News
Brief hunting season closes Island Center Forest
An annual limited deer-hunting season has now closed King County Parks’ Island Center Forest from Oct. 15 to…
News
Local experts roll out new risk assessment tool rolls out
In upcoming community newsletters and reports in The Beachcomber, VashonBePrepared will provide islanders with this easy-to-understand current risk-level…
News
Happenings | Oct. 20 edition
Homecoming at VHS, Vashon Health Fair, “The National Parks” screening, styrofoam and plastics recycling, Brown Briefly highlights healthcare.
News
VIFR delivers smoke detectors and batteries to your door
Vashon Island Fire & Rescue crew members will bring and install new smoke detectors and batteries in island…
Arts
Arts briefs | Oct. 20 edition
‘The Ruins of Memory’ at VCA; double bill at Black Cat Cabaret; Bread and Puppet Theater; Flamenco on…
Sports
Pirate Harriers take to the road to run in fall colors
The smoke that had canceled the team’s original trip to Leavenworth cleared at Lake Padden, uncovering beautiful fall…
Sports
Two shutouts in one week: Vashon girls’ soccer shines
Vashon’s varsity girls’ soccer team had two games last week, starting with a record of five wins, four…
Arts
‘Bon Appétit, The Julia Child Operetta’ comes to Vashon
The one-act operetta stars Seattle actor Anne Allgood and is based on one of Julia Child’s television episodes…
Arts
‘Simply Sondheim’ will offer an evening of musical delight
A benefit for Vashon Repertory Theatre’s upcoming production of “Sweeney Todd” will feature local luminaries singing their favorite…
Opinion
Planning a trip in an electric car? Read this first
In September, my wife, Diane Emerson, and I took a round-trip, electric car trip from Vashon to San…
Opinion
Learning from my zero-sum hummers
Watching the bird feeders is observing nature as an endless metaphor for our human foibles.
Opinion
Leadership matters
Vashon HouseHold, Vashon Health Care District, and Vashon School District all show why leadership matters.