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Island real estate sales strong this year, further improvements expected

VIFR sets 2016 budget, increases volunteer fundingDepartment overspent in legal fees, overtime in 2015By ANNELI FOGTEditor

Vashon Island Fire & Rescue’s (VIFR) proposed 2016 budget of $2.35 mil-lion increased roughly $53,000 over this year’s, and the department’s volunteer program is seeing the larg-est increase in funding.

When compared to 2015, more than $60,000 additional dollars are going toward volunteers in 2016, and VIFR Fire Chief Hank Lipe said the move is because the department relies heavily on volunteers and their increasing work-

load.“We’re pretty proud of

what we’ve been able to accomplish with ... recon-structing the volunteer pro-gram,” Lipe said. “It’s been a systematic approach by (Assistant Chief) George (Brown) to bring in well-qualified people. We’re getting lots of calls, which means more response by volunteers.”

The $60,197 of addi-tional money includes an increase in funding for the Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Program from $500 in 2015 to $10,000 in 2016 and also increases vol-unteer reimbursement by almost 25 percent.

VIFR volunteer coor-dinator Ross Copland said that he put in various

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Maria Glanz and Kenny Judd feel fortunate to have found an island home in their price range.

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Clear blue skies on Saturday morning brought many Vashon residents to the weekly farmers market next door to Thriftway, where many customers enjoyed the colorful, locally grown produce on display. Patty Freebourn steamed tamales out front, and the smell pulled in passersby who were out enjoying the sunlight.

SUNNY SATURDAY BRINGS CROWD TO MARKET

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By SUSAN RIEMERStaff Writer

When Emily Browne first began looking to buy a home on Vashon last fall, her progress was slowed by the marked lack of houses available, but when a small home went up for sale last spring, she acted fast and is now happily living on the island.

“It all worked out for me in the end,” she said. “I was really thrilled. It has been fantastic. Even through the storm last week, it was great.”

Acting fast is key in Vashon’s current real estate climate, those in the profession say, as Vashon closes another strong year in home sales. Through

Oct. 31 of this year, 153 island houses sold, the same number as through Oct. 31 last year, but sever-al more homes are slated to close before the year ends, and sales are expected to exceed last year’s total of 182 homes.

“I would say it has been a fabulous year,” said Ken Zaglin, the owner of the John L. Scott office on Vashon.

The Seattle real estate market is frequently in the news, with tales of rap-idly escalating prices, bid-ding wars and cash sales. Vashon is more balanced than that, Zaglin said, and many people — from young families to grandparents — are taking notice of the

island as a more affordable option than some other nearby communities.

“We’re looking to be an extremely good option for folks,” he said. “Relative to Seattle and the Eastside, we are such a wonderful, available market.”

Like others in the real estate profession on Vashon, his advice for people looking to purchase a home in the $300,000 to $600,000 range is to be ready to buy, be informed when homes come on the market and look at them as quickly as possible.

Buyers broker Emma Amiad agrees about speed being important, but has

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With a permitting issue finally resolved, islanders once again have access to laundry facilities now that Doug Sudduth has opened his Suds Laundromat in town next to Rock Island Pizza.

“It took four months to get the permits sorted out,” Sudduth said of the delay. “That’s what held us up.”

Sudduth had hoped to open the laundromat during the summer, but work was stopped when King County notified him that a change-

of-use permit was required for the former Joy’s Village Cleaners space because his plan also included a frozen yogurt shop.

With the permit issued, Sudduth was able to open the laundromat part of the operation last Friday, though the frozen yogurt shop is still at least several weeks away from being ready. When it is done, it will be called Kenny’s Brain Freeze, after Sudduth’s brother who died in a car accident on the island this past summer.

Becky Elias, King County’s Food Protection Program Manager, noted

that Sudduth’s plan for the yogurt shop addition has been approved and that once the work is done, the board of health will need to per-form a pre-opening inspec-tion before the final permit to operate the yogurt shop is issued.

Vashon has been with-out a laundromat since the summer of 2013, when Joy’s Village Cleaners closed after 25 years in business.

Suds Laundromat will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day, and though an attendant is not necessary, Sudduth said there will be someone on site most of the time.

The facility has all new machines, with one old one kept from Joy’s to handle extra large loads, pet bed-ding or horse blankets. Machines currently accept quarters only — there is a change machine in the laun-dromat — though Sudduth explained that they will be able to take credit or debit cards in the near future.

Patrons should enter Suds via one of the new doors at the side or rear of the building.

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United Way decision affects senior programs countywideBy SUSAN RIEMERStaff Writer

The Vashon Senior Center is contending with cuts to its services and pro-grams next year after losing a major source of funding.

Last summer, United Way of King County changed its

focus and announced that beginning next July, it will no longer support several services for seniors and peo-ple with disabilities. That decision means the loss of nearly $1.8 million from almost 30 agencies around the county and has captured the attention of Washington state’s AARP. Its advocacy director, Cathy MacCaul, is working to convey the need for senior programs and money to fund them in the wake of the decision.

“The last of the baby boomers just turned 50, so we are going to have a huge number of people who are going to continue to need and rely on services,” she said in an interview last week.

On Vashon, senior cen-ter Executive Director Ava Apple said she is pruning her $150,000 annual bud-get to prepare for a $15,000 shortfall next year and $30,000 the following year.

“That’s one-quarter of my fixed budget,” she said. “This is a big blow.”

Among the potential ser-vices to be cut are a popu-lar fitness program at Ober Park, the van service that brings island elders to lunch and the monthly newslet-ter that informs members of activities and programs. A range of other items are slated to be trimmed as well, from advertising to staff and volunteer training. In all, Apple said, the reductions total nearly $14,000 and run as deep as she can go.

“I do not know what I am going to do the following year. I cannot cut another $15,000 out of my 2017 bud-get,” she said.

The center is open four days a week and serves

lunch each of those days. Lunch is supported by a community donor and will not be cut, she said.

Since Apple began as the director three years ago, the center has ramped up its offerings considerably and provides a range of class-es and activities for island seniors — smart phone classes, intergenerational bridge and a book group among them. A recent estate planning presentation was very popular, Apple said, and new support groups for both grief and loss and low vision filled quickly. Neighbor to Neighbor, a 2-year-old senior center program that helps to keep island elders in their homes, has between 60 and 70 cli-ents, who call for volunteer assistance with a range of tasks.

Programming is at capac-ity so creating more pro-grams and charging for them is not an option to raise more money, Apple noted.

“We are between a rock and a hard spot right now,” she said.

A United Way letter to grantees that Apple received this summer explains the redirection of the large non-profit agency’s funds. Going forward, the letter said, it will align its grants with programs that focus on ending homelessness, sup-porting early learning and older youth and alleviating poverty.

Those areas are impor-tant, Apple said, but the sweeping cuts for seniors, a large and increasing demo-graphic, are difficult.

“This feels like a blow, like the work we are doing is not important,” she said.

“The need is growing, and we should be growing to meet that need.”

The center has received United Way funding for the past six years, she said, and United Way has fund-ed senior services in King County for 50 years.

AARP’s MacCaul noted the cuts have come at a par-ticularly challenging time for seniors. Social Security payments will not provide a cost-of-living adjust-ment next year. Increased state funding is unlikely as Washington legislators must fund education, and they have been further lim-ited by Initiative 1366, the latest Tim Eyman anti-tax measure, which passed in November.

AARP and the affected agencies want the public to know about the cuts, MacCaul said, and are reaching out to elected officials and larger media outlets to spread the word. They have also reached out to United Way officials, with whom they met last week.

“We want to make sure more thought is put into these kinds of decisions and engage in discussion and dialogue about the impor-tant role United Way plays in the community,” she said.

Meanwhile, on Vashon, Apple said she is looking for alternative funding sources, but she noted most want to fund programs, not general operations — the kind of support the center needs.

In the midst of her budget work for next year, Apple recently sent out the center’s holiday appeal letter.

“I am hoping that folks will help me with this shortfall,” she said.

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VARSA kicks off series of talks to help, educate parents Talk aims to teach parents how to recognize and react to anxiety, stress and depression By ANNELI FOGTEditor

Two nationally-recognized suicide prevention experts will be on Vashon Wednesday, Dec. 2, to talk to parents and the community at large about teens and how to distinguish normal behavior from something more serious, such as depression.

The 7 p.m. presentation, When It’s More Than Sad, will take place at McMurray Middle School and will feature the University of Washington’s Sue Eastgard and Kevin Haggerty. Both work in the university’s School of Social Work and have more than 25 years of experience with suicide prevention programs.

According to VARSA’s event description, the duo’s talk was organized to help both parents and the community understand and recognize the emotional issues teens face, their sometimes destructive coping mechanisms and ways to support teens through tumultuous years.

The presentation will include a community discussion panel with Vashon Island School District Superintendent Michael Soltman, Vashon High School Principal Danny Rock, Vashon Youth & Family Services’ Heather Youngs and Woody Pollock from Youth Mental Health First Aid.

VARSA Co-Chair Lisa MacLeod said that the

organization surveyed parents at the end of the 2015 school year and asked them what kind of support they needed before taking the top five concerns from parents and turning them into a series of talks. The Dec. 2 talk is the first of five.

“(The survey) was a very useful exercise, and the results allow both VARSA and the schools to allocate valu-able resources where they are needed most,” MacLeod said. “One of the largest concerns was how to help their children cope with anxiety, stress and depression. In high school, suicide prevention was the top concern. In middle school, it was second, and in elemen-tary school, it was third or fourth. It’s a hot topic on the island.”

Not long ago, the island saw a small spike in suicides including from the fall of 2012 to the sum-mer of 2013. The increase corresponded with a countywide spike that led both county and island leaders to reevaluate suicide prevention programs, especially for young adults.

MacLeod said the issue really hits home for her, as she has dealt with a suicide attempt by her own teen. She said that it is important that the community knows how to recognize the signs of depression.

“We knew something was wrong (with my

son),” MacLeod said. “It’s the length of time of a behavior. Every teen will be moody occas-sionally, but if they’re moody for a long time, beyond just having a hard day, that’s the red flag.”

She said that everyone is urged to go, not just parents, because anyone has the ability to catch these behaviors.

“Once we learn to recognize this, then it could be a dance teacher, a coach, a school teacher, anyone will be able to help. Sometimes (teens) put a brave face on one place, but somewhere else, it becomes apparent that there’s more there,” MacLeod said.

The series of talks will con-tinue through the new year with a screening of the movie “The Mask You Live In,” fol-lowed by a discussion at 7 p.m. on Jan. 13 at the VHS

theater. The movie explores American mascu-linity and the struggle teenage boys face trying to fit into the definition.

At 7 p.m. on Jan. 22 at the VHS Commons, Pediatric Nurse and educator Julie Metzger will talk about friendships, relationships and sex in a talk entitled, “Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll...and other things that go bump in the night.”

Two other talks addressing teen substance use and digital safety are planned for February and March 2016.

The Franciscan Medical Clinic will add the services of a lactation consultant beginning Dec. 3.

Islander Deb Crawford, a registered nurse and certified lactation consul-tant, will be available on Thursday mornings by appointment. Pregnant women and mothers may schedule hour-long vis-its beginning at 8 a.m. at the clinic. Crawford is also available at the Highline campus in Burien Thursday afternoons.

Crawford is able to help with a variety of nursing concerns, including latch-ing difficulties, painful nursing and babies who aren’t gaining enough weight. She can also help women who are returning to work continue breast-feeding with tips on breast pumps and storing milk.

Her services are available to all women, regardless of where they are patients or where they gave birth.

To make an appoint-ment, patients should call 253-382-8580.

“Once we learn to recognize (behaviors), then it could be a dance teacher, a coach, a school teacher, anyone will be able to help. Sometimes (teens ) will put a brave face on one place, but somewhere else, it becomes apparent that there’s more there.”

VARSA Co-Chair Lisa MacLeod

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When I unlock the door to the Grange hall and show it to poten-tial renters, I always describe it as either the island’s second liv-ing room or like the mess hall at summer camp where you drank bug juice. Either way, for the last 10 years, it has been an honor to be a Grange member, rental agent and one of the stewards of this cherished island institution.

We have rented to so many of you, catering to a wide range of events from Irish and Flamenco dancing performances, to medi-tation workshops, art classes, retreats, state representative meetings and voting, Vashon Island Grower’s Association annual meetings, Vashon Island Marijuana Entrepreneurs Association presentations and weddings and memorial services for some of our beloved friends and neighbors.

Does it not warm our hearts when, in an age of cool, modern architecture, we enter a cozy hall with a stockade of wooden tim-bers that reminds us of the sum-mer camp mess hall of our youth? In the last 20 years, we have seen too many other venerable island establishments decay and dis-appear, such as the Tahlequah, Dockton and Portage grocery stores and the old Chautauqua gymnasium. I am writing to you today because we don’t want to see that repeated with our beloved Grange hall.

The Vashon-Maury Grange hall actually began as the North End Community Center some-time in the 1910s. It didn’t become a Grange hall until 1941.

The Grange is our country’s first homegrown fraternal and agrarian organization, started amongst settlers on the prairie in 1867. Its official name is The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, thus the “P of H” on our logo of the sheaf of wheat.

Before there was the Lions Club, The Eagles, Rotary, Kiwanis and so many others, there was the Grange. The Grange was born out of a need to build a coalition against the ruthlessly monopo-lizing railroads and to stave off

d e b i l i t a t i n g l o n e l i n e s s on the deso-late prairie. Grange halls became a major destina-tion for social contact. The Grange was

an early supporter of women’s rights, and Susan B. Anthony praised the Grange during women’s suf-frage, pointing out that Grange men and women had equal voting rights from the Grange’s begin-ning. It took our country 53 years to catch up with the Grange in that department.

Our Vashon Grange’s most visibly active years were the 1960s and 70s, with many mem-bers contributing to the upkeep of the hall, vibrant events, lots of pancake breakfasts and always a colorful f loat in the Strawberry Festival parade. The Grange was an integral adhesive agent in the community, as it was all over the country, when we as a cul-ture were more disposed to be joiners of organizations. I often consider the high standards of character to which the Grange aspired to be: a direct contribu-tor to the vigor and strength of what we now call The Greatest Generation.

The Vashon-Maury Grange is now just four or five of us “char-acters” who — though we also aspire to possess some strength and moral character — do not possess the time and stamina to keep up with our hall’s repairs. We have recently painted the outside of the hall and had some crucial tree trimming done. But with our farms, jobs, nurseries

and ever-encroaching ages, we need help.

We are looking for individuals and organizations with whom we can partner to plan and execute renovations in the coming year. We seek willing electricians, plumbers and carpenters, but also some willing journeymen and journeywomen to help us rewire, repair, refinish, repaint and generally renovate the Grange hall to remain vibrant, strong and loved.

We must keep this island treasure safe, strong and up-to-

date with the needed renova-tions to remain a resource and destination for years to come. As we have been a community center for you, we now seek you, the com-munity, to help us into the 21st century.

Who knows, maybe a coali-tion of us can even start

dreaming of a new kitchen, solar cells on the roof and amend-ments to make it possible for us to operate as a staging site for the Emergency Operations Center when “the big one” hits.

I can’t promise that, but I do promise this: When we first sit down to discuss our goals, I will fill those venerable summer camp-looking pitchers with bug juice for you to drink.

— William Forrester is an island farmer, artist and member of The

National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry.

EDITORIAL

Human nature these days seems to come with a predis-position to focus on the negative aspects of life. Every day, people talk about how negative the news is and how much they hate to hear about wars, saddness and crime, yet not much is done in our personal lives to counteract that nega-tivity.

That way of thinking does not take a break for the holiday season, unfortunately, and the time tends to lose all its magic for many families because of the stress to

keep up appearances for family and friends. The focus turns to dreading the cooking, cleaning and shopping instead of enjoying the spirit and taking time to breathe.

The stress that has become associated with the holidays is some-thing many despise.

Thanksgiving and the December holiday season have become a sort of contest to “outdo oneself” from the year prior, which is so far from the point. Making a perfect turkey with all the fixings, giving the perfect presents, impressing family members, get rid of it all. Put the expec-tations to the side and get back to the basics: Love those who surround you, enjoy their company and be thankful.

Be thankful for the beauty all around you, for the clean Puget Sound air and the trees and crisp breezes. Be thank-ful for the calm of the island, for the fact that violent crime is nearly non-existent and that the nights are quiet. While the world is rocking with the turmoil of terrorist attacks and intolerance toward those of other races, nationalities, religions and sexual orientations, Vashon enjoys an inclu-sive atmosphere marked by seemingly rare occurrances of judgement or discrimination.

As tensions flare around the world, it’s important to recognize that, despite the perception that the holidays need to be a big, stressful to do, we have it easy compared to many. We have nothing to flee from, our lives are not at risk every day, and, as mentioned before, we’re free to believe what we choose without fearing reprisal.

As you prepare for your Thanksgiving feasts and the holidays beyond, try to move past expectations of gran-deur and return to the roots of the season. Go for a walk, take in the surroundings and be thankful; enjoy your fam-ily and have conversations not marked by buzzing or ring-ing cell phones, and do not let giving gifts replace the sim-plest things in life: health, safety and the ability to gather with family and friends.

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Do not let pressure, stress of holidays take over

While the world is rocking with the termoil of terrorist attacks and intolerance toward those of other races, nationalities and sexual orientations, Vashon enjoys an inclusive atmosphere.

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Help needed to save historic Grange hallPRESERVATION By WILLIAM FORRESTER

We must keep this island treasure safe, strong and up-to-date with the needed renovations to remain a resource and destination for years to come. As we have been a community center for you, we now seek you, the community, to help us into the 21st century.

To find out more about plans to help with 2016 Grange hall renovations, please call or email John Browne at 206-463-9641 or [email protected], or William Forrester at 206-567-4548 or greenmanfarm @comcast.net.


Tips for greater health and happiness Health is Wealth

Nancy RoehmMAT, EFT-MR

Integrative Nutrition

Have you heard?Although our Thanksgiving holiday provides a national

reminder to take time for the expression of gratitude at

this time of year, the practice of thanks-giving actually

has a benefi cial effect on our physical health.

It’s widely recognized that an activated stress response

interferes with our immune response. Thoughts of grati-

tude can help turn down our reaction to common stress-

ors in our lives. On any day that you fi nd yourself feeling

irritable or upset, catching your thought-patterns and

deliberately thinking of something you feel grateful for can

help shift your mood and change your perspective.

Energetically, frequent thoughts of gratitude attract

positive conditions and people into our lives, just as

grumbly thoughts and vibes attract more things to grumble about. As Oprah once

expressed it, “Blessings fl ow in the space

of gratitude.” I especially like this quote by

M.B. Anderson: “The purest expression

of our Thanks-giving is quietly seen in our

Thanks-living.”

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving

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According to the United States Department of Agriculture, food security means access by all people at all times to enough food for an active and healthy lifestyle. Conversely, food insecurity is “the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quan-tity of affordable, nutri-tious food.”

Although the majority of Vashon residents enjoy a relatively high standard of living, food insecurity does exist on our fair isle. This is evidenced by the fact that in 2014, the Vashon-Maury Community Food Bank served about 17 per-cent of the island’s popu-lation. That’s more than one of every six Vashon residents.

Vashon’s history is full of agricultural endeavors, and the island is currently becoming a destination for food entrepreneurs and enthusiasts. So, in a place with such a prominent food culture, why are there still people struggling with food insecurity and hun-ger? How is it that healthy food can be so abun-dant, but not accessible to everyone? Further, as an

employee of the food bank and Co-Chair of the V a s h o n I s l a n d G r o w e r s A s s o c - i a t i o n

(VIGA) Board, I often find myself asking, “What is the role of Vashon’s farm-ing community, and of VIGA, in addressing food insecurity on the island?”

Before trying to answer these questions, it should be acknowledged that food insecurity, hunger, eco-nomic disenfranchisement and the like exist because of broad systemic fail-ures. One farmer or one nonprofit entity cannot address the issues alone. However, working in con-cert with local and region-al governments, for-profit businesses and nonprofits, like VIGA, can shape the way individual communi-ties respond to these issues.

If food insecurity means unreliable access to suffi-

cient quantities of nutri-tious food, and the most nutritious food is produced locally using organic prac-tices, then one way to decrease food insecurity is to increase access to locally grown and produced food for everyone. In an ideal world, the island’s farms would be able to produce enough to stock the shelves of Thriftway and the IGA with locally grown pro-duce that could be sold at a price a f f o r d a b l e to someone making min-imum wage.

Currently, local farms are not able to produce at the scale necessary to sell wholesale to retail stores and insti-tutions. VIGA is work-ing to address this issue by researching the feasi-bility of forming a food hub, where locally grown and produced goods could be aggregated, processed, packaged and marketed on a larger scale.

So, what is the individual

farmer’s role in addressing the issue of food access? The answer is they must keep doing what they do best — grow good food. To get healthy, locally grown food into the mouths of more Vashon residents, farmers need to not just maintain but expand their operations. Increasing production takes lots of

time, energy and resourc-es, especially c o n s i d e r -ing that the profit mar-gin is pretty small to start with, and c u r r e n t l y , farms don’t have the incentive to expand.

This is where VIGA comes in. VIGA’s role is to encourage expansion and to offer the resources and incentives necessary to keep business profitable and to grow programs,

like the Food Access Partnership, which get the fruits of farmers’ labor into the hands of those who can’t otherwise afford to buy it. In other words, VIGA’s task is to increase both the supply of and demand for locally grown and produced food.

In order for VIGA to provide the customized support that farmers need, those farmers must join VIGA and put pressure on the organization to ful-fill its mission to promote farming, access to healthy food and a sustainable agricultural economy on Vashon. VIGA cannot serve those to whom it isn’t connected.

There’s an underly-ing assumption here that Vashon residents care about the well-being of their neighbors. Addressing issues of social inequity and changing the shape of something as intangible as a food sys-tem are not small tasks, but

being aware of these issues and working toward posi-tive change is the respon-sibility of anyone who is proud to live on this island.

If you’re interested in digging deeper into the issue of food insecurity on Vashon, join the Vashon food bank, Voice of Vashon and Vashon Community Care for the community forum, ”Who’s Hungry on Vashon?” at the Penny Farcy Building from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8. A panel of local social ser-vice providers and food-thinkers will, along with the audience, discuss what services currently exist for those in need and will try to identify the gaps where those services fall through.

Finally, if you enjoy eat-ing good food and think that everyone deserves that option, join VIGA.

— Emily Scott is a VIGA co-chair and employee

at the Vashon-Maury Island Food Bank.

FOOD & FARMSBy EMILY SCOTT

To get healthy, locally-grown food into the mouths of more Vashon residents, farmers need to not just maintain, but expand their operations.

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VIGA, farmers can combat food insecurity by encouraging expansion


ONGOING

Vashon Athletic Club’s Pet Picture Show: The Vashon Ath-letic Club (VAC) is holding its sec-ond annual Pets-ercise Pet Show, in support of the Vashon Com-munity Scholarship Foundation (VCSF). All are invited to stop by the club and vote for a favorite pet picture or pictures. Votes cost $1 each, and participants may vote as many times as they wish. The top 12 pictures will be made into the VAC’s 2016 calendar, which will be available for the holidays at a cost of $20 each. The deadline for vot-ing is Friday, Dec. 4, and donations may be made at VAC to the VCSF until the end of February 2016.

WEDNESDAY • 25

Free Range Folk Choir: The choir will perform a Thanksgiving con-cert of folk music from around the world. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Vashon High School theater.

THURSDAY • 26

Sing-along Music at the Play-Space: This weekly musical of-fering will be led by Trina Willard, who has been a teaching musician for over 10 years. Newborns through age 6 are welcome with their caregivers. To register, see vyfs.org/playspace. 9:15 to 9:55 a.m. at the VYFS PlaySpace.

IFCH Thanksgiving Dinner: All islanders are invited to this free, annual community Thanksgiving dinner, hosted by the Interfaith Council to Prevent Homelessness. The event will include games, mu-sic, snacks, cider, fellowship and a full Thanksgiving dinner (vegetar-ian/vegan options available). 2:30 to 7 p.m. (dinner begins at 5:30) at the Presbyterian church.

FRIDAY • 27

VIPP Holiday Wreath/Swag Sale: Vashon Island Pet Protectors will hold its annual wreath and swag sale and pet food drive. The wreaths are made by hand by VIPP volunteers, using fresh fir, cedar, holly and festive extras. Prices start at $25. Donations for the pet food drive may be dropped off during the sale. Noon to 4 p.m. at the Land Trust Building.

Club O: Dance the turkey off at the annual post-Thanksgiving Club O dance night. There will be a teen VIP area and music from deejays Whitmore and MirageSix. The event is for all ages until 11 p.m., then ages 21 and older after that. Cover charge is $5 at the door, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. 7 p.m. at the Open Space for Arts & Community.

SATURDAY • 28

VIPP Holiday Wreath/Swag Sale: See Friday’s listing for de-tails. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Land Trust Building.

Farmers Market: The market has moved indoors for the remainder of the season. Come inside where it’s warm and find fresh fall pro-duce, locally made wares and hot food. 10 a.m .to 2 p.m. through Dec. 12, in the old liquor store space next to Thriftway.

Play’n’Chat (Saturday Group): Parents with children ages new-born through 6 are invited to this weekly facilitated parenting sup-port and discussion group. Child care will be available so the kids can play while parents talk. For more information or to reserve a place in the group, see vyfs.org/playspace. 10 a.m. to noon Satur-days at the VYFS PlaySpace.

Vashon Youth Theatre Holiday Cookie Fundraiser: Members of Vashon Youth Theatre will be outside the pharmacy taking orders for holiday cookies. The cookies will be baked to order, and delivered to the HUB (old Spin-naker building) on Dec. 5 and 6. All proceeds will benefit the group’s upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz, which is scheduled to run at the VHS theater Dec. 18 through 20. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside the Vashon Pharmacy.

Tarot Card Readings: Psychic medium Bill Champlin will be available to perform Tarot read-ings. For more information, see tarotbybill.com. Noon to 5:30 p.m. at Vashon Intuitive Arts.

Weekly Cribbage Tournament: The Vashon Cribbage Club hosts a weekly tournament using Ameri-can Cribbage Congress rules. Par-ticipants play nine games against nine different opponents. The cost is $8 for non-members, $10 for members. For more information,

call 930-1379 or email [email protected]. 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays at the Vashon Eagles.

SUNDAY • 29

Unitarian Service: This week’s service will focus on personal ex-pressions of inspirational wisdom, humor and thanksgiving through poetry, prose and song. Religious exploration programs for children and youth are available. 9:30 a.m. in Lewis Hall behind Burton Com-munity Church.

Zen Center Service: The weekly service includes tea, chanting, meditation and a dharma talk. This week’s speaker is islander Bruce Morser, who will talk about drawing as meditation and seeing things as they really are. 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Havurat Ee Sha-lom on Westside Highway.

VIPP Holiday Wreath/Swag Sale: See Friday’s listing for de-tails. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Land Trust Building.

Jack Barbash Life Celebration: Islanders are welcome for an eve-ning of shared memories, dinner and music to celebrate the many ways that he touched others’ lives. Attendees are asked to bring memories of Jack and a dinner or dessert item to share. For more in-formation, email Kathryn Sposato at [email protected]. 4 p.m. at Burton Lodge.

UPCOMING

Mountain Bike Trails at Dock-ton Forest: Note: This meeting was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17, but was post-poned due to the power outage. King County Parks and the Vashon Mountain Bike Association are proposing new trails for Dockton Forest and will hold a public meeting to present the plan and take comments. For more informa-tion, contact David Kimmett at 477-4573 or email him at [email protected]. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in the cafeteria at Vashon High School.

Washington State Wonder-land: The second in islander Bar-bara Gustafson’s slide show series will feature photos of fossil hunt-ing, beach walking, skiing, flying and more from around the state. 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at the Vashon

Senior Center on Bank Road.

VIFR Volunteer Information Session: Vashon Island Fire & Rescue will hold a public infor-mation session for its upcoming volunteer application and intake window. The session will provide interested attendees information about the different positions avail-able and the intake process, steps and deadlines. There will be time available for questions at the end. 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Penny Farcy training center on Bank Road.

Hanukkah Potluck: The Havurat Ee Shalom and its family education program Bet Chaim will sponsor a Hanukkah potluck with latkes, dreidels, gelt, menorahs and a silent auction. Proceeds from the auction will go toward paying the final $12,000 that is left on the loan for the Havurah building. Auction items are available for viewing at Emma Amiad’s office, and bids for may be placed online at vashonha-vurah2015.eflea.ca. Attendees are asked to bring menorahs, candles, main dishes, sides and desserts (latkes will be provided). 5 to 8 p.m. (candle lighting at 6:30 p.m.) Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Vashon Co-Housing Common House.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Bollywood Dance Workshop:

The Vashon Dance Academy will

host a Bollywood dance workshop

featuring Katrina Ji from Culture Shakti Dance Company in Seattle.

Ji has appeared on TV in both India and the U.S. as well as in several podcasts and magazines, and tours internationally with Rajasthani Gypsy Caravan. The cost for the workshop is $20. For more information and to reserve a spot, call Jo Ann Herbert at 567-5852. 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Vashon Dance Academy.

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The 36th annual Seattle International Comedy Competition returns to the Vashon Theatre Wednesday night, Nov. 25. Thirty-three comedians from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, U.K. and Africa have com-peted in shows throughout the Pacific Northwest over the last three weeks, and the field has been narrowed down to the five best, who will perform on Vashon for night two of the finals. The winner will be named on Nov. 29 at the Snoqualmie Casino. Tickets cost $20 and can be purchased at vashontheatre.com or the box office. Note: The show is not appropriate for younger audiences due to adult language and content. Pictured above is last year’s winner, Nathan Brannon of Portland, Oregon.

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COMEDY AT THE THEATER

VASHON THEATRE

Comedy Festival Finals: Nov. 25

Spectre: 007: Nov. 27 through Dec. 3.

Coriolanus (National Theatre Live): Nov. 27 and 29.

The Funeral Guest (free showing): Nov. 28.

See vashontheatre.com for show times or call 463-3232.

CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS: Send items to [email protected]. Deadline is noon Thursday for Wednesday publication. The calendar is intended for community activities, cultural events and nonprofit groups; notices are free and printed as space permits.

The Beachcomber also has a user-generated online calendar. To post an event there, see vashonbeachcomber.com, scroll to the bottom of the page and follow the prompts.

Monday Methodist churchTuesday Presbyterian churchWednesday Church of the Holy Spirit

Thursday Presbyterian churchFriday Lutheran churchSaturday Land Trust BuildingSunday Methodist church

FREE COMMUNITY MEALSVolunteers serve free meals seven days a week on Vashon. All people are welcome at the meals, which are served at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Satur-day and at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the following locations. For more information about the meals program, contact Harmon Arroyo at 351-1441 or at [email protected].

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JACK BARBASH LIFE CELEBRATION

Join fellow islanders at the Burton Lodge on

Sunday, November 29 for an evening of shared

memories, dinner, and music to celebrate the many joyful ways

that Jack touched our lives.

When: Sunday, November 29 at 4:00 pm

Where: Burton Lodge

Bring: Memories and a dinner or dessert item to share

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Next in an on-going series about Island history

IT’S YOUR HISTORYThe Vashon Job: Part 2

By Chris Austin

Last week we learned some yeggmen had robbed our sole bank and absconded with their booty via rowboat. Now for the rest of the story...

Determined to thwart any heists in the future, T. Hansen, the bank president, upgraded his protection from a mop to an alarm system and it paid dividends barely a month later. With the claxon clang-ing away, he put the call out that the bank was being robbed. Soon thereafter a dozen or more citizens arrived in various states of dress, armed and ready to do battle with some unlucky hooligan. A speed-boat with two deputies was even dispatched at fi rst light from the mainland. The only problem was the island was yegg-less. It was a false alarm. The alarm system paid more dividends the next night and the next and the next. Bank sirens are what folks a hundred years ago used to curse and ignore before car alarms were invented.

The next year the stakes were raised for would-be bandits as the Bankers’ Protective Appliance Co. of Tacoma rolled out their state-of-the-art system. This modern alarm utilized electricity and poisonous gas to deter robbers and probably depositors. At least when this system had a false alarm nobody ignored it.

As for the safecracking scoundrels: they were never caught but it wasn’t quite over for T. Hansen. For the next several years the bank defended itself from bondholders who had their fi nancial instruments stolen. This time the bank was up against yeggmen wearing ties - lawyers.

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SCENE & HEARD: PIRATE FOOTBALL AWARDS

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The Vashon Pirates football team presented its annual awards at a season’s-end banquet on Friday, Nov. 13.Pictured from left are Ron Krieger (Team Captain and Bill Burby Celebration of Life awards), Clyde Pruett (Mike Newell Defensive Player of the Year), Bryce Hoisington (Bud Snaza Outstanding Offensive Player of the Year) and Chester Pruett (Dave Mace 100 Percent Plus award). Not pictured but receiving awards were Jackson Bard (Lineman of the Year), Adrian St. Germain (Skill Player of the Year) and Connor Hoisington (Most Improved). Junior varsity awards went to Armando Oatman (Most Improved), Elliot Eades (Offensive Player of the Year), Joe Ghigleri (Defensive Player of the Year), Evan Stanford (Lineman of the Year) and Will Hennessey (Team Captain). Scout Team Defensive and Offensive Players of the Year went to Adam Clark and Adon Ellis respectively.

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ARTS&LEISUREVashon-Maury EARLY DEADLINES FOR ARTS NEWS: Due to the upcoming holidays, there will be two

early deadlines for arts news in December. The new deadline for the Dec. 23 paper will be Monday, Dec. 14, at noon. The deadline for the Dec. 30 edition will be Monday, Dec. 21, at noon.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

LIVE MUSIC AT RED BIKE

Funky dance trio plays at the Red BikeRippin’ Chicken, a funky soul and jazz trio, will play at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Red Bike. The show is free and open to all ages until 11 p.m., then ages 21 and older only.

CENSORED ART AT SAM

Island artist included in event for closing exhibit“Rebel Rebel,” an exhibit at Seattle Art Museum that includes two paintings by island artist Ann Leda Shapiro, will conclude with a final event from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3 at SAM. All of the artists whose work is part of the show will be present.

Courtesy Photo

Rippin’ Chicken band

Courtesy Photo

“Woman Landing on Man on the Moon” by Shapiro.

By JULI GOETZ MORSERStaff Writer

On the first Friday in December at Hastings-Cone Gallery, Vashon artist Monica Gripman will introduce the island to a few of her friends. Some will be wearing alpaca, others sheep’s wool or even dog hair underneath finely sewn outfits Gripman designed.

All of her pals have names, though none has a voice. Then again, words are not necessary for these furry beings as each exudes a presence that speaks volumes.

Gripman creates her animals mostly out of locally-sourced material — hence the alpaca, wool and dog hair — though the eyes hail from Germany. She calls her tribe not dolls or toys but felted sculptures, a minimalistic descrip-tion of creatures that mysteriously project an animate nature.

“I found that adults were talking with them. That’s what kept me going,” Gripman said. “Somebody had one, and they said it felt like a presence; they would talk with them. They each have their own personality.”

Gripman, who said she’s always been an artist and always made things, began felting using a kit she bought at the Vashon Pharmacy to make a bunny for her young daughter.

“I made the bunny, but realized I could really do something with this,” Gripman said, “so I made a giraffe using horse hair, wool and fur from our dog.”

The artist grew up in Virginia, moving to Seattle when she was 13. She attended Parsons School of Design for illustration and ceram-ics in New York City. Returning to Seattle in 1987, Gripman bought a house on Vashon. She lived here for five years, then came back to stay seven years ago because of

what the community offered. “I wanted economic diversity

and arts focused in one place. This is where I wanted to be, and I love it,” she said.

Gripman has garnered a good deal of support on the island, crediting Rebecca Whitman, among others, for encouraging her to show her sculptures.

“Rebecca has been my cheer-leader. She and Joy Mann have pushed me out the door,” she said. “I showed (the sculptures) at Fox’s Gem Shop in Seattle, Joy’s store. Carrie Sikorski has been another big helper, helping me get a small grant to fund my website.”

Island musician John Browne will play at the opening on Friday, Dec. 4, and will compose a song for Gripman’s first puppet show, sponsored by Vashon Allied Arts and slated to open in October 2016.

Puppets are new for Gripman, but she envisions a rod puppet walking around during her fall event. She hopes the puppet show will raise money for her company called Fable.

“I would like it to be a fund-raiser for Fable, along with poetry books and stories about specific animals,” Gripman said.

To accomplish her goal, she

enlisted islander Myrna Hecht to write the poetry. Hecht writes poems based on her experience of living with a different animal every month. The duo plans to publish the book for the fall show.

Gripman said she never starts a piece with an intention in mind; rather she looks at each shape and works with a feeling that comes from a nonconceptual place.

“It brings out some child-like quality when I make them,” Gripman said. “It’s the same mag-ical childlike quality that comes out in people who see them. That is what I enjoy the most.”

Artist creates sculptures with unusual presence

Courtesy Photos

Monica Gripman’s felted scupltures will be on display at Hastings-Cone Gallery during December.

By JULI GOETZ MORSERStaff Writer

If a pack of porpoises is called a pod, hippopotomi called a bloat, cats a clowder, foxes a sloth and bears a skulk, then what might a collective of illustrations for a new children’s book be named? For island art-ist Mary Rothermel, they might well be dubbed an exhibit, one that will be held for one night only on Tuesday, Dec. 1, from 6 to 9 p.m. at VALISE.

Rothermel has been a gallery artist for 30 years, creating art furniture in col-laboration with Tom Northington and painting landscapes. When her sister, Lee Clancey, asked Rothermel to illustrate her children’s book, “A Bale of Turtles,”

Rothermel knew it would be a departure from her typical work.

“The illustrations (have) been a new direction from my fine art,” she said. “The designs needed to include up to three dif-ferent types of animals per page. I tried to include something for the careful observer to find in each painting that a child could relate to, like a whale with a lunch box or ponies playing hopscotch.”

Clancey, a former teacher, a new grand-mother and lifelong lover of words, chose to write about the nouns given to groups of animals — like the book’s title, “A Bale of Turtles.”

The pop-up exhibition is open to the public, perhaps even an audience of squid.

Artist exhibits work in pop-up show

Courtesy Photo

“A skulk, a business, a sloth” by Mary Rothermel.


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Independent film pro-ducers Matthew and Sean Kohnen will screen their latest movie, “The Funeral Guest,” at a free show-ing at 1 p.m. Saturday at Vashon Theatre, cour-tesy of Raechel and Eileen Wolcott, who support indie filmmakers.

The story follows Emily, a lonely young woman who crashes funerals because the emotional rawness helps her feel a connec-tion with others. When she crashes April Loren’s funeral and is mistaken

for the deceased’s estranged sister, things get complicat-ed, especially in light of a growing romance between Emily and April’s brother-in-law. Director Matthew, producer Sean and star Julianna Robinson, will host a Q&A after the show.

“This is, by the way, a very Vashon film,” Matthew and Sean’s mother, VoV station man-ager Susan McCabe, said. “I’m happy to comment,

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When USA Today described the Shook Twins, the newspaper said the folk group “is ready to rattle the music world.” Rattle or shake, the Shook Twins are staking their claim with favorable reviews and a busy tour, which will bring them to the Open Space for Arts & Community at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Doors will open at 7 p.m.

The Shook Twins are an indie folk-pop band from Portland. The identical twins, Katelyn and Laurie Shook, along with Kyle Volkman and Niko Daoussis, form the core quartet of the band. The group uses a wide range of instrumentation for a unique blend of folk, roots, groove and soul music.

Guest opener John Craigie is a singer, songwriter and storyteller, whose music stays close to the essence of folk and whose

storytelling ranges from social commen-tary to personal stories.

Tickets are available at brownpaper-tickets.com and Vashon Bookshop. The show is produced by Debra Heesch and the Open Space for Arts & Community.

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BASKETBALL BEGINS: Vashon High School’s boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams will begin their sea-sons Tuesday, Dec. 1, with games against Granite Falls High School and Peninsula High School. The boys will tip off at Granite Falls at 6:45 p.m., and the girls will tip off at 7 p.m. at VHS against Peninsula.

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Vashon Athletic Club (VAC) held its first Thanksgiving racquetball tournament earlier this month. Islander Greg Allison took first place, and Abel Eckhardt came in second.

The VAC plans on hosting racquetball tournaments every few months throughout the year. Piper Murray is the tournament coordinator and offers racquetball lessons for all ages through the club. He was nationally ranked in 2010 and has been a men’s open player for over 20 years.

For more information about upcoming raquetball tour-naments and lessons, visit the VAC front desk.

By CHERYL PRUETTFor The Beachcomber

The Vashon High School Pirate wrestlers took to the practice mat Monday, Nov. 16, in preparation for an exceptionally tough schedule.

This year’s group of grapplers is considered by many to be one of the greatest teams in school history. Expectations are high, and the team has a first-ever state title in its sights.

The tone was set on the first day of practice when one senior reported that it was the toughest first-day practice ever, and the intensity has not let up yet.

After finishing seventh and eighth at the state competition the last two years, the team is returning a tight-knit group of grapplers who have all wrestled together for years.

Coach Anders Blomgren said the team is “planning on transitioning from good, to great, to legendary dur-ing the course of this year.”

“We will do this by following our

philosophy and especially focusing on accountability and R and R (resilience and relentlessness). And, we also hope to make it a gratifying and rewarding experience,” Blomgren said. “We have a very seasoned and experienced team. In many ways, we have been waiting 10 years for this year — so many of these guys were ’busters all their life, but we also have a number of great additions to that crew.”

Two-time state champion Chase Wickman is back for his final year along with fellow seniors Logan Nelson, Chester Pruett, Clyde Pruett, Franklin Easton, Shane Williams, Preston Petersen and Rodolfo Flores — all who have experience at the state tournament. Wickman, the Pruetts and Nelson have all been wres-tling since first grade and are look-ing at ending their Vashon wrestling

careers on a high note.The Hoisington brothers are at it

again, and Bryce looks to improve on last year’s third-place finish. Sophomores Luke Larson, who placed

at state, and Hunter Burger will again be a force in the lighter weights. Cori Williams and Ellis Petersen both went deep in the post-sea-son last year and look to do it again.

Freshman and Junior National Champion, Adrian

St. Germain, will be high on everyone’s watch list.

The first tournament of the season will be Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Auburn Invitational. The first home match of the season will be Dec. 10 against perennial powerhouse Montesano.

— Cheryl Pruett is the mother of two VHS wrestlers.

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VHS wrestling team seniors share a long history, stretching from first grade (left) to now (right). Left to right in both photos: Two-time state champion Chase Wickman, 2014 state participant Clyde Pruett, seventh place 2015 state competitor Chester Pruett and fourth place 2015 state competitor Logan Nelson. All look to be back in the Tacoma Dome in 2016 for state championships.

“We have a very seasoned and experienced team. In many ways, we have been waiting 10 years for this year.”

Anders BlomgrenVashon High School wrestling coach

Pirates football team, coach, players honored with league awards

The annual Nisqually League football awards were announced Nov. 19, and the Vashon Pirates made a strong showing.

Head Coach Brynie Robinson received the Coach of the Year Award, and the team as a whole received the League Sportsmanship Award.

The team also received a Distinguished Academic Team Award from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), recognizing a high overall team GPA.

Several Pirates also earned individual honors. Bryce Hoisington was named League Offensive MVP and was chosen for second team defense. Making the first team were Ronnie Krieger on offense and Clyde Pruett on defense. A second team offensive slot went to Jackson Bard, and second team defense awards went to Edgar Polkat, Will Hennessey and Kellan Riley.

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Burton Community ChurchALL ARE WELCOME

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Bethel Church14736 Bethel Lane SW(Corner of SW 148th St.

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Worship Service 10:00 am (Children’s Church for preschool–5th graders)

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Catholic ChurchSt. John Vianney

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Pastor: Rev. Marc Powell16100 115th Avenue SW,

Vashon WA 98070

office 567-4149 rectory 567-5736www.stjohnvianneyvashon.com

Vashon Island Unitarian Fellowship

Community, Diversity, Freedom of Belief,Enrichment of Spirit

Sunday at 9:45 am – September to JuneReligious Exploration for toddlers – 8th Grade

Lewis Hall (Behind Burton Community Church)

23905 Vashon Hwy SW

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Vashon Friends Worship Group

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10 am Meeting for Silent Worshipin members’ homes.

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Havurat Ee ShalomServing the spiritual, social and

intellectual needs of Vashon’s Jewish Community

9:30 am Saturday Services

15401 Westside Hwy SW

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Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit

The Rev. Canon Carla Valentine PryneThe Rev. Ann Saunderson, Priest Assoc.

Sundays – 8:00 am & 10:15 amChurch School & Religious Exploration 9:00am

Child CareMid-week Eucharist, Wednesday–12:30pm

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Vashon Lutheran Church18623 Vashon Hwy. SW (1/2 mile south of Vashon)

Holy Communion Worship 10:30 amRev. Joel Kutzke

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Calvary Full Gospel Church at Lisabeula

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Pastor Stephen R. Sears463-2567

Our VashonIslandCommunity warmly invitesyou and your family to worship with them.

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Men’s Bible StudyFellowship (BSF)Pan-Denominational

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Vashon Island Community Church(VICC) Across from McMurray

Any Questions? (206) 335-2009

Vashon Intuitive ArtsOrganic, Nondenominational

Prayer and Gratitude Circle

Thursdays. 6:30 - 7:30

Lorna Cunningham offi ciating 206-463-0025

17331 Vashon Hwy SW

Vashon Presbyterian Church

Sunday Worship 10am17708 Vashon Hwy (center of town)

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By SUSAN RIEMER Staff Writer

The first storm of the sea-son blew in to Vashon with heavy rain and high winds Tuesday, Nov. 17, taking out power to the entire island for several hours in the process. Most customers had power restored by morning, but scattered local outages lin-gered into the next day.

No island accidents or injuries were reported, but Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) responded to more than a dozen calls that day, many related to downed trees and power lines.

“The storm caused incon-venience but no critical inci-dents,” said Chris Huffman,

a firefighter/paramedic who was the duty captain on shift last Tuesday. “It takes a toll on us, but for the most part, it is not labor intensive.”

Huffman noted that the department was prepared for the storm and had on-island volunteers stationed at the south end to respond to inci-dents there, with the intent of freeing VIFR staff to respond to emergencies from a more central location.

Rick Wallace, president of VashonBePrepared, sug-gested that islanders think of the storm as a “giant alarm clock” for what may be ahead this winter and stressed that those who have not prepared should do so.

“Whatever you experi-enced (last Tuesday), you can expect it to happen again, so get ready,” he said.

Being prepared has mul-tiple benefits, he added.

“If you’re ready for a win-ter storm, you are mostly ready for a major earthquake, which we know will happen,” he said.

Vashon is no stranger to power outages, and several essential services and busi-nesses have systems in place to help them function when the outages occur.

The Franciscan Medical Clinic, the island’s largest clinic, has a generator and operated normally after the power went out in the early

afternoon, according to CHI Franciscan Health spokes-man Scott Thompson.

For other health-related services, business was a bit trickier.

At the Vashon Pharmacy, co-owner Dave Willingham said that the pharmacists on duty donned headlamps and filled prescriptions, placing orders on temporary charges because they did not have electricity to process pay-ments — all common proce-dures at the store when the lights go out.

“Same headlamps, differ-ent batteries,” he joked, ref-erencing a memorable power outage of the not-so-distant past.

At Vashon Community Care, Administrator Judy Beggs said agency officials must notify the state when-ever the power goes out, and they did so Tuesday, when it was out from about 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The center uses a generator, but staff also put out flashlights for everyone.

“Everyone did just fine,” she added.

Other storms are likely this season, and VIFR’s Huffman reminded islanders to always assume downed wires are energized and avoid them. If wires pose an immedi-ate threat, call 911. If not, he recommends calling Puget Sound Energy and report-ing the problem to get in the

repair queue. “That helps us a lot and

does not tie us up,” he added. Wallace has advice for

those who have not heeded previous preparedness warn-ings: Be sure to have 10 days of food and water, an alter-nate source of light and a way to stay warm. He also added that backyard grills can be extremely useful for cooking this time of year. Finally, he said that many people believe they will be fine in a storm or emergency — but not every-one will be, and the more people who are prepared, the better the island will fare.

“You owe it to the commu-nity to be prepared,” he said. “Winter is on us.”

First storm of winter season packed a punch, but island fared well

a different interpretation of the height of this year’s buying season, saying that spring and summer were like a feeding frenzy.

“It was horrible. Everyone who wanted to play had to run really fast,” she said. “Buyers had to have money in hand and make quick decisions.”

In situations like that, pausing to think about purchasing a home could easily mean losing out.

“There is no time to dilly dally and think about it,” she said. “A week or two later, and it will be too late.”

Buyers in that $300,000 to $600,000 price range account for the bulk of Vashon’s homebuyers, with more than 80 of the 153 homes sold so far in that category, according to statistics provided by real estate professionals.

Windermere owner Beth de Groen noted that sales of houses at the upper end of that range and a bit higher — from $550,000 to $700,000 — typically used as primary residences of upper middle class families, also increased this year.

“That area is so much healthier,” she said. “People were not buying in that price range since 2008.”

Twenty-two homes have sold in that price range so far this year, a number she said she believed was double or triple that of recent years.

Like Zaglin, she noted that she has seen a lot of younger Amazon employees and others who work in Seattle’s boom-ing South Lake Union neighborhood. In Seattle they might need to pay $650,000

for a modest house in Ballard, but on Vashon, they could pay $550,000 and get a three bedroom home with a view.

“We are still cheap by King County standards,” she said.

While that may be true, a great many people cannot afford homes even close to those amounts, but islanders Maria Glanz and Kenny Judd recently found one in their range: $250,000. Only six homes between $200,000 and $250,000 have sold this year, and Glanz said she knows she and her husband are lucky.

“We were thrilled we found some-thing,” she said. “We had one choice. It is not easy for people in our economic tier.”

That economic tier is the middle class, she said, noting that she and Judd are both college-educated artists who work on the island. She had been looking at houses for sale for more than a year online, but the couple looked in earnest for only about six weeks after getting pre-approved for a mortgage. They also looked in north Tacoma and on the Kitsap Peninsula, but wanted to remain on Vashon.

“We were just lucky something came on the market,” she said. “We moved really fast. I knew there was not going to be another one for quite awhile.”

Windermere’s de Groen noted that in the current housing market, anything under $325,000 is the low end, but that was not true just a few years ago.

“During the darkness (of the recession)

you could buy a wonderful house for $325,000, but no one had any money to buy anything.”

Vashon’s real estate market was at its peak in 2004, when 209 homes were

sold, according to statistics provided by Windermere. The median price was $365,000, and prices continued to rise until the reces-sion struck in the winter of 2007. One hundred thirty-nine houses were sold on the island that year

with a median price of $535,000. In 2008, however, only 83 houses sold, and the market has been coming back ever since.

In recent years, 2011 saw the lowest median price, $337,000, which has been rising since. Last year the median was price $416,500, and this year, so far, it is $462,500.

In King County as a whole, the median price of homes sold in October was $480,000, 7.3 percent higher than

one year ago, according to The Seattle Times. Around the region, there is a great deal of variation. On the Eastside, October’s median price for homes sold was $667,000, while in Seattle it was $550,000. Southwest King County, including Burien, Des Moines and Federal Way, continues to be a more affordable option, with the median price below $298,000.

Currently on Vashon, inventory is low again, as the holiday season is typically not a busy time for home sales, but the island’s real estate professionals say they expect next year will be strong again.

“It’s a healthy market,” Zaglin said. “It’s a strong recovery.”


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Alfred Theodore (Ted) Olson IIAlfred Th eodore (Ted) Olson II passed away peacefully in his home,

surrounded by family, on November 6, 2015.Ted was born to Alfred T. and Yetive H. Olson on October 1, 1929 and

was a 5th generation islander.In 1943, when he was 14 years old, he went to work for what is now the

Washington State Ferries. Ted proudly worked his way up from deck hand, receiving his Captain’s license at just 29 years old. He spent the majority of his 48 year career on the Vashon/Fauntleroy/Southworth run as the Captain of the Quinalt.

When he wasn’t working, Ted enjoyed playing games, especially Dominoes and Cribbage. He also loved fi shing around the Puget Sound and smelting at Jensen’s Point. In the spring he spent much of his time raising a beautiful garden and canning his bounty with his wife, Edna. Camping was another favorite family activity; Lake Wenatchee quickly became the regular summer spot. It is one that his family continues to visit each year.

Ted was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Edna, of 66 years whom passed away July 20th, 2015.

He is survived by his four daughters, Cindy Wallace ( Jeff ), Susan Wade, Janet Gast (Dave) and Sheri Rondeau (Stephen), as well as his 10 grand-children and 6 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life for both Ted and Edna is being planned for July 17th, 2016.

Gordon Fisk passed away, after a brief illness, at Swedish Hospital on October 13, 2015. Gordon was born October 29, 1924, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, to Henry Clay Fisk, Jr. and Erla Simpson Fisk of Hyde Park, Vermont, and baptized in the Second Congregational Church of Hyde Park, Vermont. He had one sister, Ruth.

The family moved to California when he was two years old. He was raised in Downey, California, and attended the Methodist Church (no Congregational). Gordon graduated from high school in 1943 and joined U.S. Navy. After discharge in 1946 he worked at the Downey Champion weekly newspaper and for a few months at the Desert Barnacle weekly newspaper in Coachella, California. It was advertised as the most low down newspaper in the country, published 69 feet below sea level. Gordon was editor, only reporter, photographer and assistant press man.

In 1949 he enrolled in the University of Southern California, getting a teaching credential.

In 1951 Gordon married Clare Swartz. They met at the First Unitarian Church in Los Angeles. Two sons came from this marriage. Steve and Ben were born in 1954 and 1956. The marriage lasted 27 years. Clare and Gordon remained in touch until her death in May 2009.

After graduation Gordon taught in the Los Angeles school system for about a “thousand Years.” Somewhere along the way he became involved with the Sierra Club and did lots of hiking and backpacking in the mountains of Southern Califor-nia and in the Sierra Nevadas.

Gordon moved to Vashon after retirement in 1989. He joined the Burton Church, and met Myrna Ober who became a good friend-- the best friend he ever had-- until she died in October of 2007. The church and Myrna were two great things in his life. Gordon made numerous friends on the Island. He had a regular routine to head down to the Burton coffee stand, park by the boat dock and watch the water.

Gordon was fond of starting up conversations. He was always reading, research-ing and writing about subjects that interested him.

Gordon is survived by His two sons Steve of Seattle, Ben (Kazue) of San Jose, California and Singapore and Grandson Buck of currently in Japan, also his sister Ruth Ryan in San Clemente, California.,as well as many friends on Vashon.

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“We’re using our suc-cess from previous years to build the program up,” Copland said last week. “We have more shifts, we have more calls, and we’re actively going after new members. We’re working really well.”

Lipe presented the bud-get proposal at a Tuesday, Nov. 17 public meeting and said the district is expecting a 2.3 percent increase in revenue from the annual levy adjust-ment.

The new budget comes after a year filled with multiple expensive per-sonnel investigations and overtime costs due to injured firefighters. Lipe

told The Beachcomber at the meeting that the department was not able to stay within the planned expenses of the 2015 bud-get in some areas, such as overtime and legal service costs, but he said he is optimistic the department is running on budget.

For legal services, Lipe said the department went $13,000 over the designat-ed $10,000 budget.

“I’m not proud of that, believe me,” Lipe said about the roughly $23,000 total spent in legal fees for five separate personnel investigations. “We did spend a lot of money in 2015. (The overtime and investigations) drained us. But it’s a shell game. You take money from one area and push it to anoth-er that needs it.”

He said that the legal fees for the lawyers were necessary to get an unbi-ased opinion and deci-sion for the personnel incidents that occurred between January and September. He continued

to say that hiring outside lawyers was actually “an advantage” in some ways, because it assured that the decisions were made by educated individuals who knew the complex laws surrounding the issues. He declined to comment any further on the nature of the cases due to person-nel confidentiality.

“Not all issues require outside investigations, but the ones that took place needed indepen-dent investigation by an outside source,” Lipe said last week. “A few were actually picked up by our insurance because they could be a liability if not addressed appropriately. It’s so complex that there was no way a fire chief or anyone in this depart-ment could have made an educated decision.”

The 2016 budget calls for an extra $5,000 in legal fees, bringing the budget for that area to $15,000.

Addressing 2015’s over-time overage, Lipe said

that there was an ongoing issue all year with job-related injuries and sub-sequent employee absenc-es. The department was $125,000 over its desig-nated $260,000 overtime budget for paramedics and firefighters in 2015. In an effort to cover the open spots left by the injured, overtime costs skyrock-eted. He said that there were three employees out over the course of the year with long injury leaves and “a multitude of short ones.” As of Wednesday, Nov. 18, he said three of the emergency staff were out on job-related inju-ries, and one is out on a personal injury.

“I don’t believe there’s any one (contributing factor). There’s shoulders and knees and backs, there’s no pattern to (the injuries),” Lipe said. “If it was all knees or all backs, I think it would be easier to see if there was one thing happening, but it’s a multitude of different injuries.”

He said the department also went $38,000 over its 2015 professional services budget, which includes the Strategic Planning Oversight Committee (SPOT). The committee was created at the begin-ning of this year to help the department gauge the public’s feelings about the department’s perfor-mance as it moves for-ward and closer to the Medic One paramedic transition.

The unknown status of the timing of the tran-sition is causing uncer-tainty in budgeting, Lipe said. A major need that he highlighted at the Tuesday meeting was the necessity for a new aid car. He said that the car replacement was in 2015’s budget, but there ended up not being any money for it. He said that the purchase cannot be held any longer.

“The aid car has been in the back of my mind for a while,” Lipe said. “It was a bare bones budget (in

2015) because the transi-tion could have possibly occurred in July. The aid car was held because of the uncertainty and because we wanted to make sure that our assets stayed with us. I didn’t want to put in this big capital expendi-ture and then have to take it to negotiations with the county after the transi-tion.”

Lipe said that the 2016 budget was created with the assumption that the paramedic transition would not happen next year and said that the transition will now likely take place in 2017.

“I’m not optimistic that the process is on the fast track,” Lipe said.

When prompted at the meeting, the VIFR board of commissioners did not voice any comments or concerns about the bud-get.

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13401 Vashon Highway SW

This week’s Community Chalkboard is presented by:

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CristGranum

(206) 419-3661

COUNTRY QUIET!Sunny, secluded, and absolutely delightful! Modern home w/timeless design has 4 bdrms, 2.5 baths, big front porch, back deck w/hot tub. Two-car garage w/large

MLS #813189 $550,000

DavidKnight

(206) 388-9670

BUILD NOW OR INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE

MLS #817267 $245,000

LeslieFerriel

(206) 235-3731

THE PERFECT BLEND

feasibility, clean CAO. Don’t miss this beautiful land! MLS #770023 $158,000

DianeStoffer

(206) 650-6210

STUNNING WEST SIDE ACREAGE

MLS #858931 $165,000

KenZaglin

(206) 940-4244

EXCEPTIONAL WEST SIDE ACREAGE

MLS #757334 $165,000

ValSeath

(206) 790-8779

FABULOUS 180o VIEWS OF SOUND, CITY, AND MT. RAINIER!Vaulted ceilings and walls of windows will delight you in this spacious contemporary.

MLS #847651 $498,000

JeanBosch

(206) 919-5223

PASTORAL PARADISE ON THE NORTH END

with soaring ceilings, exposed beams, warm woods and more. Sun-dappled deck Offered at $459,000

SOLD

CristGranum

(206) 419-3661

BRING YOUR LOVE OF NATURE TO THIS AFFORDABLE LAND

could make this your dream home at a bargain price. Offered at $75,000

SOLD


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WATERFRONT ESTATE Rare and beautiful - exquisite residence and carriage house on almost six acres of stunning grounds and 275’ of low-bank wft. MLS #777936 $3,950,000

(206) 940-4244

French country elegance, superb

Offered at $1,099,000

(206) 930-5650

SOLD

open space & beaches. Offered at $840,000

Susan

(206) 999-6470

SOLD

Beautifully remodeled, excellent condition, on 1.95 acres zoned Community Business.

MLS #820575 $839,000

(206) 919-5223

Idyllic, shy 8 acres with a splendid 5 bdrm

same family for generations, most original MLS #847724 $799,000

(206) 235-3731

bonus rooms, full bsmt & more. 100’ low-bank wft, big yard. MLS #848836 $541,880

Granum(206) 419-3661

WEST SIDE WATERFRONT NEAR FERRIES

MLS #827613 $575,000

(206) 388-9670

1.75 bath home AND a permitted 1+ bdrm apt

tub, beach access. MLS #848946 $419,000

Val

(206) 790-8779

Offered at $389,000

Wolff(206) 300-7594

SOLD

loft. New boat house, low-bank wft, impeccable gardens. Offered at $1,049,000

(206) 650-6210

SOLD

separate studio. MLS #810168 $1,050,000

Nancy

(206) 465-2361

vashon-maury island beachcomber, november 25, 2015

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