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Quartermaster Yacht Club is hosting a boat safety course, and a a Tech Talk, “Taking the Stress out of the Distress Call,” this April at Meyer’s Hut.

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Happenings | April 9 edition

Happenings features community, cultural and nonprofit events; notices are free and printed as space permits. Due to the…

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Brigadier General Joe Ulatoski.

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In his final days, Joe Ulatoski solves 50-year mystery

A perplexing puzzle recently traversed 55 years and 18 time zones to reach Vashon Island.

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Anna Marie Dufault.

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New director of student services

The Vashon Island School District is excited to announce the hiring of Anna Marie Dufault as its new…

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Vashon High School.

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School board makes moves to bolster new budget

Vashon’s school board, now engaged in budget planning for the 2026-27 school year, has recently taken steps to…

Kids run to grab Easter eggs at Ober Park in 2025. (Alex Bruell Photo)

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Happenings | April 2 edition

Happenings features community, cultural and nonprofit events; notices are free and printed as space permits. Due to the…

Pamela Wickard and Tim March. (Courtesy Photo)

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Garden Club honors standout island gardens

The Community Garden Club has selected this year’s Award Gardens and Business Garden, continuing a tradition that dates…

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News Briefs | April 2 edition

Students help dig up tires

From left, Mateo Villavincencio, Carter Harmon, Cash Requa, Willa O’Reilley and Hannah Hillis. (
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Vashon speech and debate team advances

The Vashon Island Speech and Debate team attended the Washington State Championships on Thursday, March 19, Friday, March…

Sun peeks through western hemlock trees at the edge of SW Luana Beach Road in the North Maury Wildlands. (Scarlet Hansen Photo)

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Vashon-Maury Land Trust purchases two new properties

The Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust has acquired 56 acres of what they call “ecologically significant” land, completing two…

Islanders packed into a corner of Vashon’s four-way stop and held up signs during the March 28 No Kings protest. (Terry Donnelly Photo)

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For the third time, Vashon says ‘No Kings’

More than 800 people gathered at Vashon’s four-way stop on March 28, where, amid honking horns and banging…

Ezra Cool, 22, died after escaping Vernon Jubilee Hospital on Feb. 12, 2026. (Christal Cool photo)

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‘Budget over safety’: Vernon nurses call for top-down changes following tragic death

Ezra Cool died on Highway 6 when he was supposed to be safe in hospital. A trio of…

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Gov. signs bill addressing WA retailers’ penny problem

A new Washington state law offers a way to make change in an era without pennies.

Jay Becker. (Courtesy Photo)

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Jay Becker, former Beachcomber owner-editor, dies at 92

Jay Becker, the longtime owner, editor, reporter and photographer of the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, died Jan. 25 at…