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Community opposes ferry cuts

Art Shotwell Jan. 15 2009 3 minutes read
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Anacortes spoke with a near-unanimous voice in rejecting the ferry system’s Plan B to drastically cut ferry service. Ferries director David Moseley listened to Save Our Ferry chair Duane Clark tell him “Plan B doesn’t belong on the table."

New Maritime Collection at the library

Art Shotwell Jan. 14 2009 2 minutes read

2009-0114_maritime-1.gifAnonymous donors have made it possible for the Anacortes library to establish a new Marine Collection consisting of nearly 300 boating books, marine charts and DVDs.

Anacortes to get adult day care center

Jan. 12 2009 3 minutes read
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There has long been a need for an adult day care center in Anacortes and now it looks like one will open this Spring.

The Police Blotter

Art Shotwell Jan. 11 2009 11 minutes read

Police were called after a customer at Jack in the Box on Commercial Ave. got upset because the restaurant wouldn’t give the customer free meals after complaining that orders on previous days weren’t filled correctly.

Proposal: Expand public art here

Art Shotwell Jan. 10 2009 1 minute read

The Anacortes Arts Commission would like to borrow sculptures to place in public spaces around Anacortes, including along Commercial Ave. and R. Ave. 

A Country Called Home

Jan. 10 2009 2 minutes read

a_country_called_home.jpgWith her acclaimed memoir In the Wilderness Kim Barnes brought us to the great forests of Idaho, where geography and isolation shape love and family. Now, in her luminous new novel, she returns to this territory, offering a powerful tale of hope and idealism, faith and madness.

Northwest Bestsellers

Jan. 10 2009 2 minutes read

books3.gifJust three Northwest authors on the Northwest Bestsellers list this week, including: Ivan Doig's The Eleventh Man, Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain, and Christopher Paolini's Brisingr. 

City water being treated because of mudslides

Art Shotwell Jan. 8 2009 1 minute read

The mudslides up the Skagit River in recent days is causing the river to become extremely dirty, and since that’s the source of Anacortes’ drinking water, the city water treatment plant has taken steps to treat the water. 

Governor names Swinomish lawyer general counsel

Art Shotwell Jan. 8 2009 2 minutes read

Gov. Chris Gregoire has announced she is appointing Marty Loesch as her general counsel and senior advisor. Loesch currently serves as the inter-governmental affairs director and tribal attorney for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.

City rallies to "Save Our Ferry"

Art Shotwell Jan. 7 2009 2 minutes read
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Speaker after speaker Wednesday night criticized a proposal by the Governor to drop the Anacortes to Sidney, BC, ferry run. More than 50 people attended a meeting at city hall designed to gather support to save the international ferry run. 

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