In this issue: Kathy Abascal Make a Splash! Swimming Eduardo Mendonca asks, “What Price Beauty?” Ed Multi Age and water safety lessons at kicks off the World Swan asks, “What’s a Class Says free and reduced rates made Music and Dance Goatsucker?” the return of Thanks available to Vashon youth. Festival Aug. 9 Women, Women and Song and page 10 page 19 much, much, more! page 16

Vol. 5, #14 TO INFORM AND AMUSE -- TO PROVOKE THINKING AND ACTIVISM July 4, 2008 Zoomies Experience the New owners “Mosquito Fleet” bring teriyaki to the Years Vashon masses by Bruce Haulman, Island historian The National Historic Landmark Steamer Virginia V is the last of the wooden hull passenger steamers that were called the “Mosquito Fleet” because they swarmed over Puget

Janice Randall and children inline skate and bike their way along the parade route. Unfortunately, grayscale doesn’t capture the Festival spirit of Janice’s intensely bright strawberry red dress (and The Loop can’t afford color printing.). Photo by Matthew Mosteller Vashon’s favorite burgers and ice cream place is under new Strawberry Festival ownership, and customers are in for a treat. On her very first day, Kelly Hwang lugged in a few gallons of Memories by Janice Randall her father’s secret teriyaki sauce, The very day I moved to Vashon Island, I landed at the Tahlequah marinated some deboned chickens, ferry terminal, next stop the VFW Hall to attend the first of many VAA fired up the rice steamer, and sold Art Auctions. I remember looking around the boisterous room thinking, out within a few hours as word of “Soon I will probably know a lot of these people.” I was right. Since the new menu addition spread that memorable night it seems I’ve marked my time on Vashon by around the Island. Kelly’s father Don Hwang is credited with celebratory community events. introducing teriyaki to the Puget Strawberry Festival is another of my favorite times on the Island. Some old-timers may scoff at the notion of going to Festival, but after Sound back in the 80’s. His first The Virginia V coming into dock, photo by store, Happy Teriyaki, was next to fifteen years, for me the glow is still on the strawberry. I’m proud to Bruce Haulman. the Renton Boeing plant, and at say I’ve only had to miss one Festival weekend and that summer wasn’t lunchtime aerospace workers quite the same. Continued on page 4 Sound like mosquitoes. The formed a line past the hangars to get Virginia V’s home port was their fair share. Kelly remembers Lisabuela and for much of the Continued on page 16 1920s and 1930s, she carried passengers, mail and freight on the Postcards from West Pass route. Cont’d on page 18 Vashon Wednesday Farmer’s by Catholine Tribble Market Postcard views of Vashon are framed with our car windows as The Wednesday market opens we drive around Vashon. We see 2-5PM on July 16, giving a second postcard views out our kitchen chance each week to buy Island windows as we wash the dishes. created produce and farm goods. As Pat Stougard says, “My This year we will be overlapping Backyard has all that’s wonderful with the Tunes at Noon program about Vashon-flowers, animals, which will run from 12-3 in the Molly the Wonder Dog, enjoying the afternoon with the Fender Telecaster guitar Continued on page 19 Village Green. autographed by Pearl Jam. Molly is a beloved Island dog used for years in learning programs in the schools and also for physical therapy. Now 15 years old, she is a beautiful, very patient elder in Vashon’s dog community. Photo by Ric Peterson. FUR BALL Offers Unique Treasures by Tom De Felice

Tom Petty, Bonnie Raitt, Aerosmith, Cameron Crow, Aimee Mann, Suzanne Vega, Marc Cohn, Grandaddy, Sheryl Crow, and Pearl Jam George Page, a “cornerstone” of last year’s The back of this year’s quilt, are all coming to Vashon Island this summer! OK, they are not coming, Wednesday market, buying wine from Ron courtesy photo. but their autographed memorabilia are. Continued on page 19 Weston. Photo by Ralph Moore. The Vashon Loop, p. 2 July 4, ‘08 Free First-Time Get in The Loop Home Buyers’ Seminar “How to buy a home Zero down” Submissions to the Loop Wednesday, July 16th, 7:00 to 9:00 pm At “Common Ground” behind AJ’s Espresso, formerly “Old and Funqui” Do you have an event or Public Service Announcement? Please call to register Do you have something to say about a Vashon issue or 24-Hour Free Recorded Message topic affecting the Island? If so, please email questions or 877-298-6540, ext. 100 submissions to Ed Swan, editor of the Loop, at Mike England, a Vashon Resident and a mortgage professional for 17 years will share [email protected]. Photos are welcome as jpeg or with you information that can save you thousands on your home purchase. After pdf attachments. attending this free two-hour seminar, you’ll walk out feeling confident, you’ll know exactly how to begin your home search, and you’ll have a clear vision of how the entire Canoe Article Errors home-buying process comes together. Senior Center this The class will save you time, money, and worry, even if you’ve owned a home before. Due to a series of unfortunate Here are a few of the topics: Summer circumstances, for which I take sole Splash: Active Older Adults responsibility, several grievous · Free credit analysis-How to understand your credit score Swim Program, Monday - errors were made in my article · What Lenders are looking for when approving you for a home loan. Wednesday - Fridays, 3:30 - 4:30 PM about the Blue Heron canoe visit to · Information on how to buy a home with zero down payment. at King County Park’s Outdoor the Low Tide Celebration in the last · How to find the best home for your specific needs Pool. $2.50 age 62 and better. Dates: issue of the Loop My sincerest · How to get pre-approved to buy a home that you can afford. July 2, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 23, 30; apologies to Captain Joe Wubbold, · Help answering the question, “Am I ready to buy a home?” · How to choose the right real estate/mortgage consultant. August 4, 8, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29. the caretaker of the Pt. Robinson Bocce Ball: Tuesdays, June 24 - lighthouse, who did such an And you’ll take home a free Home Buyers’ Handbook. August 5th, 10:00 - 11:00 AM @ admirable job representing the Ober Park. Canceled on Rainy Days! Vashon community on that For more info, call Mike England 206-271-3219 Current Events Discussion occasion. He is President of the Group: Speak your mind & explore Keepers of Point Robinson, a new perspectives! 2nd & 4th volunteer position with the Vashon Thursdays Monthly, 1:00 - 3:00 PM Park District supervision responsible @ Vashon Senior Center. Facilitated for maintaining the entire park. This by Gary Knutson. includes recent restoration of the Dining With Friends: Monday - Keeper's Quarters, other buildings Wednesday & Friday, 11:45 AM. and numerous other improvements Serving warm friendship, that together generate substantial companionship & compassion! funds toward the costs of Spiced with bubbling laughter and administering the park. His charm, shared memories! Garnished with a wit, and cleverness have played a decent affordable meal. Suggested major role in making that park so donation: $3.50. Check out the new extremely successful. twist to Dining w/ Friends: July 18 The quote that I wish had been – August 29, “Lighter Fare” Fridays, in the unrevised copy of the story Tall Ships Photo Contest prepared by volunteers! Suggested was the canoe skipper’s comment donation: $3.50. about his crew having ‘flat bottoms’, In celebration of the Tall Ships’ 9) All category winners except in keeping with his comment that return to Quartermaster Harbor July “People’s Choice” will be selected VIPP Adopt-A-Cat “The hardest things about paddling 2nd, by a volunteer panel of judges. the canoe are the seats.” -- Rex Vashon – Maury Island Heritage Visitors to the Museum through Day Morris. Association is sponsoring a photo the month of August may vote for Vashon Island Pet Protectors will Museum Open contest! their “People’s Choice” favorite. host an Adopt-A-Cat Day EVERY The ships will be in and around 10) There will be nine contest Saturday from 11:30-2:30 at Summer Sundays Island waters for several days, categories, including: Portrait, during which time we can enjoy Seascape, Ship, Special Effects, Pandora’s Box. Please stop by or call The Vashon Maury Island and recall the not so long ago age of Sunset, Children, Animal, Classic VIPP 206-389-1085. Heritage Association is pleased to steam and sail - remembering the (older Tall Ships photos taken announce that the Island Heritage Mosquito fleet, our huge drydock, prior to this visit) and “Cell Museum will be open on Sundays canvas sails and Pirates’ cove! Phone” (Remember to hit Save!). A during the summer, from 1pm to The Vashon Loop Join the adventure and capture “People’s Choice” overall award 4pm. This is in addition to the it with your camera (or cell phone.) will be chosen from these Writers: Kathy Abascal, Deborah Museum’s regular open hours on Send us your picture and you categories. Anderson, Rachel Bard, Sarah Blakemore, Wednesdays 1pm to 3pm and Marie Browne, MEarth, Eric Francis, Troy could win a prize! 11) All entries must be Tall Ships Saturdays 10am to 1pm. Admission Kindred, Melissa McCann, Orca Annie, Contest Particulars: related. is free, and donations are always Kevin Pottinger, Rex Morris, Jonathan 1) Only amateur photographers 12) The Museum will host an Shipley, Ed Swan, Mary Litchfield Tuel, welcome. The Museum is located at eligible. Awards ceremony in late summer, Marj Watkins, Susan Wolf 10105 SW Bank Road. 2) Limit two entries per person on a date yet to be announced. Original art, comics, cartoons: DeeBee, Exhibits feature all aspects of 3) Entries accepted July 2- July 26 13) All entries become the Ed Frohning, Rick Tuel, Jeff Hawley, Alex island history, including Native Soriano. 4) Entries to be no larger than 8” x property of VMIHA. Thank you American culture, maritime Ad sales and design: 10” Prints (companion digital file for helping us preserve this historic heritage, agriculture, and the Email: [email protected] appreciated, if possible) event! Editor: Ed Swan, Email: Island’s many historic communities 5) Entries may be dropped off at 14) Have questions? Please email [email protected] such as Dockton, Magnolia Beach the Museum at 10105 SW Bank [email protected] or call Publishers: Marie Browne and Troy and Burton. The gift shop offers Kindred Road during our open hours VMIHA at 463-7808. history books, cards, maps and PO Box 253, Vashon, WA 98070 (Wednesdays 1-3 and Saturdays Prizes courtesy of: Francisco’s other items, including tickets for the Paid advertisements in The Vashon Loop in 10-4 and Sundays 1-4) Barber Shop, Pacific Potager, Red no way express the opinions of the upcoming Virginia V cruise ($60 for 6) Entries must include Bicycle Bistro, Relaxation Station, publisher, editor, or staff. We reserve the VMIHA members, $75 for non- photographer’s name and contact Vashon Veterinary Clinic, right to edit or not even print stuff. Deal members). More information about information. Zanzibar Chocolates, Macrina with it. the museum can be found at Published every two weeks 7) You may designate entry Bakery, Perry’s Vashon Burger, www.vashonheritage.org. by Paradise Valley Press category (except People’s choice) Vashon island Coffee Roasterie, The Heritage Association is © July 4, 2008 - Vol. V, #14 or the Judges will choose the Vashon Theater. Don’t miss an issue! always looking for new volunteers category for you Subscribe to The Loop! to help staff the museum and 8) Entries will be showcased at the $60 a year gets The Loop delivered to expand open hours. Contact Loopy sez: Deadline for the your mailbox every two weeks. Call (463- Museum beginning on the First Yvonne Kuperberg for information next edition of The Loop is 9207) or write (PO Box 253, Vashon) or Friday Gallery Walk August 1st about volunteering, at email [email protected]! and then throughout August. Friday, July 11 [email protected] or 567-4005. July 4, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 3

Happy Strawberry Festival!

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14605 Bethel Lane SW Seattle Metro West Classic details, private lot Your Home Team Realty Attached garage, loads of storage (206) 463-LIST (5478) 2 BR, 1 bath, 980 sq ft $307,000 www.yourhtr.com The Vashon Loop, p. 4 July 4, ‘08 Strawberry Festival Memories Continued from page 1 our home forever. I slip sometimes The first few Festival years, I and call it mine, but my husband accompanied my young son in the gently reminds me it is definitely HIS children’s parade, his bike festooned quilt. with streamers. He ran gleefully in I watched the crafts at Ober Park the cool spray from the Vashon fire get better every year. Now, the trucks and busked with his violin for whole park is devoted to Vashon spending money. We shared lots of crafts and Festival has become a SUMMER time at the Carnival spinning ‘round celebration of Art as well as music. and dipping upside down until our I love to dawdle and chat at each GARDEN SALE stomachs couldn’t take any more. booth and each year buy one special Thru 7/14 Then we would head for the curly item. Last year I purchased one of fries, shade and music at Ober Park, Gordon’s beautiful silver bells; but I 20% OFF where he played longer on the old surely earned it thanks to Bill ALL PLANTS* wooden play structure than any Burby… & other kid I know. And we always I decided to try the Bill Burby 5k GARDEN SUPPLIES rode the little train that loops down fun run. Don’t know what I was Vashon Highway and stops along thinking, but it seemed like a good the way with a story from its idea at the time. I’m active. I roller- *EXCEPT PACKAGED SEED eccentric driver. blade, ski, play tennis, surf. How View Our hard could it be, right? Wrong. I didn’t exactly 10 Foot Lily ‘train’ for it, but I walk about a mile every day and my www.countrystoreplants.com dog forces me to speed-walk at times. I even THE COUNTRY walked the course in advance so STORE & GARDENS there wouldn’t be any surprises. Island Birding Guide Race day Species Identification arrived. I was How to Attract Birds ready. My dear How to Attract Birds husband made Ed Swan Festival goers enjoy the Ober Park craft booths, courtesy photo. me my usual (206) 463-7976 blueberry [email protected]. My son and stepdaughter smoothie and while we waited for inevitably evolved into wiling away the big race to begin, he brought me I Love a Parade! Festival weekends with friends, a tall double mocha to fuel my run. spending allowance money on Good intentions pave the way to Here’s the scoop from J.R. Crawford, Grand Parade Coordinator. treasures and treats from street hell. Isn’t that how it goes? vendors. He even sold blinky lights The shot went off and so did we, Date: Saturday July 12, 2008 up their children at the playground a couple of Festivals to cover his a hoard of runners sprinting in the Time: 11:00AM at Ober Park (at the end of the expenses. Both kids quickly morning sunlight all hoping to place Location: Downtown Vashon Island parade route) or may accompany graduated from the children’s first, or at least in the top few of our their children in the parade. parade to the main parade and for age or gender division. About a Don‘t miss out on participating Remember, the Vashon several years they recruited friends quarter mile into the run, my in the Grand Parade. Applications Highway parade route closes at to join us for rollerblading, biking or stomach began to talk to me and it are available now at 10AM, NO exceptions! Why not scootering in all sorts of silly wasn’t saying kind things. As I www.vashonchamber.com or park your parade entry in advance costumes along the route with the slowed to a jog and watched the www.Vashon.com or stop by the and go to the Kiwanis Pancake Blue Heron Quilt. Tossing candy backs of my fellow runners John L. Scott Village Center office Breakfast prior to the parade! Line- while staying upright on our disappear into the horizon, I and pick one up. There is no up spaces start at the PSE driveway rollerblades was always a challenge determined to maintain my pace. entrance fee. Our theme this year is and should be marked by 7:45AM but well worth the smiles. But the hills became mountains; “Ferry to Fun” and floats and with your organization’s place in the By this time they were old sweat poured off me and I thought animals (with pooper-scoopers) are parade, and there is limited parking enough to enjoy Festival’s night time I would surely throw up at any encouraged. If you have any available if you carpool (special pass fun, my favorite, dancing to Portage moment. It was excruciating. questions call J.R. Crawford at 206 required; must be used prior to road Fill and The Great Divide. Where I Finally, finish line in sight, I 954-9959. closure). grew up, street dances just don’t rallied and smiled triumphantly at Great parade viewing can be happen. There’s something special my husband who waited there, had at the about dancing with wild abandon camera in hand. Although I didn’t beginning of in the street to the classic sounds of rank first (either in my age division the route in these great Island musicians who or gender—in fact not even close) it front of Kathy’s tirelessly show up every year for our was a personal victory for me to Corner and the enjoyment. finish the darn thing and I earned a Chevron. See Then there was the magical year T-shirt and a beautiful silver bell as all yours friends my husband won the beloved Blue a reminder of my efforts. BEFORE Heron quilt. Just so happened the As I lay red-faced on the grass they‘re quilt theme was ‘celebrations’ and I recovering, I decided next year I tuckered out! was quilted on the back, life-size in would listen to more music, spend And thanks roller blade regalia thanks to the more time at the craft booths and to Grand mischievous, creative Catholine leave the race to those stalwart souls Parade sponsor Tribble. My husband couldn’t stand who are committed to the run. So John L. Scott the thought of that quilt belonging that’s where you’ll find me at this Real Estate, Luanna Beach families march together in a past parade. Vashon. to anyone but him, so he bought a year’s Festival, riding the little train, Courtesy photo. bunch of tickets (who knows how lying on the grass listening to music See you many) and I will always remember with a platter of curly fries and there! Traditionally the Kiddie Parade the breathless moment when the perusing the crafts. Loopy sez: Deadline for the is just prior to the Grand Parade and child pulled his name out of the Celebrate Vashon; experience all next edition of The Loop is hopper. I’ve never been speechless, it has to offer. There really is entrants should meet at the but that day I was. And the quilt something for everyone to enjoy. See Methodist church at 10:30AM. After Friday, July 11 now hangs in an honored place in you all there! the Kiddie Parade parents can pick July 4, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 5 VoV Brings you the Car Parade Strawberry Festival! From Mini Coopers to Corvettes, by Michael Golen-Johnson from Mustangs to antiques the cars will be here! This year’s Classic Car The Strawberry Festival is the Parade, sponsored by Vashon Auto one surefire occasion during the Parts/NAPA will again be on year when the Voice of Vashon can Sunday, beginning at NOON. The be seen as well as heard. Our usual Show and Shine after the parade Information Booth on the northwest will be in the Vashon Auto Parts lot corner of Bank Road and the on 100th Ave SW. Classic cars, beer Highway by the US Bank will be garden, beach music and “Dyno- manned with our volunteers, Runs”. Yes, Dyno-Runs are new this year. Vashon Auto Parts and Jet Tents, Chairs, Tables, Chafing Dishes, Coffee Urns, Bar-B-Ques, & Heaters. City Tuning will be offering the Make your big day memorable. Start with the right supplies and expert, local advise Runs for $75.00. Participants will be asked to guess their rear wheel horsepower. The closest to the actual readout will receive their session free! The vehicles will stage around Puget Sound Energy, go up Beall Road, through the intersection at Bank and the Highway, around the Vashon Guitar detour and down Vashon Highway Company Jeff Hoyt covers a past Festival for VoV, photo by KotaGraph. Give the Ultimate & Affordable Vashon Gift peddling VoV paraphernalia and See our complete line of guitars at CD’s, collecting names and vashonguitar.com, then contact Bob Krinsky for pertinent information from your personal demonstration. 206.463.2712 Islanders who want to become involved in VoV and chatting up VoV to anyone who will listen. Festival goers check out a classic truck. Festival maps and other information Courtesy photo. will also be available at the Voice of to the Theatre and on to the Vashon Vashon Information Booth. Auto Parts parking lot. The Also, as usual, our deejays will applications for the parade are on be playing music, conducting the Chamber of Commerce’s website We do passport photos -- apply for passports at the interviews and emceeing shows of at www.vashonchamber.com click Courthouse on Tuesdays, Noon-3:30 pm; 4-7 p.m. local talent from our big stage in the on the Strawberry Festival link on US Bank parking lot. Voice of the left side and scroll down to the Vashon will broadcast live on pdf’s of the applications. Print out Saturday and Sunday in Vashon your application and get it to the Kiwanis Present All You Can Eat Pancakes Town on 89.1FM, as well as on Chamber office ASAP. The cars will VoV’s website, be on view until 5 pm, come on by! The Vashon Kiwanis club is pancakes for a mere $7 per adult www.voiceofvashon.org and VoV- again holding it’s Annual and $5 for youth 12 and under. TV Comcast channel 21. Loose Change Band is Strawberry Festival Pancake Proceeds go to more than a dozen This year, Voice of Vashon will Breakfast Fundraiser on both Sat Island groups and individuals each be doing something brand new! For Now Booking for and Sun mornings. Saturday from year. Pre sale tickets available, call those people who find it challenging Summer Parties Call 7 am to 11 am and Sunday from 954-9959. to get downtown and watch the Troy 8am to noon. All you can eat parade, or don’t like crowds but still want to see those wonderful 206.794.9451 marching Thriftway carts…This year you can! Voice of Vashon will be televising both the John L. Scott Main Parade and the NAPA Vashon Auto Parts Antique Car Parade – LIVE on VoV-TV, Comcast channel 21! Now you will be able to watch everything as it happens without having to find parking! Saturday at noon, our veteran parade announcers: Jeff Hoyt and Jeannie Dougherty will call the Grand Parade as it flies past their perch. On Sunday, Stu Luhr & Paul Engels will announce the Antique Car Parade with their customary verve and humor. Ober Park and Pandora’s Box will relay both parades from beginning to end. And if you missed any of the Festival…portions of the two-day celebration, including both parades, will be rebroadcast on VoV-TV, Comcast channel 21 frequently during July and August.

Loopy sez: Deadline for the next edition of The Loop is Friday, July 11 The Vashon Loop, p. 6 July 4, ‘08 Don’t Forget the Birds What’s a Goatsucker? by Ed Swan Twice in the last month I’ve definitive causes have yet been heard the weird “bee-ernt” call of found. On the other hand, the clear the Common Nighthawk. The call cuts and burnt over areas of the resonates strangely because it uses 1900’s no longer exist as sound frequencies as a way to echo development expands outwards locate the bird’s insect prey. The from the cities and a strict fire control first time I heard it, the long regime rules. In the cities, building Now offering evenings just before summer solstice techniques changed over time such provided enough light for me to see that smooth, unattractive-to- Pre-paid cell phone recharging the distinctive erratic flight of this nighthawk roof tops predominate. long, thin-winged species high in the Where proper roof tops remain, a & sky over a line of Douglas Fir. rise in the gull population from Another identifying characteristic of increased garbage has led to an Long distance phone cards these brownish-gray birds consists increase of nest predators and of a bright white bar from front to competition for nest space as the 10am to 10pm back across the wings just outside gulls also like such locations. of the crook in the wing. Researchers note a decline across the 17615 100TH AVE SW Common Nighthawks belong to continent in nighthawk numbers the family Caprimulgidae, popularly that seems to occur as pesticide use 206-567-5844 known as goatsuckers. The birds of expanded, though no direct link as this group feed mostly at night or yet exists. dusk and dawn, possess distinctive On Vashon, one or two June or strange calls sightings each year as and have large, the nighthawks move gaping mouths into the region with small provide the only beaks for in-air recent records. Joy FESTIVAL MADNESS: Don't forget to stock up early. We are closed capture of Nelsen found a next Festival Saturday and Sunday because you can't get here anyway. insects. These on Maury Island in Have a good time and we'll see you on Monday the 14th! factors helped 1998, the last proof create an that they at one time active set of nested here. This superstitions year, many observers (206) 463-3401 and legends noted nighthawks around these over the space of a $8 Nail trimming with no appointment birds in many few evenings. Gary 17321 Vashon Hwy SW Big Red building w/Animal Stuff on the porch cultures in the Shugart even heard Americas and the “boom” that Tall Ships prefunc in Dockton, hosted by Vashon Rotary courtesy of Paul Stoddard. Visiting sailors enjoyed music by Loose Change, Geordie’s Europe. Other nighthawks make Byre and Just Fiddlin’ hot dogs and hamburgers, and occasional lightning. birds in this A Common Nighthawk roosts on a branch, with the vibration of family that photo by Jim Rosso. their wings in a inhabit mating display dive. Eastern North America include the Only a few other interesting Whip Poor Will, Poor Will and sighting came in during June. John Chuck Will’s Widow, all named for Arum saw a MacGillivray’s Warbler their calls. The name goatsucker on the south side of the Island comes from the old British Center Forest on June 8. I also heard superstition that this group of birds one by the north end ferry park and with wide mouths would suck goat ride on June 5. Kip Schwarzmiller teats dry during the night. In the reported a meadowlark at the south American South, Common end of the Wax Orchard airstrip on Nighthawks received the June 8. On June 10, a late Common appellation of “bullbat” from their Loon swam in Tramp Harbor and a bat-like flight behavior. very late Horned Grebe continued to Habitat for nighthawks consists stay on the Quartermaster Harbor of any sort of open area: beaches, side of Portage. One was seen there prairies, rocky areas, sagebrush, for much of last summer, maybe this grassland, open forests and even bird has foregone breeding this year. cities. Their population in the Puget If you have a question, interesting Sound area likely changed sighting or photo of local birds, call dramatically after Europeans me at 463-7976 or email at cleared the thick woods o f Western [email protected]. If you have Washington. Prior to that clearing, summer visitors interested in a they likely inhabited the shorelines guided bird tour of Vashon, I’m and prairie areas of Pierce and available for hire. Thurston Counties but not the deep woods. By the early 1900’s, Loopy sez: Deadline for the nighthawks were common breeders next edition of The Loop is in the Puget Sound region. In 1925, Friday, July 11 E. A. Kitchin found over 200 nests in the burned over clear cuts near the Tacoma Narrows. In cities such as Tacoma and Seattle, many nests were found on top of gravelly, asphalt flat roofs of buildings that mimicked naturally occurring shore or prairie gravel habitat. The current population in Western Washington appears in decline over the last thirty years. No July 4, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 7 Great Cars, Music, Food and Beer This year’s Strawberry Festival music. Lady “A” & the Baby Blues Beer Garden will again take place in “Funk” Band will get things going the Vashon Plaza parking lot, on Saturday afternoon, then Bill thanks to our gracious hosts Shawn Brown and The Kingbees will again and Kathy Hoffman, who have rock us through the night on invited us back. We will again be Saturday. sharing the same location with the We are pleased to announce Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, serving there will be some exciting new the Island their legendary all-you- changes to this year’s Beer Garden. can-eat food fare, both Saturday Do to the overwhelming number of and Sunday mornings. requests over the last few years; we The Beer Garden will be open are increasing the footprint of the from 5pm to midnight Friday, and Beer Garden by 50%! This will mean 1pm to midnight Saturday. There is more room to come party with us. a $5 cover charge each day to enter, The biggest change is something we allowing unlimited daily access, are very excited about, and think you while still enjoying the Strawberry will be, too. Following the Classic Festival. You must be 21 to join us. Car Parade Sunday morning, which Please be sure to have a valid WA will end in Vashon Plaza parking state license or ID card each time you lot, Vashon Auto Parts will be wish to enter. There will be NO sponsoring the new Vashon Island admittance without valid ID, no Strawberry Festival Car Show, exceptions! The tradition of no adjacent to the Beer Garden. And for money exchanged within the Beer the first time, the Beer Garden will Garden will be continued—you may be open on Sunday; from noon to purchase tickets at the entrance 5pm. Stu Luhr has been working good for both food and drinks. tirelessly throughout this last year to Also continuing a 10+ year bring us a great afternoon that’s not tradition, our friends at Western to be missed. We’ll have live music Beer Distributors are back again as with the Dick Moritz Surf Band on our sponsor. Our beer offerings this hand to keep us movin’ through the year include MGD, Miller Lite and afternoon. A lot of great cars, music, Hefeweizen. We will also be serving food, beer, and a few surprises. It Copper Ridge wines, Zima malt promises to be great fun for the beverage drinks, and bottled water. adults, as well as the entire family. We’re very happy that our own Back Come join us and begin a new Bay Inn has graciously favored us tradition, one we hope will be part with a return engagement this year, of Festival for years to come. providing food offerings for the Beer Jodi Warren, Beer Garden Diva Garden. Last year’s pulled pork sandwiches were Wine and Jazz at a hit, and we can’t wait to see what Windermere Real Estate/Vashon they’ve cooked up for us this year! This year we welcome the Person Hobson Trio to the 5th Annual Wine We have live and Jazz Fusion event sponsored by Windermere Real Estate/ Vashon. entertainment Saturday afternoon starting at 3 pm and lasting until 7pm enjoy tasting a both nights. variety of wines and nibbles from the Back Bay Inn. The event is located in Friday, come the Windermere parking lot across from Ober Park. party with us as The cost of the event is $20 per person, which includes wine tastings Loose Change and foods to put with them. Glasses of wine may be purchased for five kicks off the taste tickets. Wine may be purchased by the bottle or the case and may be festivities with a picked up after the roads open. This event has grown each year and has great night of become a lively community event.

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We the joy of my own extended family, based finish played and sang our way through and occasionally pick up my guitar the 1980s, disbanding in 1991. We and sing. For estimate call Mario were described as “tender, corny, One of the first things we did PRECISION INTERIORS and hilarious,” among other things. when we sat down together was We had a lot of fun, and when the compare the arthritis lumps on our 253-732-6462 fun ran out, we disbanded. That fingers. Whoopee. was in 1991. Then we worked out a rehearsal We have a few more rehearsals, we’ll all sing together about “Island schedule. Velvet and then, on Saturday, July 12, at Life,” and “The Way of Sex,” and a lives off-island 1:45 in the afternoon, we’ll get up few other things. You won’t want now, although on the Ober Park stage and we’ll to miss that. not far off-island, do it again, like we used to, only *”The theatah, the dahnse,” is a but plans must be older, and wiser. We invite our old Betty MacDonald phrase, but I forget coordinated. friends to come out and join us, and from which book. Then we talked about Lavender Tour Benefits Youth Council which songs we wanted to sing. by Elsa Croonquit Then, the The 6th Annual Lavender Farm offering a complimentary shuttle moment of truth: Tour on July 19th and 20th 10a.m.- that will run from the north end we sang a song. 5p.m. will benefit the Vashon Youth ferry dock, to each farm, down to We started with Council, a nonprofit association that the south end ferry and back. This “I Won’t Wait to provides resources and gives people a chance to tour all the Women, Women & Song then (1989) Be Happy,” opportunities for Vashon youth. farms and see our beautiful island,” We’ve had a few reunion probably because we always started Vashon Island Lavender Grower’s said Merrilee Runyan, a VILGA appearances, and recently were with that, and after a couple of false Association (VILGA) will open three member. Lunch, snacks and asked to come together, one more starts and a little throat-clearing we farms for the tour. Fox Farm located lavender lemonade will be available time, to play a set at the Strawberry made it through pretty well. at 17232 107th for purchase Festival this year. After thinking Then we sang about ten more SW, Lavender from local about it a few days, we all said yes. songs, and most of them came Sister’s Farm island We had to think about it together well, especially as we located at venders and because, darn it, we aren’t as young warmed up. It was sweet to hear the 16335 Crescent restaurants as we used to be. We don’t old harmonies again, once we Drive SW, and at each remember all Lavender Hill farm. those songs Farm at 10425 VILGA is anymore, SW 234th St. a non-profit although we seem Tickets, association. to remember the available at the Its mission ones we sang farms are $5 for and primary most often, like adults. Youth purpose is to “Island Life,” and 18 and under promote the “I Won’t Wait to free. growing of Be Happy,” and The lavender and “What’s for Lavender Tour local Dinner.” is the one time sustainable We have of year that all agriculture, doubts about our three farms are "...and now (2008). Left to right, both photos, Velvet Neifert, Libbie by creating a voices now. We Anthony, Mary Litchfield Tuel." open to the community can feel and hear public. celebration. a difference, even if other people remembered them. Remembering all Lavender Hill A young visitor enjoying the fields at last year's Vashon can’t. My voice, for example, the words was harder. Fortunately, Farm is open Lavender Tour. Photo courtesy of Christine Beck. Youth sometimes cracks like a teenage I have many of my originals in hard for U-Cut lavender daily from early Council is a community-supported, boy’s. I don’t have as much air as I copy. July until mid-August. Farms will intergenerational association that used to. In a trade-off, I can sing The hardest thing for me was offer a variety of local musical provides resources and lower notes than I used to. figuring out the chords to use for entertainment, kids and adults opportunities for Vashon youth to There are other changes: we all “The Key of ‘R.’” This is one of lavender crafts, garden art manifest their dreams through wear glasses now. Velvet’s hair is an Libbie’s songs which has been picked presented by nationally known local learning, mentorship, and elegant white, and mine is “more up and passed around the folk music Vashon artists, talks and empowerment. salt than pepper.” Libbie is a blonde, world. Libbie does not play guitar demonstrations on lavender use, This year Tour sponsors are John though a few months ago she had anymore, so she and I sat and lavender essential oil distillation, L. Scott Real Estate, Vashon Maury black hair with white highlights. sounded out chords that would fit culinary lavender secrets, Island Beachcomber, Washington Velvet is the center of her large into the “key of R-flat-minor- gardening, and lavender bunches Mutual Bank and The Vashon extended family, and has kept seventh-diminished, with a for sale. Pharmacy. For more information singing, in groups and as a solo, over dominant ninth” progression. We “Because of the addition of about the tour see: the years. think we got it, but now my thumb generous sponsors to this year’s tour www.vashonlavender.com. Libbie is a legendary director of hurts. Stay tuned for further we are very excited about the ability Island musicals, using her gift for thoughts on this. to reduce our carbon foot print by July 4, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 9 graduate-level courses at a prestigious university. Not thought We’ve Got of on the spur of the moment in a grocery store parking lot. Like mine. For this column, I interviewed a Lot of Maria about her plans for the kids over the summer. Her sensible Kids choices involve a mix of physical and mental stimulation and No More Pencils, No creative, age-appropriate play: We have some new menu swim lessons, basketball camp for 17311 Vashon Hwy Sw More Books our oldest boy, boxes of board games by Kevin Pottinger and puzzles of varying complexity for rainy days, vacation bible school, items....Check us out! The kids are out of school for the ceremonial trips to Chuck E. Cheese, summer. My wife Maria and I have daily play-dates with friends, planned lots of interesting things for creative work in our recently Hot Dogs, Chili- them to do. renovated Art Room, and from time My plan: I thought the kids to time, Golden Circe access to could all get armloads of books from Maria’s secret collection of the best the library, possibly even riding their and most valuable toys, that remain Dogs and Nachos bikes to the library to get them, and hidden somewhere in the house, read great books all summer. A possibly right under our oldest boy’s good sport, last week Maria nose. Sunday - Wednesday 6:00am - 4:00pm obligingly took the kids to the library I hope my readers had an Thursday- Saturday 6:00am - 7:00pm in the minivan and helped them pick aggressively safe Fourth of July, and out tall stacks of books. All of her pray that by the process of evolution 17311 Vashon Hwy Sw picks are superb; lots of bright of species that there aren’t any kids pictures and few words for the as careless with pyrotechnics as my younger kids, funny books for brothers and I were when we were Vashon Family Practice reading aloud at bedtime, and cool kids. It’s astonishing that we lost not Is Accepting New Patients books about Star Wars and a Magic one of our fingers, toes or eyes; but Tree-house for our oldest, who has we weren’t so lucky with the hair. Family Medicine * Women’s Health Osteopathic Manipulation * Weight Management recently and regrettably decided he oo oo oo hates books and thinks reading is Most Insurance Accepted * Extended Hours * Same Day Appointments stupid. Loopy sez: Deadline for the Sjardo Steneker, MD — Jim Shuffield, DO I have a series of well-thumbed next edition of The Loop is John Share, DO — Caroline Brinkley, MD memories of summer, of reading Weekdays 9 am – 7 pm ** Saturdays 9am – 2 pm fascinating books on hot afternoons, Friday, July 11 17917 Vashon Hwy SW — (206) 463-2800 pulling crude homemade hydroplanes tied to my bike with Audubon Explores Chickens and Tropical Birds playing cards clothes-pinned to the by Laura Bienen fork, and walking to the store barefoot with my little brothers to Our next Audubon program will successfully raising chickens, breed bird and wildlife photography from buy popsicles wrapped in wet, be a double header - two for the qualities, appearances, and Ecuador and Argentina. Nate sticky-white waxy paper. We’d eat price of one - and as usual, the temperament, and the Standard of Chappell has been interested in the popsicles on the way home, program is free and all are welcome Perfection. For those of you who birding since he was 12 and his walking on the cool green grass of to attend. It will also be our official have ever considered chicken travels have taken him all around the parking strips while “Summer in annual meeting on July 17, 2008, at husbandry, or are already housing the world in search of birds and the City” and “Draggin’ the Line” the Vashon Maury Island Land Trust a small or large flock, this talk could wildlife. He and his wife, Angie, whined on my tinny transistor Building located at 10014 SW Bank be for you. The Kozak family currently lead small groups on radio. Rd, and starting at 7:00 pm. started with just seven chicks ten birdwatching and nature I would often ride my bike to the After a brief annual meeting years ago, and were awarded the photography trips to Ecuador, library, cool and dark and smelling agenda, we will host sisters Kristen coveted Best in Show prize at the Thailand and other exotic locations. of old books and floor wax, while and Kelsey Kozak of Puyallup Fair more than once! Their tour company is named the brilliant summer day exploded Vashon Island who will Trogon Tours, Inc. He is outside. One summer I read all of give a presentation on also currently the avian The Freddy the Pig books that the raising, breeding and gallery moderator for library had. showing bantam chickens www.naturephotographers.net, The trouble with my plan, to for the first half of our one of the top rated websites have our kids relive favorite parts of evening presentation. The for nature photography. my life for me, is that most of our Kozaks have been raising The Ecuador part of the kids can’t read at all yet, and only purebred chickens for ten presentation will focus on one can ride a bike without training years, and have successfully the spectacular bird life wheels, and anyway we wouldn’t shown in youth and open present there, with many dare let him ride in traffic on the shows in Washington, gorgeous species of road to the library by himself. Plus, Oregon, and California. hummingbirds and all of our kids have Kelvin-zero >They have raised and tanagers being shown. interest in sitting in the hot sun with shown dozens of different Ecuador has the fourth a stupid book in their hands, when breeds and varieties over the highest bird species they could be punching each other, last ten years, including diversity in the world. The or making a paste out of sidewalk Dutch, Modern Games, Argentina section of the chalk and rubbing it in their hair, or Shamos, Leghorns, program will focus on the bouncing a basketball off of the roof, Japanese, Silkies, Brahmas, birds and wildlife of the or each other’s heads. Belgian Bearded d’Anvers, Ibera Marshes, one of the Maria has a master’s degree in and Sebrights. Kristen has most important wetlands in social work with a focus on Early applied her expertise in South America. The Childhood Development. poultry genetics to breeding A Long-tailed Sylph, a large Ecuadorean hummingbird. Photo website for Nate Chappell’s by Nate Chappell. Obviously, I lose pretty much every Modern Game bantams; she tour company is argument she and I have about what currently has 7 generations www.trogontours.net, if to do for our children. It’s hardly a of Moderns and is developing The second part of our program anyone is interested in investigating fair fight. Any idea she proposes exciting new colors such as Silver will start at 8:00 pm, same date, more information Nate’s involving the children’s welfare is Wheaton. Currently the Kozaks’ same place, and will take us farther photography and birding tours. For usually well thought out, and often chicken house is home to 150 afield. Wildlife photographer and more information call Laura Bienen the result of decades of intensive bantams and pigeons. Topics of Tahoma Audubon member Nate at 206-567-4616 or visit scientific study, that she learned in their presentation will include Chappell will present his beautiful vashonaudubon.org. The Vashon Loop, p. 10 July 4, ‘08 ! LoOp Letters To the Community As the year comes to a close, we day! The board and pieces were are thrilled with the progress of our funded by a grant from Partners in students and the incredible learning Education. The board was lovingly opportunity offered to them by a crafted by Gary Gray who put in caring community. We are grateful hours and hours of his personal for the support of parent volunteers time. Our multi-age students helped and Island organizations who have with this effort and now are the self enriched our curriculum. appointed caretakers of the chess set. As we reflect upon the year, we We are extremely indebted to find ourselves with a long list of Trish Howard. She has volunteered thank-yous. This year, through for the past six years bringing grants and donations we were able weekly science lessons to our classrooms, which encourage our children to think more globally by learning to love their own local environment. This year we received a grant called “The World We Want” from Antioch Fox News Power To the People Heritage Institute and we set out to Fabrications create that world. Right now, Fox News is trying PIE once again to paint Barack Obama as foreign, must be thanked un-American, suspicious, and scary. Photo by Lance Morgan. for supporting our They’re trying to send Americans efforts to create a the message that our country’s first to install solar panels on the garden Vashon fieldtrip experience. .Trish viable Black candidate for President shed to run the irrigation system, organized our fieldtrip to Fern Cove. is not ‘one of us.’ power tools, electric wok and cd It was a joyful learning experience I’ve joined on to player. Thanks are owed to the for the adults as well as the children. ColorOfChange.org’s campaign to Stahl family for the donation of the Some incredible science teachers push back on Fox, publicly solar panels, Joe Yarkin for installing who must be thanked include Barb demanding they stop their race- the system and Fran Brooks for Gustafson and Susie Kalhorn who baiting and fear mongering. If that writing grants which made the taught our students about stream doesn’t work, then we’ll go to their project possible and thank you to health and the creatures you can advertisers and the FCC. I wanted Sustainable Vashon for their expect to find in a healthy stream to invite you to sign on as well. It takes only a moment: > http:// continued support. We were able to like Shingle Mill Creek. Many www.colorofchange.org/ upgrade our irrigation system to thanks go to Abel Eckhard, the land foxobama/?id=1984-576347 The Red Bicycle Bistro (aka Bishop’s) was run on the solar power we now steward for the Land Trust, and his Here’s what happened recently: packed to capacity as over 30 island collect thanks to a Terry Husseman interns for teaching our students musicians performed ‘people power’ songs After Senator Obama won the seed grant and Sustainable Vashon. about repairing habitat and to benefit the Backbone Campaign. Steffon nomination, he and his wife gave Our students clearly understand eradicating non-native species at the Moody, Kevin Joyce and David Godsey each other a ‘pound’ in front of the edge of the estuary. cajoled the audience to give it up for the potential power of solar energy. cameras. Fox anchor E.D. Hill called They built home-made solar ovens We are working on a curriculum Backbone’s Procession for the Future, the act of celebration a ‘terrorist fist raising $16,000. Steffon Moody introduces which can be jab.’ Then last week, a Fox News on- Steve Amsden (above) to perform shared with other screen graphic referred to Michelle ‘Wasteland of the Free’. Photo by Melodie classes or schools Obama as ‘Obama’s baby mama’— Woods. to help us all learn slang used to describe the about the valuable unmarried mother of a man’s child. environment we It was a clear attempt to associate Response to MEarth have here on the Obamas with negative cultural On June 6 MEarth asked Vashon at Fern stereotypes about Black people, an whether anyone sees a good way Cove. insult not only to Michelle Obama out. Isn’t it refreshing to read a lucid Many thanks but to women and Black people question instead of a polemic that to our great everywhere. has the answer? That said, here’s a VashonApril After each of the incidents polemic. The way out of the “box community for all mentioned, Fox issued some form of canyon” of exploitation is a mass the11th support - you weak apology. But what does it circling of the wagons. By that I Photo by Glenda Berliner. have27th given us. mean when you slap someone in the mean communities decide to Geralyn face, apologize the next day, then “secede” from their nominal and collected temperature readings Wilson,VHS Tina Taylor, Theatre Glenda Berliner, slap them again on the third? It government in order to regain all the while enjoying melted treats. Multi-age teachers at Chautauqua means the apology is meaningless. control of their lives. Mind you now, During our recent space unit, Elementary. These aren’t one-time this does not mean secession from students created space dioramas incidents—they’re part of a pattern membership in humanity. To the installing solar panels on everything that continues no matter how often contrary, by taking control of their from homes to hydroponic labs to Fox is forced to apologize. Fox has food, health, energy, and economics, oxygen collectors. This innovative a clear record of attacking and their ability to influence the nominal and sensible technology is now a undermining Black institutions, government increases. As when a part of their daily conversation. Black leaders, and Black people in community declares opposition to general. If we don’t push back now, Another new and exciting NAFTA, to take one of seventy six we will see more of the same from feature in our outdoor courtyard is blaring trombone issues. Why so? now until November. Please join me the giant chess set. This great recess Because a community that takes in helping to bring an end to Fox’s activity benefits the entire school and back its life gains a will to act. After behavior. > http:// kids can be found, playing chess and all, if the Lakota Sioux can do it, why www.colorofchange.org/ improving their logical thinking not us? Vashon, I mean. skills, almost every minute of the foxobama/?id=1984-576347. Paul Motoyoshi Tom Herring July 4, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 11 Sustainability: Feeding Ourselves by Christine Beck

Galloping oil prices, skyrocketing Harvest time is synonymous food costs and food that travels on with food preservation- canning, Presents a daily basis further than you did on jam making, drying- and what to do your last vacation - these issues are with the bounty of the garden. important to Islanders and Vashon Jessica Dally, Master Preservist, will College wants to inform and discuss the best and safest ways of empower Islanders to make Preserving the Harvest on decisions as to what they can grow, September 3. Her two hour lecture want to grow and, if not, what will include demonstrations and growers locally are resources. The will be held at the Presbyterian College is presenting its first lecture Church. And, to conclude the series, series in the new offering, the a lecture and discussion on Bee Sustainability Series. Keeping by Dr. Elizabeth Vogt, The series debuts with the six noted entomologist and bee expert. lecture offering, Series 1- Feeding The past few years have been Ourselves. This series of six lectures, particularly challenging for beginning on July 16, 2008, features Northwest bee keepers and those presentations by who would aspire local food to have their own producers and hives. Dr. Vogt is other specialists the expert they turn on the history to for information and traditions of and advice! This their endeavors, lecture will be on the tools and September 17 at techniques that Courthouse Square. We are all new and ready for you... Call us they use, the For October, costs involved Vashon College’s and resources to program, Vashon Relax....We Deliver help Islanders Reads 2008, is Located between Vashon Market and Vashon Dance grow their own planning to present food or connect a lecture by Alisa with Island Smith and J.B. resources who MacKinnon, the can do this for authors of Plenty: Call 56-PIZZA them. Eating Locally on the Food- its Michelle Crawford of Pacific Potager 100 Mile Diet. This brings her plant starts to the farmer’s Open Friday thru Monday 4pm - 8pm acquisition, lecture is a bonus market. Photo by Christine Beck. preparation, lecture for series storage and cost- are consuming subscribers with the date, time and issues in today’s economy. As Mary location to be announced. How do you Protect and Defend the Robinson of Lisabeula Gardens All transportation to the three noted “Instead of cursing the dark, farm sites is designed to lower traffic Constitution of the United States? plant the green” and “almost at the sites and our carbon footprint by Mark A. Goldman, www.gpln.com anybody can grow something”. The for the series. Attendees for these presenters for this six lecture series lectures will meet and park at You protect and defend the civilization, as you know it, have been selected to help Islanders Courthouse Square and one bus will Constitution of the United States advances for everyone in it. You do just that- grow it, make it, transport everyone to the site. The every day by how you live and realize that life isn’t fair, but that preserve it or connect with local cost of the bus is included in the interact with others and with your doesn’t stop you from trying to producers who can do it for you! ticket price. environment. You stay informed, make it fair. You do not use what The series lectures will be held Tickets are available by you stay conscious, you maintain you have... whether it be education, Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to subscription for the entire series or your dignity and become someone money, or influence to exploit others 8:00 pm (except where otherwise by single event. Subscription tickets who can be trusted — trusted to deal who have less. Instead, you use your noted) at various locations around for the series are available at The fairly with others, trusted to tell the education, your money, and your the Island beginning with naturalist Vashon Bookshop and are $45.00 for truth, trusted to maintain a level of influence to extend the rights and and ethno botanist Erin Kenny Early Bird Adults before July 6 and intellectual integrity and privileges that you enjoy to those discussing Wild Edibles- foraging, $55.00 after July 6, and $40.00 for compassion that allows you at once who are denied them. You know seasonality, identification and Senior and Students. Subscription to be humble, flexible, steadfast, that you are not perfect, that you safety. This lecture will be held at tickets are transferable if you helpful, and brave. You understand have made mistakes, that you have the Camp Terra site. On June 23, Rob happen to have other plans for a the rights and privileges guaranteed sometimes failed... but you do not let Peterson and Joanne Jewell will tour lecture date! Single tickets are $10.00 you under the Constitution and you the fact that your past is flawed or attendees around their gorgeous per lecture for adults and $7 for speak up and stand up if and when that you have stumbled, invalidate Plum Forest Farm while explaining Seniors and Students. For further you see those rights being degraded your right to stand up and try again. that food gardening in the information, contact Vashon or denied to others. You do not You are, in short, an honest, decent Northwest is not just a summer College at 206/408-8022. work simply to make a living; you human being, even if being that way show with their lecture, The Future Sustainability Series work to make a contribution, so that does not make you rich and Seasonal Garden. lectures now under discussion powerful, and even if it does. Raising Small Livestock is the include housing, transportation and forte of Karen Biondo and K-Jo water. If you are interested and/or Farm. On August 6, Karen will have expertise in these areas, or have discuss the pleasures and pitfalls of ideas for additional topic areas that Tom Wallace small livestock farming including would provide education and chickens (laying and broiler), ducks, service to Islanders, please contact goats and more. The series moves Christine Beck at 206/660-4635 or Farrier inside on August 20 when Kelsey 206/408-8022. Kozak, the Island’s own youthful Licensed Massage Therapist guru of cheese, will discuss and Practicing on both humans and equines demonstrate Cheese making at the Because there was a crooked rider who rode a crooked horse Presbyterian Church and kitchen. Loopy sez: Deadline for the Kelsey and her tasty mozzarella next edition of The Loop is leave in October for New York so the Friday, July 11 www.vashonfarrier.com | Tel: 206.463.9689 time to catch her is now! The Vashon Loop, p. 12 July 4, ‘08 beginning to choose our body care products more carefully, the truth is that almost all of us are beautifying ourselves with chemicals that we should avoid. Let’s begin with parabens. Parabens have been used since the 1920's as a preservative in foods and skin care products. There is an assortment of them in use, such as butylparaben and methylparaben. Long term safety studies show no harmful effect when ingested orally. Studies suggested that no harm $5 Footlongs would come from topical Selected sandwiches application. However, animal Chicken Breast studies subsequently showed that Cold Cut Combo parabens applied topically had an Ham Meatball Marinara estrogenic effect. BLT Science has now shown that we Spicy Italian What Price Beauty? have too many estrogenic Tuna compounds in our lives and that this Veggie Delite by Kathy Abascal increase in xenoestrogens (man Most of us use a variety of body made products with an estrogenic care products to enhance our effect) is bad for our bodies because Wet Whiskers 206-463-4800 appearance and attractiveness: they change and enhance the effects Monday - Friday 8:00am - 9:00pm Deodorants so we are not offensive of estrogen. Xenoestrogens are Grooming Salon Saturday 9:00am - 9:00pm to those around us. Skin lotions to implicated in a variety of Professional International Sunday 9:00am - 8:00pm make up for our liver’s failure to reproductive problems ranging from Trained Groomer Certified 17408 Vashon Hwy SW produce enough skin oils. early onset menses in young girls to We Offer: Sunscreen to protect us from UV problems in the menopausal Wash and Go radiation. Shampoo to clean our transition in older women to cancers Bath and Brushout hair and conditioners to put back of the breast and prostate. They are Thin and Trim and Full Grooming some of the oils that the shampoo the reason that male salmon are Call today for an removes. Then, of course, there are turning into female salmon as they Appointment! lipsticks, blush, eye shadow, age, why 42% of male bass in some (206) 463-2200 mascara, toothpastes and tooth areas also produce eggs, and why 17321 Vashon Highway SW whiteners, hair removers, hair dyes, frogs develop multiple sets of both Conveniently and soaps. The list goes on - for most male and female sex organs. located inside us this is a long list. Not to worry, responds the Pandora’s Box Most of us also have attained a industry. Parabens are very weakly degree of consciousness and estrogenic, much less so than created when manufacturers use a carefully avoid foods treated with estradiol (one of our own estrogens). petrochemical-based ethoxylation Last Class Until insecticides, fungicides, and They have not yet explained why process to make ingredients in their herbicides. We avoid soft plastics, parabens were found in high products water soluble. As a result, End of Summer: preservatives, food colors, and a concentration in breast cancer tissue dioxane is present in things like Eating for health & variety of food-like chemicals such in a recent study but they do point bubble baths for toddlers, as high fructose corn syrup and out that this study did not prove that shampoos, and various household weight loss. By maltodextrin. We are, however, not parabens cause breast cancer. cleaning products. Consumer equally careful about what we put It is true that, if you look at groups now strongly recommend Kathy Abascal on the outside our bodies. While paraben alone, as is done in safety that we avoid products that contain Inflammation is a big factor in most eating well, we turn right around studies, it really does seem to have a the following words in their list of chronic conditions including and smear an incredible variety of negligible action. But, ingredients: myreth, oleth, laureth, hypertension, arthritis, and diabetes. chemicals on our bodies on a daily unfortunately, when you combine ceteareth–(or any other “eth” word), Excess abdominal fat is another basis. And even though we are several xenoestrogens at levels PED, polyethylene, polyethylene inflammatory condition that takes a significant toll on your health. below the individual chemicals “no- glycol, polyoxytheytlene or oxynol. Fortunately, diet can effectively and easily observed-effect” dose the results These compounds are common: reduce inflammation and the problems it change dramatically. A mixture of Just go look in your bathroom and causes. In this series of 5 classes you xenoestrogens, each at levels well kitchen. So, how bad is 1,4-dioxane learn why some foods quiet inflammation Kathy Abascal is a professional below the “no-observed-effect” anyway? Is this a tempest in a tea while others increase it. Eating to quiet member of the American Herbalists Guild and is certified by Michael dose, had a strongly estrogenic pot? When lab animals were tested inflammation provides significant benefits Moore of the Southwest School of effect. One of those compounds was with the chemical at the parts per that include a relatively effortless weight Botanical Medicine. She has a paraben. There is some billion level, they developed cancer. loss (if one is needed), improved sleep, written two books on medicinal and the disappearance of annoying aches plants: Clinical Botanical Medicine disagreement about whether this It is a very potent chemical. and Herbs & Influenza – how herbs effect is additive or synergistic but So, what to do? The simplest & pains. A new class series begins Thursday July 10 at 6:30-8:00 PM and runs used in the 1918 flu there is agreement that a approach is to not buy or use any pandemic can be for 5 consecutive Thursdays. Advance effective today. combination of a variety of food, body care product or registration & $15 deposit is required; the She is now xenoestrogens spells trouble. And household cleaner that has a available for fee is $75 for the series. You can sign up healththere is agreement that we are chemical-sounding name in the for the class at the Roasterie. For more consultations at exposed to many, many different ingredient list, such as sodium information, contact Kathy Abascal at 463- the Full Circle xenoestrogens in our daily lives. As laureth sulfate — even if in 9211 or [email protected]. Wellness Center. Thesethis information surfaced, many parenthesis the manufacturer says consultations will natural body care manufacturers “derived from coconut oil.” This will help you choose reformulated their shampoos, limit your beauty and cleanliness herbs and Pruning Workshop conditioners, lotions etc., to be choices but will leave you enough supplements as Looking ahead to July, the well as make dietary changes that “paraben-free.” It has become a choices to keep you clean, fresh- Vashon Fruit Club will hold two will support your health. An common label blurb and many of us looking, and quite a bit healthier in evaluation of how these changes events. On Tuesday, July 15 there might affect prescription have been choosing such products. the long run. will be a quarterly business meeting medicines you may be taking is But there is other trouble in included in the consultation. She followed by a preview of upcoming paradise: The attorney general in Loose Change Band is teaches on-going Conscious Eating workshops, plus Bob Norton’s for Health & Weight Loss classes California just filed a law suit Now Booking for regular summary of seasonal tasks at the Roasterie and will be adding against many of the companies that classes on perimenopause, in the orchard. Doors open at 6:30. make “natural” products because Summer Parties Call nervines, and basic herbalism later On Saturday July 19 at 1:00 we’ll this fall. For more information, their body washes, gels, and liquid Troy hold a workshop on summer contact Kathy at 463-9211 or at soaps contain a highly carcinogenic [email protected]. 206.794.9451 pruning. compound, 1,4-dioxane. Dioxane is July 4, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 13

Aries (March 20-April 19) The goal, but that’s rather unlikely right world is focused on taking a break now. What you are doing requires this weekend, and you seem focused support, and will thrive with the right on solving problems and working environment of cooperation. Most of your way through the backlog of what you need to do, only you can projects that have collected the past do; but with the rest, keep the flow few weeks. You run the risk of between you and the people around focusing on the wrong thing. You you free and easy; real, but light. Eric need to be solving large problems, Francis has more to say at not small ones. How do you tell the PlanetWaves.net. difference? Focus on things that will Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) I noticed take at least two weeks to work out. the other day that a jar of homemade If you find yourself working on issues jam at the local Farmer’s Market costs and expecting an immediate result, only slightly more than a cappuccino. that’s a clue you’re probably wasting Both fall in the category of sweets; as your time. I suggest you devote at nonessential items. Yet if you look at least half your energy toward this carefully, you can see something preventing new problems rather than about the values structure of our solving old ones. Neither could culture. I am aware this is not exactly properly be called art, but if you take a new discussion — that we prefer and a long view rather than a short one, popularize the disposable quick hit to you will make space in your life for something of quality and even slightly the things you want. Eric Francis has more lasting value. Value is the issue; more to say at PlanetWaves.net. at this point in your life, it is the only Taurus (April 19-May 20) You are issue. The distinctions are not subtle, now in the process of coming head to and they are coming into sharper head with some of your deepest focus all the time. You are someone your professional income, social negative charge (‘protecting’ you from creative and sexual blocks. The dedicated to living your life the right standing or role in the world, I your feelings) or it may have a astrology you are under now occurs way, whatever that means to you. suggest you beat them at their own positive one (helping you remain once every 29 years or so — that Take it easy on yourself the next few game and use them as an ally. They optimistic in scary times). But at this probably translates to once or twice weeks as you make some important are giving you all kinds of point, you can take none of this for in a lifetime, so far. One of the issues decisions about who and what is right advantages, most particularly their granted. Eric Francis has more to say you’re working with is the sense of and wrong for you. Eric Francis has inability to respond to change. In at PlanetWaves.net. being divided into many parts, rather more to say at PlanetWaves.net. order to use this to maximum benefit, Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) You than experiencing yourself as one Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) Change you need specifically to take have entered a phase where integrated entity. This is actually an is inevitable, and you are probably advantage of the refusal of others to contractual negotiations of any kind illusion. What you seem to be feeling that inevitability now. You are change or to allow for change. I don’t must be handled with the utmost working through are blockages based feeling it, I would imagine, as suggest you set yourself up for a caution. Do not expect things to go entirely on your beliefs, which you motivation, and also as fear. You may fight; and if you do, make it stealth well; do not expect them to go poorly. usually put your time into working also be feeling it as a series of rather than going blow for blow. But Rather, observe from day to day and around, rather than processing to the judgments about the person you have neither of those options are hour to hour what is developing, and point of completion or closure. You become lately: more given to necessary. The current setup is keep your ear to the ground for some now need to work through something conservatism than to freedom; more offering you a chance to find your surprise developments. Remember that seems insurmountable. Your devoted to caution than to true place in the world. Eric Francis that disagreements on your own team small energy seems like no match for experimentation. You may be has more to say at PlanetWaves.net. are more meaningful than anything the monolith that has appeared in contenting yourself with the idea that Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) that would surface with an ‘adversary’ your living room. Remember — you some of the most revolutionary ideas People may be accepting your ideas or much larger negotiating partner. If don’t need to blow it up. You just emerge from a conservative mindset. in their raw and/or unrefined form, your current inclination is to apply need to climb on top of it and look This is often true; but it’s not an excuse but soon you’re going to need to force, let it be the force of your ideas. around. Eric Francis has more to say to retreat to the ways of your parents develop a new strategy designed to However, you need — like any good at PlanetWaves.net. or grandparents. As the next two work through the resistance of salesman or negotiator — to suss out Gemini (May 20-June 21) Yes, weeks develop, the psychological others who are what you might call the objections in advance. You also this is a period of your life calling for drive for progress is going to meet the the rear guard. Fortunately for you, need to remember what your guts and the willingness to speak out inertia that has been collecting, and those who insist on keeping their strongest negotiating point is. When on a level that is unheard of. And I the two are likely to collide and create minds in the past often wind up in doubt, stick to tradition. True, you don’t just mean posting to your some interesting new elements. staying there. There are a lot more are pushing for a revolution. But for Myspace page. I mean specifically Remember, the name of the game is of them than you may think, or than the moment, only you need to know keeping a focus on what you feel in change, of a kind that would make you want to admit exist. Your job now that. Eric Francis has more to say at your heart and in your guts about a your family’s knees shake. You were is to make your ideas appealing to PlanetWaves.net. domestic situation that you simply made for it. Eric Francis has more to them. Emphasize what is traditional, Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You are cannot ignore. We humans say at PlanetWaves.net. cautious, and rational about your likely to see a drama unfold in the life (particularly Americans) are Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) Most approach. You may be tempted to of someone around you, and it’s accustomed to ignoring and avoiding people are way too lazy to live appeal to the fears of certain about time. No matter what it may pain. By doing so, we subvert the very consciously. It takes work. It’s harder individuals, but I would propose that seem, what you’re witnessing is a purpose of pain, which is a message than doing the recycling. Yet the this is the one thing you want to release of energy, and it’s a key step that something is wrong (and not rewards are greater. Part of living avoid. Be aware that their uncertainty in their healing process. Your role is incidentally, invite much more of the consciously involves consciously and indeed mental agony is based to keep your objectivity (this is a key stuff into our lives). I suggest you facing fear. At the moment, you seem mostly on self-doubt. No matter how step in your healing process). This is listen to what your nervous system to be getting in contact with forces, conservative people are, they tend to difficult for a Pisces because you feel is telling you. It is definitely telling circumstances and situations that are like someone who is self-assured. Eric things so deeply; you are able to you something, and I suggest you all much larger than you. You may first Francis has more to say at immerse yourself in your point of consider this a rare opportunity to be be confronting the notion that you PlanetWaves.net. view so deeply you might forget there motivated enough to take action don’t actually have any control, and Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) You is any other one. Now is the time to where action is significantly needed. you barely have any influence over are in the process of challenging some remember, and it’s time to put the part Eric Francis has more to say at things you know would benefit from of your deepest beliefs — the ones of your mind that is a witness into the PlanetWaves.net. your attention. Keep in contact with you thought you would never relationship first and foremost. You Cancer (June 21-July 22) Yes, we your fear, no matter how annoying it change, or better stated, be able to are in an excellent state of mind to do live in a profoundly turbulent time in is, and no matter how little others change. Where we need to do the this. The long-term picture of your history, where nothing is predictable seem to want to hear about it. If there most work is often where we feel our relationship astrology is about or dependable. It seems like you are is one key to actually making your ideas about life are intractable. When making sure you embrace what works gathering your focus and getting mark on the world, it starts with people get set in their ways, they and set aside what does not work. In ready to pour it into one idea. In our having an honest relationship with the reduce their relationship to those the immediate days and weeks, make current mental environment, this is single most dominant force in society factors to a kind of stalemate. But in sure you know the difference between challenging — and while you may not today, which is anxiety. Eric Francis that stalemate, the stuck ideas have a problem that is yours and one that be able to go 100%, you will surely has more to say at PlanetWaves.net. all the power, and the psyche usually belongs to someone else. And despite make some significant progress in the Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) Current responds by going to sleep. You need what may be unfolding in those next four weeks. I suggest you devote aspects may not make you the flavor to respond by waking up — all the around you, you are free to take as much energy to feeling good as of the month, but they will help you way up. You need to know what you pleasure in the many benefits that life you are to getting things done. Don’t figure out who your friends are — believe, and more to the point, why is offering you at the moment. Indeed, get so lost in your work that you lose and more importantly, who they are you believe it. All beliefs serve such is essential. Eric Francis has more contact with the people around you. not. If someone seems to be standing functions — that is what keeps them to say at PlanetWaves.net. True, don’t get so lost in the people in your way at the moment, blocking in place. The function may have a around you that you lose sight of your an important goal associated with oo oo oo The Vashon Loop, p. 14 July 4, ‘08 until the sauce clears and thickens, about 2 minutes. Add shrimp and Island Epicure onion tops. Reheat 2 minutes warm shrimp, 3 minutes if shrimp was frozen. Serve over brown rice or quinoa. Accompany with a salad of diced apple and orange arranged on torn or cut leafy lettuce garnished with blue cheese or craisins or black olives. Good with ranch type dressing or raspberry vinaigrette.

By Marj Watkins GREEN PEPPER BEEF 3 servings Quick and Healthy 6 to 7 ounces very thinly sliced beef, like for sukiyaki or bulkogi Dinners for Twoor 1 small onion, cut in pieces about Just You ¾-inch square 2 cloves garlic, sliced Pressed for time? When your 3 slices fresh ginger (no need to fridge is stocked with precooked peel) and shelled prawns or large shrimp 2 Tablespoons light olive oil or (we keep them on hand, frozen to peanut oil quick-thaw in cold running water), 1 cup chicken broth thinly sliced beef, thin pork chops, Dash red pepper flakes chicken tenders, or firm tofu, plus 1 green bell pepper, cut in pieces assorted vegetables, you’re ready for about 1-inch square Madame Toujours speed-cooking. Either of the first two 3 to 4 teaspoons cornstarch or rice recipes can as easily be made with flour Dear Madame Toujours, envy at the young persons who are boneless chicken breast cut in ½-inch ¼ cup water I am concerned about the bending and flexing with the slices. teenage son of my neighbor Meg. freedom and the comfort. There is Here is a colorful dish with the Heat the oil in a wide skillet. Young Jeffey is only sixteen. As you not the binding, the chaffing. How red of the peppers, pink of the Brown the meat on both sides. Push know, this is a very vulnerable age nice to lunge and pirouette, to flit shrimp and green of the onions, all to one side. Add onions, garlic and when young men are easily tempted about upon the toes. The drudgery swimming in a brown sauce. I ginger to pan. Stir-fry until onion is to lust, and boys who are constantly of the housework, it is almost the cooked it in a black, cast iron skillet. glossy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add broth. bombarded by sexual sights may dance, non? It looked so pretty I hated to transfer Stir-cook until onion is almost turn to drugs ...or worse, self-abuse. “But Madame Toujours,” you it to a serving dish. So I didn’t. transparent. I’m sure Jeffey is a very nice boy, but are saying, “What is the comfort This is delicious, fast cooking, Add remaining ingredients. Stir- I am worried because my neighbor when it is the lusts and the sinnings and beautiful. Serve it over quinoa cook until the sauce clears and has just hired a young woman to that are tempting the young boys? or Uncle Ben’s boil-in-bag rice, thickens. Add more water if clean her house twice a week. I just It is being up to les femmes to be which cooks in 10 minutes. (One necessary. For a browner sauce, add happened to be looking out the keeping the young men pure in the bag will serve two generously, or four a little soy sauce or oyster sauce. window when this young person thoughts.” light eaters. Or two light eaters, Serve over steamed rice or arrived, and I noticed she was Bah. Everybody is always twice.) Quinoa takes 20 minutes to quinoa. wearing those legging things that worrying that les femmes, they are cook, despite what the package says, don’t hide a thing and a very going about and tempting the young TERIYAKI TOFU so start it. Start either before you skimpy shirt. boys. This is the big silliness. The 4 servings, Preparation and begin cooking the shrimp dish. Set I mentioned to Meg that she young boys, they are not needing cooking about 20 minutes a timer. When it goes off, fish out ought to say something to the young anybody to be tempting them. They Heat oven to 375 degrees the rice bag and set it in a colander woman about her attire, but Meg are being perfectly capable of ½ block firm tofu in the sink to drain while you finish just said she was covered from her tempting themselves. Myself, I am ¼ to 1/3 cup teriyaki sauce cooking Red Pepper Shrimp. neck to her ankles and was a good thinking it is better that les hommes housekeeper. are having plenty of the Thoroughly drain tofu. Place on RED PEPPER SHRIMP Madame Toujours, I’m sure this opportunities to be tempted by les a layer of paper towels for a few 2 Servings, Preparation and young woman just doesn’t realize femmes. At least now they are minutes to absorb remaining cooking 20 minutes she is tempting young men to lust. knowing what it is they are lusting moisture. Cut in bite-size squares, ½ pound cooked, peeled large Is there some polite way to take her about. If they are not noticing les about 3/4 –inch on a side. In a flat shrimp aside and tell her to change the way femmes then possibly they are baking dish, pour in the teriyaki ½ large red bell pepper cut in ¼ she dresses? I don’t like to stick my becoming confused and thinking sauce. Give the tofu a minute to inch strips, then in 1 to 1 ½-inch nose into other people’s business, that they are lusting about les sheep absorb sauce. Turn and repeat. Turn lengths but someone has to think of the or les household appliances. again, so that all sides get a chance 4 green onions cut in 1 ½-inch children! Bon Chance, Mme. Citizen, and I to drink in the sauce. lengths Sincerely, am highly recommending for you to Place dish in oven. Set timer for 1 large clove garlic, sliced, optional Concerned Citizen try the flexible clothings. At least for 6 minutes. Serve with rice or quinoa, 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger the housework. After all, what you or stir into hot pasta. \Accompany 1 cup water Chere Mme. Citizen, are wearing in the privacy of your with a salad of diced apple on baby 2 to 3 teaspoons soy sauce Bien sur, everybody must always own home, it is only for you to spinach or packaged salad greens 1 Tablespoon cornstarch mixed be considering the children, but also know. oo oo oo and garnish it with peanuts, with it is important that everybody is walnuts, craisins, raisins or black 2 Tablespoons water considering the comfort of the Loopy sez: Deadline for the olives. Ranch dressing or raspberry 2 teaspoons sesame oil domestic help. The children, they next edition of The Loop is vinaigrette goes will with this. are everywhere, but the good help, Friday, July 11 Start water heating in a wide she is hard to find, n’est pas? skillet on medium-high. Cut the Possibly you are thinking that pepper in strips and green onions in the young person, she is wearing the 1 ½ inch lengths, slice the garlic and stretchy knit clothings because she grate the ginger. Put these is the hussy who is liking to expose ingredients in separate bowls beside for herself the figure. But you are your cookstove. not considering that perhaps she is By now the water in the skillet not being the exhibitionist. Perhaps should be boiling. Add bell pepper, she is only liking to have the comfort. solider onion pieces, garlic and Eh bien, moi, I am being too old ginger. Bring to a boil, stirring to be wearing the cotton/lycra occasionally. Cook 2 minutes. Stir in blends, but often, I am looking with the cornstarch mixture. Stir-cook July 4, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 15 PPoositivelysitively SSpepeakingaking It’s Harvest Time by Deborah Anderson With the exception of getting up do it by mail. And if you get a call to feed the dog at 5:30 AM, I have back the name for that is proposal. spent the last four hours lying in bed A year ago, having been told with my eyes closed trying to since I was a junior in high school I decided amongst the possibilities for was a writer (which apparently is the opening lines for the this not only a description of action, but particular column and fight off the lifestyle and personality as well, latest Island cold form this petri dish according to the world) I reached we call Vashon out and grabbed an opportunity to The topic is finishing the race live in a place which would be and the idea of harvest. Since the completely attuned to developing theme for this issue is focusing on that profession, or calling if you will. Strawberry Festival, it seems only A year ago this week, we moved logical to go with the joys of into the treehouse. After an initial watching the Bill Burby runners, or period of aligning my bread and a tribute to that time when berries butter profession with the loftier were king here on the Island that no goal, the days that followed were longer produces any commercially filled with the kind of environment on a massive scale. writer’s crave: visually majestic and But that isn’t what is happening yet serene, away from the hubbub in my life. You know us personal of dense housing and yet connected reflection columnists, we stay pretty to community with lots of light in close to waxing philosophical on the morning. (I’m a morning what’s happening at the core of our writer). lives. Unless your Garrison Keillor And in that environment, I and then you make up a place into began one of the most prolific which you connect stories of the periods of writing I’ve ever had. The lives of imaginary people. I harvest bounty has been particularly liked the recent edition overwhelming. I now, at the end of of PHC where he describes mothers the experimental year of writing, and daughters buying prom dresses; have more work than time to do it. definite double smiley facer. Gracious God what a miracle. What is happening in my life When it came time to leave the right now is so big and huge I can treehouse, I decided it would be nice hardly take it all in. On every front if I didn’t have to leave that of my life, I’m being blessed more environment. Perhaps there was than I’ve ever been blessed in my life. another treehouse somewhere. And My son is marrying the girl of his indeed there was; literally described dreams this month. She comes from as a treehouse, we moved in last a once communist nation escaping week. And if we follow the all to America from war in the old American Fourth of July principles country with each member of her of nose to the grindstone and family carrying two suitcases. When continued thrift and a belief in I told her, after they became capitalism for the little guy, we will engaged, that I had been praying for be able to stay there as long as we her since before she was born she want. said thoughtfully, “I guess that’s Gracious God what a miracle. why I didn’t die in the war”. And there are two other things. OK…….that makes a person My youngest daughter is home for stop and think. the summer because of the wedding. It’s a simple country wedding She is singing the antiphonal parts and they both want it that way. of the ceremony. The days have We do passport photos -- apply for passports at the “You know, Mom”, my son said, been filled with the opportunity to “We’ve never lived together. (we see what a grand, wonderful don’t know each other that way) specimen of a young person she is. I .We don’t need a big fancy wedding. have been able to enjoy the sweet Island Jazz at the Winery If all we do is show up that day, it’s and savory experience of seeing who Island Jazz Quintet (Quartet a big deal.” It’s true. The very act she turned out to be. Now is the version) is performing at Vashon of marrying each other, in front of chapter of parenting I love most, the Winery on Sunday, July 6, from 6- those who raised them and loved one where your job is only to heap 8PM. The winery is located at 10317 them into this time of their lives, will praise upon praise for who they are 156th ave. We’re celebrating the re- be enough. It isn’t a commitment to as a person and they pretty much release of our first album (which had a lifestyle they’ve already chosen. handle the rest. been sold out) plus the re-release of It’s a willingness to risk it all to Gracious God what a miracle. a favorite Vashon wine. Join us for commit to a lifestyle they’ve never Lastly, I have found myself to be the fun and get “re-released” tried. A commitment to learn able to hold my own in the world. I yourself! together. Wow. know who I am and that God The line-up: Maggie Laird, So that’s one blessing. Gracious created me and I don’t have to piano/vocal; Richard Person, God what a miracle. excuse or explain my existence. I can trumpet; Todd Zimberg, drums; Then there’s my career. We just live out my life in joy and peace. Todd Gowers, upright bass. We’ll writer’s have the same route as the The book behind that is called be performing favorites from all stage and screen. We generally ‘Because the White Rose Grew; three of our albums, plus favorites acquire the opportunity to have our Confessions of a Mystic Boomer from artists as diverse as Dylan, words put out there by audition. It’s Woman”. Next step…….finish it. Hank Williams, and Peggy Lee. called a pitch if you do it in person Love, with an editor and a query if you Deborah oo oo oo The Vashon Loop, p. 16 July 4, ‘08 Stay Home, Save Gas, Do the Burby Race Whats New At by Susie Kalhorn The Bill Burby Inspirational Fun contributions Vashon Island Junior Run and Walk is an Island tradition. Basketball makes to youth sports. The event attracts serious runners Both the girls and boys high school that post astonishingly fast times as teams are reaping the benefits of well as those who gather for a early training offered by VIJB. The communal walk perhaps stopping Bill Burby Fun Run started 28 years for a cup of tea ago and was along the way, supported all this time never making by K2 Corporation. it to the finish This year, Vashon line. The Rotary, Northwest course is scenic Sports, Vashon with some hills Kiwanis and and great Windermere Real views along Estate all stepped Come in and welcome the Dilworth forward to co- loop. If you sponsor the event our new owner have never and keep the tradition tried it before, going. Proceeds from Kelly Hwang bring a friend the race go to support and jump in on VHS athletic Saturday July programs and the 12. Pre- community registration scholarship fund. Hours: 11:00 am to 8:00 pm (by July 10) Walter Weston heads for the finish line of The 10K and 5k costs $15 while the 10K race in the 2007 Bill Burby Fun runs have several 17705 Vashon Hwy SW 206-463-2838 day-of-race Run. Walter finished third in the 19-29 age divisions based on age registration division. categories. The top costs $25. Pre-register now at three male and female finishers in Not Just a Great Burger www.signmeup.com/60333 or each age division get medals and the pick-up forms at many Island fourth through sixth place finishers We now have great teriyaki businesses. get ribbons. The overall male and People begin gathering at the female winners of the 10k and 5k Zoomies Now Serving Teriyaki corner of Gorsuch and Vashon runs receive plaques. Sorry, there Continued from page 1 Highway (now Youth and Family are no awards for the walk other the fire department routinely stopping by to make sure the smoke pouring Services building) Saturday morning than reveling in self pride. But, from the restaurant was just from the grill. We suspect they were just long before Strawberry Festival Northwest Sports will be giving hungry. Kelly and her kids Katherine and Nathan will be working with music or the parade begins. It’s away four prizes picked randomly their mom in the store, and look forward to meeting Islanders. Former peaceful; a great place to touch base from all participants, so no matter owners Clyde and Valerie Howe and Heidi Carpenter said goodbye to with old friends. The 10k runners how fast you are, stick around for the friends and customers as of June 30, but people can still stop by to take the stage first at 9AM. The 5k the awards ceremony immediately say hello to Clyde, as he will be training Kelly on the intricacies of the runners take off at 9:10AM with the following the race. milkshake machine over the next few weeks. walkers lining up behind them. Consider starting your Saturday There’s always someone to cheer at the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast at Make a Splash, to Make a Difference you on at the finish line, so enjoy the 7AM in Vashon Market’s parking hoopla. Day-of-race registration is lot, run or walk the Bill Burby Fun According to a recent national States to be part of this initiative to open from 8:00AM-8:45AM. Run at 9AM, and enjoy the parade research study by University of offer children swim and water safety In addition to honoring Bill at 11AM. After that it’s music, food, Memphis, only 13% of children who lessons free or at reduced fees. “We Burby, this year’s event honors the and dancing all weekend long! come from a non-swimming are grateful to have the support of household will ever learn to swim. King County and the Vashon Park Coupled with the fact that nine District to offer the American Red people drown Cross lessons to all every day in the 3rd and 4th United States, and graders at no- drowning is the charge,” says Gary second leading R. Gray, president cause of of Vashon unintentional- Aquatic Club – accidental death to the lead partner in children ages 1-14, this program. “If Seals wait on and behind the starting blocks for their relay partner to return before the message is you are a parent of starting their leg in the practice race. “Our times and wins increase dramatically when clear: Teaching your child to swim a Vashon child who attended either we have access to starting blocks for practice”, says Head Coach Lisa MacLeod. During is not only good for their grades and public or private school during he the school season the team rents time at the South Kitsap Community Pool on weekends to practice in two-fully equipped 25-yard pools. Last week the Seals travelled Mt. their social habits – it’s a necessary 2007-2008 school year, we strongly Tahoma High School for a duel meet with Tacoma Metro Swim Team. Times are not life skill that far too many families encourage you to take advantage of officially kept for duel meets, but these meets are great practice for upcoming events. neglect. this potentially life saving Fortunately for Vashon kids, a opportunity”, says Gray. Beginning at 7:30AM, breakthrough initiative by the USA For more information regarding these young athletes have Swimming Foundation is working to Make a Splash Vashon and the free already gone through a help teach kids to swim… one at a swim and water safety lessons, visit: dry land warm-up set and time. And Vashon is one of the five www.swimvashon.org. Or contact are in the water ready to leading communities in the United the King County Pool at: 463-3787. swim. Coaches MacLeod and Kristen Pesman go over the day’s workout. Wednesday Farmer’s Market During the summer upper- Continued from page 1 level Seals practice ten- hours a week and 3-hours On Friday July 11 from 10-2, will be closed during Strawberry of dry land training: Some there will be a special Farmers Festival.) Don’t miss out on some have the opportunity to put in extra yards by lap Market preceding the Strawberry fresh Island food that weekend. swimming later in the day. Festival which closes down the Contact Joanne Jewell at Younger swimmers arrive street on Saturday July 12, a usual [email protected] for more at 8:30 to practice. market day. (The Farmers Market information. July 4, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 17 The nicest winter I ever spent was o summer in Puget Sound. —Mark Lo py Laffs Twain Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of. If you ain’t makin’ One Liners waves, you ain’t kickin’ hard enough!

The only substitute for good manners is fast reflexes. Many people quit looking for work when they find a job. When I’m not in my right mind, my left mind gets pretty crowded. Diplomacy is the art of saying “Nice doggie!” till you can find a rock. Don’t use a big word where a diminutive one will suffice. If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished! I don’t have a solution but I admire the problem.

A Boy’s Confession “Doc, I had the worst dream of my “Bless me Father, for I have life last night. I dreamed I was with sinned. I have been with a loose twelve of the most beautiful chorus girl”. girls in the world. Blondes, The priest asks, “Is that you, little brunettes, redheads, all dancing in a Joey Pagano?” row...” “Yes, Father, it is.” “Hold it. That doesn’t sound so “And who was the girl you were terrible.” with?” “I was the third girl from the end.” “I can’t tell you, Father, I don’t want to ruin her reputation” I went to the Missing Persons “Well, Joey, I’m sure to find out Bureau. No one was there. her name sooner or later so you may as well tell me now. Was it If a bouncer gets drunk, who Tina Minetti?” throws him out? “I cannot say.” “Was it Teresa Mazzarelli?” If you get cheated by the Better I’m not an organ donor, but I once Not all men are annoying. Some “I’ll never tell.” Business Bureau, who do you gave an old piano to the Salvation are dead. “Was it Nina Capelli?” complain to? Army. “I’m sorry, but I cannot name I thought I wanted a career, turns Too many freaks, not enough her.” When will all the rhetorical out I just wanted paychecks. circuses. “Was it Cathy Piriano?” questions end? “My lips are sealed.” “Was it Rosa Di Angelo, then?” Errors have been made. Others “Please, Father, I can not tell you.” will be blamed. A PBS mind in an MTV world. The priest sighs in frustration. “You’re very tight lipped, Joey Pagano, and I admire that. But you’ve sinned and have to atone. You cannot be an altar boy now for 4 months. Now you go and behave yourself.” Joey walks back to his pew, and his friend Franco slides over and whispers, “What’d you get?” “Four months vacation and five good leads.” - thanks to Joane

Solution to puzzle on page 7 The Vashon Loop, p. 18 July 4, ‘08 Pixar’s Wall-E Loop Arts 7/04 - 7/10 Zohan VAA hosts World Music & Dance Festival 7/04 - 7/10 by Janice Randall The world comes to Vashon and contemporary (all-original) Kung Fu Panda Island in the form of music and Brazilian music. Eduardo brings 7/11 - 7/17 dance this August, when Vashon guitar expertise and upbeat energy Allied Arts presents the World to every stage. Next, reggae/roots Sex in the City Music and Dance Festival, an all- musician Adrian Xavier and his 7/11 - 7/17 " Where can you run a sled dog ages show, Saturday, August 9, 5 to band bring his solid reggae groove team? 8 p.m., at Camp Burton’s outdoor to stage. One World Taiko will serve " Learn to ride a fully trained stallion using classical techniques? amphitheater. Mark your calendars up dynamic Japanese Taiko drumming with lightning fast " Be a Shepherd for a day? now for one of summer’s hottest Including Sheep dog, sheep, Spinning music events! choreography. And finally, and knitting and Cheese! Brazilian musician, Eduardo experience the lively percussive " Or learn all about birds of Mendonça (founder of Show Brazil) music of Ghana and West Africa prey? and the Theory of falconry? kicks off the evening with traditional with Sohoyini, featuring the agile, " Or take a tour to see our amazing lead dancer, Awal rescued wolves in the educational Alhassan. program. Delicious world-inspired food " And learn about our wildlife and beverage will be available by rehabilitation that saves injured and orphaned wildlife. Island field-to-table caterer, Shefidgets, from rice pots and curry You can do all this at Wolftown! to Korean BBQ. Kara Jones of Henna You can sign up for these classes at any Healing will be on-site to paint time! Call for details! festival-goers from head to toe in Scholorships availible for youth! beautiful henna body art. VAA’s annual summer music Or, for show times and info, check 206-463-9113 festival is generously co-sponsored www.vashontheater.com [email protected] by Boeing and Vashon Park District, with additional support from Vashon Thriftway, Arts Fund and Just Fiddlin’ Round Washington Stage Arts Commission. – New CD Release Party Thanks to our sponsors, tickets are deal at only $12 for VAA members, seniors, students/$14 Since they were seven years old, has something for everyone. Eduardo Mendonça, one of four groups in general admission/$5 for ages 12 & you’ve watched the girls of “Just Rounding out the disc are more the festival’s line-up, will rock the Island under and they’re available now at Fiddlin’ Round” grow up, while favorites: “Can the Circle Be with Brazilian music at VAA’s World Music their music grew with them. Seeing Unbroken,” “You Are My and Dance Festival, Saturday, Aug. 9, 5 Blue Heron and Heron’s Nest. Call pm, at Camp Burton’s outdoor 463.5131 to reserve by phone. Camp “old music through young eyes,” the Sunshine,” “Country Roads,” amphitheater. Burton is an alcohol-free venue. girls have ventured from strict among others, all demonstrating instrumentals and rudimentary Megan and Hannah’s tight Performing Arts Call improvisation, to complex vocal harmonies and fiddle stylings. Original arrangements of Old Time All Island performing artists are now at Blue Heron Art Center or on- favorites join inspiring ballads such invited to apply for Vashon Allied line at www.vashonalliedarts.org. as “Homeward Bound” to the Arts’ New Works Series 2009. Deadline is Saturday, September 27, satisfaction of young and old. VAA’s New Works Series offers the 2008. To celebrate the completion of Blue Heron venue for Island artists VAA New Works Series was their 14 song new release, “Just to launch new work and/or new established nearly twenty years ago Fiddlin’ Round” will be holding its collaborations between January and for Island resident artists to present CD release party Strawberry November, 2009. Artists from all emerging work to Vashon audiences. Festival Saturday in front of Vashon disciplines—music (all genres) Past New Works Series Music Store right after the parade. dance, literary and theater are performances have spawned The band will play their latest music encouraged to apply. An inter- memorable performances by Daryl with new members, Merideth disciplinary panel of Island Redeker, Maggie Laird, UMO, and Hackett and Preston Scheer, sign performing artists will meet in many others. Please call 463-5131, CDs, and generally revel with fans. October to review and select ext. 226 for more information. Contact band leader, Lanora recipients. Applications are available Hackett, at 463-2114 for more information.

Experience the “Mosquito Fleet” Years Photo by Hans Jordan harmonies, fancy fiddling and Continued from page 1 country rock. Now Megan Hackett and This summer islanders will have Proceeds support the Island Hannah Scheer of JFR, proudly a chance to experience a “Mosquito Heritage Museum. announce the completion of their Feet” cruise around Vashon and The cruise will begin and end at much awaited new CD, Who’s Maury Islands aboard the Virginia Vashon’s north end passenger ferry Chicken? From hit cover songs of V on Sunday August 17th. The dock. Boarding will begin at years past such as “Grandma’s Vashon-Maury Island Heritage 12:30pm, and the vessel will depart Feather Bed,” “Tennessee Bird Association and Vashon College are at 1:00pm. The cruise will run until Walk,” and “Devil Went Down to teaming together to offer a approximately 5:30pm. Bring your Georgia,” to undiscovered jewels, “Mosquito Fleet” experience that own lunch; a variety of beverages “Man in the Moon is a Yodeler,” will highlight Island history, geology will be available for purchase on and “Ashokan Farewell,” this CD and ecology. board; soft-soled shoes required. Tickets for the Mosquito Fleet Cruise aboard the Virginia V are now available, at $60 for VMIHA Now Booking for Summer Parties Call Troy members and $75 for non-members. For more information or to purchase 206.794.9451 tickets, contact Barbara Steen at 463- 9355 or [email protected]. July 4, ‘08 The Vashon Loop, p. 19 Vashon College’s Artful Vashon - A Feast to the End by Christine Beck Vashon College’s winter class brought their personal artfulness to offering, Artful Vashon, feasted to the mix with sculptor Julie Speidel, a conclusion on Sunday, May 18 at landscape gardener and architect the Sheffield Building where the 30 Anita Halstead, and artist Ben students and their faculty came Meeker. And the temporal artists, together for the final class offering- writer Ann Spiers and teacher Joe a sumptuous 10 course feast Meeker, took students into the prepared and served by Iron Chefs world of creative writing and Paul Motoyoshi and Ben Meeker. literature. So what is “artfulness”? The eleven session course, which The class determined that it goes started on February 10, looked first beyond the traditional definition of “art” and those people we call artists and can be seen everywhere - even in nature created by non- humans. The class finale was a ten course gourmet food offering by The Iron Chefs, Ben Meeker and Paul Motoyoshi, Photo, "Bathtub", by class instructor Ela Lamblin. prepared and served outdoors to define the role of “artfulness” in on the lawn of the Sheffield Building. our every day lives and not simply Students and faculty congregated to “art” as we are most familiar with celebrate the class, enjoy the elegant the term and frequently the result. and extravagant feast and receive In one of its many provisional their certificates of attendance from definitions discussed by the class, the college. “artfulness” was defined as “skills Artful Vashon, as experienced in adapting means to ends...inspires and expressed by student Laura rather than manipulates... Weston, “was stimulates the imagination”. With EXTRAORDINARY...Be it Pirate that in mind, the students embarked Camp, theater antics, personal photo, "Bathtub", should be credited to Ela Lamblin each Sunday on a series of two hour encounters on a grid, the art of a studio tours and discussions with writer, music, dance, gardens, artists in various mediums to refine sculptor, food connoisseur, we were FUR BALL Offers Unique Treasures Continued from page 1 what it means to live artfully on led into the creative world of the Jiji Saunders, Margaret Tylczak and Vashon. someone that saw the world in a These exciting items are just a Janice Wall are among the many Artists featured in this class way that was creatively personal few of many great things to be island artists who have donated included indigenous artists Jim and and exquisite”. offered at the Vashon Island Pet their art work. Jackie Chobot of the renowned Artful Vashon will be offered a Protector’s 6th annual FUR BALL Additional gracious sponsors for Dragonfire Pirate Camp, performing second time in starting in early fundraising auction. “The Most the FUR BALL include Vashon artists UMO and Enjoy Productions Winter 2009. Interested students Fantastique Fur Ball Ever” will be Parmacy, J.R. Crawford, Barbara Kevin Joyce and Martha Enson, can contact the college at its website, held Saturday, August 2nd at the Drinkwater, Emma Amiad, Michelle music and dance artists Ela Lamblin vashoncollege.org and download an VFW and we want you there to help and Scott Harvey, Elizabeth Nelson, and Leah Mann, and theatre artists application. Space is limited and the make it a truly memorable event. Fair Isle Animal Clinic, Sue Carette Stephen Floyd. Visual artists 2008 class had a waiting list that will Elaine Summers and Pete Droge, and Mike and Marlene Rossi. be honored for the 2009 class. two of this year’s sponsors, work in Proceeds from the FUR BALL Postcards from Vashon the music industry and are provide more than half of the “curating” a table of entertainment operating funds for VIPP each year. Continued from page 1 memorabilia. Along with In 2007, 350 cats and dogs were autographed musicians’ items, helped by VIPP’s services. Of those, birds, fruit trees, gardens and the Eaton, Eileen Bergman, Sy Novak, which include a Fender Telecaster 130 were adopted by loving families, The 23rd annual Vashon Allied Sharon Munger, Chris McGrath, guitar signed by Pearl Jam, (a rare 63 were returned to their owners, Arts Community Quilt is all Karen Pruett, Nan Caskey, Cyna and very special piece), they are also and 184 were neutered through about postcards. Sixteen “wish Brandt, Mary Belshaw, Annie offering a David Letterman letter VIPP’s Spay/Neuter Program. For you were here” moments are Miksch, Pat Stougard all jacket, a signed script from the those cats and dogs adopted, VIPP captured ready to be sent on “the contributed beautiful postcards. movie Sideways with a bottle of provides examinations, best quilt ever!” Angela Weiss, For $1 you can take a chance on Pinot Noir to accompany it, as well vaccinations, blood tests and micro- Joanna Guglielmino, Carrie winning this unique quilt. We, of as a Grateful Dead laminate from chips. VIPP also ensures safe, Sikorski, Nancy Sipple. Toni course, hope you buy bunches of one of their last shows (not signed). comfortable housing for those pets raffle tickets. The money goes to our Other great auction items awaiting adoption. own Vashon Allied Arts, an include a three night stay in a Tickets to the FUR BALL are institution that adds color to our historic San Francisco Flat, a seven $20.00 and will be available starting community. night condo stay for six at Seaside, July 1st. You will find them online See you at Strawberry Festival Oregon, and a two night stay for at www.VIPP.org as well as at the July 11, 12, 13. We’ll be the ones seven in a large guest house VIPP booth at the Strawberry carrying the signs, “Have you overlooking Colvos Passage, (which Festival, Pandora’s Box, Fair Isle bought your Quilt Raffle ticket yet? includes a Mediterranean dinner). A Animal Clinic, Books by the Way, They’re only one dollar.” Moroccan dinner for four at the and the Vashon Book Shop. home of Paul and Gayle Summers For sponsorship and questions, also tops the list. Vashon Winery is contact Kate Dunagan at 567-5485, Loopy sez: Deadline for the offering a case of Tramp Harbor Red or [email protected]. To next edition of The Loop is with your very own custom-made volunteer for this event, contact Friday, July 11 label. And Morgan Brigg, Jean Victoria Rohlfs at 463-5381, or The front of the quilt, courtesy photo. Emmons, Hita von Mende, Nan Joy, [email protected]. The Vashon Loop, p. 20 July 4, ‘08 BackBay Inn July 6th Encore “Taste the World of Japan” July 5th Paul Motoyoshi Tom Bean Trio American Blues Summer dining on the deck! Check out our upcoming events at 24007 Vashon Hwy Vashon, Washington. 98070 206.463.5355 www.backbayinn.net $5.00 - $22.50 ea Vashon p/u RR Ties- 4 Grades 463 5161

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