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Susan Lofland (front) places a flower on Robert Bennedsen’s grave at the Vashon Cemetery. Behind her are Lisa Devereau

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Bennedsen honored in Hawaii, on Vashon

Last week a group of islanders gathered at the grave of First Lt. Robert Bennedsen at the same…

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Vendors collaborate to bring wedding and event business to the island

Hoping to bring more off-island business to Vashon, a group of local merchants has banded together to bill…

Julie Brand

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A spacious, high-tech library is unveiled

Hundreds of islanders flocked to the Vashon Library on Saturday, getting a first look at the newly renovated…

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Sailboat overturned near north end

Quick response to single boat accident leads to rescue near the north end ferry dock.

Letters to the Editor

Let’s move ahead together

How have questions about K2/Jarden’s responsibility to this community in its exit devolved into character assassination and obstructionism?…

Tanya Stambuk

Arts

Popular chamber ensemble will return to the Blue Heron

The Finisterra Trio, a favorite from last year’s Vashon Chamber Music Concert Series, will return to the Blue…

Vashon Island Chorale will sing Mozart’s Mass in C Minor at Benaroya Hall. Above

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Choral to perform Mozart at a joint concert at Benaroya

The sound of Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor will fill Seattle’s Benaroya Hall when 75 singers from…

Sports

Vashon hosts rowing scrimmage, juniors accumulate wins

More than 150 junior rowers from Bainbridge Island, Olympia and Vashon arrived at the Jensen Point boathouse at…

Ryan Bernheisel makes an out at first with Chester Pruett behind him in the game against Fife.

Sports

Pirates drop one, win one as season opens

The Vashon High School baseball team began the 2014 season with a three-inning jamboree in Orting and a…

Opinion

Rotary: so much more than a traffic circle

In a moment of weakness (these moments seem to be coming more frequently as I get older), I…

Opinion

Now is the time to create new park district

I am writing this commentary as a private citizen of Vashon who happens to be a park board…

Opinion

USPS should communicate better on Vashon | Editorial

The U.S. Postal Service should learn from the recent case of missing mail on Vashon and develop better…

Harbor School students gather in Segovia

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Auction will fund travel study as students discover the world

The Harbor School will hold its annual benefit auction on Saturday, with an eye toward celebrating the addition…