This week, Anacortes Police dealt with a hand grenade at a home for sale, a robbery at a diner and a bank fraud case.

Mist hung low in the valley over the marshes and fields. It hovered ghost-like against a backdrop of evergreens, barns and distant mountains.

The Anacortes School District has released the names of three finalists for the permanent School Superintendent job, to replace interim Superintendent Dr. Carl Bruner.

Anacortes Police this week seemed especially busy on Friday, the thirteenth, dealing with what appeared to be a day-long domestic violence case that ended in a man jailed.

Anacortes Police activity this week included citing a driver for DUI and 24 miles over the speed limit, investigating a hit-and-run crash and investigated tents on the Tommy Thompson Trail.

Straight ahead of us was a simple one-mile trail, the Pihea Trail, leading to a minor peak with different views overlooking the Kalalau Valley.