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    Arts <p>The four 2025 candidates for unofficial mayor of Vashon Island are, counter-clockwise starting from the bottom left: Fern the Raccoon for VashonBePrepared, TK Rose for the Blue Heron Education Center Scholarship Fund, Georgie for Vashon Island Midwifery and Canny for the Vashon Maury Community Food Bank. (Courtesy photos)</p> <p>The four 2025 candidates for unofficial mayor of Vashon Island are, counter-clockwise starting from the bottom left: Fern the Raccoon for VashonBePrepared, TK Rose for the Blue Heron Education Center Scholarship Fund, Georgie for Vashon Island Midwifery and Canny for the Vashon Maury Community Food Bank. (Courtesy photos)</p>

    Strawberry Festival 2025: Unofficial Mayor’s Race

    Reminder: The race for Unofficial Mayor is almost over.

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    July 17, 2025 1:30 am
    Arts Performers playing Strawberry Festival shows include (top row, left to right) Hell’s Belles, Joe Seamons and Ben Hunter, The Panda Conspiracy, (middle row) Publish the Quest; Kimmi Bitters and The Western Twang; Sativa Queen, (bottom row) Bowie Rex & His Boogie Army, The Dusty 45s, and Ron Artis II. (Courtesy photos)

    Strawberry Festival 2025: Music Guide

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    A pair dances in the afternoon light to the music of Portage Fill during the 2024 Strawberry Festival. (Alex Bruell photo)
    Strawberry Festival 2025: Events Guide
    By Beachcomber Staff • July 15, 2025 1:30 am

    Your guide to savoring the sweetness of Strawberry Festival.

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    This map shows the planned locations of traffic signals at Fauntleroy Way SW. (King County graphic)
    News Briefs | July 17, 2025
    July 15, 2025 1:30 am

    Fire department news, Fauntleroy Way work and more.

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    This varied thrush, spotted during this years Christmas Bird Count, is one of many kinds of birds you can find on Vashon. Seasoned birder Michael Tracy will lead a bird walk at 9 a.m., Saturday, July 19, open to anyone interested in learning more about the island’s birds. (Jim Diers photo)
    Happenings | July 17, 2025
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    Vashon Island Fire Rescue crews respond to a fire Sunday at 153rd Street off of Vashon Highway. (Courtesy photo)
    VIFR crews battle raging house fire early Sunday...
    By Alex Bruell • July 15, 2025 1:30 am

    Update: The family has posted a fundraiser, which you can find at gofund.me/f4ea83b4.

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    Vashon’s heart breaks: Harris Levinson dies in hiking...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • July 11, 2025 3:55 pm

    He was beloved on Vashon for his work as a teacher, youth mentor and theater-maker.

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    Correction | July 17, 2025
    Correction | July 17, 2025
    July 15, 2025 1:30 am

    Last week’s article about the retirement of Drama Dock’s artistic director Lisa Peretti said that she would retire at the…

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    Judith Abenawe, leading her students in a dance at the Vashon Primary School. (Jim Diers Photo)
    Visitors to share story of Uganda’s Vashon School
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • July 9, 2025 1:30 am

    Meet the leaders of the Uganda’s Vashon Primary School: Henry Tumwebaze and Judith Abenawe will visit the the island over…

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    Vashon Maury Island Radio Club volunteers went on the air for Field Day on the weekend of June 28. Mark Ellison-Taylor, at the controls on the left, shows his daughter Beulah how it all works. In the center, John Galus logs one of the more than 150 radio contacts the group made during the event. (Rick Wallace photo)
    VashonBePrepared: Water safety in the heat
    July 9, 2025 1:30 am

    Follow these tips to stay cool and safe when recreating in the water this summer.

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    News Briefs | July 10, 2025
    News Briefs | July 10, 2025
    July 9, 2025 1:30 am

    PSE information and more.

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    Arden, Lamai and Mia (all 9 years old) await receiving ice cream at the Vashon Island Heritage Museum’s ice cream social during the 2024 Strawberry Festival. (Alex Bruell file photo)
    Happenings | July 10, 2025
    July 9, 2025 1:30 am

    Strawberry Fest is coming, including the annual ice cream social.

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