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The Vashon Loop
- 84-year old Island Man Missing - Search Called Off Due To Darkness
The Search and Rescue team has been searching today for an elderly Alzheimer’s patient wearing tennis shoes and red pajamas. He was last seen Wednesday evening around 6:30pm near Engel’s Gas Station on Maury Island walking on Dockton Rd. He lives near Portage on Maury Island with his son Jory Randles. The Search team has not found him yet and have just called off the search for the day due to darkness.
If you are out in the community, please keep an eye out for him. His name is Jack Randal, he is a white 87 year old male, has white hair and a white mustache. He is approximately 150 lbs. and 6 ft tall. If you live near the area where he was last seen and have any out-buildings on your property that he might be able to take shelter in, please check them to see if he might be there.
Last scene: Engel’s Gas Station area on Dockton road, last 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, wearing red pajamas
Call 911 and asked for the information to be passed to the Search Command post.
- Coffee with your Congressman - Jim McDermott
Congressman McDermott invites residents, business and community leaders in the Vashon-Maury Island community to meet with him at The Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie for a cup of coffee and to exchange thoughts on current issues in Congress and/or to request help with issues with the federal government.
read more - Vashon Schools to Close Friday, Power out to Maury Island
The Vashon Island School District announced Thursday that it would close schools on Friday — the third consecutive day this week--due to weather conditions. All programs, activities and building use is cancelled. Following the School district the Vashon Park District will also be canceling all events and activities for Friday. The Harbor School is also closed Friday
Most of Vashon remained Iced in Thursday after the morning Ice/Snow mixture weighing down tree branches on roads and Power lines across Vashon Maury Island. It is estimated that most or all of Maury Island is without power. Also, most or all of south end is without power from around 220th St south. Other outages are being reported island wide. Although there are crews working to restore power on the island, PSE encourages customers to plan on being without power until at least Friday and perhaps longer, depending on weather conditions
read more - Now Vashon Gets an Ice Day
First snow now an ice storm has canceled schools and meeting on Vashon. Many island businesses remained closed for a second day in a row. Many people found themselves Iced In when they woke up Thursday Morning. Roads still closed on Vashon include;
SW 268th St. between 99th Ave SW and 94th Ave SW
103rd Ave SW (Also known as “Ferry Hill”) between Vashon Hwy SW and SW 112th St. 87th Ave SW between SW Cemetery Rd. and Dockton Rd. SW
read more - Vashon Gets a Snowday
Vashon got a Snowday, when a much anticipated Wednesday morning snow storm brought 6-8 inches of Snow to Vashon-Maury Island. Vashon Schools closed both Wednesday and Thursday.
read more - Jim Malcolm Comes to Vashon
Travelling the world with his guitar, harmonicas, and engaging wit, he sings the traditional songs of Scotland and his own masterfully crafted songs in a style which is modern and accessible, yet utterly authentic. He is highly regarded as an interpreter of the songs of Robert Burns, and has been described as "one of the finest singers in Scotland in any style".
read more - Snow Arrives - Condition updates
The National Weather Service has reduced the snow forecast to a total
daytime accumulation today of 2 to 4 inches, about one-third the
amount forecast last night for the 24 hour period. However, a new
feature in the latest forecast is wind. The forecast is for blustery
wind, 11 to 14 mph increasing to between 23 and 26 mph.
read more - Vashon Island School District will Close Wednesday
Vashon Island School District will be closed Wednesday, January 18th, due to predicted snow accumulation over night and tomorrow. All
programs, activities and building use is cancelled.
The Vashon Park District has also canceled all classes and programs.
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Vashon Beachcomber
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- Vashon man with Alzheimer's disease still missing on Friday
- Jack Randles, an 83-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease who wandered from his home Wednesday evening, remained missing late Friday afternoon, after another day of extensive searching, authorities report.
- Island man charged with indecent exposure
- A Vashon man pled not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he forced a teen girl to touch his genitals and offered to pay her for sex while the two were in his vehicle delivering newspapers on the Island.
- Fans of the Rhododendron say goodbye to the classic ferry
- Islanders had hoped for a large farewell gathering to commemorate the Rhododendron’s final full day of service. The boat, after all, is the oldest in the fleet, and its modest beauty — with its brass railings, polished benches and wrap-around exterior deck — suggests an earlier time.
- School district searches for families for full-day kindergarten
- When Islander Tina Parrish signed up her youngest son for kindergarten last spring, she decided she would pay the tuition required for him to attend class all day.
- Vashon could lose ferry routes under state's worst-case scenario
- In what state officials are calling a dire situation, Vashon Island could see two of its three ferry routes eliminated if lawmakers fail to find a new source of funding for the cash-strapped ferry system.
- VAA to file permits to construct new center
- Vashon Allied Arts is close to finalizing its plans for an ambitious new performing arts center, with groundbreaking for the 20,000-square-foot project tentatively scheduled for June or July.
- Community solar project to be placed at The Harbor School
- Vashon Solar LLC is poised to install the Island’s first community solar project, an array that will be perched next to The Harbor School and could eventually kick out enough power to heat three houses.
- Spelling bee raises money for scholarships
- Islanders are scrambling to bring Vashon’s sixth annual spelling bee to the stage this weekend, when participants will display their intellectual mettle in what one organizer called Vashon’s delightful version of a “nerd fest.”
- An Islander remembers: The Rhody’s journey has been long | Time & Again
- As a boy growing up in Washington D.C., I used to love my summertime trips to visit my grandparents in New Jersey or the beach at Ocean City — in part because these excursions meant a ferry ride across Chesapeake Bay. The ferry crossed the four-mile stretch from Sandy Point on the western shore to Kent Island on the eastern shore — the narrowest point in the bay. Little did I know that 60 years later I would ride the same ferry every day across the 1.4 miles from Tahlequah to Point Defiance.
- Schools on Vashon close for a third day
- As the winter storm continued Thursday, several ice-covered trees and branches have toppled on Vashon Island, knocking out power lines and closing roads, King County officials report.
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Ready for some Snow? Find out when School Schedules change here.
Vashon School District will keep you informed with this website www.schoolreport.org. A direct link to the Vashon School District Emergency Information - Snow/Weather Schedule changes page can be found here. http://schoolreport.org/schoolDetail.php?schoolId=375
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
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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