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Library staff gear up for a big move
Jan Riley, operations supervisor at the Vashon Library, says the temporary site will be small but still workable. She and the staff plan to add “little touches to make it homier,” she said. - Leslie Brown/Staff Photo Jan 09 2013, 9:57 AM The shelves are barren and empty. A checkout counter has yet to be installed. And on a rainy morning last week, it was icy cold in the cavernous space at the southern end of Vashon Plaza.
Beachcomber's parent company purchases Seattle Weekly
Jan 09 2013, 9:56 AM Sound Publishing, the state's largest community news organization and owner of the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, announced it has purchased the Seattle Weekly, according to a press release Sound Publishing issued today.
Sheriff's office closes case of India Castle's death
Jan 10 2013, 11:44 AM The King County Sheriff's Office has concluded its investigation into the death of islander India Castle. Because the King County Medical Examiner's office determined she died from an accidental drug overdose and exposure, no criminal charges will result, said Sgt. Cindi West, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office.
Grapplers big and small dominate the mat
Jan 15 2013, 11:34 AM From the largest to the smallest grapplers, it was another successful week for the Pirate wrestling team, which won a match against Cascade Christian and put up a fair showing at a prestigious weekend tournament.
Pirates take down Tarriers but fall to top-ranked team
Pirate Ian Stewart shoots over the defense of Cedar Park Jan 15 2013, 11:42 AM The Pirate boys basketball team ended the week in another split. Vashon won its first contest against Charles Wright Academy, but lost at home against a dominant Cedar Park Christian team.
Girls basketball players give their all in busy week
Pirate freshman Siena Janetty, 20, goes airborne to try to block a shot by Cedar Park Christian freshman Sasha Korolenko in the first half of Friday Jan 15 2013, 11:43 AM The Vashon girls basketball team played three games last week, including a non-league contest with a select traveling team from Australia, the Mornington Breakers.
Swim season brought success, lots of spirit | Sports Commentary
Jan 15 2013, 11:45 AM You are very nervous. You have never given such an important presentation in front of so many people, and now you are standing at the head of a 25-yard boardroom table, flanked by others who want to outperform you — and you’re standing there in your underwear!
VAA gets green light from the county to build project into a wetlands buffer
Jan 15 2013, 12:36 PM Vashon Allied Arts cleared a regulatory hurdle last week when King County ruled that the arts organization can build a portion of its proposed performing arts center into the buffer of a low-grade wetland on its five-acre site.
Open Space holds another grand inaugural ball
David Godsey of the Open Space for Arts & Community and the Portage Fill at the last inaugural ball. - File Photo Jan 15 2013, 12:02 PM In January 2009, the Open Space for Arts & Community, a brand-new venue at the time, was the site of a rousing celebration for the inauguration of Barack Obama. More than 500 Islanders flooded into the cavernous new event center to eat, dance and celebrate the induction of the country’s first African-American president.
Warm up the winter nights with music | Entertainment Briefs
Jan 15 2013, 12:10 PM Salish Sea Early Music Festival will present “The Sun King’s Musicians” at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Bethel Church, 14736 S.W. Bethel Lane. The chamber music concert will feature works by the members of Louis XIV’s Musique de la Chambre, one of the primary divisions of his court musical establishment.