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Letters | April 3 edition

Letter writers respond to Burton events and more.

Charlene Bain

Obituaries

Charlene Bain

Charlene touched many lives in her 30+ years of service in the Vashon Island School District.

Don Brown

Obituaries

Don Brown

Don’s life was rich in epic experience, longtime friends, and a million happy family gatherings.

Ronald Edward Keenan

Obituaries

Ronald Edward Keenan

Keenan was one of Vashon’s kindest men and will be deeply missed.

The Sally Fox water taxi arrives to ferry people to and from the annual Strawberry Festival on Vashon Island on July 17, 2021.

News

VashonBePrepared: Water taxi funding in jeopardy, and a new VashonBePrepared website

Plus, information about Vashon’s Community Emergency Response Team.

Washington State Legislative Support Services photo Page Beni Mullen with Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon on March 18 2025.

News

News Briefs | April 3 edition

Presbyterian church scholarship, McMurray student serves as legislative page and more.

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Arts

Arts Briefs | April 3 edition

Dina Martina, UMO’s Squeeze and more.

News

Happenings | April 3 edition

Rainbow Blingo, Car Closet Giveaway and more.

Jim Evans photo A swallowtail nectars on an orange honeysuckle, a native plant.

Arts

The value of truly native plants

Native plants are the way to grow the future.

Courtesy photo Maverick Wilkes, 11, holds a patch from the Nature Center after helping at the work party.

Arts

Restoring native habitat is an island-wide effort

At Heron Meadow, islanders are pulling weeds, laying mulch, and planting native species.

Leslie Brown photo Jane Slade is pleased with her property's transformation. Behind her, a Washington Conservation Corps crew installs native plants. All told, 370 native shrubs, grasses and wildflowers were planted. 

Arts

From bulkheads to beauty — and saving salmon along the way

How one Vashon resident got a grant to upgrade her shoreline property.

Courtesy photo Plant Sale shoppers enjoy the Garden Club event at a previous plant sale.

Arts

Find a start and plant a seed at Garden Club plant sale

You know it’s time to get serious about your garden when the sale comes around.

Courtesy photo Find peace at Madrona Meadows, the idyllic and pastoral property of Sue and Scott DeNies, with blooming flowerbeds galore and a serene pond surrounded by mature forest and plenty of wildlife.

Arts

Find peace and wonder at 2025 Vashon Garden Tour

This year’s Vashon Garden Tour is all about the ways gardens care for us.