News
Chautauqua to offer Spanish immersion kindergarten
The Vashon School District plans to offer a Spanish immersion kindergarten program beginning this fall.
Business
Tea shop finds a buyer
Beng-Imm Low, owner of the Vashon Tea Shop, says a longtime Islander has signed an agreement to purchase…
Business
Vashon Solar lines up investors for array at school
Vashon Solar LLC has garnered $100,000 from investors to build a community solar project at The Harbor School,…
Arts
A weekend for concerts | Entertainment Briefs
The Backbone Campaign, Vashon’s homegrown activist organization, will hold a musical fundraiser at 8 p.m. Friday at Red…
News
Short cars can now be marked for discounted ferry fares
Vehicles under 14 feet long can now receive a special windshield sticker from Washington State Ferries to verify…
Obituaries
Ardith Crawford
Ardith Crawford January 3, 1924 ~ March 17, 2012 Ardith Crawford, 88, died peacefully in her sleep March…
Opinion
Why a building in tax arrears is newsworthy | Editorial
A letter writer in this week’s issue suggests The Beachcomber should not have written a news story about…
Opinion
Keeping the pool afloat | Editorial
The Vashon Park District is trying to find a way to make our only public pool pencil out.…
Letters to the Editor
Recognizing addicts on the street hurts | Letter to the Editor
Yesterday, I was walking up in town and a 30-something guy, very thin, wearing an old army jacket…
Letters to the Editor
Looking forward to more such reports | Letter to the Editor
I was so pleased to see the new approach in the last Beachcomber: reporting on properties in tax…
Arts
What happening around town? Lots of music and a few laughs
Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra (VMCO) will present its spring concerts at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at…
Obituaries
Norma Marie Davis
Norma Marie Davis (Marie), age 76, residing with family on Vashon Island, passed away at home on Thursday,…
Obituaries
Robert August Kallsen
Dr. Robert August Kallsen The elder August C. Kallsen must have considered himself the luckiest man alive. His…