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    Articles by Natalie Johnson
    Vashon Liquor employee Cortez Ellison works at the store
    Under new ownership, liquor store moves down the...
    By Natalie Johnson • July 28, 2015 5:59 pm

    Vashon’s liquor store has a new owner and has moved to the southern edge of town.

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    For five years, it’s been an honor to tell your stories — A final note from an editor
    For five years, it’s been an honor to...
    By Natalie Johnson • July 28, 2015 11:56 am

    This issue of The Beachcomber is a bittersweet one for me — it’s my last. After five years as both a reporter and editor at the newspaper, I’m moving on.

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    School district approves $19M budget
    School district approves $19M budget
    By Natalie Johnson • July 28, 2015 3:38 pm

    Vashon’s school board recently passed a no-cuts budget for the upcoming school year that includes modest teacher raises, the elimination of some fees and added funding for some school programs.

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    Head librarian Jan Riley will retire this week.
    Longtime librarian turns a new page
    By Natalie Johnson • July 28, 2015 3:19 pm

    Though some may think of librarians as stern, bookish and bespectacled, this is not the case with Jan Riley, head of the Vashon Library. Even as she is set to retire this Friday, Riley has exemplified the new model librarian, devoted to public service, adept with the latest technology for information gathering and flexible.

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    A young woman rides the mechanical bull at the Strawberry Festival carnival.
    Hot weekend makes for a fun, sweaty Strawberry...
    By Natalie Johnson • July 22, 2015 5:48 pm

    Temperatures reaching into the 90s last weekend didn’t stop hordes of island residents and visitors from heading to town for the Strawberry Festival, the annual celebration that typically draws 40,000 to 50,000 people.

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    Public safety a concern as plan for paramedics moves forward
    Public safety a concern as plan for paramedics...
    By Natalie Johnson • July 21, 2015 7:27 pm

    A year after Vashon’s fire board approved an overhaul of the island’s paramedic program, the changes have not yet happened and there are growing concerns that the plan might compromise public safety.

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    Ferries to go to two-boat schedule this week
    Ferries to go to two-boat schedule this week
    By Natalie Johnson • July 15, 2015 8:06 pm

    Vashon’s north-end ferry will go to a two-boat schedule next Monday through Wednesday, as other boats in the state’s fleet undergo emergency repairs.

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    Emma Amiad
    Tireless activist named Strawberry Festival grand marshal
    By Natalie Johnson • July 15, 2015 6:21 pm

    Local real estate broker and community activist Emma Amiad has been selected as the grand marshal for this year’s Strawberry Festival.

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    State Sen. Sharon Nelson talks to land trust Director Tom Dean before Friday's press conference.
    Nelson announces millions more for environmental conservation
    By Natalie Johnson • July 15, 2015 6:03 pm

    As a group gathered last week to celebrate a flurry of recent conservation purchases on Vashon, State Sen. Sharon Nelson (D-Maury Island) announced that she has secured another $2 million for environmental preservation on the island.

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    This Saturday the public can tour the former Matsuda strawberry farm behind K2.
    Land trust will show farm as fundraising continues
    By Natalie Johnson • July 7, 2015 2:39 pm

    Vashon’s land trust will give tours this weekend of a swath of property near town that it plans to purchase as its first-ever farmland preservation project.

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    State proposes ferry fare increases
    State proposes ferry fare increases
    By Natalie Johnson • July 7, 2015 2:32 pm

    The Washington State Transportation Commission is asking the public to weigh in on a proposal to raise ferry fares over the next year, with car fares increasing slightly more than passenger fares.

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    Caleb Johns is the current unofficial mayor of Vashon. He is running for reelection.
    Unofficial mayor runs for reelection
    By Natalie Johnson • July 7, 2015 2:31 pm

    Caleb Johns, the current unofficial mayor of Vashon, announced last week that he will run for reelection to the faux post.

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    Girls’ basketball coach Rob Kearns talks to players during a practice last week. He hopes the 50-year-old gym they play in will soon be upgraded.
    Schools narrow options for next bond measure
    By Natalie Johnson • June 30, 2015 1:29 pm

    Rob Kearns remembers shooting hoops at the Vashon High School gym when he was a kid. Standing in the same gym last week, Kearns, who is now 46 and a basketball coach, said he thinks it’s past time for a new one.

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