Although no one knows precisely when it occurred, a former Navy tugboat named the “Murph” was scuttled and sank 200 feet off of Vashon Island in Quartermaster Harbor in the winter of 2007.
Selected Monday night as Vashon Island School District’s new superintendent, Soltman lived on Vashon for 12 years before moving to San Juan Island to become that district’s top administrator.
Vashon Community Care Center will face a significant reduction in state funds — and possibly deep and painful cuts in its programs — if Gov. Christine Gregoire’s proposed budget is passed by the Legislature this spring, care center officials say.
Vashon’s boys basketball team received a hero’s welcome when they returned to the Rock on Sunday — and with good reason.
The Vashon High School Pirate boys’ basketball team continued to display their dominance in day two of the 1-A State Basketball Championships at the SunDome in Yakima. Taking to fresh water for a change, they set sail on Lake Roosevelt to defeat the Raiders, 73-50, their second win in the state championship games.
Events for the week of March 5 to 9
Vashon Island Fire & Rescue will implement a nine-month anti-harassment and anti-bullying program that fire chief Hank Lipe said will enable the department “to make wholesale changes in the way we do business with our employees.”
The Vashon Island school board on Sunday chose two candidates — Michael Soltman, superintendent of the San Juan School District, and Arthur Himmler, superintendent of the Steilacoom Historical School District — as finalists for the school district’s superintendent position.
Water District 19 and developer Dan McClary have signed a settlement that puts a final end to a long-standing dispute over water availability for a proposed inn at Vashon Village, the water utility announced on Wednesday.
After years of discussion, debate and decision-making by district officials, the issue is now before the voters: Will the Island endorse Vashon Island School District’s request for $75.5 million to restore and rebuild a high school many say is in desperate need of a makeover? Or will Vashon voters, known for their historically strong support of public education, send the district a different message, asking officials to repackage their proposal and come back with something that costs less?
The Vashon-Maury Island Community Council, with help from County Councilman Dow Constantine’s office, plans to survey Vashon’s registered voters to determine if Islanders would like the library to remain at Ober Park or move to the proposed K2 Commons.
The Vashon school board has selected six candidates with extensive experience in school district administration as semifinalists in its search for a new superintendent for the Island’s 1,500-student district.
When Islanders rallied with government officials and residents of other waterfront communities in Olympia last Wednesday, they brought a unified message to state lawmakers: Washington State Ferries need help.