Restaurateur Laurie Gere took an early and commanding lead in the mayoral race with about 47 percent of the vote, with incumbent Mayor Dean Maxwell second in the four-person race with 30 percent of the vote. Gere said, "I'm so amazed...I felt I was strong, but not quite this level."
Some last minute campaigning... Mayoral candidate Laurie Gere and firefighter supporters were at 12th & Commercial Tuesday morning. Opponent Brian Geer was waving at 22nd & Commercial.
Photographer Steve Berentsen caught up with the class of 1960 for a group show at Saturday's All-Class Reunion at the AHS cafeteria. Class reunions are traditioanlly held on the Saturday of the Anacortes Arts Festival. This one drew 70-80 people look at photos and talk over old times.
Due to high fire danger and expected hot and dry weather conditions, an outdoor burning ban for the unincorporated areas of Skagit County will go into effect Monday morning at 8:00 AM.
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An 18-year-old Snohomish man was arrested at gun point after a report of road rage on Commercial Ave.
Four bicyclists from the central California coast, led by retired Marine Lt. Col. John Foldberg, on the right, Thursday set off from Seafarers Memorial Park on a 3,700-mile bicycle adventure to benefit disabled military veterans.
Leaders of four major Puget Sound hospital systems Wednesday night explained the benefits of an affiliation with Island Hospital and two other area hospitals to concerned citizens, many of whom are looking to avoid an affiliation with a religion-connected system.
Mt Vernon artist James Lapp (right) received the top Festival fine art award at the Arts at the Port, opening Friday. Juror Jake Seniuk presented Lapp with the Best of Show $3,000 award, along with two $1,000 Excellence Awards to Karen Hackenberg of Port Townsend and Natalie Niblack of Mount Vernon.
New, across-the-board ferry-fare increases of at least 2 percent will go into effect this fall as a result of action taken by Washington State Transportation Commission.
