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Annie Strandberg with her dog Lexie sit next to one of the sawed-off root masses near her home at Gold Beach.

News

Logs vanish from beaches, raising concerns

On a recent walk along the sandy shores near Gold Beach, Annie Strandberg counted a dozen sawed-off root…

Opinion

Editorial: VAA needs to open up its process to the community

In a typical community, a nonprofit organization has little obligation to consult the broader populace before launching a…

Opinion

Park levy is needed to keep district going

The Vashon Park District turned 25 years old this year. The Island’s rural setting is enhanced greatly by…

Opinion

Help squash the climate crisis at Saturday farmers market event

Three hundred fifty parts per million has become the magic number in climate circles, signifying the safe limit…

Opinion

Columnist missed the mark

I don’t know much about paving, but columnist Will North evidently knows even less!

Opinion

Whimsy is palpable at Sun Island

Geese is my name. So say the three blonde Yarkin daughters. We have just met.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor: Oct. 21

School levy We all want good schools The bold red-and-black “Yes, it’s worth it” signs are out once…

News

Levy needed to keep parks open, some say

Islanders will decide by mail-in ballot if Vashon Park District deserves six more years of funding. They are…

The Pirates’ offensive line gets set for a punt late in the game.

Sports

Pirates take no prisoners at soggy Homecoming

One of the halftime floats at the Vashon High School homecoming celebration last weekend should have been a…

Sports

Pirate cross-country team has strong showing at Steilacoom Park

The final regular season cross-country meet of the year saw a full, healthy Pirate team compete to personal…

Vashon’s Katie Chale

Sports

Pirate soccer team overpowers the Eagles, but falls to the Cardinals

The Pirates regular-season soccer road schedule ended with a loss at Orting’s new stadium and a win over…

The runners who took part in the dock-to-dock run pose for a picture at the north-end ferry dock.

Sports

Going the distance: runners traverse the Island

On Saturday morning, in a torrential rainfall, the cross-country team and other community members set out on the…

A wolf puppet is part of the fun for “Tears of Joy.”

Arts

Puppet show features fables

Vashon Allied Arts will welcome Tears of Joy, an acclaimed puppet troupe from Vancouver, Wash., to kick off…