At the Harbor School last Friday, several sixth-grade students gathered to listen to a story in Spanish, but instead of their usual instructor leading the class, a guest teacher told the tale, joined by five of his students from Uruguay.
A former leader of the military trauma hospital located in Kandahar, Afghanistan, will be on Vashon next week to recognize American Hero Quilts and those who have supported it.
Missing life in the countryside, Seattle artist Emily Browne has been looking to relocate to Vashon since last fall, but like many others hoping to buy a home on the island, her progress has been slow because the number of homes on the market is near a record low.
Island Quilter hummed with activity last Friday morning as a group of women bent over sewing tables in the front of the store, caught up in a class, while a steady stream of customers came to shop.
The Vashon Island Growers Association (VIGA) is working to revitalize and reconfigure the Farmers Market, and islanders are invited to a meeting this Saturday to weigh in with their opinions.
Since the 1980s, island equestrians have transformed Paradise Ridge from a Cold War-era missile site into a haven for horse riders, and they are poised to make further changes this year.
As the number of measles cases rises around the country, public health experts say that Vashon’s low vaccination rate puts the island at risk of an outbreak of the disease, which is highly infectious.
The brown paper that for weeks covered the windows of the former Raven’s Nest came down last Thursday, revealing the new Hinge Gallery, which includes a frame and gift shop and a small art gallery.
Parents of young children will soon have a new option for day care, when the Vashon Children’s Center opens early next month.
At a time when the island is facing challenges regarding health care, the Vashon Women’s Health Center is undergoing a large change and becoming a cash-only practice.
The Vashon Park District commissioners passed the district’s 2015 budget at their meeting last week and are expected to vote next week on the upcoming levy and on proposed changes to user fees for park and school facilities.
Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation’s annual spelling bee is set for Saturday, Feb. 7, and registration is under way.
When Judith Neary’s son ended his life last fall, she vowed she would make a difference for Vashon’s young people. Now, less than three months later, results are beginning to show themselves in offerings for islanders in their teens and early adulthood and in initial efforts to achieve Neary’s goal: creating a community center.