High winds blew through Anacortes Saturday afternoon and evening, causing scattered power outages. The high wind seemed to peak around 3pm, with a gust of 37 miles per hour recorded at 2:50 pm at Skagit Airport in Burlington.
Shoppers were lined up at the Moondance Farms booth at Saturday's Farmers Market, the next-to-last of this season, despite a weather forecast that called for rain and wind. In fact, the day started out sunny with a temperature around 60 degrees.
Three books by Northwest authors are on this week's Northwest Bestsellers list. Brisinger, the third volume by Christopher Paolini tops the Children's list. Eragon, Paolini's first book, is also on the Children's list. And, The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, is on the Hardcover Fiction list again. This heartwarming book has been on the list for most of the summer.
The Washington State Liquor Control Board has selected the Anacortes Food Pavilion to participate in a yearlong pilot program that allows on-premise wine and beer tastings, starting October 1, in a limited number of stores.
At least 16 motorcycle collisions, including one death and four serious crashes, were reported in Sunday’s Oyster Run to Anacortes.
The school district is anticipating a budget shortfall of $450,000 this school year. The Anacortes School Board Thursday night approved a plan to form a finance committee to figure out how to cut expenses.
You may see more police and state patrol vehicles out this weekend as law enforcement officials report they will beef up patrols for Oyster Run, the event which brings thousands of motorcyclists to Anacortes every year.
The derelict tug Enchantress was demolished and removed from Fidalgo Bay today. There seemed to be only a handful of onlookers for the process, which took much of the day.
The City Council continued their department-by-department review of the city budget Monday night, focusing largely on the Public Works Department.
