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Discount spay and neuter service offered June 23

Northwest Spay & Neuter Center is a high-quality, high-volume clinic offering spay and neuter services at affordable prices, including further-reduced and free programs for income-qualifying clients (as well as special programs for pit bulls and feral cats.)

24th Annual Junior Sailing Program Saved

Tom Shugrue

Making our way down to the docks last year for our first day of the adult sailing class, my partner Marcie asked if I thought we would get wet and whether the boats had bathrooms.

Low Tide Celebration

Rayna Holtz

The ninth annual Low Tide Celebration will bring beachwatchers, information booths, food and fun to Point Robinson on Saturday, June 14, from 10 to 3.  As the water recedes to an exceptionally low -3.3 feet, the Vashon Beach Naturalists, Puget Sound Corps folks, and other knowledgeable volunteers will help everyone celebrate the diversity and remarkable adaptations of the many species of plants and animals

Japanese on Vashon: A Rediscovered Presence

Helen Meeker

Creators of The Census Project, Alice Larson and Bruce Haulman, will talk about their census research project and what they are learning about Japanese residents of Vashon Island on Wednesday, June 18th at 7 p.m. at the Vashon Maury Island Land Trust Building.

Hope for the Houseless

Brian Warner

In the first installment of this story, I described how I fell for my bank’s misrepresentation of a predatory mortgage when refinancing my island home of over a decade, and the exhausting first two years of trying to get that loan modified.

KVSH FM Is Over Half Way There!

Richard Rogers

Structural engineer Art Rack, along with Voice of Vashon’s Rick Wallace, climbed the 80’ District 19 water tank to survey logistics for installing the KVSH FM antenna.

Low Tide Celebration Children’s Activities

Maria Metler

This year, the Low Tide Celebration is focusing on children, both on the beach and off. So bring the whole family to Point Robinson on Saturday June 14th between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.

VHS Plant Sale

The SLC (Supported Learning Center) classroom at VHS will be hosting a plant sale in the greenhouse on the VHS campus on Friday June 6th from 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm.  The plants were started and grown by SLC students working with mentors under the guidance and help of staff. 

Low Tide Celebration 2014

Captain Joe

This year, our Island Low Tide Celebration will be on Sunday, 23 June 2013, and of course, it will be at our most popular and most used park, Point Robinson.  The tide this year will be at 3.4 feet below datum, one of the lowest of the entire year.

The Native People of Vashon-Maury Island

On Friday evening, June 6, the Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Museum will open a new exhibit illustrating the culture of Vashon’s native people, the sxwobabc*, whose permanent villages thrived for thousands of years along the Quartermaster Harbor shoreline.

Battle with the Bank Part I:

Brian Warner

As of this writing, I have recently emerged from a 4 1/2 year battle with the banks. That’s right, folks:  after 53 months tangled in the web of a mortgage from hell, I finally ended up with the mortgage I thought I had in the first place

Life Gets Better as We Get Older on every level except the physical

The myth of youth as the best years of your life burdens the young and makes us all dread getting older. Nationally-recognized author, storyteller, social worker and Islander, Wendy Lustbader, will de-bunk this myth as she shares lively tales that depict later life as the source of ever-expanding inner and outer discovery.

Community Radio Is Half Way Home

Richard Rogers

Just a couple weeks into its campaign, Voice of Vashon has already hit the halfway mark for fundraising to build Vashon’s own community FM radio station.
 

Important Call To Action!

Terry Sullivan, Transition Vashon

You are no doubt aware of the cynical maxim, “money talks”.  Nowhere is this truer than right here in the US of A.  In the last few years, the U S Supreme court has enshrined the idea by claiming it to be protected in the US Constitution.

Wood stove news from Unforgettable Fire

Roger Lehet

The last several months have seen much tenuous action with wood stove regulation which we think our neighbors should know about.

The Census Project

Alice Larson and Bruce Haulman

A new website has been launched which will allow anyone to research information on individuals who lived on Vashon-Maury Island

We Are Vashon... The Raddest Town Hall Meeting Ever

On May 18th an Important Free Event will be happening at Vashon Theatre from 1-3pm; “We Are Vashon...The Raddest Town Hall Meeting Ever.”

Vashon Sportsmen’s Club Annual Trout Derby

The Vashon Sportsmen’s Club will host its annual Kids’ Trout Derby on Sunday, May 18 at 12:00 noon. Sign-up begins at 11:30.

Run for Unofficial Mayor

Be one of the few, the proud the wonderfully awesome and run to be Unofficial Mayor of Vashon Island. Even if you don’t win you win because the Unofficial Mayor Race has been known to raise up to $15,000 for Island non-profits.

Fundraiser raises 5K for medical mission

Mary Kay Rauma

On Sunday, April 27th The Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie and locally based trade publication, Coffee Talk, hosted a fundraiser Elk BBQ & Bluegrass for 200 guests at The Roasterie.

FCC Grants Call Letters for the Island’s Own Community Radio Station

Richard Rogers

Voice of Vashon has taken another step towards the 14 year dream of giving the Island its own FM radio voice. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted the call letters KVSH for the new FM station that will soon be broadcasting at 101.9 Mhz.

Vashon Grange Artists on Spring Studio Tour

Will Forrester

When, as a young boy, Gus Schairer, one of 7 artists exhibiting at the Grange Hall with next month’s Vashon Island Art Studio Tour

Festival logo 2014

The Vashon Chamber of Commerce is excited to unveil the 2014 Vashon Strawberry Festival logo created by Nancy Sipple. 

Why the Vashon Schools Foundation Matters

Thank You Vashon!  Last week it was announced that Vashon Island High School is a recipient of the 2013 Washington Achievement Award in two prized areas:  Overall Excellence and High Improvement.

Birding project integrates science & art lessons for 4th graders

Pamela McMahan,

Every spring, 4th graders at Chautauqua take a deep dive into the study of Vashon birds. A longstanding focus of Vashon Island School District’s science curriculum, the 4th grade birding unit brings together teachers and community