The community Monday night got the first chance to hear from the first of three candidates to replace School Superintendent Chris Borgen. Attendance was light, mostly school staffers, to hear from Mark Wenzel, who is currently Superintendent of the Methow Valley School District.
More than 50 people attended the Port’s third public forum on the future of the north and west basin areas of Cap Sante Marina. The next session will be April 8th, when the Port Commissioners meet with the City Council.
The Port has announced their expanded listing of the summer concerts scheduled at the Seafarers’ Memorial Park this summer. All concerts begin at 7 pm.
Two families returned home from vacations last week to find their homes ransacked and their cars taken in two separate incidents.
Crime scene tape is strung in front of the doors to Pilgrim Congregational Church on Commercial Ave., where an apparently deliberately-set fire in the basement Thursday morning caused an estimated $10,000 to $20,000 damage.
The Fire Department responded at around 8:20 Thursday morning to a fire in the basement of the Pilgrim Congregational Church on Commercial Ave. Damage is estimated in the $10,000 to $20,000 range. No injuries were reported.
An official with the Port of Anacortes says they haven't received complaints about the large number of surveillance cameras added at Cap Sante Marina. In Seattle, the installation of 30 cameras has raised concerns.
The March Gallery Walk features new pastels by Whidbey Island artist Sandy Byers at Scott-Milo and a new collection of sculptures by Leo Osborne at Burton Jewelers. The Gallery Walk is Friday from 6 – 9 pm.
A sunny and warmish work party was held last Saturday, where volunteers Hershel Janz, Gene Kiver, Sara White, and Diana Burr ripped out over a 200 large invasive scotch broom plants along trail 126 in the Anacortes Community Forest Lands. The volunteers in this photo weren't identified.
The School Board has announced three finalists for the post of School Superintendent to replace current superintendent Chris Borgen, who will retire this summer.
