The Community Garden will become at least partially wheelchair accessible, thanks to some changes being made soon in one corner of the garden. Some changes will be made in the area shown in grey above. Also added will be accessible parking.
Anacortes resident Wolf Bauer, legendary mountaineer, kayaker, environmental educator and conservationist will be honored by the Legislature for his many achievements and for his 98th birthday later this month in Olympia.
"I don't know where this came from because it's really bizarre," said City Council member Cynthia Richardson said of a proposal to require neighbors share private docks. "If you want to put a dock in and your neighbor doesn't want to, you can't do it," she added.
With a view of the Tommy Thompson trail in the background, Trestle fundraiding committee representative Kris Lytton accepts a check for $1,000 from Anacortes firefighters Tuesday morning. City Parks director Gary Robinson, on the far right, said repairs will start soon.
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The BMW-Oracle Racing trimaran, built in Anacortes, won the America's Cup in the second race in the best of 3 series in Valencia, Spain. The BMW-Oracle boat finished more thana 5 minutes ahead of the Swiss-based Alinghi.
An Anacortes Police officer who was stopped behind 2 cars at a stop sign at 22nd St and M Ave watched as the lead car revved its engine, then back into the car behind it. Then it took off, prompting the officer to chase it down in an incident on Sunday, Feb. 7.
This is Valentine's Day weekend and unfortunately the new film Valentine's Day has been getting generally unfavorable reviews. A new kids movie, Percy Jackson & The Olympians has better reviews. Dear john is back for another week.
The Anacortes-built BMW-Oracle Racing trimaran won the first race in the America's Cup in Valencia, Spain, beating the Swiss boat Alinghi by more than 15 minutes over the 40 mile course.
An airplane that showed up on Orcas Island had officials over there scratching their heads until they learned it had been stolen from Anacortes.
