A lone hydroplane driver heads off into the early morning.

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Police don’t plan to stop noisy annual race

Despite a flood of complaints about the Fourth of July hydroplane race last year and a threat from…

Campers at Camp Goodtimes enjoy fishing at the Sportsmen's Club.

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Campers escape worries, reel in fun on Vashon

Last Friday morning a quiet pond tucked in the woods behind Vashon Sportsmen’s Club came to life with…

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Island group hopes to open woodworking cooperative

Thanks to the generosity of an islander retiring from a career in high-end cabinetry work, Vashon may soon…

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Mukai fence can stay for six more months

A county commission ruled last week that Island Landmarks can keep a fence up at the Mukai farmhouse…

This 1940s-era photo helped spur the creation of a Facebook page devoted to Vashon’s past.

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Another era on Vashon comes back to life over social media

A treasure trove of old photos has been making its way out of dusty photo albums and onto…

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Classes will start a half-hour later on professional development days at the Vashon School District next year

Classes will start a half-hour later on professional development days at the Vashon School District next year.

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Sheriff’s office investigates a string of residential burglaries on Vashon

One day this spring, when Linda Bianchi went to put away a pearl earring she’d recently had repaired,…

Merrilee Runyan

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Islanders look at buying Misty Isle

A group is exploring whether the 500-acre Misty Isle Farm could be purchased for farmland preservation and transformed…

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Local psychiatrist will speak on forgiveness and healing

An islander who is a consulting psychiatrist and an author will give a talk next week on the…

Joy Humphreys and her dog Shadow are set to retire from the dry cleaners and  laundromat this week.

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For cleaners, this week marks the end of an era

After 25 years serving the island, Joy’s Village Cleaners will close its doors Friday. Joy Humphreys owned the…

Beachgoers check out a starfish during last year's Low Tide Celebration at Point Robinson.

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Vashon’s annual celebration of sea life returns to Point Robinson

This weekend Point Robinson will teem with life, not only because one of the lowest tides of summer…

Graduates Jonathan Kim and Madelyn Royal walk together in the graduation processional. They are followed by Emma Hennessey and Katherine Misel.

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Moving up: The class of 2013’s big moment

The class of 2013 graduated Saturday under sunny skies in the Vashon High School stadium. The ceremony, by…

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Foundation funding short, but school district says no cuts

As the Vashon School District declares no cuts for the next school year, the schools foundation is scraping…