Happening
Published 2:30 am Saturday, April 26, 2008
Changing of guard at schools
Newly elected school board members Laura Wishik, Dan Chasan and Kathy Jones will be sworn in at the next regular school board meeting at 7 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 29.
After the swearing-in, there will be a reception to welcome new board members and thank outgoing board members.
Pt. Robinson holds tours
The Point Robinson park will hold a holiday open house from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9. All are welcome to tour the lighthouse or the keepers quarters available for rental, and tell the lighthouse Santa — a sailor himself — what they want for Christmas.
Land use group to meet tonight
The Vashon-Maury Island Community Council Land Use Committee will meet at 7 p.m. today, Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the office of Amiad & Associates, Inc., next to The Beachcomber. The group will discuss its response to a request from King County concerning the Comprehensive Plan. The public is invited to attend.
Gift fair offers alternatives
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, there will be an alternative gift fair in the McMurray multipurpose room.
At the fair, Islanders can choose from a variety of on-Island nonprofit organizations. Gift-giving opportunities range from donations for affordable housing to animal rescue to feeding the hungry — all on Vashon Island.
Alternative gifts are tax-deductible (cash or checks only). Those who make purchases on behalf of friends and relatives will receive a gift card with a description of their gift inscribed by a calligrapher.
The fair is based on a model by the Center for a New American Dream (http://newdream.org/holiday). For more information, contact Nadine Meeker at 463-1930.
Harbor School hires new head
The Harbor School has hired Steve Edele, most recently the head of a private school in San Diego, to replace outgoing head of school Toby Welch. Edele was chosen after a nationwide search and from a field of “six outstanding semi-finalists,” said David Vogel, a member of the school’s search committee. His selection followed a unanimous vote by both the search committee and the school’s board of trustees, he said.
Edele, who has 30 years of experience in education, has a master’s in education from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s in literature from Villanova University.
