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From left to right: Karen Boyle, PIE Board President; Juniper Rogneby, Vashon School Board Chair; Kathleen Lawrence, CES Teacher-Librarian and Robotics Teacher; Kate Dunagan, VHS Jewelry Teacher; Kathleen Regovich, VHS Chemistry Teacher; and Jenna Riggs, PIE Board Member stand for a picture with PIE's big check. Not pictured: Award winner Sarah Filanoski, McMurray Humanities Teacher.

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Scene Heard: PIE doles out sweet cash for special projects

The check covered PIE’s latest cycle of grants for innovative special projects devised by educators.

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As schools lose ‘protected’ zone status, VISD starts training staff

Mandatory training will begin to roll out this week.

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The smell of the sea, the cries of gulls and the sounds of crashing waves; there are many reasons Vashon Islanders might choose to live by the water, such as in this photo taken near Portage, but low-cost property usually isn’t one of them. Taxes on non-waterfront homeowner’s bills will be about 1.5% down from last year. However, folks whose houses are on the waterfront (about a quarter of Vashon’s houses) will see their bills go up more than 5%, on average.

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Homeowner property taxes on Vashon are down this year — except waterfronts

Most Vashon homeowners will pay less property tax in 2025 than they did in 2024.

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Happenings | February 6 edition

Free boating classes, library programs and the opening of a pinball museum.

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Lisa Hasselman, Chris Hedgpeth, and their daughter Loretta with Tashio’s truck.

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Time & Again: Tashio Fujioka’s truck comes home

The surprising story of how Tash’s truck made it home nearly 70 years later.

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After direct contact with your birds, wash your hands before touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. The bird flu virus can also spread from surfaces contaminated by the birds, and by breathing in dust or droplets in the coop or yard.

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VashonBePrepared: Flu and RSV at alert levels

Advice for preventing the spread of seasonal illnesses, and bird flu.

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News Briefs | January 30 edition

The Beachcomber seeks your stories for upcoming articles.

EMT Bailey Black and nurse practitioner Christian Graves stand next to their DispatchHealth van in Vashon. (Alex Bruell file photo)

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Healthcare district sees rising urgent care numbers, commissioner’s exit

DispatchHealth usage is up, a commissioner is out and more contracts are getting inked at VHCD.

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School board passes policy to protect undocumented students

It comes after the Trump admin’s revoking of rules barring most immigration enforcement in schools.

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Happenings | January 30 edition

Learn about growing sweet potatoes, water safety, and death

Employees work at Fall City’s Aroma Coffee Co. on Jan. 14, 2025. (Grace Gorenflo/Valley Record)

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Small businesses brace for higher minimum wage in King County

New wage for unincorporated areas went into effect Jan. 1, but the rules are still being determined.

Jeffrey Nelson receives his sentence Jan. 23 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. Photo by Joshua Solorzano/Sound Publishing

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Former Auburn cop sentenced to 16 years, 8 months for murder

A jury convicted him in June 2024 for second-degree murder after shooting Jesse Sarey in 2019

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News Briefs | January 23 edition

Healthcare and legislature news