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Weather concerns force VYFS to cancel Raft Up, weekend fundraising event
Sunday’s high winds and small-craft advisory left little choice for Vashon Youth & Family Services, (VYFS), but to…
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Lack of funding forces VYFS to close basic-needs program
More than two years after Vashon Youth & Family Services (VYFS) lost a large annual grant, it has…
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Lutheran church to welcome new full-time pastor Sunday
Almost exactly two years after Vashon Lutheran Church’s congregation voted their pastor out, leaving the church without a…
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Seattle police, county bring Safe Place initiative to Vashon
A Seattle Police Department initiative garnering attention for its focus on preventing and responding to anti-LGBTQ bias crimes…
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School, park district candidates to debate
Candidates for contested positions on the Vashon Park District board and school board will answer questions from voters…
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Island dogs’ harrowing and heartwarming story goes global
Islander and Herban Feast/Herban Bloom owner BJ Duft’s dogs Tillie and Phoebe are, for the moment at least,…
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Raft Up, fundraiser for VYFS, cancelled because of high winds
Kathleen Johnson, executive director at Vashon Youth and Family Services, provided the following statement Sunday morning:
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Sheriff’s office asks public for help solving racial harassment incident
In the midst of public concern about a possibly racially-motivated incident that occurred last month, the sheriff’s office…
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Next chapter of island nano-brewer’s story might be a cliffhanger
Islander Cliff Goodman’s Vashon Brewing Company, born of an empty nest and a desire to no longer give…
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More than a dozen local sailings missed Sunday due to ‘lack of crew,’ medical emergency
A ferry schedule change to a two-boat schedule Sunday morning due to “a shortage of Coast Guard documented…
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Two local businesses burglarized in same day, authorities investigating
King County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating two separate burglaries that occurred on Sept. 7
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Festival brings in thousands for music programs
Last month’s Chautauqua Musical Festival, hosted by the Vashon Eagles, netted $5,000 for music programs at Chautauqua Elementary…