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Letter to the Editor: Golden Tennis Shoe event proceeds should go to causes, not politician

The Beachcomber’s June 9 issue included an article about Sen. Patty Murray honoring Sue Nebeker and two other…

Bob Powell

News

New sign greets visitors to Dockton

On Monday morning, a small excavator hoisted a heavy steel sign from a pickup truck bed to its…

Obituaries

Pam Beall

Pam Beall passed away on June 22, 2010 in Olympia, Washington. She was born Pamela Theresa Law on…

News

More than $100 stolen from K-Jo Farm’s cashbox

K-Jo Farm co-owner Karen Biondo discovered last Tuesday that her farmstand's cashbox had been emptied. Less than $150…

Obituaries

Dan Sauser

Dan Sauser died June 20, 2010, at home with his wife and family by his side on Vashon…

Obituaries

Arthur Gene Johnson

Arthur Gene Johnson, 66, of Vashon Island, WA, our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend passed away…

Obituaries

Alexander Tidball

Alexander Berthoud Tidball, 92, son of Lewis Cass and Elsie Hoyle, passed away June 17 in Bellingham. Born…

Opinion

Purchase of Glacier’s Maury Island mine not a done deal—we’re holding our breath | Editorial

Some Islanders believe — understandably — that the threat that Glacier Northwest posed to the health and vibrancy…

Kebbie Bedard and Rhea Enzian hoe a field at the food bank’s new farm on Wax Orchard Road.

Arts

Vashon Maury Food Bank steps up efforts to grow its own food

Peals of laughter punctuated the sunny evening as Vashon mothers and their daughters cultivated a freshly tilled plot…

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Senior center and Vashon Community Care make time memorable

The staff at Vashon Community Care helped me acquire the skills and confidence to successfully leave their assisted…

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Schools foundation should be created soon, not later

I like your editorial entitled “As Seniors Graduate” and the commitment to starting a foundation. The idea of…

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Vashon Allied Arts performance space would be better in town

I wonder if Vashon Allied Arts is open for another location for their planned performance/classroom space. I would…

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Please ask visitors to be courteous

On our deck we have a little plaque that reads, “If you’re lucky enough to live by the…