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News Briefs | May 30 edition

Beachcomber to feature grads, Students meet pen pals, new minimum wage, and more.

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Heritage Museum announces hire of new director

The museum has announced the appointment of Gretta Stimson as its new executive director.

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Fire extinguishers make your home safer

Before there’s a fire, make sure every adult in your house knows where fire extinguishers are, and how…

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Members of Vashon’s Cub Scout Pack 275, Luna Cekosh (kneeling, left), Hazel Ecevedo (standing), and Wilfred Gogarten (right) place American flags on the graves of veterans at Vashon Cemetery.

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Islanders gather to remember fallen heroes

More than 200 islanders gathered to honor the nation’s fallen veterans on Memorial Day.

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Happenings | May 30 edition

Celebrate Pride Month, Wine auction fundraiser, Palestinian film screening, Juneteenth, and more.

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Vashon ferry advisory committee urges largest option in Fauntleroy dock redesign

Washington State Ferries continues canvassing public opinion in its project to rebuild the terminal.

Paul Fischer, in a portion of the forest near the Mukai Pond parking lot, describes some of the actions loggers will be expected to take to minimize impact. Trees will be bucked and delimbed in place, for instance, to lessen the impact on the understory (Leslie Brown Photo).

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Large thinning project aims to restore forest health

“Climate resilience is our overarching framework.”

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Get your Pride on in June at events all over Vashon

The month-long celebration is widely celebrated on the island.

Heidi Skrzypek (left, support kayaker) and Mary Singer (right, swimmer) smile for the camera at Apache Lake (Heidi Skrzypek photo).

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Islander Mary Singer makes waves in open water swimming

Next on the schedule for Singer is an English Channel relay in June.

The entrance to Vashon Cemetery (Tom Hughes Photos)

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Memorial Day service will honor nation’s and island’s fallen veterans

Memorial Day will be observed at 11 a.m. Monday, May 27, in a solemn ceremony at Vashon Cemetery.

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School board approves RIF plan

The board approved a modified reduction in force, restoring several positions originally proposed for cuts.

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Islander Joe Okimoto, one of the Americans who was unconstitutionally uprooted and forced away from home in 1942, speaks at Ober Park during the Day of Exile commemoration.

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Vashon remembers the Day of Exile

“We are commemorating this event with the hope that such gross injustice will never be repeated.”

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Chris Bric on water and Vashon’s housing crisis

Bric was an Oregon public accountant in 1990 when he first heard about the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.