Dozens of ferry supporters caught the first Anacortes-to-Sidney ferry run of the season and turned it into a celebration. They rolled out a banner during a stopover at Friday Harbor.

Early Friday morning, Mar. 27, officers stopped a suspiciously dressed man in the 2100 block of Commercial Ave. after receiving several calls that he was walking up the road wearing some type of mask covering his face.

The school district could face a $4 million shortfall for the coming school year, according to school Superintendent Chris Borgen. He called it a “worst-case scenario.” 

The Senate has released a proposed 2009-11 transportation budget that includes funding for local highways and continues service on the Anacortes-Sidney Ferry.

Anglers will be going after salmon and more than $20,000 in cash prizes in this weekend’s annual Anacortes Salmon Derby. Top prize is $12,000. 

State Senator Mary Margaret Haugen says the Anacortes to Sidney, BC ferry run is included in the Senate’s proposed budget for the next two years.