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WSF talks Triangle route schedule, staffing in January meetings

The two boat schedule just “doesn’t work,” WSF staff acknowledged in a recent meeting.

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Islander, West Seattle resident Jim Price found deceased after four-month search

The 86-year-old resident of West Seattle and Vashon went missing last year.

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Vashon thaws from mid-winter freeze

Temperatures plunged below freezing (32 degrees Fahrenheit) Thursday afternoon in the greater Seattle area.

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Mosqueda takes council seat representing Vashon

She will chair the Health and Human Services and Regional Transit committees.

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Table incinerated at Dockton Park

The table was destroyed sometime overnight betweenSaturday, Dec. 30 and the following Sunday.

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A glaucous-winged gull considers its next direction in life.

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2023 Christmas Bird Count gifted with glorious weather

Dozens of birders helped count over over the island and Kitsap Peninsula this year.

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New Vashon outdoor school highlights need for affordable childcare

“If you can create a foundation for kids socially, emotionally, they’re going to be so much better off.”

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A tree accumulates rain during a cold January day.

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Prepare now for cold snap later this week

Temperatures are forecast to plunge below freezing on Vashon starting Thursday evening.

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WSF drops ferry restoration plan, now estimates 2028 for resuming full service

The news means the Triangle route will be on two boats for the foreseeable future.

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Scene and Heard: Gingerbread artists sweeten up VCA

Vashonites sweetened up the art center’s lobby with more than a dozen handcrafted works of gingerbread art.

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Vashon High School Senior Alex Keyes (right) competes during The Rock Wrestling Tournament on Dec. 28.

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Pirates wrestle at annual Rock Tournament, with renewed girl’s tourney

More than 200 wrestlers competed over two days.

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Nature Center dives deep into watershed health

A grant will let the organization add stormwater testing to their study of the island’s stream health.

United States Representative Pramila Jayapal speaks to a full house Dec. 19 at Vashon Center for the Arts. (Alex Bruell photo.)

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Rep. Jayapal talks Gaza, island treatment center at Vashon speaking event

U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal held court at Vashon Center for the Arts on Tuesday, Dec. 19, where Islanders…