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Police searching for this vehicle

Oct. 27 2012 1 minute read

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Update: Police have located this vehicle and the driver has been arrested. The Anacortes Police Department is investigating a Commercial Burglary that took place on Marches Pt. Road inside the city. A male subject has been identified that was driving the following vehicle during the commission of the crime.

Chris Borgen announces retirement

Art Shotwell Oct. 26 2012 1 minute read

borgen-100.jpgSchool Superintendent Chris Borgen has announced his decision to retire next summer, saying he "made the difficult announcement that for personal, professional and family reasons, and with the best interest of the students and staff of Anacortes School District in mind, I will be retiring at the end of the school year."

Toxic-producing algae found in Pass Lake

Art Shotwell Oct. 25 2012 2 minutes read

The County Health Department reports that toxin-producing blue-green algae is present in Pass Lake at Deception Pass State Park on Fidalgo Island, joining Campbell Lake on the list of lakes to avoid.

Announcement: promote music

Art Shotwell Oct. 25 2012 1 minute read

Anacortes should be as well known for its vibrant and varied community of musicians as it is for its visual arts and theater. How can we make this happen? The Anacortes Public Library's Manieri Endowment invites you to a round-table discussion of ways to promote and foster the love, performance and production of all forms of local music.

10,000 Anacortes Museum photos now online

Art Shotwell Oct. 22 2012 1 minute read
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The Anacortes Museum has just launched its redesigned website, now linked to a searchable database of over 18,000 Anacortes Museum photographs and artifacts.

Undefeated Pee Wees Win NCYFL Championship

Art Shotwell Oct. 21 2012 1 minute read
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The Anacortes Seahawks pee wee football team of 7 and 8 year olds beat the LaConner Braves this weekend to win the North Cascades Youth Football League championship. The Seahawks held the lead throuought the game and defeated the Braves with a final score of 21 to 6.

Police Blotter, Oct. 12 - 19, 2012

Art Shotwell Oct. 20 2012 14 minutes read

A sharp-eyed bank teller here may have helped prevent a local man from being cheated several hundred dollars.

Police Blotter, Oct. 5 - 11, 2012

Art Shotwell Oct. 13 2012 13 minutes read

A 20-foot depiction of male genitals was discovered painted on H Ave. in front of a church. A smaller, similar picture was painted on the sidewalk in front of the church.

Memory Care facility construction starts

Art Shotwell Oct. 12 2012 1 minute read

2012-1012-memory-care.jpg Site preparation work is now under way for a planned 19,000 square foot, one-story, 24-bedroom memory care facility on K Ave., near 34th St. that drew neighborhood opposition when the developer, Lanny Wixson, requested a conditional use permit to build the facility in the R3 residential zone.

Police Blotter, Sept. 28 - Oct. 3, 2012

Art Shotwell Oct. 6 2012 10 minutes read

In an unusual crime, a Port Townsend couple returned from a ferry trip to discover someone has poured acid on their car, which had been parked at the Ferry Terminal.

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