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• ‘Lights Out’ from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. as millions of birds return home
  Think of the birds, dim your lights.

• Happenings | April 30 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 …

• Recommended: Pam Ingalls marks 20 years of portrait exhibits
  In 2007, local oil painter Pam Ingalls began what has now become a much-anticipated annual event, unveiling her first exhibition of oil portraits of friends, neighbors and others she admired on Vashon.

• News Briefs | April 30 edition
  Ferry fare changes begin May 1

• One tire at a time, volunteers restore island beaches
  They go out in the rain. They haul rubber. And they say they’re just getting started.

• VCA’s Diamond Gala sparkles with record-setting results
  Hundreds of generous island arts aficionados dug deep to celebrate the achievements and staying power of Vashon Center for the Arts at the organization’s 60th anniversary Diamond Gala.

• New chapter ahead for Strawberry Festival
  For more than a century, Vashon has found reasons to celebrate in July.

• Vashon naturalist’s new book explores Seattle’s wild side
  Kathryn True has been learning and writing about nature her entire professional life. Little wonder, then, that this Vashon resident relished what she saw while exploring Seattle’s natural habitats for a newly published field guide.

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

• Fertiliser boss says Iran war puts 10 billion meals a week at risk
  A shortage of fertiliser due to the Iran conflict could reduce crop yields and push prices higher, says the boss of Yara.

• Why Labour's London squeeze exposes a fragmented modern British politics
  London offers an insight into the dilemma Labour faces about which direction to take.

• British couple jailed in Iran: 'We're likely to be here for a long time'
  Lindsay and Craig Foreman are facing the reality of a 10-year prison sentence following their arrest in Iran while on a motorcycle tour last year.

• Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, military says
  The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been in detention since she was ousted in a military coup in 2021.

• Newspaper headlines: 'PM vows to act' and 'Brace for more terror attacks'
  The main story for many of the papers continues to be the knife attack in Golders Green on Wednesday.

• Aung San Suu Kyi: The Myanmar democracy icon detained for years
  Little has been heard of Myanmar's former leader since she was ousted in a military coup in 2021.

• Oscar goes missing after Academy Award winner is blocked from taking it on flight
  The airline said it regrets the situation and was doing an urgent "comprehensive internal search" for the award.

• New footage shows how Trump dinner gunman charged through security in four seconds
  The CCTV shows an officer draw a firearm and open fire as the suspect sprints past.