vashon-maury island beachcomber, june 18, 2014

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NEWS | GED course to be offered on Vashon. [5]COMMENTARY | Be smart in the water this summer. [6]ARTS | See authentic Flamenco dancing at the grange. [11]

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CONCERTS IN THE PARKThe popular music series returns for the summer.

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The weekend rain held off on Saturday when the first group of students to attend the new Vashon High School graduated in the school’s stadium. Friends and family gathered for the ceremony, which opened with the high school band playing the tra-ditional “Pomp and Circumstance” as the graduates processed in. Senior Maya Krah sang the national anthem, and then the ceremony gave way to a host of speakers, including teacher Anders Blomgren, who said he first heard of that group of students from the McMurray librarian, who told him, “Anders, you will love these guys. They check out books.” He ended his speech by singing a rap and inviting sev-eral students up to perform the chorus.Among the more poignant moments that followed were several during student Philip VanDevanter’s speech, when he recalled classmate Ryan Krug, who died in a car accident last year. VanDevanter also recalled the classic children’s tale, “The Velveteen Rabbit,” which says beings can be made real only when they have been loved a long time. “We have become real men and women,” he said. “Who else will we make real? That is the most exciting question of all.” Valedictorian Harper Howard, who graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA, reminded her classmates to dis-connect from technology but connect with others. “We must remember and remind everyone around us that they are talented and special,” she said. As is Vashon tradition, students received their diplomas in pairs then flipped each other’s tassels. At left, friends Yarden Blausapp and Kaia Boonzaier leave the stage together and celebrate being VHS graduates. See page 15 for more photos of graduation.Susan Riemer/Staff Photo

Rowers put Vashon on the map for crewIsland sends more boats to Nationals than most teams in the countryBy NATALIE MARTINStaff Writer

As teenage brothers Baxter and Fletcher Call rowed a slim shell through a 2,000-meter course last weekend, they began to realize that despite their best efforts, their boat was too far behind to make it to the medal round they were aiming for. With water spray-ing and a desert wind whipping around them on Lake Natoma in Sacramento, the boys made a tough decision. Fletcher, a sophomore at Vashon High School, and Baxter, a senior, would take it easy to the finish line so that Baxter could save his energy for another, more promising race immediately after that in the national com-petition.

The Call boys, as it turned out, finished so slowly that they were disqualified from their

race. But less than an hour later, Baxter joined three oth-ers — Patrick Hanson, Jacob Plihal and Tate Gill — to barely qualify in a semifinal race on their way to place third in the

nation in their men’s quad.“(Fletcher) sacrificed his

boat so his brother could save himself for what would turn out to be a very hard semifi-nal,” said coach Richard Parr.

“If he hadn’t done it, we prob-ably wouldn’t have gotten the medal.”

Parr later passed the bronze

County works to address unpermitted work on the shore70 homeowners asked to contact the permitting department By NATALIE MARTINStaff Writer

Dozens of Vashon homeowners flagged in a recent King County survey may be required to seek construction permits for shoreline work they completed or to remove shoreline structures.

Earlier this month 70 shoreline home-owners received letters from the county’s Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) explaining that their prop-erties were identified as having had shore-line changes in the last decade that could require a permit, such as the installation of new bulkheads, bulkhead repairs or the construction of docks, stairs or other structures. The letter asks the homeown-ers to contact the county’s Department of Permitting and Environmental Review

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Vashon’s men’s quad, with (from left) Patrick Hanson, Jacob Plihal, Tate Gill and Baxter Call, was one of two Vashon boats to bring home medals from Nationals this year.

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The Vashon Park District will receive more compensation than it had anticipated for some of its costs expected at the pool this summer, according to Elaine Ott, the district’s executive director.

Previously, the district’s insurance company had indicated it would cover the costs of hauling away waste water prior to the pool opening, but Ott recently announced it will cover those costs for this sum-mer as well. The amount is expected to be $7,500.

Additionally, it is possi-ble that the insurance com-pany will pay half of the

cost of building an infiltra-tion trench near the pool if the school district would also pay half, Ott said, but the adjustor could not pro-vide a definitive answer to that yet. Such a trench is one of the proposed solu-tions for the pool’s drain-age, which was disrupted during the course of build-ing the new high school.

The estimated cost of the infiltration trench is $42,406, according to school district documents from the engineering firm working with the district on the pool issues.

At the school district, Bob Hennessey, one of

the board members desig-nated to work on the pool issue, said if the park dis-trict wants to pursue the infiltration pond option — which is more expen-sive than another potential option — the school district would have to discuss the matter further. However, he expressed personal res-ervations, noting that the school district has build-ings to maintain that are the same age as the pool, and he believes it should spend its money on those.

“To the extent that we spend money on pools, we cannot spend it on the edu-cation of children,” he said.

He noted that the school district has spent more than $45,000 on the pool so far: $30,000 to hook the toilets and showers up to the school’s septic system and $16,000 in engineer-ing fees.

“Spending $20,000 or $30,000 more is something I would take a jaundiced look at,” he said.

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Park district revives effort to build outdoor skate bowl in BurtonBy SUSAN RIEMERStaff Writer

More than three years after the Vashon Park District received a grant to create an outdoor skatepark, commissioners have voted to move ahead with a significant piece of the project.

In the winter of 2010, King County awarded the park district a $75,000 grant to help fund the project at the Burton Adventure Recreation Center (BARC), and park district officials expected to break ground in the spring of 2011.

Since then the project has been beset with delays, but commissioners voted last week to take a significant step forward. In a unanimous vote, they agreed to spend up to $17,000 on engineering services necessary for construction, with 80 percent of the funds coming from the park district and 20 percent from the BARC Stewardship Council, a nonprofit group that supports the park. These services, not covered by the grant, will be paid for from the park’s reserve fund and community fundraising efforts.

In an interview following the meeting, Elaine Ott, the executive director of the park district, expressed her support of the project — a concrete bowl, a popular fea-ture in many skate parks.

“The indoor skate facility is fine, but this is going to put a sparkle on that park,” she

said. Members of the stewardship council also

welcomed the news of the vote, including Jenni Wilke, whose 12-year-old son is an avid skateboarder, along with several of his friends.

“They are so excited,” Wilke said. “They do not believe it is going to happen. Their whole childhoods they have been waiting for it.”

Indeed, construction of the bowl is not certain yet, though it appears to be getting closer.

The stewardship council needs to raise as much as $3,400, which BARC steward Allison Reid said the group will likely do through a crowdfunding campaign, such as Kickstarter. Members of the BARC group previously discussed a variety of options, she said, but given the quick timeline — the money will likely be needed in August, park board members said — crowdfunding seems the quickest solution, barring an unforeseen turn of events.

“Of course, if we could get a big name artist, we could have it done in one night,” Reid said with a laugh.

The campaign to raise the funds will likely begin by July, she said, but noted that the group had not had time after the recent vote to finalize its plans.

When the engineering work is complet-ed, likely later this summer, Ott said, the commissioners will have to approve going

out to bid on the construction project itself. The timing of the project is now criti-

cal, Ott noted, as the $75,000 grant, which will reimburse the district for construction costs, will expire in December. However, the timing of the project is also being influenced by the district’s cash flow and whether or not it can secure a line of credit. Though relying on borrowed money has drawn criticism in the past, the district is seeking a line of credit up to $150,000 this year. With that line in place, Ott said, the project could be completed in late summer or early fall. Without it, the district would not have adequate cash on hand to front the money for construction until October.

Should all the pieces not come together this year, leaving the district unable to use the $75,000 grant, the park district could choose to fund the construction of the project on its own in the future, Ott said, as it owns the bowl design and will soon have the engineering work as well.

“It is likely it will happen now,” she said. “If not, it could happen down the road.”

Over the course of the project, which began in 2009, the park district has spent about $70,000, Ott said, with approxi-mately $28,000 coming from grants from The Seattle Foundation and the Lucky Seven Foundation as well as other fund-ing, including money the BARC Stewards raised for the project. In order to qualify

for the $75,000 grant and get it extended to the end of this year, King County required a “match” of funds, and the park district has met that obligation, Ott said.

Nick Ranney, a skater himself and the father of four, has been involved with the skatepark since 2011 and has been active in trying to bring the project to fruition. He predicts the bowl will be a big draw for the park.

“I think you’ll see a return of many skat-ers who have grown bored with the indoor facility,” he said.

The indoor skate park is excellent for beginners, he added, but a bowl will be a boon for many others.

“It will allow skaters on the island to expand their skills and experience state-of-the art features instead of going to Seattle to do it,” he said.

After so many years in the making, Ranney said, he and many others who appreciate the park and want to see it grow are anxious to see the grant used and the bowl constructed.

“I am hopeful, Ranney said. “ We are not going to let it rest.”

He added that further enhancements could be made to the park that would draw other kids and families, but those will have to wait.

“We have to get this bowl before we can think about that,” he said.

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Bilingual GED course now available on VashonThe first students will begin the classes on SaturdayBy SARAH LOWStaff Writer

Looking to fulfill a need they saw in the community, the Vashon Social Services Network and Vashon Household have put together a General Educational Development (GED) program that will be offered free to Vashon residents starting this week at the Vashon Senior Center.

Funding for the program comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Orientation, Assistance, Support & Information Station (OASIS) that was set up by the Vashon Social Services Network last June.

“We have access to the funds for needs that we see in the community,” said Vashon Household director Chris Szala, “and this was identified as important.”

GED programs consist of four modules: math, language arts, social studies and science. Classes will be taught in person, but practice tests will be available online. Formal testing is the only part of the program that will have to be completed off-island and is therefore not covered by the OASIS funding.

“We’re hoping that we’ll be able to find sponsors for the students down the road, and the goal is for us to be licensed

for testing in the future,” Szala said. Otherwise the program is free, including the online practice tests.

The math module will kick off the program, as that is the one subject they have a teacher lined up for. Kelsey Hunt will get the ball rolling this Saturday, with the half dozen or so students that have already signed up. One of the stu-dents will also be translating the class for several Hispanic students.

Szala says that they do not have anyone else set to teach the rest of the subjects yet, and they’d love to have islanders with experience teaching GED programs volunteer.

“We have a lot of talent on the island, it’s great to be able to share that and meet people’s needs,” he said.

If there is enough interest, further sessions will be added as needed, and they’d like to keep the class size limited to about eight students per session.

“We feel like that’s optimal so that we know people are going to get what they need,” Szala explained.

The new program’s inaugural session is already at capac-ity thanks in large part to Hilary Emmer, who Szala said was instrumental in getting the word out to the community.

All OASIS GED classes will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturdays at the Vashon Senior Center beginning June 21. For more information about future sessions, contact the OASIS at 567-9794.

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Most accidental drowning deaths are preventable

June is here and with it the lon-ger, warmer days of summer. With local pools opening and water fun kicking into high gear, water safety should be making its way to the top of our priority lists. But unfortunately, not everyone thinks about safety before hitting the pool, the lake or the Puget Sound.

Drowning is the fifth lead-ing cause of unintentional injury death in the U.S. across all age groups and the second leading cause in those types of deaths in children 17 and under in Washington. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) more than 3,000 people die from accidental, non-boating related drownings per year, roughly 600 of whom are children.

That is a lot of people dying from something that is almost entirely preventable.

As anyone who knew me when I was young will tell you, it’s more than a little surprising that I’m still here. I was, shall we say, chal-lenging for my parents, having amassed binders full of potentially deadly incidents by the time I was 13. Two of which were near drownings.

I was never a great swimmer, but that never kept me away from the water. And that is, unfortu-nately, a pretty typical drowning scenario. According to stud-ies done by the CDC and the American Red Cross, only 35 to 50 percent of Americans know how to swim, and only a small fraction of them can swim well. Teens more often than other age groups will go beyond their limits in the water, leading to exhaustion or disorien-tation and panic.

Both of my own close calls involved not being a strong enough swimmer for what I was trying to do. Kids and teens — and let’s face it, many adults — won’t always make the best decisions, so why not make sure they at least have the skills to back them up when they need it?

More than half of the drowning deaths in people age 15 and older happen in natural bodies of water,

and alcohol is involved 70 percent of the time. The Red Cross says that learn-ing to swim, water safety education and parent-driven

rules for kids and teens are the key to reducing these numbers. Expectations such as never swim-ming alone, following posted rules, not diving into shallow water and if outside, stopping swimming when the sun stops shining, are strongly encouraged. These rules may sound like com-mon sense, but the numbers don’t lie — in 2012, 16 kids between the ages of 14 and 18 died from acci-dental drowning in Washington.

In young children, the majority of drownings happen in swim-ming pools, largely due to unsu-pervised access to pools that aren’t fenced with locked gates. But drowning, especially in very young children, can happen quickly and quietly anywhere there is water and even when adults or lifeguards are present.

In any of these scenarios, know-ing what you’re seeing or what to look for is vital.

An article that first appeared about a year ago has been making the rounds again on the internet lately, and this piece about what drowning really looks like could save lives.

The article explains that drown-ing in real life often doesn’t look like what we see in the movies or on TV. We have been conditioned to think that drowning people will be flailing and calling for help, making noise and splashing. However, the reality is that the body of a person who is actually drowning will instinctively go into what’s known as the “instinctive drowning response,” a physiologic defense to try to avoid suffocation by the water.

Key characteristics of this response are that victims will be unable to speak or wave their arms, their mouths will alternate

between sinking below the water and coming up just above it or their heads will be tilted back with their mouths open. Often victims will remain upright without kick-ing and may attempt to swim but will be unable to move toward rescue.

This response enables a victim to remain at the surface for only 20 to 60 seconds.

This is not to say that someone who is calling for help and thrash-ing isn’t in need of assistance, but in that state, known as aquatic distress, they are still capable of assisting in their own rescue, whereas someone who is already drowning cannot.

Another important drowning fact that is just recently gaining more awareness is that drown-ing can occur even after a person has left the water. This is called secondary or dry drowning, and happens when someone — usu-ally a young child — has had a near-drowning experience and inhaled a small amount of water. They have been rescued in time, and often appear fine, but the fluid irritates the lung tissue over time. This causes inflammation, swelling and eventually respiratory distress and death if not treated in time. This can happen anywhere from one hour to an entire day after a near-drowning incident. It’s important to watch for persistent coughing, shortness of breath, excessive tiredness or mood changes in anyone who has nearly drowned.

One final and important recom-mendation from the Red Cross is to learn CPR. CPR performed by bystanders has been shown to both save lives and improve outcomes for drowning victims — the faster CPR is started, the better the out-come. It’s also just a good skill to have. I have had to use CPR twice in public places since first being certified — you truly never know when it might be needed.

Talk to your kids, be aware, sign up for lessons and most of all, enjoy the water. Drowning is preventable in most cases. Three thousand deaths per year is sense-less.

— Sarah Low is a staff writer for The Beachcomber and a former

nurse practitioner.

EDITORIAL

When the Vashon Park District was caught up with the VES Fields project, one common complaint was that the fields drew resources from other district projects and programs. Now, with an agency in somewhat better financial shape and a grant deadline looming, the district is turning its attention back to a project once hailed as great for kids and teens. It’s putting funds into building a spot for outdoor skating and skateboarding at the Burton

Adventure Recreation Center (BARC).

This project was put on hold some time ago after significant unexpected costs came up and there were staff changes at the district, but thankfully it wasn’t forgotten. In a small town with limited

activities for youth and high rates of youth drinking and drug use, our community could benefit from an expand-ed skatepark. And an additional place for skating will complement the fields nicely, providing a safe activity for many kids who aren’t involved in traditional sports but will hop on wheels.

The proposal isn’t what it once was. It’s now a simple skate bowl, a far cry from the ambitious outdoor park the district first set out to build, one that would have been larger and had more for skaters to do. But as BARC volunteers explain, the bowl is an attractive feature for skaters, as it provides an experience that can’t be found skating rails and curbs on the street. The simple bowl project is also much cheaper than building full outdoor skatepark, and hopefully the door will be left open to add a few more features down the road. It’s refreshing to see the district take on a project that will serve another group of people and to do it with realistic expectations.

That this project is moving forward once again is especially notable considering that the park district almost closed BARC when it fell on hard financial times. A group of dedicated parent volunteers made sure the indoor skating facility and park stayed open. That same group of parents can now no doubt raise the funds required to get the skating bowl within reach again. If you’ve been hesitant to support the park district lately, remember that this project started before the fields took the district’s attention and captured the newspaper’s headlines. It’s still an effort that’s good for kids, that’s backed by a solid group of volunteers and that’s worthy of our support.

Project at the skatepark is worth reviving

In a small town with limited activities for youth and high rates of youth drinking and drug use, our community could benefit from an expanded skatepark.

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We wanted to see a particular house that’s on the market and you told my wife we probably couldn’t get a loan on it and that it would be really expensive to repair. I really want to see it and I don’t appreciate you prescreening things before I have a chance to see them.

I am basing my comments on 25 years of experience in real estate on Vashon and would recommend that before we spend the time looking at that property, you ask your lender a few questions. Will

they fund a home on a non-conforming surface water system when the water is all above ground with no fi ltration system? Will they fi nance a home in a major landslide area? Will they let you buy a house that has no real foundation? Last, but not least, will they fi nance the loan on a home with no heat?

This place, like many still found off in our woods, was probably someone’s hideaway for a long time. They probably built it themselves out of what they could scrounge. No lender was involved. Today, lending institutions take a dim view of houses that are really shacks thrown together. Moreover, I take a dim view of homes inches from a serious cliff, especially one with no real foundation. It’s sitting on old boards and rocks. It also may be impossible to get insurance.

I know I can be over protective toward my clients. I often go overboard to try to keep them from making what I consider a mistake. However, I’m always working on trying to let folks make their own mistakes, but it’s hard. Even taking every precaution, things can go wrong and I always feel badly that there might have been more I could have done.

You do have an alternative and that’s working with another broker on Vashon. We have a lot of good people in the real estate business here and perhaps one of them would be willing to take on this particular property. It won’t hurt my feelings if you decide to go elsewhere.

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With a buzz, whoosh and perfunctory clunk, a pink printed-paper ticket slips between two black-rubber rollers like a rakish pink tongue. I point the minivan into the cool darkness of the garage, fol-lowing the traffic arrows and admonish-ments that roll by like a litany of bossy Burma-shave signs. Nosing into an empty slot, the van erupts into a writhing pig-pile of kids elbowing each other for advantage: the first-one-out-the-door contest.

The garage smells of motor oil and automobile exhaust as our eyes adjust in the half-light, looking for an exit. In the momentary absence of parental gravity, two kids slingshot from orbit in opposite directions, one skipping along a pedestri-an path lined in yellow enamel, the other dragging a damp finger across a dusty Dodge, humming a Miley Cyrus song. We make our way out of the garage pulling the kids behind us, eventually regrouping at a bank of elevators.

“Ninth floor,” I advise. One kid tries to pry another’s fingers off the buttons while the other body-checks him into the wall: the first-one-to-push-the-button contest. A soft bell chimes and a pleasant robotic-female voice directs us to “Car D.” Searching the letters above the eleva-tors for “D,” we find the alphabet short by several letters, but around the corner,

our oldest boy crows triumphantly that he’s found it: the first-one-to-find-Car-D contest. Another soft bell chimes and the doors slide open.

We’re greeted by an elderly man in a thin gown under a

white-cotton blanket, groggy on a waist-high gurney with balloons of intravenous medicines swaying on a pole above his head. A jovial Asian man in blue scrubs waves us in; we’re followed by a Hispanic family speaking rapid-fire Spanish as the stainless-steel doors squeak and wobble shut behind them.

In the elevator car’s sudden fluorescent vacuum, the kids surreptitiously study the old man on the gurney while he surveys the now-crowded elevator garrulously. His eyes fall on our youngest daughter, half-hiding behind my legs, “What’s your name, dearie?” Her face flushes rose-pink, and lisping softly, she answers “Grace.”

The doors slide open and we’re struck with the stench of rubbing alcohol, chlo-

rine, bedpans. A heavy-set man in a sheep-skin vest with a cowboy hat on his lap talks quietly with a younger brunette in an alcove lined with vending machines while a newscast plays noiselessly on a TV screen in the corner.

Down a wide hallway, men and women in blue scrubs scurry in and out of open doors, creating stick-figure shadows in the shafts of late-afternoon sun reflected on the polished linoleum. A nurse stands in front of a mobile computer cart in a quiet backwater of the bustling hallway, pushing a mouse on a black pad. A lanky physi-cian in a white coat confers with a pair of residents in green scrubs and surgical hairnets. We hear a nurse ask a patient in a loud voice, “Ruth, when was the last time you had a bowel movement?”

We pass door after door of elderly women alone on their beds, idly watching Wheel of Fortune or napping quietly with a spoon in a cup of applesauce on a tray before them. We find my mother in room 963, dozing. Mom wakes easily at our foot-steps.

Above her head hang several bags of IV medication on a chrome tree; behind her, a medical multi-monitor tracks Mom’s heart rhythm and oxygen saturation with a running robotic commentary of clicks and beeps. Several clear plastic lines run

from a burbling IV pump to access ports implanted in my mother’s hands and arms, bolstered with strips of white surgical tape.

Wide-eyed, the kids gather in a cau-tious knot at the foot of the bed. Grandma smiles, we smile. Our oldest boy snaps the cellophane, saying softly “Hi, Grandma.” The first-one-to-say-hi-to-Grandma con-test.

Grandma returns his greeting softly, belying the ache all but hidden beneath her cheerful smile. Her eyes move delib-erately from face to face, pausing at each with a twinkling smile. Our youngest girl studies a red light clamped to the tip of Grandma’s finger, glowing scarlet as if it rests in a blacksmith’s forge.

My wife Maria kisses Mom on the fore-head. The night before, I’d hurt Maria’s feelings thoughtlessly, selfishly. Today, we’re hesitant, tentative, in forgiveness’s fragile calm.

The men in my family marry well; that’s how we roll.

I gather a few kids for a safari to the caf-eteria, holding hands as we walk down the bustling hallway. The kids are thoughtful, pensive. As the elevator doors open, we’re still holding hands.

— Kevin Pottinger, his wife Maria and their four children live on Vashon.

A trip as a family gives new perspective to competition FAMILY LIFEBy KEVIN POTTINGER


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DSHS Mobile Office: The state DSHS mobile community service office will be on Vashon to do ap-plication interviews for food and cash programs as well as yearly reviews and to answer any questions on active cases or about any other services. 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Vashon-Maury Community Food Bank and 2 to 4:30 p.m. outside the Vashon Market.

Zen Center: Discussion night at the PSZC will focus on how Zen practice works with family rela-tions. 6:45 p.m. newcomer orien-tation, 7 to 8:30 p.m. tea, chant-ing, meditation and discussion, at the Puget Sound Zen Center, 20406 Chautauqua Beach Rd.

Friends of Mukai Program and General Meeting: Bruce Haul-man and Alice Larson will present information about Japanese his-tory on Vashon as revealed by the census data they have collected for vashonhistory.com. Members will also hear a brief report on Friends of Mukai activities and will elect board members for 2014. The program is part of the organiza-tion’s general meeting and is open to the public. 7 p.m. at the Land Trust Building.

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Lecture Series: The Burton Community Church lecture and discussion series continues; all are welcome to attend, and the lectures are free. This week’s lecture will explore 20th century poets on the subject of evil, as well as science

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

FRIDAY • 20

Master Gardener Clinic: Looking for low-maintenance plants to add some garden color? Gardening experts have suggestions. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside of True Value.

Senior Center Movie and Popcorn: The center will host a screening of the film “August Rush,” starring Keri Russell, Robin Williams and Freddie Highmore as a young music prodigy preforming on the streets of New York while-searching for his parents. 1 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center.

Labyrinth Walk: All islanders are invited to a summer solstice laby-rinth walk. The labyrinth will be surrounded by seven crystal bowls from Circle of Sound to create a powerful, meditative environ-ment. For more information, call Betty Hawkins at 463-5062. 7 to 9 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit.

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Friends of Vashon Library Meeting: All are welcome to attend and share ideas for raising funds to support library programs, expand community services and recruit new members. 10 a.m. at the Vashon Library.

Farmers Market: This week at the market author Jo Robinson will be on hand with her book, “Eating on the Wild Side,” in support of the garden tour. Vashon Forge and Mill returns with a new tent, and musi-cal guests Gregg Curry & Friends will perform. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Village Green.

Master Gardener Clinic: Expert gardeners can answer questions about summer garden fertilizer needs. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside True Value.

Summer Solstice at Eden Re-framed: All are welcome to cel-ebrate the solstice and contribute to this community eco-art project. Attendees may share stories, snacks, graze in the food forest, pull weeds, draw on the story hive

or make music. Noon to 3 p.m. at Eden Reframed at the Burton Adventure Recreation Center.

Psychic Fair: Services available include psychic readings, Tarot, astrology, numerology, Akashic records and more. Prices will vary. Noon to 6 p.m. at Vashon Intuitive Arts.

Hash Oils Seminar: For those who are curious about cannabis oil, dab-bing and concentrates, the Vashon Island Marijuana Entrepreneurs’ Alliance (VIMEA) will host this seminar to be led by Reverend Can-nabis of Conscious Extracts. Tickets cost $20 and can be purchased at hashoil.eventbrite.com. 1 to 3 p.m. at the Vashon Grange Hall.

Vashon Social-Dance Group: The group will host a cross-step waltz lesson and social dance. No partners are needed. Cost is by a suggested donation of $10, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information, contact Candy McCullough at 920-7596. 7 to 8 p.m. lesson and 8 to 9:30 p.m. dance at the Ober Park performance room.

SUNDAY • 22

Burton Community Church: All are welcome to come and share the gift of music. Lay-led services begin at 11 a.m.

Continuing Conversations: Joshua Bingham will share his plans to open an orphanage in Ne-pal for homeless children. 4 p.m. at Dorothy Hall-Bauer’s house, 10127 SW Burton Dr.

MONDAY • 23

Spay and Neuter Shuttle: Northwest Spay & Neuter Center in Tacoma provides low-cost and free services for income qualifying pet owners and now offers a free transport service for Vashon cli-ents. For more information about the center, call 253-627-7729, or to schedule your pet for the shuttle run, call 206-910-5102. Meet the shuttle in the IGA Market parking lot at 7 a.m. Pets will be returned to this location the next morning.

TUESDAY • 24

AARP Fraud Fighters: Jean Mathisen of the AARP’s fraud fight-ers division will present “How to protect your money from schemes and scams.” The program includes an explanation of how fraud works and what to do to stay safe. 12:30 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center.

UPCOMING

Spanish Story Time: For new-borns through age 6 with a care-giver, this is a 30-minute program of stories and songs in Spanish, led by Victoria Clayton. 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, at the Vashon Library.

Indian Textiles Trunk Show and Talk: Textiles from the Indian desert region of Kutch will be presented by Dayalal Kudecha, a master weaver and teacher, and Judy Frater, founder/director of Somaiya Kala Vidya — an institute of education for Kutch artisans. For more information, email [email protected]. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 27, at the Willing-ham Weavery, 10315 SW 204th St.

Vashon Dance Academy’s ‘Aladdin’: All are invited to Vashon Dance Academy’s production of “Aladdin.” Shows will include two evening and two matinee perfor-mances. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $11 for students 18 and under and can be purchased at the Vashon Bookshop or Pampered Paws. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 27 and 28, and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29, at the VHS theater.

CLASSES

Recycalypso — Bucket Drum-ming Remix: For middle and high school students, this workshop led by Ian Dobson will explore how the

Caribbean Islands, physics, music and computers are related in the production of a bucket drum remix. Registration is required at kcls.org, or call 463-2069 for assistance. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, at the Vashon Library.

Summer Circus Camp: Presented by UMO School of Physical Arts, this two-day camp for beginners ages 8 to 13 will be led by Kathy Zbryk and Kajsa Ingemansson. Activities include an introduction to aerial equipment, tumbling, tightwire walking, clowning and more. For this camp, participants are considered beginners if they are new to circus or have taken one of UMO’s intro or beginning classes. Cost is $120 per student. To register, go to kajsa.wufoo.com/forms/registration-summer-circus-camp. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21, at the Open Space for Arts & Com-munity.

Easy, Edible Eco-Gardening Class: Learn simple and affordable ways to transform your yard into an efficient, energy-saving, edible oasis. Hosted by Carol Lutra-Johns, this show-and-tell class will be led by Vashon permaculture teachers and is offered by donation. Attend-ees are asked to bring a potluck item to share. For location infor-mation and to register, contact Lutra-Johns at [email protected] or 567-5822. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 22.

Summer Magic Camp: Register by June 23 for “Illusion and Confi-dence,” a magic camp for children age 8 and older led by Thomas Pruiksma. The cost is $180. For more information and to register, contact Pruiksma at [email protected] or 567-4023. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 18 through 21 at the Open Space for Arts & Community.

Domestic Violence Advocacy Training: Learn how to be a com-

munity partner and how to offer the right support to those who need it. Contact Betsey Archam-bault at [email protected] for more information, to register and for time/location information. Thursday, June 26, and Friday, June 27.

The Magic of Mask: This two-day performance and training class in mask work for teens and adults will be led by Kajsa Ingemansson. Both traditional and modern Bali-nese, as well as Commedia masks will be used. Cost is $150 for both days or $100 for one day. For more information and to register, call Ingemansson at 714-269-4827 or email [email protected]. 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 28, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at the Ober Park performance room.

30 Days of Raw and Whole Food, Plant-Based Eating: Jessica Bolding will lead this class to provide education, support and community for a cleansing lifestyle for 30 days. Classes will include information on juicing versus smoothies, how to grow food indoors throughout the year, how to manage protein and more. Cost is $90, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information and to register, email Bolding at [email protected]. 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, June 30, July 7, 10, 14, 17 and 24.

Find Your Funny — Clown Workshop for Females: Share and discover your inner clown in this two-day workshop to be led by Kajsa Ingemansson. Cost is $150 for both days or $100 for one. For more information and to register, call Ingemansson at 714-269-4827 or email [email protected]. 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 5, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 6, at the Ober Park performance room.

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The Vashon Sportsmen’s Club will host an NRA Women on Target class, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Vashon Sportsmen’s Club lodge.The class will cover the safety and operation of various firearms, mechanics, marksmanship and position shooting. Cost is $100 per student, with lunch included. A parent or legal guardian must accompany (at no charge) students under 18 years of age. To register, contact Cindy Morrison at 567-5047 or [email protected].

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Chef: Opens June 20.

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PUBLIC MEETINGS

Water District 19 special meeting: 10 a.m. Thursday, June 19, at the District 19 boardroom.

Vashon Sewer District: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at the Vashon Senior Center.

King County Airport District: 7 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at Courthouse Square.

Vashon Island Fire & Rescue: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, at Station 55.

Vashon Park District: 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, at Ober Park.


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ARTS&LEISUREVashon-Maury SAVE THE DATE: Vashon Island Chorale will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a special concert at

3 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at Bethel Church. The concert will premiere a new work by West Seattle composer Bronwyn Edwards called “No Bridges.” The multi-movement work pays tribute to Vashon’s colorful history and culture. A special slide show illustrating the music will accompany the free concert.

Time to put on your sensible walking shoes to stroll through five

exceptional landscapes select-ed for Vashon Allied Arts’ 24th Annual Garden Tour.

The tour, slated for Saturday and Sunday, will feature island gardens plus artwork by island artists. Billed as a feast for the senses, the tour opens the doors to gardens filled with beautiful vistas and fragrant blooming plants that are sure to delight many tour visitors.

Throughout the weekend, spe-cialists will share their gardening expertise at various locations in more than 15 talks . Subjects of the talks include tips on incor-porating stones into landscapes, how to create a modern-day stumpery, ways to capture gor-geous flora on film, insights about eating and growing the most nutritious food, informa-tion about the birds of Vashon and the art of vertical gardening.

Art exhibited in the gar-dens will be for sale on-site and include works by David Blad, Brian Brenno, Shannon Buckner, Mary Lynn Buss, Penny Grist, Larry Halvosen, Gunter Reimnitz, Rodger Squirrell and Barbara Wells.

Work by other Vashon and regional artists and craftspeople will be for sale in the Garden Art Market and will include garden sculpture, tile work, glass, soaps, garden tools and more.

Enjoy a weekend full of gar-dening seminars, music, artwork and of course, the five gardens on this year’s tour.

Jo Robinson and Rick MellenJo Robinson and Rick Mellen’s

edible garden offers stunning views of Puget Sound and Mount Rainier. Robinson is the author

of The New York Times best-seller “Eating on the Wild Side.” Ten years ago Robinson began researching the phytonutrient content of edible plants and dis-covered that many of the fruits and vegetables we eat have low nutritional value. Robinson and Mellen’s garden is a showcase for an impressive collection of some of the Northwest’s most nutrient-rich fruits and veg-etables. Robinson’s work has been featured by The New York Times, The Seattle Times, NPR and CBS.

Pat and Walt RiehlTour organizers have billed

Pat and Walt Riehl’s garden as the “largest privately owned stumpery in the United States, a garden of fairy tale magic, rich in pre-historic plants with oversized leaves and bold tex-tures.” A popular garden design in England from 1840 to 1890, stumperies were brought back in vogue by Prince Charles and his Highgrove Garden. In 2007, British fern expert Martin Rickard designed the Riehls’ 10,000-square-foot ravine garden that features 155 stumps rescued from local construction sites, over 1,000 ferns and 13 tree ferns. The Seattle Times called the Riehls’ stumpery “a deep green curiosity of a place.”

Steve Paschall and Katy Jo Steward

The west-side farmland grounds of Steve Paschall and Katy Jo Steward offer an array of colorful and textural gardens.There is an aromatic, mini lav-ender farm, an enclosed rose garden with many varieties of roses in bloom and a meander-ing brook lined with stream-side plants. Other elements include

formal gardens surrounding the couple’s residence, a vegetable patch, custom rock walls and a new plunge pool designed by Terry Welch. Trails landscaped with woodland plants lead to the beach along Colvos Passage with views of the Olympic Mountains beyond.

Brad and Lori KittredgeTucked behind the Dockton

home and art studio of Brad and Lori Kittredge is a peaceful backyard sanctuary. Cobblestone paths, trellises wrapped in wis-teria vines, lush beds of local and exotic plants, a wide vari-ety of ornamental shrubs and Japanese maples, and an array of fruits and vegetables fill out the Kittredge gardens. The landscap-ing and construction were done

entirely by the Kittredges over the past 15 years.

Hope and Anthony BloeschThe hillside gardens of Hope

and Anthony Bloesch’s Gypsy Dream Farm include a broad assortment of dahlias, lilies and annuals, many of which are cut to become bouquets sold from their Gypsy Wagon. The farm also has a shaded woodland gar-den of rhododendrons, Japanese maples and mixed perennials. Originally from Australia, Hope prides herself on breaking gar-dening rules with her unique and creative arrangements of companion planting in the sloping beds of her garden. She describes Gypsy Dream Farm as an Australian’s interpretation of an English garden in America.

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Above, the saltwater plunge pool of Steve Paschall and Katy Jo Steward was designed by Terry Welch. Left, an outdoor room with a view was designed and created by Brad and Lori Kittredge

WHAT’S HAPPENING

FLAMENCO DANCING

Spanish Flamenco dancing and music at the grange

Flamenco dancer and Seattleite Savannah Fuentes will present “La Luna Nueva” at 8 p.m. Friday at the Grange Hall. The show includes Flamenco music by Spanish singer Curro Cueto and Bulgarian guitarist Bobby de Sofia with the Flamenco dancing.

Tickets are $10 for children, $15 for students, $20 for general audience and $35 for VIP reserved seating. Tickets are available at www.brownpapertick-ets.com or by calling 800-838-3006.

MUSIC BY THE KINGBEES

The Bike welcomes Bill Brown and the KingbeesThe high-energy and deep vocal sound of Bill Brown & The Kingbees will fill the Bike in a pre-Strawberry Festival show at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Islanders will remember Brown from his other performances on the island. When not recording another album at Elliott Bay Recording Studio, Michael Stango continues to write songs, and John Gaborit plays with other Puget Sound groups. Tony Handy has his own jazz quintet, HD Fusion. Jim Smiley, a recording artist and regular performer at Harrah’s in Las Vegas, rounds out the band with his versatile keyboard.

This is an all-ages free event until 11 p.m., then 21 and older after that.

DIDJERIDOO WORKSHOP

Create your own didjeridoo at a workshop Carol Canterbury will offer a workshop to learn how to make and play your own plastic pipe didjeridoo from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

A veteran didjeridoo player, Canter-bury made her own instrument by experimenting with various plastic pipes and fittings until she found the perfect combination. All materials and instruction will be provided to create one didjeridoo. A second instrument will cost an additional $50.

For more information, call Canterbury at 218-7552.

EXPERT GARDENING TIPS

Be inspired to design and build your own gardenGarden designer Ted Kennedy Watson of Watson Kennedy will sign his new book “Style & Simplicity” from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Dig Floral & Garden.

“Let this inspiring book be a starting point for discovering things you love and integrating them into your beauti-ful life,” Watson said.

Garden Tour

Garden TourThe Garden Tour runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets, $25, include admission to all gardens and talks on both days. Tickets can be purchased at Vashon Alllied Arts, Heron’s Nest, many island businesses and www.vashonalliedar-ts.com. Complete Garden Tour information is available at www.vashonalliedarts.org.


By JULI GOETZ MORSER Staff Writer

When Jean Ameluxen first started writing stories about Billy Nelson, she wasn’t planning on writing a book. She just liked the character, her chosen time frame of World War II and the setting — Vashon Island. When a writer friend explained that a novel is just one short story fol-lowed by another using the same characters, Ameluxen began her novel in earnest. Six months later she finished writing “How It Was for Billy Nelson” and will read from her new novel at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Land Trust Building.

The book is about a young boy living on Vashon during World War II. The changes he witnesses, including the discrimination and removal of his best friend, a Japanese American, to a concentration camp, become the lens through which Ameluxen explores both the history of the island and the heightened time period of World War II.

“I am fascinated by World War II,” Ameluxen said. “The good and bad guys were so easily known. I don’t know if there will ever be a time like it again.”

She also says she is intrigued by the changes she’s wit-nessed on Vashon. Ameluxen, 79, grew up in Seattle and moved to Vashon after marrying her husband Fritz in

1965. She said the 1970s brought the biggest changes to the island she’s seen and believes they helped create the remarkable arts culture on the island today.

Ameluxen credits the resources of the Vashon Heritage Museum and the library for uncovering the interesting historical references in Billy Nelson, but she is quick to point out that all of the characters are fictional.

Ameluxen plans to contribute part of the book’s pro-ceeds to the Heritage Museum.

“I hope my fondness for the island and the people here will show through in the book,” Ameluxen said.

Pack a picnic, gather friends and family, and enjoy an array of music when the Summer Concerts in the Park series returns to Ober Park on Thursday. Presented and funded by the Vashon Park District in associa-tion with Vashon Events, the lineup of six shows slated for Thursday eve-nings will showcase bands featuring different genres but all designed to get folks dancing. Mark your calendars.

June 19: The Country Lips. Seattle’s Country Lips sound and play like classic country rowdy musicians. The live, wild shows by the eight-

member band are becom-ing legendary, according to music promoter Pete Welch. Their music is fast moving, played on vio-lin, guitar and keyboard, accompanied by vocals that inspire foot-stomping dancing.

July 10: Polecat Aug. 7: The Cumbieros. Aug. 28: Clinton

Fearon Sept. 4: The Portage

PhilharmonicThough not a concert,

on July 24, Shakespeare in the Park will present the play “Othello.”

For more information about the concerts and other events, visit www.vashonevents.com.

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Author Jean Ameluxen recently released a new novel.

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The Vashon Fireballs, a new water polo team, will begin its summer program next week.

Island youth of all ages are invited to par-ticipate in Splashball for ages 6 to 9, Junior Fireball for ages 10 to 13, or Senior Fireball for ages 13 and up, in an eight-week pro-gram designed to teach game understanding and skills, build stamina and technique, and have fun in the water. Practices are set to begin Tuesday, June 24 at the Vashon Pool.

Water polo has steadily been gaining awareness and popularity in the United States as both a competitive sport and a recreational game that promotes fitness and cross-training opportunities.

Vashon Seals, an island swim team, offered an introduction to water polo as part of their swim programs last summer. The sessions were so well received that the team decided to launch the Vashon Fireballs as an official USA Water Polo team this sum-mer. The Fireballs will be coached by Lisa MacLeod and Randy Turner. Both are certi-fied USA Water Polo coaches who received training from Dante Dettamanti, Stanford’s veteran coach. Turner also played club water polo at the University of Oregon.

MacLeod said she is excited to expand the program.

“Whatever else kids do, (they) can play water polo, and it’s an ideal time to support the Vashon Pool with our new program,” she said.

With both Splashball — a program designed to introduce the sport to children in a recreational format — and water polo it is the coaches’ aim to develop the full ath-

lete, MacLeod noted. “Both Randy and I want each swimmer

to walk on deck ready to have fun and leave with a feeling of accomplishment,” she said. “We expect players to bring their best selves forward, challenge their preconcep-tions about what they are capable of and take these ideas away with them at the end of the day.”

Middle school teacher Patty Gregorich had praise for the program.

“My daughter was not on a swim team,

so it was a stretch for her to step into a new sport. She was gently challenged and learned so much about herself — what she is capable of — and made new friends while getting fit and strong. We loved the support from the other families and the coaches and she built up so much confidence that she joined the Seals in the fall.”

For more information about the programs offered by Vashon Fireballs and to regis-ter for summer 2014 sessions, visit www.vashonwaterpolo.org.

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Rebecca Cullimore Photo

Splashball proves to be a great sport for these youngsters, enjoying the game last summer.

Young islanders will be able to learn the ins and outs of sailing when the Junior Sailing Program begins next month.

This will be the 24th year of the pro-gram, which will open the week of July 14.

More than 2,000 island children and teens have learned how to sail through this class, and more than 100 young adults have learned the responsibilities of becoming certified sailing instructors.

Junior sailors, age 11 and over, spend four days on the water with Sail USA- certified instructors. Junior programs are limited to 20 sailors and run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Quartermaster Yacht Club.

Beginner sailors, ages 8 to 10, have one instructor for every four sailors as they learn how to be on the water safely. Beginners learn the basics of handling a boat, sailing techniques, water safety and marine ecology. Beginner camps are limited to 12 sailors and run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Weekly classes start the week of July 14 and run through Aug. 15. Each week offers one junior camp for 10-year-olds and older, and one beginner camp. Adult classes are offered by demand.

Class fees are $220 per student per week until June 23 and $245 per student per week after June 23. Scholarships are avail-able through the Vashon Park District.

Register at the Vashon Pool or by call-ing the Vashon Park District at 463-9602

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GRADUATIONS

Meaghan ConnorsMeaghan Connors of

Vashon received a degree from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Sunday, May 18. Connors graduated with a Bachelor of Art’s degree in political science.

Cole GrabowCole Grabow, a gradu-

ate of Vashon High School,

received a Bachelor of Art’s degree from The College of Wooster during com-mencement exercises on May 12.

Grabow, an anthropolo-gy major, graduated magna cum laude.

While at Wooster, Grabow was awarded a Graber Scholarship for aca-demic excellence, a Faculty Scholarship and a Dean’s Scholarship. He was also named to the Dean’s List. In addition, he was a mem-ber of the Biology Club and the Culture Club.

Georgia WhitakerGeorgia Whitaker of

Vashon graduated from Bow-doin College in Brunswick, Maine, on May 24.

Whitaker graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a major in history and Latin American Studies Spanish.

HONOR

Palouse WineryVashon’s Palouse Winery

received seven awards at the recent Seattle Wine Awards, an annual compe-tition that more than 600 wineries from throughout the state enter each year.

Wines from Palouse took home one bronze award, three silver awards, two gold awards and one dou-ble gold award. The dou-ble gold went to Palouse’s 2011 Eclipse Blend, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon,

Merlot, Cab Franc, Malbec and Petite Verdot grapes from a vineyard just out-side of Zillah, Washington.

DEATH

Arlyn Nelson TeedArlyn Nelson Teed was

born on Oct. 15, 1913, in

Tacoma, Washington, to immigrant parents, Arthur and Ida Nelson, from Finland.

After their home was destroyed in a fire in Ruston, her father home-steaded on Tahlequah waterfront property and moved his family there.

The name Arlyn was derived from Arthur and Evelyn, her father and her older sister.

She graduated from Burton’s Vashon High School in 1931, and later went on to spent 40 years in custom apparel design and construction. She designed clothes for Frederick and Nelson, family and friends and taught dress making for 30 years at what is now Seattle Central College.

After many years living in Burton, Arlyn moved to Vashon Community Care in 2006. In October of 2013, she celebrated her 100th birthday there. She died on May 4, 2014, at Vashon Community Care.

In addition to members of the Teed family, Arlyn is survived by niece Carolyn Price Dyer, nephew James C. Price and their families.

SHERIFF’S REPORT

May 17: A bike was stolen from a carport at a home on the 14600 block of Vashon Highway.

May 19: A man was tres-passed from Vashon Pizza.

May 20: A burglary was reported at Granny’s Attic.

May 21: A vehicle prowl was reported at Rick’s Diagnostics.

May 23: A residential burglary was reported on the 25100 block of Vashon Highway.

May 26: A possible attempted residential bur-glary by prying the front door was reported on the 27300 block of Hake Road.

May 28: An iPad was stolen from McMcMurray Middle School.

Bank fraud on a debit card was reported at the Eernissee Apartments.

May 30: Bank fraud was reported on the 20500 block of 81st Ave.

Dirt was stolen from the Vashon Cemetery.

May 31: A possible assault was reported on the 4700 block of 244th Street.

A residential burglary was reported on the 12500 block of 154th Street.

June 1: A transient was trespassed from the Vashon Library.

June 2: A transient assaulted citizens on the sidewalk in downtown Vashon.

An iPhone was stolen at the Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie.

June 3: A ladder was sto-len from Island Security Self Storage and a cheaper ladder was left in its place.

Vandalism occurred at Bank Road and Vashon Highway.

June 5: Two people were reported to be looking in cars and acting suspicious-ly on the 17200 bock of Vashon Highway.

An intoxicated client was reported to be “creep-ing out” bar patrons down-town. He later walked off and left his car in the mid-dle of an alley.

June 6: A dinghy was stolen from the Dockton marina.

June 14: Mail was sto-len from a mailbox at the 26000 block of Pillsbury Road.


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Catholic ChurchSt. John Vianney

Mass–Saturdays at 5:00 pmSundays 8:00am and 10:30am

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(DPER) to discuss what’s been done at their property and determine the next steps.

Jim Chan, DPER’s director of permitting, said that while doing unpermitted con-struction is against the law, DPER officials plan to work with the identified homeown-ers and no one will face fines unless they refuse to comply with the effort.

“It’s really set up to encourage people to comply with the code,” said Randy Sandin, another DPER official involved in the effort. “That’s why you don’t impose civil penalties from the outset. You give them reasonable opportunity to comply.”

As of last week, 25 people who received letters had contacted DPER.

“Most everyone who has called us has been very cooperative, willing to invite us out, to talk to us and give us more explana-tion,” Chan said.

Traditionally the county’s permitting department has only gone after unpermit-ted construction when citizen complaints are filed, something that can be rare on the back roads and perimeters of the island. However, the department’s latest effort stems from an environmental survey that was recently completed.

A recent study of the marine shoreline of King County found that despite large restoration projects undertaken in recent years, shoreline construction has outpaced those efforts. As a result, there has been an overall loss of natural shoreline in an area known as Water Resource Inventory Area 9 (WRIA 9), which includes Vashon and Maury islands, prompting concern among officials and activists who say the already sparse natural shoreline is important habi-tat for salmon and other creatures and is vital to maintaining the health of Puget Sound.

As part of the study, researchers com-pared current aerial and boat-based photos of the shore to those taken before 2005,

identifying changes that had taken place. Of the 93 changes identified on the coast of Vashon and Maury, only eight of them had been permitted by King County.

Chan explained that DPER will now investigate each case as the homeown-ers contact them and it’s likely that some changes, such as minor bulkhead repairs, will be minimal enough to not require permits. In a few cases the county may have been mistaken in what they saw. And it’s also likely, Chan said, that some of the homes have changed hands since the unpermitted changes were made, though the current owners will still be required to obtain any required permits.

Can said it is too soon to know how many people will have to seek permits or how many people will have to remove items they constructed.

“The opportunity for us to contact them and do deeper observation is good,” he said. “We’ve just begun to look more in depth, and we’re doing some field visits.”

In a few weeks the county will send another round of letters to those who didn’t respond, this time listing a deadline to get in touch with DPER. Those who still don’t respond could ultimately face fines and legal action. A final step will be abatement action, meaning “we would go out and take care of it and charge them for it,” Chan said.

Of the 70 homeowners who received letters, apparently only half are Vashon residents. According to a list of identified homes, 31 people have Vashon address-es listed for tax purposes, while 19 have Seattle addresses and the rest have address-es in other cities or states.

A large number of the changes involve bulkheads. According to the document, the county believes 30 of the identified homeowners completed major or minor bulkhead repairs, while seven installed new bulkheads or retaining walls. About 20 people were identified as having installed new docks, stairs ramps or other struc-tures. And two homes — one on Glen Acres Road and one on Dolphin Point Trail —

were flagged as being built entirely without permits.

Chan said he believes ultimately most people will be able to obtain construction permits for any work they did, although they’ll have to go through what can some-times be a lengthy permitting process and pay for any permits they should have obtained before.

Some who installed shoreline structures that couldn’t have been permitted in the first place, such as some docks, will likely have to modify or completely remove the items, Chan said.

“Things actually in the water, f loat-ing docks, piers, or things like that, we wouldn’t be able to permit,” he said.

In addition, 10 people apparently cleared vegetation on the shoreline or bluff, some-thing that is rarely permitted by the coun-ty. Those homeowners, Chan said, could be asked to plant new plants to make up for it.

“They need to give us a plan of how they would restore it,” he said.

John Taylor, an assistant director with DNRP’s Water and Land Resources Division, said he believes the effort is about more than construction permits, as the issue underscores the need for more outreach and education about shoreline construction. In recent years, scientists have discovered more about the negative impact bulkheads and other shoreline con-struction can have on the beach, some-

thing Taylor said many people still don’t understand.

“We believe it’s equally important to continue to educate people about the value of shoreline resources and protecting shoreline resources,” he said.

The letter sent to homeowners noted that Greg Rabourn, Vashon’s basin stew-ard, will be available to answer questions related to the environment and invited recipients to attend a shoreline homeown-ers’ workshop last weekend. Taylor noted that under a funding proposal in the works at the King Conservation District, even more money would be dedicated to educa-tion and outreach, likely resulting in more outreach and workshops on Vashon.

Chan said that when homeowners seek permits for shoreline work, DPER takes the environment into account, and 60 to 70 percent of the time asks that plans be altered in order to protect beach habitat.

“Sometimes it may not be as large as he wanted or in the location he wanted, but he would be able to get something,” Chan said. “We do look at best management practices.”

Three Vashon residents who received letters from King County were reached by The Beachcomber. They said they didn’t believe the work they did at their prop-erty required a permit and they hoped to work with the county to resolve the issue, but they declined to be quoted in the newspaper.

Mark Paul Graham (AKA “Sparky”) passed away May 25, 2014 in Seattle after suffering a brain aneurism. Mark was born April 26, 1965 in Seattle where he was raised. During his childhood he loved boating in the San Juan Islands, skateboarding, playing basketball, and living a life of adventure where he provided a great source of entertainment, comfort and comradery for his sister, Linda. His love of adven-ture was matched only by his enjoyment of music including Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, and the Beatles, most notably, the White album. He went to Overlake High School where he played on the basketball team and rowed crew. His love of the water continued on into his adulthood where he continued to spend time in the San Juans and Lake Chelan.

Mark had lived on Vashon Island for a number of years. He was an imposing figure together with his faithful dog, Thunder. In everyday life, it is hard to underestimate the number of times he approached a stranded motorist, especially if they drove a SAAB, and offered help or advice with no expectations of reward. He gave freely of his time and efforts and shared what he had with his friends.

Mark is survived by his father Thomas Graham, of Seattle, sister, Linda Pirch of Spokane, numerous relatives, and many loved and beloved friends on Vashon Island. He is preceded in death by his mother Marsha Miller. Mark’s dog Thunder is with Desi, who is providing a good home.

The family would like to thank the caring and supportive staff at Har-borview Hospital. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Vashon Island Pet Protectors at vipp.org.

A Memorial Gathering for Mark will be held on Maury Island at Dockton Park on Sunday June 22 from 3 PM to 8 PM. Let’s see how many SAABs we can put in that parking lot!

Mark Paul Graham

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medal he was awarded as coach of the team on to Fletcher, honoring what he calls an attitude that has helped the Vashon Island Junior Crew in recent years catapult onto the local and national row-ing scene as a force to be reckoned with.

“We don’t focus on winning,” Parr said. “We focus on being the best you can be, both on and off the water and in your life.”

This year the small rowing club capped off another successful season by sending a record 10 boats and 18 rowers to the USRowing Youth National Championships in Sacramento, where five boats placed in the top 10 in the nation and two boats — including Baxter’s — took home medals.

Those involved with the rowing club call the results phenomenal for a team of its size, giving credit to a group of hard-working young athletes, a troupe of dedi-cated parent supporters and Parr, a world-class rowing coach who landed on Vashon two years ago.

“The quality of rowing is much higher now,” said Colby Atwood, a masters rower and president of the club’s board. “(Parr) is really putting Vashon on the map and creating a program that any other coach would give his eye teeth to get into.”

The Vashon Island Rowing Club began

in the early 1990s, when a small group of women decided to hit Quartermaster Harbor in a rowing shell.

“We were pretty bad,” recalled Ellen Call, a rower who was involved in the early years and who’s sons are now on the junior team. “No one had previous experience. It was like the blind leading the blind.”

Before too long, several of the women’s husbands decided to join in, and the group attracted a coach, making for the begin-nings of an active mas-ters rowing program that would compete in local regattas and regional competitions.

A junior program for teen rowers was added in 1996, and less than a decade later Vashon sent its first boat to the junior national championships.

Tom Kicinski, who was in that boat at Nationals in 2005 and also went to Nationals the following year, went on to row for the University of Washington. A couple years ago, Kicinski returned to Vashon to be assistant coach of the junior crew, and he says he saw a marked difference in the youth program.

“It’s a very, very different environment,” he said. “There’s a lot of motivation and accountability within the program that wasn’t there when I was a part of it.”

Some say a turning point for the club

may have been in 2011, when talented local rower Mia Croonquist, then just 14, competed with the U.S. team at the junior world championships and won gold in her four-woman boat. Around the same time, a couple of her Vashon teammates also made a splash on the national rowing scene, and several went on to row at presti-gious colleges around the country.

This year Croonquist, now a high school senior, was part of the other Vashon

boat that medaled at Nationals, joining junior Kirsten Girard to take the bronze in women’s double.

“I think that was a huge accomplishment,” Parr said of Croonquist’s trip to the world com-petition, which she repeated the following year. “But that also made

some people think, hang on, we know her and she trains just like we do. When one of your own does it, you look around the boathouse and go, ‘Okay, why not me?’”

Another big boon for the club came in 2012, when Parr, an accomplished interna-tional rowing coach, submitted his resume to lead the Vashon club. The club’s search committee, looking to follow coaches Sam Burns and Steve Full, was floored.

Parr’s 20-year coaching career includes leading the New Zealand, Canadian and Irish national rowing teams and going to the 2004 Olympics in Athens as the head of Ireland’s Olympic team. He came to Vashon by way of New Zealand, where he taught coaching at a university there and was a consultant to other coaches in the region. He had recently decided to move to the Seattle area to be closer to his part-ner, who, incidentally, now works for The Beachcomber.

“It was extremely fortunate timing,” Atwood said.

While club members and parents say Parr has brought Vashon’s already strong juniors program to a new level of com-petition, Parr is quick to credit the 40 young athletes who are part of the team. Rowing is considered by many to be more demanding than other high school sports, with practice year-round, grueling on-the-water exercises and regattas almost every weekend during the fall and spring rowing seasons.

The Vashon juniors now frequently out-row boats from larger teams as well as select teams, clubs such as the Seattle Rowing Center that hold tryouts and draw rowers from around the state and coun-try to fill their boats. Of the 132 teams to qualify for this year’s national rowing competition in Sacramento, Vashon sent the second largest number of boats. In addition to the two medaling boats, three other Vashon boats placed in the top 10 in their events, a significant accomplishment

on the national stage. Senior Jacob Plihal placed sixth in a sin-

gle, the women’s quad — with Croonquist, Girard, Kalie Heffernan and Riley Lynch — placed ninth, and the women’s light-weight four — with Emily Milbrath, Hannah Russell, Virginia Miller, Maddie McEachern and coxswain Callie Andrews — finished 10th. Heffernan, a junior com-peting in a single, placed 12th, and other Vashon boats placed 15th, 18th and 19th.

“It’s a huge deal,” Kicinski said of the results. “When you’re at Nationals, they look at the entries and assume Vashon is a large club.”

Kicinski said that while Vashon has fewer athletes to pick from, as well as smaller facilities and fewer coaches, the club focuses on developing what they do have.

“The ones we have are really committed to making it happen,” he said. “It doesn’t slow us down much to have a small pool.”

Kicinski and Parr also have high praise for the rowers’ parents, who they say play a part in the team’s success by weaving a strong support system. Many parents volunteer their time with the club, help regattas run seamlessly and donate money beyond the annual fees to see that the club can buy new boats and maintain equip-ment. In recent years club volunteers have also put on an annual bike ride, the Passport to Pain, which has become a regional draw for cyclists and also brought in badly needed funds for the juniors and masters programs.

“The club owes a lot to the parents,” Atwood said, “and a lot of their enthu-siasm is driven by the results that coach Richard Parr is getting.”

Parr has also provided leadership for the more than 30 islanders who row with Vashon’s masters crew, many of whom row daily and compete at the masters level while holding down full-time jobs and other obligations.

Atwood, who will compete with other masters at the regional competition next weekend, called rowing demanding, but he said it’s worth it to participate in a sport people can do throughout their lives — the club’s oldest member is 72. He also enjoys being part of a tight-knit group of island-ers and now considers many of his fellow rowers friends.

“It’s more than just a sport; it’s a com-munity,” Atwood said. “I’ve joked that if they all decided to be a bicycle club, then I’d become a bicycle guy.”

As for Parr, he says he tries to keep the mood light for all ages — he’s been thrown in a lake by the juniors and worn bows in his year this season. He’s also looking to keep up the momentum the club has gained in recent years.

“I provide the opportunity for each ath-lete to discover what’s inside themselves,” Parr said. “You find that when you do that, they discover some pretty cool things.”

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“The ones we have are really committed to making it happen. It doesn’t slow us down much to have a small pool.”

Tom Kicinskiassistant coach, Vashon Island Junior Crew

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