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55 min ago | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Vashon Road Crew walks for charity

The Vashon Road Crew doesn't fill potholes or restripe roads. They pound the pavement for dozens, sometimes hundreds, of miles each week in an effort to stay fit and stay connected.

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Tue Dec 01, 2009

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Berkeley Breathed returns to Vashon for - Red Ranger' reading

Renowned cartoonist, author and illustrator Berkeley Breathed will bring his most famous book to life on Saturday when he reads "Red Ranger Came Calling" while larger-than-life illustrations and a musical score accompany his narration.

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Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

New county budget funds Vashon projects

King County's newly approved budget contains $75,000 to facilitate the transfer of the county-owned Vashon pool to the Vashon Park District and nearly $1 million to support ongoing conservation work along Vashon's eastern shore and Judd Creek.

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Sun Nov 29, 2009

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Librarians learn Spanish to help patrons

With the increase of Spanish-speaking people on Vashon, three staff members from Vashon Library have begun learning Spanish so they are better able to communicate with library patrons.

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Fri Nov 27, 2009

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Two Islanders file to fill Constantine's seat on King County Council

Eleven King County residents a 'A including two Vashon Islanders a 'A have filed to take newly elected County Executive Dow Constantine's seat on the nine-member county council.

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Wed Nov 25, 2009

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Vashon fire agency to pay less than expected in gender discrimination lawsuit

After a round of negotiations with its insurance pool, Vashon Island Fire & Rescue is expected to pay $250,000 a ' rather than $751,000 a ' to cover the costs of a judgment from a gender discrimination lawsuit the department lost last year.

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Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

A Vashon crew hopes to see electric vehicles take off

Vashon will soon become a Mecca for electric cars and their owners, if a group of enthusiastic Islanders has its way.

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Mon Nov 23, 2009

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Gary Cannon raises his baton to conduct the 85-strong Vashon Island Chorale. - Rick Wallace photo

Vashon Island Chorale will ring in the holiday season next weekend with an ambitious concert that features not only masterpieces from the Renaissance and Baroque eras but also two new works by contemporary composers.

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Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Vashon's art tour is for optimists

The buzz now is all about the recovery. Folks wonder if it's for real, and everyone is looking for clues.

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Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Vashon movie house gets burglarized, loses critical equipment

Vashon Theatre was burglarized over the weekend, losing nearly $10,000 worth of equipment - including a projector and two high-definition DVD players.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Kitsapsun.com

Barbara Lloyd Michael | Searching for Serenity in These Dark Days

Serenity! That was the last thing on my mind as, after a day full of meetings, I inched my way through rainy rush hour traffic, late to my daughter's band concert.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Stands offer glimpses of local bounty

You don't have to wait for the Island Art Studio Tour next month to visit some of Vashon's artists in their "studios" all winter long.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Fire budget seeks to add firefighter

Vashon Island Fire & Rescue, which hasn't seen an increase in its paid firefighting ranks since it hired its first firefighters in 2001, will add a ninth firefighter in 2010 if the commissioners approve Chief Hank Lipe's proposed budget.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

A chamber music concert will bring players to stage, one by one

An accomplished roster of musicians will play an evening of chamber music for strings at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Compassion in action: Growing a bounty for those in need

Who they are: The Vashon-Maury Community Food Bank, a nonprofit organization located at Sunrise Ridge.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Vashon firefighters quickly quell blaze; Cemetery Road closed for an hour

A chimney fire on Cemetery Road just west of the McMurray Middle School was quickly quelled Friday morning after dozens of firefighters showed up, the first of them arriving within six minutes, said Vashon Fire Chief Hank Lipe.

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Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Editorial: It's time to thank those who have served us well

Every month, every week, maybe even every day, Islanders serving on commissions and boards step forward to work on our behalf.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

West Seattle Herald

Ferry Alert: Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth-Service Disruption

This notice just posted by WSDOT- Washington State Ferries The Issaquah is temporarily out of service due to necessary repairs.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Author Tom Pruiksma reads at Vashon Bookshop

What: A reading from his book, "Give, Eat, and Live," a translation of 60 poems by the 12th-century poet Avvaiyar.

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Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Time&Again: Vestiges of Vashon's military past remain

Vashon has a long history of military presence. The military's use of the Sunrise Ridge complex began with World War II and did not end until 1984, when the final parts of the "Nike base" became Paradise Ridge Park.

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