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PSE donates to food bank, encourages giving

Following a recent $500 donation to the Vashon-Maury Community Food Bank, Puget Sound Energy is challenging Vashon residents…

Beach 3 will play at Café Luna.

Arts

More Music and Fun

Teresa Storch has a show on Thursday Teresa Storch, a triple threat performer who plays guitar, sings and…

Trevor Tuma waits for the whistle at a meet at Mt. Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

Sports

Vashon Seals swim strong at first meet of season

By KAREN HEDLUND For The Beachcomber The Vashon Seals Swim Team was off the blocks with a strong…

Sports

Lacrosse enthusiast to match Vashon Fields donations

An anonymous donor has stepped forward to create an incentive for lacrosse fans to give to the Vashon…

Obituaries

Buzz Brusletten

Buzz Brusletten, a Vashon resident since 1978, passed away peacefully at his home on November 16, 2010 following…

News

County looks for occasional users of the passenger-only boat for upcoming focus group

The King County Ferry District is looking for a number of Island residents to participate in a discussion…

Opinion

Editorial: Flickers of hope in a sorry electoral landscape

There were a few bright spots as a result of Tuesday’s General Election. Joe Fitzgibbon, an astute young…

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Island businesses should support local farms

In response to the letter about Thriftway’s tent sale event (“Thriftway shouldn’t undersell local farmers”), I must confide…

Arts

Happenings

Come as you are to a party Are you having a hard time getting off the couch becasue…

Ginny Reilly and David Maloney will take the stage at Blue Heron Art Center this weekend.

Arts

Reilly and Maloney return to Vashon

The renowned folk duo Reilly and Maloney, who have played numerous gigs at various Vashon venues since the…

Arts

Arts Briefs

A new film about bees has a sting Why have honeybees been mysteriously disappearing from hives across the…

Sports

Runners represent Vashon at state meet

By RICHARD KRUG For The Beachcomber Where did cross country running begin? Was it on a grass covered…

Opinion

Editorial: Housing the homeless is a tall order on Vashon

Vashon HouseHold has faced some tough transitions over the last couple of years. It lost a popular executive…