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News Briefs | January 2 edition

Public meetings, and an invitation to talk to us for an upcoming story.

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Happenings | January 2 edition

Chorale registration, advocacy training and more.

This 2006 photograph by island photographer Ray Pfortner captured the beauty of a sunrise over Tramp Harbor dock. (Ray Pfortner photo)

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Park District passes 2025 budget, mulls Tramp Harbor Dock future

Restoring the historic dock has for years sat near the top of many islanders’ wish lists.

Alex Bruell photo 34th District (Vashon and West Seattle) legislators Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, Sen. Joe Nguyen and Rep. Emily Alvarado speak to a crowd about ferry service in September 2023 at Vashon High School.

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Sen. Nguyễn taking new role as state commerce director

He’ll start the new job on Jan. 15.

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Vashon gets $2.3 million for arts and heritage

It’s part of a large package of county funding through the Doors Open levy.

The Sally Fox water taxi arrives to ferry people to and from the annual Strawberry Festival on Vashon Island on July 17, 2021.

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The Beachcomber’s Year in Review

These 11 stories defined Vashon-Maury Island.

Courtesy Photo Deputy Fire Chief Ben Davidson

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Commissioners ponder next steps for VIFR

Deputy Fire Chief Ben Davidson says he is ready to serve.

This photo from a test lab video (tinyurl.com/FSRItestVideo) demonstrates how fast a lithium-ion battery incident can get out of control. The Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI) says it can take as little as 15 seconds from initial smoke formation to thermal runaway, a dangerous chain reaction resulting in a rapid and uncontrollable increase in temperature. (Courtesy photo)

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VashonBePrepared: ‘Tis the season of batteries

Here’s how to keep your holiday gift-giving safe.

Volunteers from island-based Meade Building Company painted over graffiti at Tramp Harbor and collected litter along the Point Robinson and Lisabuela shorelines on Dec. 4 as part of a company volunteer day. Both the Tramp Harbor Dock and Point Robinson and Lisabeula properties are owned and managed by the Vashon Park District (VPD), whose executive director, Elaine Ott Rocheford, confirmed that Meade had reached out to VPD this fall to volunteer their efforts. (Photo courtesy Bryan Ripka)

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News Briefs | December 26 edition

A new school board member, local government action and The Rock wrestling tournament.

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Happenings | December 26 edition

Senior Center fun, a comedy show and a grief ritual.

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News Briefs | December 19 edition

DispatchHealth numbers up

The ribbon is cut at Island Center Homes by, from left to right: Kelly Rider, director of the King County Department of Community and Human Services; Judy Tucker, owner of Form + Function Architecture; Kari Dohn Decker, interim executive director of Vashon HouseHold; Alex Crowder, CEO of Crowder Construction; Chris Lovings, community engagement lead at the Washington State Department of Commerce; Rachel Hetrick, housing stewardship manager at Vashon HouseHold; and Shelly Whitlock, property manager at Vashon HouseHold. (John Decker photo)

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Island Center Homes is open

Now begins the process of filling the development’s 40 units.

Alex Bruell photo Adjacent to the water district's treatment center building are its water recycling ponds, seen here in the foreground. Sludge from the ponds dries out in the leftmost basin. The recycling ponds on the right suffered a cyanobacterial bloom earlier this summer

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Summer bacterial bloom prompts changes for island water district

Though the bloom never threatened the drinking water, it disrupted the district’s treatment process.