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No watering is needed at care center’s flourishing vegetable garden
For six years, the vegetable garden at Vashon Community Care (VCC) presented volunteer Julia Lakey with a problem.
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Market manager leaves mid-season
Last Saturday’s Farmers Market was the last day as manager for Johanna Guevin. Long time islander Jordan Beck…
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Zen center offers an oasis of quiet
On the small hill above KVI Beach, a modest sign on the green door of stately house reads…
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Gone fishing: pinks head to the sound
The sun sank low in the sky last Friday evening while families with young children cast their lines…
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Voice of Vashon hopes to offer the island’s first FM station
As Voice of Vashon volunteers and board members work toward creating Vashon’s first official FM station, they are…
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Peace Corps member to share experiences
Landlocked and bordered by Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina, Paraguay is one of South America’s most isolated countries. Plagued…
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Shared office space opens in Vashon town
HUB070, a new office space in Vashon town, offers an opportunity for individuals, small businesses and organizations to…
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Concerns about herbicide use bring change in practice at Maury park
An islander’s concerns about herbicide use at the Maury Island Marine Park have prompted changes in the use…
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Islanders invited to comment on marijuana ordinance
Several public officials will be on Vashon next week, seeking input on proposed zoning regulations that will govern…
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Fire union votes no confidence in assistant chief
Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) has launched an investigation into allegations against Assistant Chief George Brown after…
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Some Vashon beaches closed to shellfish harvesting
Quartermaster Harbor beaches have been closed to recreational shellfish harvest because diarrhetic shellfish poison (DSP) has been found…
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Former islander drowns near Shelton
Katiana Taylor, a 2011 graduate of Vashon High school, died Sunday evening while swimming with friends in Lake…
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Clinic owner concerned about squatters after deal falls through
People are apparently living without permission and possibly against building codes in the former Vashon Family Practice office…