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The Police Blotter, Nov. 21, 2009

Nov. 21 2009 11 minutes read

Friday, the 13th was unlucky for an 85-year-old woman whose bumper fell off her car when she was involved in a car crash. She left the scene, but she was easy to locate since her license plate was still on the bumper.

Weekend Movies

Art Shotwell Nov. 20 2009 4 minutes read
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The New Moon, the latest in the Twilight Saga leads off this weekend, with a Thursday night opening, for this holiday season. The Blind Side opened Friday and A Christmas Carol is being carried over for another week.

Mayor Maxwell proclaims Friday as Island Hospital Day

Nov. 20 2009 1 minute read

Nov. 20 is the day selected to recognize Island Hospital for its promise of quality service; extensive customer-service training of more than 700 employees, physicians and volunteers; Consumer Reports recognition for excellent communication with patients; and excellent patient care.

Trestle repair cost could go higher

Art Shotwell Nov. 19 2009 2 minutes read
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The Mayor says he stands by his $300,000 estimate of the cost of repairing the Tommy Thompson trestle, which was damaged by a fire earlier this fall, but only if volunteers do some of the repair work.

Award-winning Honk! opens Friday

Art Shotwell Nov. 17 2009 1 minute read
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When Cat (Tim Brown) tells Ugly (Alex Hollingsworth) that he'd like to have Ugly for dinner, Ugly doesn't quite understand what Cat means, in the musical Honk!, opening Friday at ACT.

Profile: Island Rentals

Nov. 17 2009 1 minute read

Island Rentals, purchased in 2007 by Scott and Marie Webster, has been serving Anacortes and the surrounding areas since 1975. Long-time Northwest residents, Scott and Marie continually strive to grow their business by focusing on the ever changing needs of our community.

Arch sign gets finished on the backside

Art Shotwell Nov. 14 2009 0 minutes read
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Crews Saturday added a 'Thanks for Visiting' message on the north side (or backside) of the arch sign at 11th St & Commercial Ave., thanks to an anonymous $10,000 donation. The design copies the design on the front of the sign.

The Police Blotter, Nov. 14, 2009

Nov. 14 2009 13 minutes read

Police are investigating allegations that a 37-year-old man provided alcohol and showed pornographic movies to a 14-year-old girl at his apartment on 7th St. last Monday.

First degree murder charge in Stover case

Art Shotwell Nov. 13 2009 3 minutes read
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The Skagit County prosecutor's office filed a first-degree murder charge Friday in the case of the missing Fidalgo island dog trainer T. Mark Stover, seen above, even though investigators have failed to find his body.

Weekend Movies

Nov. 13 2009 4 minutes read
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Two more "new to Anacortes' films opened this weekend: Michael Jackson's This Is It! and Amelia. Disney's A Christmas Carol continues for another week at the Anacortes Cinemas.

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