Mother’s Day visit
Published May 9, 2004 / by Steve Berentson
We ran into Yuri Zotov and his sister, Mila, yesterday while picnicking at Sunset Beach. Yuri, a 2003 Anacortes graduate, came home for the weekend to spend Mother’s Day with the family. He is now a freshman at Central Washington University. Yuri, who immigrated to the U.S. from Russia when he was in elementary school, has made his mother proud. His tentative plans are to earn a degree in international business.
About Steve Berentson
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.
