Ten thousand miles away, in the epicenter of the Middle East conflict, there are schools where the violent clash between Jews and Arabs doesn’t seem to exist.
Vashon Youth & Family Services (VYFS) could see a 10 to 15 percent across-the-board budget cut this year — the result of a decline in United Way funding, the state’s far-reaching budget troubles and other financial shortfalls wreaking havoc on the small agency’s ledger.
If budget writers in Olympia have their way, Islanders will soon bid adieu to the Rhododendron — the oldest boat in the state ferry system’s fleet and the stalwart of the Tahlequah run for the past several decades.
Rev. Sylvester Ssemanda, the Ugandan priest who was temporarily serving at Vashon’s Catholic church, is headed back to Africa earlier than expected.
My vegetable seedlings have legs.
Rental agency changes hands Winterbrook Realty, Inc., announced recently that it has acquired Vashon Property Management from Ken and Donna…
Islander Kenneth Sudduth, whose accident at the north-end ferry dock Aug. 28 garnered much local attention, completed serving a six-month prison sentence and returned to Vashon last week.
Equestrians on Vashon won’t have a covered riding arena any time soon, after former Islander Tom Stewart informed the group last month that he won’t pony up the $220,000 he’d promised to the project several years ago.
A beloved and massive tulip tree at the edge of Island Lumber’s parking lot on Bank Road was felled on Wednesday, leaving an empty spot not only along the busy road but also in many Islanders’ hearts.
Island winemakers have banded together to hold a weekend of wine-and-dine events, when wineries will be open to visitors and wine tastings and wine-paired dinners will be held.
Vashon Village owner Dan McClary, who waged a contentious, three-year battle to secure water for his long-desired inn, is now poised to sell the 4.5-acre commercial park to two businessmen.
On Thursday, when a county conservation agency held an election for one of its board members, more than 30 times as many Vashon residents voted than in 2008 — suggesting a powerful get-out-the-vote campaign had swelled the Island’s numbers.
Emma Amiad admits she was a little dubious when an elderly Vashon woman told her she planned to publish a book about Islanders as a fundraiser for the Vashon-Maury Interfaith Council on Homelessness.
