Backbone Campaign to offer anti-oppression workshop next week

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Backbone Campaign to offer anti-oppression workshop next week

The Backbone Cam-paign will offer a two-day training with Leticia Nieto, PhD, co-author of “Beyond Inclusion Beyond Empowerment:…

Scene & Heard: Music of the season for a cause

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Scene & Heard: Music of the season for a cause

Upholding holiday tradition, Thriftway employee Charlie Kipp raised money for the Vashon Maury Community Food Bank while serenading…

Get set to swim: Dome project nearly complete at Vashon Pool

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Get set to swim: Dome project nearly complete at Vashon Pool

The long-awaited dome at the Vashon Pool was installed last week, and public swimming sessions are expected to…

Forest stewards look to find a new home, improve sustainability

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Forest stewards look to find a new home, improve sustainability

If you were to ask Dave Warren, president and managing director of the board of the Vashon Forest…

Shining a light on the truth: VHS journalism students are raising money to attend spring conference

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Shining a light on the truth: VHS journalism students are raising money to attend spring conference

Vashon High School journalism students will host a luminary walk on Friday, Jan. 5, as a fundraiser for…

New therapeutic riding program fulfills a dream

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New therapeutic riding program fulfills a dream

Fulfilling a long-held dream, islander Julia Montagnet has started a therapeutic horse work and riding program on Vashon…

Solstice walk goes off-road with surprise location

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Solstice walk goes off-road with surprise location

The winter solstice on Vashon has, in years past, been marked by a luminary drive through Paradise Valley,…

New cannabis business opens in former clinic space downtown

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New cannabis business opens in former clinic space downtown

Vashon’s first — and only — cannabis retail shop opened on Monday in downtown Vashon.

Dungeness crab population declining in south sound

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Dungeness crab population declining in south sound

The winter crabbing season is set to close at the end of the month, but several marine areas…

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With change in leadership, VYFS increases community outreach, expands services

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Chautauqua staff, students are going global with projects and programs

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Chautauqua staff, students are going global with projects and programs

Sometimes, it’s the littlest drops that make the biggest splash.

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State wildlife officials apprehend squid poachers at Tramp Harbor

State wildlife officers recently apprehended several squid fishers at the Tramp Harbor dock for breaking laws regarding limits…

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School district needs volunteers to write voters’ pamphlet statements

The Vashon Island School District is in need of volunteers to compose “pro” and “con” statements for its…