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The King County Sheriffs Office reports that the search for a missing woman has ended. India Castle was found dead early Saturday afternoon in a shallow pond near the Vashon Airport .  . 

Next week, watch for a Report Card on the state of our water resources. The Vashon-Maury Island Groundwater Protection Committee (GWPC) will be publishing a review of the first ten years of monitoring data. Beginning on November 14th,

Vashon Island experienced an Island Wide power outage, Monday around 5pm. Power was also reported out in parts of Kitsap county. Power was restored around 6pm. 

Background: Island Landmarks’, a Vashon- based non-profit corporation, is responsible for stewarding the historic Mukai house and garden. On June 4th, 2012, Island Landmarks’ members met at a "special meeting" and removed the prior board. Members elected a new board of 11 Vashon based community members including historians, librarians, educators, historical preservationists, project managers, a landscape architect, and a lawyer.

After a months-long process of hard work and perseverance by Islanders committed to safer roads, the King County Department of Transportation took an important step to address safety concerns by announcing a halt to a plan to install more rumble strips on Vashon.  

 King County Executive Dow Constantine today announced a proposed partnership with Vashon Island Fire and Rescue (VIFR) to renovate the VIFR Association Building in downtown Vashon for use as a multi-purpose rural service center that will create efficiencies, reduce costs to the public, and better serve Island residents.  

The Seattle Area Mini owner Association is having their annual "Vashon Bash", Saturday Aug 11. Cars will be on Display at the Vashon Island Roasterie between 10:30am - 12:30pm. These cars car are the original classic minis and Coopers made from 1959 to 2000. Expect to see about 25 cars.

Many Americans watched their first sheepdog competition in the 1995 movie, Babe, in which a runty pig rises above barnyard prejudices and his own insecurities to become a prize-winning sheep herder and the pride of his farm. A century-old sport originating in Britain and New Zealand, sheepdog (sorry, no pigs) trials are gaining popularity in the U.S. and Canada, with more than 1,500 dog handlers participating nationwide in competitions like the Vashon Sheepdog Classic, scheduled for September 14, 15, and 16 on Vashon Island.

Beginning July 1, many Vashon residents will begin being fined $25 per day for septic systems that may or may not be failing and polluting Puget Sound.

King County is 20 years behind the rest of the 12 counties surrounding Puget Sound in helping property owners repair or replace failing septic systems that are polluting the sound. Every other county has provided financial aid for property owners by utilizing funds available from federal, state and private sources. The EPA Sea Grant program used by 10 of the other 11 counties for septic system water pollution control provided more than $4.5 million dollars this year. King County did not apply or their application did not qualify.  

Monday night, May 21, attendees at the Vashon Maury Island Community Council meeting heard the results of the actions taken since the passage of the Marine Recovery Area Septic Waiver motion passed at the March 19 meeting. Meanwhile, rumble strip opponents grumbled at King County Dept. of Transportation officials at Chautauqua School across the parking lot.

The inspection of the Tillikum has been completed earlier than anticipated and the vessel will return to the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route at the beginning of the service day on Tuesday, May 22, restoring normal three-boat service.