CONGRESSIONAL RUN County councilman announces 2016 run. Page 4
NEWS | Isola restaurant closes doors after six months. [3] COMMENTARY | Both sides of the Prop. 1 argument [6, 7] ARTS | Island choreographer opens mobile studio. [12]
FOOD BANK LIBRARY Local students share love of reading. Page 17
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Methanol plant meeting draws hundreds in Tacoma of frustrated people calling for future meetings to be better organized. For many Tacoma residents, the capacity An estimated 1,000 people descended on the Tacoma Convention Center Thursday issue was a snapshot of the larger picture night to voice their opinions about a of frustration about transparency among proposed methanol production plant in the public, the city and the Port of Tacoma. Tacoma, and two clear sides of the issue Many residents said they felt authorities were not transparent in the decision to emerged. The meeting was called with the inten- bring the plant to the port. One such resident is Ellen Moore, a tion to collect public input about the scope of the environmental study to be conducted commissioner with the city’s Sustainable by the city of Tacoma during an expected Tacoma Commission (STC). Before announcing her resignation from STC, she yearlong process. said she found out about the However, only some of the plant through social media. public speakers suggested “As a resident of Her speech brought cheers factors to be addressed in the Vashon, I don’t believe and applause from hundreds study. Most voiced opinions a scoping process that in the room. on why the plant should or “Methanol was never should not be built. doesn’t include us is brought to STC’s attenOpponents of the plant adequate.” tion,” Moore said. “As a cited pollution and other Bill Moyer, commissioner, I and others, environmental concerns Executive Director, the Backbone found out about the plant along with potentially Campaign on Facebook, which is troudecreased home values bling given that we were creand health issues as reaated by the city of Tacoma sons the plant should not to advise it on matters of sustainability,” be built. Proponents, largely representing the International Brotherhood of Moore said. “STC’s role is incredibly limElectrical Workers (IBEW) Commission ited. While it should act as a watchdog for and Boilermakers Local 502 unions, said sustainability matters, it has little power, the plant would bring desperately needed and the city rarely, if ever, seeks us out to advise it on environmental matters. That living-wage jobs to the area. A crowd had packed the convention cen- important (advising) job is left to (the) ter’s 400-seat room by 5:30 p.m., one hour planning and development (departments), before the meeting was set to begin, forc- which is a complete conflict of interest. ing hundreds into an overflow room and Convince us this is not a done deal.” The 125-acre, $3.4 billion methanol even more left standing in the hallway. production plant is being proposed by The meeting started early as Tacoma Fire Department firefighters told the crowd that Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW), the room was at capacity, leaving hundreds
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Top: Bill Moyer, executive director of Vashon’s environmental activist organization the Backbone Campaign, voices his concerns about a methanol production plant’s environmental impact. Bottom left: Carbonado residents Kayla, Elijah and Alison Niemeyer hold signs advocating for the plant and its job creation opportunities that could give their mother, a union worker, a job. Bottom right: Port of Tacoma Senior Project Manager Tony Warfield voices his opinions about the scope of the environmental impact survey for the proposed methanol plant.
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King County seeks volunteers to craft long-range plan for Vashon Members of committee will provide advice, recommendations to county about official planning document By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
King County will begin the process of updating the Vashon Town and Community Plans this spring and is looking for islanders to participate in an advisory group to help lead that effort and assist in creating a new Community Service Area Plan for the island.
The plan will help chart the course for the future of Vashon and is expected to cover a variety of issues and topics, ranging from demographics and climate change to zoning and major land use changes, as well as smaller, targeted issues that would affect residents within a defined area, especially the town core. The plan will help guide King County’s development and capital improvement decisions over the next 20 years, according to officials from the county’s Department of Permitting and Environmental Review (DPER), which is spearheading the planning process. They are hoping to select 12 to 15 islanders who represent a variety of interests and community needs for the committee, which
will meet monthly from March through September. DPER’s Bradley Clark will lead the effort on Vashon, and he indicated there will be several opportunities for all islanders to participate: at public meetings — with the first one slated for mid-March — as well as through social media, face-to-face conversations and in writing. Islanders’ input will be essential to the process, he stressed. “No one knows best what the issues are but the people who live there,” Clark said. As part of the process, members of the group will SEE PLAN, 24
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Isola restaurant closing soon After six months of serving Mediterranean-inspired small plates from a restaurant nestled between the print shop and VALISE in downtown Vashon, Isola is closing its doors. Isola owner and chef Chris Lueck announced last Wednesday that financial difficulties have led him to close the eatery; the restaurant’s last day in operation will be Saturday, Feb. 13. “I appreciate all the support we have received from the island,” Lueck said. “It was not quite enough to keep it viable, but
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Island homeless to be counted The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness, with the help of over 1,000 volunteers, will perform its 36th One Night Count of those without shelter between 2 and 5 a.m. on Friday. Vashon participated for the first time last year, and with some procedural adjustments made to accommodate for the rural nature of the area, will participate again this year. 206-992-4636 The count began in 1980
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Joe McDermott voted council chair, announces run for Congress By SARAH LOW Staff Writer
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King County Council Chair Joe McDermott cessfully getting “transgender” added to the definition of sexual orientation in the state’s hate crimes statute, campaign finance reform by way of removing a state law prohibition on public funding of local office campaigns and working to stop mining on Maury Island. More recently, McDermott served as chair of the KC Ferry District for four years before it was folded into the Washington State Ferry system and has been chair of the KCC budget committee as well as the Board of Health. And it’s this 15 years of experience that McDermott points to as the cornerstone of his congressional campaign. “I am running on my experience,” he said. “I want to take my ability to work across the aisle to meet the needs of middle-class Americans.” Out of the gate, McDermott has come out strong against “dark money,” and for gun control and accountability. In the press release announcing his candidacy, he stated that overturning Citizens United (referring to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2010 that opened the door for corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money advocating for or against candidates) would be a priority
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King County Councilman Joe McDermott hit the political ground running last week with his appointment as chair of King County Council (KCC), and the announcement that he will run for the congressional seat that is up for grabs this fall as Washington’s 7th Congressional District’s 14-term incumbent, Jim McDermott (no relation), retires. Joe McDermott, a Democrat and third-generation West Seattleite, has represented Vashon for the past five years as part of King County’s district 8, and for 10 years prior to that in the state legislature, representing the 34th district in both the House and Senate. On the island for a tour of some of the Land Trust’s projects last Friday, McDermott stopped by The Beachcomber for an interview. Addressing the question of his ability to chair council and campaign for a congressional run at the same time, he noted that as chair he will have fewer committee obligations, which should afford him more time than he’s had in the past, and that he’s ready to take on the challenge. “I have a lot of energy for the work I’m engaged in,” he said. “And I am excited about all of it.” According to McDermott, his “energy” for public service stemmed from his first trip to Washington, D.C. when he was a high school senior. “Before that, I thought I was going to be an engineer,” he said. “When I came home, I told my parents I was going into public service.” He went on to get a degree in history and political science from Gonzaga University, and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Washington. Before beginning his tenure as a state representative in 2001, McDermott worked as an instructor at South Seattle Community College, a senior budget analyst for the Seattle School District and as a staff member in the Pierce County Prosecutor’s office. In the state house for a decade, he served as a representative for nearly seven years, then as a senator for three. Some of his notable work at the state level included suc-
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from his first day in office, as well as cracking down on gun violence. “For too long, politicians in Washington DC have kowtowed to the National Rifle Association,” he said in the release. “It is past time that we pass tough background checks, ban military style assault weapons plaguing our communities and once and for all hold gun manufacturers liable for the over 30,000 deaths they cause in our country every year.” McDermott told The Beachcomber that income inequality is also an issue that is very important to him. And while acknowledging the realities of political gridlock, he also believes it’s possible to effect change. “I’ve worked with Republicans on legislation throughout my career — its about building relationships,” he said. “It has served me well, and it’s those skills that I will take with me.” The 7th Congressional District encompasses most of Seattle, all of Vashon Island, Edmonds, Shoreline, Kenmore and parts of Burien and Normandy Park. McDermott lives in West Seattle with his husband Michael. As of press time, three other people had also declared their intent to run for the seat: Third-year State Representative Brady Walkinshaw, a Democrat who graduated from Princeton and who has also worked for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He lives in Seattle with his husband; State Senator Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat and one-year state representative. Jayapal, who lives in Seattle — within the 9th Congressional District’s boundaries — with her husband, previously worked as a Seattle-based civil rights activist focusing on immigration advocacy, and is a graduate of Georgetown and Northwestern universities; and Jeff Stilwell, a Democrat, business owner and “humanist thinker,” who lives with his wife in Edmonds. Stilwell attended Seattle University’s School of Theology and Ministry, though has never pursued ministry as a career. The deadline for candidates to file is May 20. There will be a blanket primary on Aug. 2, from which the two candidates with the most votes, regardless of party affiliation, will move on to run in the general election on Nov. 8.
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Island roads at risk of closure as county deals with financial shortfalls Lack of tax revenue, small rural population leave King County roads department underfunded By ANNELI FOGT Editor
Seven stretches of road on Vashon Island could be closed in the next 25 years if the King County Road Services’ Divison does not find a way to increase revenue. The seven stretches are among the department’s 35 bridges and 72 miles of roadway county-wide that are at risk of being closed by 2040. The Road Services Division’s new Bridges and Roads Task Force has been meeting for the past six months and on Wednesday released its recommendations for the department on how to deal with the crisis. Among the task force’s recommendations was initiating “a new county-wide revenue tool ... that is tied to inflation, sustainable, long-term, provides a benefit to cities and the county and is not regressive.� County and state transportation departments lost millions of dollars in revenue after Tim Eyman’s Initiative 695 was passed in 1999 and did away with the state’s car excise tax (car tab tax). One decade after the initiative’s passing, the Kitsap Sun reported that Tim Eyman said I-695 had saved vehicle owners more than $10 billion. That money savings for Washington residents translates into shortages for transit throughout the state. The Road Services Division’s task force report states that managing the county’s existing infrastructure would require $350 million every year. Currently, the county has about $100 million in revenue for the upkeep of county roads and bridges. “(The department has) enough funding to address immediate safety issues, clean water requirements (runoff) and a
modest amount of maintenance and preservation activities,â€? the task force report states. But it’s not enough funding to save the aforementioned stretches of road and 35 bridges. On Vashon, affected roads would be: • Crescent Drive SW between Westside Highway and SW Cove Road • Westside Highway SW between the two intersections with Crescent Drive SW • The Dockton Road seawall between SW Ellisport Road and Portage Way SW • The Quartermaster Drive seawall from just east of Monument Road SW to Dockton Road SW • Kingsbury Beach Road between SW 234 Street and 80th Avenue SW • Governor’s Lane from 99th Avenue SW to 96th Avenue SW • The Vashon Highway seawall from 115th Avenue SW to SW 240th Place in Magnolia Beach. All of the roads are in the county’s transportation needs report and are due for reconstruction measures, but King County Road Services Division Director Brenda Bauer said last week that the department does not have the funds to repair them. “We don’t have enough money to do the maintenance and preservation on all roads. We have to handle the heavier traffic roads first,â€? Bauer said. “If we can’t make (roads) safe, we’re closing them.â€? Under the county roads division’s system, roads are placed in one of five tiers based on how heavily traveled they are. Safety and regulatory measures are required on all roads, regardless of tier, but maintenance (potholes, re-striping) are performed on more heavily traveled roads first. The closer to the number one tier the road is, the harder the department
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EDITORIAL Eyman tax measures wreaking havoc at government agencies Last week, a Seattle judge ruled that Tim Eyman’s latest tax-limiting measure, I-1366, was unconstitutional, despite being approved by voters in November. The initiative aimed to cut sales tax by 1 percent beginning in April, unless state lawmakers allowed a public vote on an amendment that would require a two-thirds supermajority in the Legislature for future tax increases. The Seattle Times reports that, on Thursday, the judge ruled it was a “thinly disguised effort to propose a constitutional amendment — which can’t be done by initiative in Washington.” The ruling is not only a victory for Eyman’s opponents, but for the entirety of the state government as well. In the past three months, multiple state and county government departments have pointed to Eyman’s initiatives as a reason for declining services or their inability to continue offering services. In November, Washington State Ferries chief Lynne Griffith said that Eyman’s I-695, which passed in 1999 and abolished the state’s vehicle excise tax, is one of the many reasons that the department is hurting financially. “When Initiative 695 occurred, we lost significant funding. That’s a difficult situation to plan around, and that has to come into play when talking about replacing vessels,” Griffith said in November. Last week, King County Roads Services Division Director Brenda Bauer said that the same initiative, combined with the recession, caused her to lay off 44 percent of her staff since 2009 and is contributing to the division’s more than $200 million annual shortfall. One decade after I-695’s passage, the Kitsap Sun reported that the initiative had saved an average of $140 per car per year, or about $3,000 since 1999 for a two-car family. But the cheap car tabs come with a cost: The article reported that 47 percent of the license tab money had gone to state transportation, 29 percent to local transit and 24 percent to cities and counties. “To recoup it, many agencies raised fees, cut services or both, and opponents of Eyman now point to the initiative as an example of how public services are hurt after such reductions,” the article states. Eyman’s initiatives look great to taxpayers on paper, promising lower taxes and more money in the pockets of the hardworking citizens of Washington. What Eyman and citizens who vote for his initiatives do not understand is the fact that initiatives such as these just redirect money that government entities need. Initiative 695 abolished the collecting of tax on car tabs, but it also led to increased ferry fees and the reduction of service from multiple government agencies, services that residents desperately need. Taxes should be fair and reasonable, but are necessary for living in a developed society. Without them, we would have no services.
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Vote ‘no’ on Proposition 1: Process was rushed, bond is too expensive
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s a community, we pride ourselves on being healthy and environmental. We have a nonprofit working hard on zero waste, and we try to keep to the mantra, “reduce, reuse, recycle.” There is nothing in this $26.9 million athletic facilities school bond that holds to these three “Rs.”
I have many concerns about this bond, but my biggest is the synthetic turf for a new track and field. The school district is asking us to allow them to rip out our grass football field and replace it with a petroleum product through which water will drain out, making another large surface that may add to runoff. According to a study called, “The Dirt on Turf ” by David Millar of Red Hen Turf Farm and Aaron Loan of Blue Grass Enterprises, we would need to plant over 1,800 trees to achieve a 10-year carbon neutral level by using this synthetic turf. We care about the health of our children, and the district was careful not to consider crumb rubber infill, which has been suggested to cause cancer, especially in soccer goalkeepers. Instead, the infill being proposed is ground up Nike sneakers. Greenpeace tested shoes made by a dozen brands, including Nike, and found all of them contained potentially harmful toxins. Nike has committed to eliminating hazardous chemicals from its products by 2020. (“Greenpeace ‘red cards’ Adidas, Nike for toxic World Cup merchandise” by Jasmin Malik Chua, 5/27/14.) These tiny toxic pellets in Nike infill may not only affect our children’s health, but will also be in the runoff, possibly harming fish, wildlife and habitat. Synthetic turf has to be replaced every 12 to 15 years, according to Vashon Island School District’s January
pay $17 million for an auxiliary gym. One of the major reasons being stated for this extra gym is for additional PE classes. I do not believe more PE classes will Soundings be offered at the high school. newsletter; Many students are in sports and this adds tons waive their PE requirement. of plastic to What’s more, Vashon High our landfill School’s student newspaper, The forever since Riptide, reported that Spanish it will never classes are currently so full that decompose. not all students have the opporWhile we tunity to take four years of this will be paying for the old turf language. More Spanish classes for another five years of the are needed, not more PE. 20-year bond, it will be sitNot only is this bond overting in the dump. The cost of priced, the process was also installing a new turf in today’s rushed. The reason was so that dollars is $540,000. My guess the old board could vote to is that this will morph into $1 place the bond on the February million in 15 years. The school ballot. Bonds before voters in district currently asks the February have the School Foundation highest success for help paying for A ‘no’ vote today is rate — probably replacement textbooks, so where is not a rejection of our because ballots be due before this extra $1 million kids or the district. will the King County in 15 years going It’s a request for a Assessor sends out to come from? Bob the 2016 property Hennessey, chair of plan that is both bills. Property the school board, better thought out tax taxes on Vashon told me another and more affordable. will be higher this bond would cover year. these costs. Finally, I don’t Do we need a trust the integrity of the numbetter track? Certainly. But bers in the bond. Architects for part of the reason our track is Integrus, the firm that designed in bad shape is due to a lack of the high school, realized in July maintenance over the past five that they forgot to add 55 perdecades. Years ago we should cent in soft costs on to all their have put in a drainage system estimates. All costs went up that would have dealt with our significantly. After that, some rainy conditions. New topboard members said they did ping would be part of a regular not have confidence in the planmaintenance schedule. I say, ning team or their numbers, but let’s renovate the track to meet to get this bond on this ballot, current measurements. That they voted for it anyway. Only does not mean the whole comDan Chasan, who did not like plex needs a complete overhaul the planning rush or the dollar for $5 million. amount, voted no. The school district previously A “no” vote today is not a invited sports coaches and the rejection of our kids or the athletic community to work on district. It’s a request for a plan their wish list, which became that is both better thought out the basis for this bond. Now, and more affordable. the basketball coaches want another gym for basketball with bleachers and a new conces— Hilary Emmer is a longtime sion stand, so we are asked to islander and community activist.
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e moved to Vashon as young parents for its beauty and excellent schools. We made a great decision. One of our children is a graduate of University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business; the other is a freshman at the University of Washington. Both have commented about how well prepared they were for college after attending elementary, middle and high school on the island.
Of course, academics and wonderful teachers played a big part in the success of their education, but so did athletics and dedicated coaches. Great school districts offer quality academic as well as athletic programs, and this combination fosters a healthy, successful student body and student experience. In many cases, athletics are keeping students engaged in school. For those who don’t excel in the classroom, athletics can be critical to building self-esteem. The future of maintaining the well-rounded, high standards of our Vashon school district is dependent on this last phase of capital improvements to the athletic facilities. The current state of our high school gym and track and field is antiquated, so much so that visiting schools that come to play at our facilities scratch their heads and say, “What the heck is wrong with Vashon?” The track team is spared this embarrassment — they can’t even host meets because our track is dangerous and does not meet competitive requirements. We live in a wet climate, so our fields take a beating. As a result, the high school stadium field use is limited to games — forcing teams and PE classes to scramble in order to find places for practice, includ-
ing an undersized swath rooms are obsolete and not to current code. As proud of land called the “wedge.” islanders who have invested hours and hours coaching Field space that should youth, we are embarrassed and saddened by how priorities have allowed our athletic facilities to diminish be used every single day RAUMA over the years. Pictures speak a thousand words — we of the year can only be are appalled at the message we are sending our island used once or twice a week. Artificial turf (and not the youth. The investment proposed by Proposition 1 serves kind made from crumb all islanders; we all use school facilities, not just our rubber being linked to students. If you don’t personally use cancer) the facilities, consider this as a way would be Let’s not make the same to protect the value of your property the Holy mistake Seattle made investment. It is proven that home Grail to decades ago by being values within good school districts far solve so out-pace those with poor or no school many problems in our athletic comshortsighted in investing munity. It makes one wonder how we districts nearby. School districts are in transportation could consider any other option. a litmus test for the overall economic infrastructure. Let’s We are woefully short on gym strength of a community: Crumbling space to accommodate all of the stuschool facilities will lead to a crummanage this the Vashon dent and community groups on the way — by being intelligent, bling Vashon. Our athletic facilities island. When our son played on the are crumbling. thoughtful and forward Vashon High School junior varsity These improvements need to be thinking. basketball team, the lack of gym space made; it’s not a matter of if, but when. resulted in 5:45 a.m. practices five Why defer them to a future time days a week for weeks on end. As a when it will cost more? Let’s not make parent, witnessing a growing teenager cut their muchthe same mistake Seattle made decades ago by being needed hours of sleep short with 5:15 a.m. wake-up shortsighted in investing in transportation infrastructure. calls was painful. It should not be this difficult to be a Let’s manage this the Vashon way — by being intelsuccessful student-athlete. ligent, thoughtful and forward thinking. The stadium and gym bleachers are both unsafe and not code-compliant. The toilet facilities are undersized and very hard to navigate for the elderly and — Mary Kay and David Rauma are island parents disabled, especially for stadium users. The gym locker who raised two children on Vashon Island.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tacoma methanol plant
Factory’s environmental impact a price too high for sake of business In the past decade, the greater Seattle area has experienced growth in both industry and prosperity unrivaled in West Coast shipping hubs with the exception of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Surprisingly, it is not the shipping or exports that led to such growth; this is possible anywhere. It is the jaw-dropping location, a huge influx of tech-based and domestic start-ups and an ever-growing workforce eager and proud to live in the greater Seattle-Tacoma area that has caused this growth. This growth could disappear just as fast as it came if we now make the wrong economic and environmental choices, the most recent being the proposed $3.4 billion Northwest Innovation Works methanol production plant. To permit this factory is a step backwards. It will literally occupy the same site as a previous environmental/economic tradeoff — the World War II-vintage, asbestos-laden Kaiser Aluminum Plant. The contaminating effects of the Kaiser plant are still being discovered and remind us of the entire Asarco copper refinery, which spewed toxicity that soaked into Vashon. As a student at Chautauqua Elementary School a decade ago, I joined my fellow classmates in having my hair tested by government representatives to see if I was poisoned by the polluted air and topsoil. I urge everyone who has endeavored to safeguard our health, natural resources and our future generations to inform themselves regarding this looming proposition, which would put the airborne contaminants of the largest methanol plant in the world at our doorstep. Let us embrace the beauty of our area, not the industrial destruction that has become a common sacrifice. This plant would provide methanol to China to produce more plastic knickknacks and toys, some sure to wash up onto our beaches along with polluted tides. — Hart Tahoma Heffelfinger
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homeowner on Vashon) from this bond? I’m getting a new multi-services facility replacing aging buildings that, according to Ellisport Engineering, are seismically unsafe. The bus barn, district maintenance workshop, technology and district storage facilities would be consolidated. I’m getting replacements and renovations in all three schools: Most of this will be used at McMurray Middle School to repair broken windows and deteriorated flooring and replace the hot water system. The locker rooms would be renovated and the gym damaged in the Nisqually earthquake would be repaired. At Chautauqua, teachers’ desks and bookcases left over from the former Burton school and other furniture would be replaced. At the high school, broken asphalt in the parking lot will be repaved and a sidewalk installed. I’m getting structural improvements to the StudentLink and FamilyLink building. I’m getting a resurfaced track, replacing the current track that is unsafe for athletes, new restrooms, accessible grandstands and replacement of the grass fields for use by PE classes and after-school athletics. And I’m getting a new high school gym as well as improvements to the old gym. Importantly, the district is trying to increase the amount of physical activity that all students get each day; Elementary and middle school students use the high school gym for some PE classes. I predict that with enhanced physical activities resulting from some of these expenditures, I’ll also be getting increased academic performance from students since according to the federal Centers for Disease Control, “physical activity can have an impact on cognitive skills and attitudes and academic behavior, all of which are important components of improved academic performance.” What a deal! I’ll be voting “yes” for this bond. — Kate Hunter
Proposition 1 cheaper in long run Even if you are immune to the kid-centered arguments being offered in support of Proposition 1, you should still vote for it because it is in your own best interests: 1. Pay now or pay more later. The facilities covered by the bond are more than 50 years old and in bad shape, it is cheaper to replace them now than a few years from now. With deteriorating athletic and fitness facilities our unavoidable reality, it is not a question of if we pay to replace them, but when. 2. Protect your property values. In a recent school ranking (k12.niche.com/d/vashon-island-school-district-wa/ rankings/), Vashon High School was well-regarded, except
for “sports and fitness,” where it earned its only subpar “C” grade. Someday you will want to sell your house, and a highly rated school district and high school will help tremendously. 3. Support our kids. One day these kids will support us — as leaders and contributors to society. The athletic facilities supported in Proposition 1 help to mold the future generations into productive citizens. 4. Support yourself. The community heavily uses school facilities for athletics and fitness, which is good. Our seniors should have a track that is safe enough to walk around. All of us should have access to facilities that promote a healthy lifestyle. Fifty plus years ago, Vashon residents supported the construction of our current school athletic and fitness facilities. Despite the tax burden, they stepped up to the plate for the good of the community. Now it’s our turn. Whatever your reasons, please vote for Proposition 1. — David Hackett
Athletics give children a place to belong I grew up in a small, rural community in Idaho and entered my teen years in the late 1970s. Had it not been for the opportunity to participate in organized sports, I can honestly say I would not be alive. I struggled with the overwhelming fact that I was different than most of my peers, that I was gay, and it was all I could think about. It made me feel like an outsider and very alone, except when I was on the field or the court. While playing sports, all the angst and depression I felt about being gay suddenly wasn’t there anymore, it was replaced with a sense of belonging, a sense of team. For those moments when I was in practice or at a game, all I thought about was sinking a jump shot of the screen or catching the football off of a post route. I belonged to a team. I had a place and I was no longer alone. Just like on Vashon, my community had one singlescreen movie theater and that was it. There were not many other options for young people to hang out and, because of that, I witnessed a number of my friends who were not involved in sports start drinking and experimenting with drugs. I can only imagine how many more would have found that as an activity if they would not have had a gym, a track or a field. Please vote “yes” on Proposition 1. Please give kids a place to belong. — Robin Magonegil LETTERS CONTINUE, NEXT PAGE
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letter (“Vote ‘no’ on Prop. 1, unfair to taxpayers�), a new gym is needed for reasons other than basketball. It is often overflowing, especially when it rains, which happens frequently here, as you may have noticed. The kids in outdoor sports come inside, and there is no way to accommodate them all. The track was built in 1970, and it was barely adequate then and is completely inadequate now. Like Foss Miller, I love track and field. We’re both volunteer track coaches, who work with kids in the springtime who’ll never achieve at the stratospheric level Foss did. Few, if any, will earn an athletic scholarship, but, for some of them, it may be nearly as important as it was for Foss. I’ve seen so many kids show up for the first practice shy and tentative, only to grow in confidence as the season wore on. This is their time. Please help them, and all of our kids, to have the best possible experience at Vashon schools. Vote “yes� on Prop. 1.
Community does not need athletic facilities The slogan used by those urging us to support the school levy, “Campaign for a Healthy Community,� seems odd. We have miles of quiet roads and wooded trails for walking, running and cycling. We are an island surrounded by water for paddling and swimming. We all have ample opportunities for healthy exercise. One suspects that these new, proposed improvements, increased enrollment from off-island students and the new high school add considerably to the prestige and resumes of those involved with our schools. — Teri Thorne
Proposed bond is reasonable The upcoming school bond election is about more than just improving athletic facilities. It also provides for several infrastructure upgrades to failing buildings. None of the bond projects are “Cadillac-level� projects, as some people have suggested. Instead, school board and district planners offer Vashon voters a Kia, maybe a Ford, much to the chagrin of some local athletic groups who wanted more. We elect our school board members to make long-term decisions for the greatest benefit to the school system while weighing the cost to the community. They do not make these, or any other recommendations, capriciously. After watching them work long and hard to keep the cost of each project as low as possible, I trust them to make good use of our tax dollars. Contrary to assertions made in last week’s
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Join your neighbors in voting NO on Prop 1 $26.9 Million Athletic Facilities School Bond Alice Bloch Andrew Niss Bernie O’Malley Carmen Chacom CC Stone Chip Wright Dale Greenfeld Deidre Petree Diane Kjellberg Donna Fox Douglas Larsen Elizabeth (EM) Wayand Frank Petree Gary Sipple Gay Rosser
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ONGOING Ping & Putt: Islanders of all ages and skill levels are welcome to come and play indoor ping pong and putt-putt golf at the Open Space. The ongoing event is cosponsored by the Vashon Park District. The cost for ping pong is $6 per hour for table, paddles and ball, or table only for $5 per hour — the cost is $4 for the works and $3 for table only for 30-minute rentals. Golf costs $3 per round on the six-hole course with putter and ball included, $10 for a family or group of four (add $2.50 for each additional person) or $25 for a 10-round pass (good through Jan. 30). Onehour passes to be used for either or both are also available for $10 per adult or $8 per youth (under 18). No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Ping & Putt will run through Saturday, Jan. 30. Hours of operation: 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 3 to 8 p.m. Fridays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, at the Open Space for Arts & Community.
WEDNESDAY • 27 Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll... And Other Things That Go Bump in the Night: Vashon Alliance to Reduce Substance Abuse (VARSA) presents Julie Metzger as part of its Parent Speaker Series. Metzger, a pediatric nurse, writer and educator, has worked with families for more than 25 years on issues surrounding puberty, sexuality and decision-making. She will discuss ideas, facts and strategies for dealing with the above mentioned issues with interested parents. For more information, see varsanetwork.org. 7 to 9 p.m. in the Vashon High School commons.
THURSDAY • 28 Count Us In: The Vashon Library will serve as a check-in point for homeless and unstably-housed youth ages 12 to 25, as part of a county-wide effort to inform strategies for resources and planning for programs and services. Any young person who falls within the age range and is homeless or is experiencing an unstable or unpredictable shelter situation (including staying with friends or others ) is encouraged to check in and fill out a survey. 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Vashon Library.
BCC Lecture Series: Burton Community Church offers a 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 Thomas Mann’s “Death in Venice” and Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis.” For more information, call Herb Reinelt at 408-7360. 4 to 6 p.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church. Dockton Forest Mountain Bike Trail Proposal Open House: To follow up on two previous community meetings, King County Parks and the Vashon Mountain Bike Association will present final recommendations for the Dockton Forest Mountain Bike Trail Project. Attendees will have the opportunity to suggest names for the existing multi-use trails, review sample trail etiquette signs for the kiosks, design the new trail etiquette signs and sign up to be a volunteer trail builder. The goal is to produce a clear and concise trail use plan that ensures continued hiking, biking, horse riding and running opportunities for park users of all ages and abilities. For more information about the meetings or to provide input, contact David Kimmett at 477-4573 or david.kimmett@kingcounty.gov. 6 to 8 p.m. at McMurray Middle School.
FRIDAY • 29 Quitting Corporate Life to Travel the World: Jenn Mathews, a fourth-generation islander, will present a slide show titled “To India then Nepal and Back: Quitting Corporate Life to Travel the World, This is My Story.” After 15 years in marketing, Mathews decided to start a new chapter in her life. In October, she and three other women traveled to India to build a chicken coop and then to Nepal to help set up a computer lab powered by solar panels. Mathews will answer questions and discuss future plans after the slide presentation. Senior center membership and senior status are not required to attend. 1 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road. Club O: Families, teens, couples and singles are all welcome to dance and socialize at Vashon’s
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monthly dance party. Deejays MirageSix and Whitmore will provide the music, and there will be a teen VIP room and kids’ play area. Admission costs $5 at the door, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. 8 p.m. to midnight at the Open Space for Arts & Community.
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SATURDAY • 30 Mental Health First Aid: This free workshop is designed to teach participants how to potentially help adults experiencing mental health crises. Attendees will learn the risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to be effective in both crisis and non-crisis situations and where to turn for help. Topics to be covered include depression and mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma, psychosis and substance use disorders. Space is limited. For more information and to register, see varsanetwork.org. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Penny Farcy building on Bank Road.
SUNDAY • 31 Church of the Holy Spirit: The weekly service will be followed by a festive coffee hour in Bennett Hall, as this will be Rev. Carla Pryne’s last service as the parish’s rector. 9 a.m. (service) at the Church of the Holy Spirit. Unitarian Service: Guest speaker Herb Reinelt will talk about beauty and what’s worth living for. Religious exploration programs for children and youth are also available. 9:30 a.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Community Church. Zen Center: Center Abbot Koshin Christopher Cain will talk about reconciling opposites. The weekly service also includes tea, chanting and meditation. 10 a.m. at the Havurat Ee Shalom on Westside Highway. Storytelling Festival: The Vashon Wilderness Program (VWP) will host its ninth annual storytelling festival-fundraiser and dessert auction. VWP has raised more than $100,000 over the years to offer scholarships through this one annual event. This year’s featured storytellers are Roger Fernandes Bonny Moss and Ted Packard. In addition to the stories, there will be a dessert auction,
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The Free Range Folk Choir’s winter season rehearsals begin Monday for a concert featuring the songs of guest artist Kat Eggleston. All are welcome to join, and no auditions are necessary. There will be a total of nine weekly sessions through to April. Registration begins at 6:45 p.m. and singing runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Vashon High School band room. Rehearsals on Feb. 8, 15, 22, 29 and March 7 will take place at Burton Community Church, all others will be at VHS. complimentary food and beverages, nature crafts, special sensory forest and more. Nature-inspired costumes are encouraged but not required. Advance tickets cost $40 per family or $20 per individual; at the door $45 per family or $25 per individual. Tickets can be purchased at the Vashon Bookshop and brownpapertickets.com. 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Open Space for Arts & Community.
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safety, alignment and technique. The class is appropriate for anyone new to yoga or needing a refresher. The cost is $60. For more information, see islandyogacenter.com or email info@islandyogacenter. To register, drop off payment in the red mailbox by the front door. 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 27 through Feb. 24, at Island Yoga Center.
Aruba Tileworks and Pottery Open Studio: The studio will be open to adults for pottery and tile-making and sculpture instruction at a cost of $20 per session. Beginners are welcome. For more information and to register, call Estavan at 571-8869. Individual lessons are also available. 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 2 and 9, at 11930 Cemetery Rd.
VASHON THEATRE Low Vision Resource and Support Group: Michele Kimble, a licensed mental health coordinator, will lead the group’s discussion of ways to cope with the changes and challenges that accompany vision loss. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the Vashon Senior Center on Bank Road.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Introduction to Yoga: Claire Bronson will lead this class and teach the most common yoga poses, with an emphasis on
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For most children at Chautauqua Elementary School, playing at recess comes easily. But, what if you’re feeling shy? Enter the Buddy Bench. Pennsylvania first grader Christian Bucks read about the Buddy Bench in a German school brochure. It described a place for children to go during recess when they felt lonely or shy. After seeing Christian’s story on television, Chautauqua parent Blythe Deines felt a Buddy Bench would be great fit for Chautauqua and spoke to CES counselor, Yvette Butler, who felt the same and applied for a Partners in Education (PIE) grant to bring a Buddy Bench to Chautauqua. It arrived just a few weeks ago. Above: Fourth-graders Makayla Joanis and Molly Deines join each other on the new bench.
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“The need for the Vashon College and Military Academy and Seminary for Young Ladies” followed the pattern of New England where the church-founded academies served those going beyond elementary years. … The three buildings … were built by the Rev. Samuel W. Beaven, a dynamic Welsh Baptist –minister, carpenter, and today, I judge, we would call him a “developer.” He saw the need for a home where missionary families on furlough could leave their children when they reached an age where schooling was important, or where the women found conditions made it important to be with their children… “The fire started with a pitiful little flame in the (wooden) vent over the kitchen stove. A flash of burning grease from the grill where the cook was frying pancakes caught on some soot near the roof. “There was no adequate fire fighting equipment, no fire brigade, to get up on the roof to put it out before it had burned down into the rafters and was beyond stopping. “Fortunately it started at the top and literally “burned down,” which made it possible to get everyone out, and allowed time to carry out books, chairs and whatnot. From that point on, the “college” died gradually.” Lots of Island stories are available in the Research Room at the Heritage Museum. And about the piano – some of the keys were singed, as you can see at the Museum. This Feature Proudly Sponsored by: Tom and Dave - Vashon Pharmacy Norm - Vashon Thriftway • Earl - Island Home Center and Lumber
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Island dancer creates eco-friendly mobile performance dwelling JULI GOETZ MORSER Staff Writer
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f good things come in small packages, then Hallie Aldrich may have cornered the market. The dancer, choreographer, masseuse and Pilates instructor now has a fifth moniker — that of designer/ builder, having recently constructed an ecomobile, a mobile tiny house designed for multiple artistic functions.
The Vashon native, whose heart belongs to dance, tapped her considerable vein of creativity to solve a problem of necessity: how, as a dancer on tour, to have affordable housing, a space to teach Pilates for income and a studio for choreographing and performing new work. The solution? Build a convertible home-studio space on wheels. Aldrich came up with the concept while studying choreography and dance for her Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, where she and a fellow dancer collaborated with a professor of architecture and two dance professors to draft a model for her eco-mobile “We developed a business plan or dance commerce plan for a dance pod — an 8.5 by 24-foot travel trailer that is multifunctional with a living space, a massage or Pilates studio, one big dance movement
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Top: Hallie Aldrich demonstrates the use of her Pilates machine in her eco-mobile. Right: Aldrich’s mobile dance studio, performance space and Pilates studio ready to roll. The dancer/choreographer plans to use the ecomobile as an on-the-road home while teaching students at colleges throughout the nation about how to make money as a dancer. or camera film and editing studio or a performance venue,” Aldrich said. Her vision included an interior without columns, seamless floors and walls that unfold to become a 12 by 24-foot stage. Growing up on Vashon with countless boats in the water sur-
rounding her island home, Aldrich also wanted “wraparound boat-style windows.” Islander Randy Kirk, a metal fabricator, built the initial structure, reinforcing the walls with structurally-integrated panels (SIP). When her Illinois architecture professor could not
assist with the build-out, Aldrich boxed up her materials and drove them home to Vashon where, she said, she has “lots of building friends.” She arrived on Vashon with her pieces on Sept. 1, 2011, started dancing, gluing the SIP panels to the
floor and fastening the floor to the base of a trailer. She said lots of people helped but in the end, she probably did 90 percent of the work. Now, her project is finished except for the fine touches, and Aldrich plans to unveil the dance pod in June, on the summer solstice. “It has a kitchen, toilet, heat, walls and floors padded with four inches of insulation, and it’s so strong you can dance on the ceiling. It can go off the grid and last for a month.” Aldrich said. “I am finally ready for a summer solstice performance event out of the dance pod and an opportunity for people to go through it and see how it is built.” Aldrich’s long-range plan is to use her pod as her home away from Vashon to bring her dance and business experience to young dancers through residencies at universities and colleges — all based on her art commerce model, which she said is different than commerce for profit. “I envision creating residencies to teach the history of what no one talks about with dance — how to make money as a dancer. So many dancers are not told the realities. Everyone knows poets don’t get paid, but not everyone knows dancers don’t either,” she said. Aldrich’s model defines the dancer-artist as an entrepreneur, which requires the brains and creativity she sees in abun-
dance in most dancers. “Dancers are so smart,” Aldrich said, “but I’ve seen amazing dancers have to leave (the field) to make money, going back to law school or getting a nursing degree.” As for Aldrich, she exemplifies the need to constantly invent resource-generating ventures. She began teaching Pilates at Pacific Northwest Ballet and now brings her expertise to islanders at her studio, Movement Intelligence, located in the Burton Marina building. The first Friday of the month, she opens the doors to her studio for islanders to see new artwork exhibited on the walls. She also offers Trager bodywork, therapeutic massage with insurance reimbursement for her clients and rents out her massage office to other masseuses. Ultimately, Aldrich would like to work halftime, reserving the other half for choreography, dance and residencies. With all her spinning plates of creative endeavors, Aldrich is sure that Vashon is home. She is currently looking for a spot to house her dance pod as her mostly permanent island home, only trailering it off the island for scheduled residencies. ”I’m ready to move the pod here,” Aldrich said. “I need more nature — what is offered on the island — than the concrete found in cities.”
Fourth annual Valentine’s show will be held early this year Vashon Events will host its fourth annual Valentine’s Day show — a bit early this year — at 8 p.m. Friday at the Red Bike. Fashioned after the three previous shows, Love Duets IV is all about two people on stage singing a duet with the theme of love. The songs can be covers or originals, one per pair, and musicians can bring whatever instrument the song requires, with the exception of drum kits or big bands. The singers can be any combination of two — family members, partPete Welch Photo ners or best buddies, as long as they Jennifer Sutherland and Rusty Willoughby sing a duet at last sing together. Like past shows, the evening’s proyear’s Valentine’s Day show at the Red Bike.
ceeds will support Vashon Events, the island’s community arts, culture and charity events website. Vashon Events co-founders, Pete Welch and Allison Shirk, said the show will be fun. “We think it’s going to be yet another one of those magical nights of music,” the duo said. Some of the duets who have signed up so far include: • Shirk and Matt Wilson • Marita Ericksen and Lauri Hennessey • Camille and Gus Reeves • Rusty Willoughby and Jennifer Sutherland
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Festival raises funds for youth wilderness program The Vashon Wilderness Program will host its ninth annual Storytelling Festival at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Open Space for Arts & Community. Stacey Hinden, executive director of the Vashon Wilderness Program, wrote in a recent email that “storytelling is inseparable from human life.� “For generations humans have been telling story, and the Storytelling Festival will stir the imagination ... allowing our unconscious to take flight into sensuous realms of magic, myth and hero,� she wrote. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. for attendees to explore the Sensory Forest, make nature crafts and bid on the dessert auction. Stories will begin at 2 p.m. with storytellers Roger Fernandes, Bonny Moss and Ted Packard. Complimentary food and beverages will be served during intermission. Proceeds from the event will support the Vashon Wilderness Program’s mission to provide nature immersion experiences for Puget Sound youth. Tickets are sold at brownpapertickets. com or at the Vashon Bookshop.
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Young readers donate Little Free Library to community food bank By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer
Students in a third-grade class at Chautauqua recently provided a different kind of nourishment for patrons of the Vashon Maury Community Food Bank: a Little Free Library stocked with books. Last Thursday, several students in Jenni Wilke’s class helped deliver the cabinet they repurposed for the cause and then filled its shelves with books they collected so that adults and children who use the food bank will have easy access to something good to read. Gathered with many of her students and food bank staff for the installation, Wilke stressed that reading is important in the class — while many students nodded enthusiastically in agreement — and they wanted to share their enthusiasm, particularly with people who might not have access to books otherwise. Food bank Executive Director Robbie Rohr later expressed her appreciation for the library. “I was so pleased their teacher Jenni had thought of it. It symbolizes how the community thinks about the food bank and how they might support it,” she said. Wilke said her young students have learned about those who have limited opportunities for education and reading and have watched documentaries about small libraries, ranging from Portland’s Streetbooks, which serves the city’s homeless population via books transported on a
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Several students in Jenni Wilke’s third-grade class at Chautauqua pose for a photo after donating a Little Free Library to the Vashon food bank last week. Wilke, back right, says her class is full of enthusiastic readers, who were happy to share the many benefits of books. Food bank Executive Director Robbie Rohr, back left, welcomed the students and their donation. bicycle, to Little Free Libraries, tiny libraries set up by people all over the world in recent years for anyone to borrow or leave a book. Wilke — who many islanders know from when she and her husband Dave owned the
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“They really know what we are doing and why we are doing it,” she added. The food bank book project started when her class won the school’s SOLE (self, others, learning and environment) Award, which goes to a Chautauqua class that rises above and beyond expectations socially in the school. The award comes with a large pair of Converse tennis shoes, called SOLE Shoes, and the class then chooses a project to demonstrate soul in the community. After receiving the award, the class set about creating their Little Free Library and selecting where in the community they wanted it to go, deciding on the food bank. Last week, after the students filled the new library with the books, some of them talked about their favorite parts of the project, from creating signs for the little library to spending time as a class talking about the project. Student Elouise Lawrence said she particularly enjoyed looking at the books that were donated and seeing which ones she knows. Her friend Stephanie Blower finished the thought. “And seeing the ones other people would like,” she added. The Little Free Library was not quite full when the class left last week and has room for books others may choose to leave behind. Wilke also said her class will continue to donate books and that more books are welcome either at the library itself or to her. For more information, email Wilke at jwilke@vashonsd.org.
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The six seniors on the Vashon High School girls’ basketball team had never beaten the Cougars from Cascade Christian. After a hardfought, come-from-behind victory in the Cougars’ gym on Wednesday, Jan. 20, they can finally put those demons to rest. The game had a slow start offensively with the Pirates down 7-2 halfway through the first quarter. But they jumped into gear with some nice defensive work, getting several steals that resulted in fast break layins and closed the gap to 10-8 at the end of quarter one. Halfway through the second quarter, freshman Olivia Larson provided a spark by taking a rebound and making a nice assist to fellow freshman Chloe Kuyper on the fast break for two. Then, Larson got a quick steal for another lay-in, and the Pirates were within three at 15-12. However, the Cougars then put together a 9-2 run to close out the half with a 24-14 lead. The Pirates began to whittle away at the deficit during the third quarter by driving to the basket rather than settling for outside shots, getting them to the free throw line several times. As the quarter wound down, senior Annika Hille made a three-point play, junior Eva Anderson made a nice driving shot, Larson made another lay-in, and the Pirates closed the gap to 32-28 after three. To start the fourth quarter, the Cougars made a quick 6-0 run and the Pirates were again down by 10 at 38-28 with six minutes left. Anderson then started the comeback by making two free throws, and the Pirates clamped down on defense. With less than three minutes to play and still down by five, Hille drained a three-
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Pirates Kate Atwell (31), Olivia Larson (2), Annika Hille (10) and Eva Anderson apply some defense against Charles Wright. pointer and shortly thereafter made two free throws to tie the game at 39 apiece with 2:20 left. After two empty possessions for both teams, Anderson got to the free throw line and made one of two for a one-point lead with 50 seconds left. On the next possession, Larson deflected the Cougars shot attempt. Anderson secured the rebound and passed to Hille, who was then fouled by the Cougars to stop the clock. Hille made both free throws for a three-point lead with 20 seconds left in the game. The Cougars then missed a three-point shot attempt, but got another chance when a held ball was called on the rebound, giving the ball to the Cougars on the possession arrow. The Cougars finally got a two-
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The Vashon Pirate wrestlers closed out their regular season last week and welcome a much-needed two-week break before their post-season run. On Thursday, Jan. 21, the Pirates hosted Cascade Christian in their last home dual meet. In front of a large and vocal home crowd, Vashon blew out the Cougars by a score of 63-12. Cascade Christian forfeited the first four weight classes to the Pirates, along with one at 220 pounds. Vashon then forfeited to the Cougars at 285 pounds. By evening’s end, eight of 14 weight classes were actually wrestled with the Pirates winning seven of them. Senior Shane Williams kicked things off with a win by fall in round one. Freshman Adrian St. Germain was back on the mat for the first time since Dec. 10 and looked like he never missed a day. He wrestled a brilliant match and pinned his opponent at the end of the second round. Connor Hoisington had a very even and almost blood-free match, bringing home a great 9-2 victory. Clyde Pruett won with a pin in the second round, and his brother Chester had a tense squeaker of a win, 5-3. Logan Nelson took on
Cascade’s star 182-pounder, and after a close brawl for the first two rounds, he opened up his lead and won with a decisive 7-1 score. Jackson Bard threw a pretty head and arm and pinned his opponent in the first round. On Saturday, the Vashon wrestlers competed at the Emerald Ridge Tournament in Puyallup. Of the 23 team members, only 10 were able to compete. Nelson and Clyde Pruett had to sit out due to match count restrictions, and most of the rest of the team is still sidelined by injury or an unexpected illness. On the JV side of the tournament, the Pirates entered four. All were in the finals with two champions and two second-place finishers. Senior Franklin Easton had his first action since his injury on Dec. 10. He was dominant in his matches, and his smile lit the room. He looks to be well positioned to jump in for the post-season run. Bard was impressive in his three victories and continues to improve each week. Senior Rodolfo Flores and freshman Evan Stanford both won their first two matches before dropping their third to take second place. Only six intrepid Vashon SEE WRESTLING, NEXT PAGE
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for the Pirates, but they managed to tie the score at 8-8 at the end of the first quarter on an offensive rebound put-back by Anderson. The second quarter started with Anderson making another shot and getting to the free throw line, missing that attempt, but Hille got the rebound and put it in for two more. Soon thereafter Kuyper made a nice rebound, passed to Hille, who drove down the court and dished it back to Kuyper for a layin and a 14-8 lead. With one minute left in the first half, Jannetty drained a three-pointer, and the Pirates went into halftime with a 19-15 lead. After halftime, the Pirates quickly jumped out to a 10-point lead at 25-15 when Anderson continued her aggressive play and made three consecutive shots. Halfway through the third quarter, Jannetty drained another three-pointer, and a few minutes later Anderson made a three-pointer to make it 36-16, and the rout was on. The Pirates led 45-25 with about fourminutes left in the game when Hille made a nice pass to Larson as she moved down the lane, and Larson finished the play with a reverse layup that brought the crowd to its feet. The Tarriers made a respectable comeback attempt with a 9-0 run near the end, but the Pirates held on for a final score of 48-34 and their second consecutive league victory. Anderson led the scoring with 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Hille made 14 points with seven rebounds; Jannetty had 11 points and five rebounds; Larson had six points and three rebounds; Kuyper added two point with seven rebounds, and VanDevanter grabbed three rebounds, and Stoffer grabbed two.
grapplers were entered in the varsity brackets and faced stiff competition from the huge South Puget Sound League’s best wrestlers. Freshman Payton Bonaventura and sophomore Ben Angelacos both wrestled at 106 pounds and performed exceptionally well. Senior and first-year wrestler Arthur Moore had the toughest draw for his first bout, but rebounded with a great victory in his second match. The Pirates had three in the semi-finals: Luke Larson, Williams and Chester Pruett. All three lost their semi-final match, but rebounded in amazing fashion to each take third. Larson won his first match 12-7, his second by fall, then got manhandled by Yelm for an 11-2 loss. In his match for third place, he was absolutely dominant throughout, crushing his Kentwood opponent. Williams built upon his success from the previous week and won a beauty of a first match against a very surprised
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Chester Pruett pins his Cascade Christian opponent in the second round. Camas wrestler, then beat his Emerald Ridge opponent 15-3 before losing his semi-final. His match for third place was the match of the day. He was down on points at the end of rounds one and two before turning the table on his Washington counterpart and pulling off a fantastic 7-6 win. Pruett had a first round bye, won his second match by fall, then lost a heartbreaking semi-final in the last two sec-
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meet in eight-man brackets to determine who will move on to the regional competition the following week. Wrestling will begin at 9 a.m. and wrap up in the early afternoon. This Saturday, the Vashon Grappler’s Association is hosting a fundraising bingo/poker night at the Eagles Club at 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend. — Cheryl Pruett is the mother of two Pirate wrestlers.
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Boys’ basketball team wins two, undefeated in league play Vashon defeats rival Cascade Christian in overtime thriller at home
sank a free throw shot to seal the game for Vashon, 49-44. The Pirates play the Cougars again Friday, Feb. 5, at home.
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The Charles Wright Academy Tarriers came to Vashon for the second game of the week on Friday. The contest was hard fought by both teams, but the superior speed, shooting and defense of the Pirates was too much for the younger Tarriers, and the Pirates went home with a 56-33 victory. Vashon started with full-court press and hounding defense to force multiple turnovers. And, after shaking off a few jump shot misses from distance, the Pirates managed to find the rhythm and went up 24-11 at the half. The Pirates were determined to not repeat their recent pattern of starting slow in the second half and came out with a swarming defense that kept the possessions coming for Vashon. But with two straight three points shots from Tarriers sophomore Henry Lenaburg, Charles Wright had some hope heading into the final period down 35-24. That optimism was shattered when Pirate Yates split the double-teaming defenders on a drive to the basket, scored despite being fouled and then hit the “and-one” free throw. Yates hit his stride and sank multiple deep three-point shots, midrange jumpers and freethrows to ice the game for Vashon, 56-33. The Pirates’ most recent victories came on the heels of two games the previous week, which they split, easily defeating Bellevue Christian but losing a hardfought, non-league game to Lindbergh High School, 46-43, at the King Showcase basketball event at the ShoWare Center on Jan. 18. The Pirates’ regular season will end at Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma on Tuesday, Feb. 9.
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The Vashon High School boys’ basketball team played two games last week, both ending in victories for the league-leading Pirates who are now 4-0 against their Nisqually League opponents. At press time, there were four more games left in the regular season, all important in the Pirates’ quest to repeat as conference champions. The first of the games was after press time Tuesday night against the Seattle Christian Warriors. The team will play Bellevue Christian in an away game on Friday.
Pirates vs. Cascade Christian The first game of last week was an overtime thriller in Puyallup against Cascade Christian on Wednesday night, where the Pirates outlasted the physical play of the Cougars to seize a key away-court victory. The game started late due to the amazing comeback victory from the Vashon girls’ basketball team, which set an exciting tone for a fantastic night of prep basketball. As in previous games, the Pirates’ fullcourt press played a part in the boys’ favorable outcome, with Vashon forcing turnovers, shot-clock violations and converting steals into layup baskets. Cascade Christian was unable to get much offense rolling and didn’t even score until halfway through the first period. Vashon held an 11-5 lead at the start of the second quarter, but Cascade Christian awoke with sophomore Dylan Cooley sinking a quick three-pointer. Vashon junior Casper Forest responded and owned the waning minutes of the first half, with a sneaky steal leading to fast break points and a pretty fadeaway jump shot that left Vashon up 21-16.
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Alex Symbol, 15, and Sam Yates spark the defense for the VHS Pirates at ShoWare Center in Kent on Jan.18. In the second half, the Cougars came out with speed and determination, and clawed their way back into the lead on the shooting of their senior Jesse Howells, who scored 14 points that night. But Pirate senior and team captain Sam Yates was not going to let them get too far ahead as he racked up a team-leading 16 points. By the end of the third, Vashon was down three points to the Cougars, 32-29. The fourth quarter saw multiple fouls on both teams, each trying to gain the physical edge. The Cougars had the worst of it though, and junior Tyler Fox fouled out with two minutes left in regulation. Pirate Sean Delargy scored four straight points with a jumper and a baseline bank shot that brought the game to tie at 40 points each. After a streaking layup from Vashon’s Yates, Cascade Christian’s Howells man-
aged to sink a baby hook with six seconds left and send the game to overtime at 42-42. In the extra period, Vashon stayed aggressive with senior Edgar Polkat coverting a three-point play after being fouled on a layup. After the Cougars answered, Yates elevated fiercely to put back an offensive rebound for the lead and bring the Vashon fans that made the trip to Puyallup, to their feet. As the clock wound down and the Cougars were pressuring hard on defense anticipating an upset of the Pirates, senior Sam Schoenberg spotted up well beyond the arc and hit a devastating three-point shot to take the lead and dash the hopes of the Cougar faithful. As the Cougars hustled to reply with their own shot, Schoenberg wrested the ball away, was immediately fouled, then
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Kirsten A. Lindskog Our amazing Kirsten died peacefully on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 3 at home with her life partner Ron at her side. During the two weeks leading up to her death, she had been surrounded by those people she loved the most in this life. She had been diagnosed with breast
cancer in the fall of 2014 and courageously battled the disease right up to the end. She was born on Feb. 25, 1962 in Seattle, Washington to Grant and Donna Lindskog, and was brought home to Vashon during a record snow storm with her father and neighbors digging a path for the car to travel through. Ironically, snowflakes were falling the morning she passed away. Growing up in the Lindskog household was nothing short of idyllic, with Kirsten always leading the neighborhood kids on crazy escapades. Her days were spent horseback riding and playing at the beach. Nobody ever knew what the next adventure
would lead to, but one thing was for certain, it was never boring. Kirsten started attending Husky football games with her father and family friend Joe Boyd at the age of 7. When her father got Seahawks season tickets in 1976, that started her lifetime love of attending all of the games, right up until this season. Her father, Grant, was the island optometrist for 36 years and she began her career in high school working as his right arm. They worked together until his death in 1994. Kirsten eventually left the practice and continued her career at Pacific NW Eye Clinic in Tacoma, where she worked until just a few months ago.
Her life took her to many different places, but she loved her beach home on Vashon. She worked tenaciously on gardening, decorating and home improvement projects. There was nothing she would not do. Kirsten lived life on her terms always and, in the days leading up to her death, she expressed what a good life she had lived, full of fun and happiness with no regrets. She is survived by the longtime love of her life, Ron Patterson; her son, Jordon Cross (Megan); grandson, Aiden; sister, Karen; nephew, Grant and niece, Madison as well as many friends. The void she leaves in our lives is huge and we will
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Former islander Ghamela Fredricks Carlton, 45, died on Dec. 31, 2015. Mia died in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but resided on Vashon in the mid-2000s. She loved her family greatly and was an expert cook and gardener. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of five years, Michael DiMartino; daughter, Khalila; mother, Siena Carlton; twin brother, Taj (Jessica) Riffia; children, Nicole, Stephanie and Mario DiMartino and father, Taj (Inshirah) Mahal, as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Yasmine Montgomery and Sachi Mahal.
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Jan. 1: A person called to report that 16 tires were dumped on their property in the 11700 block of 99th Avenue SW. Jan. 2: It was reported that more than $1500 in damage was done to an outdoor fire pit and chair at a home in the 26000 block of Gold Beach Dr. Jan. 7: A person reported their wallet was stolen from the south-end ferry. Jan. 8: Chautauqua Elementary School officials reported an incident on the school bus that involved a student being threatened. Jan. 9: King County Sheriff ’s deputies conducted a business check at the Red Bike as part of a larger check of island liquor establishments. Homeowners at a residence in the 24400 block of Vashon Highway SW reported that people had gotten into their rental property, drank alcohol and slept in the beds. Jan. 11: A person was found to be driving under the influence after crashing into a tree at the intersection of SW 204th Street and 111th Avenue SW. The collision happened around 12:25 a.m. Jan. 15: The sandwich board sign at the corner of Bank Road and Vashon Highway SW that advertises an island guns and ammo business was reported stolen for a third time.
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miss her forever. A memorial service was held Saturday, Jan. 23. Donations in Kirsten’s name can be made to the American Cancer Society. Condolences can be left at our online guest book at www.islandfuneral.com.
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a company backed by the Chinese government and Chinese investors. If built, the plant would be the largest of its kind in the world, and would sit on the former Kaiser aluminum smelter site. While operational, the plant world convert natural gas into the colorless, flammable alcohol called methanol. In the process, more than 7,200 gallons of water would be used every minute. With four methanol production lines, each with a production capacity of 5,000 metric tons per day, a total of 20,000 metric tons of methanol per day would be produced and loaded onto ships to be taken to China. In China, the methanol will be converted to olefins, a feedstock for plastic used in items from cell phone cases to contact lenses and carpet fibers. NWIW officials say the plant, one of three proposed in the Pacific Northwest region, would be a more environmentally friendly alternative to China’s coalbased methanol production. The factory would bring jobs to the area: more
than 1,000 temporary construction jobs, and then more than 200 permanent jobs once the plant is complete. Construction is expected to begin in late 2017 or early 2018. NWIW signed a lease with the Port of Tacoma in spring 2014 to build the plant and begin the permitting process. Thursday’s meeting was one of the first steps in that process. In a sea of Tacoma residents, Vashon was represented by Bill Moyer, executive director of the island’s environmental advocacy group, the Backbone Campaign. “As a resident of Vashon, I don’t believe a scoping process that doesn’t include us is adequate,” Moyer said. “As a person from Vashon, considering us and the impact Tacoma’s industrial follies have had on us, especially ASARCO, it’s obscene to think that they could repeat something like that.” Tony Warfield, senior project manager at the Port of Tacoma said that the port bought the former Kaiser aluminum smelter in 2003 with the expressed interest of cleaning up the polluted site and putting it
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back to work. Warfield said the port has spent $33 million cleaning up the site. Washington Department of Ecology officials said the cleanup of the site was completed last year. Warfield said that he believed the environmental impact study should only focus on environmental effects to Pierce County. Warfield was one of a few public speakers who suggested factors to be addressed in the environmental study. Karen Gogins from Tacoma’s Citizens for a Healthy Bay was another who addressed the factors. She asked the city to consider the plant’s wastewater pollutants, air pollution, types of storage tanks, plans for accidental spills or discharges and the frequency of shipping and the environmental effects of those ships. Many of the labor officials who voiced concerns made it clear that they also were concerned about the environment, but felt the environmental oversight in the United States would guarantee the plant would be cleaner and safer than if it were built in China. “It’s important we take the environment into account,” Michael Anthony,
Joan P. Kirshner It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Joan P. Kirshner (Scheiman) who died tragically and unexpectedly on January 10, 2016. She was 74. God lent us her beautiful soul and now has gathered her back in. Joan arrived on Vashon in 1976 as part of the back-to-the-land movement that swept the counterculture in the early 1970s. She was one of the people who made Vashon weird in the first place. Born in Queens, New York, Joan was a beatnik in the late-1950s and a participant in the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War movements. She studied philosophy at Bennington College and Penn State University, where she received her doctorate. Joan always had a love for working the land so when the opportunity arose for her to settle on Vashon she jumped at the opportunity – buying a 3.5 acre hobby farm on Cove road. Over the next four decades Joan’s farm was home to a steady stream of artists, writers, musicians, psychics, vagabonds, hippies, punk rockers, teepee and school bus dwellers, and fellow travelers. Affectionately called “Joan’s home for marginal adults,” over these years more than 200 people lived in her four-bedroom house or on her land. A passionate supporter of the arts Joan served for many years on the board of Vashon Allied Arts and amassed a personal collection of works by Island artists. With more than 100 paintings and sculptures her collection is arguably the largest of its kind anywhere. A graduate of the University of Washington Law School, Joan worked as a federal attorney for the Social Security Administration, but most of her time was spent doing union work for the National Treasury Employees Union, which represented Social Security staff attorneys. Beginning as a shop steward, Joan rose in the ranks to become a national vice-president of NTEU. Joan cared deeply about people, especially those who lived on the margins of society. She will be greatly missed and forever loved by the people whose lives she touched. She is survived by her only child, Orin Kirshner; her two grandsons, Isaiah and Stanley; her sister Susan Haberman and her husband, Meyer; and a coterie of close friends. May her memory be a blessing. Reminisces and condolences may be posted to the guest book at Vashon Island Funeral Services, www.islandfuneral.com.
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a member of Boilermakers Local 502 said. “I’m not saying put jobs ahead of the environment. I believe we can have both. I don’t want this overseas in China.” Dennis Callies, business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 76, said that the union would not stand by and “watch something unsafe happen.” “I will not support something that will endanger workers,” Callies said. “The best oversight is here in America. (The plant) will put trade apprentices to work. If we don’t have industry, this town will die.” Tacoma resident Jimmy Osborne also said he believes the plant’s stateof-the-art technology will make it safe. He called upon residents to not let their fear of the unknown shape their decisions. But Tacoma resident Bill Kupinse said that stateof-the-art does not mean safety and many things believed to be so have failed in the past. “What did Fukushima, the Titanic and Chernobyl all have in common? They were all state-of the-art,” Kupinse said. “So, when
I read that the plant will be protected by state-ofthe-art technology, I don’t believe it.” Supporters pointed out that the land being proposed for the plant is already zoned for heavy industry, so there is nothing else the land would be used for. Perhaps the largest concern by those opposing the plant was the amount of water the plant would require. With more than 10 million gallons expected to be used every day, residents voiced concerns over the source of the water. Tacoma’s major watershed is the Green River, a known habitat for Coho and Chinook salmon. City residents last summer were asked to cut back on water use, raising questions about where the millions of gallons of water needed every day for the plant would come from. NWIW has said the company is looking into the use of gray water to run the plant, but skeptics question whether the suggestion is true. “We need an enforceable commitment in writing that Northwest Innovation Works will use gray water,” Kupinse said.
The city will take the hundreds of comments made at Thursday’s meeting and draft guidelines for the environmental study. The guidelines are scheduled to be released on the city’s website by Feb. 9. Principal Planner for the city of Tacoma, Ian Munce, said that he and his staff are committed to getting the draft out by the beginning of February. He said the process will turn now to distilling the roughly 350 comment forms filled out at the meeting along with the just as many emails about the subject sent to him. A meeting to gather public comment on the draft scope is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Meeker Middle School, 4402 Nassau Avenue NE. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information about the proposed project and to provide an opportunity for public comment. He said that there may be a third public meeting, but the details and dates have not been worked out yet. “We’re hoping to get much more focused comments to see if we’re at all close to what people are asking for,” Munce said.
Beatrice Cecilia Hassett Nyberg
Beatrice Cecilia Hassett Nyberg was taken home by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday January 6, 2016, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease and other afflictions. Bea was surrounded and supported by her husband Don, daughters Judy (Gregg) Thompson, Diane Allen, Melody (Steve) Snyder, Jan (Steve) Buckley, Kristine Nyberg and Mara (Rob) Martin, 13 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren (with two more on their way). Bea was born in Healdsburg, CA on December 26, 1930 to Jay V. and Katherine M. (Lester) Hassett. Bea was first married to Walter Brock and they had three daughters: Judy, Diane and Melody. After her divorce from Walter Brock, she married Donald Nyberg in 1959 and they had three more daughters, Jan, Kristine and Mara. In 1965 they moved to Washington State after Don started working for Rocket Research. Don’s friend Charles Green recommended they move to Vashon Island that same year and so the family settled into Island life at Shawnee Beach. Bea excelled at tennis, loved to play the piano, was a wonderful seamstress and dedicated her life to the teachings of the Lord. Many enjoyable years were spent at Shawnee with family and good friends but it was soon decided that they would be better off retiring to a retirement community so they sold their beloved Vashon home and moved to Redmond, WA. Slowly Parkinson’s started to take over Bea’s everyday functions and she gladly awaited the day the Lord would come to guide her to heaven. Bea and Don celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on December 31st. A memorial service is being held on Friday, February 5th, at 4 pm at the Canyon Hills Community Church, 22027 17th Ave SE, Bothell, WA 98021. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canyon Hills Community Food Bank. Please contact the Food Bank Ministry at FoodBank@chccbw.org or 425-488-4121.
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part of the county’s Comprehensive Plan, county officials did not submit the amendments to the council for approval. This news surfaced in 2014 and led to frustraCONTINUED FROM 1 tion for the islanders who had been involved. For his part, Clark said the work of that committee provide local advice, expertise and recommendations on will not be lost in the upcoming process, and he indiland use, environmental issues, housing, public facilities cated that meeting all county and state legal requireand open space, among other issues and topics. ments, time frames and submittal deadlines is one of his Long-range planning is an important public service, primary job responsibilities. Clark added, and some residents of King While some of those proposed amendCounty’s unincorporated areas, such as ments were quite specific, such as calling “No one knows best what Vashon, have indicated that the service for businesses to install bike racks and the issues are but the has been lax. This effort, which will take setting restrictions for signage, Clark place first on Vashon, and then in all of people who live there. said this plan will likely be more broadly the county’s Community Service Areas, with projects and ideas that If a topic or project could focused, is a step in providing that service, Clark would benefit the majority of people on said. He added that many of the commuaffect multiple parcels, the island. nities’ plans are at least 20 to 30 years old. “If a topic or project could affect mulor lots or residents ... “Some of them have been slightly tiple parcels, or lots or residents … then then it could be on the updated and tweaked, but for the most it could be on the radar screen,” he said. part they have not been addressed for a radar screen.” Examples he gave included the possicouple of decades,” he said. Bradley Clark, bility of creating bike lanes and changes Vashon’s Town Plan — which covers King County Department of Permitting and related to increased affordable housing. Vashon town and Center and is recogEnvironmental Review The new plan would not call for a fournized by King County as an official planplex to be built on a specific piece of ning document, dates back to 1996. The land, he said by way of example, but it Vashon Community Plan, which covers could address homelessness more broadly and a lack of Vashon-Maury Island as a whole but is not recognized affordable housing for low-income islanders. by the county as an active, adopted plan, dates back to In addition to Clark, the work of the committee will 1986. The Community Advisory Group will review both be supported by representatives from a variety of King of those plans, Clark said, and will also review the nine County departments, including Greg Rabourn, who amendments to the existing Town Plan that members of lives on Vashon and serves as the Vashon-Maury Island the former Vashon-Maury Island Community Council’s basin steward. He, too, said there will be opportunities Land Use Committee submitted to the county in 2012 for islanders to weigh in on a variety of important issues, after an extensive review of the Town Plan at that time. from whether or not the island should treat stormwater While the islanders who worked on that effort believed runoff in town, to where they would like growth to the county council would adopt those amendments as occur.
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“There is a lot of opportunity for islanders to shape the way the island looks in 20 years,” he said. The final task of the Community Advisory Group will be to complete the Community Service Area Plan by the end of the year, but the goal is to have the plan completed by October, Clark said. Once finalized, it will be submitted to the King County council to be included the county’s updated Comprehensive Plan. The deadline to be considered as a member of the Community Advisory Groups is Thursday, Feb. 11. Paper copies of the application are available at the King County Rural Services Center on Bank Road across from the fire station and will be available beginning Thursday on DPER’s website.
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Margaret “Jane” Macready, long time summer resident of Vashon Island, passed away peacefully of natural causes on January 13, 2016 in Fair Oaks, CA. She was born January 11, 1916 in San Francisco but lived the majority of her life in Seattle where she married Lewis C. Macready in 1941 and raised their family of three children. Jane assisted and supported Lew with opening his new wholesale automotive business in Seattle, initially managing all the bookkeeping responsibilities. After retirement they travelled throughout the U.S. and later spent summers on Vashon and wintered in the California desert area enjoying golf in the warmer climate. After Lew passed in 1993, Jane continued her treks back and forth to Vashon and Indian Wells. Jane filled her 100 years with a zest for living - enjoying travel, reading, arts, crafts, cooking, collecting recipes, golfing, and spending time creating special memories with her family and friends. Over the past 10 years Jane presided over the yearly family reunions every 4th of July on Vashon. She will be greatly missed by family and dear friends in both Washington and California but her ever present smile, independent strength, creativity and quirkiness will be remembered by all. Jane is survived by her daughter Louann Weber and her husband Paul of Kirkland, Wa.; her son, J. Patrick Macready and his wife Marsha of Glacier, Wa.; and Janis Dahlberg and her husband Paul of Fair Oaks CA. Seven grandchildren called her Gram and eight great grandchildren called her “GG”. Her internment and memorial will be celebrated on Vashon this Spring.
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