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- Green Brief: Plastics in the playroom
Toys have been around for over four millennia, educating, exercising and entertaining our children. Playing with toys supports early cognitive development, and also contributes to social learning and emotional regulation. Toys were originally made by … - Letters to the editor | April 9 edition
Let the sun power our future - A very Vashon week
It would be hard to invent a more Vashon edition than this one. - Backbone’s inflatable Trump makes splashy D.C. debut
A week after Vashon’s third “No Kings” protest and Backbone Campaign’s most ambitious multi-city action yet, one image from Washington, D.C., is still traveling: a 13-foot inflatable Donald Trump appearing to set a “We the People” scroll on fire. … - Arts briefs | April 9 edition
Fontaine at The Rock Island Pizza - Happenings | April 9 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 … - New director of student services
The Vashon Island School District is excited to announce the hiring of Anna Marie Dufault as its new Director of Student Services, effective July 1, 2026. She will succeed Kathryn Coleman, who is retiring at the conclusion of this school year after m … - Jacob Plihal to lead Team USA at Lenny Peters Cup
Vashon islander and 2024 Olympian Jacob Plihal will lead Team USA at the Lenny Peters Cup on April 18 in High Point, North Carolina, according to a press release from the event.
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/
Vashon Weather, Forecast, Pass Report & Tide Table
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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
- Number of asylum hotels falls to 185 after 11 close
The government says the fall is partly due to housing people in alternative sites such as military barracks. - Tracking the ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz
Four vessels with links to Iran have crossed the Strait of Hormuz despite the start of a US naval blockade, but two of those vessels appear to have reversed course. - Former Nato chief warns UK security 'in peril' as he accuses Starmer of 'corrosive complacency'
Lord George Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary, will use a speech to accuse "non-military experts in the Treasury" of "vandalism". - UK faces biggest hit to growth from Iran war of major economies, IMF says
The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course". - Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz?
Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice? - UFOs and a Tardis – why unusual holiday stays are booming
It looks like a space craft has landed but it's one of a growing trend for quirky places to take a break. - As former Nato chief warns about defence spending, how much has the military shrunk?
BBC Verify looks at the size of the UK military after Lord Robertson criticises the government over defence spending. - Driver jailed after his crane hit mum pushing pram
A man is jailed after Rebecca Ableman, 30, was hit by loose equipment on the back of a truck.