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Oil company, in wake of 2004 spill, agrees to clean up three sites on Vashon

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

ConocoPhillips has agreed to pay $588,000 to restore three ecologically important areas on Maury Island as part of a proposed settlement over an oil spill in Dalco Passage in 2004 that fouled hundreds of acres of shoreline, closed parks and harmed wildlife.

Vashon school district selects architecture firm to design new high school

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

The Vashon Island School District has selected an architectural firm with ties to the Island to begin preliminary designs of a far-reaching makeover of Vashon High School.

Stranger than Fiction closes this weekend

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Stranger than Fiction book store closes this weekend, making it one of several Island businesses that has taken down its shingle in recent months.

Census workers aim for a good count on Vashon

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Chautauqua Elementary principal candidates to be screened

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

The search for a new principal at Chautauqua Elementary School is well under way, with applications due today and preliminary screening of candidates tomorrow.

Vashon Youth Council, Development of Island Teens split $25,000 grant

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Riders turn out to pay tribute to Tom Stewart and his family

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Nearly 40 Islanders took to the trails Sunday in a quiet show of respect for a man who made his mark on Vashon as a stalwart equestrian and generous supporter of Vashon’s tightknit horse community.

King Conservation District election next week

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Jan Drago to meet Vashon constituents

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Vashon hoopsters at state: Boys take third; girls are out of the tournament

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Pirates open baseball season with win

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

The Vashon Pirates opened the 2010 season March 13 with a resounding 13-1 victory over the Redskins from Port Townsend High School.

Mustangs wrestle strong

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

At the West Sound Middle School League Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, McMurray wrestlers won one first place, four second places and one third place. The Mustang team took fourth place overall.

Sports can influence young athletes profoundly and positively

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Sports can have a profound and positive impact on our youth, but only if those of us who work with young athletes craft programs that foster participation, embrace long-term learning and reward effort — even into the teen years.

Basketball: Vashon girls give their all but falter at state

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Pirates beat King’s to move on to state tournament

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Having won two big games, the Pirate basketball team qualified to compete in the 1A state tournament, with its first game this evening.

Boys basketball starters have deep Island roots

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Four years ago, from the bleachers of Yakima’s Sundome, four young boys watched the 2006 Vashon Pirates take third in the 2A state basketball championship. It was the best season finish of any Vashon High School boys’ team.

Hoopsters qualify for Yakima tourney

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

The Pirate girls basketball team secured a spot at the state tournament with three consecutive wins, the third a nailbiter that wasn't won until the final moments of the game Feb. 27. The team plays its first state game on Wednesday, March 3, in Yakima.

Wrestlers end the season successfully

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

There are several things one could say about Vashon wrestlers: They wear green singlets, they’re scrappy, and you’ll never catch them breathing hard on the mat.

Basketball: Vashon and Cascade Christian boys share Nisqually League title

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

The Pirates beat the Life Christian Eagles at their last home game Feb. 16 but fell to the Cascade Christian Cougars in their first playoff game Feb. 20. Though the Pirates lost Saturday’s game, Vashon and Cascade Christian are 2010 Nisqually League co-champions — Vashon’s sixth consecutive league title.

4 Vashon wrestlers bring home hardware from state tournament

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

For senior Sam Chapman, the climax to his 15-year wrestling career hinged on the last 10 seconds of the championship match for the state 112-pound title on Saturday.

‘A Chorus Line’ brings Broadway glitz and grit to Vashon

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

If ever a single musical summed up all that is magical and monstrous about show business, it would be “A Chorus Line,” which took New York by storm in 1975 and is now having its Island premiere at Vashon High School.

A celebration of all things Celtic will mark St. Paddy’s season

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Islanders can enjoy an all-Island, all-ages Celtic variety show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 20, at the Blue Heron.

Performances, plays and music will enchant Island audiences this week

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Vashon Children’s Film Festival to take kids on a trip around the world

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

A girl who flies away on a paper airplane, a cat that adopts a penguin and a gang of time-traveling friends — these are just a few of the characters that will be on the silver screen at the first-ever Vashon Children’s Film Festival.

Broadway diva Rebecca Spencer to serenade Vashon at Blue Heron Act Center

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

More than 30 Vashon performers will raise the roof at ‘Dead Elvis’ fundraiser

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Music, comedy and drama blossom on the Rock | Vashon Entertainment Calendar

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Performer and comedy maven Steffon Moody will emcee a comedy extravaganza at 8 p.m. Friday, March 12, at Red Bicycle Bistro.

Arts Briefs

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Take a gallery cruise to discover a treasure trove of Island art

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

Artists will be on hand at several of the First Friday Gallery Cruise openings between 6 and 9 p.m. Friday, March 5. See page 14 for additional First Friday listings.

A hometown hero returns to the Island

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:15 PDT

The Blue Heron will be the site of a homecoming this Saturday, when singer/songwriter Max Gabriel and a full band take the stage for a concert.

Vashon merchants hold equinox celebration

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:16 PDT

Vashon merchants will light up the Village Green and welcome Islanders to an equinox celebration heralding the arrival of spring on Friday evening.

Business briefs

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:16 PDT

Vashon debaters have the best academic record of all 1A teams

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:16 PDT

Gluten Free Foodies

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:16 PDT

Vashon High School to present 'A Chorus Line' starting March 12

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:16 PDT

Vashon Community Care property has storied history | Time & Again

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:16 PDT

Oscar Night at the Vashon Theatre draws the glitterati

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:16 PDT

An Island tradition — the Oscar Night at Vashon Theatre — brought the glamorous as well as the pajama-clad to a lively night at Vashon Theatre.

New doctor at the Vashon Health Center enjoys the creativity of family medicine

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:16 PDT

Vashon’s chorale heads to Benaroya

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:16 PDT

Vashon Island Chorale is gearing up to jump the pond.

Chautauqua Elementary volunteer helps kids understand spina bifida

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:16 PDT

Island spelling bee promises fun for a good Vashon cause

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:16 PDT

The audience held its breath as a trio of flamboyantly dressed nurse practitioners stepped forward to take the mic. They spelled “cachexia” correctly, and the Dancing Queen Bees were crowned champions of the 2009 “Spell It” Spelling Bee on Vashon.

Garden On, Vashon

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:16 PDT

Editorial: Jan Drago’s visit suggests she grasps Island life

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:17 PDT

School district committed to a dialogue as the budget process moves forward

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:17 PDT

Washington state ranks 44th in the nation in per-student funding and, worse, 45th in student-teacher ratios and class size.

Opening of farmers market heralds the start of spring

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:17 PDT

As the sun lingers longer and seeds awaken, our farmers return to the Village Green. Believe it or not, it’s time for an important rite of spring — the opening day of the Vashon Farmers Market, which takes place this Saturday. To make the event even more propitious, our first day this year coincides with the official start of spring.

2010 Census is an opportunity to find out who is on Vashon

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:17 PDT

Editorial: Pull out the trowels; it’s time to start gardening

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:17 PDT

Dirt-making leads to gentler living

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:17 PDT

Vashon is a little pile of gravel, sand and stone flour left behind when the last ice age glaciers retreated to British Columbia. It sits in the puddle called Puget Sound, or, if you include all the waters up to Vancouver Island, the Salish Sea.

Taxation isn’t the best way to get revenue

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:17 PDT

It’s one thing to “rail against taxes” (“Vashon supports education; Olympia needs to, as well,” Feb. 16); it’s a completely different thing to express legitimate concern over large tax increases imposed over a short period of time — something the Tim Eyman-orchestrated initiative, I-960, was designed to control.

It’s a wonderful time of the year for foragers

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:17 PDT

For the Northwest forager, early spring provides a unique array of tempting new edibles. Nutritious buds are appearing on the Indian plum, salmonberry, blackberry, huckleberry and Douglas fir branches. Sprouts such as sweet cicely, cleavers and bittercress are pushing through the warming soil.

Editorial — Finding hope at KCLS: Perhaps now they’ll listen

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:17 PDT

A grandfather’s many responsibilities

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:17 PDT

It was at the moment that the brakes failed on my elderly but beloved VW-GTI that I finally and rather suddenly understood, with the sort of clarity born not of fear but utter exhilaration, what my fundamental responsibility is to my 6-year-old grandson, who was riding behind me in his car seat: To provide excitement.

Letters to the Editor: March 17

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:17 PDT

Letters to the Editor: March 10

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Letters to the Editor: March 3

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Letters to the Editor: Feb. 24

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