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Strong start for Pirate grapplers
Dec 04 2012, 12:22 PM The first day of December saw the first action of the season for the Vashon High School wrestlers. Vashon grapplers, 27 in all, competed against nine much larger schools (both 3A and 4A) in the Auburn Invitational Tournament at Auburn High School.
Anti-domestic violence program gets funding from King County
Dec 04 2012, 12:24 PM DoVE, Vashon’s anti-domestic violence program, will receive $20,000 from King County next year, its first infusion of public dollars since it was founded in April 2011.
Hardware Store to offer guest bartender events monthly
Dec 04 2012, 12:28 PM Voice of Vashon garnered $700 when it held a “guest bartender night” at The Hardware Store Restaurant in October.
Nirvana to host benefit dinner for VYFS
Dec 04 2012, 12:29 PM Nirvana will hold a special five-course benefit dinner and beer-tasting for Vashon Youth & Family Services at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13.
Schleigh launches second Giraffe shop in Tacoma
Dec 04 2012, 12:31 PM Giraffe, Vashon’s popular shop for fair-trade housewares and gifts, has expanded off-Island. Last month, shop owner Priscilla Schleigh opened another Giraffe store in Tacoma.
Common Thread moves, holiday shop opens
Dec 04 2012, 12:33 PM Common Thread, a collective of more than a dozen textile artists, has moved its scarves, hats, clothing and other artful wares to Center.
Coffee shop opens with an eye on variety
Ken and Sarah Drew hope to educate Islanders about coffee’s finer points. - Susan Riemer/Staff Photo Dec 04 2012, 12:39 PM the former home of Movie Magic, and the drive-through business is open, under new ownership and with a new name, The Ravell’d Sleeve Espresso Bar.
Mark your calendar for these holiday happenings
Dec 04 2012, 12:41 PM Island Dance Theatre, a Vashon Park District-affiliated program, will perform “The Nutcracker” at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 14, 15, 21 and 22, and at 2 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 16 and 23, at Vashon High School. Stop by the park district office to buy advance tickets.
An acclaimed film takes viewers back in time
Werner Herzog and a film crew step inside Chauvet Cave, a sealed-off repository of ancient art and fossilized remains of animals. - Courtesy Photo Dec 04 2012, 12:51 PM Fans of cinema-as-art shouldn’t miss an upcoming 3D film “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” to be shown at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Vashon Theatre.
Island dancers light up a new ‘Nutcracker’
Marisa McTighe dances the role of Clara in “The Nutcracker.” - Mike Urban Photo Dec 04 2012, 12:54 PM For many on Vashon, it’s a holiday ritual, on par with trimming a tree or heading out on a frosty evening to carol — if it’s December, it means it’s time for Vashon Allied Arts’ Center for Dance’s production of “The Nutcracker.”