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Rising sea levels could alter life on Vashon
Jan 22 2013, 2:30 PM One morning last month, an extreme high tide collided with a blustery winter storm to create a surge of seawater the likes of which some Vashon residents said they had never seen.
Park commissioners agree to negotiate kayak center sale
Jan 24 2013, 5:39 PM The Vashon Park District's board of commissioners agreed Tuesday night to negotiate the sale of the agency's kayak operations to islander Doug Kieper.
Park district to meet to discuss compensation for new director
Jan 27 2013, 3:34 PM The Vashon Park District's board of commissioners is holding a meeting at 7 p.m. Monday to vote on a compensation package for a candidate for the general manager position.
Lacrosse club launches season with a new head coach
Daniel Macca - Courtesy Photo Jan 29 2013, 2:18 PM The Vashon Lacrosse Club will kick off its new season with its annual Face-off event, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Vashon Theatre. Parents and players can get a heads up on the coming season, ask questions about the club and meet the coaches, including new head coach Daniel Macca.
Vashon Park District board selects a new agency head
Elaine Ott shakes John Hopkins Jan 29 2013, 2:20 PM The Vashon Park District’s five commissioners selected Elaine Ott — a Vashon woman with an extensive background in finance, marketing and sales — as the new general manager of the small public agency.
Girls basketball avenges early-season loss to Life Christian
Kalie Heffernan, 33, under pressure from a Life Christian player, looks for an outlet pass in the second quarter of Tuesday’s home victory. - Rik Forschmiedt Photo/RiksImages.com Jan 29 2013, 2:21 PM The Vashon girls basketball team split Nisqually League contests last week. The Pirates defeated the Life Christian Eagles on Tuesday, Jan. 22, and then took the Bellevue Christian Vikings to the wire before losing a close game on Saturday.
Pirates rally with back-to-back wins
Garrett Starr, 3, draws a foul as he puts up 2 critical points for the Pirates in Tuesday’s close win over Life Christian. - Rik Forschmiedt Photo/RiksImages.com Jan 30 2013, 10:56 AM The Pirate boys basketball team rebounded from a winless week with two home victories last week.
Vashon wrestlers take first in league
Pirate senior Christian Seymour turns Bellevue Christian sophomore Michael Dougherty to his back on the way to a 49-second pin in their 170-pound match. The fastest pin of the night also proved to be the match that assured the Pirates of an undefeated Nisqually League dual meet season. - Rik Forschmiedt Photo/RiksImages.com Jan 29 2013, 2:37 PM Last week the Pirate wrestlers capped a successful season with two exciting dual meet wins on their home mats, securing overall first-place ranking in the Nisqually League.
Fourth concert in chamber music series features three women
Trio Pardalote will perform on Vashon on Saturday. - Courtesy Photo Jan 29 2013, 2:41 PM Trio Pardalote, an all-women group named for an Australian songbird, will perform at the Vashon Chamber Music’s fourth concert in its six-concert series at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Storytellers take to the stage in support of wilderness program
Gene Tagaban during the Dalai Lama’s visit. - Courtesy Photo Jan 29 2013, 2:48 PM Masterful storytellers will come to the stage at the sixth annual Storytelling Festival, a fundraiser for the Vashon Wilderness Program’s scholarship fund, which will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Vashon United Methodist Church.