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The cost of housing on Vashon, and the island's rural nature, often means that renters on a budget find themselves in surprising living arrangements — from yurts to RVs to houses with lots of roommates. All it takes is a scroll through island Facebook groups to find those landlords and renters seeking arrangements. Cartoon by Michelle Lassaline.

Opinion

Looking for new roommate

A cartoon by Michelle Lassaline .

Courtesy photo EOC volunteer Michelle Bates showed off several home emergency water essentials to the EOC drill night participants. Useful items included storage containers and water purification filters.

News

VashonBePrepared: Island’s strong COVID response informs plans for future

Five years later, what worked on Vashon?

Opinion

Editorial: Vashon reaches across the world

Islanders are doing great work at home and abroad.

Leigh Anne McKeen

Opinion

Commentary: Help us bridge the gap for Vashon students

Please help the Vashon PTO in our goal to improve student experiences.

Letters to the Editor

Letter to The Editor | March 20 edition

A reader thanks local first responders.

Nicholai Eugene Martinsen

Obituaries

Nicholai Eugene Martinsen

Nick enjoyed time with family, and was passionate about gardening, skiing, and golf.

Vashon’s own Ezra Lacina is a bullpen catcher and coach at spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona. (Tomo San, Los Angeles Dodgers photo)

Sports

Vashon’s Ezra Lacina coaching for the L.A. Dodgers

Last week, Lacina was the catcher for a bull pen session with Shohei Ohtani.

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Arts

Arts Briefs | March 20 edition

Brian Brenno art, Lúnasa, and another Lance Morgan birthday bash

News

Happenings | March 20 edition

Marine property class, mammogram screenings and a care closet giveaway

Courtesy photo Hostess and chanteuse Louvel returns this year to host the Vashon Senior Center’s Rainbow BLINGO Spring Fling.

News

Happenings | March 27 edition

Rainbow Blingo is back

What a find! This photo, snapped in Morro, California (on the coast between the Bay Area and Los Angeles) by islander Madeline Yarkin while on a triathlon training ride, shows the intersection of Beachcomber Drive and Vashon Street.

News

News Briefs | March 20 edition

Update on a Chamber of Commerce event, and a familiar-sounding intersection

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police photo The Fish and Wildlife department shared this photo of a truck with clams in its bed in a news release about a group of clamdiggers cited for multiple clamming violations. A total of 1,255 clams, weighing 108 pounds, were seized from the group.

News

Fish and wildlife police bust Raab’s Lagoon clamdiggers with 108 pounds of clams

Police say the group had collected more than triple their legal limit.

Governor Bob Ferguson announced this month the return of full ferry service across the state’s domestic routes, including Vashon. One of the greatest spontaneous joys of riding the ferry is catching a glimpse of the endangered southern resident orcas. Cartoon by Michelle Lassaline.

Opinion

Which side is starboard again?

A cartoon by Michelle Lassaline.