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Mikie Hoffmann competed in the Sporting Clays National Championship last month.

Sports

Islander competes at shooting event

Islander Mikie Hoffmann traveled to San Antonio Oct. 28 to compete in the 21st Annual Sporting Clays National…

Sports

Vashon Island Soccer Club looks ahead to another successful season

The Vashon Island Soccer Club (VISC) offered four distinct soccer programs to a fast-growing number of Island futbol…

Doug Pine stands in the simulator at Pacific Maritime Institute.

News

Coast Guard probes Island mariner’s account of fiasco at sea

An Islander who captained a Korean-operated fishing vessel in the South Pacific this summer returned from his three-month…

Opinion

Grinding is unhealthy and exploitative

Yes, it’s true. Parents in the Vashon community showed up at their teenagers’ dances, found them disturbing and…

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor: Nov. 18

We’ve heard a lot of talk lately about green jobs — that they’re coming any day now, that…

Esther Edelman will fly through the air in a black-light performance at “Chocolatada

Arts

Chocolate is the star of a high-flying night of fun

The Backbone Campaign will hold an unusual benefit this Saturday designed not only to raise money, but also…

Arts

Island authors will read from their new books

Two Island authors have written books aimed at enlightening and inspiring their readers, and both will read from…

Sean Kent

Arts

A comedy competition heats up on the Island

Vashon Theatre will be the site of a fierce and funny contest next week, when the annual Seattle…

Arts

Arts events: Music on the Rock

Hobson/Person will perform from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Sound Food. Captain Dick & the…

Obituaries

Jeffery S. Sandvig

Jeffery S. Sandvig (2-25-1957–11-15-09) Jeff died in Shelton on Sunday, November 15th. He was preceded in death last…

Obituaries

Mitchell “Mike” Plancich

Mitchell “Mike” Andrew Plancich died Nov. 15, 2009. He was born Feb. 21, 1928, on Vashon Island to…

News

Deputies pursue man by car, foot and plane, but fail to apprehend him

A routine traffic stop turned into a foot chase and air search on Thursday, Nov. 12, when a…

The Melissa Ann is the foot ferry that serves the Vashon-downtown Seattle route.

News

County ferry district foregoes some funding in hopes that Metro can collect the difference

The King County Ferry District board voted Monday to reduce the amount of money it collects from taxpayers,…