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Islanders react to latest library plans
Schematic designs for the new Vashon Library elicited mostly positive responses from Islanders who attended a Thursday meeting…
Arts
Hooved helpers: Unique business launches Islander to success and small-town stardom
On an overcast September day, a large herd of Tammy Dunakin’s goats chomped away in a field behind…
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High school explores solar power, thanks to PSE grant
The recent unseasonably nice weather has allowed students at Vashon High School to experiment with technology they got…
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VIFR works to recruit volunteers
Faced with a growing number of emergency calls and a shrinking volunteer crew, Vashon Island Fire and Rescue…
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BARC moves forward with outdoor skatepark plans
The first phase of an outdoor skatepark at the Burton Adventure Recreation Center (BARC) will begin construction this…
Arts
Sheep herding on Vashon: A classic sport is reborn
When Gael Gann visited Vashon for the first time in 2002, it was not to stroll the beaches,…
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Dental van provides critical services to Islanders month after month
When Heather Robinson worked as a dental assistant on Vashon, she was shocked by the number of patients…
Arts
Priest brings a passion for the natural world to her ministry
When a fuel barge crashed and spilled over 200,000 gallons of oil off the Washington coast in 1988,…
Arts
Play challenges McMurray students to think about a new type of bullying
Lies were told, rumors spread and insults flew on the second week of class at McMurray Middle School.…
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John Arum, a lawyer and activist, lived passionately and fully
A small cabinet at the end of a gravel driveway on 105th Avenue S.W. is surrounded by flowers,…
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Group forms to help save Mukai farmhouse, garden
As the fate of the Mukai farmhouse remains unsure, a small group of Islanders is taking steps to…
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Island nonprofit makes impact overseas
When Islander Marcy Summers spent two years working for the Nature Conservancy in Indonesia, she left the country…