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City honored for Guemes Trail work

Art Shotwell Jun. 14 2016 3 minutes read

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The city has picked up an award for design work on the partially-completed Guemes Channel Trail.

Police Blotter, June 4 - 10, 2016

Jun. 11 2016 6 minutes read

A Friday Harbor man who was driving slower than the speed limit in the passing lane on Highway 20 ended up being jailed on other charges.

Tide Pool Treasures

Jun. 11 2016 3 minutes read

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Discover natural wonders hiding under rocks, buried in sand, and clinging to kelp in fascinating yet fragile ecosystems called a tide pool.

Roundabout for Sharpes Corner moves ahead

Art Shotwell Jun. 7 2016 2 minutes read

Sharpes Corner plan

After receiving input during two public meetings, several public stakeholder meetings and from about 500 online surveys, the state Department of Transportation has decided to build a roundabout at Sharpes Corner.

Police Blotter, May 28 - June 3, 2016

Jun. 4 2016 6 minutes read

A 44-year old Anacortes woman was taken to the county jail and booked on a num be of charges including assault, trespassing, theft and resisting arrest.

Foundation announces 2016 scholarships

Art Shotwell Jun. 2 2016 3 minutes read

2016 scholarship recipients

It was a fun night for more than five-dozen scholarship winners, and their parents, at the Anacortes Schools Foundation’s 2016 Scholarships Ceremony. Sixty-two scholarships worth nearly $100,000 were handed out in the two-hour-plus ceremony at Brodniak Hall on Wednesday. 

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