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Courtesy Photo Deputy Fire Chief Ben Davidson

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Commissioners ponder next steps for VIFR

Deputy Fire Chief Ben Davidson says he is ready to serve.

This photo from a test lab video (tinyurl.com/FSRItestVideo) demonstrates how fast a lithium-ion battery incident can get out of control. The Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI) says it can take as little as 15 seconds from initial smoke formation to thermal runaway, a dangerous chain reaction resulting in a rapid and uncontrollable increase in temperature. (Courtesy photo)

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VashonBePrepared: ‘Tis the season of batteries

Here’s how to keep your holiday gift-giving safe.

Volunteers from island-based Meade Building Company painted over graffiti at Tramp Harbor and collected litter along the Point Robinson and Lisabuela shorelines on Dec. 4 as part of a company volunteer day. Both the Tramp Harbor Dock and Point Robinson and Lisabeula properties are owned and managed by the Vashon Park District (VPD), whose executive director, Elaine Ott Rocheford, confirmed that Meade had reached out to VPD this fall to volunteer their efforts. (Photo courtesy Bryan Ripka)

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News Briefs | December 26 edition

A new school board member, local government action and The Rock wrestling tournament.

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Happenings | December 26 edition

Senior Center fun, a comedy show and a grief ritual.

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News Briefs | December 19 edition

DispatchHealth numbers up

The ribbon is cut at Island Center Homes by, from left to right: Kelly Rider, director of the King County Department of Community and Human Services; Judy Tucker, owner of Form + Function Architecture; Kari Dohn Decker, interim executive director of Vashon HouseHold; Alex Crowder, CEO of Crowder Construction; Chris Lovings, community engagement lead at the Washington State Department of Commerce; Rachel Hetrick, housing stewardship manager at Vashon HouseHold; and Shelly Whitlock, property manager at Vashon HouseHold. (John Decker photo)

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Island Center Homes is open

Now begins the process of filling the development’s 40 units.

Alex Bruell photo Adjacent to the water district's treatment center building are its water recycling ponds, seen here in the foreground. Sludge from the ponds dries out in the leftmost basin. The recycling ponds on the right suffered a cyanobacterial bloom earlier this summer

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Summer bacterial bloom prompts changes for island water district

Though the bloom never threatened the drinking water, it disrupted the district’s treatment process.

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Winter Solstice, Hanukkah and Christmas, oh my!

How to celebrate and commemorate the holidays on Vashon.

Courtesy photo Don’t do this: It’s especially important to think twice about a visit if you will be seeing seniors or folks with compromised immunity. Of course, you don’t want the kids to miss a visit with family elders, but you can help keep loved ones safe by not exposing them to illness. Consider postponing a visit until everyone is healthy.

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VashonBePrepared: Prepare for respiratory virus season

For many, these are the happiest months of the year: Thanksgiving feasts, ski trips, visits with grandma and…

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‘Get the puppy.’ After terrible crash, an island dog did just that

The Vashon dog is part of what became a national story.

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Happenings | December 19 edition

Enjoy family day at the museum and celebrate News Year’s.

Alex Bruell photo Cars pass through the busy core of Vashon's Rural Town area, much of which (including the properties visible in this photo) is zoned Community Business. The maximum residential density for Community Business properties has just increased in the King County Comprehensive Plan update. That's among many other changes that come with this month's passage of the plan update, most of which affect places in the Rural Town.

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County Council approves update to Comprehensive Plan

The council adopted the updated plan Dec. 10, concluding an effort that began two years ago.

Dr. Fredrick McMurray, with his trusty Model T Ford Coupe. (Photograph courtesy of the Vashon Heritage Museum.)

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Time & Again: A history of healthcare on Vashon

Health care on Vashon has changed dramatically over the past 130 years.