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As the ferry service has improved in capacity and convenience over the last 60 or so years, we’ve come to take it for granted and have built our lives around it. With the imminent threat of losing that service, we are now being asked again to demand that the State maintain what we have. Like many of you that work on the Island or are retired, I can often go for a month or more without setting foot on a ferry.

Did you ever wonder if there is any point to all this dieting and exercising if obesity runs in your family and you have those genes?

From the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Meeting comes encouraging news.

What do two women born 100 years apart have in common? Quite a bit it turns out. Pam Ingalls and Abby Williams Hill, painters both, Islanders too, are women of immeasurable talent with an overwhelming desire to travel. Pam will be giving a talk on Thursday, March 22, 7:00 p.m. at the Land Trust building; Pam Ingalls: Wanderlust, How Travel Influences Art.

Drove down to California a few weeks ago.

I went down I-5 as far as Grants Pass, and then cut over to Crescent City on the coast, where I spent the night, after driving up to say hello to Smith River. Had to say hello, because my father’s family used to have a place there.

Join us for "Come to the Cabaret" and celebrate The Harbor School’s 17th year as an independent private school on Vashon Island. On Saturday, March 24, 2012, The Harbor School hosts their annual fundraising benefit auction at the O Space. This year’s Cabaret theme promises to be a night of feather boas and sultry musings with an inspired delectable dinner, specialty desserts, music, wall of wine, and of course, a silent and live auction with a special appeal "Raise the Paddle" dedicated to enhancing and enriching Harbor School’s SCIENCE program.

The Vashon Maury Cooperative Preschool (The Co-op) invites islanders to join the fun Cabin Fever, a summer camp themed fundraising auction, on April 21st at 6pm at Camp Sealth. The Co-op’s popular auction raises nearly 40% of the school’s budget, enabling the island institution to keep tuition affordable and offer scholarships to families in need.

Kick start your new year by making a commitment to your wellness! Make up for eating a little too much and sitting around watching the snow and rain by participating in the 2012 Shape Up Vashon Wellness Challenge, which begins on Friday March 16.

Vashon Solar LLC has been working hard to get a COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECT up and running here on the island. As PSE customers, we are all dependent upon dirty energy. 65% of PSE’s energy mix comes from coal and gas. In an effort to move Vashon towards a cleaner energy future, community volunteers came together last year to form Vashon Solar LLC. Vashon Solar LLC is launching the first project for a photovoltaic array on Vashon. Community solar projects have become a growing trend

If you’ve always wanted an Art Hansen etching, now is your opportunity. Vashon Allied Arts will host a one-day sale of the Island’s internationally renowned artist’s unframed etchings, Saturday, March 17, at the Blue Heron. Doors open at 11 am for VAA members, noon for the public, until 4 pm. Available in both black and white and color, at reasonable prices, the sale will feature more than 180 etchings including works never before shown on the Island.

Enter Island public schools this spring and bask in the glow of arts as Vashon Artists in Schools (VAIS) residency season blooms! Teachers and local artists combine their ideas and expertise to create rich residency projects for K-12 students. VAIS, collaboration between Vashon Allied Arts and Vashon Island School District, receives generous support from Vashon Vashon Partners in Education (PIE), WA State Arts Commission, Vashon PTSA and private donations.

In the Gallery, March showcases art by two artists, Tom Hughes, who creates temporary sculpture with a message, and photographer William Mitchell. Meet and chat with artists, Friday, March 2, 6 p.m., and enjoy live music by Riverbend.

Students at Vashon High School share their talents at the Red Bike’s Open Mic Night on March 9th at 8pm. The evening will be hosted by VHS seniors Sage Everett and Yusuf Griffen, who will entertain and introduce their peers performing music, comedy, magic, poetry, dance and more.