Community

Head downtown on Saturday afternoon for lots of Trick-or-Treat fun for kids and adults, too. The Downtown Anacortes Alliance has organized a great list of events on Halloween. 

A joint City-Port plan for a community event center drew praise and suggestions to slow down until more solid numbers come in.

Anacortes City Council members and Port Commissioners are set to get an update on plans for a community event center and improvements around the northwest corner of Cap Sante Marina.

The rumble of thousands of motorcycles will be heard as this year's edition of the annual Oyster Run, known as the largest rally in the Pacific Northwest, comes to Anacortes Sunday.

Former Island Health employee Inna Makievsky has been hired as Interim CEO starting on October 10.

The Anacortes School Board today picked Dr. James Everett as the next School Superintendent for Anacortes. He has led the Meridian School District in Laurel, north of Bellingham, for eight years. .

The Anacortes School District has released the names of three finalists for the permanent School Superintendent job, to replace interim Superintendent Dr. Carl Bruner.

Straight ahead of us was a simple one-mile trail, the Pihea Trail, leading to a minor peak with different views overlooking the Kalalau Valley.