Obituaries
Wayne Bishop
Wayne E. Bishop, 75, died Dec. 24, 2009, in Shelton, Wash. A funeral service will be held at…
Obituaries
Alison Bard Burnett
Alison Bard Burnett born June 25, 1920 at the family home in Laurelhurst, Washington and passed away December…
Arts
Music makers on Vashon
Graham A. Parsons will perform contemporary folk music at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, at Café Luna. Led…
News
Vashon High heads to Disneyland, despite low fund-raising numbers
Fifty-two members of the Vashon High School band will travel on a tour of Southern California in February,…
Opinion
Editorial: As 2009 wraps up, let’s act locally and globally
For the last several weeks, The Beachcomber has run a series of stories on some of the agencies…
Opinion
Island could be pioneer in green industry
In response to The Beachcomber’s request for suggestions regarding the need for environmentally sustainable manufacturing, I’d like to…
Opinion
Holiday generosity is alive on Vashon
There is usually an apprehensive flutter that accompanies my bravado when I go to the local food bank.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor: Dec. 23
Dancing Where’s the evidence? I would greatly appreciate it if Jack Stewart would share with us the “empirical”…
News
PIE doles out more than $68,000 in grants for Vashon Island schools
Vashon Partners in Education had a successful phone-a-thon this year — pulling in nearly $60,000 from Island donors…
Sports
Vashon boys’ hoopsters earn victories over league teams
The Pirate boys’ basketball team opened their Nisqually League season with two wins last week. On Tuesday they…
Arts
Vashon farmer learns the fine art of cheesemaking
Take a turn on Beall Road and you may stumble upon a small Vashon dairy farm with an…
Obituaries
Theodore Heindsmann
Theodore Heindsmann was born in New York City on August 2, 1925. He grew up in both New…