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Ferry system tests biodiesel in three ferries
Apr 26 2008, 2:23 AM Biodiesel testing on the 124-car ferry Issaquah, which runs on the Vashon-Southworth-Fauntleroy route, began on Monday, March 10, as Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division launched the testing phase of a biodiesel research and demonstration project.

Hiway Haiku returns
Apr 26 2008, 2:23 AM Islanders Kaj Wyn Berry and Hita von Mende are celebrating the return of Hiway Haiku poems to the roadside leading to the north end ferry terminal.

Sawbones Worldwide: 30 years on the island and still going strong
Apr 26 2008, 2:23 AM Foss Miller was fresh from graduate school in 1972 and looking for work as a mechanical engineer in Seattle — a city hit hard by the country’s recession — when he spotted an ad for K2 in a ski magazine while he was in a waiting room filling out a job application.

Island activist wins award for his decades of work on sustainable agriculture
Apr 26 2008, 2:23 AM Mark Musick, known throughout the region for his lifelong commitment to sustainable agriculture and the development of markets for locally grown, organic food, received the Seattle Weekly’s first-ever “sustainability award.”

School board agrees to outline of $70 million building plan
Apr 26 2008, 2:22 AM Vashon Island's school board agreed Thursday night to the outlines of a plan for new or renovated district facilities that appears less expensive than the one proposed three years ago but that might still lead to a new high school building.

School board agrees to outline of $70 million building plan
Apr 26 2008, 2:22 AM Vashon Island's school board agreed Thursday night to the outlines of a plan for new or renovated district facilities that appears less expensive than the one proposed three years ago but that might still lead to a new high school building.

Two Pirate grapplers take the golden nuggets at the Rock
Apr 26 2008, 2:05 AM Ten teams from around the State converged on Vashon in an effort to wrestle for the right to take gold nuggets home with them after competing at the annual Rock Tournament last weekend.

Of course, Vashon’s hospitality did not extend towards “giving away” any of the 13 nuggets, one for each weight class.

And the Pirates proceeded to hang on to a couple of them: Rogen Lopez at 135 pounds by pinning all of his opponents, taking 35 seconds to do so in the semi-finals and one more second (36) for the coup-de-grace in the finals.

Islander Biffle French's kayak book
Apr 26 2008, 2:05 AM Parking signs in the Puget Sound area differ from those on the East coast, where I grew up.

Pirate boys lose first game, 58-56, to Cougars
Apr 26 2008, 2:05 AM By CHARLIE PIETERICK

Grapplers top Foster 69-9
Apr 26 2008, 2:05 AM By CARL BLOMGREN