Sex and love are the topics
It’s Youth-Adult Dialogue (YAD) time again. Come one, come, all Feb. 3 to the VYFS Playspace at 5:30 p.m. to talk about sex and love.
The 15th Youth-Adult Dialogue topic is Sex: What’s Love Got to Do with It? The dialogues provide a lighthearted space for different generations to talk with each other.
It’s the second in this year’s themes of “Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll.” (October’s dialogue was about Rock ‘n Roll. Another in May will focus on drugs.)
There’s a free dinner (please bring your own plate and utensils). And youth who participate get a coupon that’s good at Movie Magic for a movie or a drink. The dialogue ends at 8:30 p.m.
Youth-Adult Dialogues were started in 2004 by the Vashon Youth Council and the Vashon Island Prevention and Intervention Team (VIPIT) in response to the murder-suicide of an Island 17-year-old teen and her father in October, 2003 — an example of the worst of youth-adult communication. Sometimes they focus on specific topics, such as sex and love, and other times they’re open to anything people want to discuss.
Participants in past dialogues have commented that they always learn something from listening and exploring topics of mutual interest to youth and adults. Development of Island Teens (DOIT), another YAD co-sponsor, also offers follow-up grants to youth-adult teams who come up with community service projects as a result of conversations at the dialogues. Examples include a series of articles in The Beachcomber based on interviews with homeless youth and a Young Women’s Forum for teen girls.
Besides the Youth Council, DOIT and VIPIT, this dialogue is also co-sponsored by the King County Community Organizing Program, Vashon Park District, Vashon Youth & Family Services, VashonBePrepared and lots of interested volunteers. If you want to help, call Maryam Steffen at 463-2603.
— The YAD Planning Team: Kelly Ferguson, Alex Davis, Felicia Saathoff, Kris Bates, Stephen Silha, Carol Ellis, Bridgid Normand, Rebecca Fulton and Maryam Steffen
Spiritual lives shared
At one of the favorite offerings of the Vashon Island Unitarian Fellowship, Edeen Parrish and Indigo Lewis will share the history of their individual spiritual lives at the worship service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 18. We meet in the Burton Community Church, 23905 Vashon Hwy. S.W.
Coffee hour is at 10:30 a.m. in Lewis Hall, followed by a fellowship meeting at 11 a.m.
Please join us. For more information, call me at 799-9433.
— Wendy Wharton
Quilt Guild meets
The Vashon Island Quilt Guild will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Presbyterian Church. Guests are welcome. Refresments are served. The program will include a display of quilting UFO’s with members explaining why their projects continue to be unfinished objects. For additional information, call June Langland at 463-5850.
— Jo Ann Bardeen
Get cats fixed in February
Vashon Island Pet Protectors and Fair Isle Animal Clinic are offering low-cost cat spays and neuters during the month of February.
Spays are $25, neuters $15. Call Fair Isle at 463-3607 to make an appointment.
— Victoria Rohlfs
Graphic Novel Club meets
The Graphic Novel Club meets every third Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. at Books by the Way. Fans of graphic novels meet to discuss their favorite titles, share the work and learn more about this genre.
This month on Jan. 15, students will submit drawings for the calendar. There will also be a workshop on storyboarding when creating a graphic novel.
— Jenni Wilke
Country club makes plans
After two weeks of annual maintenance and special projects, the Clubhouse opens again starting with lunch at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15. Chef Nate is working on a new lunch menu.
Join us for the first bingo of the year on Friday, Jan. 16. The Taste of the Orient Buffet starts at 5 p.m., and bingo starts at 7 p.m. This is always a popular event, so please make your reservations early.
Our new Sunday brunch menu goes into effect on Sunday, Jan. 18. We’ll be serving from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The new menu offers both breakfast and lunch items.
Starting this month, Prime Rib Night will be the last Thursday of the month. Since reservations are required, please call by 3 p.m.
The Social Committee has been lucky enough to book T.P. Mulrooney, “The Golf Comic,” for Friday, March 13, so be sure to mark your calendars.
If you need to make reservations or get more information about these events, please call 463-2005.
— Victoria Miner
Tracking Club resumes
Tracking Club will meet from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 31. Here is your chance to spend the morning learning about the natural world and experience the mystery and intrigue we call tracking. Join skilled naturalists and trackers as we explore the Island in search of tracks and signs. Learn about aging techniques, track interpretation and identification. All ages are welcome to join this exciting new club.
E-mail Mark Timken at mtimken@comcast.net or call 463-1866 to reserve your spot and to learn the location of January’s tracking adventure. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for kids.
— Mark Timken
