vashon-maury island beachcomber, february 05, 2014

BEACHCOMBERVASHON-MAURY ISLAND

NEWS | Ferry system cancels more sailings. [3]COMMENTARY | Schools still need financial support. [6]ARTS | Casper Babypants brings a show for families. [10]

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More than 300 Vashon football fans celebrated the Super Bowl in true island style on Sunday — by packing into the Vashon Theatre. For three hours, the movie house roared with the sounds of the big game and the cheers of Hawks fans of all ages as the Seattle team routed the Denver Broncos for their first-ever Super Bowl win. “Everybody had a great time,” said Mike England, who with Aaron Hendon organized the party, complete with tailgating, beer and a potluck. “It helped that the team dominated and won.”England, a mortgage consultant, and Hendon, a real estate agent with Keller Williams, recently began teach-ing a home buying class together on Vashon and discovered their shared love for the Seahawks. When the Hawks won the NFC Championship, they decided to rent out the Vashon Theatre for the Super Bowl, spread-ing the word over social media and offering free tickets online. The event sold out and even had a wait list.“I must have had 100 people say thank you while it was going on,” England said.England noted that the updated projection system and sound equipment at the theater made it an especially good venue to catch the big game.“We told them we’ll do it next year,” he said, “when the Seahawks are back for the Super Bowl.”

Photo and story by Natalie Martin

VASHON’S 12TH MAN CHEERS HAWKS TO BIG WIN

Median sale price on Vashon jumps 18 percent in 2013By NATALIE MARTINStaff Writer

After years of sluggish sales and falling prices, Vashon’s real estate market is firmly on the upswing, with an 18 percent jump in home prices in 2013.

Last year the median price of a single-family home sold on Vashon hit $413,500, its highest in five years, according to data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS). Last year there were also slightly more sales on the island, as 157 homes changed hands, up from 146 the year before and nearly double the low of 83 sales in 2008.

“It’s huge,” said Beth de Groen, who owns the Windermere office on Vashon, noting that a normal market increase is about 5 percent a year.

Between 2007, the height of the market, and 2011, the median sale price on Vashon plummeted 42 percent, losing 24 percent in 2009 alone, according to NWMLS data. In 2012 the market began to turn around with a 4 percent increase on Vashon.

While homes are finally start-

ing to regain value, fewer short sales and foreclosures in 2013 also contributed to the 18-percent spike, local real estate agents say, as did a slight resurgence in the market for higher-end houses.

“We’re actually seeing it become a healthier market, healthier than it’s been,” de Groen said, “and people realize there’s an uptick.”

Indeed the increase, which is expected to continue, is bringing out buyers hoping to get in while prices are still somewhat low — the median price of a home sold in the height of the market in 2007 was $535,000. Low interest rates of around 4.5 percent are also currently a big draw.

Denise Katz, a real estate agent with Windermere, said that while Vashon hasn’t seen the feeding frenzy that’s happened in some parts of Seattle as the market recovers there, homes on Vashon that are well-maintained, reason-ably priced and presented well are generating immediate inter-est, selling fast and sometimes garnering multiple offers.

“A lot of people who were on the fence are buying now,” Katz said. “Interest rates are low, and homes are starting to appreciate, not depreciate.”

Colleen Brooks, a retired

Buyers, sellers get in on an improving housing market

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An ochre star afflicted with sea star wasting syndrome hangs off a piling at the north-end ferry dock.

Starfish die-off baffles expertsLocals join effort to study widespread diseaseBy NATALIE MARTINStaff Writer

As scientists work to understand what’s killing off millions of starfish up and down the West Coast, a small group of islanders is joining a regional effort to help monitor the mystery epidemic.

On a chilly evening last week, islander Jeff Adams, a marine water quality specialist with Washington Sea Grant and a local beach naturalist, led about a dozen people under the north-end ferry dock at low tide. Adams was training the group to identify star-fish affected by what scientists are calling sea star wasting syndrome.

While pilings under the north-end dock are nor-mally covered with brightly colored starfish — also

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Ferry system cancels Monday runsBy SUSAN RIEMERStaff Writer

Commuters experienced long waits to get off the island Monday morning after Washington State Ferries (WSF) cancelled several sailings because of lack of qualified crew.

These cancellations came on the heels of 90 cancelled sailings last year due to crew shortages, including a day in the fall when 31 trips were cancelled, affecting both the south and north ends of Vashon.

Following those cancellations, the state Department of Transportation secretary called for the ferry system to add 45 staff members to avert such problems in the future.

But it was not enough on Monday, WSF officials said, as the ferry system had to supply crew to take the Chetzemoka to the shipyard for required maintenance, and a long-standing training drew many others, leaving WSF with 38 positions to fill. Marta Coursey, a WSF spokeswoman, said they were able to fill all but three open shifts.

So far this year, there have been 15 runs cancelled for lack of crew, Coursey added.

“We deal with a pretty constant chal-lenge of filling crew positions,” said George Capacci, the deputy chief of operations and construction at WSF.

In winter months, Capacci said, the ferry system is stretched thin by required main-tenance on vessels — and using crews to transport them — as well as ongoing train-ing needs.

It was this combination that meant a crew shortfall on Monday, he said.

While some islanders speculated that crew members had simply called in sick after celebrating the Seahawks’ Super Bowl

victory, Capacci said that was not the case, and that, in fact, WSF had been trying for about 10 days to fill the open positions and had called, on average, 200 staff members a day to fill the shifts.

When it was clear no one would be sign-ing on, WSF sent out and an announce-ment Sunday night, shortly after 11 p.m., alerting ferry riders that some early morn-ing runs would be cancelled and then a two-boat schedule would be in effect. The three-boat schedule resumed at 12:50 p.m., according to a notice from the ferry system.

Capacci added that WSF is spending a lot of time on the issue of staffing and that offi-cials would be talking later that day about whether training should be scheduled some time other than a Monday morning.

WSF officials are also working with the labor unions to come up with stand-by staffing strategies, and they have been “very cooperative,” he said.

On Vashon, Greg Beardsley, the chair of Vashon’s Ferry Advisory Committee, expressed his feelings about the trip can-cellations.

“It sucks,” he said. “It shows the lack of ability they have to meet the requirements of ferry users.”

Beardsley added that he believes staff-ing routes should take precedence over a training.

“That’s their job — to provide a service to allow people to drive on the marine highway,” he said.

Capacci could not say when the problems would be resolved and that doing so will require both more staff and on-call staffing strategies with the unions.

“There’s no silver bullet, no single thing,” he said.

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Locals join widespread Keystone protests By SUSAN RIEMERStaff Writer

During Monday eve-ning’s chilly dusk, dozens of islanders gathered at the main intersection in town to protest the Keystone XL Pipeline.

The vigil was orga-nized by the small group 350Vashon, which is concerned with climate change. The local action was just one of more than 250 such vigils around the country to send a mes-sage to President Barack Obama in the wake of a report released last week by the State Department. The report, which has drawn considerable criticism from environmentalists, indi-cates that the controversial pipeline would have little effect on climate change.

Islander Julia Lakey dis-agrees and was one of the organizers of Monday’s event.

“We want the president to know we do not want this thing to go through,” she said.

Islander Rob Harmon was also on the street cor-ner that night, joined by his wife Kelly Reese and tod-dler son Vaughn.

“If we know we have a climate crisis, it makes no

sense to sink vast sums of money into increasing the infrastructure associated with fossil fuels,” he said.

Rev. Carmen McDowell, who leads Vashon’s Unitarian congregation, was also there, noting she is skeptical of the report’s findings, and said she believes that this country should turn to alternative

sources of energy. “I wanted to support this

effort to make sure that our children and grandchil-dren have a clean Earth, water to drink and air to breathe,” she said.

Federal agencies have 90 days to comment on the report, and a 30-day public comment period is under-way as well.

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These girls, and two of their friends, recently baked up a storm for typhoon relief in the Philippines.

Girls bake for typhoon reliefA group of fifth-grade

girls recently raised $1,000 for typhoon relief in the Philippines by holding a bake sale at Thriftway.

Grace Christie spear-headed the event after talk-ing about the tragedy with her dad last November.

“I felt really sad for them and wanted to help,” she said.

She did just that with her friends. Together, they secured a date, made fliers and contacted the press to get the word out about the sale and their mission.

The late January sale drew many people and raised nearly $900, they said. Donations that came in after the sale from teachers, family and friends brought the amount to an even $1,000, which they donated to the Coastal Conservation

and Education Foundation. The organization,

which Grace’s dad, Patrick Christie, has worked with, is providing those affected with relief packages of food and water and basic medi-cal and housing supplies.

Even though the typhoon happened a few months ago, the girls said they know the money they sent was important, even though the crisis is no longer making headlines.

“They still need help,” Aiden Rees said.

The group of girls includ-ed Mackenzie Shore, Aiden Rees, Mia Kuzma, Tamsen Henry, Grace Christie, Lyla Mildon, Delaney Palmer and Charlotte and Ivy Jaguzny.

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Several islanders, above, gather in front of The Hardware Store Restaurant Monday night to urge the president to decide no on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. On the opposite side of the street, Brian Brown, left, expresses his opposition to the pipeline at the same gathering.

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By SARAH LOWStaff Writer

The Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation will host its hallmark annu-al spelling bee fundraiser, Spell It!, Saturday at Camp Burton.

This will be the eighth year the nonprofit has sponsored the fundraiser, which will once again fea-ture an audience-judged team costume contest, as well as the emcee team of Jeanne Dougherty and Emmy-winning voice actor Jeff Hoyt.

The spelling bee is unique on Vashon, organizers say, because unlike typical fun-draisers, it requires team-work, creativity and even audience participation.

Hoyt believes that it’s precisely this involvement of everyone at the event that not only brings people back to the bee, but inspires new entrees as well.

“Most participants start out as a spectator first and get drawn in by how rivet-

ing this event can be to watch,” he said in an email to The Beachcomber. “It’s funny. It’s tense. And it’s your friends up there — seeing how much fun the spellers are having is usu-ally what draws new teams out of the woodwork.”

Teams can include one to three members, though

as Barb Gustafson of the scholarship foundation noted, no one has ever reg-istered individually.

The words used for the event are chosen by a group of island wordsmiths, Gustafson said. The group asks to remain as anony-mous as possible given both their modesty and

the seriousness with which people take the competi-tion. The words range in both difficulty and com-monality, from the more frequently used, like “tease” and “valid” — the shortest words from the list of the 2011 event — to words most have never heard, let alone used, such as “phycomy-cete” and “autochthonous,” both from last year’s event.

The anticipation by teams and the audience for each word is Hoyt’s favorite part of the bee, he said.

“It’s that moment just before I pronounce each word when you can hear a pin drop in the room,” he said.

This year’s spelling bee will take place at Camp Burton, which is a change of venue from the bee’s pre-vious years at the Vashon High School theater, which was already booked.

Also new this year, Vashon Winery will pro-vide wine during the event, and there will be a costume parade.

Bee organizers say the annual event is meant both to bring in money for schol-arships and simply to help spread the word about the foundation and its mission.

Since forming in 1986, the foundation has provid-ed more than $1.5 million in scholarships to Vashon

High School graduates, both by matching scholar-ship donors with recipi-ents and raising money for additional scholarships to be given out. All seniors who submit scholarship notebooks receive at least one scholarship.

“The bee is not neces-sarily the best fundraiser,” Gustafson said, “but it seems to be the most fun for people. That’s why we do it.”


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Spell It!The bee will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday at Camp Burton. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. Anyone interested in registering a team can do so up until the day of the event by calling Barb Gustafson at 463-1638 or emailing [email protected]. There are individuals currently looking for teammates. Go to www.vashonscholarshipfoundation.org/spellingbee for more information on becoming a sponsor or making a dona-tion. If a team wishes to register but cannot afford the fee, sponsorships are available.

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John “Oz” Osbourne and Janet Williams, part of last year’s team of Parents of the Class of 2013, brainstorm together.

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EDITORIAL

Tonight at a public meeting on Vashon, officials from King County will discuss the development of a new plan for steward-ing one of Vashon’s most popular public lands: Dockton Forest. While we expect most islanders won’t have comments on the specifics of this proposed plan, the significance of this step should not be lost on us either.

King County has chosen now to look at the health of Dockton Forest because the forest — which is used by walkers, mountain bikers and equestrians — recently grew, in a way. Late last year, the county purchased a wooded piece of property sandwiched

between the county-owned Dockton Forest and the for-mer Glacier site, also owned by the county. While the 43-acre parcel has long been leased by King County from the state and was informally a part of the Dockton Forest

for years, its purchase created a large, solid piece of county-owned public land that spans the width of Maury Island. When it comes to Vashon’s outdoor spaces, this swath is hard to beat. Where else could one begin a trek on the quiet Quartermaster Harbor, wend their way through a diverse and changing forest, descend a madrone-dotted hillside with breathtaking views of Mount Rainier and end at a driftwood-strewn beach on Puget Sound? That King County has finally secured and protected this piece of the puzzle on Maury is even more significant when one considers the steps it took to get there.

The state Department of Natural Resources could have trans-ferred this site, a former Douglas fir plantation, to King County years ago when it sold its property at Island Center Forest. Instead, it held on to the forestland, assuming it could one day be valuable to the nearby mining operation. The rest is history, as potential mining expansion on Maury was stopped by King County’s purchase of the Glacier site. Procuring the remaining parcel at Dockton then became possible last year when Sen. Sharon Nelson helped secure $4 million in state funds for conservation acquisi-tions on Vashon, about $200,000 of which went to this purchase.

We’re glad the county and Sen. Nelson continue to recognize the importance of protecting Vashon’s outdoor spaces, preserv-ing in perpetuity places that will benefit the island for years to come. We also commend King County for going one step further in its conservation efforts, working to make this important spot a healthy spot as well, with an ecological thinning of the over-grown Douglas fir forest. The county successfully carried out such work at Island Center Forest, and is also considering how to best steward the former Glacier site — now the Maury Island Natural Area. The nearby Maury Island Marine Park, which could one day be linked to the Dockton Forest as well, is already undergoing an environmental facelift thanks to an effort by the Washington Conservation Corps, which is coordinated by King County. We look forward to watching these former mining and logging sites be reclaimed for the health of Maury and for gen-erations to enjoy.

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We look forward to watching these former logging and mining sites be reclaimed.

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With inaction in Olympia, local funding is vital

This time two years ago, many on Vashon and across the state were celebrating the McCleary decision, a huge step toward reforming education funding in our state. However, since then, lawmakers have let us down. Little progress has been made to turn around the state’s record of insuf-ficient funding for schools, much less to make up for the drastic cuts to education that we suffered dur-ing the recession.

While we at the Vashon Island School District hold out hope that those in Olympia will even-tually act to adequately fund schools, it’s clear that local levies such as VISD’s Maintenance and Operations Levy, which is currently up for renewal on the Feb. 11 ballot, are just as vital as ever to providing our students a quality education.

McCleary v. State is the most important court case in decades for Washington public school students and for the future of education here. Faced with a state system that failed to fully fund even the most basic elements of a quality, 21st century education, the Network for Excellence in Washington Schools (NEWS) filed a lawsuit in 2007 asking the courts to order the State of Washington to live up to its constitutional duty to make ample provision for the education of all children.

In January of 2012, the state Supreme Court ruled unani-mously that the state Legislature was violating the constitutional rights of children by failing to live up to its “paramount duty” to amply fund the education of all K through 12 students. The court ordered the legislature to make steady, real and measurable prog-ress each year and to fully fund public education by 2018.

During the McCleary trial, the state assured the court that the 2009 Education Funding Reform Act was the promise that K through 12 public education will be fully funded by 2018. The court took the strong step of retain-ing jurisdiction over the case after it issued its ruling, stating,

“What we have learned from experience is that this court cannot stand on the side-lines and hope the State meets its constitu-tional mandate

to amply fund education.”The court ordered the state to

demonstrate and report on its progress every year. NEWS, now a coalition of 428 education orga-nizations, including the Vashon Island School District, also moni-tors progress.

This January, the court once again admonished the Legislature to provide school districts the billions of dollars in additional funding that the state’s own stud-ies have confirmed are needed to remedy decades of underfunding. The court stated, “It is incumbent upon the State to demonstrate, through immediate, concrete action, that it is making real and measurable progress, not just promises” to fulfill its “paramount duty” to amply fund the education of all K through 12 students.

The court ordered the state to submit a detailed plan no later than April 30 that includes full funding of the 2009 Education Funding Reform Act, projected to require $2 billion each year in new funding by 2018.

Legislators currently claim that the 2013-2015 operating budget includes a $982 million basic edu-cation enhancement appropriated in the 2013 session. However, the “funding enhancement” in this budget fails to take into account the billions of dollars in reductions for public education over the past several years. Here on Vashon, this year’s funding enhancement provides less than we received in 2008 by an average of $131 per stu-dent. The court also chastised the legislators’ claim by stating, “The State cannot realistically claim to have made significant progress” when 2013-15 funds appropriated are “only a modest 6.7% above the current funding levels that violate

the constitution.” For example, school bus trans-

portation remains dramatically underfunded. The court declared “even more troubling” the Legislature’s lack of progress toward fully funding essential materials, supplies and operations costs, falling hundreds of millions of dollars short of being on track to meet the 2018 deadline.

The court also called the state’s lack of progress on staff salaries “deeply troubling” and stated further, “State funding of educator and administrator salaries remains constitutionally inadequate. The inescapable fact is that salaries for educators in Washington are no better now than when this case went to trial.”

I have high regard for our own Sen. Sharon Nelson’s hard work and commitment to fund-ing schools here on Vashon and across the state. I remain deeply troubled, however, by the current state Senate Majority Coalition leadership’s claims of real funding progress and the questioning of the court’s authority to monitor progress on the McCleary deci-sion. I urge Vashon citizens to stay involved in the legislative process, to support our representatives and to continue to demand that the Legislature fulfill its constitutional duty to fully fund education.

With the Washington Supreme Court’s vigilant oversight, and continued advocacy by our school community and others through-out the State, we hope to see con-tinued progress toward full State funding of our schools by 2018.

Until then, we must preserve the quality of our educational programs and services. Vashon has a long tradition of supporting its schools, and we must continue to act locally to ensure that our schools remain adequately funded through local levies and school sponsorship organizations. I urge you to support our Maintenance and Operations Levy, which rep-resents 23 percent of our annual operating budget, by mailing your ballot by Feb. 11. I deeply appreci-ate your understanding and your continuing support and trust.

— Michael Soltman is the superin-tendent of the Vashon Island

School District.

State still lags behind in funding schoolsEDUCATIONBy MICHAEL SOLTMAN

Health careHealth insurance industry thrives while health care lags

At the national level what passes as health care is something you buy insur-ance to get. The insurance industry is getting very well, while breast cancer pre-vention is getting nowhere. The adminis-tration hasn’t the stomach to crank health care 90 degrees, so there’s no hope.

Here at home we are offered the nation-al product by off-island faces while our doctors cope. There is a better way. One, relearn health care, putting prevention first. Two, fund the clinic with Medicaid, Medicare and investments.

— Tom Herring

A brief requestHealth care, not wealth care. Thank you.

— Donna Liberty

School levyIt is in our interest to approve the school district levy

I’ve worked as a consultant in nearly 100 school districts in this country, including the Vashon Island School District, and in more than a dozen others on every con-tinent except Australia and Antarctica. I can say with confidence that the people of Vashon benefit greatly from a local school district whose highly committed teaching staff, capable administrative team, super-intendent and board are the envy of any community similar to ours. We are lucky to have great people working with our children and, come levy time, we have an opportunity to endorse and support their efforts.

Our state funds schools in an odd way. The Legislature provides roughly 70-something percent of the funds that are necessary to operate the district; federal programs add a few percentage points to that, and local communities must pass lev-ies every few years to cover the remaining

costs from their property tax revenues. Until the state adopts a more rational approach to funding schools, it is in our best interest to approve these levies every time they come up for renewal. I certainly will, and I urge you to do the same.

— Lawrence Huggins

AbortionReproductive freedom does not empower women

Can anyone doubt that reproductive freedom has arisen because women, fully human and created by God, were treated and continue to be treated as objects? What historical response has there ever been to the abuse of women that has protected them? What attitudes were changed?

But has reproductive freedom succeeded either? Let’s only consider the developed nations, where there is the greatest chance for it to succeed as a strategy promoting the protection and equality of women with men.

Why is it considered a success of repro-ductive freedom that through abortion the most intimate parts of a woman’s body and psyche — the things that define her

most indelibly and beautifully as a woman, her very womanhood — are violated in a manner that can only be characterized as supremely violent? The truth is, abuse of women hasn’t been stemmed by reproduc-tive freedom; it has simply shifted ground and become more silent, systematized and vicious. It then becomes impossible to evade the truth that when we accept abor-tion as a reasonable outcome of reproduc-tive freedom, we take part in an assault on womanhood and furthermore assert by our silence that it is sometimes okay to kill an innocent baby as well.

However, the destruction of life is only one aspect of the carnage enacted. War produces many men and women who are the walking wounded, victims of post-traumatic stress disorder. But abortion produces legions of the walking wounded, men and women who do their best to carry on with psychic and emotional wounds for which we make almost no allowance as a nation.

I conclude that reproductive freedom not only fails to empower women or to assure their equality, it takes violence against women to new heights and also results in genocide on a truly breath-taking scale.

— Charles Lovekin


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NOTICELDS Services Time Change: The start time for services offered by the LDS church changed to 10 a.m. as of Feb 2.

WEDNESDAY • 5Free Tax and Health Insurance Help: Hilary Emmer will be avail-able on Wednesdays to assist with federal tax preparation for those making $25,000 a year or less, health insurance sign-ups and property tax exemptions for those over 60 earning less than $35,000 per year including Social Security. No appointments are necessary, and all forms will be provided. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 5 through March 26, at the Vashon Library.

Telephone Town Hall: State rep-resentatives from the 34th legisla-tive district, Joe Fitzgibbon and Eileen Cody, will host a telephone town hall to discuss legislative priorities with constituents, solicit their feedback and answer ques-tions about the current legislative session. Some district residents will receive a call at 6 p.m. and those wishing to participate should pick up the phone and follow the prompts. Anyone who wants to participate but does not receive a call may call in at 1-877-229-8493, and enter 18646 to connect to the session.

Dockton Forest Stewardship: The King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks is preparing a forest stewardship plan for Dockton Forest. The plan provides management recommen-dations to help guide the long-term stewardship of the forest through a series of adaptive forest practices,

such as tree thinning, that will improve forest health and promote plant and animal biodiversity. King County staff will host a public meeting to discuss the plan and proposed restoration activities. For more information, contact David Kimmett at 477-4573 or [email protected]. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at McMurray Middle School.

THURSDAY • 6Lecture Series: The Burton Community Church lecture and discussion series starts anew; all are welcome to attend, and the lec-tures are free. The title for the next 18-week series is “Why Evil Exists,” and this week’s topics will include the nature and origins of evil and evil as a cosmic battle. For more information, call Herb Reinelt at 408-7360. 4 to 6 p.m. in Lewis Hall, behind Burton Community Church.

Vashon Legal Clinic: This clinic offers free legal advice the first Thursday of each month. People who wish to schedule an appoint-ment to meet with a lawyer should call the King County Bar Association at 267-7070. The clinic is always looking for lawyer and non-lawyer volunteers; if interested, email [email protected]. 6 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center.

Family Caregiver Support Group: This group open to family caregivers on the island meets on the first Thursday of each month. The group will be led by Cheryl Dart and is aimed at providing support and community resources for family caregivers. The person being cared for can be an elderly or disabled parent, child, sibling or partner. For more information, call Dart at 228-0704. 7 to 9 p.m. at Vashon Community Care.

FRIDAY • 7Life on Guam and Micronesia:Retired attorneys Carol and George Butler will share their insights about the Chammaro people’s way of life. 1 p.m. at the Vashon Senior Center.

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group: Special guest Trish McDon-ald, R.N., will work with members to find practical solutions for foot problems that can affect those with Parkinson’s. For more information, call Steve Steffens at 567-5976. 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the fellowship hall of the Vashon Lutheran Church.

SATURDAY • 8Teen Night at the Library: An evening of fun sponsored by the Friends of the Vashon Library for teens only. There will be tarot card readings, games, computer avail-ability, snacks and raffle prizes. The event is free for students in grades six through 12. Attending teens must be picked up by 9 p.m. and are free to leave earlier, but will not be allowed back in to the event if they do. For more information, contact Ursula Schwaiger at 463-2069 or [email protected]. 6 to 9 p.m. at the library.

Spell It!: All are invited to the eighth annual Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation benefit spelling bee. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and students and can be purchased at the Vashon Bookshop, Vashon Pharmacy or at the door. For more information, email Barb Gustafson at [email protected]. 7 p.m. at Camp Burton. (See story on page 5.)

SUNDAY •9Unitarian Service: Titled “This I Believe,” this service will feature fellowship members Greg Kilpat-rick and Dylan Grace-Wells, who will explore what gives their lives meaning and expression. 9:45 a.m. at Vashon Island Unitarian Fel-lowship in Lewis Hall, behind the Burton Community Church.

Burton Community Church Ser-vice: Guest minister for the service will be Rev. Jack Kiekel, a retired American Baptist minister with over 50 years of ministry to his credit. 11 a.m. at Burton Community Church.

St. John Vianney: Rick Keller-Scholz from the archdiocese of Seattle will present “The Gospels of Matthew and Mark,” examining their sources, themes, theological emphasis and social and historical contexts. The presentation is free, and childcare will be provided. 1 to 5 p.m. at St. John Vianney Church.

Homestead School: The Home-stead School will hold an open house for families of children ages 5 through 10 who are interested in a curriculum rooted in practices that promote social intelligence and a connection to the natural world. For more information, call Dana Schuerholtz at 466-7398. 2 to 4

p.m. at 16425 Westside Highway.

MONDAY • 10 Garden Club: The Vashon-Maury Island Garden Club will host guest speaker Fred Wemer, who will talk about gardening with difficult soils. The public is always welcome to attend. 10 a.m. business meet-ing, 11:15 a.m. program and 12:30 p.m. lunch at the Vashon Lutheran Church.

Sweetheart Bingo: The Vashon Rotary Club will host a bingo fund-raiser at the golf and swim club. Jeff Hoyt will call the lucky numbers, and Valentine’s Day prizes will be awarded throughout the evening. Cost is $10 for three bingo cards, and there is no limit to how many can be purchased. There will be a pay-as-you-go bar, and snacks, cof-fee and water will be available for $5. Children are welcome. Proceeds will go to Rotary scholarships and projects. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Vashon Golf and Swim Club.

TUESDAY • 11Green Party: The Vashon-Maury Island Green Party will meet at Joy Goldstein’s home. Other interested progressives are always welcome to share their thoughts and interests. Topics will include the state of the union as well as suggestions from attendees. For more information, call Melvin Mackey at 463-3468. 7 to 9 p.m. at 10329 SW Bank Road.

UPCOMINGParent/Faculty Appreciation: There will be free coffee and pastries available for parents and faculty of Chautauqua Elementary and McMurray Middle schools. 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the parking lot of Vashon Island Com-munity Church.

Harbor School Open House: The Harbor School will hold an open

house for interested families and students who want to learn more about the academic curriculum and programs offered to students in grades four through eight. Anyone planning to attend is asked to RSVP by calling 567-5955 or emailing [email protected]. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Harbor School.

Computer Club: The Vashon Computer Club will meet to discuss future programs, taking into ac-count the rapid changes in comput-ing and digital media. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Vashon Senior Center.

CLASSESOrigami Valentines: Leslie Rog-ers, Sue Weston and Star Allyn will lead this class in folding hearts and flowers, as well as making tradi-tional valentines. All ages are wel-come. 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Feb. 7, at the Vashon Senior Center.

Intro to Zen: There will be a free intro to Zen class with Jodo John Candy and Moira Gray. 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Puget Sound Zen Center, 20406 Chautau-qua Beach Road.

Adapt Your Space for Aging in Place: Julie Hempton will lead this free workshop designed to help anyone who wants to remain in their own home as they age. Ex-perts will be on hand for Q & A and personal consultations — bring photos of your living space and get personalized recommendations. Cookies and tea will be served. For more information, contact Hemp-ton at 360-460-8080 or [email protected]. 1 to 3 p.m. Satur-day, Feb. 8, in the main office at the fire station.

Samba Workshop: Molly Shannon will lead this class for ages 17 and older on the fundamentals of the samba step, as well as the variety of styles danced in the streets dur-ing Carnaval. Cost is $15 for VAA

members, $20 for non-members. For more information or to register, go to www.vashonalliedarts.org. 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Blue Heron.

Valentine Print Workshop: Megan Minier and Ellen Parker will teach basic relief print-making techniques and carve E-Z cut blocks for participants to make 20 to 30 original cards. For kids ages 7 through 12. Cost is $50 for VAA members and $60 for non-members, with a $10 materials fee for everyone. For more informa-tion or to register, go to www.vashonalliedarts.org. 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at Cowbelle Studio at Paradise Ridge.

Intro to Tai Chi and Qi Gung: Lyn Solander will lead this class for women and girls in the ancient teachings of moving energy and increasing balance. Cost is $20. To register and for location informa-tion, email [email protected]. 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9.

Extended Yoga Practice: Irene Tokar works on moving deeper into yoga postures and exploring them in detail. Classes are held on the second Sunday of the month, from January through April. Cost is $30 per class. For more informa-tion, call 463-2058 or email [email protected]. To register, make checks payable to Island Yoga Center and mail to PO Box 2062, Vashon, WA, 98070 or drop them in the red mailbox by the front door. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at Island Yoga Center.

Computer Class: Learn how to browse the Internet, type website addresses, understand basic In-ternet vocabulary and use search engines. Attendees must know how to use a mouse. There will be two sessions available. For more information or to register, go to www.kcls.org or call 463-2069. 10:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at the library.

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Rebecca Albiani, a featured guest lecturer in Vashon Allied Arts’ Arts & Humanities evening series, will speak at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Blue Heron. Albiani’s lecture, “The Visual Poetics of Joan Miro” on the life and work of the Catalan surrealist painter, sculptor and ceramicist, compliments the Seattle Art Museum’s spring exhibit “Miro: The Experience of Seeing.” In a humorous and accessible fash-ion, Albiani will break down Miro’s visual language, helping decode the seemingly abstract images of his canvases. Miro, pictured above with one of his paintings, used primary colors and calligraphic lines to depict his work, pulling from Spanish folk art, Dada and other experimental mediums.Tickets are $18 for VAA members, students and seniors or $22 for general audience and are avail-able at VAA or www.vashonalliedarts.org.

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American Hustle: Ends Feb. 6.

Aida: Feb. 9 at 3:30 p.m.

Ocean Voyagers 3D: Feb. 11 at 6 p.m.

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PUBLIC AND CLUB MEETINGS

Water District 19: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Water District 19 boardroom.

Kiwanis: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Vashon Eagles.

Vashon Island Fire & Rescue: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Station 55.

Vashon Park District: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Ober Park.

King County Cemetery District: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the cemetery district office at Vashon Cemetery.

Vashon School District: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at Chautauqua Elemen-tary School.


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Students at Vashon High School and the school’s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) club collected and donated hundreds of dollars worth of items to the Lambert House, a nationally known center for GLBTQ youth on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Over a three-week period, VHS students and families collected a truck full of wrapped gifts, and club secretary Mary Lawrence said that she was surprised and grateful to see such a large response from the student body. Lawrence, pictured above with Lambert House executive director Ken Schulman, recently deliv-ered the donations with the help of her father Casey.

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ARTS&LEISUREVashon-Maury ART LECTURE: Art historian Rebecca Albiani will speak Sunday evening on the life and work of Joan

Miró, as part of VAA’s Arts & Humanities series. For more information about the lecture, see page 8.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

BABY BEATLES TUNES

Caspar Babypants returns to the Blue Heron

Grammy-nominated sing-er-songwriter Chris Ballew — aka Caspar Babypants — will return to the Blue Heron at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The show is part of Vashon Allied Arts’ Family Series.

With countless perfor-mances and nine CDs under his belt, Caspar Babypants is known for his catchy but sim-ple sing-along tunes geared toward children. In this show, he will perform songs from his new album, “Baby Beatles,” in which he pares down covers from classic Beatles songs for his younger audience, letting the melodies and lyrics take the lead.

Tickets are $6 for youth, $8 for adults and are available at VAA, the Heron’s Nest or www.vashonalliedarts.org.

INDIE FILM AT THEATER

Get a new take on French New Wave cinema

Vashon Film Society will bring a new indie film to the Vashon Theatre at 9:30 p.m. Friday as part of its First Friday Art Film Series.

“Frances Ha,” a story about friendship, love and youthful aspiration follows a 27-year-old wannabe modern dancer as she sets out on an uncon-ventional path that leads to misadventure and comedy from Poughkeepsie to Paris.

The 2013 black-and-white film was favorably compared to both early French New Wave cinema and Woody Allen’s New York-centric films.

Tickets are $7 at the door.

HOUSE CONCERT

Scottish songs performed in a special island setting

Enjoy an informal house concert with Jim Malcolm at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6. Named one of the most outstanding talents to have emerged from the Scottish folk scene, Malcolm sings traditional Scottish songs plus his original tunes. Tickets are $20 and include appetizers with local wines available for purchase. Seating is limited. For more information, Contact Wally Bell at 200-8507 or 408-7414.

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The VALISE Gallery turns 5 this month and will celebrate with a reunion show of current and former members. The show opens on Friday.

Over its past 60 shows, the gallery that first announced itself as Zamfir’s Pay Day Loan and Pawn Shop — the off-beat artis-tic brainchild of founding member Vic Monchego — has exhib-ited installations such as artist Heather Timken’s 50 pounds of bread dough with suspended crystal stemware and tattoo artist Paco Rollins’ tattoo art, relics and tools. It even maxed the tiny space with a museum-grade show called “Eccentric Visions: Outsider Art from the Collection of MIA Gallery,” curated by the late Mia McEldowney.

Going forward, VALISE’s mission of innovation means the artists’ collective plans to invite Vashon artists whose work is “daring, unexpected and emergent” to join, said founding member Jiji Saunders. And being true to its other goal of social engagement — VALISE stands for Vashon Artists Linked In Social Engagement — it plans to hold its fifth annual All Island May Show, for which everyone on Vashon is encouraged to sub-mit a piece of their visual, sound or performance art.

The VALISE Reunion Show opens on Friday and runs through the month.

Art in the Alley Gallery will exhibit handmade tiles, glass bead jewelry, ornate lamps, mosaic mirrors and pottery. Pianist Jesse Hunter will be on board from 6:30 to 9 p.m., and refreshments will be served.

Café Luna will feature the artistic sounds of Delilah Pearl and the Mantarays from 7 to 9 p.m. Their “One Night Standards” include versions of old jazz tunes from the 1940s and beyond.

Hastings Cone Gallery will present photographs by Seattle photographer Mark Thomas. The images were taken on the streets of the International District and various other areas of Seattle.

Heron’s Nest will feature Valentine’s Day jewelry.

Island Quilter will exhibit 40 quilts in “Kaffe Fasset: The Student Works.” In the realm of textile art, Kaffe Fassett is a world-renowned artist and designer. On Vashon, he’s all of that plus a guest lecturer and teacher to island quilters. This show will display quilts made by Kaffe’s students on Vashon and other regions as well.

Our Community Credit Union, housed in the former Bank of America building, will host an exhibit of watercolor prints by art-ist Donna Botten.

Raven’s Nest will celebrate love in Northwest Coast Native style with prints, cards, blankets and sand jewelry featuring the traditional design of the Raven & Eagle, the lovebirds of the Northwest coast natives. Raven’s Nest will also offer a heart collec-tion of handmade chocolates.

The Hardware Store Restaurant will show work by Robert Leung. Leung may be new to Vashon, but not to his chosen work as a visual artist, sculp-tor and designer. Leung’s visual vocabulary combines primitive aspects of the Caribbean with the iconic symbolism of pop culture. About his show, “The Heart of Man Project,” Leung said in a recent email, “I started explor-ing these images as the result of a broken love affair that took me deep into the labyrinthine ways in which men experience love. Not the stereotypical hallmark idea that permeates our concept of love, but the more ironic, edgier side.”

Two Wall Gallery will have an encore opening of Two Asian Gardens. Discover the beauty of Seattle’s Chinese Garden in moonlight and the classic look of the Japanese Garden in fall foliage. Island photographer Ray Pfortner will be on hand to answer questions about the gar-dens and your photography. Bring

your camera, some photographs and your questions.

The Vashon Allied Arts Gallery opens with “Snitzels, Small Fiber Expressions” and music by Stardust Trio (Steve Touger, Steph Meyer and Ike Harmon). Snitzels is a group of seven Northwest fiber artists (Jean B. Mills, Becky Kaufman, Carolyn Hall, Kari Hailey, Kimberly Tepe, Louise Roby and Rene Jasper) who share the common theme of using a small format but employing a variety of textiles and textures, colors and concepts.

Vashon Golf & Swim Club will exhibit oil paintings by island art-ist Valerie Wilson.

Vashon Senior Center will offer its popular baked potato bar. Sharon Hines-Pinion’s paintings of birds and animals will continue to be shown.

Vashon Tea Shop will exhibit paintings by Suzanne Leigh.

Vashon Intuitive Arts will show photography by Richard Kasden.

VALISE celebrates 5 years with a reunion show

Step out for more Friday art

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“Winter Trees” by Pascale Judet will be exhibited at VALISE’s show.

Most galleries are open 6 to 9 p.m.

Expect another sold-out show when reg-gae musician and island favorite Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band hit the stage at the Red Bicycle Bistro at 9 p.m. Saturday.

Considered one of Jamaica’s most talented musicians by peers and professionals in the Reggae music industry, Fearon grew up in rural Jamaica and joined the vibrant reg-gae scene in Kingston as a teenager in the late 1960s. Around 1970, he helped form the commercially successful group the Gladiators, followed by the Defenders and in 1993 formed his current band in Seattle.

Fearon describes his music as being

close to its roots and says he tries to follow the heart of his musical creativity rather than the market trends. His infectious bass riffs, whether coming from his bass, guitar or percussion, or his lead vocals and background harmonies, leaves little room to doubt those reggae roots, a show press release said.

Event organizers advise purchasing tick-ets in advance by calling 463-5959 or buying them in person at the Bike. Tickets are $10, and the show is open to all ages until 11 p.m., then open to those 21 and older.

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Vashon High School thespians launched their new theater last Friday night appro-priately and elegantly with American playwright Mary Zimmerman’s version of Ovid’s “Metamorphoses.” An ambi-tious work directed by Stephen Floyd, this play showcased a talented cast of 22 young actors who made each myth — 11 vignettes in all — leap from page to stage with well-rehearsed ease.

Entering the new theater, dramatically lit by designer Josh Randall, one finds the first indication of a well-thought out production. A pool complete with trick-ling stream provides a focal point for the imaginative set designed by Phil Dunn. Representing a stormy ocean, the under-world, a pond and the River Styx, the impressive water element adds depth and perspective to each story.

Without giving away all the creative, sometimes surprising treatments of the vignettes, here are a few peeks into the mythological realm of “Metamorphoses.” The young actors and actresses handled these sometimes complex myths — which are meant to reveal truths about human nature — with talent and maturity beyond their years, making for a show that is a deviation from the average high school play, but is a compelling and thoughtful performance from start to finish.

“The Creation” sets the tone for the show as Zeus, played by Isabelle Porter, explains how order came to the world while two laundresses, Chelsea Griffith and Jessica Johnson, further elaborate as they work at river’s edge. McCallie Moyer and Ellie Bacchus, as the lovely supplicant, convincingly play their roles as scientists.

The story of “Midas” brings flawless narration by Jessica Johnson with Devan Barnes as the quintessential, rich King Midas. Drunken Silenus, well-played by

Alexander Wright, tells Midas about a way to obtain eternal life. Midas shelters a sleeping Silenus until Bacchus (Rodolfo Flores) comes for him. Grateful for Midas’ hospitality, Bacchus grants Midas his one wish, but everything goes terribly wrong.

Narrator Jessica Johnson shines again conveying the tragic love story of “Alcyone and Ceyx.” Here the water feature comes into play in a big way. When King Ceyx (Alexander Wright) heads out to sea, despite his wife Alcyone’s (Hannah Fellbaum) warnings, he dies at the hands of Poseidon (Isabelle Porter) and her raincoat-clad henchmen, Ellie Bacchus and Tess Carman. Sleep, played perfectly by Max Lopuszynski, is awakened by Iris the rainbow (Lizzie Staehli) and Victora Trujillo, who makes her first appearance as the goddess Lucina before the lovers are reunited in a surprise way.

Narrator Joy Ghigleri tells us the story of “Erysichthon,” a godless man played to a tee by Max Lopuszynski, who thought-lessly chops down Cere’s sacred tree. Who would guess a simple tree, enacted by Aruna Tuller-Ross, could be portrayed so beautifully? Angry, Ceres (Sydney Spencer) commands the spirit Hunger (Olivia Mangione) to give Erysichthon an insatiable appetite, revealing what greed can cause a person to do.

In “Orpheus and Eurydice,” another trag-ic love story is beautifully portrayed. When Orpheus (Devin Barnes) and Eurydice (Jevne Meyers) marry, Eurydice dies on their wedding day. Devastated, Orpheus appeals to Hades (Ellie Bacchus) to return his wife. Hades agrees if Orpheus leads Eurydice, but Orpheus must not look back at her. The scene ends with wonderful effect.

“Phaeton,” comically played by Zach Oriel, puts a modern twist on the son of Apollo. He explains the nature of his rela-tionship with father Apollo to his bespecta-cled therapist (Isabelle Porter). Lopuszynski makes another appearance to finish the tale.

“Eros and Psyche” offers Olivia Mangione as Psyche, the opportunity to

share her acting acumen with the ever-graceful Rodolfo Flores as Eros. Sydney Spencer and Ellie Bacchus narrate this cre-ative and beautifully rendered love story.

Last, “Baucis and Philemon” tells of Zeus and Hermes, played by Isabelle Porter and Alexander Wright, who disguise them-selves as beggars. As any who has read a Greek myth knows, when the gods play tricks on the humans, it is in service of both punishment and redemption. Floyd’s masterful treatment of this final scene is well worth the price of admission.

Musical selections vary widely throughout the play, and “Metamorphoses” is truly a multi-sensory experience not to be missed.

— Janice Randall is a writer, theater artist and the former director of communications and performing arts for Vashon Allied Arts.

Elizabeth Staelhi, (left) play-ing Myrra, laments to Aphrodite, played by McCallie Moyer in “Meta-morphoses.” The Vashon High School play continues this weekend.Natalie Martin Photo

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Vashon boys are tied for first in the leagueBy EZRA LACINAFor The Beachcomber

The final week of January featured two thrilling games for the Pirates hoop squad. Game number one was a nail-biter between the Pirates and a surpris-ing Cascade Christian team, with Vashon win-ning 45-43. Game two was even more intense, with another narrow Pirate vic-tory, 59-57.

Thursday night a confi-dent Vashon team entered the gym ready to battle an old rival in Cascade Christian. The first quar-ter did not go as expected; both teams were neck-and- neck, with Cascade playing above their ability. Junior Jessie Norton played great defense, blocking two shots and causing disruptions all over the court. At the end of the first quarter, Cascade had a close lead, up 14-12.

The second quarter was much like the first with neither team able to pull away with a lead. Junior Ian Stewart gave the Pirates momentum with a great play, blocking a shot from behind. At the half, Vashon had tied it up at 23.

Sophomore Sam Yates made a spin move layup to get things started, setting the crowd into a frenzy. Late in the third Yates hit

a corner 3 to take the lead for The Pirates. Vashon ended the third with the lead, 36-32

This was looking to be another low scoring game for Vashon, and another nail-biter. Everything was tied up at 43 with 45 sec-onds left and Vashon with the ball. With time ticking down, Cascade was forced to foul, bringing Norton to the line. Norton hit both free throws, putting the nail in Cascade’s coffin and sealing the victory.

Norton led the Pirates’ scoring with 17 points along with grabbing eight rebounds. Yates had his second consecutive double double, scoring 10 and

grabbing 12 boards. On Saturday night the

Pirates traveled to Life Christian Academy to wrap up the week in basketball.

The first quarter again didn’t go as planned, with Vashon allowing Life Christian to jump out to a huge lead. After the first quarter, Vashon was down 24-9, with all Vashon points belonging to Yates.

Vashon played much better in the second quar-ter, scoring 18, but Life Christian retained the dou-ble-digit lead. With the last seconds ticking away, Yates drained a deep buzzer beat-er with two Life Christian players draped all over him. With the first half in the

books, Life Christian had the lead, 41-27.

The second half started with an all-out assault from beyond the arc by Yates, Norton and sophomore Noah Chee. The Pirates were coming back. A Chee 3-pointer gave Vashon its first lead of the night. At the end of the third quar-ter, Vashon was up 51-50.

In the fourth quarter, Life Christian took the lead, and then Norton tied it up at 54 with a 3-pointer. The score stayed that way for most of the quarter with both teams playing shut-down defense. With 13 seconds left, Vashon had a 2-point lead, but Life Christian had the ball. With less than 10 sec-onds left, the Pirates stole the ball back and held on for victory, defeating the Eagles, 59-57. Yates had another impressive game dropping 21 points.

As January closed, the Pirates’ record was 14-2, and the team was tied with Cedar Park for the top of the Nisqually League.

This week, the Pirates played Bellevue Christian at home on Tuesday, too late for press time. They will head to Chimacum on Friday then play their final home game of the sea-son next Tuesday against Eatonville.

— Ezra Lacina is The Riptide’s sport’s editor.

Close scores make for thrilling basketball games

Susan Riemer/Staff Photo

Jessie Norton, pictured above, led the Pirates Thursday evening against Cascade Christian. Norton scored 17 pounds and had eight rebounds.

By GARY MEANSFor The Beachcomber

The VHS girls varsity basketball team played a fan-tastic game right through the last seconds last Thursday, but ultimately lost by 2 points to the Cascade Christian Cougars, who entered the game unbeaten in Nisqually League play.

The Cougars entered the game as prohibitive favorites, having scored 70 points in their first meeting of the season with Vashon.

This game was different from the tip, as the Pirates played outstanding defense, limiting the Cougars to 15 first-half points and taking a 16-15 lead to halftime.

Vashon matched the Cougars point for point for much of the second half, but found themselves trailing by one point with 17 ticks remaining.

Unable to capitalize on their final possession, Vashon managed a quick foul in order to get the ball back, but a last-second shot did not develop as time expired in a tight contest that ended in a 30-28 loss.

Susan Riemer/Staff Writer

Anya Quig, 23, led the Pirates with 14 points in a 2-point loss to top-ranked Cascade Christian last week.

Pirates gather strength as season progresses

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Anya Quig led Pirate scorers with 14 points. Tianna Koenig followed with 5 points, Taegan Lynch with 4, Siena Jannetty with 3 and Morgan Spangler with 2.

“We played well enough to win,” said coach Henry Porter afterward. “It really came down to one team making a shot at the right time.”

The Pirates took to the court again on Saturday, Feb. 1, looking to avenge an early-season loss to the Life Christian Eagles.

The Eagles jumped out to a quick 14-3 lead before the Vashon defense stiffened, allowing only one 2-point-er from the field over the final three quarters.

Vashon pulled the game to within 2 points at the half and then pro-ceeded to outscore the Eagles 23-12 over the final two quarters, led by scoring from Quig with 10, Koenig with 9 and Jannetty with 8. Lynch added 4 points, and Kalie Heffernan tossed in two free throws in the 37-26 Pirate victory.

“I am really pleased at the energy the team has played with over the past few games,” Porter said. “We will certainly get tested over the final four games,” he added.

Nearing the end of their season, Vashon played Bellevue Christian on Tuesday prior to press deadline and will travel to Chimacum for an away game on Friday.

Lacrosse club kicks off season with expanded girls programThe Vashon Lacrosse

Club will kick off its boys and girls 2014 sea-son with a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Vashon High School cafeteria.

This season looks promising for Vashon’s growing girls lacrosse program, the Vashon Valkyries. For the third consecutive year, coach Larry Dubois will head up the high school pro-gram with a JV team competing regionally in the Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association.

New this year is a program for grades five through eight coached by Laura McMillan, as well as a program for third- and fourth-grad-ers that will be coached by Karen Stendahl.

McMillan, a mother of four, played women’s lacrosse from sixth-grade through high school in Philadelphia. She said she is pleased

to have the oppor-tunity to lead a pro-gram that prepares girls for competitive high school play. She is actively recruiting players and has tenta-tive plans to hold prac-tices on Friday and Saturday afternoons. League competition will be dependent upon numbers.

Stendahl is a veteran of the Vashon Lacrosse Club and will focus on teaching third- and fourth-grade girls skills that will prepare them to compete at the middle school level.

All three programs are actively seeking participants. Girls lacrosse is a non-con-tact sport and, unlike boys lacrosse, does not require pads or hel-mets. Interested girls should register at www.v a s hon l a c ro s s e . ne t or contact Mary Kay Rauma at [email protected].

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The Vashon Valkyries girls high school lacrosse team plays Kennedy High School in a 2012 game. The high school team continues this year, and teams for younger girls have formed as well.

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Jan. 3: Vandalism was reported on the 29700 block of 128th Avenue, when a man struck his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle with a crowbar.

Jan. 4: Suspicious cir-cumstances were reported when a dead animal was found in a cardboard box that had been taped and wrapped with a bow on the 14200 block of SW Pohl Road.

Jan. 6: Suspicious cir-cumstances were reported on the 10900 block of Point Vashon Drive, when a man reported that he’d received a phone call from someone saying that his son had been in an accident with a dip-lomat and needed $2,400 for bail to be sent through Western Union.

Jan. 7: Gas theft from a Vanpool van was report-ed after the van had been parked overnight in the parking lot of the north-end ferry terminal.

Jan. 8: Trespass was reported at Dockton Park when a catamaran was moored at the dock without permission.

Items were stolen from inside an unlocked, parked car on the 25100 block of

Vashon Highway. Jan. 10: A burglary was

reported on the 16600 block of Vashon Highway, when someone entered a home through a pet door and ate some food.

Jan. 11: Gas theft was reported from a vehicle parked at the Vashon food bank on the 10000 block of SW 210th Street.

Jan. 12: A burglary was reported on the 11300 block of SW McCormick Street.

Jan. 14: Larceny was reported at Dockton Park when a barricade being used to keep people off of a portion of the dock was thrown into the water.

Jan. 16: Gas theft was reported from a vehicle parked overnight in the Metro Park and Ride lot

on the 20200 block of 99th Avenue.

Jan. 17: Trespass was reported at Sporty’s, when someone was discovered to be drinking out of other patrons’ drinks without permission and refused to leave.

Trespass was reported at Island Lumber when a homeless person was dis-covered to be bathing in the store’s bathroom.

Jan. 18: A person was arrested after being discov-ered passed out at the wheel of a vehicle on the Issaquah ferry. The individual had a blood alcohol level of 0.230.

Jan. 20: Larceny was reported at north-end ferry parking lot, where a piece of garden hose was used to siphon gas.

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Burton Community ChurchALL ARE WELCOME

INSPIRATION not Indoctrination!Worship 11 amMaggie Laird

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

and 119th Ave. SW)9am Sunday Bible School

10am WorshipFollowed by coffee fellowship

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Vashon Island Community Church

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

Offi ce Phone 463-3940Pastors:

Frank Davis and Mike Ivaska9318 SW Cemetery Road

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Catholic ChurchSt. John Vianney

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

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 Services at 9:45 am (Sept–June)Religious Exploration for toddlers–8th Grade

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Havurat Ee ShalomServing the spiritual, social and

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Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit

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

Sundays – 7:45 am & 10:15 amChurch School & Religious Exploration 9:00am

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

15420 Vashon Hwy SW 567-4488www.holyspiritvashon.org

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

Children’s Hour 10:30 am (Sept.- June)

Holy Communion Worship 10:30 amRev. Jeff Larson, Ph.D.

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Vashon United Methodist Church17928 Vashon Hwy SW

(one block south of downtown)

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Kathryn MorseSunday Service & Sunday School

10:00 a.m.Childcare Available at All Services.

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Calvary Full Gospel Church at Lisabeula

Worship 10:30 am & 7:00 pmThursday Bible Study 7:00 pm

Call for locationSaturday Prayer 7:30 pm

Pastor Stephen R. Sears463-2567

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Vashon Presbyterian Church

Worship 10am17708 Vashon Hwy (center of town)

Pastor Dan HoustonChurch Offi ce Hours

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Michael Paul Spakowskyjune 10, 1949 - january 26, 2014

Mike was 64 years old.Mike was a well-known marine artist.

He was a guitar player and a part of the 60s and 70s rock and roll era.

Mike was preceded in death by his brother in 1977 and his father in 1997. He is

survived by his mother, Lucille, and his two brothers, James and Anthony, as well his

three daughters, Traci Palagi (Guy), Jane Spakowsky, and Daphne Edwards

(Keith). Mike also is survived by six fine grandchildren.

Truly, he will be missed so much! We love you, Mike.

A service was held on Saturday, February 1st on Vashon Island.

If desired, donations may be made to Providence Hospice of Seattle or The

Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Association.

Please visit our online guest book atwww.islandfuneral.com

FYIVashon-Maury DEATH

Jeff “Rambo” RogersJeff “Rambo” Rogers,

46, died unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, of a heart attack.

He was born in Des Moines, Wash., on Jan. 20, 1968, to George and Monnie Rogers.

A longtime resident of Vashon Island, he and his wife Wendy Rogers would have celebrated their silver wedding anniversary next year.

He was a valued employ-ee of Island Manor and well known in the community through his work in con-struction and his involve-ment in Wendy’s retail clothing store.

He is survived by his wife, stepchildren David Ledgard, Carly Saturnino and Cori Ledgard and his parents.

Services will be announced later. In lieu of flowers, the family requests remembrances be made to the Friends of Rambo and Wendy Rogers fund at U.S. Bank, P.O. Box 428, Vashon, 98070.

BIRTH

Ember ForsmanSean Forsman of Vashon

and Mary Forsman of Clarksvill, Tenn., welcomed their first child, Ember Forsman, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014.

She was born at 11:22 a.m. at Sutter-Davis Hospital in Sacramento, Calif. She was 21 inches long and weighed 8 pound, 8 ounces.

Ember’s grandparents are Ann Barnhart and Jim Forsman of Vashon, Emily Carroll of Georgetown, Ky., and Ed Carroll of Statesville, N.C.

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E. Lorraine BruceBeloved wife, mother,

grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, E. Lorraine Bruce, 73, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 28, 2014. She was born September 18, 1940, to Donald and Edna Wolcott in Seattle, WA.

Lorrie married Russell Bruce April 25,1958 and had three beautiful children. They made their home on Vashon Island, WA,

their home was filled with love, faith, music, fun and laughter. She loved family gatherings and time spent with grandchildren and great-grandchildren, tending to her beautiful plants and flowers and fun road trips.

She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Russell Bruce, Her children- Daniel & Carin Bruce, Randy Bruce, Shelly Bruce,

Grandchildren- Angela & Bill, Janell & Ryan, Lindsey & Steven, Leanne & Tyler, Kari & Stephen, Emily, Kaydi,

Great-grandchildren- Hannah, Joshua, Cohan, Sadie, Kendra, Nya, Mason, Dylan, Michael, Ella, her brothers- Howard Wolcott, Wayne Wolcott and many nieces and nephews.

She also had many special friends and ones adopted into her family as her own. We were not ready to say goodbye. Our love will forever remain.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, February 8th at 1:00pm, at the Bethel Evangelical Church.

In lieu of flowers, the Bruce family is accepting donations to help cover the cost of funeral expenses and medical bills that were not covered by insurance.

“We are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.” – 2 Corinthians 5:8

called sea stars — these days fewer than a quarter of the normal population remains, Adams said. Many of the remaining sea stars are twisted, oozing, missing limbs or slowly falling off the pilings.

“On the scientist side, I can be okay with natural correction,” Adams said in an interview. “But as a naturalist, these are some of the things I love to play with on the beach and show people on the beach. … It’s sad.”

Sea star wasting syndrome — character-ized by the way affected starfish seem to tear apart or waste away — hit local waters last year, leaving marine scientists scram-bling to determine the cause of the unusual and quickly spreading disease.

“Sea stars are pretty much iconic of our beaches,” said Kelly Keenan, a Vashon Beach Naturalist who attended the recent training. “With them all of the sudden disappearing and wasting away, it’s really quite sad and devastating to see.”

Keenan is now one of a small group from Vashon who will monitor sea stars periodi-cally at locations around the island, report-ing what they see to the Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe), a consortium of agencies, universities and private groups working to study the wast-ing syndrome.

MARINe, which has monitored inter-tidal sea life up and down the West Coast for years, recently received a grant from

Washington Sea Grant to implement a citi-zen program specifically to collect data on sea stars. Volunteer groups are now form-ing throughout the Puget Sound and on the Washington and Oregon coasts.

“So far in Washington there’s a lot of interest,” said Melissa Miner, a University of California, Santa Cruz research associate based in Bellingham who is heading up the effort for MARINe. “It’s going to be a pretty big thing to have citizen science work as part of the monitoring work we do.”

Sea star wasting syndrome was first seen on the Olympic Peninsula last summer, and since then has been identified in sea star populations from Alaska to southern California. An interactive map put online by MARINe shows the disease has hit sea stars throughout the Puget Sound, from Bellingham to Tacoma.

The wasting syndrome typically spreads through populations quickly, causing sea stars to first go limp and often develop lesions. Arms then begin to rot or detach and crawl away before the entire sea star deteriorates and dies, sometimes within a matter of days.

Researchers have been studying the epi-demic for months, Miner said, but are still puzzled as to the cause. Similar diseases have broken out in the past, but never on this large a scale and never lasting this long, she said.

“This event is really unprecedented in the fact that we’re seeing it on such a large geographic scale,” Miner said.

Symptoms of the wasting syndrome are the same as those exhibited by sea stars in distress, complicating the picture for

researchers. Scientists are considering a variety of causes, including warm water temperatures, pollution, bacteria or a virus. Research has also shown that the disease’s spread is patchy, affecting some areas and not others.

“It could likely be a combination of fac-tors exacerbated by an environmental con-dition,” Miner said, adding that the new volunteer effort will provide data from even more beaches, hopefully providing further clues as to the root of the problem.

“There are a number of things that could cause wasting to be more severe in some places than others, so it really will help us put together the picture of where we’re seeing it and where we’re not,” Miner said.

So far the disease has affected a dozen species of sea stars, causing large-scale die-offs in many places. Among the hardest hit are the ochre star — the iconic orange and purple stars often seen in Washington waters — and the large, multi-armed sun-flower star.

On Vashon, many started noticing dis-eased sea stars late last year. At the Vashon Beach Naturalists’ annual New Year’s Eve nighttime beach walk, the rocky north-end beach was strewn with dead sea stars and limbs. Keenan, who also took a nighttime beach walk at the beginning of December, said the scene was ever worse then.

“It was total annihilation. Legs were pulling off from each other and they were

everywhere. It was so, so sad,” she said.Those recently trained by Adams to

identify sea star species, affected sea stars and what phase of the disease they are in will now be responsible for monitoring a site they selected, checking the specific plot once a month for both healthy and sick creatures.

Miner said she hopes some volunteers will stick with the program for years, so MARINe can collect data as the syndrome hits some areas and as sea stars eventually return.

While sea star populations are expected to recover, she said, those in the scientific community are concerned about how the mass death of sea stars could impact the underwater ecosystem. Sea stars are con-sidered a critical keystone species, feed-ing on many other organisms and keep-ing intertidal communities in balance. Its unknown how long it could take sea star populations to return to normal.

“It would be great to have this long-term information,” Miner said.

Adams, who recently led trainings on the Kitsap Peninsula and in Seattle as well, said that while it’s been hard to watch the wasting syndrome hit local beaches, he hopes the citizen science effort will play a part in narrowing down the cause of the baffling epidemic.

“This large-scale community engage-ment of citizen scientists could really help us understand it,” he said.

Jack was born to Cecil and Vera Gifford on their farm 5 miles south of Republican City (Harlan County), Nebraska. He passed away, at the age of 87, on Febru-ary 2, 2014 at Swedish Hospital. He attended part of grade school and high school in Kearney, Nebraska and then started college at the University of Colo-rado. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the Navy during World War II and served in the American and Pacific theaters.

After the war he returned to the University of Colo-rado where he met the love of his life, Helen Leonard. They were married in 1948 in Bond Chapel, Uni-versity of Chicago campus and moved to New Jersey after graduation working for RCA where he was in charge of transistor (which later became microchips) development starting shortly after the invention of the transistor. He completed graduate work at Stephens

Institute of Technology in 1954 while working for RCA. Their two sons were born in New Jersey in 1952 and 1955 and in 1962 they moved to Vashon/Mau-ry Island where they have lived ever since.

They often remarked to each other how lucky they were to live on Vashon/Maury. Such an ideal location and so many wonderful friends. He opened a field engineering sales office for RCA in Seattle in 1961 and in 1965 joined Boeing and held a variety of engineering management positions until retirement in 1986. He and Helen loved and enjoyed each other, family, friends, travel, sailing and life in general. They were life members of Quartermaster Yacht Club. Jack was also chairman of the local Scout Committee when their sons were growing up. He and Helen enjoyed building and sailing their much loved sailboat Sea Dreamer II. They also enjoyed and loved their home of 51 years on Quartermaster Harbor.

He is survived by his wife Helen, two sons and their wives, John and Janet of LaConner, Washington and Paul and Janette of Isle of Palms, South Carolina; grandsons Jarad, Kevan, Brian, and Kamron; granddaughter Stephanie; step-grandson Brian Kayler; and sister-in-laws Jean Gifford of England and Janet Leonard of Illinois.

Memorial contributions preferred to a charity of your choice, if possible, on Vashon Island. A graveside service will be held at Vashon Cemetery on Saturday, February 8 at 10:00 AM. No additional service is planned per Jack’s request.

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Jack Stanford Gifford

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woman who recently moved to Vashon from Oregon, said she decided to buy last fall both because she knew it was a good time to buy a home and because she wanted to be closer to family in Tacoma.

When she fell in love with a well-built, three-bedroom home within walking distance of town, she had to jump on it, she said, as several other buyers were interested. She sped through the loan process, secured a good interest rate and offered the full asking price, she said, which was slightly over what the home had been appraised at.

“Otherwise I could have lost it very easily,” she said.The only downside to the housing upswing, agents say,

is that there is currently not enough selection on Vashon to meet the growing demand from both island and Seattle-area buyers looking to move, and some are taking months to find a place.

Emma Amiad, a buyer’s broker on Vashon, said many of her clients have struggled with the low inventory on Vashon, especially those with specific types of homes in mind — such as a waterfront property or a house on the north end — or those looking in a limited price range.

“If you’re a first-time home buyer and wanting to spend under $300,000, you’re not going to find much,” Amiad said.

Patty Hieb and Hooper Havekotte, who moved to Vashon from Seattle last year, were surprised with the limited choices on the island, Hieb said, and ultimately it took them 10 months to find a place.

After selling their home in Magnolia in a bidding war, Hieb, who had quit her job, and Havekotte, who was retired, came to Vashon last January seeking a change of pace. However, working with Amiad, the couple quickly realized the options in their price range, $300,000 to $400,000, were so limited that for months they looked at almost no homes.

“We were so desperate to look at something; we were get-ting so discouraged,” she said.

The two found an island home to rent and decided to take their time.

“Coming here was a wake-up call. … We had to slow it down, get in that groove,” Hieb said. “It’s just a different perspective being in the country and all that.”

Eventually the couple found a modest home they liked in Dockton. It was originally out of their price range but dropped suddenly by $50,000, Hieb said, and they quickly made an offer.

“If that one hadn’t come along, we would probably be waiting till next spring again,” she said.

Michelle Reed had a similar experience when she moved from Port Orchard to Vashon last year. A co-owner of Core Centric Fitness, Reed had been commuting to Vashon and wanted to move to the island with her husband and young child. However, it took them about a year to find a home that would be affordable for them — one other purchase

fell through in the process — and they had to give up on some of the things they originally wanted in a house, Reed said. They eventually went with a two-bedroom home with a small yard near town.

“Buying the house that wasn’t all the stuff on our wish list was still a better option than renting,” she said. “With the rental rate versus the mortgage rate, we would have been paying more for rent and not getting any of the perks of owning, like building equity.”

Ken Zaglin, who owns the local John L. Scott branch, said his office has also seen some buyers struggle with limited options, but he’s hopeful about this spring, which is typi-cally when many people put homes on the market.

“It really awaits to see the volume of listings we get this spring,” he said. “We’ll see people returning to the market given that they’re no longer having to look at a value below what they paid for. … I think we’re going to get a return to a sane market.”

Zaglin noted that after years of working with people who had lost jobs, lost their life saving or were going through foreclosures, it’s nice to return to a climate where clients are “at least breaking even,” he said.

“It’s a really nice place to be in a recovering market,” he said.

As for Amiad, she said she’s spreading the message that now is the time to buy, but it’s also the time to sell.

“If people are waiting for the rhodies to bloom, don’t do that. Get out there now,” she said. “You have a lot of ready and able and willing buyers.”

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Cynthia Ann ThomasCynthia Ann Thomas, 57, of Vashon

Island, passed away on 1/26/14.She was born to the late Reba J.

Carrico and Robbert R. Williams in Aberdeen, Washington on August 26th 1957. She was married to Dennis Thomas on the date of May 24th, 1980.

Cindie is survived by two daughters and one son: Jesse Washington, Angie Brown and Deanna Thomas of Vashon Island. She is also survived by two grandchildren Jackson and James Brown.

“Cindie” as most people know her by, will be missed, loved and never forgotten. Cindie was an amazingly loving mother, grandmother, sister, wife and friend.

A service will be held at the Vashon Island Sportsman’s Club on February 8th at 11:00 a.m.

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