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Seafarers' Park to get breakwater

Art Shotwell Jun. 1 2009 2 minutes read
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Plans for the Seafarers’ Memorial Park include a new pier and floating dock which will make it easier to launch small boats. After a $20-million environmental clean up, the beach will be cleaner, too.

Celebrating Our Town Our Park

Jun. 1 2009 1 minute read
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A little face painting for the kids helped everyone celebrate the first anniversay of the community-built Our Town Our Park playground at Storvik Park.

The Police Blotter, May 30, 2009

May. 30 2009 15 minutes read

anacortes_police_logo.pngOfficers located 4 people who had become lost after dark while walking the trails near Little Cranberry Lake Thursday night.

3-day Pacific Challenge this weekend

May. 30 2009 2 minutes read
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A half-dozen boats participating in this weekend's Pacific Challenge pass a ship moored in Fidalgo Bay on Saturday morning.

Anacortes workshop to discuss proposed Maritime Heritage Area

Art Shotwell May. 28 2009 2 minutes read
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A state agency will hold a workshop here to solicit public input and support for a proposed National Maritime Heritage Area, the first heritage area to be focused on maritime heritage and the first on the West coast.

Kids learn about beach creatures

Art Shotwell May. 28 2009 1 minute read
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Kindergartners and moms learn about beach critters at low tide at Sunset Beach in Washington Park. About 95 kids were hosted by WSU Skagit Beach Watchers on Thursday.

Marine Skills Center planning advancing

Art Shotwell May. 26 2009 2 minutes read

Plans to build a Marine Skills Center in Anacortes are advancing and the City Planning Commission is set to review a request for a Conditional Use Permit.

Four city properties added to local Historic Register

Art Shotwell May. 26 2009 2 minutes read

It took a quick City Council vote recently to more than double the number of local buildings on the Anacortes Historic Preservation Register.

The Police Blotter, May 23, 2009

May. 23 2009 10 minutes read

anacortes_police_logo.pngAn Anacortes police officer caught a man driving 75 miles an hour on T Ave., which is only a dozen blocks long, last Thursday, May 21.

More school cuts made

Art Shotwell May. 22 2009 2 minutes read

anacortes_schools.pngThe School Board Thursday night okayed cutting another 20 employees. The latest round of cuts are so-called ‘classified’ staffers who are not teachers or administrators.

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