Teams are getting ready for this year’s March for Meals Bowling Bash, a fundraising program to support the Meals on Wheels program, which serves hot nutritious meals to local seniors.

The Anacortes Police Department, in an effort to expand a dialog with citizens, has launched accounts on Facebook and Twitter.

The Anacortes Small Boat Center, a group devoted to mostly non-motorized small boats, is moving ahead with plans to construct a small building on the northeast corner of Cap Sante Marina to support sail, paddle and recreational light-duty hand-launched boats.

The city has agreed to purchase the The Heart of Anacortes, a performance venue at the corner of Fourth St. and O Ave. in downtown Anacortes.

Puget Sound Energy delivered a check for $51,275 to the City Council on Monday night because the city’s Wastewater Treatment Plant has managed a major cuts in electricity consumption.

Mayor Gere presents a certificate to Eric Shen, with Transition Fidalgo & Friends, for the group’s winning the City Council’s Auto Magic competition among the non-profit groups to save the most car mileage during the last year.