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Opinion

Editorial: The council board should focus on what matters

There was a time when the Vashon-Maury Island Com-munity Council took on important business on Vashon. Twelve years…

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Vashon should take advantage of its water

The recent publication by the King County Water and Land Resources Division and the Department of Natural Resources…

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Voters want less waste, not more taxes

We agree with Brian Dougher (paid submission, The Beachcomber, Wednesday, Nov. 24), that most people are thoughtful voters…

John Browne is getting stronger

News

Vashon Island musician on road to recovery

John Browne, a celebrated Island musician who was seriously injured in an accident during November’s fierce snowstorm, is…

Victoria Trujillo (left)

Arts

Shows, concerts and an art tour dish up holiday fun

There’s no shortage of festive holiday events on tap this weekend, with everything from art shows to heartfelt…

Arts

Arts Briefs

The Doilys rock on The Doily Brothers, backed by Island chanteuse Allison Shirk, will play a free show…

Arts

Save the Dates

‘Nuncrackers’ is coming up Drama Dock’s annual holiday production, “Nuncrackers,” is an irreverent musical romp through a convent…

Dan Lofland (30) tries to go around Port Townsend's Robert Ristick as the clock winds down in Vashon's 60-41 win in the home opener.

Sports

Pirate boys basketball wins one, loses one during non-league play

The tough, physical Fife High School basketball team overpowered the Vashon Pirate boys in their first game of…

Obituaries

Irene A Clarke-Ward Ragni

Born Dec. 15, 1910, to Ward D. Clarke and Marcy C. Clarke, a Vashon Island Pioneer family, passed…

Obituaries

David Carl Nelson

David Carl Nelson (“Dave”) passed away December 7, 2010 at age 51, in Masan, South Korea. Dave was…

Obituaries

Jo Cornutt

Jo Cornutt passed away unexpectedly December 5th at her home in Auburn. She was born July 22, 1915…

Obituaries

Fred Jennings

Fred Jennings passed away December 4th 2010 at the Seattle Veterans Hospital. He was 88. He was born…

Obituaries

Donna Lee Endlich

Donna lost her third bout with cancer on December 1st in her Vashon home ?with her family by…