Local residents either run for the hills or head to Commercial Ave. to watch motorcyclists gather for the annual Oyster Run rally, which will happen this weekend. The event is actually set for this Sunday, but many motorcyclists arrive early.

Actor Wood Weiss, flanked here by Tim Brown, Mike Antoine and Trey Hatch are featured in The Full Monty, an adaption of the film of the same name. The Full Month opens a 4-week run  this Friday at the Anacortes Community Theatre.

The City Council okayed a contract with the Anacortes Rotary Club to perform some improvements to the Ace of Hearts Park on H Ave. Under the contract, Rotary will be responsible for installation of irrigation lines and a drainage system.

"We're finally here," Mayor Dean Maxwell said, as the City Council took up approval of a new Shoreline Master Program for the city. "We've been through this for a number of years, since 2006," he added.

The new hand-built five-person gig Island Star, launched earlier this month by OARS, approaches the finish line about 100 yards ahead of the rival Salish Star (upper left) at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. The Island Star crew raced the new boat just days after finishing and launching it.

In an effort to support students pursuing a career in the competitive marine trades industry, the Skagit Valley College Foundation recently established a new scholarship for the college’s marine maintenance technology program.