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  • Happenings | May 21 edition
    Happenings features community, cultural and nonprofit events; notices are free and printed as space permits. Due to the volume of entries received, we edit submissions and cannot always confirm if a submission will run. Send submissions to editor@vas …

  • Vashon golfers cap season at district tournament
    May 6 was a cool and breezy Wednesday afternoon as six boys and one girl from Vashon High School’s golf team competed against 51 boys and 34 girls from across the Nisqually League. The tournament took place at Hawks Prairie Golf Club in Lacey.

  • Vashon Opera heads into the woods with ‘Hansel and Gretel’
    A gingerbread house, a wicked witch and a forest full of enchantment will soon arrive at Vashon Center for the Arts, as Vashon Opera presents Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel,” according to a press release from Vashon Center for the Arts. …

  • Vashon Heritage Museum gets groovy for gala
    After celebrating the 1960s at last year’s gala, the Vashon Heritage Museum will turn back the clock to the 1970s for its fourth annual “Celebrate Our Heritage” gala on Saturday, May 30, at Open Space for Arts & Community.

  • The legacy of the late Vashon artist Catalina Quinn Colwell
    Island artist Catalina Quinn Colwell’s art was rooted in her Indigenous Mexican-American heritage, but her family said that motherhood is what gave it life.

  • Memorial Day block party brings BBQ, fire trucks and lawn games
    Bank Road will turn into a Memorial Day block party Monday, May 25, as the Vashon Senior Center, Vashon Heritage Museum and Vashon Island Fire &Rescue team up for an afternoon of food, music and community celebration.

  • Vashon boys soccer wins district title, eyes state run
    Vashon boys soccer coach John Thomas doesn’t envy the teams preparing to face the Pirates in the WIAA 1A state soccer tournament.

  • New ferry plan keeps pressure on Triangle Route
    Despite lobbying from islanders, Washington State Ferries’ new service contingency plan still calls for removing a boat from the Triangle Route when a vessel goes out of service elsewhere in the system.

Find out when School Schedules change due to weather

Direct link to the Vashon School District Emergency Information – Snow/Weather Schedule changes page can be found here. http://flashalert.net/news.html?id=4288

Stay updated on most King County Schools here: Public Schools Emergency Communication System. www.schoolreport.org

South Sound and Kitsap School information can be found here: www.pugetinfo.net/

Vashon Weather, Forecast, Pass Report & Tide Table

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Extended Forcast and more Current Weather Conditions on the New Weather Page

Vashon Be Prepared – Voice of Vashon – Update

Whenever something happens that you need to know about, we’ll get it out there for you. Stay tuned, Stay warm, stay safe, and stay tuned to VoV Standing By at 1650 am on your AM radio dial.

Do you know what to do? What would you do if your home were damaged so bad you could not stay there? How would you cope with the power being out for seven days or longer? How would you help your neighbor? Making sure that not only you are ready but so will your pets. www.VashonBePrepared.org

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