Feds approve WA emergency declaration for record flooding
As rivers began to recede, the federal government on Dec. 12 approved Washington’s request for aid to respond to ongoing...
Photos: Island WinterFest delivers a merry, bright celebration
Vashon Chamber’s seasonal celebration was as merry and bright as ever.
WinterFest brings out the best on Vashon
The holiday season got off to a joyful start with Vashon’s annual WinterFest celebration on a chilly but mostly rain-free…
Happenings | Dec. 11 edition
Happenings features community, cultural and nonprofit events; notices are free and printed as space permits. Due to the volume of…
Recommended: Find gifts of art on Studio Tour
Don’t miss the second weekend of Vashon Island Visual Artists’ annual Holiday Studio Tour, featuring 40 studios and galleries representing…
Scene & Heard: Turkey trotters take to the streets
Under a canopy of stubborn gray clouds that threatened rain but ultimately relented, more than 100 runners —and at least…
WinterFest is coming
As daylight grows scarce, the island’s largest holiday celebration is gearing up to bring light, music and a flurry of…
Vashon’s interim superintendent of schools, Jo Moccia, is now poised to stay in her role a year longer than expected. Two-boat scheduleSchool board poised to pause super search
News Briefs | Dec. 11 edition
WA’s ban on assault weapon sales survives another challenge
A judge last month once again upheld Washington’s 2023 law banning the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms classified as assault…
Author discusses graphic novel on Japanese incarceration camps
Each year, Washington students learn about Japanese-American detainments without due process following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and Kiku Hughes’ graphic novel “Displacement” has become part of that curriculum.
- Pickleball gets its own Washington license plate
- Girmay Zahilay, 38, sworn in as King County executive
- Flood alert: Free sandbags available for county residents
- Northwest Battle Buddies help veterans with PTSD
- WA directs state dollars to food banks as SNAP funding cliff nears
- Overall gun violence down, but doubling among youth in King County
Review: VHS theater-makers discover the truths of ‘Our Town’
“Our true life is in the imagination and in the memory,” wrote the great American dramatist Thornton Wilder in the…
Arts Briefs | Dec. 11 edition
Vashon Island Chorale
Scene & Heard: Annual turkey shoot draws a crowd
The Vashon Sportsmen’s Club hosted its annual Turkey Shoot on Saturday, Nov. 22, bringing together 32 competitors — from first-time…
Vashon rower named Male Athlete of the Year
Winding down from a year of globe-trotting, last week Jacob Plihal topped off a string of rowing successes by being…
- Vashon cross-country teams both place at state championships
- Vashon cross-country teams race their way to state
- Vashon girls soccer finishes regular season strong ahead of playoffs
- Suarez delivers Mariners salvation with eighth inning slam
- ALCS: Scherzer and Giménez take down Mariners in Game 4
- Pirates Cross Country is chasing wins
4Culture grant boosts Inspiration Point restoration efforts
The Vashon Parks Foundation and the Vashon Park District have worked to restore the views from Inspiration Point for the…
SOS: Save Our Softball
If you’re a sports fan, perhaps you’re already looking forward to spring and the return of the Great American Pastime….
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