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Search is ongoing for Islander missing in the Cascade Mountains

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Islander John Arum, 49, has been missing in the Cascade Mountains since the weekend. According to the Associated Press, park rangers have been searching for Arum, a well-known environmental lawyer, since Sunday when he failed to return from a hiking and camping trip at Storm King Peak.

Vashon’s young opera company prepares for its second season

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Vashon’s community council searches for a new path

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

In a discussion that was at times surreal, at other times charged, 20 Islanders and three King County officials met Monday to explore the direction of Vashon’s community council now that all nine members of its board have resigned.

VAA hires firm to manage its new project

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Vashon Allied Arts has hired a project manager to oversee the development of a new performing arts center, a big step for the organization and a sign of its seriousness in bringing the ambitious project to fruition.

VHS teacher honored for relating to students

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Point Robinson included on Whale Trail

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Most Islanders know that when the South Sound’s resident orca pods cavort near Vashon, Point Robinson is the place to be. Now, the easternmost tip of Maury Island is receiving regional recognition as a spot for whale and wildlife viewing.

Better than cookies: For The Write Sisters, a summer spent writing together is a treat

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

The room is quiet except for the sound of scratching pencils. Six girls, their heads bent over notebooks, are working on their poems. Lemonade and cookies sit on a table. Merna Hecht sits in an armchair, overlooking the girls. After seven minutes, a timer rings. The girls look up. They take turns in a circle, reading their work. Hecht smiles and says, “The Write Sisters have begun.”

Man bound, pistol whipped in Vashon Island home invasion

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

A 46 year-old Vashon Island man was the victim of a home invasion robbery recently. During the ordeal he was bound with duct tape and repeatedly pistol-whipped.

Bear sighting confirmed on Vashon

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Vashon-Maury Community Council board resigns in wake of legal analysis

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

All nine members of the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council’s board resigned last week in the wake of a King County legal analysis that says the council needs to comply with the state’s far-reaching public records act.

4-H members ride their way to ribbons

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Young players kick off the season

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Families can learn nonviolent martial art

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Women's softball league begins

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Sounders players visit Vashon

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Great coaching requires mix of skills

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Great coaching, like great teaching, is something you know when you see it — although you may be hard pressed to identify what exactly makes a coach or teacher great.

Parents organize a new kind of scouting

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

‘Game On’ for adult soccer players

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Soccer’s popularity seems to be on a roll on Vashon, with playing opportunities offered not only by the school district, but through the Vashon Island Soccer Club (VISC) as well.

Young golfer places at state tournament

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Greg Gildea, 14, placed ninth in the state in his age division in the Washington Junior Golf Association (WJGA) annual state tournament. This year’s tournament was hosted by the Everett Golf & Country Club.

Get geared up for fall sports on Vashon

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:57 PDT

Enjoy Vashon’s riches: Oils, photos, textiles and more at the end-of-summer Gallery Cruise

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:58 PDT

Don your walking shoes, button up your jacket and enjoy the artistic bounty of late summer this Friday evening.

Artists gather weekly to draw the human figure

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:58 PDT

For the last two years, a group of Islanders has gathered nearly every week to take on one of the classic challenges in visual art — capturing the human figure.

Music Notes

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:58 PDT

Auditions slated for Drama Dock musical

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:58 PDT

Island orchestra open to young players

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:58 PDT

‘For my Wife’ returns to Vashon

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:58 PDT

Two years after the release of “For My Wife,” the award-winning documentary by two local filmmakers will return to the Vashon Theatre to kick off its DVD release tour.

Arts and humanities lecture series takes off at Vashon Allied Arts

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:58 PDT

Gerry Feinstein said she felt a tad nervous last year, when an arts and humanities lecture series she and her husband Mike had organized was about to begin. Would Islanders like it? Would they come?

Isle to Isle: Publish the Quest plays for a cause

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:58 PDT

You know that trumpet gathering dust in the back of your closet — the one you played in high school and haven’t touched since. Islander Jacob Bain wants it. He also wants the broken clarinet your uncle gave you, the drums your teenage son outgrew and the guitar you thought was a good deal at a garage sale but never learned to play.

Tickets go on sale for Chamber Music Series

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:58 PDT

Subscriptions are available now for Vashon Allied Arts’ 2010-2011 Chamber Music Series, a three-concert series that begins with a performance Oct. 8 and ends with a concert Feb. 25.

Auditions slated for ‘Into the Woods’

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:58 PDT

Drama Dock will hold auditions for “Into The Woods Junior” — a musical by Stephen Sondheim based on a book by James Lapine.

VAA showcases a gala auction preview at the Blue Heron Friday night

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:59 PDT

This Friday's art walk will boast a lively and tasty reception for Vashon Allied Arts annual art auction, slated to take place later this month at the venerable Island art organization.

Gluten Free Foodies

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:59 PDT

DIY Home Building on Vashon

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:59 PDT

Paramedic hailed for saving lives, helping others and living life fully

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:59 PDT

A dig on Maury unearths the past

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:59 PDT

The Hardware Store building serves over a century of history

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:59 PDT

As The Hardware Store Restaurant celebrates its fifth anniversary, the building it sits in turns 120 years old this year.

Two deaths in July leave a hole in Vashon’s civic fabric

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:59 PDT

Late last month Vashon lost two of its most loving parents, generous friends and committed volunteers.

From the Goal Line

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:59 PDT

Garden On, Vashon

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:59 PDT

Focus Northwest

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:58:59 PDT

Community volunteers must abide by the laws

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT

For more than 14 years, our community council has been officially recognized by King County as an Unincorporated Area Council (UAC). Today there are six official UACs, each incorporated separately, with separate written contracts, and each separately created by a King County Council motion.

Editorial: On Vashon, governance depends on who shows up

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT

Experience Food Project will create a host of benefits for students this year

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT

Come and see what’s cooking this year in Vashon School District’s cafeterias. Chef Tom French and the Experience Food Project have joined us to guide our schools and community to implement a nutritious and sustainable school breakfast and lunch program — starting today, the first day of school

Editorial: VMICC’s demise creates an opportunity for Vashon

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT

Let’s seize the moment and create a governmental structure that works

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT

Legal analysis weighs heavily on volunteers

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT

Since the Vashon Maury Island (VMICC) board crisis erupted last week regarding the requirement that the VMICC follow the letter of the open public meetings act and the open public records act, many of my friends and acquaintances have asked me why I resigned. Some have even asked me if I was against complying with these laws. My answer to that question is emphatic: I strongly believe in both acts and wish that both our state Legislature and Congress were bound by them as well. If so, our democracy would be better served.

Follow The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber on Facebook and Twitter

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT

This week, The Beachcomber takes the next step: You can now follow us on Twitter or become our friends on Facebook.

A husband’s lament: What about me?

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT

Reflections on a mother-in-law and the depth of her love

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT

Vashon residents are working to create a ‘culture of ecology’ at schools

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT

Vashon Island School District’s board is leading our community to a brighter and healthier future as we are forging a “culture of ecology” in our schools.

Letter to the Editor: Do not support detractors

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT

Letter to the Editor: Historical site has been held captive

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT

Letter to the Editor: Frame of Mind is not moving

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT

Letter to the Editor: Return the community council to its roots

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:00 PDT