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Vashon Beachcomber

• Potential exposure to measles from traveler at Sea-Tac Airport, hotel
  Canadian resident traveled April 6-7 through airport; stayed at Tukwila hotel

• Commentary: A more perfect water system
  WD 19 is looking for your feedback on proposed changes to water share allocation.

• Editorial: Happy Earth Day
  Our obligation to the planet is sacred and inherent.

• Letters to The Editor | April 17 edition
  Readers respond to news on kayaktivists, protests and share praise for county road crews.

• Commentary: A call to action on our local news crisis
  The Beachcomber is a signatory to a regional letter on local news.

• VashonBePrepared: Help visitors be ready for emergencies
  Tourism season is heating up on Vashon.

• Rod Ciceri
  Rod had an unusually sharp mind and was a smooth-talking storyteller with an anecdote.

• Correction | April 17 edition
  Last week’s edition (4/10) of News Briefs gave an incorrect date for the then-upcoming Vashon Health Care District meeting. It…

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

• Influencers fuelling misogyny in schools, teachers say
  Almost three in five teachers believe social media use has had a negative effect on behaviour in schools, according to a union poll.

• US senator says 'traumatised' man deported to El Salvador moved to new prison
  Sen Chris Van Hollen returned from El Salvador and spoke about his time meeting with Kilmar Ábrego García.

• Trump says US will 'pass' on Ukraine peace talks if no progress soon
  Trump's comments came hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the US could abandon talks.

• 'TikTok helped me after I became a widow at 24'
  Tania Pomroy shares her journey with grief on her TikTok and has created a community on the app.

• I won't put my relationships online again, says Lilly Sabri
  The influencer explains how she rebuilt her life after a podcast implicated her fiancé had had an affair.

• Actor in film warning of revenge killings shot dead in family feud
  A top Somali actor is targeted in a revenge killing shortly after making a film warning about such feuds.

• Why everyone is suddenly so interested in US bond markets
  What is happening with US bonds, why Donald Trump cares and how ordinary Americans could be affected.

• Will WWE's big Netflix gamble pay off at WrestleMania?
  Wrestling's main event is to stream live on Netflix for the first time – here's why it matters.