The Vashon Loop

Error: Feed has an error or is not valid.

Vashon Beachcomber

• Let’s learn more about our wells
  Vashon’s water supply, as many may know, derives entirely from rainfall, mostly harvested from wells drilled into the underground aquifers it percolates down into. To ensure the health of this resource long into the future, monitoring our withdrawals …

• 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.

• Letters to the editor | June 4 edition
  The unacceptable reality of WD19

• 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 …

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

• 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

• Helicopter crashes into field in Devon
  The A386 between the A30 and Okehampton is closed as a result of the incident.

• Seven killed after drone hits bus in Russia-controlled part of Ukraine
  The bus was travelling between Moscow and Simferopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea, an official says.

• Leclerc agrees to new long-term deal with Ferrari
  Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc agrees a new long-term deal ahead of this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.

• US and Iran launch new strikes, as Kuwait says airport hit by Iranian drones
  Kuwait says its international airport has been badly damaged by Iranian drones, and traffic is suspended.

• Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advances to run-off in race to run California's biggest city
  The mayor's opponent could be either Republican newcomer and reality TV star Spencer Pratt, or a fellow Democrat, council member Nithya Raman.

• The Papers: 'Plea for calm ignored' and 'Arrest that outraged nation'
  The aftermath of the sentencing of Vickrum Digwa for the murder of Henry Nowak dominates Wednesday's papers.

• We now know how Peter Murrell embezzled from the SNP – but not why
  Details revealed in court show the persistence, cynicism and devious tactics used by the former chief executive.

• The anatomy of a Golden Boot winner – and who could win it in 2026?
  A look at the common attributes of World Cup Golden Boot winners and the claims of the leading 2026 candidates examined.