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Popular physician steps down from busy career at Vashon Health Centr
Dec 27 2012, 4:17 PM For the past 12 years, Dr. Kim Farrell has cared for countless Islanders — the majority of them women — at the Vashon Health Center. She’s seen some of them through difficult diagnoses, come late at night to tend to emergencies, helped others find ways to live healthier lives. Review | Local thespians bring home the meaning of a beloved and classic film
Dec 27 2012, 5:05 PM There really couldn’t be a more perfect play for Drama Dock to share with Islanders than its current production of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Park district eyes user fees
Dec 29 2012, 5:07 PM The Vashon Park District, looking to shore up its 2013 budget, is eying a proposal to reinstitute fees for sports and performance groups that use facilities it owns or manages, including fields, gyms and the high school theater. Solar project lags as organizers look to change state laws
Dec 29 2012, 5:07 PM The Backbone Campaign is putting its ambitious community solar project on hold after a two-year effort by organizers that has proven far more complex than they had envisioned and has yet to generate enough investors to pay for the $540,000 project. Getting to calm: Let’s start with thoughtful discourse | Editorial
Dec 29 2012, 5:13 PM With the start of a new year, The Beachcomber would like to suggest a community-wide resolution that we hope many of us could embrace — a commitment to engage in thoughtful and respectful discourse. Polar bear swim draws dozens to KVI Beach | Slideshow
Jan 02 2013, 2:30 PM Dozens of islanders welcomed the new year on Tuesday by participating in a polar bear swim at KVI Beach. Several held hands as they dived into the chilly waters — according to weather reports, Puget Sound was around 49 degrees. Dogs took to the waters, too. Sing a new year’s song: An opera to celebrate Epiphany
Jan 04 2013, 10:31 AM A talented ensemble of islanders will perform Gian Carlo Menotti’s famous opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” this weekend — closing out the Christmas season by marking the ancient church holiday of the Epiphany. Parents of teens are being urged to get on the same page
Jan 02 2013, 2:30 PM What if all Vashon parents read the same book — and it was filled with great advice about how to deal with their teenagers and ’tweens? Garbage, recycling rates slated to rise
Jan 02 2013, 2:30 PM Islanders will see their garbage and recycling collection rates increase slightly this month, in part due to fee increases at the King County-run transfer station where the trash is taken. For Methodists, community service matters | Finding Faith
Jan 02 2013, 2:24 PM Drive by the Vashon United Methodist Church at the south edge of town, and black and white signs rise up to meet you. “We believe all persons are of sacred worth,” the first three read. The fourth adds, “Open hearts, open minds, open doors.”