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Vol. 7, #3 February 5, 2010TO INFORM AND AMUSE -- TO PROVOKE THINKING AND ACTIVISM

Many islanders may recognizeDanielle McCutcheon from havingperformed violin with the VashonMaury Chamber Orchestra. Shecontinues to perform around theregion and maintains a teachingstudio at Courthouse Square.

With the beginning of the newyear, Danielle is looking forwardto combining some musictherapy/sound healingtechniques with her herbalpractice String Thyme, opening ather Courthouse Square location.She is an herbal practitioner whooffers in-depth consultations,

McCutcheon OffersThymely HealthConsultations

On February 9, 2010,PROPOSITION 1 will be on theballot to restore the King CountyLibrary System’s (KCLS) propertytax levy rate to $.50 per $1,000 ofassessed value, for collection in2011.

This Proposition providesvoters the opportunity to modifyKCLS property tax levy limits forone year, and to use that levyamount as the basis for propertytax limitations in subsequentyears. The result will determinewhether KCLS will maintain thecurrent level of library service ormake cuts.

The financial constraints ofInitiative 747 (I-747) have animpact on KCLS’ operatingbudget, which comes primarily(96%) from property taxes. I-747which limits growth in currentproperty tax revenues to 1% peryear, and requires an election toauthorize any increase above the1% limit.

In 2002, voters approved aone-year KCLS levy lid lift, whichsustained operations for eight

Library System LevyUp For Vote

by Julie G. Brand, CommunityRelations & Marketing Director,

King County Library System Continued on page 11

Yulia Fiala, a 5th grader atChautauqua Elementary, receiveda 2nd place medal and monetaryprize for her VFW Essay onFriday, January 22. Her essay,What Makes America Great,placed 1st in the Vashon VFWcontest, 1st in the Seattle districtcontest, and 2nd in the Statecontest. VFW Commander OldeJohn Croan, pictured with Fiala,presented her award at a gatheringof the entire 5th grade. Fiala readher essay to the assemblyfollowing the presentation of theprize.

5th Grader EarnsState Award

by Kay Burrell

Yulia Fiala and VFW Commander OldeJohn Croan, photo by Kay Burrell.

Continued on page 11

It’s fairly common to hearpeople say: “What do teachers doduring those late arrival days?” orwhat the district has formallytermed Professional DevelopmentDays (PDDs).”

While taking time away fromstudent learning can becontroversial, students are theones who ultimately benefit fromPDDs, which carve out time forteachers to grow professionallyand, in turn, to transfer what theyhave learned to the classroom.

PDDs vary in content,depending on the objective of theday. Sometimes they include theentire K-12 faculty to discuss amajor strategic shift in curriculum.At other times, they are dividedby schools. For example inSeptember, teachers from all threeschools learned about the newliteracy (writing and reading)curriculum and how to begin

What Happens onPDD Days?

by Anne Atwell

Danielle McCutcheon, courtesy photo.

taking into account all aspects ofa person’s life. She enjoys helpingpeople find ways of combiningherbs and nutritional protocolwith their other health/medicalapproaches, whether for ongoingconcerns or basic prevention andwellness.

From one island to another, from left to right: Valencia Crawford, Cianna Crawford, andWoodson Durston, three Vashon children adopted from Haiti’s Three Angels andAnswered Prayers orphanages and whose orphanages the fundraiser is supporting.Photo by Lee Durston.

“We are Haitian; we are always joyful,” Mimerose Beaubrun, singerfor the popular Haitian band Boukman Eksperyans, said last week.“This joy we have, even in our misery, when we’re poor, it is a strengthfor us — strength to rebuild the country.”

One Island HelpsAnother

A Vashon Valentine for Haitiby Lesley Reed

"Wall of Flowers" l-r: Brian Fisher, John Lucas, Morgan Brig, Donna Romero.

Silverwood OpensFlower Power

While gray, rainy skies seem the order of the day, inside SilverwoodGallery there springs a garden of artistic delights. Every imaginableblossom, bloom and bud cover the walls, all having burst forth fromthe imaginations and talents of artists, sculptors, photographers,ceramicists, metal smiths, painters, stonemasons and woodworkers.The cause for all this celebration? The infamous SilverwoodInvitational, one of the most highly anticipated shows in the gallery’slineup.

by Margaret Heffelfinger




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The Vashon Loop

Writers: Kathy Abascal, DeborahAnderson, Marie Browne, MEarth, EricFrancis, Troy Kindred, Melissa McCann,Orca Annie, Kevin Pottinger, Rex Morris,Ed Swan, Mary Litchfield Tuel, MarjWatkins. Original art, comics, cartoons: DeeBee,Ed Frohning, Rick Tuel, Jeff Hawley, AlexSoriano. Steve KruegerAd sales and design: Ed Swan 463-7976Email: [email protected]: Ed Swan,[email protected]: Marie Browne and TroyKindredPO Box 253, Vashon, WA 98070Paid advertisements in The Vashon Loop inno way express the opinions of thepublisher, editor, or staff. We reserve theright to edit or not even print stuff. Dealwith it. Come eat at the Q...againand again!Published every two weeks or soby Paradise Valley Press© February 5, 2010- Vol. VII, #3

Don’t miss an issue. Really.We are in our 6th year ofpublication and still notbankrupt! (Yet) Wow!

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Do you have an event or Public Service Announcement? If it’s forprofit, please send a contribution to help offset our printing costs.PO Box 253. Email questions or submissions to Ed Swan, editor ofthe Loop, at [email protected]. Photos are welcome as jpeg orpdf attachments.

Green Party MeetsThe Vashon-Maury Island Green

Party’s monthly meeting (secondTuesday of each month) will be atJoy Goldstein’s home. Greens,Democrats, Independents, and otherinterested progressives welcome!For more information call MelvinMackey, Secretary, (206) 463-3468.DATE: Tuesday, February 9, 7:00to 9:00 PMLOCATION: 10329 SW BankRoad, VashonDIRECTIONS: From Vashoncenter, go west on SW Bank Road0.3 miles.Joy’s home is on the south side.Park along Bank Road.Discussion issues:1) Party Politics — Governmentclass session at Vashon High?2) “Feminism” as a Ten KeyValue?3) “The End of Money” at VashonCollege?

Youth/AdultDialogue on the Bill

of RightsOn Sunday, Feb. 7, the second

Youth/Adult Dialogue of this schoolyear will take place at the PlayStation, beginning at 5:30 PM. Thetheme for this year’s dialogues is“What if…,” and on Sunday the 7th,we will begin what hopefully willbe an ongoing discussion of “Whatif Vashon had its own Bill ofRights?” If we had our own Bill ofRights, what would we choose toprotect? What matters to us? Whateffect would it have on ourrelationship to King County? IsVashon a perfect community? Areeveryone’s rights protected? Doesthe larger political entity really lookout for the needs of Vashon? In thepast there have been concernedindividuals and for that we arethankful, but perhaps it is time forresidents of Vashon to cometogether and determine forourselves what we want to protectand for whom. The Youth/AdultDialogues provide a space whereyouth and elders can discuss whatrights we wish to protect.

Valentine’s Party atSenior Center

Wear your pink to celebrateValentine’s Day with us Friday,February 12th. Dig deep into yourcloset and you may win a prize forthe most outlandish pink outfit.After lunch, tap your toes to livemusic. Join us for the fun andfestivities! Always good food andgreat friends. Friday lunch at the SCis the homemade “Guest Chef”gourmet meal served at 11:45 a.m.—reservations, please call the centeron Bank Road, 463-5173.

Introduction toBallroom Dance at

Senior CenterTony Balbas will teach the basic

steps for foxtrot, swing, rumba, chacha and tango. No experience orpartner is necessary; 12:45-1:45p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 9, 16 and 23; fee,$1, at the Senior Center on BankRoad.

Valentine’s EveSober Dance

Saturday Feb 13 Evening DanceMusic upstairs and Collage/GraphicArt Workshops / snacks downstairsat VYFS PlaySpace (former YMCAlocation). Open only to HIGHSCHOOL AGE Teens. Sponsored byteens and HART / VYFS 463-5511x232.

Caregivers SupportGroup

Vashon Community Care Center hostsa monthly Caregivers Support Groupmeeting. The group meets on thesecond Thursday of every month at7pm. This group is geared towardfamily or friend caregivers, rather thanpaid caregivers. Call Julea for detailsor with questions: 567-6142.

VMICC Hosts NewKC Councilmember

Jan DragoThe Vashon Maury Island

Community Council will be meetingon Monday February 15th atMcMurray. Our meeting starts at7:30pm, but come at 6:30pm for aninformal meet and greet with ournew King County representative,Jan Drago. She has so graciouslyagreed to meet her new constituentsand here from us. Jan will also speakformally at the meeting as well.

Our speaker for the evening willbe Betsy Peabody from the PugetSound Restoration Fund. Thisorganization is currently involved inthe mussel (not muscle) project inQuartermaster Harbor, seeking todetermine the effectiveness of nativeshellfish in reducing nitrogenloading in the Harbor. The Fund isalso working on the restoration ofthe Olympia Oyster, WashingtonState’s native oyster, in a number ofsites throughout Puget Sound,including Raab’s Lagoon.

Our board has an opening andis looking to fill this position until theNovember election when all boardmembers are up for a vote. Thoseinterested please contact HilaryEmmer at [email protected] an application. Deadline forapplications is February 26th, withthe board making a decision at itsMarch 1st meeting.

Contact Lee Ockinga206.370.0709 for more information.

Compost the Loopcomposting.

The Loop’s soy-based ink is okay for

VIPP Adopt-A-Cat DayVashon Island Pet Protectors will host

an Adopt-A-Cat Day EVERY Saturdayfrom 11:30-2:30 at our NEW VIPPADOPTION CENTER at 12200 SW 243rdSt. Please go to vipp.org for directions orcall VIPP at 206-389-1085.

Vashon Drum CircleVashon Drum Circle welcomes

Islanders of all ages to join indrumming, song and dance withBuffalo Heart, the Red LodgeMother Drum. Meeting at 7 PM onthe 2nd Friday of each month atVashon Cohousing Commons,Vashon Drum Circle is open toeveryone. Please bring frame drumsand rhythm instruments and join in(park in the outer parking lot or onthe street). “This community drumhas a lot to share,” says MaryShackelford, keeper of the drum, “Alot of good medicine for ourcommunity.” Donations arewelcome to cover the facility rental.This drum circle is supported byWoman’s Way Red Lodge, a non-profit dedicated to enlivening thesacred feminine in our communities.

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Troy and Marie Sell Real Estate in Burton

Troy: Hey Marie, do you think people know that we have movedour office to Burton?

Marie:Now that is a fine question. I don’t know if they know. Butwhat the heck, let’s tell them. Indeed, we have consolidatedour operations and moved our office right next to theQuartermaster Inn.

Troy: So if people want to talk to us about real estate, they shouldjust come to the Inn, since that is where we normally hang out.Or call us - the number is the same: 463-LIST to reach usdirectly, 463-9138 to reach someone in the office.

Thinking of selling or buying? Come on down to the Quartermaster Inn and let’s talk about it. Themarket is picking up a bit, and there are some signs that the worst is behind us. Prices are still much,much lower than they were a few years ago. Good if you’re buying, not so good if you’re selling – unlessyou are buying something else, of course. We can help you do the math

Marie:Right. Although I don’t plan on spending too much time in theoffice. I would rather sit next to the fire in the Inn and work onmy laptop!

Troy: Me too. But it’s nice to have an office when you need somequiet time.

Marie:I’ve never known you to need quiet time, darling. Nap time,maybe.

Troy: Well, we do have rooms upstairs, now that you mention it…

Marie:Yes, we do. But we don’t rent by the hour, so you will have totake your naps elsewhere or pay for a full night.

Troy: You always drive a hard bargain.

Look at this view! One and a half acres of rolling lawn and woods command a sweeping eastern viewacross Quartermaster Harbor, Dockton and Maury Island. Beyond, the Cascades frame the view, and tothe south, Mount Rainier peeks through fir trees. The property includes an older but nice three bedroom,two bath manufactured home and a newer two car garage in great condition. A second tax lot of about1/3 acre of the bluff is also included, ensuring control of your view.

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Brant provide one of the earlysigns of the end of winter. Over thenext month, they’ll go from a fewalong the Fauntleroy ferry route togood-sized groups around Vashoneel grass beds. Reports emailed inalready picked up in January,though still all along the ferry route.The importance of eel grass as aproductive feeding habitat pops upagain and again whether one talksabout birds, fish, marine mammalsor crusteaceans. Below I include therevised account for Brant from thesecond edition of my Birds of VashonIsland. I hoped to get the book outagain in 2009 but the Loop workload intervened. We’ll see how thatturns out in 2010. Many of thespecies accounts changed with newinformation since the firstpublication in 2005 and a numberof others benefit from several moreyears of research. The Brant accountfits into the latter category thoughsome of the sightings since 2005such as Alice Block’s below alsocontribute to the overall picture.

“Black brants are the only geeseone is quite sure of seeing from thedeck of a steamboat on an averagewinter day on Puget Sound. Whilethey have their favorite feedinggrounds upon the mud flats and inshallow bays, they are widelydistributed over the open water also,and their numbers during the springmigrations are such that not all otherwild geese put together are to bementioned in comparison. They sitthe water in small companies; andalthough they are exceedingly waryin regard to rowboats, they oftenpermit an approach on the part ofsteamers which is very gratifying tothe student. (Dawson 1909)”

While their numbers aredrastically lower today, much ofwhat Dawson observed holds true.In December, a few small flocks ofhalf a dozen to a dozen Brant beginappearing along the Vashon-Fauntleroy and Vashon-ColmanDock runs feeding in the long linesof weedy debris, usually half a mileor so to a mile out. Larger flocks of20-100 come close in shore to eelgrass beds at KVI Beach, Ellisport,Portage and Pt. Robinson inFebruary as migrants returning fromthe south stage for the return to thehigh north. Numbers peak in late

Brant ReturnMarch and April. Alice Blockreported the largest flock in recentmemory with over 400 at Pt.Robinson on 21Apr2008.

Brant numbers in Washingtonfell dramatically after the 1960’s.The Midwinter Waterfowl Surveyaverages prior to 1970 ranged from20,000 to 25,000 then dropped toaround 10,000 in the 1980’s andstabilized at about 12,000 since(Pacific Flyway Council 2004). PugetSound Ambient MonitoringProgram (PSAMP) surveys in 1992-1999 indicate a decrease in densitiesof 66% from the same transects inthe north sound from the MarineEcosystem Analyses of 1978-79.However, the limitation to thesestatistics shows in that they bothinvolve wintering birds and fail tomeasure the spring migrationstaging of birds returning from thesouth.

No one theory definitivelyexplains the drop in numbers whichappears to be both a decrease in theoverall Pacific flyway population as

well as a shiftingof the populationfrom Washington,Oregon andCalifornia toMexico. Onestudy inWashington Stateof eel grass beds, acritical feedinghabitat for Brant,showed a 22%decline of bedsassociated with a52% drop in thegeese at WillapaBay and a 31%decrease in eelgrass had a

simultaneous 63% diminishing ofBrant utilization of Dungeness Bay(Wilson and Atkinson 1995). Theresearchers suggest that thecompromised feeding reserves mightresult in poorer breeding successlowering numbers and might alsocause a shift in population to moreproductive foraging locations. Theimportance of this study lies in thatit took place over a decade’s timeand involved counts throughout thewinter and spring catching both thewintering and return springmigration populations. Nestpredation by Arctic Fox on theirYukon-Kuskokwin Delta breedinggrounds in the late 1970’s and early1980’s appears to explain the overallPacific Flyway population dropsince the 1960’s according to someornithologists (Reed et. al. 1998).

If you have an interestingsighting to report or a question aboutlocal birds, contact me at 463-7976or [email protected]. I’m alsoavailable as a guide for finding birdsaround the Island and the PugetSound region. The coming monthsthrough mid-spring provide the bestbirding of the year with winterwaterfowls being joined byreturning breeding birds in Apriland May.

Brant geese, photo copyright Jack Dawdy.


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We’ve Gota Lot ofKids

by Kevin Pottinger

Below is the first “We’ve Got aLot of Kids” column that appearedin the July 20th, 2005 edition of theLoop.

After a Loose Change gig in thesummer of 2005, seated at CasaBonita with our good friends Troyand Marie, I asked if I could writesomething for their paper.Watching three of our four kidswrestling for control of a bowl ofbean dip, we concluded that Ishould try to write something aboutthose kids.

I didn’t want to write about howcute we thought our kids were, oroffer cheerful parenting tips. Mywife Maria and I were strugglingto maintain our sanity during thosefirst blurry, sleepless years when wehad four babies in three-and-a-halfyears, so I felt compelled to writeabout the insanity of our lives, tomake light of the shrieking hordein the living room, those bickeringdid-too-did-nots, TheirQuadraphonic Majesties the Babies.

We survived, this far: wesurvived through our love for eachother, the help of our friends andfamily and the community ofVashon. Our kids are mostly inschool, and our lives are moreorderly and almost routine. We can,for instance, go to the bathroomnow without worrying that one ofthem is going to crash through theliving room window or choke onhandfuls of dry cat food. We’veeven read grown-up books with tinyprint, to ourselves, without anypictures in them, silently, while thekids played quietly at our feet.

OK, that happened only onetime, for about eight minutes, but itdid happen.

Below is that first column Iwrote.

* * * *We’ve got a lot of kids.Well, it’s only four kids, but to

me, it seems like a lot more than justfour. My parents had five kids andthat didn’t seem like so many. Afew of our friends have four kids.Some have more kids than we do.Four isn’t really that many kids Isuppose, unless they’re all mine.

See, they’re all little kids: all ofour kids are four years old oryounger. A little while back theywere all three years old or younger.

They cannily imitate oneanother’s cries. It certainly soundslike more than four kids to me. I cannever bring quickly to mind whatwe named them. Nametags wouldcertainly help. And they run in apack, or a moving, buzzing swarm.We have infant twins and twins areusually telepathic, so the realizationof what we’re up against with thesefour is staggering.

The First Column

If somehow I didn’t know better,and were I to guess in somehypothetical state of ignorance, Iwould say we have perhaps 350kids.

For peace of mind and somequiet at night, we all sleep togetherin a giant bed made with a king-sized bed, two cribs and two twinbeds all pushed together. It ismagnificent: perhaps several milesacross. The giant bed allows my wifeand I to rest along with the kids, elsewe’d be up all night walking rounds,tending to the spiny little anemonescrying in their own rooms, bangingon the bars of their cribs with sippycups.

We are lucky: they are all rosy-cheeked and quite healthy, withgood strong teeth and soundorthodontic bites, and well-developed jaw muscles. But wedon’t put our fingers near theirmouths anymore.

We got pregnant by accident thefirst time, but after our first belovedboy, the rest were completely ourown decision, except for the partabout having twins. Therefore, itfollows that we somehow decidedto do this.

We have our eldest boy, who’sfour and a half now, our lovelydaughter who’s almost three, andthe year-old twins, a boy and a girl.Not so many kids, I suppose, unlessthey’re mine.

We may have another child, ifmore accidents “happen”. We haveone empty seat left in our Explorer.If that gets filled and we find weaccidentally need yet another seat,say we have another set of twins,we’ll just not go anywhere, becauseafter all: how could we?

Twins can be fascinating, andour twins are no exception. With thetwins in their special double stroller,my family and I are treated like rockstars, or at least as members of a rockstar’s entourage. By simply parkingthe car and taking the hoods off thelittle parrots in a public place, theygather a goo-gooing crowd inminutes.

My wife stays home with thekids, because she wants to, but moreto the point, because she has to: the

daycare bill for these midgetwrestlers would be several thousanddollars each month. She has severalmedals of valor, which I fashionfrom time to time out of tin foil andfloss. I present them to her in a smallceremony attended by our little kidswho signal their approval withburping and smacking noises fromtheir high chairs.

I go to work most days, becauseI have to, but really, because I haveto. I am the very picture of asuburban father grabbing a donut asI sail out the door, gaily shouting“Gotta run, hon!” and sing-shouting“Zip-a-dee-do-dah!” at full breath,commuting to a big, well-appointed

office downtown full of adults, totalk about software and engineeringand water cooler gossip. Pi Rsquared, you know. Alpha beta. Icould not do what my wife does, butshe could do what I do, and muchbetter. Which is why I do what I do.So she can’t.

In the months and years ahead,as the kids grow up and my wifeand I grow old, we will alwaysremember with fuzzy nostalgia, thedays when you could just simplypick them up and carry them fromthe room screaming.

* * * *Thanks for the use of the hall,

Troy and Marie.


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Aries (March 20-April 19) Avoidpublic dramas if you can, which maymean staying out of public places, orat least choosing from among placesthat qualify as friendly territory.Inside your home is going to be thebest bet. You’ll need to keep a closeeye on your own tendency to betemperamental when you’re understress; if you can do that, you’ll havea significant advantage when you’rein tense environments, if you cannotavoid them. Meanwhile, a partner orsignificant other may be moreemotionally sensitive than you’reaware of, or even than he or she isaware of. He or she may mirror backto you some of your own innerstruggle. Significant similarities existbetween what you’ve been throughand your response to thoseexperiences; and there are significantdifferences as well. Be mindful ofboth.

Taurus (April 19-May 20)Regarding a professional matter,there seem to be two possible choices,but really there are two mentaloutlooks you can apply to thesituation. One is about how mostmatters of ‘personal expression’ arenot so personal. Often, they are aboutpatterns that were set in motion longbefore we showed up on the planet.The second involves the feeling ofextreme vulnerability that canmanifest when you make a choice thatactually does set you in the directionof what you want, and what servesyou — or even when you step up tothe commitment to do so. Be awarethat you exist in a mental environmentfirst, and an ‘economy’ or ‘society’second. Your frame of mind is nearlyenough to determine the outcome youwant — if you know what that is.

Gemini (May 20-June 21) You’recoming around to a new approach toa contract or agreement that’s beendriving you mad in recent months.Your updated thought process couldhave a significant influence on acreative project or professionalsituation, particularly if an investmentof some kind is involved. Yet once itgets dark out and the Moon comes up,don’t forget your other agenda —getting some of, more of, or all of thesex you want. Was that some kind ofNew Year’s resolution? If not, Isuggest you add it to your list of thenecessities of life, not the luxuries or‘distractions’. I would add areminder: sex happens in the contextof relationships, which are based onagreements. A negotiation process isinvolved, which involves stating whatyou want and dealing directly withthe response.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Theanswer is not to detach from yourfeelings, but rather to go deeply intothem. You have an excellent grasp ofhow you feel on an intellectual level,yet there is an aspect of this situationthat is showing no mercy. In the mindsof most, that is not an invitation to bemore vulnerable, but rather a cue tobe more aloof. Remember, you don’tneed to prove anything to anyone,and the last I heard, sensitivity wasneither an Olympic sport nor acommodity traded on the Nasdaq.You can start with being aware of whatyou feel, and your ideas will give youa good idea where to begin. Acreative outlet of some kind will guideyou deeper into yourself, and that’s

the place you’re going to find refuge,release and the sense of connectionthat you seek.

Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) Yourenvironment is hypersensitive andpotentially over-reactive. Nobodyfeels like they can do anything right,though you’re the one who is able tosense that this is not as much apersonal issue about any one personas it is about the state of the world. Isuggest you keep a clear eye on thepsychological patterns that do somuch harm to so many, and be theone who guides the people aroundyou out of them. You’re the one whois aware, so you have the firstadvantage here. This cannot beaddressed on a superficial level;somebody has to ask the realquestions, if anyone wants the realanswers. You can go a long way if youstart there. The planets suggest thatat the moment people are susceptibleto old personal material, so old theymay have discarded it as irrelevantlong ago.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) Take offthe mental stress; this is one of thosephases when it could have asignificant physical impact. If you canratchet down a few levels, you’relikely to find yourself in a place ofprofound understanding that couldinfluence the decisions you make. Tobe sure, you make different kinds ofchoices depending on your frame ofmind at the time you’re making yourdecision. I suggest you take your timewith something you’ve been workingout since December. Put youremphasis on settling your restlessnature a bit, and letting some of theemotional charge dissipate. You keeptelling yourself you can keep yourcool, but this is a question of layers.As each one of them comes off youwill make a new discovery aboutyourself and what is important to younow, rather than in the past.

Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) One of thegreat obvious mysteries is what sexualexperience has to do with creativeexperience. The simple way to explainit is they wake one another up. Sexcreates more than babies; it createsawareness. Art creates consciousness,not just works on paper. What theyboth have in common is that theyrequire a willingness not only to havelife be ‘nice’ but to delve into a worldof light and dark, fear and passion.Both sex and art involve transmutingtaboo emotions into something thatis creative or pleasurable. If that is theworking concept, then you can regardall feelings as healthy, normal oracceptable. Most pain comes fromjudging feelings; it’s one thing to feelshame and it’s another to say it’s bad.Or pleasure; or love; or the cravingfor emotional freedom that wouldopen the way to any or all of them.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) Marshas reached a point in its retrogradewhere it’s aspecting the Saturn-Plutosquare. Jupiter is also involved; so weare adding some energy to theequation, and some inspiration. Oh!That stuff. There is only so inspiredyou can be on a backwards, uphill run.Yet certain developments suggest thatyou may suddenly remember whyyou’re on this journey, and why youcommitted to making the changes thatyou once feared were inevitable: onlynow they seem more welcome. Thesoul aspect of Pluto is coming out in

this arrangement, rather than just theobsession/compulsion aspect. So toois the attribute of Saturn that says it’seasier to get what you want when youknow what it is, and when you setgoals, and when you set limits.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22)You’re getting to the heart of athought process that’s been lingeringlike a fog for more than a year.Suddenly you seem to feel thepromise of clarity, rather than just aquestion. But I would ask: is the issueclearer, or are you feeling better forother reasons and looking at it withgreater clarity? Maybe this is achicken and egg kind of question,though in that particular riddle, whatis missing is the awareness of a pointof origin, or of a much earliertimeframe. I suggest you take thisopportunity to go back in time andget a look at the actual roots of yoursituation. Not incidentally, this is theaspect of any personal growthsituation that most of us are trainedto avoid looking at, and it’s usuallythe aspect that grants the greatestsense of strength.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) Thisis a moment of significant contact,though it may feel like an inconvenientkind of good fortune. Here is thething to remember: your friends canhelp you, and you can help them. Youcertainly seem to have professionalmatters on your mind, and you maybe wondering whether you’remaking progress toward buildingyour house, or just making moresawdust. That matters less thanmaking sure the community thathelped create you, and that youhelped create, gets some of yourattention. Professional contacts andsuccess are one thing; helping weavethe world is another. You are part ofa network of light, and if you turn

your energy in that direction some ofit will shine right back on you.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Thismay be a really strange few days tobe an Aquarius. You tend to live withone foot in the dreamtime; abstractionis as real to you as scrambled eggs forbreakfast. Yet you’ve beenexperiencing something unusual: inmundane terms, a sense of purpose,combined with a sense of potential,combined with a deep questioning ofwhy either of these things matter.They may not; that is for you todecide, and the good news is that youhave a sense of your own depth thatwould give you access to some realinformation. You may at this point inyour life be discovering how personalmeaning really is. You are the onlyone who gets to determine or decideon the relevance of your feelings, yourexperiences or your perceptions.

It’s as if your world has beenstrung with a ray of light, on whichanything can pivot: fate, fortune, love,existence itself. You are standing inthe place from which you can goanywhere. Now the question is,where do you want to go? Imaginefor a moment that past commitmentsdon’t matter; all that matters is whatyou want, in this moment. What,where, and who would that be? If thisis the question you avoid, forget aboutwhy, and embrace it now. Likelihoodis irrelevant; the cosmos has movedinto one of those rare moments of longodds opening up. If something isstanding in the way of your faith, goaround it. If something is standing inthe way of action, summon your willand allow your small volition tomerge with that of something fargreater.


Island Epicure

by Marj Watkins

It’s not too soon to start lookingforward to—and planning toattend—the Vashon Food Summit.It happens the weekend of March5-7, at the Vashon High Schoolcommons. For full informationabout it, you can contact the threeco-chairs: Cathy Fulton, 463-5652,[email protected]; EmilyMacRae, 408-7072,[email protected]; or JessicaLisovsky, 463-1041,[email protected].

Sustainable Vashon is a sponsorof the event and welcomesdonations (tax-deductible) to coverexpenses of the Food Summit. You’llenjoy and benefit from workshopsand informational speakers onraising food, acquiring andpreparing food, the food economy.

The people planning the eventdon’t want anybody to miss it.Lunch will be served on Saturday,and the Summit will wind up witha celebratory Stone Soup Supper.That’s where everybody coming toSunday’s program will bring avegetable, and all of them will becombined into a giant soup.

It’s free, except for Saturday’slunch for which you can buy $7meal tickets.

The Frugal Food workshopimmensely interests me, and theplanners expect a huge turnout forit. Raising food and foodpreparation will be key areas ofinformation.

Here is the sort of recipe thatcomes under the heading of FrugalFood, but you could also file it underGourmet Main Dishes. It’s the kindof dish to serve at the end of a leanmonth, and still maintain yourreputation as a superb cook. Thismakes a little bit of leftover cookedchicken go a long way. The beansand spaghetti providecomplementary protein, and thecheese adds more. The spaghetti islow on the Glycemic Index becausea lot of the gluten goes out in thecooking water.

Frugal Fare

SPAGHETTI e SALSA diFAGIOLI con POLLO

(Spaghetti with Red Beansand Chicken)3 to4 servings

The Sauce:1 ribs celery1 small dry onion, chopped½ green bell pepper, chopped

(optional)3 Tablespoons sliced black olives

(optional)1 cup marinara or spaghetti sauce1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce2 teaspoons cinnamon½ cup diced cooked chickenWater or chicken broth as needed2 teaspoons cinnamonGrated Parmesan, Pecorino cheese

or freshly grated Jarlsbergor Swiss Spaghetti, abundle 1 ½ inches indiameter

2 Tablespoons olive oil

Start the sauce by simmering thevegetables in a little water until theonion becomes transparent or, if youprefer, sauté them in 2 Tablespoonsolive or canola oil.

Add the remaining ingredients,except the cheese. Stir. Bring to a lowboil, immediately reduce the heat tolow and cover the pan. Simmer 30minutes. If the sauce becomes toothick, add a little water or broth.

Cook the spaghetti according topackage directions. Test by pressingthe side of a fork against a strand ofspaghetti, against the inside of thepan. If it cuts easily, taste it. It’sprobably done. The gluten-freespaghetti I used still tasted starchywhen it’s stated cooking time wasup, so I gave it another 2 minutes.

Drain the spaghetti through asieve, put into a serving bowl, andtoss it with 2 Tablespoons good oliveoil. This adds flavor and keeps thestrands from sticking together.

Transfer the sauce to anotherserving bowl.

Offer the grated cheese in a smallglass bowl. You might serve it witha fork, but we use our (clean)fingers.

CHICKEN BROTH1 carcass of chicken, or ½ turkey

carcass, or any poultry bonesyou’ve stashed in your freezer

Water to cover1 long carrot, sliced1 onion, coarsely chopped½ teaspoon celery seed½ teaspoon cumin or coriander seed1 to ½ teaspoons salt1 (6-inch) strand Wakame sea

vegetableor 1 teaspoon ground dried kelp½ teaspoon coarse ground pepper6 whole cloves4-inch piece orange peel or peel of 1clemontine, optional

Bring to boiling, reduce heat,cover, and simmer at least 2 or 3hours, or until the bits of meat lefton the boat are nearly falling off.Remove carcass or bones. Let coolenough to handle. Remove andreserve meat. Use stock in soups andsauces. May be stored in coveredglass jar for up to 4 days, or frozenin a freezer box for up to 3 months.

After 4 days in refrigerator, anybroth and vegetables remaining maybe served as its own soup or reboiledand stored for another 4 days.

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Old Oatus just rolled merrilyalong today, without breakdowns orother disasters to distract us. Wemade it to Garberville early in theafternoon and took on fuel. Oatustook 14 gallons after roughly 75miles of traveling; the Family Dogtook two bucks’ worth. Mostly wejust trucked today, watching thecountryside slide past at 30 m.p.h.That’s flank speed for us.

The sun came out, attended byhealthy white clouds, and theshadows began to lengthen whenwe passed through Eureka and

The Evils of SlaveCylinders

Arcata. Finally we sought a berth forthe night at Patrick’s Point, 15 milessouth of Orick. It’s one of GovernorReagan’s State Park Blasphemieswhich requires hard coin anddemands that all animals be lockedup or otherwise restrained.

Poor Nigel Woofer took to theleash with total dismay, having saton his tail all day with me in theFamily Dog. He was looking forwardto a good romp and I know he feelsdouble crossed, poor lad.

But the place has showers.One last note: it appears as

though Oatus needs another waterpump and it stands to reason thatthe best possibility for locating oneis in Crescent City. The question is:can we make it? Stay tuned.

Nov. 16, Tuesday - HAH! Ruddywater pump is shot. I went off to finda Park Ranger for information onavailable junkyards. McKinleyvillehas several, he said.

Chris hopped into the FamilyDog and zipped off to the south in

search of another pump while Istayed aboard in order to slapanother coat of exterior stain onOatus’s port and starboard side,since the weather has decided toclear.

At 16:00, Chris returned with a$4.50 dead replica of our latestcasualty and got to workimmediately installing it. So. We’retrapped on Patrick’s Point ‘tiltomorrow. However if all goes well,tomorrow night will find us inOregon!

Nov. 17, Wednesday – The sunnever did come up this morning –the fog just got brighter and adrizzle started up, drifting inthrough the trees as softly andsilently as snow.

Finishing up the water pumpdidn’t take long. By 10:30 Oatus wasup and running again so we gotunderway and started moving outof the park. I got to the main gateand pulled over to wait for Oatus.

Oatus however failed to arrive soI backtracked until I finally foundhim about 300 yards from ouroriginal berth. Chris was coveredwith leaves and debris fromcrawling about underneath thetruck and was in an ugly mood.

Who could blame him? The slavecylinder to the back tires, starboardside, had blown a leak, destroyingthe hydraulic continuity of Oatus’sbrakes!

Chris and Oatus aren’t speaking.

I got underneath with our flimsyscrew jack and somehow managedto get the tires off the ground; thensplit for McKinleyville to locate a 15/16" socket for the lug bolts.

The rest of the day was spenttearing the whole works apart. Asusual, a million miles’ worth of dirtand debris had accumulated andgotten into the works. The piston inthe cylinder was dirty and sticking.

By dark, everything wasreassembled and apparentlyoperable so we decided to get out ofthe park before we got chargedanother night’s rent. I hear theOregon State Parks are free. Goodnews if it’s true.

We tied up for the night on afrontage road on the east side ofHighway 101.

Well, if one slave cylinder isfouled by dirt and the like, what’s abody to think about the other’n? HAHA! Tomorrow we operate on theother’n, just to find out.

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Recurrent canker sores (alsocalled aphthous stomatitis or RAS)are a common condition in theWestern world, one that is notespecially responsive toconventional treatments.Conventional treatments for themost part use steroids to suppressoutbreaks and gels to soothe them.Modern medicine has not found thecause of recurrent canker sores andhas no reliable treatments to stopthem from returning. Althoughpoorly researched, there are manybotanicals that have a long historyof use in traditional medicine.These remedies, combined withdietary changes, can soothe theacute outbreak as well as preventrecurrence.

RAS causes small, round or ovalulcers on the inside of the mouth.Often, multiple, painful sores occurat the same time, usually beginningin childhood or the teen years.

About 80% of patients have “minorRAS” that causes small ulcers thattypically heal in 10-14 days withoutscarring. “Major RAS” is rare andsevere, causing much larger sores.They can last for up to six weeks andoften result in scarring. Outbreaksare chronic and recur over decades.“Herpetiform RAS” is yet rarer andcauses crops of small, painfululcers. There may be as many as ahundred ulcers at a time, each soresmall in size although theysometimes fuse and form large sores.This type of RAS is more commonin women.

Minor recurrent canker soresare common in North America, and

Aphthous Ulcers

are most often found in women,children, and Caucasians. About1% of children have recurrent oralulcers but up to 35-40% of Americanchildren have a history of RAS-likedisease. Children from wealthier orbetter educated families are moreoften afflicted than are children froma more impoverished background.

There are two aspects to dealingwith canker sores: first, soothingand healing an acute outbreak;second, preventing the sores fromrecurring. Let’s begin with headingoff future outbreaks first.

Holistic practitioners as a rulethink that most canker sores are theresult of food sensitivities. Theresearch on this is in conflict but itis likely that frequent cancer soresmay indicate either true celiacdisease or at least a wheat

intolerance. Anyone withfrequent outbreaks should betested or should test wheatby eliminating it from thediet. Other foods (such asdairy) also may also be a rootcause of the disorder. So,one of the first steps inpreventing future outbreaksshould be testing for foodsensitivities. It is alsoimportant to make sure thatthe diet is rich in B vitaminsand zinc, as many withrecurrent canker sores arelow in these.

There is also a strongcorrelation between stressand canker sores. Here,

herbs known as adaptogens arehelpful. These herbs work over timeby reducing our reaction to all typesof stress. In essence, they make usbetter able to cope with stress. Thereare a number of differentadaptogenic herbs. Licorice is myfavorite adaptogen for children.They tend to like its taste andseldom have high blood pressurewhich licorice may aggravate.Licorice tea is often a perfect remedyfor them. In addition to enhancingthe child’s ability to handle stress,licorice tea will speed the healing ofsores and is strongly anti-inflammatory. Individuals withrecurrent outbreaks tend to have

high levels of inflammatorycytokines, chemicals used by theimmune system. Licorice (and manyother herbs) can normalize cytokinelevels.

Adults can chew DGL tablets, alicorice product that does not raiseblood pressure. Often though, theadaptogen rhodiola is a better choice.This herb is rich in tannins,compounds that heal acuteoutbreaks. It can be taken as acapsule but will provide most reliefif also taken as a tea duringoutbreaks. Rhodiola has beenwidely studied in Russia where itwas shown to be especially helpfulfor people under a great deal ofmental stress. Thus, it helpedmedical students studying for finalsby enabling them to study more,sleep better, and as a result achievehigher grades.

Other studies show a connectionbetween a chemical and outbreaks:Sodium lauryl sulfate. An importantstep is to avoid toothpastes thatcontain this chemical. (Actually,studies indicate that we shouldgenerally be avoiding sodium laurylsulfate, a chemical found inshampoos and many other body careproducts).

Then herbs can be added to quietpainful outbreaks. Historically, one

of the North American herbs usedfor this is a tiny, old forest plantcalled goldthread (coptis). In myexperience, it works like a charm oncanker sores. However, we have fewundisturbed forests left and shouldno longer rely on coptis. TheEclectic physicians often usedgoldenseal instead. Goldensealcontains berberine, a compound alsopresent in goldthread. Oregongraperoot, an inexpensive herbreadily available here in theNorthwest, is also rich in berberineand helpful in healing canker sores.The main problem with these herbsis that they are bitter whichsometimes makes them difficult touse in children.

As I mentioned, herbs high intannins are healing as well. So somebenefit can be obtained by simplyapplying bags of black tea to theulcers. My favorite solution,however, is a tincture of Spilanthes.This relative of Echinacea is healingand anti-inflammatory. But best ofall, it is numbing. As a result, thetincture can be applied topically toease painful sores. Alternatively,dilute it in a little warm water,swoosh it around the mouth for awhile and then swallow.

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Are you? Have you? We arealready approaching the time ofyear when if this wasn’t the PacificNorthwest, you’d likely see blowingdust and tumbleweeds across theexpanses of the local gyms.December is known as the time ofyear for giving and late Januaryseems to be the time of year for givingup.

If you are frustrated with yourattempt at resolving your healthand weight loss goals, know thatyou aren’t the only tumbleweedbeing tossed about by the Januarywinds. If a proper plan isn’t in placewith the appropriate steps to elicit

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2. Consuming so called “dietfood.” If your diet isn’t made upprimarily of organic fruits,vegetables, nuts, seeds and grassfed/wild protein sources, you’llcontinue to fight the war on fatreduction. Diet food is the foodindustry’s way of selling you a dietversion of the inferior boxed productoriginal that’s not worth the box itcame in. Get back to basics and stickto what works.

3. Portion control. How muchof that are you eating? If you’re notmeasuring it, you don’t know.Underestimation of caloric intake isone of the biggest pitfalls that willquickly sabotage your resolutions.Measure the foods you eat regularlyfor 3-5 weeks until you get used to“realistically eyeing” portions.

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OK, time to regroup with all thesuggestions. If you continue to bailon every attempt at getting healthy,you’ll find the long run a lot harderthan putting effort in the here andnow.

One more thing, if it isn’tworking, don’t beat the dead horse.What you’re doing really isn’tworking and you must makeadjustments. If you are unsure ofwhere to go next, e-mail me [email protected] and I’llput you on my newsletter list toreceive up to date health, diet andfitness related information to helpyou on your journey.

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implementing it. Now that thenew curriculum has beenintroduced, schools often usePDDs to hone their skills forwriting and reading instruction.Usually they meet in teams totrack progress by comparingstudent work.

“We’re fortunate to be able tomeet and analyze student workevery two weeks,” says RoxanneLyons, director of instructionalservices. “It allows us to constantlylearn from each other’s experiencesand from what students areproducing. After each meeting,we’re further along in identifyingthe skills students will need tosucceed at every stage. It’s a longprocess and one that needs regularinteraction to be successful.”

Now that the new literacycurriculum is underway, the district

plans to choose and implement newa new science curriculum. Beforechoosing it though, teachers mustfirst thoughtfully determine the skillsand content that students need ineach discipline to pass to the nextgrade level. They also need to agreeon overarching instructionalobjectives. In other words, shouldthe teaching method for science beprimarily hands-on and experientialor should the focus be more onteaching students how to memorizeprocesses and facts, or acombination of both?

At the end of this year-longalignment process, all three schoolshope to reach a philosophicalconsensus around teaching scienceand solidify a documented set ofscience requirements for students tograduate to the next grade level. Forexample, second graders may needto know how to record theirobservations by the end of the year,so they can begin writing in sciencejournals by 3rd grade. And, by theconclusion of 6th grade, studentsmight be expected to know thescientific method so that they canapply it to daily experiments in 7thgrade. While seeminglystraightforward, determining whatskills students must have and whenrequires time and discussion.

And sometimes PDDs involveoutside trainers sharing theirexpertise. These events aresponsored by Vashon Institute,which receives the majority of its

What Happens on PDD Days?

funding from Vashon CommunityPTSA. On December 16th, SteveHirsch, architect of the Readiness toLearn initiative that’s taking hold inmany Washington schools, talked toMcMurray’s faculty about the keysuccess factors in making RTL workfor middle school students.McMurray plans to adopt theinitiative next year, on the heels ofChautauqua’s successful run thisyear.

Other training sessions led byeducation experts over the past yearincluded a district-wide class aboutResponse to Intervention; a classabout new developments in specialeducation and English LanguageLearners (ELL); and a seminarfocusing on brain development andlearning last year. As the yearcontinues, there will several moretraining sessions.

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From her four years in Haiti,Islander Priscilla Schleigh knowsthat joy and also the tremendoussadness that Haiti experiencedover the decades, culminating inthe January 12th earthquake.That’s why she and other Islanderswith connections to the countryare holding a “Big joyfulfundraising event” on February21st at 4 pm at the ‘O’ Space,complete with Creole cuisine andan all-star lineup of Island musicaltalent.

“My Haitian friends are veryexcited we’re doing this,” saidSchleigh, who owns the fair-tradegift shop Giraffe. “I’m taking thelead from them.”

The plight of the children inHaiti is the “call to action” forevent organizers. There were anestimated 380,000 orphans beforethe earthquake, a number that islikely to reach 1 million now. Inparticular, the funds raised will besent to two orphanages fromwhich Island children have beenadopted. Three Angels andAnswered Prayers orphanageswere damaged in the earthquakeand are uninhabitable.

Six-year-old WoodsonDurston was adopted fromAnswered Prayers, which has

three orphanages. Woodson’sfather, Lee Durston is on theorganization’s board and has ledgroups to Haiti to do volunteerwork. The 45 children at theAnswered Prayers orphanages arecurrently living in the yard.

Michelle Crawford adoptedher two daughters, Valencia (age

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at theo r p h a n a g ewere broughtto the U.S.shortly aftert h eearthquake,Three Angelsneeds torebuild totake in newc h i l d r e n .Crawford alsoworries aboutthe 300children whogot their onemeal of theday at theschool, whichis nowclosed.

“To be atan orphanagein Haiti is tobe safe,” shesaid. “They’regetting fedand they’renot going tobe exploited.

Three Angels and AnsweredPrayers will have to rebuild, butthey don’t receive money from aidorganizations. We have arelationship with theseorphanages and we know all themoney we raise will go to Haiti.”

Island musicians are lining upto support the benefit, which willbe hosted by Kevin Joyce. Theperformers include Ian Moore,Mark Graham and OrvilleJohnson, Darryl Redeker andSarah Perlman, Jennifer and AndyKrikawa, Geordie’s Byre, theRiptide Ramblers, RebeccaWittman and friends, the FreeRange Folk Choir, Geoff Johns andhis drum troupe, the VashonIsland Youth Chorus, MaritaErickson, Steve Amsden, MarkWells, with possibly more tocome.

“I see this event as a joyfulexpression of our connection toHaiti and a way for us to help outas one island to another,” saidSchleigh, who worked at a HaitianTB hospital and then for WorldConcern in the late 1980s. “Weowe it to each other to showsupport.”

Tickets for the event, which areavailable from Books by the Wayand the Blue Heron, are $10 foradults, $5 for kids aged 5-18, andfree for children under 5.

For more on the orphanages,visit www.threeangelsrelief.comand www.answeredprayers2.org.

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Treat your sweetheart to anevening out when The Mark LewisQuartet launches VAA’s 2010Panache Jazz Series, Saturday, Feb.13, 8 p.m. Lewis, Northwest native,is a master player of alto sax,baritone sax, flute and piano. Author

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of over a thousand compositions, hehas recorded and produced overtwenty albums on various labels.Lewis has worked as aninstrumentalist, composer,producer, engineer and teacher andearned the reputation of being oneof the Northwest’s most dynamicand innovative players. His musicranges from simple to complex andback again to create texturesinfluenced by bop, blues, classicaland ethnic stylings. Lewis hasproduced more than 20 albums, over1000 compositions and runs his ownrecord company and studio. Hismost recent CD, Worlds Apart, offersa collection of original compositionsand improvisations combiningMark’s soulful alto sax and flutewith his own keyboardaccompaniment. For the Vashonshow, Lewis will bring a high profiletrio of players along including:pianist, George Radebaugh, bassplayer, Steve Luceno and drummer,Bob Merrihew. Tickets, $15/$17include champagne and dessertsand are available now at Books bythe Way, Heron’s Nest, Blue Heronand brownpapertickets.com.Purchase by phone at 463.5131.Mark Lewis, courtesy photo.

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Blue Heron for one night only,Saturday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m. Theirdistinctively different voices(Eggleston’s alto tones, guitar anddulcimer paired with MacLeod’smore ethereal sound, violin andguitar) offers listeners an unbeatabletwo for one deal. CD’s for both

musicians will be available at theconcert. Tickets: $14/$16 areavailable now at Books by the Way,Heron’s Nest and Blue Heron orbrownpapertickets.com. Call463.5131 to purchase by phone. Formore info go toVashonAlliedArts.org.

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The exhibit is held in Februaryevery two years and features onepiece by each artist, working in theirprimary medium. Each exhibitor isrequired to create to a theme asestablished by the gallery, and theirpiece must be specifically made forthe invitational show. This year, 92artists worked to the theme, FlowerPower. And the result ranges fromkaleidoscopes to tea cozies,fragile wooden flora to grandgranite gardens. Brightlamps, burbling fountains andbeguiling bouquets capturedwith oil paints, water colors,pastels and cameras.

The invitation goes outmany months in advance.Eric Heffelfinger, co-owner ofSilverwood Gallery, (who hascreated a one-of-a-kind pair ofgold and opal flower earringsfor the show), keeps a list ofpast participants, interestednewcomers andrecommendations of gallerypatrons. Since the beginningof the invitational 13 yearsago, the list has continued togrow. The Flower Powershow will feature the largestnumber of entrants into themind-boggling exhibit, mostof who live on Vashon Island. Butthere are several who are well-established gallery favorites from thelocal area, the Northwest, or in onecase, Canada.

The Invitational got its start withthe theme, Heart of the Beast, andwhile no one ever knew whether thebeast was the art, the artist or thegallery, the February time frametended to result in hearts of all kinds.Eventually the theme changed, andartists have

interpreted crows, horses,chickens and eggs, even bees. The

Silverwood Opens Flower PowerContinued from page 1 subject matter is determined by the

gallery, but Margaret, Eric’s wifeand gallery co-owner, (who painteda big black dog in a field ofdandelions), concedes that sheleaves the ultimate decision to him.“I give him the final vote, and aslong as it’s not slugs or deer, I’m inagreement. We’ve all got enough ofboth of those—we don’t need moreof them in the studio or gallery.”

Flower Power opens at noon onFriday, February 5, with a receptionwith all 92 of

the exhibiting artists from 6-9p.m. During the opening, everyartist and visitor to the

gallery will be invited to vote fortheir favorite piece, with the“People’s Choice” winning a cashprize. For more information, callSilverwood at 463-1722.

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Wanda’s musical journeystarted at age 4 as an accordionplayer. Since the instrument wastwice her size, she quickly figuredout that she’d much prefer to singlike Judy Garland in The Wizard OfOz, thinking, “I wanna be like her!”A few years later, Bette Midler washer inspiration!

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Wanda Plimmer, courtesy photo.

charts from Duke Ellington to ColePorter. Wanda joyously served hercountry for 10 years, entertainingsailors and soldiers, Admirals andInternational dignitaries fromCanada to Guam. While still enlisted,Wanda auditioned for Seattle-basedVegas Producer, Greg Thompson andwas sent, with her contagiouscharisma and immense vocal chopsto sing and dance in showroomsfrom Japan to Bermuda, Los Angeles,Philadelphia, Biloxi and the list goes

on.While performing in

“Superstars” on Bermuda,Wanda and the cast gavea “commandperformance” to the Kingof Pop himself, MichaelJackson! As a lover of Paris,Miss Plimmer wrote andperformed her one-womanshow to SOLD OUTrooms, “Voice of TheSparrow” the music anddrama of the FrenchChanteuse, Edith Piaf.Wanda has performed oncruise ships, hosted MusicalTheatre Camps andperforms in clubs wherevershe goes. Her passion andversatility on stage makeher an unforgettable artist.

Joining WandaPlimmer on stage at theRed Bicycle will be localjazz musicians ToddZimberg and Maggie Laird,along with members ofWanda’s band. Cover for

this show is only $5 and this is anall-ages show until 11pm. Two Wall Gallery announces a

call for artists to submit their designsfor a Vashon Flag. The Galleryinvites you to imagine that Vashonand Maury Islands could be a geo-political entity in its own right, withan official flag, seal, etc. We inviteyou to submit flag designs that willbe exhibited at the gallery (with anopening on First Friday) during themonth of May. One of the designswill be chosen as the “official”Vashon flag, and you can restassured that there will be a prizeworth winning. Judges will beselected from the local artscommunity, and we will endeavorto have an actual flag made fromthe winning design.

Flag designs should besubmitted in color on paper orboard (any media) that is no largerthan 11x17 and drawn to scale suchthat the design can be easilyenlarged to create a flag that is threefeet by five feet in finished size.Dimensions are important. Designscan be hand-drawn or otherwisecreated, and will be judged oncontent rather than execution. Eachartist should also include aparagraph describing the designand the theme(s) that he/she usedto create the design and that areemployed to represent the island.

For submission information,contact Greg Wessel at 206-250-2222 or email [email protected]. Allentries must be received by April1st. We’re not fooling.

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Always a crowd pleaser onVashon Island, Clinton Fearon &The Boogie Brown Band is comingback to the Red Bicycle for aperformance of his roots reggaemusic on Saturday night, February13th. If you like roots reggae, thisis the show to see this winter.Clinton Fearon only comes to theIsland once a year, twice if we’relucky….so this is a show not to bemissed!

Much like quite a few otherreggae musicians who came of agein the late 1960s and early 1970s,Clinton Fearon was a country boywho migrated to Kingston as ateenager in order to seek hismusical fortune amongst theproliferating studios and soundsystems of the big city. He was bornin St. Andrew in 1951 and movedaround the countryside with hisfather and stepmother beforerelocating to Kingston. In 1967; heimmediately organized a singinggroup with some friends, but itnever amounted to anything andbroke up before it could record. Itwas around 1970, when he joinedAlbert Griffiths and ErrolGrandison to form the Gladiators,that he hit his stride as a musician,and began what would be the mostsignificant and commerciallysuccessful association of his career.

Clinton Fearon, courtesy photo.

Clinton Fearon Rips Out Roots ReggieFlash forward to 1989, Clinton

came to Seattle and co-founded TheDefenders and then finally in 1993,formed his own group called TheBoogie Brown Band.

When asked about his music,Clinton states that “…our sound isroots, its roots, lover’s rock, rocksteady. It’s not too far from the root.I’m not trying to branch off intoanything I’m not totally relaxedwith,” hecontinued. “A lotof (other bands) tryto follow themarket. I try tofollow mycreativity more sothan follow themarket. You haveto follow yourheart.”

Clinton Fearonis counted amongJamaica’s mosttalented musiciansby peers in theReggae musicindustry. Hisinfectious bass riffshave always led theway, whether he isplaying bass, guitaror percussion,singing lead vocalsor backgroundharmonies.

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The show begins at 9:30pm, thecover is $10.00 and it is a 21+ event.The Red Bike has experienced sold-out shows with Clinton in the pastand anticipates the same for this one,so it’s highly advised that peoplecall 463-5959 in advance andpurchase their tickets.


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