By Daniel Hooker This article series started off as a local Vashon-Maury Island piece, then I had a thought, wait a minute! We are all doing this – helping others – in many cities, towns, and island communities. I started interviewing food banks around Western Washington about what they offer as vital services for our…
Announcements, August 2025
Vashon Island Rowing Club’s 35th Anniversary All-Alumni Row & Brunch at the Boathouse
Vashon Island Rowing Club is inviting all present and past VIRC junior and adult rowers to our 35th Anniversary All-Alumni Row & Potluck Brunch on Sunday, August 17, 8:00-10:00AM at Jensen Point Boathouse! VIRC was founded in 1990 and since then has served hundreds of Vashon-Maury Adults and Youth. Get on the water, or just come for brunch (~9:30AM). For…
Announcements, August 2025
Concerts in the Park 2025
By Pete Welch Concerts in the Park Returns to Ober Park! This summer, the Vashon Park District teams up once again with Vashon Events to present Concerts in the Park – a beloved, family-friendly outdoor music series held at Ober Park every Thursday evening continuing through August. All concerts are free to attend, and take…
Announcements, Entertainment
Russ Baum: COVID-Era Connections Lead to Vashon Show
By Caitlin Rothermel What’s brought Russ Baum, a central Indiana-based touring musician, to Vashon’s Strawberry Festival? It started with a long-distance friendship formed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is part of a bigger story about the ways musician-audience engagement changed, quite suddenly, during that time. Baum describes his music style as “folk-rock, Skamericana,” that also…
Announcements, July 2025, News
In Memory of Weslie Ann Rodgers
Vashon Island, WA Weslie Rodgers, maker of smile dispensers Weslie Ann Rodgers passed away on June 23rd, 2025. Perhaps best known for her “Please do not eat animal” sign campaign, her touch can be found almost anywhere you look on Vashon. She and her husband Saul first reached Vashon in 1979, and have been permanent…
Announcements, July 2025
Wanted: Program Coordinator and Assistant for the Vashon Old Friends Club
The Vashon Care Network and Vashon Senior Center, in partnership with the Presbyterian Church, are launching the Vashon Island Old Friends Club, a daytime program for adults living with dementia or cognitive decline. Based on the successful Old Friends Club model (www.OldFriendsClub.org), the program offers engaging, meaningful activities for participants while giving family caregivers consistent, scheduled…
Announcements, July 2025
Music Mends Minds (MMM)
By Rich Osborne Eight years ago, my buddy Karen Dale came up to me and said “Rich, you have got to come out next Tuesday afternoon and sing and play guitar with this group of musicians at 1:30 at the Vashon Community Care Center (VCCC). We have a sing-along for folks living with Alzheimer’s or…
Announcements
Let’s Learn Twulshootseed
By Jane Valencia This month, let’s learn to say: ʔəsx̌id čəxʷHow are you? To hear how to pronounce the phrase, go to: https://www.puyalluptriballanguage.org/basics/greetingdepartures.php You’ll find plenty of Twulshootseed language learning resources there. Read our Loop articles about Twulshootseed
Announcements, Island Voices, May 2025
Let’s Learn Twulshootseed
(also known as Lushootseed) By Jane Valencia In the January and February issues, David Turnipseed, a language instructor with the Puyallup Tribal Language Program, taught us about Twulshootseed, the language spoken by the indigenous people of Puget Sound. He invited us to support its revitalization by learning some of it ourselves. Today, we embark on…
Announcements, April 2025
The Mile-Long Hot Wheels Record
By Travis Holman Did you know that Vashon Island is currently working toward setting a world record? This attempt is something that may bring out the inner child in you, because the mission is to collect and assemble the longest Hot Wheels track in history! If you need a refresh, Hot Wheels are those little,…