Community Council

The next meeting of the Vashon-Maury Community Council will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Land Trust and on Zoom. Key speakers will be John Taylor, of King County’s Department of Local Services, plus the King County Sheriff’s Office will join the meeting to share info and answer questions. Mike Lasecki from the King Conservation District will present on fire safety in the forest. Visit v-mcc.org for the Zoom link and more information.

Support affordable housing

Vashon HouseHold, the island’s nonprofit affordable housing provider, will host its second annual “Raise the Roof” benefit concert at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at Dig Deep Garden, 19028 Vashon Hwy SW.

The concert will feature the five-piece, jazz/funk/blues band, “Los Riffers,” dancing, food, drinks, a silent auction, a 50/50 raffle, games, prizes, and community — all to raise funds to combat housing insecurity on Vashon. This is a 21+ event. Find out more and get tickets at vashonhousehold.org.

Recycling

The final Every (formerly First) Sunday Styrofoam and Plastics Collection Event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, at the Food Bank on Sunrise Ridge, 10030 SW 210th St. Look for an explanatory commentary about the ending of this program in the next issue of The Beachcomber. In the meantime, check out Ridwell.com for curbside collection for your plastic and other challenging waste items. The updated list of what is accepted at the event can be found at zerowastevashon.org. Nadine Jacquie, Steve and the entire Zero Waste Vashon team thank islanders for their support and participation over the past five years of the program.

Ferry Advisory Committee

The next meeting of the Vashon Ferry Advisory Committee will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the Vashon Land Trust. The meeting will also take place virtually through Zoom, via this link. Agenda items for the meeting will include ongoing service restoration efforts; an update on “ghost boats” or unscheduled additional ferry service; an update on Fauntleroy Terminal Project, and questions from attendees.

Contact the committee at vashonfac@gmail.com.

New CPR classes

Vashon Island Fire & Rescue has opened registration for three new dates — Sept. 18, Oct. 23 and Nov. 17 — for the department’s popular two-hour CPR and basic first aid class.

The non-certificate community classes include CPR training, practice using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and Stop the Bleed training. Register soon before the slots are all taken.

Sign up at vifr.org/cpr-classes.

Wildfire Risk Assessments

King Conservation District’s (KCD) Wildfire Preparedness Program — in collaboration with other state and county agencies — aims to make communities in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) less vulnerable to wildfire damage and more resilient to wildfire impacts.

KCD provides assistance to homeowners and communities including providing home wildfire risk assessments, assisting communities with becoming Firewise USA® sites, and implementing wildfire mitigation projects. To find out more, head here.