New this week at the Anacortes Cinemas: Fame. The other 2 films, The Informant and 9, are holdovers. I hope they book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
Representatives of NOAA Fisheries Service got an earful from dozens of sport fishermen and whale watch operators over proposed new regulations designed to keep boats further away from Orcas than is current allowed.
The Chamber of Commerce is opposed to implementation of rules which would keep whale watch boats further from orca pods. The Chamber says "The damage done to a key regional economic driver would potentially be severe."
Anacortes resident and former Skagit County Commissioner Don Munks has been chosen as the new County Assessor, ending a nine-month withdrawal from politics for health reasons.
The state Health Department has added Samish Bay to the list of area closed to recreational shellfish harvesting. The reason: poisonous algal blooms in the area. The state has found elevated levels of toxin in shellfish there.
The City Council Monday night approved the proposed Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Plan after reviewing new changes proposed by Parks Director Gary Robinson.
Anacortes Family Shelter director Eric Johnson receives a check for $12,000 from Soroptimist President Barbara Larson during Sunday's open house for the just-completed family shelter, located on 27th St, just west of Commercial Ave.
Five vehicles parked at the Cap Sante Marina had windows broken out of them on Thursday night. The Security guard alerted police after he heard a car alarm go off in the parking lot and discovered the damaged vehicles.
New this week at the Anacortes Cinemas: The Informant: Matt Damon is a slippery corporate whistler who fancies himself 0014 because he's "twice as smart as 007." Also on screen here: 9, Whiteout, & Inglourious Basterds.
A dozen community leaders use a dozen gold-colored shovels to break ground just south of Cap Sante Marina for a new Northwest Career & Technical Academy, a joint venture involving Skagit County high schools and Skagit Valley College.
