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LETTER: Article should have been a thank you

Your article about the obstacles overcome by hundreds of volunteers, donors and employees of Vashon Center for the…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Story answered important questions

I’m a mostly retired journalist with 40 years’ experience, most of that with The Seattle Times.

Longtime islander announces bid for unofficial mayor

News

Longtime islander announces bid for unofficial mayor

John Browne, a Vashon musician, farmer and local icon, has entered the crowded field of candidates vying to…

Island Artists Help Celebrate Fisher Pond

News

Island Artists Help Celebrate Fisher Pond

On July 7, 19 years and 364 days from the day that Bill Fisher put pen to paper…

News

Fire risk set to ‘high’ as July 4 nears

This spring was warmer and dryer than normal, and officials at Vashon Island Fire & Rescue continue to…

SCENE & HEARD: Values embodied

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SCENE & HEARD: Values embodied

Each year, Harbor School students award commendations to six of their peers, each of whom represents a particular…

Rowing Club’s Masters’ event a weekend of all-out fun

Sports

Rowing Club’s Masters’ event a weekend of all-out fun

The Vashon Island Rowing Club’s masters rowers made their annual pilgrimage to the Northwest Masters Championships on Vancouver…

Obituaries

Dannie Browne

Dannie passed away on June 23, at age 64, of lung cancer. When he was eight, Dannie moved…

Obituaries

Steve Everman Self

Our dear Steve passed away on May 20, 2018, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease and multiple…

Obituaries

Terry Jansen

Terry Jansen, a longtime resident of Vashon Island passed away on June 10, 2018 at the age of…

The Rev. Michael Curry, left, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church who gained international fame with his sermon at the royal wedding last month, was in Aberdeen on Saturday afternoon for a rally that sought to highlight homelessness. Photo by Scott Johnston

Northwest

Bishop Curry speaks at Aberdeen affordable-housing rally

The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church gained international fame with his sermon at the royal wedding last…

The bunkhouse barge and African Queen, 1981. (Jim Burke Photo)

News

Time & Again: Remembering Vashon’s African Queen and bunkhouse barge.

When islanders drove across the Judd Creek Bridge in the 1980s, the African Queen and bunkhouse barge were…

Theater company celebrates Tennessee Williams in new season

Arts

Theater company celebrates Tennessee Williams in new season

Civic Rep, a new theater company in residence at Open Space for Arts &Community, will present “A One…