News
Local groups boosted by new county grant program
King County has awarded $16,000 in grants to a wide variety of Vashon projects, from new welcome signs…
Opinion
New series will provide a look into many faith communities | Editorial
On Sunday mornings on Vashon, you won’t run into any traffic jams caused by Islanders on their way…
Letters to the Editor
VAA has led the way in historic preservation | Letter to the Editor
Roy McMakin says, “The whole thing is kind of disgusting.” Donna Klemka says VAA “has thrown a stone.”
Letters to the Editor
Letter writer showed her own intolerance | Letter to the Editor
I’m concerned about the attitudes expressed in a recent Letter to the Editor titled “Story About Mormon Church…
Letters to the Editor
Letter writer may have missed seeing her own prejudice | Letter to the Editor
The letter titled “Story about Mormon Church Disappointed” was chilling. This is a free country. Everyone is entitled…
News
Park board treasurer resigns
Park board member Michael DeBlasi, who has been absent from the last few meetings, resigned from the board…
Obituaries
Robert Paul Probach
Surrounded by his loving family, Robert Paul Probach, 88, a long-time resident of and Des Moines and Vashon…
Obituaries
Earl A. Skow
Earl A. Skow died in Seattle on November 16, 2012 after a short illness. Earl was born to…
News
Islanders head east to help rebuild neighborhoods ravaged by Sandy
An Island contractor moved by the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is organizing a group of Islanders to travel…
Obituaries
India Alden Castle
India Alden Castle February 22, 1985 – November 13, 2012 India Castle was born in 1985 in New…
Obituaries
Janet Murray Fiske
Janet Murray Fiske died Nov.13, 2012 at home in Vashon Community Care, Vashon, WA. She was 99 years…
News
Interim park director to step down
Susan McCabe, interim executive director at the Vashon Park District, has decided to leave the agency at the…
Opinion
The cumulative impact of good conservation work | Editorial
The region’s salmon are a powerful emblem, a metaphor for life in the Pacific Northwest. As fish go,…