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Affordable housing proves increasingly hard to find
Laura Daughenbaugh and her teenage daughter have been living in their rental home on Vashon for more than…
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Granny’s Attic considers move into town
Nearly 40 years after Granny’s Attic opened at Sunrise Ridge, its members are scheduled to vote next week…
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VYFS closes addiction treatment program
Vashon Youth & Family Services (VYFS) recently announced it will close its addiction treatment program and has begun…
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Gardening on the wild side
Down a quiet lane at the southernmost end of Maury Island, the most nutritious fruits and vegetables a…
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Post office investigates missing mail from Vashon
One Sunday earlier this month, Vashon Community Care’s Ruth Steen mailed nearly 20 envelopes containing gift certificates for…
Sports
Middle school wrestler takes first place at state
Adrian St. Germain, a seventh-grader at McMurray Middle School, won the state championship in folkstyle wrestling in the…
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New foundation will raise funds for care center
To improve the long-term financial health of Vashon Community Care (VCC), a group of islanders has recently created…
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Islander to offer class on issues related to hepatitis
Hepatitis C, a common blood-born illness that affects the liver, will be the subject of a class on…
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Grisly scene at camp is drill for young volunteers
Camp Sealth turned into a disaster scene last weekend, when five fire department Explorer and cadet groups from…
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King county voters to decide on transportation funding
Proposed cuts to Metro bus service may be averted because of a fare increase approved by the county…
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VYFS sees continued demand for services, leap in numbers in 2013
Vashon Youth & Family Services (VYFS), the island’s largest social service provider, served nearly one-third more people last…
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Free seminar on aging will provide information on range of issues
A free seminar for islanders concerned about aging will take place this weekend and cover a variety of…
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State proposes only slight ferry schedule changes, improvements at dock
After proposing sweeping changes to the north-end ferry schedule last year, Washington State Ferries (WSF) has put forward…