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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. groundwater and she’ll answer any [email protected] considered as a central feature of the Spays are $25, neuters $15. Call Fair questions you have on the subject. Publishers: Marie Browne and Troy market’s 2008 promotional poster, Isle Animal Clinic at 463-3607 for an Kindred Both events are open to the please fill out the form below and appointment. PO Box 253, Vashon, WA 98070 public and promise to be fascinating. Paid advertisements in The Vashon Loop in submit your artwork by photo, slide no way express the opinions of the or copy to one of the following publisher, editor, or staff. We reserve the addresses. All entries must be VEA Thanks PTSA right to edit or not even print stuff. Deal received by March 3 to be Dear Members of the PTSA, so fortunate to have such an with it. considered. For information or to Published every two weeks The Vashon Education conscientious group of people who submit by digital photo please send by Paradise Valley Press Association would like to thank you are dedicated to supporting our to: Mark Timken, © February 15, 2008 - Vol. V, #4 for your very generous donation of schools, their teachers, and their Don’t miss an issue! [email protected]. Subscribe to The Loop! $50 to every teacher in the Vashon children. You have helped to $60 a year gets The Loop delivered to Loopy sez: Deadline for the Island School District!! This was lighten the load. And, for this, we your mailbox every two weeks. Call (463- next edition of The Loop is especially appreciated in light of are truly grateful! 9207) or write (PO Box 253, Vashon) or Friday, Feb. 22 your already generous donations to Sincerely, Elizabeth Golen- email [email protected]! our programs and schools. We are Johnson, Vice President, VEA February 15, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 3

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! 3 Watershares ! 2 Bath ! 4.27 Acres ! 3 Bedroom Seattle Metro West ! Zoned R-4 ! On Sewer Line The Vashon Loop, p. 4 February 15, ‘08 Wake up and get off your duffs, Vashon! By Kari Ulatoski

What if you had to pay more to a fair deal. But we are outnumbered ride the ferry during rush hour — a and outgunned by influential lot more? legislators from Island County and This is not a hypothetical the rest of Washington State and — question. As you read this, the State dare I say it — your own governor. Transportation Commission and the We’re on our own, folks. We Legislature are devising a plan to do need to fight and to find allies. We away with your frequent-user need to get smart and feisty. And we discount pass and to charge you a need to do it NOW! If we wait until premium to take the ferry to work the new fares are announced later during rush hour. this year, it will be too late! Ferry fares — rightly called A handful of us are working on “tariffs” in Olympia (a tariff is a toll this, but we will not succeed unless or a tax) — currently are frozen. the entire community takes a stand However, the Transportation together. We can make a difference! Commission by law has to start Get involved today. working now on a plan for Or, choose to do nothing and increasing tariffs when the freeze is watch your rates go up 25 percent, over next year. It is becoming up to 45 percent in the summer. increasingly clear that the preferred Yes, this letter is meant to be approach will be peak-period incendiary, and yes, it’s addressed pricing. In a nutshell, this means you to you. pay a higher tariff during rush hour, WAKE UP AND GET OFF when everyone is going to work. If YOUR DUFFS, VASHON! It’s your you wait until off-peak periods, you island, your community and it’s For $60 or more please mail my paper to: can buy a ticket for less. time to fight for it! Do you really think that long Kari Ulatoski is the Chair of ferry lines aren’t enough of a VMICC Transportation Committee. deterrent to traveling during rush The Committee needs volunteers for hour? If you could change your both short- and long-term tasks work hours, wouldn’t you have including ferry issues, bus connections done so already? Clearly, this half- on and off island, the Dockton Road baked plan is just a ruse for charging project, PO Boat route planning. She us more while not giving us any can be reached at additional service. [email protected] or call her at Our delegates in the 34th District 206-567-0587. Help keep your and Kitsap County are working community, your island livable and hard to ensure that ferry riders get affordable.

Please mark your calendars for the VMICC meeting with Washington State Secretary of Transportation Paula Hammond on Thursday, March 20. Watch the Loop for more details. Would You Pay a Townsend-Keystone route. The Higher Fare? Ferry Action in the Legislature current plan is to build a 50 car ferry very quickly to go into service on that Continued from page 1 by Alan Mendel, Chair, Vashon Ferry Advisory Committee route early next year. In the meantime WSF is leasing a very You may like it. First, the good news. On the groundwork has been done for similar ferry from Pierce County to You will see. February 6th the House next year and we can renew our serve in the interim. There are very You will get more for a fee! Transportation Committee efforts then. serious questions as to whether this unanimously passed HB2718 HB2453, which would eliminate type of vessel will be able to handle I would not, could not pay a fee. relating to frequent user discounts the 30 minute lockout preventing the seas and weather it will Not from my phone! Now let me for ferry riders. This bill would multiple uses of the same car and encounter in that part of the Sound. be. restore language removed last year driver frequent user ticket, was The Secretary of Transportation, I would not pay it at the house. authorizing consideration of heard by the House Transportation Paula Hammond, was quoted last I would not pay it with my mouse. frequent user discounts. A public Committee in January and is still week as saying that this 50 car boat I would not pay it from afar. hearing was held on the bill on being considered by them. would be a good fit on the Point I would not use my Visa Card. February 5th in Olympia and Favorable action is expected soon. Defiance-Tahlequah route or as a I would not pay from here to approximately 20 Vashon residents There is a companion bill in the backup boat if it wouldn’t work on there, attended. Also present were about Senate which has not yet been, and the route for which it is specifically I would not pay to anywhere. 10 Kitsap County residents who may not be, scheduled for hearing. being built. This boat will not work I will not pay a higher fare. also supported the bill. Seven Although this is an important issue on the Point Defiance-Tahlequah I will not pay more than my share. Vashon residents testified in favor it does not affect as many ferry users route. It will not work as a backup. of the bill, citing issues such as as does the issue of frequent user 50 cars is just not enough capacity. A boat! A boat! fairness, the economic impact of the discounts, so our efforts should be The Rhody carries 48 cars. By the We need new boats! elimination of the discount and our focused on SB6688 at this time. time it will be replaced we will need Could you, would you, for a boat? total reliance on the ferry system. Even though this is a short a bigger boat there. The smaller The bill now goes directly to the floor session of the legislature there is boats on the Fauntleroy route are 87 Not for a boat! Not for a fee! of the House with no amendments much going on that is of interest and car boats and the larger ones 124 Not from my phone! Don’t mess allowed. If the House passes the bill concern to ferry users, which we all cars. Replacing either of these with with me! it will get considered by the Senate are. Everyone needs to make their a 50 car boat will have too great a I would not, could not, at the Transportation Committee. voices heard by their own legislators negative impact on capacity to be house. The House Transportation and those who are on the House and viable. The only place a 50 car boat I would not, could not, with my Committee also passed HB2455 Senate Transportation Committees. would work is between Vashon and mouse. relating to the expiration of ferry Please do what you can to help all Southworth when the Triangle is I would not pay it from afar. passes. The bill has been amended of us make our interactions with broken up. But that was not I would not use my Visa Card. to extend the expiration date to 120 Washington State Ferries as painless mentioned by Paula Hammond. I would not pay from here to days from the current 90 days. as possible, both financially and If you are concerned with this there, Unfortunately there is no otherwise. issue, contact the Secretary of I would not pay to anywhere. companion bill in the Senate so it is Now the bad news. There has Transportation and your legislators. I will not pay a higher fare. unlikely that any changes will be been much publicity about the need They are the people who can do I will not pay more than my share. made this year. However some of for new ferries to serve the Port something about this situation. Continued on page 5 February 15, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 5 Ferry Boats and Overloads by Greg Beardsley, Co-Chair, Vashon FAC

It looks like we have survived the sheets to work with. The overload first ferry crisis of the year. I do not estimates are mostly guesses by the think it will be the last, but we can terminal workers. hope. The ferry system has very To help remedy this, the Vashon deep problems that will take years FAC is working on signage for the to work through. main highway so ferry riders can The best news from the last report the overloads. To report month and last summer is the overloads an email can be sent to apparent recognition, finally, that [email protected]. When Vashon is the 4th largest route in the reporting we need the date, time WSF system. With the addition of arriving in the line and which the Southworth traffic we are departure you were trying to make. nearing the third largest in vehicle Additional information about Vashon Guitar traffic and have a very respectable moving up in the line and the Company passenger count. We are by far the departure you make will be helpful largest users of discounted fares as well. Give the Ultimate & Affordable (tariffs) in the system. Until signs are in place the Vashon Gift With the two Issaquah 124 class following locations relate to the ferries we were able to maintain an cumulative line up: See our complete line of guitars at average 92% of the normal capacity. vashonguitar.com, then contact Bob Krinsky for Vashon took the brunt of the loss in On the Dock your personal demonstration. 206.463.2712 the morning when we did not have 35 vehicles the two dedicated Issaquah runs. Below 112th Attention Tahlequah - Pt. Defiance Riders Southworth was worse off in the 83 vehicles evening. The big question will be Ferry sign at corner Vickie L. Mercer, former chair of the VMICC Transportation Committee what happens if we have a two boat 102 vehicles schedule with two Evergreen State Ferry sign above corner Think back to recent Rhody largest ferry fleet in the United Class vessels, or a one boat schedule. 121 vehicles days, afternoon overloads and then States. WSF deck crews are telling A two boat schedule with this class Below 116th imagine a boat that carries 5 less the DOT and the Governor that the would only handle some 65% of 143 vehicles cars each trip. Well, ladies and three Steilacoom II vessels for $100 normal capacity. The Vashon FAC Cunliff Road gentlemen, if you don’t write letters million are not appropriate for has put that question to the 177 vehicles to object to a 50 car boat on your WSF’s fleet, especially in the department. We hope the point will 103rd, top of hill run on a permanent basis, it may northern rough waters of Puget be brought home to Secretary 240 vehicles happen in the future. Sound and they are voicing concern Hammond when she comes to the Last week new DOT head, Paula for passenger safety. We must also Island next month. The Vashon FAC is looking for Hammond, announced to the ask is this an appropriate use of our The current maintenance help in data entry for our ferry Everett Herald that if the new 50 car tax dollars if they don’t know if the schedule is very aggressive. It statistics. We are looking for Steilacoom II boats don’t work on vessels will work for the location stretches out into the Summer. We someone interested in improving our the Keystone to Pt. Townsend route, they are being assigned initially. all need to be prepared. At any one spreadsheet. For students this will the boats would be reassigned to I watched in horror interviews time there will be up to six vessels count toward your community Vashon. We should ask, “maybe on February 4th as passengers on out of service. This leaves no spare service requirements. Anyone two of them”? We don’t know their way to Pt. Townsend told their vessels for any possible breakdowns. interested please respond to the because no one is talking to folks on stories of hitting a rogue wave Since we are the only route with email above. Vashon Island. Does the DOT know between Keystone and Pt. three boats we can expect to suffer These traffic statistics will be where Vashon Island is? Do they Townsend while riding the some consequences. used to maintain and hopefully know that there are over 12,000 passenger only boat Snohomish and I know that we have serious improve the ferry service for Vashon people who aren’t just going to the immediately assumed a 20% overload issues. WSF knows this too. as the new vessels come online. It is theater (that was what downward tilt. Immediately So far we have been unable to get also possible that we can prove the Commissioner Bob Distler compared following the cabin filled with six them to monitor and record this need to get the third ferry running our frequent user fares to when inches of water and all the information. We are the only major more hours on the weekends. arguing for congestion pricing) but passengers had to run for higher ferry destination that does not have Without our work at this we cannot to work, school and medical positions on the boat. web cameras to monitor the traffic. expect to improve, let alone treatments? Approximately 2,000 gallons of We have only hand written tally maintain our service level. As WSF planners have been water came into the vessel through working on designing Taj Mahal the ceiling and set off the alarms. Would You Pay a Higher Fare? tourist trap terminals while aging Yes the waters do get rough up Continued from page 4 boats in their fleet were about to there and the crews know that and sink, we now find them in panic no one is listening to them. If there You do not want a higher fare? OK! mode to fill the holes left in the If you will let me be, I will try it. Continued on page 12 I do not want it, what’s not clear? We will see … Governor and Legislative Contacts Would you, for a HOT lane pass? Hey! Would you, for less greenhouse Where’s that boat Christine Gregoire, Governor, Rep. Judy Clibborn, House of gas? You said we’d see? Washington State: P.O. Box 40002, Representatives Transportation Where’s that service for a fee? Olympia, WA 98504-0002; (360) Committee Chair, 435 John L. I would not, for a HOT lane pass. I am paying from the house. 902-4111 O’Brien Bldg., P.O.Box I could not, for less greenhouse I am paying with my mouse. Paula Hammond, Secretary of 40600, Olympia, Washington gas. I am paying from afar. Department of Transportation, 98504-0600, 360-786-7926 I would not pay it at the house. I pay with my Visa Card. [email protected] Rep. Sherry Appleton: 424 John I would not pay it with my mouse. I am paying from my phone, David Moseley, WSF CEO, L. O’Brien Building, P.O. Box I would not pay it from afar. And still I’m late arriving home. [email protected] 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600, I would not use my Visa Card. Why is there no HOT lane pass? Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, (360) 786-7934 I would not pay from here to I am paying out the ass. Senate Transportation Committee Rep. Christine Rolfes: 341 John there, Chair: 305 John A. Cherberg L. O’Brien Building, P.O. Box I would not pay to anywhere. The boat! The boat! Building P.O. Box 40410. Olympia, 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600, I will not pay a higher fare. It needs repair! WA 98504-0410 (360) 786-7618 (360) 786-7842 I will not pay more than my share. Would you pay a higher fare? Sen. Phil Rockefeller: 218 John A. The Transportation Commission: Cherberg Building, PO Box 40423, P.O. Box 47308, Olympia, WA You do not want it. Olympia, WA 98504-0423 98504-7308, 360-705-7070 So you say. (360) 786-7644 Who else do you think will pay? We will take your boat away! The Vashon Loop, p. 6 SpiritualSpiritual SmartSmart February 15, ‘08 AleckAleck It’s for You

By Mary Litchfield Tuel GARDEN SEASON IS HERE! Lent has begun, and the focus of called. Most of us don’t hear a voice my Lent this year will be “call.” giving us instructions, but all of us SEED RACKS FROM: Right now the calls most of us are are called. Territorial ! Where can you run a sled getting are recorded messages from The universal call is to become Irish Eyes dog team? or on behalf of Presidential the best version of whom you were PLANTS AVAILABLE ! Learn to ride a fully trained candidates. That’s not the kind of created to be, but during your life OR ON THE WAY: stallion using classical call I’m talking about. you are called to do specific things, techniques? Olympic Berries I’ve started reading the book of like make a CD of Celtic hymns, for ! Be a Shepherd for a day? Acts, also known as the Acts of the example. Answering your call is Raspberries Including Sheep dog, sheep, Apostles. The reason I wanted to what leads you to do things that Strawberries Spinning and knitting and read this book is because it contains might not seem reasonable to Onion Plants & Sets Cheese! the story of the conversion of Saul. someone else, or even to you. Leeks ! Or learn all about birds of Perhaps you’ve heard this story, but There’s usually not much money Seed Potatoes prey? and the Theory of falconry? I’ll go over it for those of you who in answering a call. Paul supported & ! Or take a tour to see our are a little fuzzy on your Bible. himself making tents. He thought it ORGANIC FERTILIZERS rescued wolves in the educational In first century Palestine there was important not to be a financial program. was a man, Saul of Tarsus, who took burden to anybody. So answering a New Sunday hours: 12 to 3 pm ! And learn about our wildlife it upon himself to persecute the call may not make a lot of practical rehabilitation that saves injured followers of Jesus of Nazareth. He sense, but it does make great spiritual and orphaned wildlife. imprisoned many people in sense. 20211 Vashon Hwy SW Jerusalem, and then he thought he’d What value can you place on 206-463-3655 You can do all this at Wolftown! do the same in Damascus, so he encouraging people, or lifting their You can sign up for these classes at headed there with a few friends. hearts along the way? At the end of any time! Call for details! But something happened on the your life do you want to look back Island Birding Guide Scholorships availible for youth! way to Damascus. “Suddenly, a and say, “I never did anything I Species Identification light from heaven flashed around didn’t get paid for,” or, “I sang one How to Attract Birds 206-463-9113 him. He fell on the ground, and song for one person that helped her Ed Swan [email protected] heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, that day?” I know most people Saul, why do you persecute me?’” – would vote for the money, but some (206) 463-7976 Acts 9:3-4, NRSV of us will always come down on the [email protected]. It does not say in the Bible that side of the song. Saul was riding a donkey, so I can’t How do you discern the say the Lord knocked him off his ass difference between being called, and Vashon Cartoonists Puncture Politics in order to knock him on his ass, but being crazy? Well, a call might tell Continued from page 1 there, I worked it in. you to give your life to God and do Anyway, Saul was pretty good in the world. Craziness might Seattle. “Whether from the left or building at 2323 Elliott Ave., Seattle, freaked out lying there in the dust, tell you to do violence to yourself or right, art is a powerful weapon WA 98121. Gallery hours: Mon. not least of all because he realized others. That’s a basic difference. You in the war to persuade. This through Thurs. 7 AM – 10 PM; Fri. he was now blind. “Who are you?” need to check out your call with a show celebrates the history and 7 AM – 5 PM; and Sat. 9 AM – 2 he yelled. The voice replied, “Why, sane spiritual advisor. It is best not triumph of editorial art from a PM. Closed Sundays. A public I’m Jesus, the one you’ve been to tackle these things alone. It’s too variety of perspectives.” reception will be held on February persecuting.” easy to get lost without more 29 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM in the “Cartoons have this unique Saul’s friends saw him fall and perspective than your own. gallery. For more information, or to ability to traverse taboo topics and heard the voice speak to him. I get You might have a hard time schedule interviews with artists or politically-correct ‘red tape’ and the impression they were standing thinking there is something greater Art Institute staff, please contact the comment on them with a with their mouths hanging open. than yourself that wants you to stop Department of Communications at wonderful blend of humor and The voice told Saul to get up and being such a self-centered doofus [email protected], or call (206) continue to Damascus, where he and do your part, however small or 239-2562. would be told what to do. His large, to be a better person and make About The Art companions took him by the hand the world a better place. Sometimes Institute of Seattle and led him to Damascus, where he God knocks you on your ass, or to The Art Institute of Seattle is one waited for three days in the house your knees, or shows up where you of The Art Institutes of Judas (no, not the traitor Judas, least expect to be found, and you (www.artinstitutes.edu), with 41 another Judas) for further can’t explain it but you know your education institutions located instructions. number is up, and you have been throughout North America, In Damascus a Christian named called. Try to be graceful, and go providing an important source of Ananias laid hands on Saul, and forward one step at a time. You may design, media arts, fashion and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, never know what effect you have, culinary professionals. who appeared to you on your way but what you are called to be is About Cartoonists Northwest here, has sent me so that you may faithful, and that’s all you need to Jeff Hawley’s “Pelosi and Reid Lost at Cartoonists Northwest is an regain your sight and be filled with know. Sea.” association of professional and the Holy Spirit.” Here. It’s for you. poignancy that would be impossible amateur cartoonists who meet Immediately “the scales fell from with other tools of public monthly to network, collaborate, his eyes,” Saul could see, and he got communication! They’re the loud and promote community among up, was baptized, and had dinner. guy in the back of the crowd who local artists. Established in 1981, He changed his name from Saul to shouts out exactly what you were CNW is one of Seattle’s longest Paul and went on to quite a career thinking, but could never say.” says standing organizations and has preaching, teaching, and writing, Luke Martin, Special Projects boasted membership of such artists including the letters that make up Director of Cartoonists Northwest. as: Lynn Johnston (“For Better or For much of what we call the New Left, Right, & Wrong: Celebrating Worse”), David Horsey (Seattle PI), Testament. You may have heard of the Art of Editorial Cartooning runs John Lustig (Disney and “Last him. from February 25 through March 31 Kiss”), Brian Basset (“Adam @ That’s a pretty dramatic call. at The Art Institute of Seattle’s Home” and “Red and Rover”), Most of us don’t get knocked to the Burnley Gallery. The gallery is Donna Barr (“The Desert Peach” ground or blinded when we’re located in the South Campus and “Stinz”) and many more. February 15, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 7 Don’t Forget the Birds TheThe BackBack BayBay InnInn Found a Dead Bird? By Ed Swan (206) 463-5355 I often receive calls about dead specimens as part of the curriculum. www.backbayinn.net ~ www.insidevashon.com birds Islanders find, so I thought it It’s incredible how the life-like bird might be a good idea to get more of specimens hold the attention even of a word out about what to do when preschoolers who will stay on topic Music at the Back Bay: their found. Birds on Vashon find and paying attention for up to an Wind and Wood - Saturday, February 23 “life” after death in a number of hour. Contact Sue Trevathan at 463- ways. The Island has an incredible 1484/[email protected] Backroads - Saturday, March 1 resource in Gary Shugart, the if you have a classroom or other Collections Manager at the Slater group that would like a Museum of Natural History at the presentation. Gary says that University of Puget Sound. Gary Thursday is “prep day” if anyone Wet Whiskers takes dead birds (and amphibs and wants to come over and see how it’s Grooming Salon reptiles and mammals, for that done. Contact him at (253) 879- Professional International matter) and prepares them as 3357, [email protected]. Trained Groomer Certified specimens for several different kinds Birds in less than tip top shape of collections. still serve a purpose. Gary takes We Offer: Wash and Go If the bird is fresh and in DNA samples for a variety of studies Bath and Brushout relatively good condition, Gary for both the Slater Museum and also Thin and Trim and Full Grooming preserves the bird in its natural shape UW’s Burke Museum of Natural Call today for an for study by scientists and others at History. The Slater Museum also Appointment! the museum or for use in classrooms holds a collection of wings for (206) 463-2200 and other settings. Gary stores the comparison. The wing collection can be viewed on- 17321 Vashon Highway SW Conveniently line and a lot of located inside other information Pandora’s Box 206-463-2664 and databases can be searched at the Slater Museum them up from Island houses if given Loon. If you have a question about website: http:// directions. Collecting birds or their local birds or an interesting Island www.ups.edu/ feathers privately is against the law sighting or bird photo, contact me slatermuseum.xml. to protect birds from over at 463-7976 or Bird bodies enthusiastic fans, only educational [email protected]. The next assist work in institutions may maintain and keep three months bring Vashon’s bird other areas as such birds. species diversity to its highest peak well. Scientists If you find a live, injured bird, as returning breeding birds join the especially check call Wolftown at 463-9113. They winter water birds before the crows and posses a license for rehabilitating waterfowl head north for their waterfowl for raptors and can often help other nesting season. If you know avian-borne birds or provide suggestions or someone interested in guide service A Varied Thrush being prepared at the museum. diseases. Crows referrals for bird care. to find Vashon birds have them give and the corvid News of live birds has been light me a call or email. Vashon-Maury Island Audubon family in general provide a “canary- since the Christmas Bird Count with Society collection and also gives in-a-coal-mine” function for West two exceptions. Gene Hunn found Audubon access to the museum’s Nile Virus. Waterfowl receive a Thayer’s Gull at KVI Beach and a collection for teaching adult classes scrutiny for the as yet slim possibility Yellow-billed Loon in Tramp Harbor on the Island and for presentation of avian flu. in late January. Thayer’s Gulls, to students in Vashon schools. If you find a dead bird on the while locally common around Puget Vashon Audubon organizes an Island, get in touch with Gary as Sound, rarely show up on Vashon. award winning program in suggested above. Gary keeps a The loon observation gave the Island Chautauqua Elementary 4th Grade cooler outside his garage door for only its second record for this species classes each year using these bird drop offs and is often willing to pick closely resembling the Common

ACROSS 27 Brand of laundry detergent 52 Siamese 1 Swiss mountain cottage 29 Murky 55 Cell stuff 7 Lone 30 Selector 56 Scarlet 11 Time zone 32 Pronoun 57 Tactlessly 14 Dawn 35 Fabled 60 Used bad language 15 A piece of bedroom 37 Whirl 64 Queasy furniture (2 wds.) 38 Resort hotel 65 European monetary unit 16 Expression of surprise 41 Four-__, like a horse 67 Cheek feature 17 Cringe 42 Bit 71 Boxer Muhammad 18 Rend 44 Dual 72 Dour 19 Winter mo. 45 Bring up 73 Realm 20 Islam's city 48 Top 74 Throw 22 Wounds 49 Square bladed dagger 75 Compass point 24 Sign language 51 Coat 76 Said DOWN 21 Food container 43 American College of 1 Auto 23 Peanut butter brand Physicians (abbr.) 2 Tint 24 Grown-up 46 Rescue 3 Electric spark 25 Tendon 47 Saves 4 Hulk 26 Slow (musical term) 49 Desert 5 Canal 28 Acid drug 50 Crude 6 Baby powder 31 Lower limb 52 Legal proceeding 7 Pound cake brand (2 wds.) 32 __ days (long ago) 53 How do you do 8 Kimono sash 33 Rimmed 54 Speak without 9 Israel's son 34 Catamount preparation 63 Austin novel 10 Adam's garden 36 Air (prefix) 58 Not arms 66 Wipe 11 Type of food 38 Depone 59 Christmas 68 Touch affectionately 12 Mislead 39 Pet __ (annoyance) 61 Chances of winning 69 Tell a tall tale 13 Bitter herb 40 Supplemental 62 Mob activity 70 Finale Solution on page 17 The Vashon Loop, p. 8 February 15, ‘08 We’ve Got FIRESTONE The Reigning Queen MANAGEMENT

a Lot of PROFESSIONAL AND RELIABLE of Everything CARETAKING MANAGEMENT Kids FOR SECOND HOMES Feminism Supervision and administration of: I Don’t Know Art, - Routine Maintenance By Sarah Blakemore, RQE - Annual Maintenance tasks But I Know What He - Projects and Renovations Feminism. It is a word whose Others can be dishonest around me - Weather-related emergency response meaning I’ve had to consider on but I can be honest and fair in the way Looks Like multiple occasions over my years as a that I do conduct myself. LISA ELLIOTT by Kevin Pottinger 206.851.0192 stripper. I had to think about what my Slowly, however, I begin to see [email protected] actions meant for other women, both the chinks in my armor. I feel the spirit Our kids produce great big in and out of the industry. There were and drive of competition propelling mounds of art. Most afternoons, long discussions in the locker room me forward. I look for ways that my they’re hard at work at the kitchen about what our job meant – were we work can be noticeable, visible to table, coloring, painting, pounding being exploited or were we exploiting those in positions to further my career. slabs of bruise-brown salty Playdoh our customers? Did our job further the This ambition is fine, but with this and snipping full-sized sheets of Feminist Agenda or did it hinder it? drive comes personal investment. I’ve paper into tiny pieces and throwing Were we representative of Third started thinking about how I want my them all over the floor. Wave Feminism? Was Third Wave life to look over the next few years We use our high-ceilinged Feminism something we wanted to and banking starts to play a bigger entryway as gallery space. The embrace? role. Personal investment means that sixteen-foot crisp white walls are The questions and discussion were the stakes are higher. It matters more perfect for clusters of kid’s art, each endless. I found it entertaining and if I win because I’ve committed myself colorful objet d’art crowding engaging to be around such strong, to this challenge. another, like posters stapled over one confident women from all over the And thus far, I have been another on telephone poles: a pig country and the world. And, God successful in my endeavors. I wrote pile of art. help me, I loved the crazies too. The down what I wanted from this job and Our oldest son Colin created a broken girls who were struggling to four months later I had it. I have a painting last year in kindergarten survive with mental illness and drug new set of goals now and am well on addiction. They were all part of the my way to reaching them; more that he called “Eight Suck”. It has discussion; in no other format have I money and a better title. an artist’s statement: “This is the ever found their voices so audible – Nothing wrong with all of this, number eight. See this big machine certainly not in the academic Ivory right? around it? It is sucking the “E” Tower discussions of Feminism. In the New Year, with the sound out of it.” Another of his By the time my stripping career announcement of the merger, there drawings depicts our family; came to a close, I had a solidly was a big shuffle of personnel. The smallest to largest. Colin and his developed notion of Feminism; how Head of The Desk (HOD) needed a Mom are the largest. All of us sport it related to me and more importantly, role filled. He came to my boss, MK, five long spidery stick fingers as long we have displayed her Heart Series. how it related to the perceptions and and asked if she knew of anyone. MK as our legs, long spindly necks and It’s the same sort of thing, several goals of other women. I was said the only person she could several strands of multicolored hair almost completely identical hearts, comfortable in my ability and right to confidently recommend was me. standing completely on end. rendered in tempera paints, with prance around in 8 inch heels and be I heart MK. Our three-year old twins, Their giant artist’s signatures. taken seriously as an intelligent, I am pleased to report that things Twin Majesties the Babies, have All four of our budding artistes ambitious woman. are going well. I have been told a utterly different styles of painting have turned out for ballet lessons, And then, dear readers, yours number of times that I am with water colors. Alec dips his wet thanks to the brilliant people at the truly went back to the ranks of outperforming my predecessor by brush experimentally into each color Blue Heron. At first, Meredith and corporate America. Not just any part leaps and bounds. in the tray, and puts paint to paper her little friend Sophia went together of corporate America, but the most Smile. with enthusiastic pointillist plops, as to ballet lessons, then this year Gracie seemingly innocuous viper’s nest in Here is where the smile ends. Not if the brush were heavy and he was signed up as well; soon Alec got Corporate America: The Investment in terms of job performance, but in in a hurry to put it down. His sister jealous so he started taking ballet Bank. At first it seemed like fun. Hey, terms of ethics, most specifically check me out. I went from being a Feminism. Gracie, on the other hand, digs her lessons too. stripper to being a banker. And not The reason that HOD needs wet brush into the trays of paint like One afternoon, Colin was an Administrative Assistant or someone is because the woman who a clam shovel, pulling up great vivid standing by the door to Meredith’s someone stuck in the back office, but performs my function is out on chunks of color that she plasters on ballet class waiting for Maria, and a real banker with a real title and maternity leave. She will be out until the paper using a trowel-like brush got swept in with the crush of girls position. This is fun. WHEEEEE! late August. Pregnant Lady has the technique. The paint is often a heading into the ballet class, and Really, I thought I’d hang out for title and pay rate that I want. I like quarter-inch thick in places, creating ended up staying for the class. He awhile, take a break from stripping PL. She is helpful and very good at topographic textures looking like the was the only boy in the class, and and then go back to the club scene and her job. But when I met PL, my remains of a condiment fight in when he skipped across the floor, all producing my show. I’m the RQE immediate thought was, good, she’ll Jackson Pollack’s kitchen. the little girls tittered instinctively after all, I can do anything. Like any be easy to get out of my way. I asked three-year old Gracie like a flock of starlings, hands over addict, I didn’t realize that I was Uhg. When did I become a what her painting represented. their mouths. We found a natural hooked until it was too late. The crack horrible person in the name of nothing After a thoughtful moment, she flair for ballet in Colin; now he’s cocaine of finance got to me. The truly important? replied wistfully, “Art”, followed by taking ballet lessons with the older dinners and the wine that costs more So here I am. I am positioning a heavy sigh. I signed both Alec and kids. than my rent; the cleanliness of the myself in such a way as to benefit from Gracie’s names to their pictures and Over the last few months, Colin industry – the way people smile and the fact that not only is PL going to put them up on our gallery wall to has been developing his theme, open doors for me – so charming and be out on maternity leave, she is dry. Later, Colin secretly crossed out “Colin’s Theme”, on the piano in the relaxing. And frankly, I’m not even already out for the rest of her Gracie’s name and penciled in his living room. It’s about ten seconds that high up on the food chain. There pregnancy. She is having a difficult own. There is no more sincere form long, using two fingers of each hand; is a lot of territory left to conquer. pregnancy and has been confined to cha-cha-cha, cha-cha-cha, cha-cha- Like an addict, I tell myself that I bed rest. of flattery than plagiarism. can manage it. I laugh at movies like While she is out I am highly visible Along the bottom of the wall cha. He’s been adding to it over the Thank You for Smoking, knowing that in her role. It is a step above mine and, above the mopboard, we’ve last few weeks, starting on different I have actually uttered the yuppie like I mentioned, significantly more displayed our oldest daughter notes, varying the volume, using the Nuremburg Defense. “Hey, I’ve got money. Meredith’s House Series. It’s a set of sustain pedal .Meredith quietly sings a mortgage to pay.” But, true to some Fortunately the reality of the five or six almost completely a wordless, shapeless, pretty tune of the values I developed while situation is that by law they can’t give identical depictions of our house, when she’s drawing her houses and stripping, I make sure that I know away her job to me. Good. I shouldn’t with subtle, almost imperceptible hearts: the Houses and Hearts tune. myself in all of this; that I am the eye be able to take it. variations in each, rendered in Alec and Gracie seem to find their of the storm. I can’t control how However, what concerns me more colored markers. In one image the self-expression pummeling one others behave or the circumstances is that the ruthless side of me was window may be blue, in the next, another. around me but I can control how I ready to cut this woman off at the more of an understated, yet still Perhaps that’s how drums were react and how I manage myself. Continued on page 10 quite similar blue. A little higher up, invented. oo oo oo February 15, ‘08 New Orleans and central Texas, and The Vashon Loop, p. 9 as far east as central Pennsylvania. Natural ecosystems have not Garden The only always produced more planetary wealth than our World supposedly progressive methods, By MEarth they have consistently maximized the food available to the planet’s A New Recipe Book inhabitants. Cows always produce less meat than the naturally Could a new recipe book help occurring herbivores. save a human place on this world? According to a recent study, “... Let me give you some facts to an untouched savanna is capable of Now offering ponder. an annual production of 24 to 37 There are thousands of plants tons of meat per square kilometer in Pre-paid cell phone recharging that have fed humanity, yet the the form of wild animals, while the world economy concentrates its best pasture-cattle systems in Africa efforts on growing nine, when can yield only eight tons of beef per & considered by volume. Wheat, rice square kilometer per year. Yet in the and corn make up half of the food name of agricultural progress and Long distance phone cards consumed in the world. Barley, oats, the imperative of control, many 10am to 10pm sorghum and millet combine for ungulates are being threatened with another quarter. Beans—including extinction, and other herd sizes are 17615 100TH AVE SW soy—and potatoes make up the bulk being substantially reduced.” of the rest. Everywhere we have gone, 206-567-5844 Only 33 crops are grown on civilization has cleared the forests more than 4 million hectares world- and plowed the prairies with the wide—of roughly 5000 available excuse of feeding ourselves, yet it choices. The choices have not been has turned out we were actually made ecologically or with flavor setting ourselves up for starvation. and nutrition in mind. We insisted on having beef, when The top nine and a majority of eland and wildebeest would have Madame Toujours the rest have been chosen because been a better choice. they are machine harvestable and We have been stupid about Dear Madame Toujours, Moi, I cannot be making for you adapted to the modern farm what we chose to grow and eat. I am really struggling with my the important personal political techniques, including artificial Urban people, so divorced from the choice for the democratic candidate decisions, but possibly, I can be fertilizers and standardized production of food, would never for president, and I think you are helping for you to clarify the crucial processing. Other crops that could know there were other choices. probably the only possible person issues. actually produce more nutrition per Rural people, intimately engaged in who could help me with my choice. Bien sur, the sensible females are acre are ignored because they are not the production, would not dare Here’s my difficulty: Barack always being attracted to the gentle so readily made into an industrial admit it. Obama is a charming, personable fellows with the warmth and the product. Since we persist in our ignorance man with many fine qualities, and I compassions. You can be marrying Over 800 million people world- (the root of which is ‘ignore’), our agree with many of his positions, him with the impugnities. Possibly, wide depend completely upon crops standards continue to fall as to what and he makes me feel all warm and he is the excellent candidate to be grown by modern methods. The is acceptable to us as food. Most of fuzzy. The thing is, I really believe the warm and compassionate problem with that, of course, is that us will die, never having consumed our country needs a strong man to husband for the nation. modern methods all involve the honey locust flour, venison, elk lead us out of the mess we’ve gotten However, possibly, you are investment of large amounts of fossil meat, or cattail. I have eaten cattail ourselves into, and I just can’t help having the correctness to be wishing fuel. Artificial fertilizer is made from pollen and it is quite tasty, with some feeling that Hillary is that man. I for the strong female type who is oil, a commodity that is increasing part of plant available to eat year- mean, she’s got a plan, she’s whipping the nation into shape. in price and decreasing in around, and it is quite productive. organized, she’s tough and Naturally, you are looking at the availability. Irrigation, processing Cattail is eager to grow in the compassionate, she’s a staunch husband for the example of the and transportation are also oil marshy areas we have always felt Methodist, and she’s got loads of competence of the wife. dependent. compelled to drain, but it is not experience. However, I am suggesting that Many people agree that we have machine harvestable so, despite is On the other hand, she’s also got you are glancing across the living reached the point of peak oil— superior nutrition, its abundance Bill. I mean, he’s a charming man, room at the husband who is sitting meaning, the most oil that will ever right here on Vashon Island and its but do we really want him roaming in the La-z-boy with the “Cheetos” be produced annually is being flavor, you won’t be finding it a around the country getting up to crumbs on the facial whiskers and produced right now. From now on, Thriftway any time soon. who knows what mischief? I mean the beer propped on the belly. Now less and less with be produced. I think we have to talk about the some of things he’s been saying on look at the husband of Mme. At the same time, other people, reinvention of agriculture, the TV! Poor Hillary. Still, can’t she Clinton. Suddenly, Mme. Clinton, not so widely publicized, are saying something based on the European keep him on a leash, and if she can’t she is looking very competent, n’est that we are also reaching peak food farm village in which people live in manage her husband, can she really pas? Nobody is controlling the and peak water at this moment as a town that has a vital civic and manage an entire country? husband. He is mostly the well. This combination does not cultural life, with farms and wild And by the way, what is this undomesticated animal who is bode well for any of us. lands just outside the village. We business where people call her making you proud if he is not Permaculturists, who expound could adapt that model on Vashon “Hillary?” When her husband was scratching himself lewdly in the an approach to designing human and, Grandmother knows, She has campaigning, everybody referred to public venues. settlements, in particular the provided us plenty of deer to eat him as “Clinton.” Is this some kind Bon Chance, Mme. Perplexed, development of perennial around here. of discrimination? Are people not and as for the question of the correct agricultural systems, that mimic the Of course, we are not only taking her seriously because she’s a address for Mme. Clinton, yes, it is structure and interrelationships talking about the reinvention of the woman? Does this mean she is the cultural practice to be found in natural ecologies, tells us human community, we are talking weak? And how long before we can addressing the female types very that an average of 200 pounds of about redesigning the dinner plate, elect Chelsea—I mean Ms. Clinton often by the given names. This is the meat can be harvested from an acre the kitchen and the recipe Jr.? expression of the charm and of prime land. The same acre could collections—changing everything Sincerely, warmth, and nobody is much caring produce 3000 pounds of grain, from the production approach to Perplexed as long as they are addressing her 14,000 pounds of apples and 30,000 marketing. I don’t have a lot of as Madame PRESIDENT Hillary. pounds of honey locust flower. recipes for elk and cattails, but I’m Chere Mme. Perplexed, There is no market for it, but willing to learn. Oui, c’est tres difficile the Compost/Recycle honey locust flour has more Next time: why are Haitians important decisions for the running nutrition than any grain. The Honey making and eating cookies out of of the country. Who to be voting for, the Loop locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) is a dirt? ME oo oo oo what to be voting for, whether the The Vashon Loop is printed deciduous tree native to North husband of Mme. President is an on recycled paper with soy- America. It is mostly found in the ornament to the nation. based ink. Please recycle it or use moist soil of river valleys ranging it with your composting. from southeastern South Dakota to The Vashon Loop, p. 10 February 15, ‘08 " LoOp Op Ed Passenger ferries to Out with the Old and improve in with the New Celebrate unconditional love week on Valentines Day. You know your furry friend is the only one who provides it 24/7. by Dow Constantine, King County by State Representative Sharon Come and return the favor - treats for all. Councilmember Nelson Cheryl’s pick of the week: Minos as the new store kitty. Lobby Marge. In contrast to the recent troubles I have a husband, two daughters Check out our coupon on the back page with the Washington State Ferry car and a full-time job, and I live in ferries affecting service to Vashon Vashon Island; the last thing I need (206) 463-3401 and Maury, there is good news on is an unreliable ferry system. For the passenger ferry front. those of us who depend on ferries $8 Nail trimming with no appointment This June, the newly-formed day in and day, the situation has 17321 Vashon Hwy SW Big Red building w/Animal Stuff on the porch King County Ferry District will become worrisome. We have been assume funding of Vashon Island- first-hand witnesses to the steady to-downtown foot ferry service deterioration of the Washington while the state continues to operate State Ferries system. Since the the boats. In June 2009, the ferry passage of Initiative 695 in 2000— district will assume direct operation which repealed the motor vehicle from Washington State Ferries excise tax that funded the ferries— ensuring that this valuable lifeline for the state has been forced to reduce residents stays in operation. investments in our ferry system, The King County Council voted with increasingly negative effects for last April to establish the ferry us. district, which will also run the On February 5, eighteen Elliott Bay Water Taxi (West Seattle- islanders took time out of their busy to-downtown) and allow the schedules and made the trip to creation and future operation of five Olympia to testify before the House new passenger-only ferry routes Transportation Committee elsewhere in King County. regarding House Bill 2718, one of Countywide ferry districts were several measures aimed at authorized by the state Legislature providing relief to ferry commuters. as part of a general abandonment I was pleased to join them in a rally of WSF passenger ferry routes. before the hearing to draw attention Vashon has retained its passenger- to the fact that ferries are our only ferry route due in large part to highways. the heroic efforts of the 34th I was appointed to the District’s legislative delegation. Legislature in November and I feel King County plans to not only that I arrived here at just the right preserve service, but to improve it. time to work on the ferry system. I The King County Ferry District’s have joined with legislators from future plans for the Vashon-to- Bainbridge Island, the Kitsap downtown route are: Peninsula, the Olympic Peninsula, To return to three morning and Whidbey Island and the San Juan three evening runs, rather than the Islands to press for more funding two-and-two service currently and better oversight of the ferry We have to keep in mind that the State Rep. Sharon Nelson offered by Washington State Ferries. system. ferry system didn’t go downhill in a represents the 34th Legislative District, When the third boat was cut, daily In addition, our entire ferry day, so fixing it will take time. We’re which includes Burien, North Highline, ridership fell from about 400 people system will soon benefit from new working hard and carefully Vashon and Maury Islands, and West per day to 270—the goal is to reverse leadership, as Governor Gregoire studying the best long-term Seattle. She serves on three committees: that trend. has chosen David Moseley to be solutions for Washington State Agriculture and Natural Resources, To serve the route with cleaner, Assistant Secretary of Ferries. Just as many islanders and Appropriations Subcommittee on more fuel-efficient, faster 149- Transportation for Washington others in the area, I am tired that General Government and Audit passenger catamaran ferries that State Ferries. Moseley comes with a our lives have been severely Review, and Local Government. can travel up to 30 knots. strong record of fixing troubled disrupted due to the broken ferry Contact Rep. Nelson: PO Box To charge fares both ways, a organizations. He’s got a big job system, and I am excited that the 40600, 332 John L. O'Brien Bldg., system that won’t penalize one-way ahead, but we’re optimistic that he State is finally taking action to Olympia, WA 98504-0600, Toll-free riders, without summer surcharges will bring the accountability and address these long-simmering Hotline: 1-800-562-6000, TTY or extra fares for those bringing efficiency needed for improvement. problems. (hearing impaired): 1-800-635-9993, bicycles aboard. [email protected] Passenger ferries are just one part of the solution to our region’s We will work with new Feminism transportation problems. Foot ferry leadership at Washington State Part of me says yes, because life is Continued from page 8 service is easier, quicker, and Ferries and the King County Ferry about choices. cheaper to establish than building District to better connect bus service knees. A woman who is doing [And before we all whine about new roads. The benefits of the King to both auto and passenger ferries something that I think all women men don’t have to make these choices, County Ferry District will stretch and to offer routes that reach more should be entitled to: Have a career I am going remind you all that men well beyond Vashon Island. Two- areas on the island. AND a family. I should, by feminist have to miss first steps and little league thirds of King County residents live Vashon and Maury Island virtue, be supportive of this. But then games too in order to make it up the in communities situated on Puget residents deserve better transit there is the other side of this corporate hierarchy. For those of you Sound or Lake Washington. options. The new King County Ferry argument. who don’t believe me, just take a Passenger ferries already carry District will be a big step in the right To get something, you must give minute to think of the iconic absentee millions of riders in cities such as direction. up something. father.] Vancouver, San Francisco, and New My boss, MK, who is very high I’m conflicted. Where does my York. up the corporate food chain, does not ambition end and another woman’s Ferry districts are also have any children. She made a choice right to choose her lifestyle begin? More accurately, what should the authorized under state law to create about what she wanted. If she was consequences of her choices mean? new shuttle bus service connecting leaving the office early to care for children, she wouldn’t be where she I’m out of space. docks with nearby neighborhoods. is now. She made a choice. I support I’ve written too many words and This could enable King County to her choice. still have no conclusion. Development supplement the current Metro bus If you decide to have kids, should of Feminism will continue. The best I service to better serve islanders. you have to give up that career can do is ask myself: Who do I want to trajectory? be in this situation? February 15, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 11 Such intrusive development will jeopardize vital habitat for forage fish, salmon, shorebirds, and killer whales. The New Bishop’s Vashon-Maury has 50% of the undeveloped nearshore in King County, a considerable chunk of which lies within the Maury Island Pub & Bistro Aquatic Reserve. In fall and winter, chum salmon runs draw Southern Presents The Dorsal Spin Resident orcas here. Ours is the only island in Central Puget Sound that The Heads Are J, K, and L Pods routinely Gravel circumnavigate. As they traverse East Passage, by Orca Annie Stateler, VHP Coordinator the Southern Residents frequently hug the Maury Island shoreline. Before I digress, please support Maury’s herring spawning grounds the work of the Vashon Hydrophone attract salmon and orcas. Killer Project (VHP): REPORT LOCAL whales hunt fish in this area. If WHALE SIGHTINGS ASAP TO 463- Glacier’s expansion despoils crucial 9041. eelgrass beds, herring and salmon In draft findings released will suffer. If local forage fish and February 8, the Army Corps of salmon stocks are further Engineers (ACOE) reached the compromised, the Southern profoundly disappointing Residents will be forced to expend conclusion that a massive pier more energy during their most proposed to unload gravel from vulnerable time of year to search Glacier Northwest’s Maury Island elsewhere for food. mine would not cause serious The Southern Residents find environmental damage (see “Corps respite here, where they can forage, backs gravel-mine plan,” Seattle socialize, and give birth in Times, 2/9/08.) comparative peace. Vashon-Maury To read the ACOE draft report, waters serve as an orca nursery in February 23rd go to www.nws.usace.army.mil and fall and winter. Since the early look at the section marked “Links of 1990’s, VHP associate Mark Sears 9pm till 1am $5 Interest.” Send comments to has discovered about a dozen $5 Cover [email protected], or newborns around the Island. Pt. Cover to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Robinson, within underwater Regulatory Branch, P.O. Box 3755, acoustic range of the Glacier site, Seattle, WA 98124-3755. may be the best place in Central Reading “Corps backs gravel- Puget Sound to encounter Southern mine plan” prompted me to revisit Residents with calves. Here, as a Dorsal Spin I wrote in September many Islanders know, orcas swim 2004. At the time, I took umbrage close to shore, sometimes just a few echolocation for survival. Orcas use To prevent the Southern with Glacier Northwest attorney feet from adoring fans on the beach. echolocation to navigate and hunt. Residents’ extinction, we must William Cronin’s unenlightened If the extended pier, barging Noisy engines and propellers curtail disruptive activities that remarks about orcas being a activity, and underwater noise at the mask the effectiveness of corrupt prime orca habitat with “nonissue” if Glacier expands. (See Glacier site disturb the Southern echolocation. Cumulative noise and other pollution. Adding “Orca habitat at risk if barging Residents, they will avoid the Maury underwater noise from boats, pile Glacier’s barging operation to the allowed, UW scientist testifies,” Island shoreline. We will not see driving, dock construction, and underwater cacophony in East Seattle Times, 8/20/04.) Now for a future generations of baby orcas other manmade sources interferes Passage is inconsistent with orca refresher on what is at stake. anywhere near the Glacier dock. with orca social communication and recovery and the greater effort to In expert may permanently damage the restore Puget Sound. testimony to the whales’ hearing. Simply put, a deaf For permission to use any of this Shorelines Hearings whale is a dead whale. article, contact Orca Annie at Board, orca [email protected]. researcher Dave Bain validated concerns about " LoOp Letters lengthening the pier and noise from Nader for President barging. He said, I see that someone is exploring who doesn’t have the will to fight... “They (killer whales) whether or not there is interest in who would continue to shame us for won’t want to go having Ralph Nader run for what we have allowed our country past it. That could President in 2008. http:// to become. I believe Ralph Nader eliminate their use of www.naderexplore08.org/ would serve honorably. I believe he Disenfranchised by the ACOE: Granny (J2) and Ruffles (J1) the Vashon Island I for one am interested in having can be trusted to do what needs to grace the waters of the Maury Island Aquatic Reserve. Photo © area altogether.” him run and would support his be done. He believes in the rule of November 2007, Mark Sears. Dr. Bain also candidacy. I would do so because I law and would not shirk his duty. noted that an believe that of all the people who He has the vision, the experience, Too often, we treat destruction environmental–impact statement on have been candidates for President the guts and the skill to be the best of orca habitat as a “nonissue.” Glacier’s proposed expansion did in recent memory he would make President we ever had. I would vote Killer whales are an endangered not consider research that shows the best president. We do not need for him. If he runs I will vote for species in Washington State, and the underwater noise is a likely any more liars and cheats in the him. I am saying this in hopes that orcas we usually see in Puget Sound, contributor to the Southern White House. We don’t need you will finally stand up and fight the Southern Residents, are listed as Residents’ decline. anyone in the White House who, as for what you believe in... I hope you endangered in the US and Canada. For the ACOE to say that pier a public official, failed to preserve, will let go of any fear of failure but Contrary to Cronin’s dismissive construction would occur only protect and defend the Constitution instead stand up for what we really claim, Glacier Northwest’s proposed when orcas are not visible in the area which they were honor bound to do. need now. Please click on the link expansion will significantly increase is facile and misses the point. Sound We don’t need anyone in the White above and ask him to please run for local vessel traffic. A large-scale travels five times farther in water House who can’t be trusted to do office. mining and transfer facility at the than in air. Killer whales have the their best for all The People. We Thank you, site will introduce barging into an most sensitive hearing of any don’t need anyone in the White Mark A. Goldman, aquatic reserve, where no industrial toothed whales. They rely on House who doesn’t understand the www.gpln.com. activity has occurred for decades. sophisticated acoustic abilities like meaning of honor and integrity... The Vashon Loop, p. 12 as many other diseases) is to limit February 15, ‘08 the amount of animal protein in your diet and give up your protein shake. Second, most of us have been told that we need extra calcium in Kathy Abascal is a professional our diet to maintain bone strength. member of the American Herbalists Unfortunately, most try to get Guild and is certified by Michael Moore of the Southwest School of Botanical calcium through dairy products. Medicine. She has written two books This contributes to an excess of on medicinal plants: Clinical Botanical protein in the diet, ultimately Medicine and Herbs & Influenza – how herbs used in the 1918 flu pandemic can be leaching more calcium from the effective today. bones than the dairy provides. She is now available for health Others take calcium supplements on consultations at the Full Circle Wellness Center. These consultations a daily basis, often 1-1,500 mg/day. will help you choose herbs and While some studies suggest this is a supplements as well as make dietary wise move — at least if the changes that will supplement also contains some support your health. magnesium — newer studies An evaluation of how these changes indicate that this too is a mistake. might affect The most recent study carefully prescription analyzed the data from all of the medicines you may The Quandary of be taking is included large studies on the ability of extra in the consultation. Osteoporosis calcium to prevent hip fractures. She teaches on- going Conscious By Kathy Abascal The results show that, at best, Eating for Health & consuming large amounts of dietary Weight Loss classes at the Roasterie and Osteoporosis is a problem in the calcium did not in any way reduce will be adding classes on perimenopause, nervines, and basic Loopy sez: Deadline for the Western world, one that women a woman’s risk of suffering a hip herbalism later this fall. For more next edition of The Loop is need to take very seriously as they fracture. In postmenopausal information, contact Kathy at 463-9211 approach and enter menopause. women, calcium supplementation or at [email protected]. Friday, Feb. 22 Most women I know are aware of did not reduce the risk of a vertebral this issue and work diligently at fracture at all. And shockingly, strengthening their bones by calcium supplements instead religiously swallowing calcium increased the risk of hip fractures by supplements. But are we doing the 64%. right thing? Research increasingly Other studies have also found indicates that we are not. that taking large amounts of calcium First off, most of us are unaware each day does not help prevent that our protein intake has a osteoporosis. Instead, it appears substantial negative effect on our increasing magnesium intake may bones. Evidence exists that excess be better for the bones. In one study, protein in our diet, especially animal women on a low protein diet who protein (meat, dairy, chicken, pork, took 500 mg of calcium citrate with fish, etc.), likely 600 mg of causes magnesium vitamin D supplement in the winter first choice would be to take kudzu osteoporosis. reversed are also important. (Pueraria montana) root because it While we need postmenopausal If I were at particular risk for prevented bone loss in animals and protein on a bone loss. They are osteoporosis, I personally would not also actually stimulated bone daily basis for now studying the eat much dairy and I would not take formation. Lots of people will argue health, effect of taking a high dose calcium supplement. I that my approach is crazy, certainly metabolizing 1,000 mg of might take a magnesium the dairy industry will, but I am protein magnesium a day. supplement. Of course, being an confident that getting minerals from generates acidic (Most calcium herbalist, I would instead rely more vegetables and herbs is the very best waste. In order supplements heavily on an herbal remedy. My way to go. to buffer this provide the oo oo oo waste as it is opposite ratio, and transported to consist of about Attention Tahlequah - Pt. Defiance Riders the kidneys for Kudzu 1,000 mg of calcium removal, we with 500 mg of Continued from page 5 pull calcium from our bones. This magnesium.) are questions about whether the Kari Ulatoski, 18 people from calcium is then lost in the urine. One This leaves us on the horns of a Steilacoom II class vessels will Vashon traveled to Olympia, of researcher summed it up by pointing dilemma. We will not have scientific withstand the rough waters and be which six were able to testify in favor out that the connection between too proof of how best to prevent susceptible to taking water over the of this bill. A rally took place just much protein and bone loss is as osteoporosis for many years to bow, the problems need to be prior to the House Transportation clear as the connection between come. In the mean time, each of us addressed now before Vashon gets Committee hearing with signs smoking and lung cancer. will have to decide what to do and stuck with the leftover tiny boats. protesting any removal frequent Numerous studies of dietary we will have to risk being wrong. There will be no opportunity for user fares and protections from patterns and disease from around The safest bet is that an appropriate a Vashon public hearing prior to the seasonal surcharges from guidance the world support this conclusion. diet will be the best preventative. end of the legislative session so for those establishing our tariffs. The US, Canada, and Europe have This diet should be low in protein please write letters of protest to HB2455: “The prohibition of the highest intake of animal protein. by Western standards and dairy and Paula Hammond, David Moseley expiration of ferry passes.” There These countries also have the meat should be occasional treats and Governor Gregoire now. was a compromise on this bill to highest rate of osteoporosis. In rather than a daily food. We should Other issues in the current make progress so Rep. Sherry countries where dietary protein is eat large amounts of dark leafy legislature are: Appleton removed the requirement limited, osteoporosis is rare. greens, rich in calcium and HB2817 / SB6688: “ The to refund monies for expired tickets, According the World Health magnesium, as well as other desirability of reasonable fares for extended the frequent user fare to Organization, we only need 20-30 vegetables and fruits. Such a diet persons using the ferry system to 120 days validation and there will grams of protein a day while our will be high in fiber as well as commute daily to work and other be language to prevent people from government recommends 45-60 minerals, and will support an frequent users who live in ferry- buying up passes (gaming the grams a day. A farmer in Southeast intestinal flora that improves our dependent communities.” This bill system) before an increase in fares. Asia eating a mostly vegetarian diet ability to absorb those minerals. This has passed out of the House She would have preferred an all out gets about 65 grams a day. The is actually a very safe bet as a Transportation Committee changing prohibition on expiration of fare average American eating animal healthy diet not only prevents the word “shall” to “may” and is media but the bill would not have products usually gets 100 to 160 osteoporosis but prevents most other waiting for action by the Full House. made it out of committee. This too grams each day. Those on an Atkins chronic ailments as well. Regular The Senate Transportation has not has been voted out of the House type diet can get between 200 and weight bearing exercise with plenty allowed a hearing on this bill. After Transportation Committee and is 400 grams a day. So, the first step of sunshine in the summer and a a call to action by VMICC waiting for the full house to take in preventing osteoporosis (as well Transportation Committee Chair, action. February 15, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 13

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) Keep track of Taurus (April 19-May 20) An how your body feels. This is the Big Yoga unusual professional opportunity may of this lifetime for you; Virgos are some of arrive in the form of doing something “pro the smartest people around, but generally bono” — specifically to assist someone need to be dunked under water to have else. Money is not the issue in this their body speak to them; I refer to the particular experience; rather, all you need Virgo Moon as well. But your body is to focus on is opening up your inner talking and if you listen, you will see that channel and allowing your creativity to it’s making sense. There is a long-range flow. The flow is what you are after; healing issue that is ready to cough up allowing your true creative energy into some of its secrets, and reveal the truth of the environment. Regarding another its being. This will surprise you in its aspect of your work, there is a simplicity, transcending your other commitment involved, though you’ve complicated theories about what has been already made it. There is also money going on for you. It will surprise you in mind to mend and heal into one unity. cracking open the case and emerging in involved, but it emerges not through any its complexity, being so connected to You need to see the opposite viewpoints your new form. Yet it is only a matter of one endeavor but more through the many other subjects of your life. Just listen you have about yourself, review your days, and you know one thing at least — sharing of resources in a long-term to yourself for the next few days, listen to agreements with yourself, and see after so many changes, you are still alive. experience. The keynote here is that your fingers, toes, nose and pantyhose. If yourself from both sides of the mirror. 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But closer to the point is some deep communicate your thoughts and notions. has made its way into Aquarius, and this is the time to knock down walls, pull question that has arisen where your What is soon to arrive is your ability to means adventure. If you can’t get on an down old curtains, pull up old rugs, clean values are concerned. You seem to be feel other people’s responses to you. airplane or the Space Shuttle, try taking a out closets and generally get the show on caught in a maze where you feel certain Notice, you are glowing like a halogen road trip of at least two hours and one the road. Perhaps rent a dumpster or get things at certain times, and then you turn lamp...not just on the visible spectrum but overnight. 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I see the image seem to have no meeting place, and worse sense the influence and impact that you into the expansion of your psychological of making things not only bigger from the they may be at odds. Plus, at the moment have on others. Watch their faces and feel horizons. I guess in a pinch, getting inside, but substantially better. This you have so many ideas about life it’s their emotions. You will learn a lot about together with some good friends and astrology lasts throughout the year, but impossible to tell what is really true, what them, and even more about yourself. Eric tripping will suffice. But after a rather the coming week or so (preferably this is meaningful and what is real. 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What is in those secret by nature, but we both know that’s only a someone else, take the chance to do all particular, Pluto. The world is vibrating spaces will slowly start to emerge and small aspect of who you are, and certainly that introspective stuff that you know you with the approaching shift of Pluto into take up its role in the world, animate itself, not the dominant aspect of your need to do. If it happens to be with you, your birth sign. Even the slugs on the and take up life in your waking psyche. character. Now, if you choose to take a make sure you get some time to yourself political slime trail in New Hampshire For now, it’s possible that you cannot chance, be mindful that any interaction the next couple of weeks (and I extend and Iowa have been talking about share much except with one or two with others you don’t know can bristle this idea to all who are born under Mars- change, change, change. For you, this is a intimates, or with yourself. Try to you the wrong way. You don’t need to ruled signs, including Aries and moment of release from a kind of vacuum document what you can in art, writing or wear your raincoat or a suit of psychic Capricorn). We are in the final weeks of a that you don’t necessarily know you’ve music. Forget about understanding; armor, but do be mindful of the fact that rare Mars retrograde. There is something been in. You are likely to discover that rather, give yourself a few gestures of the you’re open and receptive. If you choose deep in your psyche that is striving to heal the spell breaks, and you can suddenly feeling, and that will be enough to evoke who to be receptive to — mainly by who itself, to mend and join with itself. It is feel yourself existing, living, breathing the entire experience again when you you notice feels you — the possibilities surely possible to do that in a sexual and changing. But not quite yet...the want to, or need to. Eric Francis has more for unusual pleasure, exotic dalliances context with another person, but the more moment has not arrived. The planets of your astrology for you at and the kind of stuff you only read about meaningful journey at this point will be depict you in your chrysalis, stirring to PlanetWaves.net. in Kama Sutra books is possible. Eric allowing the hemispheres of your own life, but not quite at the moment of oo oo oo The Vashon Loop, p. 14 February 15, ‘08 Beef Stew of the Carbonade Prep time: Cooking time: Island Epicure Servings: 2 to 3 1 Tablespoon olive or Canola Oil 1 carrot, sliced or diced, 1 potato, cut in large pieces 1 fat or 2 slim celery stalks, cut in 1-inch pieces Hot water to cover 1/2 teaspoon Italian herb mix or fines herbs mix About 1 1/2 cups left over Carbonade de Boeuf Flamande Garlic salt and pepper to taste Stirfry the vegetables in the oil 5 Small Feasts minutes. Add water. Cook 15 minutes. By Marj Watkins Add beef and garlic salt, and pepper. Reheat. Even when you’re only cooking for one or two, sometimes you’re in Menu: Beef Stew of the the mood for an elegant, superb- Carbonade; Salad of green leafy tasting entrée. And it doesn’t lettuce, chopped apple, peeled and always work well to cut your chosen diced kiwifruit, and walnut halves recipe in half, or a quarter, or seem with blue cheese dressing; whole rye worth the effort of cooking such a bread and real butter; carrot juice, small quantity. cranberry juice, or Cabernet or Tom Wallace Here’s where the principle of Merlot wine. cook-once, eat-twice applies. And Perhaps you have only a cup or the simpler the original recipe the so of leftover Carbonade de Boeuf. better. Here’s an example. Aha! You have the basis for a Farrier Carbonade de Boeuf, basically just delicious and easy soup. Licensed Massage Therapist beef and onions stewed in beer Practicing on both humans and equines meets those requirements Soup of the Carbonade Because there was a crooked rider beautifully. Add a few herbs, and Prep time: Cooking time: who rode a crooked horse the dish goes gourmet. Servings: 2 to 3 1 cup leftover Carbonade de Boeuf Carbonade de Boeuf Flamande Flamande www.vashonfarrier.com | Tel: 206.463.9689 Belgian Beef & Beer Stew 1 (10 oz.) can condensed Servings: 4, Prep: 35 minutes, Campbell’s beef consommé Affordable Dream Homes Cooking: 1 hour 38 minutes, 1 can water in “Living Green” Oregano, marjoram, or Italian 2 Tablespoons olive oil seasoning by Laura Worth and Robert Bornn 1 large onion, wedge sliced to taste BuildingCircles Organization of Seattle. As a LEED® Accredited 1/2 leek, split lengthwise, Assorted leftover cooked Vashon is looking for a forward- Professional, she will work closely vegetables, i.e., carrots and peas, cleaned and sliced thinking landowner to build the first with King County to assure that our 2 or 3 cloves garlic, sliced spinach, asparagus cut in “living green” dream home on advanced architecture is in 1 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves 1-inch pieces, zucchini, summer Vashon. This custom house would compliance.” 1 bay leaf, broken in pieces squash, and tomatoes. be the pilot for BCO’s progressive Bornn went on to explain, “We Pinch dried or fresh rosemary housing designs, enabling mature take a comprehensive approach to 1 1/2 lbs. stewing beef or round Bring all ingredients to boiling. adults to live affordably and living green housing design that steak cut in bite-size pieces Cover and reduce heat. Simmer 5-7 independently in environmentally goes way beyond ‘green chic.’ These 1/2 cup flour for dredging beef minutes to blend flavors. smart homes. These homes can be high quality, but simple homes will 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste Variation: Substitute for the either a Primary Residence 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black leftover cooked vegetables or part of or an Accessory Dwelling pepper them: 1/4 cup frozen peas, 1 cup Unit (ADU), as allowed by 1 cup Coors or other light beer canned stewed or diced tomatoes, 1 King County. The pilot Water to cover to2 Tablespoons dried onion flakes, custom home will aim for 2-3 Tablespoons chopped parsley or mid-level affordability and Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large, any of the above. Bring to a boil, combine low-maintenance, heavy skillet. Stir-fry the onion 3 to reduce heat, and simmer 2-4 durability, and energy 5 minutes. Add leek, garlic and minutes. efficiency. Ultimately, BCO herbs. Stir-fry 3 minutes more. Menu: Soup of the Carbonade, hopes to evolve the designs Remove and reserve vegetables. Chef’s Salad, fruit plate, garlic toast, into lower-cost, quality Dredge beef, shaking off excess almond milk. housing that can contribute flour. Brown the meat in the same environmentally sound skillet adding more oil as needed. Loopy sez: Deadline for the solutions to the local and Sprinkle with salt and pepper. next edition of The Loop is global housing crisis. Return the onion mixture to the pan. Robert Bornn and Laura Add beer and water. Friday, Feb. 22 Worth founded BCO on Reduce heat to medium low. Vashon to actualize Bornn’s Cover. Simmer until meat is fork- shelter design concepts. BCO floor plan tender, about 1 1/2 hours. ArchEcology, LLC in Seattle will reflect the effort to reverse Menu: Carbonade de Boeuf provide architectural and universal environmental degradation. This is Flamande; salad of sliced tomatoes, design services. Bornn stated, “We finally a chance for people to not minced fresh parsley and propose to combine the comfort, only build a lovely and affordable vinaigrette; braised summer squash accessibility, and safety necessary for home in which they can ‘age in or zucchini; buttered fettuccini or independent living with carbon- place,’ but also to model a new egg noodles, or rice pilaf; fresh fruit neutral sustainability and extreme approach to housing solutions.” The of the season. durability. We are fortunate to organization describes their single- Suggested beverages: Merlot, work with ArchEcology’s founder, story, naturally lit, compact homes Semillon red, or Cabernet wine. Nancy Henderson, who is well- as “nature-integrated” to blend into Non-alcoholic beverage: Cider, respected for combining principles Vashon’s rural character. cranberry-apple juice, or water with of “universal design” with a slice of lemon. affordability and sustainability in Continued on page 15 February 15, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 15 PPoositivelysitively SSpepeakingaking The Behind of Luxury by Deborah H. Anderson After what appeared to be the took it to the tea cart in the kitchen, perfect set up, the dang thing rode went down to my daughter’s room around in the back of the car for four and got the rabbit ears with the weeks before I could find two Chicago Bulls souvenir hacky sack friends (thanks J& W) to haul it out stuck on them and voila…. a TV in and push it into the waiting hole in the kitchen. the entertainment center which Then I unhooked the one cable once cost ten dollars but for me was from the back of the 19” and free. See, the Thursday before New somewhat dusted surfaces where it Year’s Eve weekend, my daughter would leave and go. When J&W called to tell me our TV had died. It came, first they took that one up to would turn on but wouldn’t stay my bedroom. Then the hefting began turned on. I tried it myself when I and OK… they deserve to have their got home and sure enough…pop, whole names published, Jasper, who momentary electrical noise, two is buff from gardening and milking words heard and fade to black. the cow, not only helped Will bring Well, it was going to be a big TV it in from the car I’d backed all the weekend and since the 19 incher so way down to the patio, but figured valiantly struggling to sustain the on out how to shift the cables and the position was about ten years old, dvd/vcr player and the cable box so idly on some bridge unable to read having been a Christmas gift from they would reach. or nap or text or knit. Yes we pay Aunt N and Uncle D, I skipped Prior to the great shift, I couldn’t more for Island-based goods, but the upstairs to check Craigslist. get all the basic channels in the service we receive from most As blessings would be bedroom because the splitter only businesses is impeccable. Two nights bestowed, there was a 27” Tobisha worked so well. Now, not only can ago I stopped at the office of another on Capitol Hill for $50 with DVD I finish watching the Today show newspaper and was puzzled player. Wrote and in record time while I eat my cereal and because the ‘open sign’ was up but had secured only the TV (and it blueberries, but I have all 99 the door was locked. I knocked. turns out the base upon which it sat channels in the bedroom with a They were closed, but they did for $25. I called my son. “Scored a remote. If I watch TV downstairs, I business with me anyway. Luxury. great deal. Can I pick you up from feel like I’m sitting in my own private When we enter into any work, you go with me to lift a TV theatre. discussion on this Island, we must and then I take you home?” Sure, Luxury……………wherever I always remember that even the sure. After half an hour and a quick place my behind, I have luxury. poorest of the poor have the luxury game of six degrees of separation Now for reasons of faith and of being known and supported with the woman selling the TV, I function, I’m committed, no matter personally. Getting back to my went out to the parking lot to snag how much money I make, to living question…it’s this………”What is any available male to help carry the a simpler life. Three TV’s in three the price of luxury?” Have we paid thing fifty yards to the car because very convenient locations, even if it? Will we keep paying it? Is it our this TV was so big it could serve as they only cost a total of $35 all due? Ferry on……..? a coffin for a Great Dane. Definitely together, is way beyond what I Hmmmmmmm not a flat screen. conceive of ‘simpler’. I am too much Love Home again; smug in the lovely a child and young adult of the “Live Deborah circumstances that blended together Simply So Others Can Simply Live” so well, I turned to go up our hill era to be comfortable with Donald and my daughter texted, “TV Trump Gilt. working fine. Hmmmm.” You But there it is…I have a Affordable Dream Homes have got to be kiddin’ me!! luxurious TV viewing set up. A year So…. because there was no way ago or so, when I signed up for the in “Living Green” my daughter and I could lift neither cable bundle package, I considered Continued from page 14 the thing, nor any of her friends or that a luxury. But I’d lived without the friend’s brother who was just Internet for over a year and believe Under King County code a most of each building’s footprint to recovering from shoulder surgery, me, in my line of work, it’s hard to Primary Residence or ADU on a be permeable, returning water to the it just sat there. We watched the 19 spend two hours a day making time property can be rented if the owner surrounding ecology.” incher which continued to work to go to the library for email and lives in either. The organization Worth added that the homes will just fine. word programs. believes that for Vashon, an added nestle into the earthen formations The night came when I did, And I like granite countertops benefit of these homes would be with a combination of gentle and indeed need to have the behemoth and stainless steel appliances. I don’t potential island rentals that would dramatic slopes, stonework, and out. I needed the space in the back eat off of paper plates if I can help help maintain diversity without vegetation framing doors, windows of the car. Coincidentally I’d picked it. That doesn’t mean I live high on crowding. and skylights. Individual choices of stonework, masonry and other up a lovely wingback chair with the hog or beyond my very limited Bornn stated, “The BCO ‘living green house’ will be highly insulated finishes to overhangs, decks, good bones for $4 from Grannies on means. I’ll always be a bargain and well ventilated, maximizing its courtyards, and walkways will make ‘make me an offer day.’ Previously hunter. I don’t mind owning what capability to heat and cool itself. They each home an expression of individual it was 75% off of $12. They’d sold somebody owned before me. But the will utilize our aesthetically pleasing, style. the matching footstool so…you do whole incident set me to thinking ‘solar-energy ponds’ for heating The organization’s development the math. It was in the car too. And because by Island standards my TV water and living space along with a team will work in a collaborative I needed help getting the Orthodox thing is far from luxurious. ground-loop cooling system to process to translate concept designs Christmas tree out of the living Remember, rabbit ears, not a flat provide year-round comfort. into affordable homes that encourage room. If you have three chores, you screen? Ten years old? So here’s my Bornn went on to say older adult independence and achieve can ask a friend. I think that’s a question. “BuildingCircles homes should authentic sustainability. universal principle or something. We may be responsible achieve low-cost maintenance and Contact BuildingCircles So began the great TV switch. stewards. We may be fiscally reduce risk from vermin, fire, and Organization by calling Robert Bornn Out of my bedroom came the rotary responsible. But this is a very earthquakes. These above-grade, or Laura Worth at 463-4284, dial 13” I got from Granny’s for $10 luxurious lifestyle we have here. We earth-sheltered homes will be [email protected] or so long ago I can’t remember. A have the luxury of trees and space, constructed of durable and highly www.buildingcircles.org. Contact veritable workhorse, I unhooked and our commute, for all we insulated, thin-shell steel and Nancy Henderson at (206) 860-2904 the splitter the cable lady installed, complain, does not involve sitting concrete. Living roofs will permit or [email protected]. The Vashon Loop, p. 16 February 15, ‘08

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Now Serving Homemade Chili Our Burgers are made with VHS Winter Sports Updates 100% Angus Beef Vashon Girl Wrestlers Place 3rd Vashon Guys Team Places 2nd in Districts, Qualifying 3 to in Tri-Districts, sending 10 wrestlers Coming in March Regionals Next Weekend! to Regionals! The Vashon Girls Wrestling Vashon (ranked 12th in state) Team proved that quality is more had 8 wrestlers in the finals of the Philly Cheese Steak important than quantity, placing tournament, locking up 2nd place 3rd in the 20 team District behind Orting (ranked 2nd in state). Tournament. Bringing three 10 wrestlers will be moving on to Sandwich is Back wrestlers to the event, all three the Regionals on February 8th in qualified for Regionals next week in Castle Rock. 1st place winners were Arlington. “We may not have had Slammin’ Sam Chapman, Edward as many girls as Fife or Mt. Tahoma, “Scissorshands” Protzeller, Rogen Hours: 11:30 am to 7:00 pm but our girls are tough as framing “Rodge” Lopez, Adam “Baloney” 17705 Vashon Hwy SW 206-463-2838 nails and they will continue to Thalhofer, and Tiny Tim Jovanovich. hammer on their opponents next 2nd placers were Masta’ Quang weekend,” stated Girls Head Coach Patrick, Alex “Steamboat” Stemer, (and Guys Asst. Coach), BJ Nelson. and Geran “G-Webb” Webb. 3rd Not Just a Great Burger place: Kyle “K- Dingerson Wrestling Award Created Mart” Martin, Jr. and 5th place by Janet Chapman winner was This past fall, Vashon Wrestling lost travel that is not always fully covered by Dominick “D- one of its fondest fans. When “Grandpa” the high school wrestling budget. Train” Stemer. Gary Dingerson passed away, his wife, Grapplers’ Society is a non-profit All 10 wrestlers Marilyn honored his love for the sport by organization with an elected board, can qualify for naming Vashon’s Grappler’s Society as comprised mainly of wrestling parents the requested donor in his memory. and alumni. Anyone can be a member. the State In his name, The Vashon Grappler’s The Grapplers’ Society has been Tournament by Society formed the Dr. A Gary Dingerson grateful for the contributions to its placing in the top Vashon Island Rock Tournament Team organization in Dr. Gary’s honor, but 6 in Regionals. Sportsmanship Award that will be most importantly, it has started a tradition Ben Salazar, granted annually at the prestigious acknowledging the merits of Noah Crozier, ‘Rock’ Tournament. This award will be sportsmanship, a core value and award Graeme Britz, presented to the visiting wrestling team that Grandpa Gary would be so proud to and Keegan that displays model sportsmanship bestow. qualities throughout the Tournament. The Vashon Island Guys Wrestling Team placed 2nd in Tri- Shrum all At this season’s Vashon Rock Districts, sending 10 wrestlers to the Regional Tournament. They competed and Tournament on December 29, Marilyn are very proud of their mustaches, thank you very much! The have been was presented with a marble plaque Girls Wrestling Team placed 3rd in Districts, crowning Sylvie valuable inscribed with Gary’s picture and the Shiosaki as VHS’ 1st Girls District Champ. members of the name of the award. The team from team this year. Quincy, WA was awarded this year’s Sylvie “Karate” Shiosaki pinned Come out and support both the Sportsmanship honor and received a her Mt. Tahoma opponent in the guys and the girls at the Regional plaque in recognition. A third plaque finals to become Vashon’s 1st Girls and State Tournaments! will remain in the Vashon high school District Champion. Madeleine “Mad Regions: Guys: Castle Rock trophy case inscribed each year with the Dog” Wolczko won her first two (Starts at 4:00 on Sat. Feb. 8th and named team. matches before losing a decision to 10:00 on Sat. Feb. 9th) Each year, the high school wrestlers, a Bremerton foe in the finals, Girls: Arlington High School their families and other Grappler members help to fund the Grappler finishing in 2nd place. After losing (Starts at 10:00 on Sat. Feb. 9th) Society treasury by raising money in The State Tournament: The to an Olympic opponent in the many ways. For the past several years, quarters, Lizzie “Lizzard” Corliss Tacoma Dome on Friday and they have organized, cooked and served battled back to place 3rd, gaining Saturday, Feb. 15 and 16th. lunches for the annual Vintage momentum for next week’s Regional Wrestling starts at 10:00 on both Motorcycle Enthusiasts rally, and staffed Tournament. Girls who place in the days. Both Guys and Girls Teams the K2 sales. This Fall they put on an top 5 there will qualify for Girls State will be competing there!!! oo oo oo alumni spaghetti feed. which takes place in the Tacoma Originally formed in 1985, the Vashon L to R: Dave Chapman of Vashon Dome on February 15 and 16 (same Grappler’s Society has supported Vashon Grapplers' Society, Marilyn place and time as the Guys State!). youth with education, and financial Dingerson, Coach Anders Blomgren. Photo assistance for such activities as team by Nelson Phillips February 15, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 17 Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy ice cream, and that’s close Loopy Laffs enough.

Could it be that the people who I wish the buck stopped here. I have nothing to say are the ones could use a few. we should listen to?

Televangelists are the Pro Wrestlers One Liners of religion.

There’s no place like home if you don’t have the money to go out. We should have cake on our birthday and fudge on our age. Know what to expect before you connect. DIAPER spelled backward is REPAID. If you can’t be kind, at least be vague. Your calendar days are numbered. I doubt, therefore I might be. It’s bad luck to be superstitious. DIAPER spelled backward is REPAID. There is justice for all, but it doesn’t seem to be equally distributed. There are two classes of people: those who have ulcers and those who give them.

Grief can take care of itself but, to get Stilts were invented by the full value of a joy, you must have French shepherds who somebody to divide it with. —Mark herded sheep in marshes Twain near the Bay of Biscay.

There was a young lady named Hall, A police officer stops a guy up Wore a newspaper dress to a ball. town for speeding and asks very At 188 decibels, A man goes to a psychiatrist. The The dress caught fire, nicely to see his license. The guy the whistle of the doctor says, "You're crazy" The man And burned her entire replied, in a huff, “I wish you blue whale is the loudest says, "I want a second opinion!" Front page, sports section, and all. would get your act together. Just sound produced "Okay, you're ugly too!" yesterday the judge took away my by any animal. license and then today you expect me to show it to you.”

How many mystery writers does it take to change a light bulb? -- It takes only one, but he has to give it a good twist.

There really is a disease called the laughing disease, where people literally laugh themselves to death.

Solution to puzzle on page 7

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LELAVISION in Play to the Third Power Saturday, Feb. 23, 7:30 pm By Janice Randall Tickets: $12 VAA members, seniors, students/$14 general admission and choreographer, Leah have Or, for show times and info, check (available at Heron’s Nest and Blue delighted audiences of all ages www.vashontheater.com Heron Art Center around the world since they started collaborating more than a decade Our 60th Year! If you haven’t seen Lelavision ago. Whether they are spinning in a perform, treat the whole family to metal, balancing on a musical tight an amazing evening of musical February Music at the Back Bay sculpture with choreographed by Dan Brown movement, all delivered with a whimsical sense of smart humor. It will be a musical Back Bay flute, enjoys playing all types of “We decided we’d call the show Valentine’s weekend, starting on music, especially classical, jazz, and Play to the third power…playing Thursday evening with Riverbend, improv. Annie and Nancy are with sound + playing on sculpture Friday with the Geesers, and Island music delights! They have + playing through space,” said Ela Saturday with the Impromptu Trio. both been featured soloists, and Lamblin and Leah Mann, when The Geesers will play from 6 to 9pm, regularly perform for community they described their upcoming Blue Lelavision’s “Orbs Meet,” courtesy photo. during the dinner service, Friday, theatrical shows. They also play Heron show, Saturday, Feb. 23, 7:30 February 15th. They cover mostly with the Vashon-Maury Chamber wire or comically moving across the pm. “The gist of the show will be as the instrumental tunes of the Orchestra, and are frequently seen floor inside orbs, Lelavision offers much of our best new and favorite American Roots genre of music, and at special events and playing at unexpected surprises with a work that we can fit into the Blue early folk tunes. They are; Dick private parties - music for any distinctive flair toward genius. Heron space.” Paulson on bass; Dick Gordon on occasion. Don’t miss this show! Reserve Using sculpture, music and fiddle, mandolin; Paul Billingsley on Finally, Saturday, March 1st, tickets in advance as seating is movement with themes based on banjo, Peter Larsen on guitar. from 6 to 9pm, Backroads will limited, by calling 463.5131. myth, nature and spirit, Island provide the ambience. A rare residents, musician/sculptor, Ela appearance from Steve Amsden, Robyn Landis, with Jean Richstad, This Month at Café Luna Daniel Brown, and other musical surprises. It will be an oldies treat of light rock, American folk, Angela Reed, Saturday, Angela was humming before she American roots cover tunes by Bob February 23 could talk, and she comes at the Dylan, Tom Waits, Tom Paxton, and Explosive and elegant are two world with experience and training Bill Monroe, when Steve dusts off his words to describe this young Seattle- under her belt. Her debut album vintage Guild guitar! based songstress. Angela Reed UNDERTONE reveals an already genuinely delivers her eclectically seasoned composer and chanteuse. influenced writing style, her stripped She attended Berkley College of Annie Roberts (left) and Nancy Morgan of down and honest fashion of Music and earned a Bachelor of Wind and Wood, courtesy photo. performing, and her voice that is Music from Cornish College of the The next weekend, Wind & somehow raw and angelic at the Arts. She displays the songwriting Wood, a fabulous flute and cello same time. prowess of Joni Mitchell, the duet, will perform from 6 to 9pm, freedom of Ani Difranco, and the Saturday, February 23rd. Annie energy of Jeff Buckley, enfolded with Roberts teaches cello and piano on her own unique pop sensibilities. Vashon, and performs with the Angela Reed is a driven musician Impromptu Trio. Nancy Morgan on Backroads, courtesy photo. who performs with strength and class. Her competent and poignant lyrics, expressive sense of melody, unmatched passion, and personal connection with the listener make her a beautiful example of artistry at work.

Loopy sez: Deadline for the next edition of The Loop is Friday, Feb. 22

Angela Reed, courtesy photo. February 15, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 19 This Land Is Your Land by Peter Ray While many people may take it at the end of this film I found that I as an obvious given, I find that I was unable to move, which in often need to be reminded that you cinematic blurb terms is an don’t necessarily need to bash experience I might label as being people over the head with facts, “deeply affecting”. figures and the latest up close and Admittedly, the subject and graphic footage from the frontlines unifying theme here- that of what a to make an important point and get person like you could do to stand up it to sink in. Indeed, I had forgotten to the corporate state- might seem a Loose Change to Loose Change inspired by the big R&B soul in all my self-flagellatory viewings bit daunting at best. But unlike the sound of the 60’s aims to entertain with non- Play Bishop’s stop danceable tunes and a commanding stage of “documentaries that matter” as effective but overwhelming tsunami presence. The band will take the stage at the of late that film drama can be just of info and stats put forth by the Pub and Bistro newly remodeled Bishop’s Pub and Bistro on as wearing as a confrontation with documentary the Corporation, Saturday February 23rd at 9pm. Troy Kindred the raw truth, until a recent viewing directors Lori Cheatle and Daisy and the band have been performing together of No Country For Old Men wrung for many years now and are an island favorite. Wright and This Land Is Your Land For those who don’t know Loose Change, that realization out of me in no take us on a grassroots tour of when they tear it up, it is virtually impossible another America, not to get up and shake your groove thing. So where through bring your dancing shoes and get ready to have the eyes and a great time. There’s a small cover charge of $5 come early the room will fill up fast! actions of people like Granny D, Jim Kill The Messenger Hightower, by Roger Fulton Naomi Klein and Sibel Edmonds is “the most in the wake of 9/11. But her world Bill Talen, all of a gagged person in the history of the gets turned upside-down when she sudden Goliath United States of America.” —ACLU reports wrongdoings to her does not appear “Absolutely, she’s credible. And supervisors: one of her colleagues quite as looming the reason I feel she’s very credible from the Translation Unit is secretly or threatening. is because people within the FBI working for the same Turkish From a have corroborated a lot of her story.” officials who are “targeted” by the grandmother’s —Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) top-secret FBI investigations that walk across “What Sibel Edmonds has is far Edmonds is working on. As a country to the call more explosive than the Pentagon “reward” for her whistle-blowing, for fair election Father Tryphon, photo by Peter Ray. Papers. What she has to tell deals Edmonds is fired from the FBI. funding, to the directly with criminal activity and Today, she is fighting for the very uncertain terms. It took a while, but spiritual exhortations of Reverend may involve impeachable offenses. ideals that American democracy I have recovered from the feeling Billy and the Church of Stop And I don’t necessarily mean the relies on, and is facing, against generated from that screening that Shopping, one is easily convinced of President or the Vice-President, overwhelming odds, some of the my soul had been hooked to a car the simplicity and power of Jim though I wouldn’t be surprised if the most reckless and powerful officials battery and repeatedly shocked Hightower’s tautology: “Everyone information reached up that high. in the U.S. government. Kill the while my guts were ripped out and does better when everyone does But other members of the Executive Messenger is a true spy story about the word “hope” was scrawled on better.” Branch may be impeached as well. the only American citizen who the wall in front of me in my own Our featured speaker connected And she says similar about dared stand up to the FBI in an blood and then set on fire while I with the feature is also an Island Congress.” —Daniel Ellsberg attempt to expose the truth on some watched with my eyes held open resident. Father Tryphon of the All- “We believe that many of her specific yet hidden aspects of with toothpicks. But there I go again, Merciful Saviour Orthodox allegations were supported, that the today’s “War on Terror” and give head bashing. Monastery out on Maury will be up FBI did not take them seriously the American people the protection If you are still reading, and I on the screen and down in front enough, and that her allegations and security the U.S. government hope you are, I can say that the with microphone in hand afterward were, in fact, the most significant has failed to provide. documentary we are bringing to the to answer questions about his factor in the FBI’s decision to Prior to screening Kill the Vashon Theatre on Sunday connection with the film and his terminate her services.” —Report, Messenger, the original 60 Minutes February 17th at 8pm has no such battle with Starbucks over the interview of Edmonds from 2002 Stephen Kingian allusions or copyrighted coffee name, will be shown, as well as an aspirations. In fact, a few of the “Christmas Blend”. interview of her on Democracy images that stick with me from the This screening is brought to you Now! from 2004. Altogether, those film This Land Is Your Land – a hat by the Vashon Film Society and For pieces total 85 minutes. Following with a swoosh on it, a fat guy on a Word Films. Admission is by this, we will discuss what we’ve just rock, a Wedgwood Blue purse and donation- proceeds will go to the seen and talk about what we can a monk with some bells and a cup monastery and the Backbone do to help expose Sibel’s full story of coffee- are hardly the stuff of Campaign. For more info contact to the world. nightmares or deep psychological Peter Ray at 567-4542 or disruption. What I also remember, [email protected], or Leslie McMichael Kill the Messenger though, is that as the credits rolled at 567-4768. Produced by Zadig Green Party Productions Donate Now! Directed by Mathieu Book Club Verboud and Jean Robert Viallet Sibel Edmonds, courtesy photo. Now is the time to support Saturday, February 16, 7:00 The February Green Party Book PM, Land Trust building quality education on Vashon by Club meets at 2pm on Sunday, Feb. Inspector General, Department of donating an item the 2008 PTSA 24th at the Vashon Tea Shop. The Justice auction. All kinds of donations are This screening of Kill the book this month is: “The End of The documentary Kill the Messenger is sponsored by the welcome, such as professional America- Letters of warning to a Messenger explores the abuses services, baked goods, arts and Vashon Democratic Club. We young patriot” by Naomi Wolf. All behind the State Secrets Privilege as request a donation of $2-5 per crafts, dinner parties, or a stay at are welcome. You do not have to invoked in Sibel Edmonds’ case as your vacation home. Cash donations person to help offset our costs. be a member of the Green Party to well as highlighting the travails and For more information about this are also welcome and will go directly participate; just interested in persecution of U.S. national security to supporting PTSA programs and special event, contact Roger Fulton discussing books of a political whistleblowers. This film has been at (206) 669-9459. purchasing needed educational nature. For more information, featured in prime time in France, materials for our schools. please call Ivy Sacks at 463-9579. Belgium, and Australia, but don’t Donation Deadline: April 1 expect to see it on American To donate an item, please fill out Loopy sez: Deadline for the television anytime soon—if ever. a procurement form, available at all next edition of The Loop is Out of love for her newly- three public schools or online at Friday, Feb. 22 adopted country, Sibel Edmonds www.vashonptsa.org. agreed to join the FBI as a translator The Vashon Loop, p. 20 February 15, ‘08

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