This is the time of year for a story with a happy ending. A wallet that had been missing for two weeks was turned in to police with nothing missing, not even the more than $100 that was in it.
School Superintendent Mark Wenzel said Anacortes kids are getting a good education, in fact, Anacortes High School is ranked in the top five percent by US News & World Report school ratings and rated 30th in the state, but nevertheless, our students are hampered by several factors.
A city official says the city has received an inquiry about opening a marijuana smoking club in Anacortes, in addition to applications at the state Liquor Control Board to establish growing and processing operations here.
Last Month the School Board passed resolutions to put two measures on next month’s ballot: a replacement maintenance & operations levy and a technology levy. Both are four-year levies. Here is a statement from School Superintendent Mark Wenzel.
The federal agency investigating the April 2, 2010 explosion and fire at the Tesoro Refinery at March Point has scheduled a public meeting late this month to release their report and to take comments.
Mayor Gere’s Transition Plan, now available on the city’s Web site, says the core values for her administration will include: an open and transparent government that is inclusive, participatory, effective and efficient.
The Walter A. Brodniak Cultural Education Award was created in 1977, upon Mr. Brodniak's retirement as Superintendent of the Anacortes School District, "to foster growth of the cultural arts in the District."
The standing room only crowd at City Hall Monday night cheered after Laurie Gere, who took office last Thursday following an official swearing in on Dec. 23, was sworn in again, marking a changing of the guard at City Hall.
The Skagit Land Trust will soon have a new live heron Web cam at the March Point Heronry, the West Coast’s largest heron colony, thanks to grants from the D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust, Shell Puget Sound Refinery, and The Mountaineers Foundation.
Island View Elementary is the winner of the sustainability prize with their third walk-to-school campaign, which has seen both their numbers increase each year and alumni from the program walking and riding to school!
