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It’s that time again | Stawberry Festival News

Kay White, a philanthropist with a keen interest in music and the arts, has been named the Grand…

Obituaries

Harry George Bebow

Harry George Bebow 1917-2011 Harry Bebow, a well known and much loved island resident passed gently from this…

Obituaries

Hans Thompson, Sr

Hans Thompson, Sr. passed away June 24, 2011, four days before his 87th birthday. He and his wife…

Obituaries

James Ranstrom

To Friends of Jim Ranstrom You are invited to attend an informal memorial gathering on Saturday, September 24,…

Debi Richards

Business

Chamber to relocate to former Windermere site

Vashon’s Chamber of Commerce will move into the office on the north end of Vashon town recently vacated…

Opinion

New plans at VHS open the door to a compelling vision | Editorial

Vashon Island School District and Vashon Allied Arts face an interesting opportunity — one that didn’t exist, quite…

Arts

Entertainment opportunities this weekend on Vashon

The Bike will rock Red Bicycle Bistro has a great pair of free concerts coming up. At 8:30…

News

Fairies to run for honorary mayor

When the Washington State Fairies heard that the Vashon public schools were in trouble, they couldn’t flit idly…

Islander Kelly Straight and other runners are all smiles at the beginning of the Vashon Ultramarathon.

Sports

Second Vashon Ultra soggy but successful

The rain could not dampen the spirits of runners in the second annual Vashon Island Ultramarathon & Trail…

Vashon’s 15 and under fastpitch team poses after a recent game.

Sports

Fastpitch softball draws more and more Vashon girls

More girls than ever are participating in Vashon’s fastpitch softball league, a part of Vashon Youth Baseball and…

Opinion

An all-new high school? It actually makes some sense | Editorial

The school district’s realization that it now makes more sense to tear down Building A — Vashon High…

Letters to the Editor

Incident with ferry worker should have been handled differently | Letter to the Editor

My husband and I could not believe our eyes when we saw the KING 5 story, “Ferry Worker’s…

Letters to the Editor

We need to have a deeper conversation about teens and drugs | Letter to the Editor

Chris Ott’s refreshing take on drugs and teens (The Beach-comber, June 8) opens up the discussion to viewpoints…