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    Articles by Leslie Brown
    Authorities continue to investigate Island woman’s death
    Authorities continue to investigate Island woman’s death
    By Leslie Brown • November 28, 2012 4:09 pm

    The King County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the death of India Castle, whose body was found in a shallow pond behind a home near the Vashon Airport two weeks ago.

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    Island board to appeal judge’s decision in Mukai farmhouse case
    Island board to appeal judge’s decision in Mukai...
    By Leslie Brown • November 28, 2012 4:08 pm

    A group of Islanders challenging the leadership of Island Landmarks, owners of the famed Mukai farmhouse, has decided to appeal a recent decision by a King County Superior Court judge.

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    Vivi Tan Oga
    Taking art to the other side of the...
    By Leslie Brown • November 28, 2012 7:00 am

    SULAWESI, INDONESIA — A fingernail of a moon hung in the sky as a small group of Americans and Indonesians gathered in the village to join hands and dance on a dusty road that dead-ended at the sea.

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    County suspends effort to declare Center a historic district
    County suspends effort to declare Center a historic...
    By Leslie Brown • November 6, 2012 8:07 pm

    The Islander who nominated Center as a historic district withdrew his request after King County officials told him the code the county uses to establish historic properties is apparently flawed and needs to be amended.

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    School district, park district discuss fields and gym use
    School district, park district discuss fields and gym...
    By Leslie Brown • October 30, 2012 3:55 pm

    After months of tension over the state of Vashon’s public fields and gyms, officials from the park district and school district came together Monday night, resolved a few of their differences and pledged to meet soon to continue the discussion.

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    Pool brings in more revenue after a strong summer season
    Pool brings in more revenue after a strong...
    By Leslie Brown • October 30, 2012 3:00 pm

    The Vashon Park District’s pool fared better than expected this season, operating at a $46,464 deficit rather than the $49,245 deficit forecast in the park district’s 2012 spending plan.

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    County begins fining property owners in effort to clean up failing septic systems
    County begins fining property owners in effort to...
    By Leslie Brown • October 30, 2012 2:11 pm

    King County has sent letters to seven property owners on Vashon informing them that they’re now accruing $25-a-day fines — civil penalties for their alleged failure to respond to the county’s order to have their septic systems inspected or repaired.

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    Dismay mounts over the state of Vashon’s fields
    Dismay mounts over the state of Vashon’s fields
    By Leslie Brown • October 24, 2012 7:00 am

    The rains have barely begun, but Vashon’s busiest athletic field is already pockmarked by large brown patches, worn areas that will turn into mud holes as the play continues and the rain intensifies this fall.

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    Paul Colwell will play a Gibson mandolin his father sent to him in 1961 at Sunday’s FamJam
    Strumming for peace: Paul Colwell’s remarkable life
    By Leslie Brown • October 24, 2012 7:00 am

    When Paul Colwell takes to the stage at a special performance Sunday, he’ll play a mandolin his father sent to him in 1961, when he and his brothers were traveling through the Congo, singing songs of peace and reconciliation.

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    Near-miss at busy ferry dock raises concerns
    Near-miss at busy ferry dock raises concerns
    By Leslie Brown • October 23, 2012 4:55 pm

    Islanders witnessed an accident at the north-end ferry dock last week that caused at least one of them to raise the alarm about pedestrian safety at the busy intersection.

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    Construction manager voices concern over VHS project’s contingency budget
    Construction manager voices concern over VHS project’s contingency...
    By Leslie Brown • October 17, 2012 12:00 pm

    The Vashon Island School District’s construction manager told the school board Thursday night that he’s worried about the size of the contingency budget for the Vashon High School building project.

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    Jim Stewart picks grapes at his farm overlooking Quartermaster Harbor.
    An ample harvest buoys wine makers
    By Leslie Brown • October 16, 2012 3:35 pm

    The sun was low in the sky, casting a golden hue over rows of tangled grapevines as Ron Irvine and Jim Stewart methodically plucked this year’s abundant crop from the twisted stocks. Two more men — Joe Curiel and Tony Raugust — suddenly showed up, carrying buckets and smiling.

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    Joe Henke
    County takes first steps to join two popular...
    By Leslie Brown • October 16, 2012 3:23 pm

    King County officials hope to purchase 20 acres adjacent to the Maury Island Marine Park, their first step in an effort to create a forested, upland corridor linking the waterfront park to the county’s new holdings at the former Glacier site.

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