Holiday parade and tree lightingVashon-Maury Island Chamber of Commerce’s retailer open house will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. Islanders can drop off Beachcomber… Continue reading
Island artist K.B. Jones has been working for several months now on repairing the stained glass window that was smashed late last June in the… Continue reading
Amy Carey, a real estate agent and Island conservationist, has become the new head of Preserve Our Islands (POI), the group that formed 10 years… Continue reading
Changing of guard at schoolsNewly elected school board members Laura Wishik, Dan Chasan and Kathy Jones will be sworn in at the next regular school… Continue reading
In a week or so, Islanders will have a chance to buy raffle tickets for a quilt, though not the quilt they’re used to vying… Continue reading
By LOGAN PRICEFor The BeachcomberFor the past 21 years, the old Marjesira Inn, a Victorian-style house perched on a bulkhead above Quartermaster Harbor, has been… Continue reading
Tree to light up the townVashon’s annual Holiday Open House and tree lighting will take place this Friday, Dec. 7.The Vashon High School band and… Continue reading
By AMELIA HEAGERTYVashon High School counselor Shirley Ferris is making good on her promise to send students to a developing country. With a $2,000 Doors… Continue reading
Vashon Thriftway has decided to double the amount of money it donates to the Vashon Maury Community Food Bank each December by way of the… Continue reading
In 1967, Sharon Munger moved to a bucolic home on Cove Road where she found the shell of a barn, a roof and pole structure… Continue reading
Continuing member Bob Hennessey was named chair of the Vashon Island School District’s board of directors at the first meeting of the new board last… Continue reading
Under a multi-million-dollar plan, the cavernous and now-empty K2 building could be reborn as an Island-wide community hub housing the Vashon Health Center, Granny’s Attic,… Continue reading
School board to meetThe Vashon Island School District board of directors will meet this Thursday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Vashon Island High… Continue reading
Jon Kunkel, a controversial Islander well-known on Vashon for his two boarding-house-like homes and varied business ventures, has been charged with first-degree murder for the… Continue reading
Vashon Tech Support was launched by two sophomores who see a limitless future for entrepreneurs.
Mike Kirk was named acting chief of Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) at last week’s board meeting.He replaces Keith Yamane, who left the department… Continue reading
By LESLIE BROWNStaff WriterHow rampant is drug and alcohol use among Island teens? How frequent is domestic violence? What are the Island’s assets, and how… Continue reading
Like many Island teenagers, Hillary started hanging out with older kids in her freshman year at Vashon High School. They introduced her to the delights… Continue reading
By AMELIA HEAGERTYStaff WriterThe community could eventually have a new high school theater and gym, if a committee headed by former Vashon Island School District… Continue reading
With the words K2 Commons emblazoned on a wall behind them, Richard Sontgerath and Truman O’Brien Monday night officially unveiled their plans for the rebirth… Continue reading