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A Cajun-themed fundraiser for Vashon Baseball Academy will take place Jan. 24, at the Vashon Eagles Club. The Academy’s players are seen here after being named Silver Bracket Champions in Global Sports League’s Best in the Northwest tournament.

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Happenings | Jan. 15 edition

Happenings features community, cultural and nonprofit events; notices are free and printed as space permits. Due to the…

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Arts

Arts Brief | Jan. 15 edition

Head out to enjoy Vashon’s vibrant arts scene at upcoming concerts, shows, films and other events.

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Obituaries

Barbara F. Stoddard | 1940 — 2025

Barbara spread love and joy to all those she encountered in the world.

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Lena Puz celebrates her win over South Whidbey’s Kaylie Baker at the 2025 Mat Classic state wrestling championships.

Sports

Vashon wrestling off to strong start

The Vashon Island High School wrestling season is in full swing. As with the tradition of Vashon wrestling,…

Red-breasted Mergansers at the mouth of Judd Creek. (Jim Diers Photo)

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Islanders search the skies for winged life

More than 100 islanders, binoculars at the ready, roamed Vashon’s forests, beaches, backroads and more, tallying every individual…

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Doug Hershey adjusting products on Thriftway’s shelves.

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Inclusivity in the aisles at Vashon Thriftway

Doug Hershey is greeted by name several times as he methodically makes his way through Vashon Thriftway’s aisles,…

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Gas shutoff valve: Turn the lever a quarter turn with a wrench so it’s perpendicular to the pipe. The diagram shows the valve position: parallel to the pipe = ON, perpendicular to the pipe = OFF.

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Winter Safety QA: Hypothermia and earthquake prep

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King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda is running for re-election.

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Mosqueda launches re-election campaign

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor | Jan. 15 edition

Praise for DispatchHealth

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The North End Dock, with the ferry Sealth approaching (Terry Donnelly Photo)

Opinion

Ferry contingency plan: A good thing done wrong

Vashon Islanders are resilient. We plan ahead, build redundancy into our lives, and show patience when systems strain.…

Tess Halpern

Opinion

Telling Vashon’s stories

Dear Vashon,

From left to right: Rep. Travis Couture, Sen. Chris Gildon, Sen. June Robinson, and Rep. Timm Ormsby speak during the general fund budget panel at the 2026 legislative session preview Jan. 9. Photo by Cassie Diamond

Northwest

What’s on the agenda for Washington’s 2026 legislative session

With a looming $1.6 billion to $2.3 billion budget shortfall hanging over the Washington state legislature, House and…

Opinion

Drums of war

It didn’t take long for Vashon protesters to hit the streets in 2026.