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• Remember and honor | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
  Cartoon by Frank Shiers

• Rebecca Anne (Denton) Bumgarner
  She was a wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother of two, best friend and “second mom” to many.

• Rhoda Karusaitis
  Rhoda Karusaitis passed away peacefully on May 20, 2023, with family nearby.

• Jefferson Bruce Stewart
  See you on the other side, dad. We will miss you until then.

• Denice Renier Bacon
  Her husband Steve, their children Joe and Stacy, sister Lynda and five beloved grandchildren survive her.

• Memorial Day to be observed at Vashon Cemetery
  Memorial Day will be observed at 11 a.m. Monday, May 29, in a solemn ceremony at Vashon Cemetery, honoring the nation’s fallen veterans.

• Scholarship Foundation always rises to the occasion
  The reason that 2023 is especially sweet is that we’ll be together again.

• Heat pumps are key to electrifying our homes
  But first, some basics: what’s a heat pump?

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

• Daniel Anderson: Former St Helens coach left paralysed after surfing accident
  Former St Helens coach Daniel Anderson says he is lucky to be alive after being left a quadriplegic in a bodysurfing accident in Australia.

• Boy, 15, who died in River Eden named by police
  Lewis Michael Kirkpatrick was found in the River Eden following a search by rescue teams.

• Melissa Kinsella: Mum left in coma in Turkey dies after UK return
  Melissa Kinsella arrived back in the UK on Wednesday after £50,000 was raised to get her home.

• Steve Barclay admits some new hospitals won't be brand new
  The health secretary says the 40 new hospitals promised by 2030 cover a "range" of building work.

• Kostyuk booed after avoiding Sabalenka handshake
  Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk is booed off court for avoiding a handshake with Aryna Sabalenka after the Belarusian's first-round win at the French Open.

• Two men die after being pulled from sea in Devon
  Rescue teams found the men, both in their 20s, in the water on Saturday morning.

• China's first domestic passenger jet takes flight
  China hopes the C919 will end the dominance of Airbus and Boeing – but it relies on Western components.

• Premiership final: Two charged over Just Stop Oil rugby final protest
  Two men are charged with aggravated trespass following a protest at the Gallagher Premiership final.