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The entrance to Vashon Cemetery (Tom Hughes Photos)

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Memorial Day service will honor nation’s and island’s fallen veterans

Memorial Day will be observed at 11 a.m. Monday, May 27, in a solemn ceremony at Vashon Cemetery.

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School board approves RIF plan

The board approved a modified reduction in force, restoring several positions originally proposed for cuts.

Leah Browning photo (Sage & Soul Photography)
A new scoreboard now proudly proclaims Martin-Hall Field at Vashon High School.

Sports

Legacies live on as Steve Hall is commemorated at Vashon High School

For the Vashon baseball program, it’s a time to reflect on legacy.

Alex Bruell photo
Islander Joe Okimoto, one of the Americans who was unconstitutionally uprooted and forced away from home in 1942, speaks at Ober Park during the Day of Exile commemoration.

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Vashon remembers the Day of Exile

“We are commemorating this event with the hope that such gross injustice will never be repeated.”

The light show from Portage, looking over Quartermaster Harbor, early in the morning on May 11 (Ray Pfortner photo).

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Photos: Aurora borealis sweeps over Vashon and Maury

Readers submitted photos of the rare light phenomena from last weekend.

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Arts

A hot-blooded opera marks debut of opera’s new director

“Romeo and Juliet” has it all — lavish parties, sword fights, devoted friendships, and the most tragic teenage…

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Staff cuts: School board, staff continue pushback

Public speakers including island students pleaded for the district not to cut staff members.

A screenshot of King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn speaking about a proposed amendment for the proposed $20 minimum wage ordinance. (Screenshot)

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King County approves $20.29 minimum wage for unincorporated areas

Councilmember Reagan Dunn and more than a dozen business owners argued tips and health care expenses should be…

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Sports

Pirates rocket to first playoff win at Jim Martin field

Head Coach Simon Perrin expressed happiness with the team’s performance.

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News

Mobile Integrated Health expands its reach to islanders

The program provides preventative care and home check-ins for medically vulnerable islanders.

Gavel (Courtesy photo)

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Vashon landscaping business owner sentenced to 20 years in human trafficking case

Island Jesus Ruiz-Hernandez was convicted on Jan. 23 and sentenced last week

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Kindred sentenced in vehicular homicide case

The islander will be required to receive mental health treatment over the 2022 homicide.

Elizabeth Shepherd Photo
Parents Lindsey and Leigh Anne McKeen, and their children Sabin (left) and Salinger (center) mustered smiles for The Beachcomber after Sabin and Salinger — both students at Chautauqua Elementary School — asked the school board and superintendent not to cut staff they said had helped them learn and grow.

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Islanders express alarm over VISD’s staff and program cuts

Superintendent now looking into cuts to athletics and other programs