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Girl collects winter items for homeless
Last winter, Anneke Steneker, 13, was saddened to see homeless men sleeping in the streets of Seattle. Motivated…
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Meals on Wheels accepting new participants
Vashon’s Meels on Wheels program, which delivers meals to seniors, has a new menu this fall and welcomes…
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Vashon Islanders upset about possible ferry cuts
The state ferry system is on an unsustainable path and is once again facing some painful cuts that…
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Shackelford steps down from Vashon’s community council board
Mary Shackelford, newly elected to the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council's board of directors, resigned Wednesday after attending a…
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Park board to review final draft of 2011 budget
Vashon Park District officials continue to grapple with how to cut 10 percent, or about $131,000, from the…
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American Hero Quilts: To Afghanistan, with love
Stacks of red, white and blue quilts filled the loading dock at The Country Store & Gardens last…
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Community council elects new officers
Jake Jacobovitch, who served as president of the Vashon-Maury Island Com- munity Council (VMICC) board nearly a decade…
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School and park districts receive youth sports facilities grants
Both the Vashon School District and the Vashon Park District were recently awarded King County Youth Sports Facilities…
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Volunteer organizations see a heightened need for gift donations this year
On some weekends during the holiday season, so many Islanders leave Vashon to shop for gifts that a…
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Vashon Island musician on road to recovery
John Browne, a celebrated Island musician who was seriously injured in an accident during November’s fierce snowstorm, is…
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County council agrees to spend $19.1 million to purchase Glacier site on Maury
The King County Council on Monday overwhelmingly approved $19.1 million to help purchase 250 acres of rugged shoreline…
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Vashon businesses vandalized overnight
At least three Island businesses were found to be vandalized Wednesday morning. Zoomies Burgers & Ice Cream, the…