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Vashon Beachcomber

• Layne Brent Stocker | 1957-2025
  A funeral service will take place at 12 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, at Lewis Funeral Chapel, in Bremerton.

• Preliminary results show leads in local races
  Early returns indicate strong margins in several Vashon contests as ballot counting continues.

• Arts Briefs | Nov. 6 edition
  Music, poetry and theater fill Vashon’s arts calendar this week.

• A jazzman finds his way home to music on Vashon
  Beloved bassist Bruce Phares marks his 70th with a remarkable jazz comeback.

• Artists band together to present ‘Degenerate’ exhibit
  Local artists confront injustice in “Degenerate Art Show.”

• In dreary November, find color and light at new exhibits
  Art, activism and local talent take center stage for First Friday on Vashon.

• Letters to the editor | Nov. 6 edition
  Thank you to Mobile Integrated Health

• Stop talking about “protests”
  I am tired of hearing about “protests” and “protesters.” Those terms sound whiney and powerless to me.

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

• Shutdown could reduce US flights 'to a trickle', transport secretary warns
  US lawmakers are working over the weekend as they seek a bipartisan deal to end the shutdown, which is now on day 40.

• Mystery 'fedora man' at Louvre heist scene revealed as teenage detective fan
  The mystery youth in the photo turns out to be Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux, a 15-year-old detective fan.

• Three dead and 15 injured in Tenerife tidal surge
  Emergency services have warned tourists and locals to keep away from coastal paths due to rough sea conditions.

• Israel receives body of soldier killed in 2014 in Gaza
  The Israeli military confirmed the soldier's body had been returned from Gaza after 11 years on Sunday.

• Forest back on track under Dyche – but worries for Leeds?
  Nottingham Forest, the Tricky Trees as they are known to their fans, are starting to show shoots of revival.

• Wales lose first game of Tandy reign as Argentina seal record win
  New Wales head coach Steve Tandy suffers an opening defeat in his first game in charge as Argentina power to a record win in Cardiff.

• Super typhoon makes landfall in Philippines as nearly a million evacuated
  Typhoon Fung-wong, with sustained winds of 185 km/h (115mph), made landfall on Sunday evening local time.

• Care workers charged following BBC Panorama probe
  Two care workers are charged with the ill-treatment of four people at a mental health unit in 2022.