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It was a bright morning when I stepped off the bus at Jacobs Road and walked the bike path to Rhododendron County Park. I was greeted by the delicate pink faces of native rhododendrons.

The Anacortes Schools Foundation awarded scholarships to graduating high school seniors in a ceremony Monday night at Brodniak Hall on the high school campus.

The Anacortes School District has hired Brian Fraser as the new Executive Director of Finance and Operations, replacing Mike Sullivan, who is leaving the district. Frazer will start on July 1.

This week, Anacortes Police three times dealt with a woman yelling at kids, a dog running loose and a cybercrime involving a loss of nearly $5,000.

Before white folks, streamside wetlands and rolling hills filled this land above the plains of the Skagit flats.