The Vashon Loop

Washington State Ferries is temporarily reducing service on the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route beginning on Sunday, March 29 due to significant declines in ridership. The reductions are tentatively scheduled to last through April 25. In addition to...

Well, it appears that the world turned upside down since the last issue.  I’m sure we are all amazed at how quickly and how completely things can change due to the presence of something...

Due to distribution issues during the Coved-19 outbreak the Vashon Loop will be out in print on April 2. The website is still being updated with relevant stories. Our website remains free to use...

As the Vashon Island community faces the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vashon Youth and Family Services continues to provide vital social services to the island community. VYFS programs have adapted how they operate...

The Vashon Island’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) has established a COVID Testing Steering Committee. The committee is exploring options for testing island residents for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Humans have no immunity...

The Vashon Fix-It Café, dedicated to reducing waste and building community, scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2020, from 10am to 2pm at the Vashon Eagles Club has been canceled. As Vashonites shelter in place and...

The last week or so, all the talk on radio and television has been about the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, and the competition of Democratic would-be presidential candidates,...

You know how it is when you look at a photograph or a painting that at first looks like nothing you can recognize and then, as if by magic, it all sorts itself out...

The sun is up and we are going fishing, sometimes with a pole and sometimes just a skinny willow branch with green cuttyhunk tied to the top of the six foot stick.  Rolling or...

The best advice I, who have been called  White Witch of Vashon Island can give you is this antiviral protocol. It appeared in the March issue of Behold! Which is the monthly newsletter of...

In order to blunt the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and to protect the health of our students and community members, Vashon Island School District will be closing all schools beginning Friday, March 13th. The...

Dear VCA friends and supporters, First and foremost, I want to apologize for what is likely to be more than a few communications in the coming weeks. I had hoped you would not need to...