The state Court of Appeals has declined to reconsider a case between the Vashon Park District and islander Gay Rosser, potentially bringing their long-running property dispute to a close.
After more than a decade of planning and a year and a half of construction, the new Vashon High School building will open to the public this weekend.
Granny’s Attic, which funds a variety of health-related programs on the island, awarded another round of grants this month, at the same time it is preparing for a large capital expense of its own.
Bob’s Bakery will have a new owner after the holidays.
After nearly seven years at the helm of the bakery, Paul and Jill Beytebiere plan to sell the business this month, and a baker, recently relocated from Washington, D.C., plans to open up shop shortly after the new year.
When islander Ken Garrison fell in his garden a few months ago, island medics took him by ambulance to Virginia Mason, where doctors examined and released him. But back at home the next day, he began to have trouble speaking. When the medics arrived this time, they thought he might be having a stroke and determined that heading to Seattle in a helicopter gave him the best chance for a full recovery.
The man implicated in a home burglary and the theft of several students’ bags from the Jensen Point boathouse last September has been charged with the crimes.
The Vashon Park District passed a $1 million budget for 2014 last week, with four commissioners approving the spending plan and Scott Harvey, the newly seated board member, dissenting.
The Vashon Terrace apartments, an apartment building that serves low-income families, has been purchased by the King County Housing Authority (KCHA), ensuring that it will continue to serve islanders in need.
Island artists will open their doors the first two weekends of December for the annual Holiday Art Studio Tour.
The Vashon Park District will vote on its 2014 budget at its board meeting next week. The public is invited to attend.
A documentary about the millions of Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and drug addiction will be shown at the Vashon Theatre this weekend, brought to the island by a woman who believes it has an important message.
Five months after the Franciscan Health System took ownership of the Vashon Health Center, Franciscan representatives say that clinic upgrades are planned and a patient advisory council has formed, while some islanders continue to be concerned about possible limits to care because of the Franciscan’s Catholic affiliation.
The annual Kiwanis Toy Drive is under way, and donation boxes are set out in several businesses, ready for donations.
