I was pleasantly surprised to learn Monday that the school district opens the Anacortes High School Veterans Memorial Plaza to the public six days a week. U.S. Army veteran and 1981 AHS graduate Brett Moody (pictured) serves as the district’s Stadium Supervisor, and as such he opens locked gates to the plaza from 6-7:30 a.m., and again from 7-10 p.m., Monday through Friday; noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. The plaza, which welcomes visitors to the new stadium below, was dedicated in October 2016. Moody said more than four dozen people visited the plaza on Memorial Day.
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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