In what state officials are calling a dire situation, Vashon Island could see two of its three ferry routes eliminated if lawmakers fail to find a new source of funding for the cash-strapped ferry system.
Vashon has become a wealthier place in the last decade, according to data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Riding on a significant grant, the Vashon Wilderness Program plans to expand its offerings this year and hopes to serve more than twice as many children than 2010.
About 50 people packed into the north-end ferry terminal on Friday evening to honor longtime bus driver Pat Engrissei, who retired after driving 27 years for King County Metro, 23 of them on Vashon.
Every now and then, a court steps in and through the force of its opinion brings about wholesale change in our political, social or environmental landscape.
After being kicked out of the main intersection by the sheriff’s department and scrambling to devise a new plan, the Island Elves raised $12,000 for Vashon Youth & Family Services in December, about 40 percent less than they raised for a nonprofit in years past.
Members of a new business networking group on Vashon say they’ve generated more then $26,000 in profits for each other since forming in early 2011. And those involved in the group — called Vashon Leads because members provide business leads to one another — believe 2012 will be even more successful as the program gains momentum and a second group starts up.
The Vashon Island Soccer Club (VISC) wrapped up another successful season last month, with about 600 players participating in preschool through adult programs in 2011.
Living on the west side of Vashon near Camp Sealth, Bella Ormseth has become accustomed to chasing raccoons away from her home, seeing deer saunter through her property and even hearing seals bark in the distance. But when her neighbors began to say there were coyotes in the area, Ormseth didn’t believe them.
The Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Association has received a significant grant that will allow the volunteer group to move forward on its most significant project since the Heritage Museum opened in 2006.
The state Department of Ecology (DOE) is asking citizens to help it document the upcoming “king tides” on the Washington Coast and in Puget Sound.
Voice of Vashon, the Island’s community radio and television network, has grown exponentially since its inception a dozen years ago. However 2012 may be the all-volunteer organization’s biggest year yet.
John L. Scott has added a new face to its cadre of Realtors. Ishan Dillon, 29, recently moved from Columbus, Ohio, to join the Island real estate agency.