It is March 24, 2018 as I write, and all over our country and on Vashon Island people have come out for the March for Our Lives, a protest asking that we have sensible gun laws and regulations in our country, and that automatic weapons and assault rifles not be sold, and that politicians and people in general snap out of it and realize that the second amendment does not protect anyone’s right to own those guns.

“Joy and Heartache” Traces History of Japanese Americans on Vashon from 1900 to Present Day. the Vashon Heritage Museum will feature an exhibit that traces the evolution of the Japanese American presence on Vashon Island. The exhibit addresses the early immigration of Japanese to Vashon in the early 20th Century

Ava Apple has decided to step down from the Executive Director position at Vashon Senior Center. She has relished working with seniors, her staff, volunteers and serving the community. Ava has accomplished a lot and is most proud of initiating the Neighbor to Neighbor program, BlueBird medical transportation, the lunch Care-a-Van and overseeing the Center’s building renovation.

Slo-mo-shun IV was out of control on the north end of the elliptical Gold Cup course on Lake Washington and coming right for us.  The hair on the back of my neck stood