Computer club catch all The Vashon Computer Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Vashon Senior…
Manage manure The King Conservation District will offer “Manure Management: Got Livestock? Got Manure!” from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday,…
FRIDAY 7 Great Decisions Great Decisions will meet at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the Vashon Library. On March…
The change makes the site a mile south of town, once zoned industrial, both a commercial and industrial area.
A special team of law enforcement officers recovered a semi-automatic pistol, a shotgun and more than three ounces of cocaine from a Vashon businessman last Wednesday.
Following the results of a comprehensive survey of Islanders, Vashon’s community council is urging state ferry officials to reject the idea of higher fares for peak commute hours and offer discounts for walk-on passengers or those driving compact cars.
The 10-page position paper, submitted to state officials last month, also calls on the state to develop an “integrated transportation network,” coordinating schedules and fares for ferries, buses, carpools and other transit options.
Rachel and Fred Miles have struggled for years with the vagaries of running a towing service on a ferry-dependent island. They’ve faced long lines, late boats, even ferries unexpectedly out of service.
Now, they shudder at the thought of what might lie ahead: A reservation system that could require them to call an hour or more in advance of catching a boat to secure themselves a space.
Islanders say public lands commissioner should recuse himself.
Take in the Spooky Trail — a benefit for Vashon Island Pet Protectors and Drama Dock — this weekend.
The board also wants to see improvements to athletic fields.
Trip to Island nation is an act of civil disobedience.
One Islander and iPhone owner, fed up with scrounging around for a ferry schedule or just showing up at the ferry terminal, decided to take matters into his own hands.
He developed an iPhone program that puts Washington State Ferry schedules, system alerts and realtime ferry location maps all at his fingertips.
WEDNESDAY 29 Superintendent search The school board will host a public meeting about the superintendent search, where Islanders will be…
