In This Issue: Madame Found a dead Toujours on the Democratic Father Tryphon bird? Gary New Wrestling Primary, the RQE struggles in This Land Is with that demon ambition, Orca Shugart brings Award Created. Your Land Annie thinks the Corps of them back to life. Engineers heads are full of page 7 page 16 gravel and much, much, more... page 19 Vol. 5, #4 TO INFORM AND AMUSE -- TO PROVOKE THINKING AND ACTIVISM February 15, 2008 Would You Pay a Vashon Cartoonists Higher Fare? Puncture Politics By Pat Paquette, 2008 [Some rights “LEFT, RIGHT, & WRONG: reserved] Celebrating the Art of Editorial Cartooning” WSF recently released a draft Cartoonists Northwest and The Art of the new ridership survey it Institute of Seattle Presents plans to conduct. There are the Provocative Exhibit of Political usual questions such as “why are Humor you traveling today,” followed by a series of detailed questions By Luke Martin, Special Projects about how much more you’d be Director, Cartoonists Northwest willing to pay, what additional Editorial cartoons by two services you’d pay for (e.g., Vashon cartoonists will be among reservations), etc. It was absurd, works appearing in Left, Right, & and suddenly I thought of Sam-I- Wrong: Celebrating the Art of Am hounding the antagonist in Editorial Cartooning, at The Burnley Green Eggs and Ham until he gets Gallery from February 25 to his way. With apologies to Dr. March 31 on the campus of The Art Seuss ... Institute of Seattle. The show is Tuesday, February 5, about 20 Vashon Rotary, VMICC Transportation Committee and Ferry Advisory Committee members went down to Olympia to talk to legislators about the proudly presented by Cartoonists WOULD YOU PAY many issues with the ferry system. The Island now needs a turn out on the scale of the recent Northwest (CNW) and The Art A HIGHER FARE? Democratic Caucus meeting in the form of calls, letters and emails to the governor and Institute of Seattle. legislature. Articles on Page 4 and 5 give the details on the issues and how to contact the Would you pay a higher fare? specific government officials. I will not pay a higher fare. I will not pay more than my Ferry Show Down share. by Ed Swan On Saturday, February 9 more than 1600 Islanders turned out for Would you pay from here to the Democratic Caucus at McMurray Middle School. It’s time for that there? kind of effort from the Island concerning the ferry system. Overall I would not pay from here to funding for maintenance and growth, frequent user fees and the there, suitability of the boats for Vashon runs all face major decisions right I would not pay to anywhere. now. It would be inaccurate to say that the Vashon Ferry Advisory I will not pay a higher fare. Committee and the Vashon Maury Island Community Council Jeff Hawley’s “Hopeiness Is.” Jeff started I will not pay more than my Transportation Committee need your help. Rather Islanders need to drawing for the Loop three years ago. share. ask the Committee members what email and letters must be written, This exhibition celebrates the calls made and visits with politicians scheduled by each Islander. artistry of political and editorial Would you pay it at the house? Otherwise we’ll all be paying more money for longer waits for boats cartooning, and features notable Would you pay it with your that continue to break down. Northwest cartoonists, including mouse? David Horsey, Pat Moriarity, Peter Would you pay it from afar? Bagge, Donna Barr, Lew Andrus, Would you use your Visa Card? Dan McConnell, and George Jartos. Also on view will be works I would not pay it at the house. by members of Cartoonists I would not pay it with my Northwest, including the Vashon mouse. Loop’s own Ed Frohning (editorial I would not pay it from afar. toons; “Binger”; “Wild World”) I would not use my Visa Card. and Jeff Hawley (“Logam”). I will not pay a higher fare. “Logjam isn’t an overtly political I will not pay more than my comic strip,” says Hawley, “so it share. was fun cutting loose in the editorial cartoon format. Come to Would you, could you this exhibit and see how I From your phone? skewered a few of my pet peeves!” Pay it, “We think it’s important – Or you won’t get home! especially in this election year – to recognize the power of art in I would not, could not, from my shaping political discussion,” phone. Loop and earlier Ticket readers have laughed at Ed Frohning’s editorial cartoons for the says Roby Gilbert, show curator past eight years. Ed and Jeff Hawley’s work will be featured at an exhibition in Seattle by and Director of the Animation Cartoonists Northwest and the Art Institute of Seattle called: Left, Right, & Wrong: Continued on page 4 Celebrating the Art of Editorial Cartooning. See the neighboring article. program at The Art Institute of Continued on page 6 The Vashon Loop, p. 2 February 15, ‘08 Get in The Loop Submissions to the Loop Do you have an announcement or Public Service Announcement? Do you have something to say about a Vashon issue or topic affecting the Island? If so, please email questions or submissions to Ed Swan, editor of the Loop, at [email protected]. Photos are welcome as jpeg or pdf attachments. This I Believe Vashon Style As Unitarian Universalists we Join us for coffee and don’t inherit a common body of conversation at Lewis Hall after this beliefs. We have some guidelines in service. the Seven Principles but nowhere do Religious education is provided we read or hear just what we should for children 3 and up. BELIEVE. However, we strongly For more information contact support the rights of each one of us Chuck Torrey 567-5450. to formulate our own! The book, “Blessing the World: Some of us have tried writing What Can Save Us Now?” by down our personal beliefs. You try Rebecca Ann Parker will be the basis it – not easy! (No fair writing what for our conversation at 9:30am you don’t believe!) Edeen Parrish February 24. Have you ever and Dorothy Hall-Bauer have done wondered “How will I make it just that and share with all on through this?” “Where is the hope Sunday, February 17 at the Burton for our world?” Donna Klemka will Community Church at 23905 lead us in a conversation where we Vashon Highway. will explore our own responses to Edeen is a retired librarian the suffering and destruction we are transplanted from Ojai, California. witnessing in our times. Join us in Dorothy Hall-Bauer is a recently Lewis Hall behind the Burton published author. Islanders, Meet Community Church. For more Your Neighbors can be found in information call Judy Whitney 463- both Vashon book stores with profits 4361 going to The Vashon Interfaith Wendy Wharton, 29908 129th Council on Homelessness. Place SW, 206-408-7800, 206-799- 9433 cell. Calling All Artists! Where Should the Help the Vashon Island Growers John Keister’s Take 14th Annual Science Vashon Library be Association (VIGA) illustrate the on NW Politics Vashon Island Farmers Market 2008 Fair Sited? promotional poster. Any medium is Are you in favor of protecting Saturday April 19th 10 am – 3 pm If you have thoughts on the welcome. The design should convey our groundwater or are you a fan at McMurray Middle School in subject, please email same to Bill the spirit and beauty of the Farmers of John Keister, former host of the Multipurpose Room Ptacek, King County Library System Market. The final poster size will be “Almost Live”? If so, the League of Information packets and entry Executive Director, at [email protected]. 11x 17 inches, and it will be Women Voters (LWV) has a forms are now available at the He is anxious to hear from you so displayed all over Vashon Island program for you! Vashon Library and at Chautauqua please do so soonest if you so choose. during the market season, April- On February 20, beginning at Elementary School. This community December. If you would like to 7:00PM in the Renton Civic Theater, event welcomes all entries and submit an original piece of art to be John Keister will present a visitors. In addition to science fair humorous look at the politics and The Vashon Loop projects on display, we will have people of the Pacific Northwest. special guests and lots of fun Writers: Kathy Abascal, Deborah Tickets are $17.50 if purchased in activities for all ages. For Anderson, Rachel Bard, Sarah Blakemore, advance or $20.00 at the door. This information or to volunteer for this Marie Browne, MEarth, Eric Francis, Troy LWV fundraiser includes wine and event please contact Donna Gagner Kindred, Melissa McCann, Orca Annie, hors d’oeuvres before the 463-4225. This event is sponsored by Kevin Pottinger, Rex Morris, Jonathan performance. the Vashon PTSA. Shipley, Ed Swan, Mary Litchfield Tuel, The following afternoon, at 2:30 Marj Watkins, Susan Wolf Original art, comics, cartoons: DeeBee, PM at the Vashon Library, Donna Fix a Cat Month Ed Frohning, Rick Tuel, Jeff Hawley, Alex Klemka, chair of the Vashon Vashon Island Pet Protectors Soriano. Groundwater Protection Committee and Fair Isle Animal Clinic will offer Ad sales and design: Photo of the Farmer’s Market in action by will lead a discussion about what is Email: [email protected] LOW COST cat spays & neuters Ralph Moore. being done to protect our Editor: Ed Swan, Email: during February Fix-A-Cat month.