The Vashon Loop

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Vashon Beachcomber

  • Chris Pureka brings intimate tour to Vashon
    This month, Vashon welcomes singer-songwriter Chris Pureka (they/them), an artist who is not just touring — they are in the midst of reimagining what a tour can be.

  • News Briefs | May 7 edition
    Timmen case continues

  • Happenings | May 7 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 …

  • Amidst a season of gray whale deaths, Singer is on the Rise
    When Singer the gray whale washed ashore on Vashon Island in April 2024, his migration ended at Vashon’s edge. But for scientists, students, artists and island residents, another journey began.

  • Vashon artist Donald Cole looks back — and keeps creating
    Inside a sunlit Vashon studio, Donald Cole opens drawer after drawer crammed full of paintings and drawings.

  • Time & Again: Vashon third places
    “Third places” are social spaces separate from the home, the “first place,” and work, the “second place,” where people gather, interact and relax. Third places are usually informal, open, inviting and comfortable places where conversation is a centra …

  • Vashon marks May Day with signs and song
    About 50 islanders gathered at Vashon’s four-way stop Friday, May 1, for a May Day action organized by Indivisible Vashon and the Vashon Community Street Band, filling the center of town with music, drums, signs and calls for political action.

  • Foss Miller, a larger-than-life island leader, dies at 78
    Foss Miller, a visionary businessman, devoted coach to Vashon youth and quiet but major benefactor to many island causes, died on April 6 at a skilled nursing facility in Tacoma. He was 78.

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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Puget Sound Tide Tables
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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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