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Fire forum focuses on proposed levy
Beginning this week, islanders’ votes will determine the financial fate of the fire district, marking a milestone in…
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Fire candidates, levy will be focus of Wednesday’s election-season forum
At the forum Wednesday evening, islanders will have a chance to ask questions of each of the candidates…
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CSA Plan in final stages, council adoption expected later this year
After more than a year and a half of county and volunteer effort, Vashon’s Community Service Area Plan…
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Care center announces new partnership
Six months after Providence Health and Services announced it was cutting ties with Vashon Community Care, a new…
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Amid financial crisis, fire district brings increased levy proposal to voters
Among the decisions islanders will make when they receive their general election ballots next week is whether to…
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Emergency preparedness strategies will be taught at Saturday seminar
With winter coming and the threat of natural disaster ever-present in this region, VashonBePrepared will offer a free…
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Ferry officials seek islanders’ input, will host public meeting Wednesday night
At a public meeting set for Wednesday evening, ferry officials will discuss the revised loading procedures at Fauntleroy…
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Two islanders help fight area wildfires
As wildfires burned throughout the Northwest this summer, two islanders were among the thousands of firefighters on the…
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Public ferry meetings set for this week and next
Ferry officials will host a working meeting of the Triangle Route Improvement Task Force next week in West…
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Documentary reveals islander’s experience with war
One islander’s experience with the Vietnam War, along with recognition of the young men from Vashon who died…
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Islander to host fundraising event for cancer research Saturday
Following her husband’s cancer diagnosis last month, Patty Freebourn, owner of Patty’s Tamales, is spearheading a fund-raising effort…
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Portage Fill: Making music together for more than 40 years
When a crowd of islanders filled Ober Park for the last of this summer’s concerts there recently, they…
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Food bank, VIGA partner to feed hungry islanders, waste less locally grown food
The community food bank and the growers’ association have teamed up to launch a new program intended to…