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Apples, cider and pumpkins: Celebrate fall at Ciderfest
Over the past week, Vashon Island Fruit Club members and volunteers have gathered nearly 5,000 pounds of apples…
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Vashon Pool set to be covered next month
For weeks, the Vashon Pool has been empty — a plastered hole in the ground surrounded by and…
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News briefs: Honoring Las Vegas victims, blessing of animals, county grants and the deer hunt
Honor Las Vegas shooting victims
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State elected officials, Ferries, respond to comments made at meeting
Elected officials at the state level and a Washington State Ferries spokeswoman all said they will take the…
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Mini fridge determined to be cause of bomb scare at Vashon High School
A small refrigerator powered by a car battery in a locker at Vashon Island High School led to…
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Election: Public forums coming up for park, school, fire candidates
Seats on Vashon’s three major taxing district boards — school, park and fire — are up for election,…
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Nearly 40 years after painting original, artist comes back to iconic mural
At the southwest corner of the intersection of 204th Street and Vashon Highway, on the wall of the…
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From service to statistics, public lambastes Ferries
During a public meeting last week at Vashon High School, Washington State Ferries officials continued to say the…
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Longtime owners sell Vashon Pharmacy
Twenty-five years after islanders Dave Willingham and Tom Langland — still known simply as “the boys” to many…
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Longtime islander wills acreage to Land Trust
Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust Executive Director Tom Dean said he had no idea islander Mike Kneeshaw willed his…
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Islanders join regional effort to oppose PSE natural gas plant
One dozen islanders on Thursday converged on Puget Sound Energy’s Vashon Island customer service office to deliver a…
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Deer hunt decision expected this week
Roughly 50 islanders have submitted comments regarding the island’s annual limited deer hunt and King County officials are…
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Resettlement Committee brings two more Syrian refugee families to island
After months of fundraising and networking with the local Muslim community, the Vashon Resettlement Committee has brought one…