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State to continue sampling yards for arsenic, invites 400 to be tested
This week about 400 Vashon homes will receive letters from the state urging them to take advantage of…
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Cookstove effort takes off with new factory
At a large factory in Nairobi, Kenya, about 300 Kenyans will soon begin building small, black cookstoves that…
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Marijuana company may back out of K2
The company attempting to purchase the K2 building and transform it into a factory to produce edible marijuana…
Obituaries
Thomas Leonard Walsh
Thomas Leonard Walsh (60), passed away peacefully March 23, 2014, in hospice care at Virginia Mason Hospital in…
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Modern manufacturer makes a classic farming tool
A quiet revolution is taking place in a drafty warehouse on Vashon, where a handful of islanders are…
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Designer uses feng shui to create spaces that welcome
When Pattie Hanmer first saw the clapboard house perched above Quartermaster Harbor, she knew she had found her…
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Tools and tips make for gardening without the aches
It’s spring! You sprang from the couch, grabbed a tool and hit the garden. And what did you…
Sports
Crew eases into spring season
The 52nd annual Green Lake spring regatta featured something not experienced for this event in a few years…
Sports
Lacrosse team scores big win
The high school boys lacrosse team opened its season in an impressive fashion on Saturday, tallying an 11-5…
Letters to the Editor
We should support Bakkhos
Many of our neighbors are perhaps allowing their idealism to devolve into elitism. The K2 complex has been…
News
Heritage association hopes to buy historic house
Vashon’s heritage association is launching an ambitious fundraising campaign to secure the property adjacent to its museum for…
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Nonprofit projects earn county grants
King County has awarded three grants totaling $6,500 to fund new projects by Vashon organizations.
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Low-interest septic loan program expands after few applications
About 2,000 Vashon homeowners are now eligible to apply for low-interest loans through King County for septic system…