counts herself as a longtime Page admirer, and the late Utah Phillips said, “If you’re ever going to get the message, this is the messenger to get it from.�

A wine tasting hosted by Vashon Winery owner Ron Irvine will also take place at the roasterie on Friday, starting at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www. vashonwineclub.org.

-PDBM BSUJTUT NBLF HPPE Three Vashon artists have recently received honors.

Robert Campbell and Tom Hughes are among 62 recipients of Artists Trusts’ 2012 Grants for Artist Projects (GAP). The GAP Program provides support to individual artists for projects in all artistic disciplines. Both artists received $1,500, the program’s maximum grant amount.

Hughes, who recently exhibited his work at VALISE and Vashon Allied Arts, received his grant to defray costs of producing a solo exhibition for Gallery4Culture in Seattle.

Campbell, whose art practice includes video art, digital film, digital imaging, installation and documentary filmmaking, will use his GAP grant to help fund the services of Seattle composer Jarrad Powell for the musical soundtrack of his experimental documentary, “Pulchrior in Luce.�

Tile artist Mary Lynn Buss was also recently honored when she won the Artisan Tile Northwest Award at Artisan Tile Northwest’s juried invitational show in November. The show featured the work of 30 artists, all working with a botanical theme.

THE END IS NOT NEAR: Islander Michael Meade, a storyteller, mythologist and author, will offer a evening based on his new book, “Why the World Doesn’t End: Tales of Renewal in Times of Loss,� at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at Vashon Methodist Church. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at www.mosaicvoices.org.

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Songs from another era A chanteuse shares her passion for one composer’s music

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cabaret-style performance, filled with evocative songs, will take Islanders to an different time and place this weekend.

The show, “Three-Penny Cabaret: Maggie Laird Sings Kurt Weill,� set for Saturday night at the Blue Heron — is the latest from Vashon Allied Arts’ New Work Series, which gives opportunities to local performing artists to present new shows on the Island.

Laird, a well-known Island chanteuse who regularly exercises her pipes with Island Jazz Quintet and Portage Fill, described the upcoming show as an evening of “songs of orphans, prostitutes, murderers and lovers� that will provide listeners with a wide sampling of Weill’s work, from his famous Berlin ballads to Broadway tunes.

Laird has a great love of Weill’s music and has performed evenings of his songs in Seattle and Philadelphia, but Saturday’s show will be the first time she has brought Weill’s tunes to her own hometown. “Each time I revisit it, the repertoire changes,� she said.

The singer has received high praise for her past performances of Weill’s music.

A Philadelphia review said that Laird’s “impeccable musical abilities and uniquely quirky presence fills the stage with humor, drama and magic. There couldn’t be a better combination than Laird and Weill.�

Born in 1900 in Germany, Weill famously collaborated with Bertolt Brecht on “The Threepenny Opera,� a scathing critique of capitalism that includes the song “Mack the Knife.� After fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933, Weill moved to the United States and continued to compose for Broadway and in Hollywood.

Laird’s Vashon show will include “Mack the Knife,� as well as “The Alabama Song,� written in 1927 and made famous again by The

“Three-Penny Cabaret: Maggie Laird Sings Kurt Weill� will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, at the Blue Heron. Buy tickets, $12 and $15, at the Heron’s Nest, Vashon Bookshop, the Blue Heron or by calling 463-5131.

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Doors in 1960s and David Bowie in 1980.

She will accompany herself on piano, will be joined by Michael Gotz on guitar, Steve Kim on bass and Todd Zimberg on drums.

Other surprise guests might also be in attendance, organizers said. “I want to create a real German cabaret vibe,� Laird said. “Some of the songs will be true torch songs while others will be more rocking.� —Elizabeth Shepherd

A storyteller and poet offers a magical, family-friendly performance

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Islander Tom Pruiksma will combine his love of magic with storytelling and poetry in “The Thanksgiving Tale of Poetry and Magic,� the latest installment in Vashon Allied Arts’ Family Series, at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Blue Heron.

Pruiksma says his fascination with magic began as a child when he received a magic kit as a gift. By fourth-grade, he was working as a professional child magician.

Later, as a college philosophy major, he moved to Southern India, where he taught English for two years. He said that experience sharpened his love for language and poetry.

He said he experienced an “aha moment� of how to bring all his interests together when Island storyteller Merna Hecht invited him to participate in an elementary school residency on Vashon. “Magic can transform our perceptions. Illusion and symbolism are more of an art form that can also be fun and

whimsical,� he said.

Pruiksma’s original piece for the VAA Family series is centered on themes of gratitude and connections, and includes food, magic, audience participation, poetry and more — a performance he said it has been a thrill to bring to the stage. “It’s an adventure creating something,� he said. “It often ends in something more wonderful than you ever imagined.�

VAA’s Family Series season tickets cost $25 and are good for five upcoming shows. For more information, visit www.vashonalliedarts. org, or call 463-5131. Individual tickets to shows cost $5 kids/$8 adults and are on sale now at the Blue Heron, Heron’s Nest and Vashon Bookshop. Tom Pruiksma’s show is at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

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High school thespians stage an evening of one-act plays This weekend, Vashon High School students will perform “Tonight We Are Young,� an evening of eight short plays.

The program includes plays that explore situations typical in the lives of young people — romance and breaking up, friendship and family, hanging out and having fun.

Playwrights Shel Silverstein and David Ives are among the contributors.

Most of the plays, said theater arts teacher Stephen Floyd, are lighthearted and comic, with some being “downright silly.� But the evening will also have a serious side. One of the plays in the program, “On the Edge,� deals with suicide, an especially sensitive matter at VHS, where students are still coping with the death of their classmate Palmerston Burk, who recently committed suicide.

Floyd said that the issue of youth suicide will be addressed in the event’s program, and information will be on hand about suicide prevention counseling and hotlines.

Donations will also be accepted on behalf

of Vashon Youth & Family Service’s community mental health services.

Deciding to go forward with the play, Floyd said, was a decision he made in tandem with his students. “We had chosen and started work on the play before our local tragedy, and felt like the resolution at the end — the young man does not jump — as well as the kindness and compassion of the other character who helps him see that life is still worth living, made it a play that ultimately left a positive impression,� he said. “Tonight We Are Young� will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the high school theater. Tickets, $5, will be sold at the door.

Friday night’s performance is also a benefit for the Vashon-Maury Community Food Bank, so bring a canned food donation. Parental guidance is suggested due to a few instances of mild profanity and references to adult situations.

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A ‘don’t miss’ exhibition comes to town | Review Run, don’t walk to check out one of the most intriguing and beautiful art exhibitions to hit Vashon in years — a show of more than two dozen large-scale works by architect-turned-quilter Luke Haynes, running now at Island Quilter.

The show is another coup for the quilt shop, whose owner Anja Moritz brought superstar artist Kaffe Fassett to town for a lecture and workshops just last month.

Haynes’ show can be spotted from the large picture windows of the quilt shop — two gorgeous self-portrait quilts hang there, beckoning viewers to come inside to see what other riches lay in store. There are plenty, including one that brings new meaning to the phrase “Old Glory� — a 108- by 198-foot flag quilt fashioned from a discarded Garrison flag that once hung

proudly at a military base. For me, to look at the huge quilt, re-purposed from fabric that remains tattered and faded in places, was an experience that stirred an intense feeling of patriotism — especially given that I stopped by to see it the day after the election.

The other works in the show — ranging from portraits of iconic American figures to more experimental work, made me think of artists like Chuck Close, Andy Warhol, Anselm Kiefer and Nick Cave. You can find out for yourself what influences have sparked Hayne’s incredible output by attending an upcoming talk by the artist at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at the Presbyterian Church. Vashon Quilt Guild is sponsoring the event. — Elizabeth Shepherd

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HOOPS FOR KIDS: Get ready for another season of Vashon Island Junior Basketball. The deadline to sign up players in kindergarten through second grade for boys and third grade for girls is Saturday, Nov. 24. Play will begin in late November or early December. Older kids will begin in mid-January and have a few more weeks to register. For more information or to register, see www.vashonparkdistrict.org.

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Cyclists don’t have to let cold and rain give them the bikers’ blues As the days grow shorter, rainier and colder, many folks get into a nesting mode and begin the time-honored winter activities of fiddling with the thermostat, lugging wooden pellets around the house and searching for and then buying, once again, an ice scraper. I’m a little different. I go out to my garage and look at my six bicycles, dormant and stabled for the winter. Unlike some of the intrepid souls on Vashon who will ride a bicycle in conditions up to and including a zombie apocalypse, I have my limits. However, I do give it a good try before parking my boneshakers.

To wit, I have purchased every conceivable product to make riding in the cold, wind and rain more comfortable. By the time I get in the saddle, I look not unlike the Michelin Man with layer after layer of high- and low-tech fibers. But try as I might, the gloomy skies, roads slick from decaying leaves and a sun that seems to set before lunch all conspire to get me off the bike. Invariably I end up plopped on the couch becoming such an indolent retch that even #Z UIF UJNF TQSJOH an under-achieving sloth SPMMT BSPVOE * GJOE would call me a lazy bum.

By the time spring rolls NZTFMG TUJMM PO around, I find myself still UIF DPVDI JO NZ on the couch in my whiteyXIJUFZ UJHIUJFT OPX tighties, now looking exactly like the Michelin Man. MPPLJOH FYBDUMZ MJLF The leg muscles that once UIF .JDIFMJO .BO propelled me around the island in the Passport to Pain ride are now as thin as guitar strings and just as tight. My once robust aerobic capacity now comes from a little oxygen tank on wheels. I can look forward to months of re-losing weight, re-raising my lactic threshold and re-awakening the snap in my long quiescent muscle synapses.

While this metamorphic change from couch potato to bike potato and finally seasoned bike rider is nothing new for me, it hasn’t gone unnoticed that each year it takes a little longer to get where I want to be. I have vowed that this winter season will be different. So in between watching cat videos on YouTube, I have mapped out a grand strategy for combating my annual slump. If my logic holds true I think this will help me as well as other Vashon cyclists who want to hit the ground running in the spring.

From even a casual review of the sports literature, one specific theme seems to crop up over and over. Whether it is skiing or racket sports or competitive knitting, virtually any activity can benefit from the development of core mus-

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By CHRIS AUSTIN cles. These unsung heroes of posture are vital to balance, form and technique. This is particularly true with cycling. Whether you are out of the saddle grinding up a hill or in a tucked position clawing into a headwind, a well-developed core means less fatigue both physically and mentally. During the cycling season, core muscles seem to get scant attention, so developing them during the off-season makes perfect sense. There are a myriad of exercises to develop the core. I tend to go with static exercises like planks augmented with crunches.

(Whatever you do, do not buy an abdominal exercise machine from a late-night infomercial, especially if you’ve had some wine — trust me on this one.)

And what better way to perfect your technique than a well-planned regimen of indoor cycling? I have tried my hand at indoor cycling many times in the past, and it always plays out the same way. I set up the bike in a spare bedroom and for an hour spin my legs while staring at all the unwanted things that get put in a spare bedroom. Yet every year monotony and the siren call from the couch win out. But I can still boast some improvement before I throw in the towel. I am now much better at cycling in a spare bedroom, which unfortunately does not translate to outdoor cycling.

Thankfully much has changed with indoor cycling, making it much more enjoyable and beneficial. For instance, through studies in exercise physiology we now know that

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much of the hard work of the previous year need not be lost. A few hours a week on an indoor trainer can save much of the fitness level attained. We also know that the one-workout-fits-all philosophy is passĂŠ. Indoor training sessions can now be designed to achieve specific goals such as weight loss, hill climbing, sprinting or endurance. These indoor sessions are intended to translate seamlessly to outdoor cycling.

And just as the philosophy behind indoor training has changed, so has the equipment itself. In the olden days you would hook a trainer to the back wheel of your bike and pedal for a prescribed amount of time. Now with modern indoor trainers, you can have real-time feedback for not only speed and distance, but also cadence, heart rate and power output. In fact, by adding a computer monitor you can participate in virtual reality biking where you can race against your favorite professional cyclist (assuming they haven’t been banned from the sport). With this new technology the only things missing are loose dogs and rumble strips.

More interesting to me, however, is indoor cycling as a group exercise. Since no one gets left behind, there is more opportunity for camaraderie and encouragement. Also, with no traffic or potholes to watch out for, a rider can focus on fine tuning things like the perfect pedal stroke or proper breathing technique. And frankly nothing gets me motivated to get out of bed and over to the gym than the thought of someone waiting for me. Especially when there’s a chance they won’t show up and I can tease them mercilessly! — Chris Austin, an avid cyclist, is The Beachcomber’s circulation manager. He is also author of “The Bottom Bracket� and “Forever Fat,� which can be found at www.chrisaustinbooks.com.

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Amy Mandin and (PSEPO )PGNBO Amy Laureen Mandin and Gordon Ramsay Hofman were married on Sept. 15, 2012, at Shilshole Bay Beach Club.

Pierce Hofman, the groom’s brother, was the best man and Carrie Hofman, his wife, officiated. The bride was escort-

ed down the aisle by her brothers, Carl and Paul Levrick. Other attendants were cousins and friends of the bride and groom. A reception followed at the same location.

Gordon is the son of Lindsay and Dana Hofman of Vashon Island. He graduated from Western Washington University and works at SSA Marine as a financial vice president.

Amy is the daughter of Mike Mandin of West Seattle and the late Vicky Levrick. She worked for Microsoft and is currently studying medical anthropology and global health at the University of Washington. The couple

resides in the Wallingford district of Seattle.

HONORS Sean Forsman 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

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Gilligan’s 14-year-old son Palmer Burk, who committed suicide last month.

Gilligan, a single mother, is a contract toxicologist and has not been back to work since Palmer’s death, according to Kristine Dahms, a family friend. She has no benefits and limited health insurance, Dahms said.

To make donations, stop by the bank or send a check to U.S. Bank in care of Heather Russell, customer service manager, attention Kathleen and Garnet Fund, P.O. Box 428, Vashon, 98070.

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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.

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Will Carroll, an active duty soldier still serving with their former unit, Fort Lewis’s Third Brigade, 2-3 Infantry Division, accompanied them on their walk for a simple reason: “Because they asked, and they are like another family,� he said.

On Vashon, stopping for lunch with roughly 18 miles behind them, the men gave good marks to their journey so far: People greeted them, stopped and talked; a former Marine bought them all coffee, and a tearful woman whose husband died in Afghanistan stopped and took their picture.

Islander Chris Gaynor, a Vietnam veteran known to many for his exhibit at the Heritage Museum, “Home of Record: Vashon and the Vietnam War,� joined the men that day and served as an Island host — a role he clearly relished. “I am passionate to do what I can in my small way that will be helpful to military service men and women today,� he said. “It’s my duty as a veteran.�

Gaynor also arranged for the three men to receive quilts from American Hero Quilts, which Islander Sue Nebeker has run since 2004, delivering more than 12,000 quilts in that

time. The purpose of the quilts is to honor wounded warriors, Nebeker said, so it was important to her that these men receive quilts to honor their service and sacrifice.

The men ended their evening at the Vashon Eagles’ annual Veterans Day dinner, where they talked with gusts and Johnson spoke about their purpose. Afterward, they stayed at the home of Dave and Helen Andrews, who, the next morning, spoke glowingly about them. “We gained more from this than these fine young men did,� Dave said. Helen agreed, “It was truly fabulous,� she said, adding that she had tears in her eyes when she watched them leave, flags waving above them. The men stepped off near dawn, planning to end their day at the memorial of their unit with friends and family at Fort Lewis.

Britt, 29, and Johnson, 31, have traveled a long road since enlisting in the Army fresh from high school, intent on serving their country. Last week Britt, Johnson and Johnson’s wife Krianne shared some of their experiences in a conversation at a coffee shop in Port Orchard, where the Johnsons live.

The two men met in 2003 and served in the Army’s infantry, a branch of the military whose members — all men — are trained to fight on foot and face-to-face. Johnson said he believes there is more sense of brotherhood in the infantry than in any other part of the Army.

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“There is a special bond you have to make,� he said.

Britt agreed. “We all love each other,� he said.

All three men served two tours in Iraq together, and Johnson planned for a 30-year military career. Those plans changed on Dec. 3, 2006, when, in the worst ambush U.S. soldiers had faced since 2003, he was shot in the head, lost an eye and nearly died. After the shooting, Britt, who had been nearby at the time of the shooting, cleaned out Johnson’s helmet.

At Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., a doctor told his family members that he would never walk or communicate intelligently again. Now Johnson, who still has the bullet lodged in his skull and diminished vision in his remaining eye, works out daily, competes in military athletic events and hopes to participate in the Paralympic games.

Walking 60 miles in Northwest fall weather may not rate as extreme for men trained for combat, but both men say — as people with brain injuries — planning and preparation had its challenges. Still, they said they were undaunted and prepared for even the worst weather. “The more difficult the mission, the more we want to do it,� Britt said.

Johnson and Britt speak passionately about a list of issues they would like to see addressed: the high rates of suicide, incarceration, alcohol and drug addiction among veterans, improvements made to the VA system, more employment options for vets and, of course, more research devoted to PTSD and TBI and greater awareness about it.

Both men acknowledge the issues they are raising are complex. “We’re not trying to solve them,� Britt said. “We’re just trying to get people to recognize they exist.�

In fact, the main issues inspiring this walk, PTSD and TBI, exist for thousands of military men and women. Between 13 and 30 percent of deployed combat vets develop PTSD, according to Laura Merritt, a mental health therapist at the PTSD clinic at the VA’s Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division. Symptoms can range from flashbacks to irritability to withdrawing from others. In Washington state alone, 33,000 soldiers have PTSD, according to Johnson.

Help is available through the VA, Merritt said, and she encourages any vet struggling to seek assistance.

Traumatic brain injury, considered the hallmark injury of the Iraq and Afghan wars, frequently complicates the picture. Its symptoms overlap with those of PTSD, Merritt said, including emotional and cognitive problems, such as memory and concentration issues, irritability and agitation.

In the Army alone, roughly 20,000 traumatic brain injuries have occurred every year from 2006 to 2011, according to the Department of Defense. Symptoms may last for years, and, unfortunately, such injuries increase the odds of developing PTSD and depression.

For both men, these statistics hit close to home. Explosions from IEDs were a part of everyday life, they said. “I don’t know a single man in my brigade that wasn’t blown up at least 50 times,� Johnson said.

Repeated blast exposures caused Britt’s brain injury. His military file, he said, includes nearly 40 documented blast exposures, and he believes 30 to 40 percent of those situations resulted in a concussion.

Both Britt and Johnson have been through difficult times after leaving the military. Some of the challenges Johnson has faced appear in the documentary “Exit Wound,� directed and produced by former Islander Hunter Holcombe. Part of the film, which will be shown at the Vashon Eagles next week, shows him struggling to feel safe in a restaurant, people talking and laughing around him, while he checks and re-checks windows, and ultimately decides he cannot stay at the gathering.

Britt says he too struggles with being out in public, especially when he is alone. A trip to the store, routine for most people, is difficult for him, he said, and he experiences such severe anxiety that sometimes he cannot stay to buy what he needs. Going in the middle of the night makes it easier, he said, and he suits up for the trip, with headphones on and a hood pulled up. Britt is a single father of two young children, and he said this piece is especially hard for him when he wants to take them on a simple trip to the mall.

The men also hope some of the stigma of being a vet with PTSD will fade both inside and outside of the military — and say, too, that the public has little understanding of the good they did in Iraq, including building schools and setting up and securing the country’s first elections. “We did not go there wanting to kill,� Britt said. “We went there wanting to restore peace and health. And our mission is the same in America.�

Fulfilling that mission is why they spent Veterans Day weekend walking. “This band of brothers I was told about from day one ‌ that would never let me down,â€? Johnson said, “I am fulfilling my part of that.â€?

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Some blamed the cancellations on the state’s decision in June to cut staffing on 10 ferries, including the three that normally serve the north end. The cash-strapped system reduced crew sizes to the minimum legally required, a cost-saving measure it estimated would save about $1 million per year. But the bare-bones crews sometimes meant that if a boat was short one employee, it couldn’t sail.

Ferry officials at the meeting, however, said the majority of the staffing problems could not be traced back to staff reductions.

Most boats lost a deck crew member in the reductions, they explained, and oftentimes the missing employee was a more skilled ferry worker. In those cases, having an extra deck crew wouldn’t have allowed the boat to sail, said Steve Rodgers, WSF’s director of operations. “That definitely was a small safety net that could sometimes salvage the running of a ferry, but it wasn’t always,� he said.

And staffing levels certainly weren’t the issue on the south end, they said. The state hasn’t reduced crew numbers on the Chetzemoka, the boat that serves that Point Defiance-Tahlequah route. Other boats with no staff reductions have experienced similar staffing issues, Moseley said. “Data shows most canceled sailings happened on vessels that did not have reduc-

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In mid-October, KING5 broadcasted a report on the issue from the Point Defiance ferry terminal. On that day, there had been two cancellations on the route because crew members failed to show for their shifts.

Moseley appeared in the report and said there was no evidence employees were intentionally missing work. “I believe that these were honest mistakes, human mistakes, but it is disturbing that we’re having more of these than we’ve had in the past,� he told KING5.

Moseley sounded a similar tone on Vashon last week, and two ferry employees who showed for the meeting also defended the crews. One shouted during the meeting that he was offended by news reports that suggested an intentional work slow-down. “There isn’t a work stoppage or a slowdown,� said another ferry worker, Islander Mark Gripp “Unfortunately it came out in the media from a different perspective.�

When Islanders at the meeting then asked Moseley to explain the sudden increase in cancellations on the south end, he said he knew the reason behind each staffing issue but simply couldn’t explain the spurt of problems. He did say that most WSF employees live in the central Puget Sound area, so it can be harder to find workers who can fill in on the Point Defiance route with short notice.

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keep careful track of their scheduling.

Since then, they’ve seen the cancellations drop. “We have done our part ‌ to make sure it doesn’t happen,â€? Rodgers added, “because we take our reliability seriously.â€?

Greg Beardsley, chair of Vashon’s Ferry Advisory Committee, said after the meeting that a number of factors may have contributed to the surge in short-staffed boats.

Recent decisions by the state have reduced ferry workers’ overtime pay, restricted how many hours they can work in a given period and eliminated some travel compensation.

Beardsley figures WSF has simply had a harder time finding workers willing to fill in when a boat is short-staffed, especially during the busy summer months. “People who used to travel to fill spots on a regular basis, it’s not worth their time to drive from Z to Y. All of these could be factors in what’s occurring now,� he said.

Beardsley, who has on occasion been critical of WSF, said that the cancellations were likely a huge inconvenience to some Islanders, especially on the south end where ferry trips are scheduled an hour or more apart. Still, he said he didn’t fault the ferry system and thought officials responded appropriately.

Meanwhile, ferry officials said they anticipate that the Coast Guard will decide this

week on whether minimum crew requirements should be raised on Vashon’s ferries and several others in the system, a move that would effectively undo some of the state’s staffing cuts. Meeting a new requirement, they noted, would not mean the boats would have extra staff as they once did.

The Coast Guard last month raised minimum crew levels on some of the largest ferries — a decision the agency made after it learned of the state’s crew reductions and did its own evaluation, determining that more staff were required in case of an emergency on a boat. The Coast Guard mandate will likely require the hiring of about a dozen new employees and has been estimated to cost the state another $14.1 million in the 2013-2015 biennium.

At the meeting, Moseley said the cost comes as one more hit to the cash-strapped ferry system.

He noted that a budget he forwarded to Gov. Christine Gregoire in September, which included $5 million in service cuts across the system, did not take into account any added staffing costs. He said the governor and state Legislature will now have to consider an even more dire situation for the ferries’ budget, and he hopes this is the year they find a sustainable source of revenue to keep the ferries afloat. “It’s not a sustainable future,� he said.

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