Nearly 500 Islanders have responded to a community survey assessing health care needs on the Island, and two issues have risen to the top: difficulty paying for prescription drugs and the need for affordable dental care.
The Vashon Presbyterian Church will host a benefit for the Interfaith Council to Prevent Homelessness this weekend by taking advantage of a historic run of pink salmon in Puget Sound and sponsoring a fishing derby.
When Islander Sue Carette first learned she could climb Mount Rainier and have the trek help bring clean water to Central America, she knew immediately she wanted to be part of the journey.
Come September, the sounds of the Spanish language will fill a north-end home when Sarah Bunch opens a Spanish language preschool there.
Vashon’s American Legion Post 159 will celebrate 10 years next spring, and in preparation, the post hopes to contact every veteran on the Island for the anniversary build-up effort members have dubbed “Operation Celebration.”
In what is likely a first for Vashon’s silver screen, a film about menopause will be shown at the Vashon Theatre this Saturday, followed by a question and answer period and reception with a panel of women’s health experts.
After opening its doors nearly five months ago, Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union’s Vashon branch has reported a stronger beginning than anticipated.
A group of 22 McMurray and Chautauqua students created tile for a colorful mosaic recently installed in the Ober Park Metro Bus shelter.
When Marilyn Oswald’s mother was battling cancer not long ago, the family turned to professional caregivers to help tend to her needs and ease some of the family’s challenges. Partially because of that experience, she and her husband Rob Oswald recently opened a new service on Vashon and the Kitsap Peninsula that provides home care for seniors and adults with disabilities.
Vashon Community Care is facing a challenging financial picture, due to state budget cuts that have lowered Medicaid reimbursement rates for some of its residents at a time of unexpected increases in a variety of its expenses, according to two top officials at the center.
A group of classic yachts is making its way to Vashon this weekend at the invitation of the Quartermaster Yacht Club.
The Vashon Wildnerness Program, which offers nature programs for kids ages 4 to 16, has named Stacey Hinden as its first executive director.
Nestled in the back of the yellow house that is home to the Vashon Youth Council is a new massage therapy office: Daydreams Massage. Owner Alyce Kellogg has spent the last several weeks painting and carpeting the space and will open for business July 1.
