Greens seek diversity
The Vashon-Maury Island Green Party’s (VMIGP) monthly meeting (second Tuesday of each month) will be at Joy Goldstein’s home. Democrats, Independents and other interested parties are most welcome. We seek diversity. This month’s meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 10329 S.W. Bank Rd. Park along Bank Road.
The agenda includes questions and comments, a continued discussion of “What does it mean to be VMIGP?” and how we can be most effective in the local community.
Questions? Call Steve Graham, administrative coordinator, at 463-9579 or me, secretary, at 463-3468.
— Melvin Mackey
Computer club celebrates
Traditionally, the Computer Club’s December meeting is a holiday celebration: hot drinks and cookies for everyone and a visual program for entertainment. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Vashon Senior Center.
This year, Werner Fitze will show images from his travels. He has traveled widely in Europe and elsewhere, and this should be a real treat.
Hot drinks will be provided by the Ranstroms and will include tea, coffee and hot chocolate.
Cookies are always provided by members and guests, a few from each person attending.
If time permits, some questions and troubleshooting may be possible, but this is a celebration more than a business session, a time for members and guests to socialize and enjoy one another’s company.
Anyone may attend this meeting and participate in the discussion and celebration, free of charge; the public is always welcome.
Membership is affordable and offers additional benefits.
— Almita Ranstrom
Great Rain on Comcast 21
Voice of Vashon’s television programming on Comcast Channel 21 for the upcoming week will feature the Church of Great Rain’s November performance. It will be shown on Sunday evenings at 7:32 p.m. beginning Dec. 7.
For the full broadcast schedule, including both audio and video schedules, see www.voiceofvashon.org. If you have been creating your own video that you would like to share with your Vashon/Maury neighbors, please e-mail dans@islandimage.net.
— Dan Schueler
Decorate with flowers
“A Vashon Christmas” will be the theme on Monday, Dec. 8, when Carol Ahlfors is the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Vashon Garden Club.
Ahlfors, who is currently assisting Blooms & Things with its holiday floral arrangements, has received many national awards and been featured in national magazines.
Complete table arrangements with a Vashon theme will be demonstrated by Ahlfors at the meeting, which will be at the Vashon Lutheran Church. It begins at 10:45 a.m. with sign-in, business meeting and sack lunch. The speaker begins around 1 p.m.
All are welcome to come.
— Arlene Hess
Bangasser to talk Thursday
The Friends of Vashon Library are holding an infomational meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, to hear Tom Bangasser speak about his ideas to keep the library in Ober Park and hear about his communications with the King County library board and its proposal to locate a new, larger library in the former K2 machine shop building. Whatever your ideas, come and hear; come and speak.
— Deirdre Petree
VIPP calendar is on sale
Vashon Island Pet Protectors’ 2009 Pet Calendar is now available for $15 at the following locations: Pandora’s Box, Books by the Way, Fair Isle Animal Clinic and The Vashon Bookshop.
— Victoria Rohlfs
