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Fixing aging ferry fleet will be long, expensive process
State transportation package passed earlier this year gives ferries more than $600 million over 16 years By ANNELI FOGT Editor
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Students board the Issaquah Friday afternoon. The boat was back in service after being taken out for nearly three days for repairs earlier in the week.
Islanders were left waiting in line for ferries for hours last week after the Issaquah was taken out of service due to an electrical issue. More than just a frustrating inconvenience, the incident was indicitive of the larger problems facing the state’s aging ferry system. Washington State Ferries (WSF) currently has 24 ferries, nine of which are between the ages of 40 and 60 years old, according to the WSF website. The aging vessels are in need of being retired and replaced, but building nine new boats comes with “a huge price tag,” according to WSF chief Lynne Griffith, and the department is under “instruction from the legislature to be in a sustaining plan,” not expanding. The department did receive $602 million in July as part of the state’s sweeping transportation package called Connecting Washington, and $122 million of the package funds will be used to build a fourth Olympic-size ferry for use on the Bremerton/Seattle and Anacortes/San Juan routes. Olympic-class boats are the fleet’s newest class with the first being introduced to service in SEE FERRY FINANCES, 26
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For athletic fields, water consumption and conservation raise questions By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
Editor’s Note: This story is the second in a two-part series focusing on water use at the island’s athletic fields. Last week, The Beachcomber looked at the VES Fields; this week the focus is on the school district’s fields. The Vashon Island School District is the largest water user in Water District 19, and while some are urging the district’s schools to increase their conservation measures, others say the district is doing all it can to be water wise while maintaining its athletic fields. The issue of water use arose at last month’s school board candidate forum, when Water District 19 commissioner Jenny Bell told those gathered that the water district as a whole decreased its usage over the last 10 years by 16 percent, while school district usage
went up by 11 percent in that time. Additionally, water district records show that in recent years during peak summer months, the school’s water consumption has sometimes reached nearly one-quarter of the entire water district’s usage. “So there is a lot of fire and water,” Bell told those vying for a seat on the board, “and I want to know specifically where you stand on this issue.” In response, most candidates spoke about education and furthering reduction efforts, but current school board member Laura Wishik focused on the necessity of irrigation, saying the majority of the water the school district uses is to water the fields, which are used extensively by both the community and the schools. “If you beat the heck out of them without watering them, guess what, you don’t SEE WATER, 27
Local composer creates musical score for film honoring veterans ‘And We Were Young’ will play at the Vashon Theatre on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11 By JULI GOETZ MORSER Staff Writer
From all appearances, Jason Staczek has a pretty sweet life. He composes music for films and other
media from his Vashon home studio, The Pumpkin Palace, surrounded by tall Douglas firs. He has a young family and enjoys living in the island arts community. He’s also never had to serve in the military or face live combat, so when Staczek recently scored “And We Were Young,” an animated documentary film about World War I, his understanding of what it means to go to war deepened. That experience
motivated him to show the film on Veteran’s Day at the Vashon Theatre as a benefit for island veterans. “And We Were Young” is the brainchild of Montana filmmaker and history buff Andy Smetanka. The film animates the oral histories of soldiers who fought in the war and marks the centenary of the U.S. entry into World War I. Staczek said Smetanka did all the animation from his tiny studio, SEE VETERAN’S DAY MOVIE, 22
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Animated soldiers can be seen walking among trees in this screenshot from “And We Were Young,” a film about World War I scored by local composer Jason Staczek.
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Chautauqua Elementary School multi-age teacher Gerie Wilson was honored last week at a surprise presentation at the school. Symetra Life Insurance Company in partnership with the Seattle Seahawks presented Wilson with an award for her work that spans more than three decades in the classroom. Wilson said she was at lunch with her class when the award presentation started, and she was unsuspecting — until she heard her name. “It’s so exciting. It’s great,” she said. “I am very thankful.” Jean-Francois Mannina and Jenny Sorenson, Chautauqua parents, nominated Wilson. Wilson received a $1,000 donation for her classroom as well as tickets to a Seahawks home game. She will be acknowledged during an on-field presenta-
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Principal Jody Metzger also praised Wilson. “Her students are on fire about learning, because they see their part in a larger whole. Gerie has put her heart and soul into teaching and the children feel and know it,” she said.
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Bike repair shop to open in Burton
Gallery Cruise
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Friday, November 6 • 6–9 pm Raven’s Nest
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Doe Stahr, DeAnn Jacobson, Paula Allegrini Ceramics, Cedarbark, Wood
Ray Pfortner students McMurray Exploratory, VAA Tern Photo camp & Encaustics VAA class
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Heron’s Nest Dennis Clouse Paintings
VALISE “Five by Five” 150 works of affordable art made by members of our collective Mixed Media
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SAW-Starving Artist Works “Get Your Knit On” Group show
Treasure Island
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With years of experience behind him and a future with a purpose ahead of him, Brian Starr will open Vashon Bikes with a ribbon untying ceremony and barbecue on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. Starr, the son of Don and Ann Starr, owners of Burton Auto, spent most of his free time growing up helping his dad in the repair shop. “That’s where I got my affinity for mechanical things,” he said. “And I really developed a love of all two-wheelers. Mainly motorcycles when I was younger, but that shifted to mountain bikes as I grew up and thought a lot more about the environment.” Starr said that he saw a need for a diverse bicycle repair and maintenance shop where everything could be done on the island. “One of the biggest mistakes people make with their bikes is that they don’t maintain them,” he noted. “Keeping bikes tuned-up properly makes a huge difference.” Starr, who still works part time at Burton Auto, has set up shop in a 21-foot-long box truck behind the Burton Coffee Stand, and will offer repair and maintenance services for “any bike that comes in,” as well as a storefront for accessories and spare parts cyclists might need on-the-go. Customers will be able to order Redline BMX, Diamondback or Torker bikes through the new shop as well. An avid mountain biker and selfdescribed “dirt guy,” Starr also hopes to focus on getting more kids outside. To that end, the shop will have push-bikes available for young children (must be steady walkers
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In the Oct. 28 article, “PlaySpace holding open house to introduce updated programming,” Kathleen Johnson is quoted as saying that the agency had not received any “additional funding” for PlaySpace. The PlaySpace has received $15,000 from the Norcliffe Foundation for restructuring prevention programs, but has not received sustainable operations funding for its early childhood prevention programs.
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Plan to install security cameras at fire department draws criticism Board candidate asks commissioners to reconsider By ANNELI FOGT Editor
The Vashon Island Fire & Rescue Board of Commissioners voted last week to install a roughly $15,000 security surveillance camera system, but commissioner candidate Brigitte Schran-Brown and others in the department were quick to call for a second look at the project. Schran-Brown says her call for reconsideration comes mostly because the cameras are to be installed inside the vehicle and maintenance bays where staff members work, not simply outside, and that installing them raises both financial and morale concerns at the district, which faces challenges in both areas. Following the Thursday meeting, VIFR commissioner Rex Stratton said that the board has been “kicking the idea” of a surveillance system around for months due to concerns about security. Stratton said that commissioner Ron Turner proposed the idea by stating that if the department keeps downsizing, there may not be enough people to watch the station 24/7. “Ron’s concern is that if we continue to downsize to a chief and captains, we can’t keep track of everything,” Stratton said. “He sees it as anti-theft because our bays are open.” The Beachcomber’s calls to Turner were not immediately returned. Stratton said that he was the only commissioner who opposed the idea, and he believes the system would be a “waste of money,” and would do nothing to help morale.
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“We’re trying to get morale up, and this shows a lack of confidence,” Stratton said. “(The firefighters, paramedics and volunteers) perceive it as surveillance.” Volunteer Charlie Krimmert, an architect who works offisland, is a lieutenant with the department and serves as a firefighter/EMT. He agreed with Stratton about the money and morale issues. “It doesn’t seem like a necessity, and it’s disheartening to hear the administration say that they don’t have an opinion,” Krimmert said. “They’re paid to care. We have no morale here.” VIFR Assistant Fire Chief George Brown said last week that the idea was brought up by the commissioners. “My opinion is that it’s nothing necessary,” Brown said. “In reality, it doesn’t really matter.” Brown said he plans to approve a bid for the security camera system to be installed within the current budget year. He also addressed the concern about surveillance of personnel, saying he would not monitor members of the department, but would only look at footage if there was a security concern. VIFR firefighter/EMT Ben Davidson told The Beachcomber that he was “taken off guard” by how far the board had gone with the surveillance system and was considering if the firefighter’s union should get involved. “It is kind of a hot topic right now. We’re doing our homework to see if it’s something we agree with,” Davidson said
last week. Schran-Brown was at the Thursday night board meeting and spoke up about the camera system. The Beachcomber reached out to her after learning some were taking issue with the decision. She disagreed with the cameras being placed in the bays, calling the move “ridiculous.” She then called 35 Western Washington fire stations and asked if they used surveillance cameras at their stations. She found that four use camera systems, and two of those have cameras inside their buildings. “I am sharing with you ... my concern over what I feel is a ‘knee jerk’ reaction,” Schran-Brown said in a weekend email to commissioners. “Only two (stations) use (cameras) because of high crime in their area — and these are the only two that place cameras inside bays.” Schran-Brown went on to say that the most high-crime area of White Center does not use cameras and “doesn’t feel a need to do so.” She also said two departments put in cameras and then removed them a year later, finding they were not worth the expense. Schran-Brown said members of the department are working with their union to see if the decision can be reconsidered and negotiated. As of Monday night, she said she had received no indication that the board would reconsider. It will meet again at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Station 55.
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EDITORIAL
Outdoor programs necessary for teens
The unknown future of Washington’s ferries
Reboot. Do over. We all need a fresh start sometimes, but it isn’t easy when we are immersed in our busy lives. This week I visited a program that takes adolescents far out of their comfort zones so they can reframe their lives. Overnight, they go from non-stop texts and tweets to living in the wilderness of Utah, many miles from electricity and running water. Frozen pizza zapped in the microwave is replaced by beans and rice cooked slowly over an open fire. I spent the night with them, and woke in the darkness to coyotes yipping and a million stars shining through the pines. These youth did not choose to spend months away from friends and family, yet most of them come to appreciate the experience. Some weep when it is time to leave, and many return in a few years as staff for the program. In the high desert they gain self-confidence and self-esteem. They learn to “bust” fire, meaning they use a wooden bow and spindle to get a spark. It is hard to do. I couldn’t even get a whiff of smoke when I tried. The frustration they experience teaches perseverance. Eventually they can get a spark in seconds. Five days a week they hike up to 12 miles, usually without a trail to follow. All teens carry their own gear, four bottles of water and their personal food. Those
The state’s ferry system is that it is a sort of aging money pit that will require millions of dollars to remain viable, according to multiple people from the Washington State Ferries (WSF), the legislature and islanders. So the question is, is the system worth it? Nine of the fleet’s 24 boats are between 40 and 60 years old and reaching the end of their lifespan. The fleet’s oldest boat, the Evergreen State, is 61 years old and has come in and out of retirement multiple times. The boat was set to be retired this year, but was kept operational to help with shortages such as the one that occurred here last week. Without the Evergreen State, Vashon would not have been able to keep the threeboat schedule at all last Monday or Tuesday when the Issaquah unexpectedly suffered electrical and engine issues while the Cathlamet was stuck in maintenance. When asked about the future of the state’s iconic ferries, which served more than 23 million people last year, and the finances necessary to keep them operational, WSF director Lynne Griffith and Sen. Sharon Nelson both whole-heartedly admitted that the boats are old and need to be replaced. But, when it comes down to how to secure the money to do so, the answer is unclear. The state legislature earlier this year passed a 16-year transportation plan that will provide WSF with more than $600 million. Two new Olympic-class boats have been built, and two more are coming. The boats are bound to help ease older boats out of the system, but the process will need to be repeated more often than every 40 to 60 years. With each boat costing more than $100 million just to build, is it feasible to think that the state has enough money to keep the fleet maintained and replaced at regular intervals? Locally, the Fauntleroy dock cannot handle Olympic-class boats, so the triangle route is untouched by the upgrades. Many believe that a bridge to the island would cause Vashon to lose its rural nature: a valid worry. But, others feel that the bridge would simplify life for the island’s many commuters and those who have to go to doctor’s appointments every day. The ferries have become a huge part of Washington culture, and not only drive commerce and connect places that cannot be connected otherwise, but they make Washington unique and are a huge contributer to the area’s tourism. A long-term plan to finance the building of new ferries and retirement of old ones needs to be drawn up. Lawmakers need to continue looking at the system and focus on the WSF financial picture.
YOUTH By LAURA WISHIK packs are heavy. They have to help each other, learning to give and take assistance. One teen is in charge of dinner preparation and assigns tasks to the others. Everyone must cooperate. Mother Nature is the best therapist, the program leaders say. If you don’t bother to put your tarp up correctly, you will get wet. But there is an amazing amount of human therapy in the program as well. I watched “tough” teen boys stating what they were feeling and why. Their peers listened attentively and “reflected back” what they heard with great accuracy. How many teens do that normally? I sat in a group where each teen and staff member described one of their worst fears. Everyone listened with empathy. The day before I arrived the teens had finished a “solo” where they were alone for two days and a night. During their solos, they were asked to consider what types of character traits were part of their persona. In a group meeting, they described what they had realized about themselves.
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Organization has budget plan for USDA grant As those who often read the Beachcomber already know; VIGA was recently awarded $24,600 from the USDA’s Local Food Promotion Program to study the feasibility of building a cold storage and commercial kitchen facility on the island, with the smaller of the old Granny’s Attic buildings, at Sunrise Ridge as the primary focus. There has been a bit of confusion
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One said he was part “jokester,” part “artist,” part “adrenalinejunkie” and so on. They talked about which of their character traits they wanted to “starve” and which they wanted to “feed.” They talked about addictive patterns, whether to drugs and alcohol or to being angry and defiant. For some the pattern they wanted to change was being isolated, or playing video games. I found myself wishing that all our youth, not only those “in trouble,” could learn the tools taught in wilderness programs, like doing things you don’t want to do even when you are cold and tired. Most of us fall into saying, “you made me” angry or sad or whatever. Our interactions would go so much better if we all learned to say what we feel and why without blaming anyone. We can’t all go into the wilderness, but we could teach the same tools in our schools. To do it we must acknowledge that perseverance, patience, empathy and self-awareness do not “just happen.” If parents and teachers are on the same page teaching these skills, our youth will be happier and better able to contribute to their communities. Let’s figure out how to bring the wilderness home.
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and installing commercial kitchens and sustainability features. The feasibility study and the production of a business plan will take place in 2016. Next steps for the VIGA Board of Directors are to put together a steering committee (all volunteer) and then to hire a project manager. This is an exciting project that we believe holds a lot of promise for agriculture and food security on Vashon. — Emily Scott LETTERS CONTINUE, NEXT PAGE
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Vegetarianism
Recent delays failed residents
Give up meat to help the environment
Wednesday morning, Oct. 21, is the most recent day the Washington State Ferry System failed its Vashon residents at the north-end dock. One hour and 54 minutes is an enormously long wait to get to Fauntleroy. The ferry system gave residents a few minutes’ notice that the Issaquah (third boat) was out of commission for repairs. Who makes these last-minute decisions and why do we put up with this? We don’t even hold the ferry system accountable. We don’t even know how. The ferry system needs to become accountable to riders and not to a bureaucracy that cannot anticipate repairs and plan for the delays. Let’s see if the ferry system can do the math: 111 minutes times the number of riders equals X. That amount of lost time amounts to lost time with families and lost time to creativity and innovation. Is there anyone in Washington State who can fix this?
So much bad news. How hard it must be for the youth of the world to see all the environmental challenges that confront us at this time. But be encouraged. It’s truly good news to know that we can eat our way out of this. Yes. Every time you to choose to eat from plants and trees rather than from the bodies of animals you choose life in more ways than one. You can experience your power to be part of the solution so that the stats (70 percent of global freshwater used for animal agriculture; 51 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions is produced by livestock, according to the Worldwatch Institute; 33 percent of global arable land is devoted to livestock feed; 45 percent of global land is occupied by the livestock system) don’t cause so much anxiety. You know you are doing your part. Animal agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation and habitat loss, pushing countless endangered species to the brink of extinction. Knowing this, whenever you can, remember and eat low on the food chain. At the end of October, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced eating processed meats causes cancer and that red meats including beef, pork, veal and lamb are “probably carcinogenic” to people. So choose phytonutrients for planetary and personal health. If you would like a simply stated write-up that includes reports about animals and our environment from multiple scientists and researchers please, e-mail the request to: deergrazingbymoonlite@yahoo.com.
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Yard waste disposal
New program at transfer station works well I recently took a pickup load of yard waste to the new facility at the transfer station located at 18900 Westside Highway. If you haven’t been there, you drive in to the toll booth and tell the operator that you have yard waste. The operator will hand you a weight card; you then proceed to the back of the old building for recycling to a new metal building on your left that looks like a hoop greenhouse. I backed into this building to unload and found it was simple: Just put your waste on the growing pile of the same. An employee may check to see that you comply with the directions posted at the building’s entrance. I had stuffed my truck full and expected to pay a large fee, but, when returning to the toll booth, my bill was only $12, and the waste weighed out at 240 pounds. I recommend this approach to getting rid of your yard waste. It is a service that is provided by the King County Solid Waste Division in partnership with Zero Waste Vashon, and is a trial to determine if the island has enough yard waste to justify a processing facility on Vashon. — Bob Dixon
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Deer hunt
Hunting results in orphaned fawns Every year at “hunting” season on Vashon Island at least one orphaned fawn shows up on my property trying to make it alone, and every year I read this poem by Barbara Tanner Angell from “The Long Turn Toward the Light” that talks about a man who wounds a deer and has to shoot it, but as he walks up to it with a pistol, it licks his hand. I also try and wear a bright-colored jacket when walking outside and put up my “no hunting” signs. It does not change anything, including my understanding of the definition of the word “hunt” when applied to tame deer on the island. And I cower inside when I hear gunshots at dusk. I love Vashon. I do love this island, my longtime home, but not so much during what is called “hunting” or “deer” season. — Marilyn Kastien
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I missed out on a lovely home I would have bought but it didn’t have a garage. I suppose I could build one but everyone I talk to says the County is impossible to work with to build anything. I can’t afford to just buy a new car every year or two, so I really want to keep my car in a garage. Any suggestions?
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The obvious one is to stop worrying about your car. Losing out on a home you really want because of no garage is hard in our market. There may not be another home in your price range like it for a very long time. Our weather is generally mild compared to most parts of the country so leaving a car out in the weather doesn’t really “damage” it. Most garages I see on the Island, when I’m showing homes, have been converted to workshops, family rooms, storage space or hobby rooms. Most of us don’t put our cars in a garage unless we have a very special or rare car. (1956 T bird, let’s say). You might consider building a carport. That would be cheaper and easier and would protect your car, if that’s your only reason for wanting a garage. Even if you build a garage, the County is not that difficult to work with when it comes to getting permits for outbuildings that are not used as living spaces. Most Islanders have a number of outbuildings and structures on their property that serve many needs. I know I’ve said this many times before in answer to other people’s questions, but you just can’t get everything you want when buying on Vashon. Our market is far too small. There may be only 5 or 6 homes for sale each year that would fit your general preferences and be in your price range. It just doesn’t pay to be too picky. Also remember, our wonderful Island young people have a fundraising carwash almost every weekend for one club or other so you can keep your car looking its best.
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ONGOING Senior Center Cards and Games: All are welcome to play. Current offerings include: Mondays: 9:30 a.m. mahjongg; 6:30 p.m. bridge for fun. Tuesdays: 1 p.m. pinochle; 6:30 p.m. duplicate bridge. Wednesdays: 10 a.m. open bridge; 1 p.m. bridge lessons. Thursdays: 9 to 11 a.m. on school late-start days, bridge lessons for kids ages 10 to 14 (parents are welcome to participate). Fridays (second and fourth only): 6:30 p.m. duplicate bridge. Senior center membership is requested for participation in bridge events, except for the late-start kids’ lessons. All games and lessons take place at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road.
THURSDAY • 5 BCC Lecture Series: Burton Community Church offers a new weekly lecture series on classic novels — interested attendees do not have to have read the books ahead of time. The lectures are free and designed to stand alone. This week’s lectures will examine Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” (continued from last week), and Honoré de Balzac’s “Le Père Goriot.” For more information, call Herb Reinelt at 408-7360. 4 to 6 p.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church. Vashon Legal Clinic: This clinic offers free legal advice the first Thursday of each month. People who wish to schedule an appointment to meet with a lawyer should call the King County Bar Association at 267-7070. The clinic is always looking for lawyer and non-lawyer volunteers; if interested, email bob.tobin@seattle. gov. 6 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center.
FRIDAY • 6 Parkinson’s Disease Support Group: Julia Lakey and Steve Self will share findings they gathered from a recent Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Optimism workshop on nutrition and research methods that identify what successful people with PD are doing. 1 p.m. at the Lutheran church. Estate Planning: Attorney Michelle T. Dellino will discuss living wills, advance directives, powers of attorney, family trusts and questions from attendees. 1 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road.
SATURDAY • 7 Farmers Market: The market of-
fers 30 to 40 vendors of food, fresh produce, arts and crafts, meat, cheese, wine and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Village Green. Rummage Sale: There will be a rummage sale to support this year’s McMurray Middle School 8th-grade exploratory trip to Washington, D.C. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McMurray Middle School. Vashon for Bernie Caucus Training: A caucus specialist from Sanders’ state/national campaign is coming to Vashon to talk about the complicated and often confusing caucus primary system. Anyone who will be 18 years old by November 2016 is eligible to participate. 2 to 4 p.m. at the Land Trust Building.
SUNDAY • 8 Unitarian Service: The fellowship will hold an inter-generational service. 9:30 a.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church. Zen Center Dharma Talk: The PSZC will host Stephen Black, who will give a talk titled “Trying to Lose ‘Our’ Way.” 10 a.m. at the Havurat Ee Shalom on Westside Highway. Vashon Chess Club: The club will meet for casual play which is open to all. 3 to 5 p.m. in the meeting room at the Vashon Library.
MONDAY • 9 Island Home Center Ladies’ Night: The store will host its 11th annual Ladies’ Night sale event. Catering will be provided by The Hardware Store Restaurant, with music by Loose Change and wine and spirits tasting courtesy of Palouse Winery and Seattle Distilling. Watch for in-store demonstrations, free samples and many raffle prizes. Entries for the shopping spree are available instore. Admission is by a donation of three canned food items for the Vashon Maury Community Food Bank, and the event is for ages 21 and over only. 5 to 8 p.m. (no early arrivals) at Island Home Center.
TUESDAY • 10 Veteran’s Day Assembly: Veterans and their families are invited to Chautauqua Elementary School for an assembly in their honor, and to recognize all they have done for the country. 10 a.m. in the Chautauqua Elementary School gym. Sci-Fi Tuesday: Islander Larry Flynn’s Sci-Fi movie showings have moved from Sundays to GreenTech Tuesdays, and will now support Virginia Mason’s BaileyBoushay House and its mission to provide both in- and out-patient care to those living with HIV and AIDS. This month’s film is Stanley
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Kubrick’s classic “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Cost is by a suggested donation of $10. 6 p.m. at the Vashon Theatre.
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UPCOMING Vashon Computer Club: The group will meet to discuss the differences and similarities between Macs and PCs. Meetings are free to the public, though membership has its benefits. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road. One-on-One Computer Help: A King County Library System volunteer will be available to provide one-on-one computer assistance; help is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Note: Volunteers cannot provide hardware assistance for personal computers. 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Vashon Library. Vashon Vespers: Now in its third year, this 35-minute meditative and musical service is rooted in Christian contemplative tradition. All are welcome to attend; nursery care will be provided. For more information, email rector@holyspiritvashon.org. 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov.12, at the Church of the Holy Spirit. “Going Retro-Viral” with Lelavision: Lelavision artists Leah Mann and Ela Lamblin will offer a sneak peek of their World AIDS Day projects as well as perform two of their physical music pieces, “The Pickelodeon” and “The Rubber Band.” The event will be informative and celebratory to thank local supporters. Attendees are asked to wear 80s attire and to RSVP via email to lela@lelavision. com. Admission by donation. 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at Spoke Gallery. New Trails at Dockton Park: King County Parks is planning new trails in Dockton Forest and will hold a public meeting to present the plan and take comments. For more information, contact David Kimmett at 477-4573 or email him at david.kimmett@kingcounty. gov. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the cafeteria at Vashon High School.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Winter Watercolors: Vashon artist Geri Peterson will focus on holiday cards and winter landscapes for students who are already familiar with watercolor basics. Register at the senior center for a cost of $35. 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Nov. 5 through Dec. 1 (no class Nov. 26), at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road.
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Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch tackles the title role of this Shakespeare classic for Britain’s National Theatre, to be screened at 8 p.m. Thursday and 1 p.m. Sunday at the Vashon Theatre. Cumberbatch stars in the BBC’s “Sherlock” TV series, was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in last year’s “The Imitation Game,” was the voice of Smaug in “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” and also performed in the National Theatre’s production of “Frankenstein.” Tickets may be purchased at vashontheatre.com or at the box office. Creative Soul Retreat: Sponsored by Hestia Retreat, this daylong retreat will guide attendees through a process of guided visual imagery and intuition called SoulCollage, based on the book by Seena Frost. Universal archetypes and animal guides will be explored, as well as ways the soul communicates via imagery. The cost is $150, which includes lunch and all materials. For more information and to register, go to hestiaretreat.org/events/creativesoul. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Vashon Co-Housing. Comic Book Blitz: This twopart workshop for kids ages 9 to 14 will be led by Bill Jarcho, and attendees will learn how to create a comic book in two days using Comic Life and Photoshop software. Attendees are asked to bring a sketchbook, pencils and, if possible, an iPad or laptop. Jarcho is an animation director, teacher and cartoonist with over 25 years of experience. The cost is $135 ($125 for VAA members). For more information and to register, go to vashonalliedarts.org. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 7 and 14, at Vashon Allied Arts. Gifts From the Pantry: Learn how to make gifts from items in your own pantry, at this class led by former executive chef Ciel Church. Church will take attendees through 10 different holiday recipes including pumpkin cake in a jar, peppermint bark, cranberry chutney and more. The class will also include door prizes and tasting opportunities. All proceeds will go to the Vashon Middle
School After-School Program. The cost is $25 plus an online processing fee of $2.37; space is limited. Tickets can be purchased at eventbrite.com — type “gifts from the pantry” in the search bar and choose Vashon as the location. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Methodist church. Dream Workshop: Jungian-
trained practitioner Chaitania Hein, will help attendees open a dialogue between the conscious and subconscious mind. The cost is $50. For more information, see chaitania.com. To regsiter, call Hein at 853-5981 or Vashon Intuitive Arts at 463-0025. 1 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Vashon Intuitive Arts.
VASHON THEATRE Grandma: Ends Nov. 5. Hamlet (National Theatre Live): Plays Nov. 5 and 8. The Peanuts Movie: Opens Nov. 6. And We Were Young (Veteran’s Day screening): Nov. 11. See vashontheatre.com for show times or call 463-3232.
PUBLIC MEETINGS Vashon School District: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Chautauqua Elementary School. (Note: this is a special meeting). Vashon Island Fire & Rescue: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Station 55. Vashon Park District: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Ober Park. Cemetery District: 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in the cemetery district office at Vashon Cemetery.
FREE COMMUNITY MEALS Volunteers serve free meals seven days a week on Vashon. All people are welcome at the meals, which are served at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the following locations. For more information about the meals program, contact Harmon Arroyo at 351-1441 or at luckyharmon2010@gmail.com. Monday Methodist church Thursday Presbyterian church Tuesday Presbyterian church Friday Lutheran church Wednesday Church of the Saturday Land Trust Building Holy Spirit Sunday Methodist church
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ISLAND HISTORY: The Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Museum is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. The museum houses a permanent exhibit, periodic special exhibits, a History Resource Room and an archive of island photographs and materials. Entry is by donation. The museum is located at 10105 SW Bank Rd.
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Terry Donnelly Photo
Left: In this 1916 photo, the island’s first vehicle ferry, dubbed the Vashon Island, leaves the dock between Portage and Ellisport now known as Tramp Harbor. The ferry travelled between the dock and Des Moines. Right: The Tramp Harbor dock as it stands today. The dock has been renovated and upgraded multiple times and now serves as a fishing pier.
Portage in 1916: Vashon sees first automobile ferry Direct automobile ferry service to downtown Seattle ended after 1939 poll of islanders By BRUCE HAULMAN and TERRY DONNELLY For The Beachcomber
We as islanders are so used to having a ferry dock at both the north and south ends of the island that it is hard to imagine that the first ferry to carry automobiles to Vashon was located in the middle of the island, on the east side, between Portage and Ellisport at the site of the Vashon Park District’s Tramp Harbor Dock. In 1916, King County completed the brick Seattle-Des Moines Highway, and to take advantage of the new road, the county opened automobile ferry service to Vashon from Des Moines. The Vashon ferry dock was built between Portage and Ellisport, both of which already had Mosquito Fleet steamer docks. To access the new ferry dock, what is now Dockton Road SW was built along the waterfront from Portage to Ellisport. Before this road was built, the road ran up over the hill following the route of what is now Tramp Harbor Road. To carry automobiles from Des Moines to Vashon, King County built a new ferry and christened it the Vashon Island. This was the first diesel automobile ferry on Puget Sound. By making the ferry part of the King County Road System, the county established an early precedent of considering ferries marine highways. This is a concept that still works today with the Washington State Ferries system. However, the Portage-Des Moines ferry was short lived. The long drive from Des Moines to Seattle led islanders to request service to Seattle using the Marion Street dock next to Colman Dock in downtown Seattle. The Portage-Des Moines ferry was abandoned in 1922 in favor of the more convenient Vashon Heights-
Harper (just north of Southworth) – tions, gasoline stations and farmers on Marion Street ferry route, when a new the islands. concrete highway was constructed in the The dock was reconstructed in 1939, early 1920s. The concrete highway linked and from 1960 through 1965, Boeing Vashon Town to the Heights ferry dock used the Standard Oil bulk fuel facility and was named the Leif Hamilton Scenic to re-fuel hydrofoils during test runs on Highway after a King County council- Puget Sound. man. In the mid-1980s, In 1925, the Standard Oil stopped 1916: King County completes Faunt leroy dock using the pier, and brick highway from Seattle to the fuel storage site became a fourth point on the HeightsDes Moines. A ferry christened was demolished. King County, which still Harper-Seattlethe Vashon Island begins owned the dock, conFauntleroy route, as service to Des Moines from verted it to a public roads in West Seattle fishing pier. In 1995, quickly improved and what is now known as the King County deeded automobiles became Tramp Harbor Dock. the pier to The Vashon more available. The debate between using 1922: The Portage-Des Moines Park District, which renamed it Tramp the Marion Street ferry is abandoned because Harbor Dock. dock in Seattle and of the long drive between Des The original phothe Fauntleroy dock tograph (above, left), Moines and Seattle. A ferry continued into the taken by Norman 1930s. A poll of islandthat goes to downtown Seattle Edson, was taken in ers in 1939 favored gains popularity. either 1921 or 1922. the Fauntleroy dock arrived on because it meant more 1925: Fauntleroy dock is built as Edson Vashon in 1921 and frequent service. As a another stop on the ferry route in 1922 King County result, ferry service cancelled the Portageto downtown Seattle. from Vashon to the Des Moines Ferry. downtown Seattle 1939: Ferry service to downtown In the Edson phoMarion Street dock tograph, the ferry Seattle ends. was dropped, and Vashon Island is seen Vashon lost automoleaving the dock; the 1980s: Original Portage dock bile ferry service to Ellisport Hotel can be downtown Seattle. becomes fishing pier. seen above the ferry The former Portage dock bridge, and the ferry dock was conEllisport Store can be seen just above the verted to an oil dock to bring petroleum end of the ferry wing wall pilings. products to the islands when the Standard At the time of the photo, Ellisport was Oil Company leased the dock from King still developing as a residential commuCounty in 1922. The landing platform for nity with houses visible above the ferry. the first ferry dock and the current picnic The building at the end of the dock, next area just to the north of the dock was to the road, was the Allison Garage, a constructed to accommodate an oil tank Buick and Marquette (Canadian-badged storage area with six large bulk storage Buicks) distributor and automobile repair tanks, a fuel/oil dispensing station, and shop. a garage/storage building. Standard Oil In the 2011 photograph (above, right), delivered bulk gasoline, kerosene, lube a riprap bulkhead and the newly conoil, motor oil, and diesel to service sta- structed roadway at the fishing pier have
replaced the wooden plank and piling bulkhead in the original photograph. The Tramp Harbor Dock has been modified and upgraded, and the land-side end of the ferry dock, where the structures in the original photograph are located, has been filled in to create the picnic area where the oil storage tanks were located. Ellisport is much more fully developed as a residential community, although the hotel and store buildings no longer exist. — Terry Donnelly is a landscape photographer. Bruce Haulman is an island historian.
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SONGS FOR MOM: Singer-songwriter and guitarist Lance Morgan will perform a solo concert called Songs for My Mom that will include songs the musician has written over the years in various genres from folk, rock and pop. The free concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at the Havurat Ee Shalom.
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Fall into a bounty of art and music Most galleries and art spots will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. Café Luna will show drawings and collages by Anna Witte, a local artist and children’s book author. Granny’s Attic is jumping into the gallery scene with an exhibit of artwork previously donated to the thrift shop. The show, Granny’s In The Gallery — which includes a large painting from Haitian artist Duncan Reseme’s marketplace series, an unusual Art Hanson lithograph, a signed and numbered Fay Jones serigraph plus watercolors, prints, oils and pastels — will be hung at the Hastings-Cone Gallery, courtesy of Adam Cone and Megan Hastings. All the pieces will be for sale. Dennis Clouse will be the artist of the month at Heron’s Nest. Clouse’s work is large-scale, bold and interpretive. The artist said he begins and ends his paintings with one fluid stroke or continuous line. “Working with a thick and unforgiving medium,”
Clouse said, “I only get one chance— drawing again as a child.” A group show, “Gallery of Gifts,” will be hung at Hinge Gallery and consist of inexpensive framed prints, limited edition and custom-made pieces by local artists. “Setting the Table in Native Style” will be the new show at Raven’s Nest Gallery. There will be home decor and tableware with native imagery and design, including ceramics and painted textiles by Doe Stahr, cedar bark baskets and vases by DeAnn Jacobson, cutting boards and wooden bowls by Vashon woodworker Paula Allegrini plus glassware, cutlery, serving pieces and more. Starving Artist Works (SAW) will feature all things knitted — colorful hats, scarves, fingerless gloves, purses, cat toys, dolls and more. Artists include Julia Hemphill, Janice Randall, Kim Brown, Marcy McCarthy, Lois Yunker, Diane Brenno, Alex Stemer, Jane Irish Nelson, Barb Weischaar, Mair Alight and Heather Brynn. By popular demand, the Hardware
Store Restaurant will show more work by Kristen Rietz-Green. Treasure Island will present original advertising and editorial illustration from the 1970s and 80s. Two Wall Gallery will show three adult and teen photography exhibits, including Vashon Allied Arts’ (VAA) annual summer photography workshop, VAA’s first photo transfers to beeswax workshop and McMurray photography. VALISE Gallery will hold its annual member show “Five by Five.” Each artist in the collective received 5”x5” wood panels to use for their art, which includes drawing, painting, photography and assemblage. Each piece of art will sell for $65. For the first time, Vashon Allied Arts’ Gallery will host the Northwest Pastel Society Annual Member Exhibition, which includes several Vashon artists — Janice Wall, Jayne Quig, Jerry Balcom, Mary Hodgins, Sharon Munger, Cynthia Zheutlin and Marleen Steen. Awards will be presented at Friday’s opening.
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Artwork on display will include drawings by Anna Witte at Café Luna (top left), paintings by Pascale Judet at VALISE (top middle), paintings by Dennis Clouse at Heron’s Nest (top right) pastels by Janice Wall at VAA Gallery (right middle), paintings by Duncan Reseme at Hastings Cone Gallery (right bottom), photographs by Kieran Enzian at Two Wall Gallery (bottom left) and photographs by Julian White-Davis at Two Wall Gallery (bottom right).
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AROUND TOWN
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The film “Rocks in My Pockets” will be shown on Friday.
Simon and Garfunkel will be heard from this weekend.
Tanya Brno will perform at the Open Space.
VFS shows Academy Award nominee
Iconic cover songs performed as a tribute
Burlesco Notturno returns to Open Space
The Vashon Film Society (VFS) will show “Rocks in My Pockets,” a fantastical animated work described as “a funny film about depression,” at 9:30 p.m. Friday at the Vashon Theatre. The film was selected as the Latvian entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards and has been shown at film festivals worldwide.
The songs of Simon & Garfunkel will be performed by an ensemble of Vashon musicians in a show called Like a Bridge at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Methodist Church. A second show will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Seattle’s Town Hall. Participating musicians and vocalists include Kat Eggleston, Kim Thal, Steve Amsden, Rebekah Kuzma, Kate Atwell, Mary Tuel, Steve Meyer, Christine Goering, Christopher Overstreet and Cade Roggenbuck. A statement from Vashon Allied Arts said, “This will be the first time that a show produced by VAA will travel to a venue off-island, and will metaphorically bridge the waters between Vashon and Seattle, showcasing our island’s wonderful musical talents.” Tickets to both performances are available at vashonalliedarts.org.
Burlesco Notturno Noir returns under cover of darkness to the Open Space for Arts & Community at 8 p.m. Saturday, with doors opening at 7 p.m. This year’s theme is what lives in darkened shadows — where “detectives like Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade and even Guy Noir wrestle with the temptations of the world, and where the femme fatales lure them in.” Madame X and her minion lawyer will host the evening. A select number of VIP tables are available for groups of four or eight, with food from La Biondo and wine from The Hardware Store Restaurant. The reserved seats are in the front, and the Burlesco performers will visit the VIP tables. VIP tables are only available online at brownpapertickets.com. General admission is $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Advance tickets are available at the Vashon Bookshop and brownpapertickets.com.
Vashon youth opens for Seattle musician This Friday at the Red Bike, singer and songwriter Maijah Sanson-Frey, 15, will open for Seattle musician Garth Reeves and his band: The Unfaithful Servants, comprised of Jeff Fielder, Andy Stoller and Mike Musburger. The free cover show is open to all ages until 11 p.m., then 21 and older only.
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Island writer crafts third book of poetry “In the unfolding of /Their shapes /A moving still life/A living prayer/ A meditation /Of fearless dancing/Like the song/In my belly.” On Burton Hill, screened from the road by a copse of “I have always written,” Shackelford said, “but many of fir trees, a strawberry picker’s shack dressed in pink paint these poems came after dancing in Joan’s barn. The pracstands on a knoll in an open pasture. Bookshelves line tice concludes with creative writing, drawing or meditathe interior that houses two tables stacked with reams of tive sitting. I would read what I had written to the other green and blue rice paper, colored photographs, rulers, women. When you hear a poem out loud, then you can bone folders and signets of poetry ready to be sewn and tell if it has something to say. A lot of the poems started glued into cloth covers. Writer Mary G.L. Shackelford there, and then I worked on them. They went through is crafting, by hand, the third chapbook in her poetry many iterations.” series. The author will read and sign Shackelford finished the poems in her new book, “Song in my Belly,” at 6 2014, hoping to publish that same year, “In the unfolding of /their p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Vashon the handcrafted nature of the way Bookshop. shapes /A moving still life /A but she likes to create her books took longer Shackelford has lived on Vashon for living prayer/A meditation/ than expected. Indeed, the process is the last 28 years, but in many ways she Of fearless dancing/ Like the labor intensive, though clearly beloved is just now coming home. She and her by Shackelford. husband Jim Burke left the Blue Ridge song /In my belly.” With an 1899 letter press from Alaska Mountains of Virginia in 1978 and Mary G.L. Shackelford, — which she and a group of islanders in drove across the country to settle, sight Author the 1980s used to hand set and publish unseen, on Vashon. The writer, mother, books under Laughing Dog Press — backporch musician and longtime orgaShackelford set the title by linotype and nizer and supporter of island arts has worn many hats hand-printed each of the 150 covers. Then using large since then. sheets of paper, she tore the covers and end pages and In the early 80s, Shackelford wrote for The marked the fold lines with a bone folder. Beachcomber, helping editor Jay Becker establish an Gathered around her tables like women at an old fasharts page. For 15 years, she worked tirelessly at Vashon ion sewing bee, Shackelford’s daughter Margot Burke and Allied Arts filling many roles, including performing arts islanders Shirley Ferris, Rayna Holtz and Robin Gage and literary arts coordinator, president of the board and tore, folded, sewed and bound the books, sharing what executive director before moving on to a job writing a Shackelford described in the book’s acknowledgement as newsletter for a school in Seattle. In 2009, with the influx “intimacy, laughter, willingness and diligence.” of technology, Shackleford said she worked her way out Naming other helpers at the end of her book, of that job and returned to her home and pink studio on Shackelford gives a grateful nod to islanders Ann Spiers, Burton Hill. Candy Gamble, Joan Hanna, Margaret Smith and her sis“It was a hard time,” she said. “It was a blow, so this ter Preston Shackelford, who lives back in Virginia. book is a collection of work about coming home to the As for what will follow “Song in My Belly,” Shackelford song in my belly. I’ve always marched to my own tune, but said she and Ferris have been gathering stories from this has been (an opportunity) to explore and be joyful island residents about what it means to live on Vashon. about being home versus being out in the world.” The duo plan to produce a literary performance called The writer said that a large part of her sojourn over “The Heart of Vashon” in January and then archive the the past six years involved playing music — learning the material for the heritage museum. After that, she’s not mandolin from island musician Paul Colwell — hence the sure, though she knows it will involve writing. musical references of the book’s chapter titles. She also “I might do some prose … maybe music and a little credits her practice of contemplative dance, taught by travel,” Shackelford said. “Jim retired in June and (it feels) islander Joan Hanna, with the genesis of the new poems. like we are finally harvesting our dreams. We don’t need In the title poem, the last stanza of “Song in My Belly” to light up the world. We are here, and I’m a lucky person alludes to the contemplative dance practice: … coming home to the song in my belly.”
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Boeing in Puget Sound:
A Century of Partnership
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oeing is coming up on a special year. In July, the company will be 100 years old. It’s a great success story, but Boeing didn’t do it alone. They’ve had incredible support from the community. It’s this special relationship between Boeing and its Puget Sound neighbors that will make its second century even better for the company and the communities where its employees live and work. Boeing and Puget Sound have come far in their journey together. Today, they’re major partners in international trade – with aerospace accounting for over half the state’s exports last year. Boeing is the largest single exporter in the U.S. – an important engine of the economy and a creator of jobs in the Puget Sound area. Although Puget Sound is home to a number of major companies, Boeing remains the state’s largest private employer, with over 80,000 employees based here in Washington. In the past five years, Boeing and Amazon together accounted, directly or indirectly, for more than 40 percent of the jobs created in the Puget Sound region. Commercial aviation is growing around the world, and Boeing’s success in global markets supports rising production rates in Boeing factories around Puget Sound. At the same time, as Boeing increases its international growth, it is also providing support in Puget Sound communities where the majority of its employees live.
In 2014, Boeing, its employees and retirees gave more than $50 million to Washington state charities and nonprofit organizations.
Boeing support for Puget Sound communities Boeing is an important presence in Washington state and in the lives of its residents, and has become a catalyst for positive change in millions of lives. In 2014, Boeing, its employees and retirees gave more than $50 million to Washington state charities and nonprofit organizations. The continued growth in aviation means the Puget Sound region stands to receive continued strong community support for health and human services, arts, environmental, culture and civic engagement.
Boeing is working to significantly expand Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) educational opportunities for Puget Sound youth.
Boeing employees are also playing a leadership role in supporting their communities where they live and work. Through the Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound, more than $9 million in financial assistance was provided to local nonprofits to boost education, human services and veterans support. The company is also inspiring the next generation of Puget Sound leaders. More than 650 Everett middle school students have participated in Boeing programs focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy. Students are also learning about clean energy and energy conservation due in part to a Boeing-funded science curriculum within the Everett School District. Boeing partners with Everett Community College to train aviation mechanics, and has contributed more than $9 million to the United Way of Snohomish County and other organizations dedicated to service. For the past five years, Boeing employees have volunteered to encourage recycling, employee engagement and community volunteering companywide. The Sustainables, a Green Team based in the Puget Sound, has completed about 80 site-based projects since 2010, contributing to a 74 percent increase in recycling and environmental education initiatives at the local sites. Boeing also supports military personnel and families. The Employees Community Fund awarded a grant to USO Northwest to support the construction on a new USO Welcome Center at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which will serve more than 10,000 military personnel and their families each month. Boeing is lead supporter for Rally Point 6, a nonprofit that helps veterans seeking employment, educational opportunities, assistance with benefits, housing or transition advice. Since the center opened in March 2014, more than 1,750 military, veterans and their families have found support. With Boeing winning in growing the aerospace marketplace, Puget Sound residents will see a win of their own. As the state’s largest employer, Boeing has shown a commitment to giving time, talent and resources to build up the communities its employees call home.
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Tarmac Talk
Is Boeing the largest building on earth? TRUE. Guinness World Records list the Boeing Everett factory as the largest manufacturing building in the world by volume at 472 million cubic feet (13.3 million cubic meters).
Is Boeing a city? TRUE. The Everett factory is like a small city, requiring its own fire department, security force, fully equipped medical clinic, electrical substations and water treatment plant.
The Boeing Factory employees 100,000 people. FALSE. There are about 35,000 employees working at the Everett facility, and they work in three shifts around the clock.
The Boeing Factory is so big that it rains in the factory. FALSE. Although the factory is the world’s largest building, it does not rain nor does it create any cloud/rain inside the factory building. However, when the factory was first built, clouds actually formed near the ceiling. The weather cleared when an aircirculation system was installed.
Is there a maze of walkways running below the factory? TRUE. There are 2.33 miles or 3.7 kilometers of pedestrian tunnels running below the factory. The tunnels are also utilized for operating the utilities and comes in handy during winter when getting around in the cold and snow can be a challenge.
Boeing employs more than 165,000 people worldwide. TRUE. Their workforce is a combined total from within the United States and in more than 65 countries.
The have the largest mural in the world. TRUE. According to Guinness World Records, the mural on the six factory doors is the largest digital graphic in the world.
Boeing 787 Dreamliners for China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines at Beijing Capital International Airport in China.
China becoming powerful catalyst for Puget Sound economic growth
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hina is projected to become the world’s largest commercial airplane market by 2030, creating opportunities worth billions for the Puget Sound region. The country is already Washington’s largest trading partner, with nearly a quarter of all the state’s exports headed for Chinese markets. In 2014, more than $20.7 billion in goods were exported, including apples, cherries, hops and wine. Topping the export list is the aerospace industry and Boeing. China’s rapidly growing aviation market plays a crucial role in Boeing’s current and future success, said Boeing Chairman Jim McNerney in a news release. Boeing projects Chinese markets will need 6,330 new planes worth $950 billion by 2034, making them the company’s largest potential customer. While Boeing makes up more than 50 percent of the Chinese commercial airplane market, the company is in a stiff competition to win Chinese orders against European plane-maker Airbus. The European company opened an airplane completion facility in Tianjin, near Beijing, in 2008 for the A320, and announced plans this summer to open a facility to finish interiors of the twin-aisle A330 in China. Boeing is leveling the
competition with its Sept. 23 announcement to open a similar facility in China. The company’s 40-year business relationship with China, which helped develop its aviation industry, could give the Puget Sound region an added advantage to come out on top. An investment treaty between China and the U.S. could provide a framework
Boeing Mechanics giving President Xi an airplane tour in the Everett factory.
for broader investment in U.S. and Chinese economies, according to previous reports. Supporters say, if signed, an agreement with China would create “a powerful catalyst for more economic growth,” according to The Daily Herald. The agreement would open up more of its market to American companies, provide clearer rules for Chinese investment in the U.S. and create jobs on both sides. Nonetheless, both sides have a long way to go in negotiating any investment agreement. With Boeing’s announcement to build a China-based delivery center – the first of its kind outside the U.S. – job creation will be on the rise and employment on the 737 line in Washington will not be reduced, according to a memo from Ray Conner, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The deal announced Sept. 23 also involves delivering 300 Boeing jets worth $38 billion, nearly double last year’s record delivery of 155 airplanes to China. Despite the competition and obstacles before them, Randy Tinseth, Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ vice president for marketing, said in a Sept. 16 Daily Herald report, that selling in the Chinese market depends on the same fundamentals as in others: relationships, patience and investment. For Boeing, all three are covered.
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Q&A on
Boeing and China Airplane sales to China are vital to Boeing, its workforce and the region’s prosperity. Boeing has worked with Chinese aviation industry stakeholders - including customers, suppliers, government agencies and others - in mutually beneficial ways for more than 40 years.
Q:
What is the most important thing people need to know about China and Boeing?
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Boeing is a key driver of strong employment growth in the Seattle region over the past five years, according to a new economic study.
Seattle-area heavyweights Boeing and Amazon generate 43% of new Puget Sound Jobs
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he Seattle metro area has experienced an impressive 15.5 percent growth in employment since 2010, with 43 percent of jobs generated by two of the area’s largest employers: Boeing and Amazon, according to a September report by the Seattle City Budget Office. In comparison, Washington State has seen 12.5 percent job growth and the U.S. overall 9.7 percent growth during that same time period. Boeing and Amazon, both of which have had a long-established presence in the Puget Sound area (founded in 1916 and 1994 respectively), are re-
sponsible for the creation of high-skill, high-wage jobs with an average annual salary of $100,000 in Seattle and the surrounding areas. The economic robustness of these two major employers over the past five years has been directly linked to the addition of thousands of other secondary and tertiary jobs, such as in construction, retail and service sectors, that, when combined, account for a substantial amount of job growth in the region. In light of this, ensuring Boeing and Amazon’s continued success will be a key factor in maintaining a healthy regional economy.
Boeing is competing hard to win sales in China because China will become the world’s largest airplane market in the coming years, and our success there is vital to Boeing production and employment in the United States and Puget Sound. This year, Boeing will deliver about 25 percent of all the airplanes we produce, including about one in three 737s built in Renton, to China. And, over the next 20 years, Boeing has forecast demand there for more than 6,300 new airplanes valued at nearly $1 trillion. One reason why China’s airlines are growing so rapidly is that its middle class is as large as the entire U.S. population yet, on average, people in China travel on airplanes a tenth as often as Americans.
Q:
The Chinese economy seems to be struggling. Could this hurt Chinese demand for orders from Boeing?
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Our forecast for airplane demand accounts for fluctuation in markets over a 20-year period. We’re confident that China’s economy and aviation sector will continue to see strong growth over the long term.
Q:
What are the factors that determine whether Boeing or your competitor sells more airplanes in China?
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First and foremost, Boeing has to deliver the best and most fuelefficient airplanes and services to support our customers’ business
plans. In addition, we must continue to grow our 40-year presence and collaboration with China’s aviation industry because this supports our sales opportunities, market access and long-term growth. This is not surprising: Just as Americans like to buy products made in the USA, China and other countries expect Boeing to partner with their industry and contribute to their economies.
Q:
Why has Boeing decided to establish a 737 finishing and delivery center in China?
A:
China is the key international market for the 737: This year, Chinese carriers will take delivery of one out of every three 737s that our employees build in Renton. With this in mind, a 737 completion and delivery center makes sense for several reasons: it serves Chinese customers by bringing the 737 closer to home, it adds capacity that will enable our planned production-rate increases in Boeing’s 737 factory in Renton, and it allows us to collaborate with Chinese industry in a way that supports our access to the China market.
Q: Will this new facility in China cause layoffs in the Puget Sound? A:
No. This facility in China increases Boeing’s 737 production capacity and will not result in layoffs or reduce employment for the 737 program. In addition, significant 737 sales to Chinese customers combined with this new China-based facility will enable higher 737 production rates on the 737 program in coming years.
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Tapping into
Top Talent Photo by Peter P. Pedraza New hires Oleksandr Shevchuk and Alexander Davis participate in functional training at the Everett Skills Processing Center prior to joining the 777/777X team as general mechanics.
Boeing taps into high school talent for manufacturing jobs
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continually learn and adapt to be sucike many Boeing people, 777/777X cessful,” said Walt Odisho, vice presinew hire mechanic Oleksandr dent of Manufacturing and Safety for Shevchuk is passionate about air- Commercial Airplanes. “We can do a planes. But what makes him – and better job of attracting top talent and 30 other recent hires – different is be- providing opportunities for current and ing part of the inaugural class of high new employees to develop the skills school and skill center graduates join- needed to succeed. If we do that, we ing Boeing through a new accelerated can extend our reputation as a major hub for aerospace talent while providhiring and training program. “Making it to Boeing wasn’t easy,” ing great jobs and careers.” Record producShevchuk said. “But tion levels coupled as the saying goes, with worker retire‘hard work pays off,’ “Making it to Boeing ments on the hoand I’m real excited to rizon means Boebe here.” wasn’t easy but as the ing expects to hire During a high many more people school career day for manufacturing and tour of the Snosaying goes, ‘hard work jobs in WashingIsle Tech Skills Center ton state through in Everett, Shevchuk pays off,’ and I’m real the end of this decaught the aerocade. Boeing is space bug. When he excited to be here.” also making investgraduated in 2015 ments in advanced from high school in manufacturing that Edmonds, while also — Oleksandr Shevchuk will transform the attending Sno-Isle nature of manufacTech, he competed in turing jobs. Those the Washington state Skills USA Aircraft Mechanic Competi- investments mean more preparation tion and won. He finished top 10 nation- and training for current employees and future hires. ally in the Skills USA competition. “We are working with our partners This all from someone who spoke almost no English when he immigrated to help develop people with the skills to America in 2008. He now speaks, needed by aerospace companies,” said reads and writes in Russian, Ukrainian Michelle Burreson, senior manager, Workforce Development & Integration and English. He is currently pursing an Airframe at Commercial Airplanes. “By sharpenand Powerplant (A&P) license and illus- ing existing academic partnerships and trates the type of talent Boeing needs, creating new ones, we can make sure the school curriculum matches the skill Boeing leaders say. “Today’s manufacturing tools and needs of employers. So far, we have processes means our workforce must partnerships with 29 high schools, skill
centers and community and technical colleges in specific skill areas to ensure new hires are career ready.” Boeing recruiters also have accelerated their efforts at Puget Sound schools with strong aerospace programs. In addition to career fairs, information sessions and factory tours, job offers are now presented more quickly to qualified individuals. Once hired, employees participate in a five-day enhanced orientation focused on quality and safety followed by hands-on training with Airplane Programs or Boeing Fabrication. The second wave of more than 30 new hires from high schools and skills centers start the program this month.
“The goal of the Pierce County Skills Center is to prepare students for high-wage, high-demand careers,” said Michelle Ledbetter, director, Pierce County Skills Center in Washington state. “Our aerospace manufacturing students are excited about the opportunity to start their careers in manufacturing at Boeing. These are viable, well-paying jobs with great opportunities for professional development and advancement.” Shevchuk echoed that sentiment. “I’m looking forward to starting my Boeing career and taking on some new challenges. And, at some point, pursue a college degree on the company.”
Photo by Marian Lockhart Earlier this year Ray Conner, Commercial Airplanes president and CEO, spoke to more than 50 community college and high school educators about working together to build the future manufacturing workforce in the Puget Sound region.
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Boeing makes $15 million investment in STEM learning
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oeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner announced that Boeing is providing $15 million to create the Boeing Academy for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Learning at the Museum of Flight . An additional $15 million match was announced by the family of the late Bill Boeing Jr., son of the company founder, bringing the total investment in the museum to $30 million. The academy being created with the company’s investment represents a vigorous, new STEM-focused education initiative that aims to double the number of students served by the museum’s immersive programs over the next two years — particularly from communities under-represented in STEM fields — and connect them to fulfilling, in-demand careers. Washington state leads the United States in creating STEM-related jobs, but, by 2017, an estimated 45,000 jobs requiring STEM education in Washington will go unfilled because of a lack
of qualified candidates, according to Washington STEM, a nonprofit organization advocating for increased investment in STEM education. “This academy will help close that gap, and we are confident the Museum of Flight is the perfect partner to help us expand the pipeline of diverse, talented young STEM professionals in Washington and beyond,” Conner said. “Whether they choose aerospace or not, we’re happy to provide the opportunity, access and education that will enable them to develop their talents and grow their skills.” The Boeing Academy for STEM Learning at the Museum of Flight will significantly expand STEM opportunities for Washington’s youths, company and museum officials said. The number of students served by the museum’s educational program is expected to double by 2017 and double again by 2019. Additionally, at least half of those students will be young women, students of color or economically disadvantaged, which makes it possible for
Photo courtesy of Boeing Children toss paper airplanes to celebrate the announcement of the Boeing Academy for STEM Learning at the Museum of Flight near Seattle.
young people across the spectrum of the community to develop their talents and share in the promise of a better future, officials said. “It allows us to reach more kids, allows a lot more kids to be involved in programs that we’ve already done and allows us to expand the program dramatically to reach underserved audiences,” said Doug King, CEO of the Museum of Flight, about Boeing’s investment. “What we find in our immer-
sive programs at the high-school level is that two-thirds of those kids end up going into STEM careers, and more than half of those are aerospace related.” Meanwhile, June Boeing represented her late husband, Bill Boeing Jr., in announcing the $15 million match. “He cared so deeply about the educational mission of the museum,” she said of her husband. “He would smile most brightly when in the midst of our eager young learners.”
Local clubs learn who’s ‘all in’ for Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing Photo courtesy of Boeing
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t’s a video message they will likely never forget. Teenagers involved in more than half-a-dozen, youth-focused organizations in Washington state learned through a short video message that they’re among the recipients selected to join the Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing this year. The Legion of Youth is a unique community program created in 2014 to provide tickets to the National Football League’s Seattle Seahawks home games to community organizations that serve young people throughout the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The news was delivered in a video featuring Pete Carroll, Seahawks head coach, and Ray Conner, Boeing Com-
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner and Seahawks’ Coach Pete Carroll announce groups to receive home game tickets in special video message.
mercial Airplanes president and CEO. Empowering local young people is part of Boeing’s long-standing commitment to giving back to the communities where employees live and work. “Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing is really a special way for us to recognize local students like you who are committed to school, demonstrating leadership, are active in your local communities and are setting a great example for your peers,” Conner said in the video. “That’s why we’re so excited to let you know that the youth-focused organization you are part of has been selected as one of our 2015 Legion of Youth recipients.” During each of the eight regular season games at CenturyLink Field in Se-
attle, 25 young people each will receive four game tickets and the opportunity to meet a former Seahawks player. They also are given concession vouchers and a Legion of Youth Powered by Boeing sweatshirt while at the game. “Legion of Youth is an outstanding program that recognizes students who make positive contributions in the classroom and in the community,” Seahawks President Peter McLoughlin said. “We are pleased to partner with Boeing to provide tickets for deserving youth to be among the 12s on game day at CenturyLink Field.” The Seahawks and Boeing select the community groups that receive the tickets.
This year’s recipients are: Q Athletes for Kids Q Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue Q Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County Q Girl Scouts of Western Washington Q Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative Q Washington Aerospace Scholars Q WA National Guard Child & Youth Program Q YMCA of Greater Seattle
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Giving Back... Boeing employees are making a significant difference in communities where they live and work. Through the Employees Community Fund (ECF) of Boeing Puget Sound, employees contribute funding for training for veterans, food for seniors, early learning for low-income children – and much more. Last year, more than $9 million in grants were awarded to community non-profits throughout the Puget Sound region. Here are some recent grant recipients.
Mary’s Place increases its reach
The Greater Trinity Academy’s new bus purchased with grant money from ECF funds. The bus will be used to transport students who are a part of the GTA Before and After School Program to local schools.
$40,000 grant for Greater Trinity
EVERETT — The Greater Trinity Academy (GTA) in Everett received a $40,000 grant to purchase a new bus to transport students who are a part of their Before and After School Program to local schools. The bus will also be used to transport GTA students to field trips and other educational opportunities in the community. GTA serves underprivileged kids and families that cannot meet the financial demand of providing quality early childhood education.
Grant allows EFP’s food storage capability to expand
SEATTLE — Mary’s Place Seattle was provided $15,000 by Boeing employees for new refrigerators and freezers at their Day Center for homeless women. Mary’s Place empowers homeless women and children to reclaim their lives by providing shelter, nourishment, resources, healing and hope. The new freezers and refrigerators replace inadequate equipment and will help Mary’s Place continue to serve its patrons at the Day Shelter and the Night Shelters, and increase their reach to potentially support additional night shelters.
$17,000 grant for homeless KING COUNTY — The Emergency Feeding Program (EFP), located in Renton, was granted $40,000 to purchase new warehouse equipment that will expand its ability to store more food, stock inventory of packaging materials and stage food drives. EFP packs and distributes distinct, ethnically sensitive and nutritionally focused bags of non-perishable foods for those in immediate hunger by collaborating with over 200 distributor partners throughout King County. Last year, EFP and their partners packed and delivered over 20,000 bags of food serving over 45,000 people in the Puget Sound region.
SKAGIT — A special funding grant of $17,000 was granted to Community Action Agency of Skagit County, the fiscal agent for Skagit Project Homeless Connect (PHC). PHC is an annual, oneday event that brings together, in a single location, a wide variety of volunteers and free services for homeless people. Direct services provided on site include: hot meals; medical and dental care; vision screening and eyeglass vouchers; haircuts; mental health assessments; substance abuse screening and housing referrals. The funds from ECF will cover the costs of the medical screenings, volunteer t-shirts with the ECF logo, intake forms and tent rentals for the service providers.
THANK YOU VIETNAM WAR VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THE SACRIFICES YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES HAVE MADE. Many of the troops who returned home from Vietnam at the end of the war were met with disdain rather than with the thanks that veterans of other conflicts had received. Now is the time for the citizens of Washington state to undo that disservice done to our Vietnam veterans many years ago.
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Teens and young adults with island roots step up for challenges ing ice to melt and the water to flow there. Soon, he added, he will head to Hawaii’s dormant volcano Mauna Kea, which has the same geochemistry as Mars. “By studying Mauna Kea, we can learn about Mars,” he added. As for if he would go to Mars, he said he is undecided. ‘I like a lot of things on Earth too much,” he said, though he might consider a short trip.
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Countless island teens leave the island to pursue their passions, but recently three young people with Vashon ties have furthered their accomplishments athletically and academically.
Abi Kim Islander Abi Kim, known to many local athletes for her track and soccer skills, recently added another accolade to her resume: She was invited to participate in the U18 Women’s National Team soccer camp at the Olympic Training Center in San Diego, California. All of the players in this camp were born in 1998 and are eligible for the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2016 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, but the goal for Kim and her cohorts is the 2018 U20 Women’s World Cup — and beyond. Kim, a senior at Seattle Christian, is the daughter of Jin and Su Kim. “It was a really good opportunity,” she said last week. “I was really happy to get to train with such qualified people.” Kim is a forward on the Pacific NW Soccer Club, one of the top clubs in the area, according to Jin Kim. Her team was playing in a prominent West Coast tournament in July, and the Women’s National Team coaches watched her play there — and then extended an invitation to participate in the Oct. 18 to 25 training week. Kim called the camp “really fun and really hard at the same time” with two practices a day. Scrimmaging was her favorite element of the camp, she said, noting that the level of play was higher than that of her club team, but not as high as the club boys’ team she has also practiced with. The next U18 Women’s National Team event is in December, and Kim hopes to be invited back. “I guess we’ll find out. It would be awesome,” she said. After she graduates, Kim is slated to play at University of California-Berkeley on a soccer scholarship. She verbally committed to the school during her sophomore year and will make it official this year, Jin Kim said. In the mean time, as this is her senior year, Kim is playing on the Seattle Christian soccer team, which is ranked number one in the league and is in the midst of post-season play, set to play Vashon High School on Tuesday, after press time. As for her team’s prospects for heading to state, Abi said, “I think we have a chance, yeah.”
Colin Milovsoroff Colin Milovsoroff, a 2012 graduate of Vashon High School and a senior geology student at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, presented a paper last weekend at a workshop on best landing sites and exploration
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Island soccer star Abi Kim, left in the line up, takes her place with the U18 Women’s National Soccer Team; Jack Johannessen, top left, served in an internship at the Federal Reserve this summer, and Colin Milovsoroff, top right, spent last weekend at a NASA workshop focused on Mars landing and exploration. zones for human missions on Mars. The workshop, sponsored by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, was the first in a series before the United States sends people to Mars. “It was incredible,” Milovsoroff said afterward. “Everyone in the Mars community was there.” At Hilo, he has been working with three professors and astrobiology students, and the abstract for their paper was one of 45 accepted for the weekend. “The whole point was to get the conversation started with geologists and astrobi-
ologists,” he said. Researchers working on this issue are attempting to find a site that would supply enough oxygen, water and propulsion sources to get people back home from Mars. The landing site that will eventually be chosen, he said, should be able to accommodate teams of people coming and going at least five times. His team suggested two sites they believe would be suitable, he said, one near a flood channel carved through basalt and another near a flood channel that was formed by groundwater after a volcano erupted, caus-
Jack Johannessen, a Central Washington University senior, spent this summer learning the ins and outs of the Federal Reserve System through a prestigious internship there. The Fed’s Avenues Internship Program offers work experience opportunities in Washington D.C. to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students majoring in economics — like Johannessen — and other academic disciplines. “The people there are brilliant. They do so much research, and they have a lot of resources available to use,” Johannessen said in a Central Washington University press release. “I liked the environment. It would be an interesting place to work for an extended period of time.” Johannessen’s internship responsibilities were specifically focused in the Fed’s Division of Monetary Affairs, which provides banking, finance and money market analysis. “It was a fairly advanced project and certainly challenging,” Johannessen said. His work centered on the rates of refinancing under the federal Home Affordable Refinancing Program (HARP) to see if the lower interest payments it provided helped homeowners pay off their debts or default less frequently on other loans. Johannessen says he appreciated one particular insight he learned from his mentor in the program, Fed monetary affairs economist John Kandrac. “If I want to be a serious economist, I need to be able to identify a problem, ask the right questions and then comb through the data and see what’s going on with the numbers and statistics as a way to get to the essence of what’s going on.” Johannessen, a 2011 graduate of Vashon High School, is in the midst of fall quarter classes at CWU, finishing work on his degree. He will graduate in 2016. “I’m certainly more confident in my abilities, and I have a deeper understanding of how the field of economics works now — it’s much more data driven than what I thought,” Johannessen said. “I am going to utilize every lesson — and all that I learned — to its maximum potential. I know this experience will open a lot of doors for me in terms of what I can do and where I will work after I graduate.”
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and hand painting the background. He then shot each frame with an old Soviet Super 8mm camera. The voiceovers were executed by Smetanka’s friends. “There are no professional voice-overs, but you can hear the young and old voices, and the silhouettes are amazingly expressive. You don’t need to see a full face or mouth,” Staczek said. “It’s very D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself), not Hollywood, which is another reason why I wanted to show the film (on the island).” As for the score, Staczek said it took him a month, working against a deadline for the Berlin Film Festival. His
creative process began while he watched the film, and ideas began to formulate. “I try to think about something that will guide me through the whole piece,” Staczek said. “It came to me that it is like the film “The Thin Red Line.” It is meditative, not martial. No snare drums and military music — it is not about recruiting. We knew the subject was tough, the images difficult, and we wanted a contrast until the climax.” Staczek collected sound effects to accompany the music, a process he considered a treat as he did not have to compete with a sound designer. Usually he and the sound designer are necessarily at odds as they both are “making noise at the same time.” For this film, Staczek said he could include stylized footsteps, use sparse or even no sound effects and write music around them. Staczek said he par-
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ticularly enjoyed working with unique tones created by island musician Ela Lamblin of Lelavision. Like most freelance artists, Staczek juggles multiple projects at one time, most of which arrive via word of mouth. He has not pursued an agent, preferring instead to “live on an island, write music, be with my family and do unique stuff.” He currently is finishing up a part liveaction, part claymation series called “Rocket Man” and recently completed a score commissioned by the Make a Wish Foundation for a young girl who wanted to appear in her own cartoon. Staczek also will be performing the music he composed — with funds from the Elton John AIDS Foundation — for Lelavision’s HIV prevention campaign film, “Moving in the Spirit,” at Spoke Gallery later this month. For now, islanders can hear Staczek’s work in “And We Were Young,” thanks in large part to Eileen Wolcott at Vashon Theatre. Wolcott stepped right up when he asked her to show the film, Staczek said, adding that he believes Wolcott and the theater are a “huge treasure for the island, a lifeline to culture.” The Vashon post of the VFW and the American Legion also lent their support for the event, helping Staczek’s vision of a benefit for island veterans become a reality. “Veterans Day used to come and go for me, but after this film, now it doesn’t,” Staczek said. “I hope people will come and think and reflect. The film is not pro-war or anti-war, it’s just war. The (soldiers) are not saying anything except what happened to them. You get to make up your own mind.” “When We Were Young” will show at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Vashon Theatre. All tickets are $7 and will benefit Vashon veterans. There will be a question and answer session with Staczek and via Skype with Smetanka. Special for Nov 4th Nov 7th
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Cross-country: Pirate women crowned district champions Runners victorious despite rainy, muddy race By BRUCE CYRA For The Beachcomber
Members of the Pirates women’s cross-country team were crowned district champions Saturday for the second year in a row, and the team qualified to race at the state meet in Pasco this weekend. Joining the team on the trip east from the men’s team will be sophomore Gianno Waller, who raced to fifth place in the men’s varsity race at districts last weekend and is the first
men’s team Pirate to qualify for state in five years. Saturday’s meet at American Lake golf course befitted Halloween horror with its stormy, wet and muddy challenges, but the women Pirates showed their true grit to fashion a pearl of victory by scoring 45 points to second place Klahowa’s 64 and placed three runners in the top 10. The Pirates were able to pull off their successful win by placing their top five scoring racers within a span of only 56 seconds, compared to three and a half minutes for Klahowya. The team has been practicing team bunch-running for two years now, and it pays off in the important races, forcing opponents to
race against a daunting tide of green and yellow. Freshman Lucy Boyle scored first for the Pirates in sixth place, followed by juniors Jessica Merritt, Selena Mildon, Eva Anderson and Annie Muller. The varsity was filled out by Aria Mildon and Natalie VanDevanter in 19th and 25th places. Joining the top seven on the trip to Pasco will be alternates Jane Oswald and Taryin Mulvhill. The State Championships will be held on Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. — Bruce Cyra is an island runner and supports the VHS cross-country teams.
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Football: Costly turnovers cause Pirates to fall to Chimacum Last Pirates football game is Friday at home By CHERYL PRUETT For The Beachcomber
Once again, the Pirates proved that the name of the game is turnovers. Friday’s away game in Port Townsend had two onside kicks, a muffed punt return, a fumble and an interception that proved to be the difference in the game as Vashon lost a close one to the Chimacum
Cowboys, 45-38. After two weeks of futile offensive efforts, Vashon bounced back, putting 38 points on the board. Bryce Hoisington was back in form, finding holes and slipping through defenders, piling up an impressive 369 rushing yards. Freshman Adrian St. Germain continued to impress with his play on both sides of the ball with multiple tackles, two interceptions and more than 100 rushing yards. The game started with Vashon’s quarterback,
Connor Hoisington, making the first score of the night as he slipped up the middle for a touchdown just four minutes into the game. The extra point conversion was good, and the Pirates were up 8-0. Exactly 16 seconds later, Chimacum took the kickoff 57 yards back for a Cowboy touchdown, and the score was tied at 8-8. St. Germain returned the favor, taking the next kickoff back on an impressive run deep into the red zone. Bryce Hoisington found the end zone on the
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next play, but the score was called back on a Vashon penalty. Two plays later he was in for good, and with the extra points converted, the Pirates led 16-8 with six minutes to go in the first quarter. Chimacum was able to convert a couple of first downs, but lively defensive pressure by Clyde Pruett forced a huge fourth and 30 situation and a Chimacum punt. Bryce Hoisington took control on the next set of downs, and on fourth and 5, ran untouched for his
second score of the night. With almost three minutes still to go in the first quarter, the score was 24-8. The game settled into a back-and-forth rhythm until St. Germain pulled down an interception, giving Vashon the ball. Unfortunately, three successive Vashon penalties capped by a fumble recovered by Chimacum led to a Cowboy score at the midpoint of the second quarter. The score, 24-16. Not to be outdone, Bryce Hoisington and the Pirates scored again one minute
later on a huge scamper down the far sideline. The two-point conversion by Logan Nelson was good, and the Pirates extended their lead 32-16. Chimacum marched down field on their next possession, making it into the end zone with three minutes to go until the half, bringing the score to 32-24. One minute later, thanks to the Cowboys recovering their own onside kick and bad pass coverage by the SEE FOOTBALL, NEXT PAGE
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Vashon rowers bring home eight medals at Portland regatta central waterfront district, and with a strong tailwind, times were impressively fast. In total, Vashon entered 16 events and won medals in half of them with four gold, three silver and one bronze finish. The junior women’s four with Riley Lynch (stroke), Rhea Enzian, Rhiannon Simmonds, Emma Greenlee and Ellie Lande (cox) was the first Vashon boat to win their race and reported that the conditions had waves pouring into their boat for part of the course. The junior women’s quad consisting of Katrina Heffernan (stroke), Caprial Turner, Tabitha Illerbrunn and Mei Lee Vandervelde (bow); the junior men’s double (Patrick Hanson — stroke and Forrest Miller — bow); and junior women’s novice four (Samantha Zeigler — stroke, Lelah Assink, Maya Gould, Ivy Jaguzny and Kate Lande —
cox) all won their races in the wind-shortened third flight. Two master women’s boats (quad and double) and a novice junior men’s four took home silver medals. The master men’s quad took home the bronze. Coach Richard Parr congratulated the team on an event well-rowed. “November racing is not for the faint of heart, and our team showed its mettle under some tough conditions today,” Parr said. “Both our masters and junior rowers performed very well.” The fall crew season ends next weekend with the aptly-named Frostbite Regatta at Green Lake in Seattle on Saturday and the biggest head race on the Northwest fall schedule, The Head of the Lake, at the University of Washington on Sunday.
Pirates, Chimacum scored good, and the score was 38-32. again, and with the extra Chimacum answered points, the score was tied right back, scoring one at 32. Vashon’s next posses- minute later. Vashon’s sion came up 2 feet short defense stuffed their extra point on converattempt, and sion, and As has been the the game was the Pirates horrific theme tied again at turned the 38. ball over on for most of the T h i n g s downs. After season, Vashon were looka huge pass fumbled the ball ing up for play brought Chimacum on the very next the Pirates when Bryce close to scorsnap leading to Hoising ton i ng , t he the Cowboys’ final recovered a defense rose up and Joe score of the night. fumble, giving Vashon Ghigleri the ball and sacked the momentum. Cowboys’ quarterback, hopef u l allowing St. Germain to As has been the horrific snag his second pick of theme for most of the seathe night, saving a sure son, Vashon fumbled the ball on the very next snap, Cowboy score. The rain came with the leading to the Cowboys’ start of the second half, final score of the night. and Vashon’s final score of Their point conversion the night came on a pass attempt was good, and play to Pruett at the mid- they took the lead 45-38. The fourth quarter was point of the third quarter. The extra points were no a back-and-forth affair
with neither team able to successfully move the ball. A costly muffed punt return followed by a personal foul call on Vashon late in the game killed their momentum. The defense held strong on Chimacum’s final possession, and the Pirates took the ball over on downs deep in their own territory with a little over two minutes to go in the game. Bryce Hoisington took the game on his shoulders and made valiant runs to midfield, but the clock was the opponent, and the final drive ended just short. The Pirates have one last game, scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov, 6, at the VHS stadium. The opponent will be determined by the results of playoff games in other leagues.
By PAT CALL For The Beachcomber
The word “eclectic” is hardly strong enough to describe the venue for the Portland Fall Classic regatta that took place Sunday on the Willamette River. A high-traffic urban bike path, a freight and passenger train corridor and an elevated portion of Interstate 5 loomed over the scene that also featured a homeless camp and a World War II submarine. Vashon’s master and junior rowers participated in the event for the second year, and all eyes were on the weather which morphed from extremely stormy on Saturday to partly sunny and blustery for Sunday’s race day. The winds built through the day, causing race organizers to shorten the course from a 5K to 3K for the afternoon’s third flight of racing. The course follows river downstream through the
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The junior women’s four consisting of Riley Lynch (stroke), Rhea Enzian, Rhiannon Simmonds, Emma Greenlee and Ellie Lande (cox) won their race Sunday at the Portland Fall Classic regatta.
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June 2014 on the Mukilteo/Clinton route, and a second in June of this year on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route. The third will be complete in 2017 and will serve the Seattle/ Bremerton route, and the fourth is scheduled for completion in 2018, according to the WSF website. Griffith said none of the new boats or the ones they are replacing can be used on the triangle routes because they are too big to fit into the Fauntleroy dock. Sen. Sharon Nelson (D-Maury Island) told The Beachcomber last week that the legislature’s funding of the four boats is “a major step forward” in the ferry system’s funding. “When I came onto the Senate in 2007, we were pulling boats and barely had enough, so now to have new ones, that’s a major step,” Nelson said. She states that the move is a result of the legislature realizing how important the ferries are to the state, and that she hopes the fourth Olympic-class boat won’t be the last new boat the system sees. But, Griffith pointed out that beyond the Olympic-class vessels, there are “no other vessels funded
at this time.” She continued to say she is appreciative of the legislature’s move to grant WSF the $602 million, and that the transportation package gives the department a stability it has not had since the passage of Initiative 695 in 1999, which abolished the state’s car tab tax and WSF funding with it. “When Initiative 695 occurred, we lost significant funding,” Griffith said. “That’s a difficult situation to plan around, and that has come into play when talking about replacing vessels. (Ferries) take around three years to build, and the state has now funded one more boat. To fund four or five at once would be huge price tag.” She said that the department’s finances were further stressed by the recession, and that WSF now has a “fairly constrained view” of the future. “We have one more vessel and two terminals getting replaced,” Griffith said. “What I want to say is that we have a transportation package that (WSF) benefits from. Even though it may not be enough, I don’t want the message to the legislature to be, ‘Hey, you didn’t do enough.’” But the new Olympic-class boats do not fix the bigger problem of too many aging vessels, which Griffith admitted. “We want to continue building,” she said. “Even though the Olympic class is great, there are vessels reaching 60 years soon. We would like a conversation (with the legislature)
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about diversifying capital funding. We have a backlog on (preservation and midlife work), and it’s a byproduct of funding constraints and maybe some shipyard capacity issues. We might be our worst enemy because with the aging of the fleet, we have more and more unplanned emergency repairs that may disrupt planned maintenance.” And that is what happened last week and caused delays that left some islanders waiting for a ferry for two or three hours. When the Issaquah was taken out of service last Sunday, Monday and most of Tuesday for the unplanned emergency, the 61-year-old Evergreen State and the Tillikum were left on the route, reducing the normally three-boat weekday schedule to two boats. It was then emergency mode as electricians and mechanics worked to find out what was wrong with the Issaquah. The fleet’s other Issaquah-class boat assigned to the triangle route, the Cathlamet, was in maintenance at the time of the breakdown, according to WSF’s Maintenance, Dry Dock and Inspection Needs documents. The only boat that was available for standby service was the 64-car Salish, less than half the capacity of the Issaquah. “A lot of the fleet is out on emergency repairs, at least five or six boats,” islander Greg Beardsley said last week. “The Salish is the only one available that is functionally manned. Vashon gets the short straw because we are the only route with three boats, so if we lose a boat we only lose one-third of our service, whereas everyone else would lose half.” Beardsley went on to explain that WSF simply needs more ferries and that the fleet is aging “extremely fast.” The Tacoma, one of the fleet’s largest vessels that usually serves the Seattle/Bainbridge route, suffered an electrical explosion last year and returned to service in May. The Elwha, a ferry that runs the San Juan route, remains out of service after needing engine repairs in July. “I mean, you’ve got these things running nearly 24 hours a day, seven days a week, some 365 days a year. They’re going to break,” Beardsley said. “Unfortunately, when (a ferry has) something wrong, it causes a catastrophic vessel reorganization.” WSF has protocols in place for service disruptions to determine which boat will replace one that is out of service. According to these documents, an Evergreen State Class boat such as the Evergreen State or the Tillikum would be the triangle route’s backup. However, last week, both of those two boats were already running the regular triangle route. “It’s very complex,” Beardsley said. “It’s not like, ‘Oh, my car isn’t working, I’ll just steal my wife’s car,’ because each boat is different and has different safety procedures to be familiar with and different crew requirements.” Griffith said WSF has “made a fair amount of noise” over having viable, appropriately sized backup vessels. “We had the Hiyu, but it’s just not viable backup because of its size and inability to carry large trucks,” she said. “We will bring (the need) up again in a supplemental budget that will be dealt with when the legislative session convenes (in January 2016). We have our fingers crossed, hoping for Tillikum to become the viable backup. It’s in the best shape.” But beyond the need to build more boats, many of the triangle route’s delay problems come from the heavy vehicle traffic on the route, especially at Vashon. WSF On-Time Performance reports show that the Fauntleroy/Vashon route had the highest number of delayed sailings in September due to heavy traffic. In that month, 50 sailings were delayed due to heavy traffic; another 43 are classified as “other departure delays,” meaning vessel congestion, terminal closures or rescue incidents contributed to the late sailing, and still another 53 are classified as “accumulated delays,” meaning they were delayed due to earlier medical, weather, mechanical or traffic issues. Altogether, the documents show that the Fauntleroy/Vashon route had 92 percent of its sailings leave “on-time.” However, the Southworth/Vashon route has the lowest percentage of on-time departures over all the department’s routes for the month of September. The WSF report shows that 89.8 percent of the Southworth to Vashon sailings were on-time. Once the state legislature begins its session, Griffith said she is hoping to finally get the Evergreen State retired once the Tillikum is secured as a backup boat and the Sealth takes over its routes. “We will need to make the case for investment in newer vessels,” Griffith said. “It’s still a priority, and we need to have a conversation with the legislature to let them know its still very much a top priority. This is something we’re going to have to dig into. The long-term plan will have a replacement schedule, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we will have the funds.”
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have grass,” she said. “So I think we have to figure that out. I do not think it is a simple answer.” Documents from Water District 19 show that between 2005 and 2014, the school district typically used between 6 and 8 million gallons of water annually, the bulk of that in July and August. This year the school district used 4.8 million gallons during that two-month window, 15 percent of total water district usage. In fact, Water District 19 General Manager Jeff Lakin said that in the summer the school district greatly exceeds the limits of its seven water shares. The school district is supposed to use no more than 5,600 gallons per day, or 341,600 gallons per two-month billing period, he noted, far less than the nearly 5 million gallons it used this July and August. The school district’s water bills reflect that high volume of usage; as of Oct. 1, the school district had paid more than $51,000 for water so far this year, records show, with nearly $30,000 of that stemming from July and August irrigation. Over the years, water district staff and board members have tried to work with the school district to reduce its use, Lakin said, noting that in September, he and the board sent a letter to school board members, informing them of school district water usage and suggesting that they consider water conservation as they plan for the upcoming bond. Reached last week, school district Superintendent Michael Soltman addressed water use concerns, zeroing in on reducing irrigation needs. “As we replace fields, we certainly should be using artificial turf, particularly in this location and with this aquifer,” he said.
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He added he believes the school district to healthy.” is in a “Catch 22 zone” because it must Regardless, Wilke said, the district takes protect the fields as a community asset and water conservation measures into account therefore is unable to conserve water on a when irrigating by watering at night and large scale. early morning and using sensors that “That is why an artificial turf field is so measure rainfall and calibrate irrigation attractive to us because that is something we amounts accordingly. can do,” he said. Water district’s Lakin said he has talked Dave Wilke, the school district’s facili- with Wilke about turf maintenance and ties director, concurred. believes the district is “Absolutely, that is the doing a good job with the “If you care for the grass way we should go,” he fields overall. However, well, it lives a long life. If said. the school district’s sumyou do not give it the care it mer use of water is a large In recent years, the school district has taken needs, it will fall apart and concern for Water District several water-saving in part because stop being an asset, or you 19, steps, Wilke said, such as peak use limits the disinstalling water-saving trict’s ability to provide will have to spend a lot of devices in its toilets and water units to others. money to bring it back to faucets and relying on a Additionally, Lakin said, healthy.” rainwater system to flush the water district is under toilets at the new high Dave Wilke, constant pressure by both school. But the five athVISD facilities director, the board and state reguletic fields, which span 11 lators to drive conservaacres, are another story. tion further. To that end, Turf grasses are high-conLakin warned that the sumptive plants, Wilke said, and there are water district is considering raising the rates no drought-tolerant varieties. Furthermore, for the school district and other users who to withstand heavy use, the grass needs a exceed their water unit limits. deep root system — developed through fer“Just know we are developing policies to tilizing and watering in the prime growing establish rates for customers using more season. water than they signed up for,” Lakin said. “If we are going to have usable fields from “If there is a consensus among the three the end of August all the way through June, (board members), that is one of the common almost full-tilt, then the only way that works goals. They see it as an equity issue.” is to establish strong, healthy plants,” Wilke Water District 19 is the largest water said. purveyor on the island, with 1,448 accounts. He added that he is in favor of minimizing Since 1996, it has had a moratorium on new consumption whenever possible, but that a connections and has a long waiting list of larger perspective is important. “(Irrigation) is an investment in a sustainable asset for the island,” he said. “If you care for the grass well, it lives a long life. If you do not give it the care it needs, it will fall apart and stop being an asset, or you will have to spend a lot of money to bring it back
Kate Lanigan Kate Lanigan passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 15th, after a long struggle with early-onset Parkinson’s Disease. She was 68 years old. Kate led an inspiring and groundbreaking life as a midwife, a primary care practitioner, a sailor, back-to-the-land homesteader, feminist, community-builder, mother and grandmother. Above all she was an adventurer, a caregiver and a rebel. She shared 30 years with life partner Kathy Schiffman, who died in 2010. Born in Florida, she moved west to be part of the counterculture revolution. After her own transformative home birth experience, she trained as a home birth midwife, playing a key part in re-legitimizing this forgotten profession. Additionally Kate achieved her degree as a Physicians Assistant through Stanford and worked professionally serving underserved populations. She lived most of her life in Humboldt County, California and Vashon Island, Washington. She is survived by her children, Indigo Lewis and Sky Lanigan, their families, her sisters Linda Weiner and Annie Lanigan, and many, many friends. She will be remembered for her fierce and stubborn spirit, her love of life, of people and of the beauty of the world. A gathering to celebrate her life will be held Sunday, Nov. 8th, from 3-5 pm at the Snapdragon Café.
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people who would like to purchase water units. This spring, the board approved its report capacity analysis, which indicates it has the capability of producing nearly 200,000 gallons more than needed on a peak-use day and could consider lifting that moratorium. In fact, it released 20 water units earlier this year, including 18 that Mike Masi purchased last week to develop affordable housing near town. The question about what the district would do with water that the school district might conserve was evident at the forum, with Bell advocating conservation and noting that island creeks had run lower and warmer last summer than they had in the previous 15 years. Wishik challenged her conservation position: “I think this is not as straightforward an issue as it might first appear,” she said, adding. “What would make my heart feel better is if we were leaving (the water) in the ground or the streams, and I do not think that is what is going to happen. So, we need to figure it out.” Conversations with water district officials after the forum revealed that “figuring it out” will be a complex process and will include wide-ranging concerns, including potential climate change effects, housing issues, the implications of more people needing more water to grow food, along with how to deal with customers using more than their allocation — all issues that go far beyond the boundaries of sports fields. “It is a convoluted subject,” Lakin said, reflecting on the whole picture. “It is a tough nut to crack.”
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Marion Long Robbins, 88, passed away peacefully at the Franke Tobey Jones care facility in Tacoma on October 4, 2015. Marion was born in Seattle to Marion and Joe Long on May 18, 1927. The family soon moved to Tacoma where they owned and operated Atlas Foundry from 1929 to 1975. They spent their summers on Vashon Island above the beach at Burton. Marion was first married to Bill Brasier and they had three sons: Kim, Ladd and Shawn. Though they lived in Tacoma, they continued the family tradition of summering on Vashon. After her divorce from Bill Brasier, she married Ron Robbins in 1967 and eventually they moved permanently to Vashon. Marion and Ron enjoyed traveling, skiing in Sun Valley, and being with their many friends. They were great animal lovers, having welcomed several dogs and two parrots into their home. Marion was an avid rower and helped develop the award-winning Vashon Island Rowing Club. She and her rowing friends travelled and competed together for years and when Marion stopped rowing, those friendships continued. Marion was preceded in death by two of her sons, Ladd and Shawn Braiser, and her husband Ron Robbins. She is survived by her son Kim Braiser and his children Kaitlin Braiser-Murray and Marion “Courtenay” Braiser; her stepchildren Sue Kimbel(Roy), John Robbins(Yvonne), Paul Robbins(Beckie), Ann Bowlby(Dennis); four Robbins grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was especially close to her nephew Tom Long (Margy) who attended to her affairs after Ron Robbins died. Her family extends a special thank you to the wonderful Vashon caregivers who looked after her in her declining years and also to the staff in the memory care unit at Franke Tobey Jones. There will be a celebration of Marion’s life on Sunday, November 15th from 1:00 to 4:00pm at the Tacoma Yacht Club. Donations in Marion’s memory can be made to the Vashon Island Rowing Club, PO Box 79, Vashon WA 98070 and to the Vashon Community Care Center, 15333 Vashon Highway, Vashon WA 98070, where Marion’s surviving son, Kim, is a resident.
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Donald R aymond Lowr ance Donald Raymond Lowrance, a retired teacher, principal and active member of the Clatskanie, Oregon community, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, October 24, at the Gold Beach Island Elder Care Home. He was 79 years old and had been a resident of Vashon for the past year. A third generation Oregonian, Mr. Lowrance was born September 28, 1936 in Cottage Grove, to Raymond Clyde Lowrance and Rosa Mary (Gindhart) Lowrance. The younger of two children, he grew up in Junction City, and graduated from JC High School where he excelled in basketball, played trombone in the band and participated with Future Farmers of America youth programs. He continued his education at Southern Oregon College earning a teaching degree and graduating cum laude. He met his wife Natalie Joyce MacDougall while intern teaching at Ashland Junior High School and they were married in Medford on June 2, 1958. Donald served two years in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany, and moved to Clatskanie in the fall of 1960. Mr. Lowrance taught high school Biology and coached basketball and crosscountry teams from 1960-1975 at Clatskanie High School. From 1975 to 1992 he served as principal at Clatskanie and Knappa high schools. He retired in 1992 and was honored that summer as co-Grand Marshal for the Clatskanie Heritage Day celebration along with his long-time friend Ron Puzey. Mr. Lowrance was an active member of the Clatskanie Presbyterian Church and Kiwanis Club. After retirement, he coached several grade school basketball teams and mentored high school seniors to help them prepare for college exams. He treasured his time tending his vegetable and flower gardens, including a garden for the Presbyterian Church with the produce benefiting low-income families in the community. He also enjoyed fishing in the Clatskanie and Columbia rivers, hunting deer, elk and antelope, and backpacking with his family throughout the state of Oregon and Washington. He is survived by his daughter Lori Lowrance of Vashon Island, his son Jon Lowrance of Astoria; five grandchildren: Evan, Logan, Courage, Loyal and Faith, and his elder sister, Morene Condon, of Gladstone. His wife, Natalie, preceded him in death on October 14, 2006. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 21, at noon at the Clatskanie Presbyterian Church with Pastor Eric Huget officiating. Memorials are suggested to: Clatskanie Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 448, Clatskanie, OR 97016 or the Clatskanie Memorial Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 243, Clatskanie, OR 97016. Please visit our online guest book at www.islandfuneral.com
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Date of Appointment of Personal Representative: October 20, 2015 CHRISTINA NICHOLS Personal Representative Address for Mailing or Service: SMITH AND KOCH 17225 Vashon Hwy. SW SUPERIOR COURT OF P.O. Box O Vashon, WA 98070 WASHINGTON Tel: 206-463-9491 COUNTY OF KING Margaret L. Koch, ESTATE OF WSBA #8470 EDNA WALKER Morgan Canterbury, THOMPSON WSBA #48000 and Attorneys for Personal DONALD ORTON Representative THOMPSON, Published in the VashDeceased. on-Maury Island BeachNO. 15-4-06062-4 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO comber on November 4, 11, 18, 2015. CREDITORS (VIB666206) (RCW 11.40.030) The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided by RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Employment personal representative General or the personal repreF/T Welder sentative’s attorney at the address stated be- Needed for established low a copy of the claim Vashon Island Mfg. co. and filing the original of Production shop experithe claim with the court e n c e a p l u s. H o u r l y in which the probate pro- wage w/benefits packc e e d i n g s w e r e c o m - age DOE. Contact Anne at menced. The claim 206-463-3604 must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty The Vashon Island days after the personal Coffee Roasterie representative served or is seeking a hard workmailed the notice to the ing, enthusiastic outgocreditor as provided un- ing person with food serd e r R C W 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 2 0 vice and barista experi(1)(c); or (2) four months ence to join our team. after the date of first Must be exible in terms publication of the notice. of scheduling And If the claim is not pre- available for early mornsented within this time ing shifts, weekends and frame, the claim is forev- holidays as needed. er barred, except as oth- Please drop a resume erwise provided in RCW by store. 11.40.051 and No phone calls, please. 11.40.060. This bar is eff e c t i v e a s t o c l a i m s www.SoundClassiďŹ eds.com against both the dece- find what you need 24 hours a day dent’s probate and non- RN’s up to $45/hr, LPN’s probate assets. up to $37.50/hr, CNA’s Date of Filing Notice to up to $22.50/hr, Free Creditors: October 20, gas/weekly pay, $2000 2015 Bonus, AACO Nursing Date of First Publication: Agency, 1-800-656-4414 November 4, 2015 Ext 2 County Council King County, Washington Published in the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber on November 4, 2015. (VIB664836)
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