Vashon News

The Vashon tour is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The farms on the tour include: Lavender Hill Farm, 10425 S.W. 238th St.; 206-463-2322 or www.lavenderhillvashon.com . Fox Farm, 17232 107th Ave.

Islanders who use the south-end ferry - some of whom are already feeling the pinch from reductions in service - may soon see the last run of the day end at 9:30 p.m., 30 minutes earlier than the current schedule.

The Fourth of July falls on Saturday this year, but some community and government agencies will recognize the holiday today.

The First Friday Gallery Cruise takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 3. All India Cafe will show Douglas Mesney's "India Collection," illustrations inspired by his recent trip to Kashmir.

A 40-year-old convicted sex offender accused of fondling a 12-year-old boy at the Vashon Pool last month has been charged with second-degree child molestation.

A 12-year-old boy was molested at the Vashon Pool on June 21 by a sex offender from Seattle, according to the King County Prosecutora TMs Office.

I am puzzled. Does anyone actually believe that there will be a $100 billion tax, $15 billion taken as a comission, and the rest will be "rebated" to the "middle class"? Examine the recent TARP money.

Last January, Islander Armen Yousoufian celebrated a state Supreme Court decision considered a landmark in establishing the importance of the state's Public Disclosure Act and marking the near-final chapter in his multi-year fight against King County.

Vashon Firefighters' Association will disband this year and give its association building to Vashon Island Fire & Rescue .

Voice of Vashon's AM radio station can now be heard across both Vashon and Maury Island, after installation of the station's third and final radio antenna was completed at the Dockton Fire Station on June 11.

Vashon Methodist Church became the Island's latest place of worship to be the victim of a crime when at least one unidentified individual last week stole roughly $680 from a visiting North Carolina youth choir.

The Vashon-Maury Island Community Council's ex-ecutive board at its July 13 meeting will choose a replacement to Jolene Lamb, who resigned in May from the nine-member board.

Vashon's school buses could skip some neighborhoods next year, saving the cash-strapped Island school district nearly $100,000 but forcing 100 students to go farther to catch the bus - A a move bus drivers said could jeopardize children's safety.

Washington State Ferries have begun running on the summer schedule. The new schedule adds more sailings and hours on a number of routes.

Two Islanders have jumped into the race for the open seat on the board that oversees King County Water District 19, the Islanda s largest water purveyor and an agency that often finds itself in the center of contentious issues.

Ann Leda Shapiro has written and illustrated a book about Vashon Island. Amelia Heagerty Today, 12:31 PM UPDATED Author, artist and acupuncturist Ann Leda Shapiro published a book last month about the Island she calls home, a publication that she hopes can become a tool for social change.

A bounty of bucolic blooms, inspired artwork, live music and informative workshops will all come together later this month as part of Vashon Allied Artsa 19th annual Garden Tour.

The state ferries division will launch its summer 2009 ferry schedule on Fathera s Day, Sunday, June 21, with additional vessels, sailings and service hours on the more popular tourism routes, according to a release from the state.

Made a day trip to Vashon this morning and had a wonderful breakfast at The Monkey Tree .

The McFeeds building was once a bustling garage. Courtesy photo Today, 11:04 AM UPDATED In last weeka TMs Beachcomber, Islander Roy McMakin suggested that Vashon Allied Arts provide greater transparency and community involvement regarding the arts campus it hopes to build at the corner of Cemetery Road and Vashon Highway, a visually historic Island ...