LoopV3_6 In This Issue: Graham, Warblers, skunk cabbage, Roehm, & Fisher-Price, Fiddler, San Johnson: Miguel, Cookies without Quinault as Wrestling You Gotta Sin, Dancing Frogs, Super Ferry Clinic Hear these Guys Writhing Wrestlers, and Page 5 Page 16 Page 19 much more! Vol. 3 #7 TO INFORM AND AMUSE ~ TO PROVOKE THINKING AND ACTIVISM March 29, 2006 Treatment Center Gravel Mine on Maury: Water Quality Certification Granted Interesting Opens on Vashon By Mary Litchfield Tuel By Kristofer Bates Times Kurt Hart of the Washington Everyone on Vashon knows State Department of Ecology someone with dependency issues, Hit Vashon announced on March 14 that the but where does one go for help? Department has approved a Outside of your local AA meetings, Water Quality Certification with the only other options are a ferry- stringent conditions for ride away. That day has ended with Northwest Aggregates. the arrival of A Change Counseling “We couldn’t deny the Services (ACCS) to the Vashon certification because the Village business complex. applicant met all the A Change Counseling Services is requirements. They did now providing on-Island alcohol/ everything we asked them to do. Posted notice of intent Photo by M.L. Tuel drug awareness and treatment The Certification comes with programs. conditions, and is not a permit, but the conditions in the Certification will In looking to expand outreach be wrapped up in any Federal permit,” Hart said. beyond their current location in The conditions in the Certification are: Tacoma, A Change found Vashon Entrepreneurial Islander Continued on page 2 to be an ideal setting for their second David Goins and his mobile office. Its new convenient newsstand, called “Interesting downtown Vashon office offers state-certified assistance in the Times.” following areas: Alcohol / Drug Goins carries almost 400 Evaluations; Deferred Prosecution titles of newspapers and Programs; Intensive Outpatient magazines, including Vashon’s Programs; Outpatient Counseling; favorite, The Loop, the very paper Individual Counseling; Relapse you are reading at this very Programs; Alcohol Drug minute. Goins plans to Information School; Educational eventually open three Programs; and Urinalysis Testing. locations—the North End ferry With group sizes ranging from dock, uptown, and the two to twelve, A Change accepts transfers from other programs, but Fauntleroy dock. He got his strives for fairness and compassion business idea while on a recent with all clients. Payment trip to Rome, where newsstands arrangements are available for are common. Look for him persons who do not have insurance Monday through Friday. Pick coverage to pay for required up a free Loop, and buy programs. Groups are available something, wouldya? during the day and evenings. For further information, please call (206)463-2721 or (253)576-1191. Baden-Powell Scouts Plan Busy Summer By Bruce Cyra The Vashon Baden-Powell Islands. The summer camp includes Scouts recently returned from a trip overnight kayaking excursions, skills to Mt. Rainier for winter wilderness training, team building, and Scout training and play. Shown here are camaraderie. some of the Scouts framed by the Families interested in joining the snow cave they built. In the years Vashon Baden-Powell Scouts can past, winter expeditions also come to an Open House on Sunday, included overnight trips to the April 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Happy 3rd Scottish High Camp in the north Vashon Co-Housing on Bank Road The Hired Help cascades and Lake Wenatchee. Cole just west of town. Anniversary The Loop received a hot email tip Bazemore, assistant patrol leader The organization is an inclusive last week that these tireless workers and top right in the snow cave and non-discriminatory youth- were putting the blackberries to picture, is looking forward to this driven group open to boys and girls rights at the District 19 treatment summer’s list of events which aged 11-17. The Scout group is plant, so our photojournalist rushed include numerous short hikes; a five based on Sir Robert Baden-Powell’s right over to take advantage of the day hike in the Olympics; and his original scouting model. photo op. And you thought nothing favorite – the annual summer camp For more information call Leslie exciting ever happened on Vashon. at Sinclair Island in the San Juan Ferriel at 463-1939. Show your love- see page 9 The Vashon Loop, p. 2 March 29, 06 Water Quality Get in The Loop Continued from page 1 Northwest Aggregates must not harm water quality in the aquifer, with the specification that digging can go no lower than 15 feet above the aquifer. It must also do no harm to How much water do you need for each person in your household to be ready for aquatic life around the dock. The a disaster? existing wooden pier is being removed, and because the wood is Better than nothing: 3 gallons full of creosote, care must be taken Good: 7 gallons to keep sawdust or pieces of wood Better: 10 gallons from falling into the water. The dock will be replaced with a steel Best: 14 gallons structure with 56 piers extending 305 feet out into the water. The extra length is required so that barges and tugs do not disturb the near shore Service of environment. Reconciliation NW Aggregates is required to monitor eelgrass and other aquatic The Episcopal Church of the Holy life conditions, and is not allowed Spirit offers as a part of the Holy Week to spill gravel into the water. cycle of worship a Service of NW Aggregates will have to Reconciliation on Monday, April 10 acquire an Aquatic Lands Lease at 7:30 p.m. from the State Department of This Communal Service of Natural Resources, and a permit Reconciliation includes readings from Candy-filled Mugs Scripture, meditation on what it from the Army Corps of Engineers. On Sale Now means to live in loving relationship, Another issue at the site is heavy the opportunity to confess our sins metal residues in the topsoil from the This Easter you will find a Special corporately and individually, and to ASARCO smelter in Ruston. The Coffee Mug filled with Easter candy at give thanks for the joy of God’s first layer of topsoil at the mine Essentials 4, Vashon Pharmacy and US unbounded forgiveness. Attendees property has to be scraped and Bank. VHS student Carl Fox with the contained on site so that arsenic and School-To-Work Program engraves these are free to participate in the service special Coffee Mugs with “Vashon as they are moved; all are welcome. lead in the soil do not re- Pirates: Making a Difference” on the front, The church is located on the Main contaminate the property. For the and, “Sponsored by the Interact and Highway, across from the Vashon same reason, barges are not allowed Amnesty International Club of Vashon Community Care Center. to stir up sediment in the water. High School 2005-2006,” on the back. Originally mine owners wanted The attractive candy-filled 16-ounce Nominate a Grand to reopen the mine to supply gravel coffee mug is selling at the right price of for the third runway at the airport, Adopt-A-Cat Day $20 each. Theses monies benefit the VHS Marshall for Festival but over time the airport has found Vashon Island Pet Protectors will School-To-Work program and the VHS Know someone who contributes other gravel sources, and the market Interact and Amnesty International Club. host an Adopt-A-Cat day to the community in a special and for Maury Island gravel will not The partnership that makes it unique way? Nominate that person Saturday, April 8, from 11 a.m. to happen: The School-To-Work program necessarily be Sea-Tac. for Strawberry Festival Grand 2 p.m. and Sunday, April 9, from has many partners. The best-known are 12:30 to 3 p.m. at Pandora’s Box. the Vashon School District; Vashon Marshall. Holy Week (April 9-15) Please stop by or call VIPP at 206- Island Rotary Club’s K-12 Ventures; and The Grand Marshall leads the and Easter Services the Vashon High School Interact Club. In Grand Parade Saturday, July 8. Send 389-1085. Bethel Evangelical Free Church — addition, the Washington State a description of your nominee’s Bake Sale April 8 Easter Sunday, 7:30 a.m. Sunrise Service; Department of Developmental outstanding work, initiative and 8:45 a.m. Breakfast; 10 a.m. Church The Vashon Island Pet Protector Disabilities will soon join the partnership. contributions to the community; be Service Bake Sale will be held Saturday, This great partnership provides sure to include specific examples to Burton Community Church – 11 a.m. April 8, in front of Thriftway from students and young adults with differentiate your nominee from Easter Sunday developmental disabilities an others under consideration (Helpful 9 a.m. to 1p.m. If you’d like to Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit: opportunity to learn job skills, become hint: Get others to assist with writing contribute, please bring your tightly Sunday, April 9: 8 a.m. Liturgy of the independent, and most importantly, to the nomination. You may not be the wrapped goodies Saturday after Passion; 10 a.m. Liturgy of the Palms. become fully functioning members of the 8:30 a.m. For more information, only person who has something great Monday, April 10: 7:30 p.m. Service of Vashon Community. to say about the nominee). Reconciliation. Tuesday, April 11: 7:30 please call Victoria, 463-5381. London Broil Dinner The 2006 Strawberry Festival will p.m. Evening Prayer. Wednesday, April take place Friday, July 7; Saturday, 12: 7:30 p.m.