t Workshops will meet this summer.
Brown Bag Story Time at the Vashon Library meets at 1 p.m. Wednesdays, until Aug. 6, for ages 6 to 10.
Hey teens, take some pics
Islander Mark A. Goldman has declared his candidacy for office in Washington state’s 7th Congressional District, running as an independent against Democratic incumbent Jim McDermott.
With the mosquito season under way and West Nile virus once again a concern, King County residents are asked to contact Seattle-King County Public Health with reports of dead birds.
Fern Cove, one of the Island’s most significant parks ecologically and historically, could soon have a hub for environmental education, thanks to a seed grant and a fundraising effort just getting under way.
An osprey flew overhead shortly after Abel Eckhardt and his volunteer-partner for the evening, teenager Peter Evans, eased their red canoe into Meadowlake Pond in Island Center Forest on a recent Wednesday night. The light was beginning to fade, and the pond, nearly inaccessible due to the thick walls of brush that surround it, was still.
This year’s Strawberry Festival Grand Marshal wears his football uniform every day, even though he hasn’t been on a team for 50 years.
Bethany Weir and Richard Cromwell announce their engagement. Parents of the couple are Colleen and Dan Weir of Moorhead, Minn., and Sharon and Cecil Cromwell of Vashon.
t VAA’s summer classes for kids still have some room.
