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DOVE to offer Green Dot ‘bystander training’
Twice this month The DOVE Project will offer free trainings to help reduce violence and hostility on the…
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Normal ferry service returns to island after disastrous holiday
Ferry service on the south end of Vashon resumed on Saturday, restoring normal service to the island after…
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Ringing in the new year at 2017 Polar Plunge
Dozens of brave individuals unfazed by the sub 40-degree air temperature and recent snowfall took to the water…
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Islander, WSF workers help island man survive after heart attack at ferry dock
A 72-year-old island man who suffered a heart attack and collapsed on the north-end ferry dock last month…
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Health emergency, illness spelled long waits for holiday ferry travelers
Update: Washington State Ferries has announced that the Tahlequah-Point Defiance run is expected to re-open on Friday once…
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Coming Home: Betty MacDonald interview drew Longhis from Chicago
Editor’s Note: This story is the second in a series about the interesting ways current islanders came to…
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Southern resident orca found dead, sixth to die this year
A member of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale population found dead in Canada last week is the…
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Solstice luminaries return after four-year absence, organizer plans for change next year
Last Wednesday evening — winter solstice — a 4-mile stretch of roadway was lined with luminaries, small candles…
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Park district audit shows progress, resolutions to previous negative findings
Washington State auditors say the Vashon Park District has taken steps to address serious financial concerns raised in…
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Longtime island groomer to close
After 15 years of grooming many of the island’s pets, Tammy Thomas is closing up shop at Pampered…
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Will Sing For Vashon event raises hundreds
Numerous island musicians turned out for Vashon Events’ fourth annual Will Sing for Vashon holiday fundraiser at the…
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UPDATED: After alpaca deaths, wildlife officials indicate they may try to trap island cougar
The island’s visiting cougar killed two alpacas at Vashon’s north end last week, and state wildlife officials say…