Slade McSheehy is selected to lead Bremerton School District
Pending contract negotiations, McSheehy is scheduled to start his new job on July 1.
No bones about it: Students learn in hands-on experiments
Vashon Partners in Education funded the provision of a real skeleton model for StudentLink.
Puppies sit, stand and learn at Guide Dog Club event
Vashon High School was recently converted into a puppy training center.
Recommended: ‘Changer: A Hand Telling’
The film is a timeless, cross-cultural storytelling event bridging Native myths and Deaf culture.
UMO Ensemble opens a new show in Seattle
In the production, five characters search for connection, space, and freedom.
It all began with ‘Juneuary’ — new haikus celebrate 144 seasons
Islander Richard Rogers combined months to create 144 distinct “seasons” in a new volume of poetry.
VashonBePrepared: Water taxi funding in jeopardy, and a new VashonBePrepared website
Plus, information about Vashon’s Community Emergency Response Team.
Governor announces full domestic ferry service by this summer
WSF aims to restore three-boat service by this summer.
News Briefs | April 3 edition
Presbyterian church scholarship, McMurray student serves as legislative page and more.
- Kayactivist, after island stop, take message to Olympia
- Health Care District interviews candidates for board seat
- Happenings | April 3 edition
- Vashon superintendent named finalist for Bremerton job
- From bulkheads to beauty — and saving salmon along the way
- ADU, permitting reform pitched at housing forum
New catalytic converter law aimed at deterring theft in WA
The new law also creates specific and real penalties for people who don’t follow the rules.
Sound Transit Board officially hires Dow Constantine as CEO
Annual salary starts at $450,000 which chances each year for high pay hikes
- Wilson criticizes Sound Transit’s choice of Constantine as CEO
- Hall of Fame-worthy ballpark eats at T-Mobile Park in 2025
- Fingerprint ID levy to go before King County voters in April special election
- Major boost to special education funding gets Washington Senate approval
- Public Health reports season’s first pediatric flu deaths in King County
- Ferguson proposes $4B in cuts to Washington state budget
Arts Briefs | April 3 edition
Dina Martina, UMO’s Squeeze and more.
Exhibits opening Friday include Bruce Morser retrospective
Explore a Honeymoon on Mars, an exhibition of Bruce Morser’s work and more.
- Resources and tips for beautiful homes and gardens
- The value of truly native plants
- Restoring native habitat is an island-wide effort
- Find a start and plant a seed at Garden Club plant sale
- Find peace and wonder at 2025 Vashon Garden Tour
- Step lively: Vashon’s Daughter’s Dance will soon return
Island pony club sweeps competition at regional Quiz Rally
It was a dream day for the hardworking club.
Pirates emerge undefeated from tough bouts
Two weeks into the season, the Vashon Pirates boys soccer team is undefeated and still growing.
- Vashon’s Ezra Lacina coaching for the L.A. Dodgers
- Vashon boys’ soccer is hungry for a title
- Vashon wrestlers find success at the Mat
- CHAMPION: Vashon wrestling earns championship, more wins at state
- Blomgren brothers pin a quarter century of coaching
- Local club leaders oppose transgender althlete bans
Editorial: Transparency benefits us all
The Beachcomber calls on local government districts to record and share their meetings.
Commentary: Rise to the challenge of infectious disease
Have you ever watched a child die from measles? I have.
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Vashon superintendent named finalist for Bremerton job
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Vashon school district inks agreement with Puyallup Tribe
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Slade McSheehy is selected to lead Bremerton School District
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VashonBePrepared: Water taxi funding in jeopardy, and a new VashonBePrepared website
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Kayactivist, after island stop, take message to Olympia
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