In This Issue: Lights! Camera! Genetic Starlight Beach Walk, Flying Squirrels, Homeless Kids! WildChild Engineering? Families, Springer Spyhops, Astragalus, Spaghetti DVDs get back to Foot transplant? Sauce, Garbage, Death in Schools, One Bad Movie, Howlaween! nature on Vashon Or? You decide. Help an Eagle Scout, Music, Books, and more! Page 2 Page 4 Page 16 Vol. 3, # 21 TO INFORM AND AMUSE ~ TO PROVOKE THINKING AND ACTIVISM October 11, 2006 Community-wide Dance, Dance, Dance Disaster Drill on Saturday, Oct. 21 By Bill Franz Islanders will have a chance to answer the question “Just how ready are we?” during a pair of disaster drills coming up on the 20th and 21st of October. On Saturday, October 21, the first-ever Island-wide Disaster Drill will take place beginning at 7 a.m. and ending at noon. A celebration will follow at the Village Green. T Martino holding a scarf she is knitting from “wool from a sheep we lambed here at Wolftown.” Photo by Susan Sheffield Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing By Mary Litchfield Tuel Wolftown has a flock of Icelandic sheep. Icelandic sheep are “a primitive breed,” said Director T Martino. Phil Zook and Jim Boardman at the ham “Primitive” means they have not radio field day last summer. Ham radio been inbred or crossbred for specific operators will be setting up emergency radio goals, such as producing meat, milk, stations in an emergency. Photo by Susan or wool. The long-haired, large- Sheffield horned, Icelandic sheep are intelligent, and can be aggressive, “It’s important to understand making them able to fend off that no drill is ever perfect,” said predators. The male sheep at interim Fire Chief Keith Yamane. Wolftown are named for “That’s the point of doing a drill superheroes: Lambo, BatLamb, since it gives us a chance to test Ela Lamblin demonstrates one of his original musical instruments. Photo by Leah Mann SuperLamb. The females’ names ideas, measure the effectiveness of Lelavision, accompanied by the musical group Correo Aereo, will be run more to spices and flowers: emergency response plans, and seek playing this weekend, October 12 through 15, at the Broadway Cinnamon, Basil, and Orchid. ways to fill the holes we discover. Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, in Seattle, Fri. and Sat. performances are at 8 p.m., and Sun.’s are at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Admission: $15/$12 Continued on page 12 We’re hoping to make this (www.ticketwindowonline.com) Student shows Thursday 10 a.m. and 1 community drill an annual event p.m., Friday at 10 a.m. Admission $10 (pre-registration required. Email: and we plan to learn more and make [email protected]). For more info call: 206-463-9548, or visit: Harvest Festival improvements every time we www.lelavision.com conduct a drill.” School Disaster Drill, Friday, Tells Success Story By Jay Becker October 20: On Friday the 20th, Jessica Morell Vashon High public schools will We seem to be winning our two- conduct disaster drills at 9 a.m. and Jochelle decade-old effort to keep Vashon- The Vashon Public Schools have Maury Island rural, if you applied sociologist Ray Oldenburg’s a complete disaster plan and they Pereña at yardsticks to Harvest Festival drill on it regularly. The community- Saturday, September 23. Look back wide drill gives them the Blue Heron at trend lines from the 1980s and you opportunity to integrate their By Janice Randall might have expected we’d be practice with other emergency VAA New Works Series growing condominiums now response organizations. 2006 finale will feature instead of cows, kids, veggies and General Community Disaster dance and movement by trees on our island. Drill, Saturday, October 21 two Island performing The Harvest Festival was a celebration of sustainable “farming” Scenario assumptions for the artists, Jessica Morell and Jochelle Pereña will perform her original work, here. But it was more. You could Vashon community-wide drill are: Jochelle Pereña, at 8 p.m., Shore, at the Blue Heron. Photo courtesy VAA A 7.2 magnitude earthquake on see Islanders’ success in the tangibles Saturday, October 21, at of rurality: the riot of flowers and the Seattle Fault has occurred at 7 Blue Heron Art Center. fresh vegetables, of free-range a.m., with the epicenter on Jesssica Morell, Skyfish pre-school founder, will present Mother Tongue: chicken eggs and organic rotating- Bainbridge Island. There are 70 A Working Progress. “Dance and movement are my ways of communicating Continued on page 10 things that are important to me,” says Morell. Continued on page 18 Continued on page 13 The Vashon Loop, p. 2 VIPP Garage Sale October 11, 06 This Weekend Wet Whiskers Get in The Loop The Vashon Island Pet Protectors Garage Sale will be held Saturday, Grooming Salon October 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Professional International Sunday, October 15, from 10 a.m. to Trained Groomer Certified 1p.m. at the Firefighter’s Association We Offer: Building on Bank Road. Donations are Wash and Go accepted Friday, October 13 from 10 a.m. Bath and Brushout to 4 p.m. Unfortunately, we’re unable to Thin and Trim and Full Grooming accept mattresses, computers, scanners, Call today for an printers, computer text books, clothes, Appointment! large appliances or televisions. For more information please call Victoria, 463- (206) 463-2200 5381. 17321 Vashon Highway SW Conveniently Adopt-A-Cat Days located inside Saturday, Vashon Island Pet Protectors will Pandora’s Box host an Adopt-A-Cat Day on Saturday, October 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, October 15, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at Pandora’s Box. Please stop by or call October 21st Vipp at (206) 389-1085. Featured Adoptable Cat Gillian: a one-year- old black spayed female. Despite Gillian’s encounter Disaster strikes. with a Neanderthal, she is an active, happy, friendly girl cat. She HoOOOowlaween gets along with everyone. at Wolftown Walk Without Fear Wolftown invites you to come A free workshop is being offered on hooOOOoooowl with the wolves at a Are you ready? Thursday, October 19, at The Senior Howlaween celebration at Wolftown on Center for those who would like to walk Saturday, October 28, beginning at 2 p.m. their neighborhood but have encountered Besides howling, there will be many craft problems with menacing dogs. Valerie activities, including spinning wool, Vigesaa, Dog Behavior Trainer with many basket making, pumpkin painting, dog years of experience in working with dogs, sled demo, and a horse logging demo. Growth Management Taize Services at will offer useful tips and solutions to There will also be a Hawk Talk! All will specific situations you have faced. The depend on weather. Please RSVP to (206) Report Available Methodist Church Senior Center and the Public Safety 463-9113. Wolftown works on an honor Recently the League of Women Voters The Vashon United Methodist Committee of the Community Council are system so we do not have set charge. of Washington State completed and Church is hosting a Taize Worship on co-sponsoring this program for walkers published a Study of The Growth the third Sunday of each month at 7:00 of all ages. Please call 463-5173 to pre- Seeking Inspiration? Management Act of Washington State. p.m. We are inviting all who are register. The Act went into effect in 1990 with an interested to worship with us. Anyone Meet Mindful Women ambitious agenda covering everything interested in participating in Taize is also Come to Ferrarra’s on Friday, October from reducing sprawl to encouraging invited to be part of the worship planning 20, at 6:30 p.m. to connect with mindful economic development to protecting the team. Planning sessions are in the Island women who, like yourself, are environment and historic preservation. education building at the United bravely facing the worries and Of particular interest to Vashon Methodist Church. The October worship complexities of the day...AND hear what Island is the Act’s goal of shoreline service will be 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, they are doing about it! Gain insights, protection. The efforts of Glacier NW to October 15. For planning dates or other inspiration, awareness that you are not mine on Maury are called into question information call the church office at 463- alone, new ideas, and hope! under the Act’s provisions. A copy of the 9804. Start being a part of the solution! Study is available at the Vashon Public RSVP to March at (206) 463-0870. Library. The successes and challenges of Buon Gusto! Italian this wide sweeping act are addressed. For Dinner at St. John more information call Jennie Hodgson 463-5408. The Vashon Loop Vianney Writers: Kathy Abascal, Deborah Anderson, Rachel Rhythms for Health St. John Vianney’s annual Italian Bard, Marie Browne, Eric Francis, Fran Gordon, Active drumming and percussion Dinner is set for Saturday, October 21, 6 Troy Kindred, Melissa McCann, Orca Annie, Kevin with friends, old and new, will raise your p.m., at the Parish Social Hall. Pottinger, Rex Morris, Weslie Rodgers, Jonathan Shipley, Ed Swan, Mary L. Tuel, Marj Watkins spirits while you build stamina and The dinner will feature a gourmet Guest Writers: Jay Becker, Janice Randall strength. Class taught by Robert Bornn of Northern Italian meal, live and silent Interns: Morgan Wegner, Rozie Royal SoundMoments Duo and DIAJ. All levels auctions, a raffle with a cash prize, and Photographers: T Kindred, Susan Sheffield welcome; instruments are provided. strolling musicians. Proceeds from the Original art, comics, cartoons: Ed Frohning, Rick Sponsored by Vashon Island Music and dinner will benefit St.