Following the departure of Rev. Carmen McDowell, the Vashon Island Unitarian Fellowship (VIUF) has welcomed a new minister, Rev. Heather Christensen.
In an effort to address the issues of abuse and violence in teen relationships, Vashon’s anti-domestic violence organization, The DoVE Project, will host free workshops for both middle and high schoolers next week.
A retired avalanche rescue dog was rescued himself last week after an community effort to find him when he became lost, and islanders then rallied to get the dog the medical help he needed.
A homeless man was arrested this month on suspicion of stealing items from the Vashon Lutheran Church, near where he was living in a tent.
Many islanders likely know Bob Norton as “the fruit guy,” and given his co-founding of the Vashon Fruit Club and long career as an expert horticulturist and director of University of Washington’s research facility in Mount Vernon, it’s not an inaccurate reference. But Norton’s adult life and career started out on a very different path, one that resulted in a special trip to Washington, D.C. on Sept. 27.
Veteran nurse Trish Macdonald has spent the better part of the last decade providing what she calls an invaluable service. Madonald, or the Foot Fairy, as she is known to those she cares for, provides foot care for people who find it difficult or are unable to do it themselves.
In the coming week, representatives from the environmental organization Stewardship Partners will visit the island twice with information about their Salmon Safe certification program, part of an effort to get more island farms and other organizations to consider their environmental impact, not just on the island’s salmon streams, but on Puget Sound in general.
Twelve weeks ago, JP Morgan Chase issued a challenge to its employees: team up with coworkers and try to walk up to 10,000 steps per day, and the company will donate up to $5 million to charities that fight hunger all over the world.
The Vashon Farmers Market is looking ahead to autumn and its season of festivals, after a summer that saw fewer customers but better sales than last year.
Vashon’s longtime floral shop, Blooms & Things, will change hands on Sept. 1, purchased by the owner of Herban Feast, Seattle’s upscale event planning, design and catering company.
A new CD by islander Arnon Burns is a product of his passion for music, as well as a testament to the community support he’s received in his endeavor.
In an effort to bolster Vashon’s community self-sufficiency, a group of volunteers has created a tool-lending library where islanders can go to borrow tools for any project.
Fresh off several international film festival premiers, filmmakers Scott Schaefer and Steve Edmiston will bring their award-winning independent short film “The Maury Island Incident” back to Vashon on Tuesday, Aug. 12. The film will be shown as a fundraiser for the Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Association
