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• King County Transportation District nears finalizing new sales tax
  Board members agree cities should receive a portion of the $100 million in expected revenue, but are now debating minimum and maximum amounts.

• Arts Briefs | June 4 edition
  First Friday

• Review: ‘Piano Lad’ is my new favorite musical
  Last weekend, island theatergoers had the chance to experience something marvelous: Vashon High School’s debut of a new musical, “Piano Lad,” at Snapdragon’s Black Cat Cabaret.

• Time & Again: Vashon Pride
  Vashon-Maury Island has become a safe place to be safely out, but it was not always that way.

• Happenings | June 4 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 …

• Lena Puz ends historic Vashon career with three state podiums
  Lena Puz spent four years rewriting the Vashon record books. On May 28-30 in Yakima, she wrote the final chapter.

• Casa Bonita celebrates 30 years as a Vashon institution
  Pop quiz: Which of Vashon’s restaurants has been under continuous ownership by the same family the longest? If you said Casa Bonita, the Mexican restaurant on 100th Avenue SW, treat yourself to a margarita.

• Solar power rises at Vashon Market Plaza
  Solar power rises at Vashon Market Plaza

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/

Puget Sound Tide Tables 3 Tide tables for Vashon	National Weather Service Doppler Radar and Vashon forecast

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

BBC News

• Carer who 'couldn't go on' not guilty of mother's murder
  Stefania Glowka denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter based on diminished responsibility.

• Teacher and two pupils stabbed in school attack
  A 14-year-old schoolgirl is arrested after the knife attack at the Co-op Academy in Blackley.

• Man who murdered partner and blew up home jailed
  Clifton George stabbed Annabel Rook 31 times before starting a fire at their house in north London.

• Man who asked woman for kiss sentenced in legal first
  David Stroud was convicted in a first-of-its-kind sex-based harassment charge in May.

• Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after 'brutal' knife attack in Belfast
  Police say a man in his 30s, who is believed to be Somali, is in custody after the incident on Monday night.

• Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater split after three years
  The pair met on the set of the first Wicked movie, for which Grande received an Oscar nomination.

• Teen charged over Golders Green ambulance attack
  Subhan Ahmed, 18, is charged with assisting an offender after four Jewish ambulances were burnt out.

• World Cup tickets for Iran fans revoked, the country's football body says
  Iran's football federation says its allocation of tickets for the group stage of the World Cup has been revoked just days before the tournament.