The November First Friday Gallery Walk will feature textures and portrait photography at the Depot, as well as new landscapes, seascapes and florals by Eric Wiegardt, including this watercolor, "Good Company" at Scott-Milo. The Gallery Walk is Friday from 6 – 9 pm.

An 11-foot dinghy, outboard motor on a trailer was stolen from a Skyline Way parking lot sometime in the last 2-1/2 months.

The Anacortes non-profit group that offers American sign language classes to the public is holding their first deaf social this weekend.

Anacortes Police have made the unusual move of offering a reward for information about whoever has damaged police vehicles on three seperate occasions.

With the recent loss of a major food processor, local agricultural leaders are concerned about the long-term viability of their industry, prompting the County Commissioners to schedule a work session on the future of agriculture in Skagit County.

The Anacortes Chamber of Commerce has put out a call for a Christmas Tree for the city's annual tree lighting early in December.