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Vol. 7, #15 TO INFORM AND AMUSE -- TO PROVOKE THINKING AND ACTIVISM July 22, 2010 Son WHO LIVES UNDER Burton Friend THE DOCK? By Rayna Holtz Throwdown By Pete Welch You probably know by now that Hero music matters to me. My passion is promoting island bands and giving them the opportunity to share their music with Remembered our community. I also strive to bring off- Island, sometimes international music, to the Island to enrich our community with diversity. This year, I launched a new organization called Vashon Events with Ruben Arnot of Rez One Productions and Allison Shirk, fundraising consultant, to support non-profit organizations, and to help our school and park district raise the funds they need to make a difference in our community. Our first major event is happening THIS SATURDAY, on July 24th, from noon until 7pm at the Burton Adventure Recreation Center to support the construction of an Outdoor Skatepark. BARC 9.5 acre Cozy up to a sea cucumber. See a breathe water will come face to face with recreational park. When completed, it sculpin scoot. Measure a giant pink star some of us who breathe air. Divers and will have an indoor skatepark, outdoor skatepark, disc golf course, and BMX bike in hand-spans. For these possibilities, Vashon Beach Naturalists will tell stories skills course. It is a supervised park for come to the Tramp Harbor dock at about the habits, menus, and family lives kids to have fun…and a place for the whole of crabs, sea stars, sea lemons, and sole. People will gather on Vashon Island 11am on Saturday July 31 when Karlista family to get together. Would it surprise you to hear that the to celebrate the life of a son, friend, Rickerson, her dive buddies, and the I’m asking you to buy a ticket to the and hero. A memorial service is set for Vashon Beach Naturalists will share the anemones, even though they look like concert, even if you can’t go, just as a Sunday, August 1st at Vashon High wonders of the water world. large dahlias, are upside-down relatives way of supporting the development of School. Lt. Robert Bennedsen will receive Karlista and other divers will swim of the jellyfish? Or that flounders are the park. Tickets are only $10 and we military honors and a special tribute from around under the dock hunting for born with eyes on both sides of their have a goal of selling 400 of them. That’s Vashon Island Fire and Rescue. denizens of the deep. Gently placing head like other fish, but gradually one four thousand dollars for the outdoor Word spread quickly Sunday night, them in buckets they will pass them eye migrates around to join the other, skatepark construction AND every dollar July 18, that Robert lost his life at age 25 in up to the beach naturalists on the dock. because they spend most of their time we raise will be matched by the Lucky Afghanistan. Vashon took a deep breath Released into temporary new homes lying flat on the sand looking in one Continued on Page 15 as it realized it had lost its first Island in plastic swimming pools filled with direction: up! soldier and hero to the Afghanistan and sea water, these Vashon Islanders who Continued on Page 6 KC Road Services Rock! Iraq conflicts. His facebook page became Judd Creek Bridge a place where friends could share their The Vashon Loop memories of how Robert had touched THE DORSAL SPIN: resurfacing begins July 26 their lives. now available By Marie Browne Killer Whale Homage Kudos to the folks from King County Robert grew up on Vashon where By Orca Annie Stateler, VHP Coordinator he graduated from Vashon High School Thursday afternoon who recently met with Burton business in 2004. At Vashon High School he was owners to figure out an alternative to on the Football and Wrestling teams, to better serve our the scheduled three week Judd Creek where he won the school’s top scholar- bridge closure. The consensus from the athlete award. While in high School advertisers and businesses was that an extended closure in Robert served as a volunteer firefighter the height of summer would be financially Continued on Page 10 readers! devastating to the Burton businesses, most of who rely on drive through traffic. The bridge needs repairs to the deck to prevent water from seeping in and Only On Vashon Tenth in a series eventually rusting out the reinforcing steel, Atonement By Peter Bond explained Senior Engineer Rich Hovde. The new plan calls for a one lane There are innumerable reasons closure for three to five days starting I have reached that tender age couples are together, and while love, July 26, with occasional fifteen to twenty (haven’t we all?) where I could say I’ve of course, is far and away the main minute full closures when the crew has seen just about everything, but then of one, it’s certainly not the only reason to jackhammer along the centerline. The course I haven’t. If I dare to make that people shack up. There’s lust, greed, road will be extremely rough as the loose claim, even in jest, then the very next dependency, desperation, guilt, and on concrete gets chipped out and drivers will day I see/learn something new. The and on. need to cross very slowly. On Monday, only time in your life where you really There’s even atonement, as I Do you need respite from heart- Tuesday and Wednesday August 2, 3 and 4 do know EVERYTHING is when you’re discovered one bright early summer stomping news and images of marine the road will be completely closed between a teenager, as I’m sure your kids will day. life annihilated by BP’s oil-pocalypse? 8:00 am and 4:00 pm for shot blasting, remind you. A friend and I were chatting outside We do here at Chez VHP. This Dorsal filling, and epoxy coating. On these three This week I learned a little about the Kayak shop when two beautiful Spin offers a departure from the grim days traffic will be detoured down Wax relationships. Vashon had its own young women pulled up on their bicycles. chronicles of Pandora’s Spill. Orchards Road. This plan is subject to version of the Gore family thing, as My friend’s a sweet guy, bless his heart, For the second consecutive year, cooperative weather, and travelers who several longtime couples split publicly, but he’s not - how shall I put this - very Tlingit artist Odin Lonning won an award have to be somewhere at a specific time and mostly amicably. One couple close intuitive. at the June 17 opening of “In the Spirit: (like south end commuters) will want to to me was planning on getting a puppy He started to flirt with what was Northwest Native Arts Exhibit,” a juried allow plenty of time. one day, and literally the next they told clearly a couple in love. And I think show at the Washington State History On behalf of Burton businesses, me they were splitting. That’s something they were charmed, so they responded, Museum in downtown Tacoma. thank you to King County employees Jim many of us have seen, folks that hope a although somewhat cryptically. One of Odin’s “Natsiclané: Creation of the Markus, Rich Hovde, Lauren Smith, and child and/or pet will bring them closer. the girls asked us to guess what she’d Killer Whale,” a carved mask-panel, Jim Didricksen as well as Hillary Emmer I was thankful my friends figured it out been doing in a previous life. won the Legacy Gallery LTD prize. from the Vashon Maury Island Community before causing more heartbreak Check out www.washingtonhistory. Continued on Page 11 Continued on Page 4 Council for organizing the meeting. The Vashon Loop, p. 2 Work Party at July 22‘10 Maury Park July 24 Friends of Maury Island Marine Park Get in The Loop and People for Puget Sound will hold a volunteer restoration work party at the Maury Island Marine Park from 10am to Submissions to the Loop 2pm, Saturday, July 24. Volunteers are welcome to the Do you have an event or Public Service Announcement? Email questions or submissions to Steven Allen, editor of the Loop, at [email protected]. Photos event and no experience is necessary. are welcome as jpeg or pdf attachments. The work party will take place rain or shine. Volunteers should wear sturdy, waterproof foot gear, long trousers and Model A Show at The Garage Project long sleeves, since work will be in the There is an opportunity for youth to weeds. They should bring a water bottle, Pt. Robinson come together musically to jam, perform, On Sunday, 1 August, the Keepers of lunch and their own work gloves. At the rehearse and/or network on the next 4 Point Robinson are hosting a gathering site there will be gloves, tools, snacks Wednesdays. It will be held at the O of Model A Ford motor cars. These are and water. Space from 7pm to 11pm and all ages being driven up from Walnut Creek, CA Register for the work party by calling from 14-24 are welcome. There will be and other places in the San Francisco 206-382-7007 or by email PA equipment, drum kit, keyboard, and Bay area. [email protected] a couple of amps for guitars available The meadow around the historic for use. Point Robinson Lighthouse will be The Garage Project started July 21st Burn Ban in Effect open for the cars.