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VashonBePrepared: Help visitors be ready for emergencies

Tourism season is heating up on Vashon.

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Correction | April 17 edition

Last week’s edition (4/10) of News Briefs gave an incorrect date for the then-upcoming Vashon Health Care District…

Mckenzie Bomber, Water District 19 operator in training, gives a tour of the district’s Beall Creek pump station. (Alex Bruell photo)

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WD 19 proposes water share reform

How should water be distributed to islanders in Vashon’s town core?

Robin Stewart photo This stunning shot of a rainbow stretching behind a ferry was captured Thursday, April 10 by Robin Stewart from the deck of the Vashon-Seattle water taxi. Said Stewart: "Thanks to the captain for mentioning the rainbows as we approached the dock!"

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News Briefs | April 17 edition

Easter services, public meetings and a spectacular reader photo

All in a day’s work for Vashon Island Fire & Rescue: saving Jazzy, an overly eager terrier who became stuck in a tunnel near the KVI Beach shoreline. (Courtesy Photos)

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Dogged fire crews come to the rescue again at KVI Beach

The April 11 rescue came on National Pet Day.

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Happenings | April 17 edition

Public safety roundtable, bird walk and the annual egg hunt.

George Hoffmeister and his 10-oxen team logging in Burton for the Vashon College Campus. (Vashon Heritage Museum photo)

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Time Again: Vashon’s Environmental Ethic

Five major stages reflect the evolution of Vashon’s environmental attitudes.

A house in Issaquah was damaged by fallen trees during November’s bomb cyclone. (Courtesy of King County Councilmember Sarah Perry’s office)

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FEMA denies funds to WA for damage caused by 2024 ‘bomb cyclone’

Gov. Bob Ferguson says federal funds are needed to address $34 million in damage caused by the storm,…

A man places his ballot into the drop box outside Federal Way City Hall. Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

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SAVE Act could disenfranchise millions of voters

Congressman reports law could cost Washingtonians over $361 million just to register to vote.

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Corrections | April 10 edition

In last week’s edition of The Beachcomber, the page 1 story “Health Care District interviews candidates” inadvertently left…

Elizabeth Shepherd Photo Sixth-grader Benjo D., with another student who was absent on the day of the science fair community presentation, explored the effects of using differing amounts of ingredients in smoke bombs.

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Science Fair gives McMurray students a chance to shine

McMurray Middle School was a hotbed of methodical inquiry on Friday, March 28.

Jan Milligan (Beachcomber file photo)

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News Briefs | April 10 edition

Updates on various island projects, and an upcoming water district meeting.

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Happenings | April 10 edition

Daughters Dance, Tool Sale and an electronics recycling event