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VISD Food Services Director will step down at end of school year

When it came to student meals, Lisa Cyra kept it real

Patti and Mike Kirk. Jane Slade photo.

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Mike Kirk honored with “Making a Difference Now” Award

Mike Kirk walks the halls of Vashon schools most weeks as the school district’s substitute principal, an emeritus…

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Theron Shaw is the new executive director of the Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust.

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New Land Trust director looks to the future of conservation

The Vashon nonprofit has selected Theron Shaw to lead its efforts.

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Happenings | March 8 edition

International Women’s Day, Mukai Food Hub, Parks Hiring Event, Forest Stewards, and more.

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Insurance premiums force Vashon Adventures to drop bike rentals

The reason: Insurance costs.

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Fire district launches Mobile Integrated Health program

The program is off to a great start, said Vashon’s fire chief.

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VashonBePrepared: Finding safety in (phone) numbers

On February 22, hundreds of thousands of Americans got a rude shock.

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Learn, build, grow: Vashon Home and Garden Fair returns

The Vashon Island Home and Garden Fair will make its grand return in March.

Kids enjoyed the opening of the new Dockton Park Playground the morning of Dec. 16, 2023. Photo by Alex Bruell.

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Dockton Park playground to close temporarily for final construction stage

The closure is anticipated to last one to two months.

J Pod briefly passes by Vashon-Maury Island on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The killer whales were spread out and mostly stayed far from shore, photographer Marla Smith said.

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Coast Guard unveils “Whale Desk” to steer ships clear of Puget Sound whales

Program will help endangered whales, but isn’t panacea for their plight, experts say

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Islander Jenny Bell stands in front of her property on a drizzly day, next to Puget Sound Energy power poles and trees which she fears are at risk were she to sign a PSE easement.

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Islander takes on PSE over trees on her property

PSE began its reliability improvement project on Vashon about five years ago.

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For island faithful, sweeping Archdiocese plan brings change

Local parish to join “parish family” with two others in Tacoma

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Happenings | Feb. 29 edition

A Land Trust Reception, Belly Dancing, Sign up for services, Expand your consciousness, and more.