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Letters to the Editor

Islanders should unite to save honeybees

This is a call to action in response to Bob Dixon’s intelligent letter regarding the chemicals that are…

Letters to the Editor

Thriftway has crossed a line with gun owners

Thriftway is now a “no weapons, no drugs” zone. What in the world? Vashon is a small community…

Tom Dean

News

Several preserves grow with a flurry of land purchases

Vashon’s land trust and King County recently announced a series of purchases that officials say expanded existing nature…

News

Naturopath moves clinic to former dental office

Nicole Maxwell, ND, opened her doors this week at her new clinic location, the former dental office of…

As darkness fell on the water

News

Fourth on the water

Quartermaster Harbor was a busy place this Fourth of July, as boaters from Vashon and surrounding areas dropped…

Several people pitch in to remove Paul Hoffmann' hydro

News

From hydros to dogs, responders see a number of holiday incidents

Officials responded to a number of holiday-related emergencies over Fourth of July weekend, including an accident during the…

Obituaries

Philip Leslie Kallsen

Philip Leslie Kallsen Like his baby-boomer cohorts, Phil Kallsen spent the 1950s with Mickey Mouse, Scrooge McDuck and…

Obituaries

Dr. Joellen Lewtas Jungers

Dr. Joellen Lewtas Jungers Dr. Joellen Lewtas Jungers, PhD, 70, died Sunday, July 6, 2014, at Palm View…

Obituaries

Joe Pringle

Joe Pringle, 53, a longtime resident of Seattle and Vashon, Washington, passed away Friday July 4th after a…

Letters to the Editor

The PlaySpace needs our support

It broke my heart to hear of the PlaySpace having to cut its programs due to loss of…

Opinion

Fishing trip provides good chance for rowing

The other day I was at my favorite watering hole when the conversation turned to fishing. It got…

Opinion

VIFR sees the complexities of island medical response | Editorial

Islanders should pay close attention to possible changes coming at Vashon’s fire district, as they could affect who…

The Fresh-1 crashed off the shore of Vashon in 1963.

News

All types of speedboats have skimmed around the island

As Vashon prepares for another early-morning Fourth of July hydroplane race around the island, it is worth remembering…