A proposed spray pad or splash pad for kids, similar to this one in Atlanta, and a new restroom at Storvik Park are in Gov. Inslee’s proposed 2015-2017 state budget, which was released on Thursday.

In an effort to education the public about the need for an $89 million upgrade of the high school, the school district has scheduled three public tours next month.

Simply Yards is building a new home for itself and will soon be moving out of the Commercial Ave. corridor to the northeast corner of Reservation Rd. and Highway 20.

This year’s 20th annual Salvation Army Bike Drive supplied 22 bicycles to needy local families and individuals.

The County Commissioners have enacted a temporary moratorium on new recreational pot production and processing facilities in county residential areas after receiving complaints from some rural homeowners. 

A gingerbread house contest is always great fun, in part watching kids build one, but also looking at the finished product. The Anacortes Schoold Foundation's Celebrate the Season weekend featured a gingerbread house-building contest.