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Quilt shop to move off-island as building sells
Island Quilter hummed with activity last Friday morning as a group of women bent over sewing tables in…
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Boys win on home court, head to district playoffs
The Pirate boys’ basketball team came out with another victory, 61-55, last Tuesday against league foe Charles Wright…
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Susan Sullivan remembered as an enthusiastic, caring volunteer
Susan Glover Sullivan, an islander known for her years of community activism, died last week at age 70.
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UW students put their design skills to work reimagining the market
The Vashon Island Growers Association (VIGA) is working to revitalize and reconfigure the Farmers Market, and islanders are…
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VIFR changes burn permit process, mails permit to all households
Last week Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) mailed every household on the island a permanent, non-expiring burn…
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Neurologist talks about the aging brain
Vashon Allied Arts’ science series will continue with a lecture called “The Aging Brain” by Dr. Christopher O’Brien…
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Crowd comes out for Spell It! bee
The ninth annual Spell It! spelling bee, a fundraiser for the Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation, drew a crowd…
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Newspapers provide a peek into island life over the decades
Did you know that Vashon had numerous large stills producing illegal alcohol during Prohibition in 1931? Or that…
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Effort revives VHS class photos
When the new Vashon High School opened in 2014, a bit of history was left behind. VHS class…
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Island equestrians look to make improvements at popular horse park
Since the 1980s, island equestrians have transformed Paradise Ridge from a Cold War-era missile site into a haven…
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Weathering crisis, center holds fast to a mission to help families
One drizzly morning last week, a group of young women sat in a circle in a warmly lit…
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Granny’s gets new digs
Crowds are nothing new to Granny’s Attic, but last weekend the masses of deal-seekers gathered at a new…
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Officials warn low vaccine rates put Vashon at risk of measles outbreak
As the number of measles cases rises around the country, public health experts say that Vashon’s low vaccination…