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Vashon Beachcomber

• Resources and tips for beautiful homes and gardens
  Learn something new and connect with your neighbors with these resources.

• The value of truly native plants
  Native plants are the way to grow the future.

• Restoring native habitat is an island-wide effort
  At Heron Meadow, islanders are pulling weeds, laying mulch, and planting native species.

• From bulkheads to beauty — and saving salmon along the way
  How one Vashon resident got a grant to upgrade her shoreline property.

• Find a start and plant a seed at Garden Club plant sale
  You know it’s time to get serious about your garden when the sale comes around.

• Sound Transit Board officially hires Dow Constantine as CEO
  Annual salary starts at $450,000 which chances each year for high pay hikes

• Find peace and wonder at 2025 Vashon Garden Tour
  This year’s Vashon Garden Tour is all about the ways gardens care for us.

• Kiwi Optimize by Green Regimen – Prebiotic & Enzyme Blend for Gut Health, Regularity & Nutrient Absorption
  Digestive health is increasingly recognized as the cornerstone of overall well-being. Many individuals suffer from digestive discomfort, including bloating, irregular…

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

• Eze, clean sheets & Taylor Swift – Palace eye FA Cup glory
  After dropping his daughter there for a Taylor Swift concert, Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner will now get his own taste of Wembley.

• Analysis: JD Vance makes ominous pitch to Greenland
  Many in the Danish territory feel bullied by the US, Andrew Harding finds on a trip to Nuuk.

• Man killed in alleged road rage attack was kind and loving, say family
  Paul Bowles, 50, died at the scene following a reported argument between two drivers, police say.

• France dominate in second half to beat Scotland
  France produce a clinical second-half performance in La Rochelle to inflict first defeat of this year's Women's Six Nations on Scotland.

• Watch: Moment rescuers pull woman alive from rubble
  Rescuers in Myanmar were cheered as they carried 30-year-old Phyu Lay Khaing away on a stretcher.

• Three die after fire at Grade II listed building
  Villagers are "traumatised" by the tragedy at a former train station that had been turned into a home.

• What caused the earthquake – and why did it cause a building in Bangkok to collapse?
  The size of the earthquake and the length of the fault line it occurred on contributed to the devastation.

• Watch: Partial eclipse darkens sky over UK and abroad
  The eclipse won't be total anywhere in the world, but parts of Canada will come close.