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GiveBIG: Organizations benefit from fundraiser’s new approach
More than 30 island-based nonprofits raised $250,000 plus match funds during the Seattle Foundation’s annual GiveBIG fundraising campaign…
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AmeriCorps team completes work at Camp Sealth
After six weeks of work, an 11-member team of AmeriCorps workers has finished preparing Camp Sealth for the…
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User fee increases possible as VPD talks of ending agreement with school district
A longstanding agreement between Vashon’s park and school districts that allows community recreation groups to use school facilities…
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Workshop later this month will focus on pet loss, decision-making, grief
Nearly 63 percent of Washingtonians own a pet, according to a 2012 survey conducted by the American Veterinary…
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Lightning destroys tree, kills electronics at Dockton home
Last Thursday’s thunderstorm made headlines as the National Weather Service reported more than 2,500 lightning strikes in the…
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Island runners take on Boston Marathon, Oregon 50-miler
There are hundreds of runners on Vashon Island. Driving down the highway on any given morning, people of…
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Racial justice group offering active bystander training
Vashon’s Showing Up for Racial Justice group will offer active bystander training next weekend with the goal of…
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New learn-to-swim program offered at Vashon Pool this season
The Vashon Pool will open for the 2017 season on Saturday, May 27, and with it will come…
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Vashon Island School board approves racial equity plan
After speaking with a large group of islanders who call themselves the Racial Equity Committee, the Vashon school…
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Longtime friends, islanders begin bike ride across America
Islanders Bruce Morser and Bob Horsley have been friends for three decades and, over that time, have cycled…
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Second candidate joins unofficial mayor race
After nearly two months of running uncontested for Vashon’s unofficial mayor seat, Colleen Carrette finally has an opponent…