Happenings | June 30 edition
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, June 29, 2022
No Styro and Plastic recycling in July
Vashon’s First Sunday Styrofoam and Plastics recycling event is canceled for July, due to it falling on the Fourth of July holiday. The event will next take place on Aug. 7. Those interested in volunteering for the program should contact jacquieperry@comcast.net. Those with other questions about this program may contact nadine@nadineedelstein.com.
NAMI Support Group meets on July 7
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Friends and Family Support Group will meet both in person at the Vashon Presbyterian Church, 17708 Vashon Highway SW, and simultaneously Zoom, at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7. The Zoom link for the event is zoom.us/j/442169680.
This monthly support group serves those who have a loved one in their life with a mental health condition. For more information, contact 425-221-1142 or pastorleigh@comcast.net.
Learn to row
Vashon Island Rowing Club (VIRC) will offer a Learn to Row class during the month of July. The class, for those 19 and older, will be coached by longtime rower, Tara Morgan, and held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturdays July 9, 16, 23, and 30 at Jensen Point Boathouse on the east side of Burton Peninsula. The fee is $200 and includes a Tuesday/Thursday recreational group row option. Class content includes rowing terminology, basic rowing techniques using the rowing machine, proper equipment handling, boat and personal safety, fitness for rowing, and lots of on-the-water practicing in Quartermaster Harbor.
For more details and to register, visit vashoncrew.com/learn-to-row. For more information, email atltr@vashoncrew.com or debjackson6973@gmail.com.
March with Backbone Campaign
Vashon’s venerable Backbone Campaign is bringing out the props for this year’s Strawberry Festival parade and inviting islanders to join their contingent in Vashon’s Strawberry Festival Parade, on Saturday, July 16. To find out more about the group’s plans to bring a drum line, followed by salmon, butterflies, birds, marine creatures and Planet Earth to the parade, visit tinyurl.com/5cy8su5k or email info@backbonecampaign.org.
Help available for those with water issues
Free, customized guidance is now available for islanders whose properties are on the Vashon Sewer District (rather than on a septic system) and who have experienced stormwater/rainwater issues on their properties.
Michael Laurie will make site visits and consult with property owners about ways to better manage these issues. Laurie’s services include a written report with photos and suggestions and resource information customized to each property’s needs. Laurie has been a sustainability consultant for more than 30 years and has extensive experience advising Vashon homeowners and businesses on stormwater and rainwater.
Laurie’s assistance is provided through Vashon Community Waters, a project aimed at enhancing wildlife and pollinator habitat on Vashon and providing cleaner water for all.
The project, a partnership of Garden Green, the Vashon Nature Center, and the Vashon-Maury Island Groundwater Protection Committee, is funded by the King County Wastewater Treatment Division,
Interested? Contact mlaurie@mindspring.com.
