Obituaries
Spring-Willow (Cole) Stuhlman
Spring-Willow (Cole) Stuhlman died at the age of 39 at her residence on Vashon Island on Saturday November…
Obituaries
Leone Chesledon
Leone Chesledon, an independent spirit who lived life on her own terms and a Vashon resident since 1994, passed…
Obituaries
Jennie Hodgson
Jennie Hodgson, born Nov. 18, 1930, died Nov. 30, 2010, after moving from Vashon back to her native…
Obituaries
Mary Ann Trippel-Agren
Mary Ann Agren Trippel, the last surviving member of the Eric and Anna Agren family, passed away on…
News
King County Council adopts 2011 budget
The King County Council adopted a $5.1 billion 2011 operating budget on a 7-2 vote Monday, closing a…
Opinion
Editorial: The opportunity of a lifetime is now before us
Tease apart the threads that led to last week’s amazing announcement, and one sees something both remarkable and…
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Community council election results flawed in light of how few voted
The Beachcomber reported that 967 ballots were received in the recent Vashon-Maury Island Community Council election. According to…
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Voting against us as a people
In response to “Flickers of hope in a sorry electoral landscape” (Beachcomber, Nov. 10), consider this: For decades…
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Cuts should begin at the top
I strongly support tax reform which includes an income tax, while dramatically reducing both the regressive sales and…
News
Fire board votes to give chief a small raise
Vashon’s fire commissioners voted last month to give Fire Chief Hank Lipe a 3 percent raise, increasing his…
News
Car accident sends driver to Harborview
A Vashon woman was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after driving her car into a telephone pole last…
News
State approves increase in ferry fares
The Washington State Tran-sportation Commission approved a 2.5 percent increase in ferry fares on Monday. The fare hike…