As noted by my friend Art Shotwell of anacortesnow.com, the annual Lions Club Christmas Parade in Anacortes is all about kids. There are almost as many kids IN the parade as there are gathered with family to watch. From clubs to athletic teams, Scouts, bands and choirs, the children of Anacortes are well represented in this parade. Among those pictured here are Mayor Dean Maxwell and Lions Club volunteer Robert Freedman; Port of Anacortes staff promoting next weekend’s Celtic Christmas celebration; the Shell Refinery inflatable fireman; Town Crier Richard Riddell and Scout color guard.
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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