Sportsmen celebrate 75
The 75th Anniversary of the founding of the Vashon Sportsmen’s Club in 1933 will be celebrated at the club grounds beginning at noon Saturday, May 10, and continue on through the evening hours.
The afternoon will have shooting exhibitions and fishing for the member youngsters.
Dinner and entertainment will be on the agenda in the evening.
President Randy Thomas and the trustees invite all members to attend.
If you have any questions, please call Randy Thomas at 463-3923 and to RSVP.
— Lee Miller
Bring out the white elephants
The Southend Community Club will enjoy a fun-filled evening playing White Elephant Bingo on Saturday, May 17, following socialization at 6:30 p.m. and a potluck dinner at about 7 p.m.
Everyone is invited; bring a wrapped “white elephant” for a bingo prize and a dish for the potluck. Be prepared for the fun. Prizes may be exchanged, and most prizes are true white elephants for the donor, but who knows what they might mean for another player?
The club meets at the southend clubhouse over the Tahlequah fire station. Everyone is welcome.
— Almita Ranstrom
Free software discussed
Vashon Computer Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at the Vashon Senior Center.
The usual Q and A session and troubleshooting discussions will open this meeting. Since everyone likes to get something for nothing, the meeting will also introduce a cornucopia of free software. From the May issue of PC World, there will be a number of choices for the best freeware. Included also will be other tried and true free applications demonstrated by club managers. Some of these applications can be run from a flash drive, very handy when you are at a computer not your own. Although offers for free stuff can be fraught with hazards, the ones to be investigated at the meeting will be safe to download and use. Some of the programs to be shown will include word processing, image editing, e-mail and games.
Anyone may attend this meeting and participate in the discussion, free of charge; the public is always welcome. Membership is affordable and offers additional benefits.
— Almita Ranstrom
Register now for fall soccer
Vashon Island Soccer Club and the Vashon Park District would like to take an opportunity to thank the community for their continued support. We had a great year last year with more than 350 Vashon Island youth playing soccer and having fun kicking it.
Registration for the fall mod-league and association league is now open. Please go to www.vashonsoccer.org to register your player for the 2008-09 league season. Computers are available at the library and at the Vashon Park District for those who would like to register for park district programs online.
Ages U-10 and under registration fees are $70.
Ages U-11 and older registration fees are $115.
Open registration continues through May 31. After May 31, a $10 late fee will be added.
Team placement this year will be by registration date. Some teams may fill up; it is recommended that people register early. The exception to this rule is teams competing in U-13 and above and have enough players to field two teams. Team placement for those teams will be by tryout in June.
Please visit our Web site for more information.
Payment plans and reduced fee applications are available through the Vashon Parks District.
— Scott Rice
P.E.O. hosts garage sale
The P. E.O. garage sale is an annual affair that is well known by Islanders devoted to attending garage sales. This year’s event will take place on May 10, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church. As usual, the sale promises to be another chance to score on great items and fabulous deals.
So what is P.E.O. anyway? The P.E.O. Sisterhood was founded in 1869 by seven young college women on the campus of Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Today, more than a quarter of a million women are members of P.E.O. with chapters throughout the United States and Canada — including two chapters here on Vashon Island. The garage sale is hosted by Chapter HU.
From its inception, P.E.O. has taken an active role in promoting educational opportunities for women, particularly those faced with hardships in life who would benefit from either completing an unfinished degree, obtaining a college education or other vocational training. An emergency assistance fund has helped many women stay afloat in unanticipated times of crisis.
There are many women on Vashon who have benefited from these funds who are now making significant contributions to our community using the skills they gained by continuing their education.
— Mary Kay Rauma
Medical prep class meets
VashonBePrepared, the Medical Reserve Corps and the Foundation for Care Management are co-sponsoring a dialogue/lecture on pediatric respiratory conditions that require urgent management and advance plans for disaster preparedness for pediatric emergencies.
The lecture is given by Dr. Karen K. Smith. Smith is a board-certified pediatrician and longtime educator. She has done primary care pediatrics for 25 years and urgent care/ER pediatrics for 15 years as associate faculty for the University of California, San Francisco. She is currently working with the University of Washington on a grant that helps primary care offices identify and treat asthma and respiratory conditions.
The dialogue/lecture will be “Is That Baby Blue: Averting Pediatric Disasters.” It will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, in the Penny Farcy building across from the fire station.
Continuing education credits are offered to MDs, RNs and pharmacists.
This lecture is open to all medical people who are interested. It is designed for physicians, nurses and mid-level providers but will be good information for all medical personnnel.
Highlights will be common respiratory conditions, new treatment strategies for early office management and advance planning for disaster preparedness for pediatric emergencies.
Call me at 463-1400 for more information or to RSVP .
Be part of Vashon’s emergency preparedness. Join the medical reserve corps to support your community.
— Carol Ireland-McLean
Gather for Obama
A fun and festive get-together to talk change and raise funds for Barack Obama will be held at Stop Sign Farm — Mark Wells and Deirdre Grace’s place — from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10.
Islanders are invited to bring their passion for Obama and a dish to share. We will have campaign items for you to take home. Let’s put Obama in the White House. Vashon, yes we can!
The gathering will be at 14016 S.W. 240th, on the Reddings Beach Loop. Call 463-0595 for directions and information.
— Deirdre Grace
