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WEDNESDAY 15 WIC program WIC provides free vouchers for nutritious foods as well as nutrition education for qualifying…

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At VCCC, the picture looks good

More than 94 percent of the nursing homes across the United States were found to have deficiencies in…

A helicopter hoists a power pole into the air at the Glacier gravel pit.

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Flying high

Puget Sound Energy’s sub-contractor Potelco brought in a helicopter last week to replace nine utility poles on the…

Restaurateur Melinda Sontgerath

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Bringing green energy to the grid

PSE’s innovative Green Power program lights the way on Vashon.

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Homelessness council to offer community dinners

The Interfaith Council on Homelessness voted last month to offer two community dinners per week, Tuesdays and Thursdays,…

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Beachcomber wins 16 awards

The Beachcomber was awarded 16 awards from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association on Oct. 3. In this year’s…

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Cost to preserve Tramp Harbor Dock may be high

By AMELIA HEAGERTY Staff Writer Tramp Harbor Dock, one of few public piers still standing on Vashon, is…

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New contract gives teachers a pay boost

Editor’s note: This article is amended from the version that appeared in print on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Incorrect…

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Friends of Island Center Forest to meet

The Friends of Island Center Forest will be holding its quarterly meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,…

Annie Roberts says she's struck by the beauty of Raab's Lagoon.

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Saving Raab’s Lagoon

Conservation win caps three-year effort to protect shoreline.

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Community briefs Oct. 8

Dahlias take center stage What’s the most beautiful flower that blooms in autumn? Is it the adorable aster,…

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Park district lets caretaker go, triggering questions and concern

For more than 25 years, a caretaker has lived at Point Robinson park, in a building that once…

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Community council races draw too few candidates for election

Only nine Islanders have chosen to run for the nine seats on the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council’s executive…