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Vashon Beachcomber

• Resistance Training
  A cartoon by Michelle Lassaline.

• Letters to the Editor | May 15 edition
  Letter writers thank to Ukulele Society, celebrate memorial re-dedication.

• Editorial: Breakthroughs for island healthcare
  More primary, addiction, urgent, preventative and proactive care is coming to island.

• Commentary: Join us in celebrating the restored WWII Memorial Garden
  Help us recognize the sacrifice veterans made to ensure our American freedom and democracy.

• Commentary: The arts belong in our schools
  We’ll keep showing up to make that belief real for every student.

• Recommended: Harlem Gospel Travelers come to Vashon
  Prepare to be lifted up, jump and shout, shimmy in your seat, and dance in the aisles.

• VashonBePrepared: Your guide to on-island medical care
  Vashon has many new options for on-island health care.

• As haikus bloom at Mukai, awards are handed out
  The haiku contest winners hail from Vashon, Romania, Germany, Nepal, Poland and Switzerland.

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

• Nissan says it could share global plants with Chinese state firm
  Nissan announced this week that it would lay off another 11,000 workers and shut seven factories

• Top Australian soldier loses appeal over war crimes defamation case
  A judge in 2023 ruled that news articles accusing Ben Roberts-Smith of murders in Afghanistan were true.

• Ex-FBI boss James Comey investigated for seashell photo seen as threat to Trump
  Republicans allege James Comey's now-deleted "8647" Instagram message was a call to assassinate Donald Trump.

• LA 2028 Olympics plans air taxi service for spectators
  The aircraft still aren't commercially approved but could offer a way around Los Angeles' notoriously poor traffic.

• Listen: Diddy's defence questions Cassie about explicit texts
  Diddy’s defence team begin their questioning of Casandra Ventura

• Watch: Wildlife dyed blue in São Paulo chemical spill
  City officials say they are acting to rescue and save the lives of the affected animals.

• We need Trump and Putin for breakthrough in Ukraine peace talks, says US
  The US secretary of state says he does not have high expectations for Ukraine-Russia peace talks due to be held in Turkey.

• Rise in disabled people facing homelessness in England
  Analysis of data also suggests the amount of social housing given to disabled people has gone down.