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Today most of the boats on Vashon are no longer boats that residents depend on for survival and transportation. Most of the boats on Vashon today are pleasure boats: boats that we use for sport fishing

News

Time and Again: From canoes to ferries, boats are essential to island life

David Guterson in his reflective essay, "The Citizens of Paradise," writes, "Islands are paradoxical places: They simultaneously liberate…

Sports

Tough time for wrestlers at Idaho tournament

Battling horrific road conditions, the Vashon High School Pirates wrestling team last week drove to Coeur D'Alene, Idaho,…

From left: Ava Lorentzen

Sports

Stingrays set personal records at championships

Three Vashon Stingrays swimmers traveled to Federal Way Dec. 11 to 13 to compete in the Pacific Northwest…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Vashon community embraces spirit of giving

Islanders turned out in droves Friday night for the Will Sing For Food fundraiser at the Red Bike…

Will North

Opinion

COMMENTARY: ‘Elfing’ for Vashon

Recently I've been "elfing." As everyone knows, this is the gerund form of "to elf" which, in turn,…

Dan Carlson

Opinion

COMMENTARY: Food hub will allow innovation, expansion for local farmers

What is a food hub and why care about it? To answer these questions let's step back for…

Opinion

LETTERS: Hunger forum sponsored by grant secured by VoV

The Dec. 8 community forum on hunger held at the Penny Farcy building was many things, including an…

Obituaries

Steven Shewchuck

Steven (Shewy) Shewchuck passed away on December 22, 2015 after a 3 year battle with cancer. He is…

Obituaries

Karen Michael

Karen “Mike” Michael, 69, of Sumner, Washington, passed away on December 19, 2015 in  Tacoma, WA. A celebration of Mike’s life will…

Obituaries

Patrick S Nielsen

Patrick S Nielsen – Beloved husband, dad, grandpa, brother, son, and friend passed away on 12/18/15 of a…

John Sage / FinchHaven PhotoJunior Eva Anderson puts up a shot against Klahowya during the Wednesday

Sports

Vashon High School Sports: Girls basketball team gets first win of season

The girls' basketball team finally notched a win last week against the Klahowya Eagles during a home game…

Opinion

LETTER: Too much money is spent for off-island students

I question our educating 248 off-island students, 133 of which make up nearly one-fourth of high school enrollment.…

Opinion

LETTER: County needs to include Vashon in plan

Thank you for keeping us apprised of King County's intent to update the current comprehensive plan. We should…