The Vashon Community Wellness Project, which provides low-income Islanders access to health care services at discounted rates, is undergoing a revitalization by several people who believe the innovative program has been underused and can fill a vital need on the Island.
People with a passion for public education can put those feelings to use when the PTSA hosts its annual fundraising event, “An Auction Affair: For the Love of Education,” on Feb. 11.
Marie Browne and Troy Kindred will step down as the owners of the The Quartermaster Inn and Restaurant on March 31.
Three months after launching a pilot program that provides free meals seven days a week, members of the Vashon Social Services Network (VSSN) say the meals are serving a definite need on the Island.
Think about working out at a gym, and many images spring to mind: a young man bench-pressing heavy weights, a sleek woman running on a treadmill, an endurance swimmer slicing through the water.
Slightly more than three months after launching, Shape Up Vashon has several components in place to help people make healthier lifestyle choices, and more are in the works for the coming year.
Vashon’s low vaccination rates among school children have persisted this year, and school nurse Sarah Day hopes to see an increase in the numbers of students vaccinated against two of the most contagious and potentially serious diseases: pertussis and measles.
Ronly Blau, the owner of Meadow Heart Ayurveda & Yoga, is now offering holistic Ayurvedic healthcare, including Ayurvedic bodywork, massage therapy and health consultations, at Full Circle Wellness Center.
Providence Health and Services will begin offering home health services on Vashon next month.
The recent raffle to benefit the Interfaith Council to Prevent Homelessness (IFCH) raised $5,000 for the organization.
With the threat of a hard winter looming and the perpetual possibility of a severe earthquake shaking the region, several Island businesses have banded together and are making strides in preparing for emergencies and possible disaster.
Island Quilter will move across the street at the end of the year to the former home of Robinson Furniture, more than doubling its size and adding classroom and exhibit space.
It is Friday morning, and the students in Tara Brenno’s second-grade class at Chautauqua Elementary School are standing in a circle, singing around a soft blanket spread on the floor. Their voices drift into the hallway, where a mother stands just outside the door with her 5-month-old infant.
