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County thins trees for health of popular forest

Last week King County Forester Bill Loeber and Dave Warren of the Vashon Forest Stewards stood at the…

Letters to the Editor

Respect leash laws

As a dog owner who often walks her two rescued foster dogs in Dockton Forest, I respectfully ask…

Opinion

Island lure brings far-flung visitors to Burton

Do you know where Tasmania is? Of course you don’t. No one does. Except maybe Tasmanians. It’s like…

News

Former Country Store bookkeeper charged with stealing from business

A former employee of The Country Store and Farm has been charged with theft for allegedly embezzling more…

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Cupcakes found outside business not believed to contain marijuana

A spokeswoman for the King County Sheriff’s Office said there is no evidence that cupcakes found Friday on…

Stephanie Murray as Rose and Phil Dunn as Herbie in Drama Dock’s “Gypsy.”

Arts

Drama Dock pulls of ‘Gypsy’ with comic flair

Who’d a thunk that a play about a stripper could be a family show? But “Gypsy” is and…

Megan Chenovick will sing the role of Zerlina in Vashon Opera’s production of “Don Giovanni.”

Arts

Tickets for Vashon Opera’s 2014-15 season are online

Vashon Opera’s sixth season kicks off in September with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Tickets for the 2014-2015 season are…

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Visitors could ‘eat 20 miles of strawberries’ on Vashon

Echoing Clara Peller’s famous statement in a Wendy’s commercial from the 1980s, “Where’s the beef?” islanders have been…

Soul Senate will play at the the Bike on Friday.

Arts

Funk and soul will fill the Bike Friday

Get ready for the funk and soul sound of the seven-piece band Soul Senate, which will play its…

Jacob Bain of the band Publish The Quest

Arts

Publish The Quest returns to Vashon

Publish the Quest, a band with deep Vashon roots that has made a name for itself worldwide as…

An aerial shot of the record-holding raft-up

News

VYFS hopes to break world record on the harbor

With one month to go until it attempts to break a world record, Vashon Youth & Family Services…

News

Carnival alternatives planned for the Strawberry Festival

Although though the carnival will not be coming to the Strawberry Festival this year, there will be other…

Letters to the Editor

Thriftway’s stand is reasonable and safety-minded

I am writing regarding last week’s letter about Thriftway’s new gun policy.