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Lewis Roggenbuck’s home at 18911 Ridge Road SW features a festive lighted display with an inflatable Santa and reindeer.

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Time & Again: Holiday traditions on Vashon

As the weather changes, the days grow shorter, and the rains begin, Vashonites have celebrated the holiday season…

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Happenings| Dec. 25 edition

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

The North End Dock, with the ferry Sealth approaching. (Terry Donnelly Photo)

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News Briefs | Dec. 25 edition

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The Enumclaw transfer station is accepting flood debris on weekends though Jan. 11, 2026. File photo

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King County accepting flood debris for free

Three stations will take your garbage and yard waste on weekends through Jan. 11.

Teresa Mosqueda (Courtesy Photo)

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News Briefs | Dec. 18 edition

News from the county, ferries and more

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Vashon Senior Center.

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Happenings | Dec. 18 edition

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

Phil Clapham and his dog, Alice in Manzanita. (Yulia Ivashchenko Photo)

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Vashon’s third healthy beach project survey

For the next six months, a team of Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) researchers will…

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Governor Bob Ferguson appoints Colleen Melody to Washington Supreme Court on Nov. 24.

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New state Supreme Court justice lives a busy life on Vashon

The press release announcing the newest appointment to the state’s highest court last month was headlined: “Governor Ferguson…

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VHCD details new budget and longer-range spending plan

Commissioners of Vashon Health Care District have unanimously passed a budget that provides a road map for the…

An artwork fashioned from a Coulter pinecone by local artist Jennifer Hawke, whose Beall Greenhouse studio will open for a one-day Solstice Market featuring her and other local artists’ work on Dec. 21. Find out more at tinyurl.com/ymxz9bhr. (Courtesy Photo)

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Solstice and Chanukah and Christmas, oh my!

Islanders can celebrate the winter holiday season a number of ways this week and next.

John Galus works at the Big Bird PCC to upload the latest channel listings onto a volunteer’s ham radio.

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Stay connected, plan prescriptions and prepare for disasters

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Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson announced a state of emergency Dec. 10 over the flooding. Courtesy photo

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Gov. Ferguson declares statewide emergency over major flooding

The flooding has affected SR 410 both near Greenwater and Sumner.

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Vashon Heritage Museum.

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Happenings | Dec. 11 edition

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