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Smiles from Cub Scouts helped light up the night at WinterFest
    WinterFest brings out the best on Vashon
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 9, 2025 5:00 pm

    The holiday season got off to a joyful start with Vashon’s annual WinterFest celebration on a chilly but mostly rain-free…

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Interim Superintendent Jo Moccia
    School board poised to pause super search
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 9, 2025 5:00 pm

    Vashon’s interim superintendent of schools, Jo Moccia, is now poised to stay in her role a year longer than expected.

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    Andy James Photo
Gloria Erickson as Emily in “Our Town.”
    Review: VHS theater-makers discover the truths of ‘Our...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 9, 2025 4:30 pm

    “Our true life is in the imagination and in the memory,” wrote the great American dramatist Thornton Wilder in the…

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(Top, left to right) Yulia Ivaschchenko, Gunther Reimnitz, Phil Clapham and Pam Ingalls held court last Friday at opening receptions for Holiday Studio Tour shows. (Bottom) New creations by Jennifer Hawke will be on display at a Solstice Market on Dec. 21, at Hawke’s Beall Greenhouse studio.
    Recommended: Find gifts of art on Studio Tour
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 8, 2025 4:30 pm

    Don’t miss the second weekend of Vashon Island Visual Artists’ annual Holiday Studio Tour, featuring 40 studios and galleries representing…

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    “Night Riders,” an oil painting by Pam Ingalls depicting Vashon’s Stupid Bike Night, is part of the artist’s studio tour exhibition at Dig Deep Gardens. (Courtesy Photo)
    First Friday and Studio Tour offer up inspiring...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 2, 2025 1:30 pm

    Holiday Studio Tour

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Chorale accompanist Linda Lee, with Chorale conductor and artistic director Gary D. Cannon, in rehearsal at Vashon Presbyterian Church.
    Chorale finds comfort and joy in community
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 2, 2025 12:30 pm

    Don’t be fooled by the title of Vashon Island Chorale’s upcoming holiday concert, “Night of Silence.”

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    Yui Holbrook Photo
A packed house gathered at Open Space for Arts & Community for the first-ever gala auction held by Vashon Schools Foundation.
    Foundation raises big bucks at glittering gala
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • November 25, 2025 12:00 pm

    At its first-ever gala auction, the Vashon Schools Foundation raised $335,000 to bolster a wide range of needs in Vashon’s…

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Kat Eggleston and Barton Carroll
    Recommended: Folk music masters trade tunes
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • November 25, 2025 11:30 am

    Two masters of folk music, Kat Eggleston and Barton Carroll, will share the stage in a special concert at 7…

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    Sebastian Gallez Photo
Cast members of Vashon High School’s upcoming production of “Our Town.”
    Vashon theater students tackle the majesty of ‘Our...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • November 25, 2025 11:30 am

    The students of Vashon High School’s drama program, who last astonished island audiences with a searing production of the musical…

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    School board censures one of its five members
    School board censures one of its five members
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • November 18, 2025 11:00 am

    Board member Jessica Adams said she won’t resign, despite requests to do so.

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    Tinsley Ellis (Jackie Doresey Photo)
    Revered Georgia bluesman Tinsley Ellis comes to Vashon
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • November 12, 2025 10:30 am

    Blues legend Tinsley Ellis brings his raw, acoustic “Naked Truth” tour to Vashon.

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Ghost Boat Theater’s artistic team is (left to right) Jennifer Dice, Kat Eggleston and Steven Sterne.
    All aboard! Ghost Boat Theater prepares to launch...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • November 12, 2025 10:30 am

    Ghost Boat Theater, a new island performing arts organization, will soon set sail, beginning with a launch party from 4…

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Jill Yates (fourth from left, kneeling) and the team of volunteers assembled for a heart screening event held on Nov. 4 at Vashon High School.
    Sam Yates Foundation continues its life-saving work
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • November 12, 2025 10:20 am

    On Nov. 4, the Sam Yates Community Foundation presented a heart screening event at Vashon High School, staffed by 17…

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