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COMMENTARY: With gratitude, longtime islander recalls effort to feed people living with HIV, chronic illness

Longtime islander Larry Flynn is well known for being one of Vashon’s Metro bus drivers. Flynn is also…

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EDITORIAL: Looking ahead, hopes for 2017

For some, 2016 has been a year that has overstayed its welcome. From a stressful presidential election that…

Arts

VCA begins exec search

Will Sing For Vashon event raises hundreds

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Will Sing For Vashon event raises hundreds

Numerous island musicians turned out for Vashon Events’ fourth annual Will Sing for Vashon holiday fundraiser at the…

Bob Goering with Loren Sinner on piano at Saturday night’s Holiday Piano Showcase and Toy Drive at Snapdragon. (Pete Welch Photo)

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An evening of holiday music at Snapdrago

Island musicians gathered at Snapdragon on Saturday night for an evening of holiday music played on the piano…

Sports

Boys’ basketball: Pirates conquer Wolves, 75-62

The Vashon High School boys’ basketball team took a long trip north to the Whidbey Island village of…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Island abounds with fun ways to help, give back

Sometimes the staff here at The Beachcomber notices that an issue of the paper has an unplanned, underlying…

Get into the spirit: Island foodies on the perfect holiday meal

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Get into the spirit: Island foodies on the perfect holiday meal

This time of year food often takes center stage, and in keeping with that, The Beachcomber asked five…

Opinion

COMMENTARY: Vashon’s letter to Santa Claus

Dear Santa,

Opinion

LETTER: Overcrowding is imminent, given country, state leadership

After reading the four letters to the editor in the Dec. 7 Beachcomber; It’s time to remind you:…

COMMENTARY: Recent attempts to fix ferries are encouraging, but public input needed for long-term solution

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COMMENTARY: Recent attempts to fix ferries are encouraging, but public input needed for long-term solution

As we all know, for those of us in island communities, ferries are the most important highways we…

Island men victorious over teens at fifth annual Ryan Krug soccer game

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Island men victorious over teens at fifth annual Ryan Krug soccer game

in the second half, making it 3-1, but again the boys came back and scored, and the score…

Islanders sing holiday songs to benefit local nonprofits

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Islanders sing holiday songs to benefit local nonprofits

Vashon Events’ fourth annual “Will Sing for Vashon” holiday fundraiser will begin at 8 p.m. Friday at the…