It was bright and sunny on Saturday, so what better to do than run into the water at Seafarers' Memorial Park to benefit Special Olympics.

There have been several daytime residential burglaries in Anacortes this week in the neighborhoods southwest of D Avenue and 12th Street.

An architect from Anacortes took the highest award and a Bow architect won another top award this week when the Northwest Washington chapter of American Institute of Architects handed out their 2015 regional Design Awards.

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.