Sports
Youth Pirates open season with jamboree in Lakewood
Pirate Pride rose with the sun during the Northwest Youth Football League Jamboree Saturday, Aug. 23, at Harry…
News
Driver dives into water after collision on dock
Just before 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, a pickup truck and trailer slammed into a dumpster, a small…
Sports
Don’t specialize, enjoy a few sports | Column
Specialization in sports is a function of logic: to play any sport well, one must practice; to be…
Arts
Fiddlin’ ’Round for Farmers Market
Just Fiddlin’ ’Round will play a benefit concert for Vashon Island Growers Association (VIGA) at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,…
Arts
Auditions set for new teen troupe production of ‘Little Women’
A fresh opportunity for Island teenagers to raise their voices is coming to Vashon.
News
Walkers hold ‘charity ball’ dinner
The Vashon Road Crew, a group of Island walkers, held a dress-up, potluck dinner to celebrate the first…
Arts
A legendary sailor visits Vashon, where she’ll find the boat that carried her across the Pacific
A remarkable reunion is about to take place on Vashon.
Arts
The biggest art event of the year — Vashon Allied
The biggest art event of the year — Vashon Allied Arts’ 2008 Art Auction — is slated for Friday…
Sports
Athletes turn out in force for ‘HOTS’
An anxious ten-second countdown, a cannon blast from an offshore longboat, and the Eighth Annual Vashon Heart of…
News
From the community Two silent films touch upon one thing that matters hugely in life: It’s who you love that counts
I’ve read that Buster Keaton’s stated goal was to get the audience to laugh, which is no small…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor
I want to thank and commend The Beachcomber for the excellent coverage of the desecration of Havurat Ee…
Opinion
With Beijing behind us, Islanders should prepare for the Vashon Olympics
Well, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing just wrapped up Sunday. The closing ceremony dazzled viewers with an…