Sports
Lady Pirates topple Cardinals, Bulldogs
After taking a share of the Nisqually League title and finishing 11th at state last year, the Vashon…
Sports
Hoopsters breeze to 70-54 victory over Seattle Academy
The Pirate boys basketball team skated to a 70-54 victory, in their home opener against the Seattle Academy…
Obituaries
Betsy Moore
Our beloved Betsy, died December 4th, 2008 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Her bravery and passion…
Arts
Pitrof knows personally about the importance of helping others
Yvonne Pitrof was a city girl when she came to Vashon 16 years ago, hoping to live in…
News
Vashon’s long-sought equestrian covered arena is nearly at hand
The construction of the covered arena at Paradise Ridge Park has been held off for a year while…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor: Dec. 3
Economy Seek reprieve from payment The Beachcomber article regarding the effects of the recession on Vashon (Nov. 12)…
Opinion
Editorial: A legal settlement
As is the case in most compromises, the 11th-hour settlement between developer Dan McClary and the water district…
Opinion
Aquatic reserve headed for failure unless DNR changes course
As someone who has spent considerable time studying the management of marine protected areas, or MPAs, I find…
Opinion
The Cookie Fairy is real, and something worth believing in
The Cookie Fairy is supernal beauty and glory beyond, everywhere and nowhere at once. She takes many forms…
Opinion
Island schools teach global citizenry
By LAURETTA HYDE For The Beachcomber Globalization, growth or decline on a worldwide scale is an inexorable part…
News
Club and organization news
Greens seek diversity The Vashon-Maury Island Green Party’s (VMIGP) monthly meeting (second Tuesday of each month) will be…
News
CALENDAR
FRIDAY 5 Great Decisions “U.S.-China Economic Relations: Evolving Rivalry” is the topic for the Great Decisions free current…
News
Calendar: holiday events
Learn to make large paper 3-D snowflake decorations at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the Senior Center…