Obituaries
Robert Hitch
Robert Douglas Hitch was born Jan. 24, 1947, in Bremerton, Wash., to Helen M. and Robert L. Hitch.…
News
Wet Whiskers suffers break-in and burglary
Wet Whiskers, a pet grooming business located inside Pandora's Box, was burglarized last week.
Sports
Soccer teams qualify for championship tourney
Two Vashon Island Soccer Club teams qualified for the Tacoma-Pierce County Junior Soccer Association post-season championship tournament —…
Arts
Island artist offers up a message of hope
For years, Irene Otis has created colorful tiles that offered up encouraging and playful aphorisms — statements of…
News
A Vashon crew hopes to see electric vehicles take off
Vashon will soon become a Mecca for electric cars and their owners, if a group of enthusiastic Islanders…
Sports
Seals compete at aquatic center
The Vashon Seals Swim Team swam against some of the best teams in the Pacific Northwest Region Nov.…
Arts
A pumpkin pie takes the prize
Despite an autumn chill, some 200 Islanders gathered Saturday to sample 16 pumpkin pies and desserts at the…
Business
Smith Brothers to deliver Roasterie coffee beans
Coffee from Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie will soon be among the products sold by Smith Brothers Farms, a…
News
UTC staff urge commission to reject PSE’s rate hike request
Staff to the state Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) have urged the three-person panel to reject most of…
Opinion
Editorial: Finding light as the nights grow longer
It’s easy to take what we have for granted until one reads that there are children on Vashon…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor: Nov. 25
School bond Former measure failed because of its price tag The Beachcomber suggested in its editorial last week…
Arts
Music events coming up on the Rock
Scattergun and Stoney Beach will perform at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, at Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi.