While coaches spend a little quality time with their teams in the locker room, fans at Anacortes High School’s home games are treated to performances by talented young people ranging from marching band musicians to cheerleaders. Sporting the hat with the purple plume is band leader Tim Knorr. Seahawks arrive back on the field after halftime to the cheers of students who line up near the end zone to cheer them on. Tradition includes crashing through a paper banner stretched at the end of two rows of animated fans.
A fourth generation Skagit County native who was moved kicking and screaming from this island community in 1960. I finally reclaimed an Anacortes address in 1980, and I have been in constant celebration of my return since that time. Many of us who call Anacortes home love Fidalgo Island for its natural assets: among them are rugged beaches, pristine lakes, thousands of acres of forestland and some awesome views of the Skagit Valley and surrounding islands. Another element of my love affair with this community is its people, both natives and immigrants. They will “star” in many of my journal entries.
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