and Community Council does not come from its designation as an Unincorporated Area Council; it comes from the VMICC’s long…
On behalf of Scott, Tracy, Jamie and the rest of the Bennedsen family, I would like to thank the people of Vashon for the support and love you have extended to all of us over the loss of Robert. Having you celebrate with us on August 1 was very special and is a memory we will reflect back on as we go through this difficult transition.
I was pleased to see Tom Herring’s desire to stop using the Vashon transfer station for trash. (See letters to the editor, Aug. 4 issue.) I, too, have thought that a more ecologically sound and sustainable situation would be great.
I feel that the second vote the Vashon School Board took to put the capital bond on the ballot in February was a façade. The board was not in agreement about whether the bond should be delayed. Two wanted the vote to come in November as originally voted upon by the board months ago. So a vote for the sole purpose of a show of solidarity, for the community to see, has a false ring to me.
The world is a scary place, with so many things seemingly out of control. There is oil in the Gulf, wars…
The Vashon School Board voted unanimously at its last meeting to put the capital bond package on the ballot in…
Let’s see, we have 10,000-plus people on Vashon-Maury Island. One hundred or so showed up for the environmental impact statement scoping meetings at Vashon High School, concerning Glacier’s proposed mining expansion on Maury Island. Wow, that looks like 0.015 percent.
I am responding to the article “Beba attendees thrive at integrated camp.” I agree that such a camp serves a…
Theo Krah did the right thing and I commend him for it. His instincts were correct. The individual he told to leave the public pool may not have a criminal record, but he is known for unwelcome, intimidating and, frankly, creepy behavior toward several young women on the Island at establishments other than the athletic club and the public pool.
It was with great sadness that we of Vashon Island Fire and Rescue received the sad news that our friend and brother, firefighter Robert Bennedsen, a graduate of Vashon High School and Seattle University, was killed this weekend in Afganistan.
