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Betty Jeanette Reed Clancy

Betty Jeanette Reed Clancy passed away peacefully at home on August 30th. She moved to Vashon in 2002…

A minivan was found in the bushes off of Dockton Road Thursday morning.

News

Minivan overturns and lands in the bushes

A minivan flipped over and landed in the bushes on Dockton Road just beneath the Vashon Golf and…

Arts

VAA’s annual auction will include 130 works by local artists

Vashon Allied Art’s annual art auction is coming up, and this time around, the event has a theme…

Obituaries

Bella Warner

Bella Warner passed peacefully from natural causes on Friday, August 26th, at Vashon Community Care Center. She was…

Letters to the Editor

Don’t close your eyes to what is happening with our government | Letter to the Editor

Our troops in the Middle East are killing and dying for no other cause than to steal resources…

Obituaries

Ivan Carl Quittenton

Ivan Carl Quittenton a long time Dockton resident left this world unexpectedly on August 25th 2011. Ivan was…

News

McDermott, Toledo advance to November’s general election

Joe McDermott, the incumbent, and Diana Toledo, a challenger, will face off in the November election in a…

VIFR crews finish putting out a brush fire on Maury Island on Wednesday

News

Two brush fires burn on Maury in a week

A fire in a field on Maury Island last Wednesday was the second brush fire on Maury in…

Opinion

As private fundraising grows, so too do disparities in education | Education

Vashon’s public schools open their doors in a week — an annual rite of passage that offers an…

Letters to the Editor

Living around animals: Know the facts | Letter to the Editor

Bear season is upon us. To help with human-bear interactions, please feed dogs and cats inside. Empty bird…

Letters to the Editor

Siphoning water hurts the Senior Center | Letter to the Editor

The Senior Center discovered that someone had hooked up a water hose to its outside hose bibb and…

Letters to the Editor

There is much wrong with DDES code enforcement | Letter to the Editor

Anonymous “code enforcement” reporting has been abused on this Island for years. When DDES turns people in while…

Letters to the Editor

Mental illness can affect anyone| Letter to the Editor

I have been friends with Kris Cushing for five years. She taught my daughter’s Sunday School class, sang…