For Anacortes spring athletes, Saturday, March 12 was not about competition, but cooperation as they teamed with the Salvation Army and KLKI 1340 (next door to the Tesoro station) to gather tons of food for the needy. Totals are still being tabulated from the city-wide food drive, the third such conducted by AHS student athletes this year. Salvation Army Anacortes Corps’ “Fresh Paint” band provided entertainment from a stage in front of the radio station. Donations streamed in mid-afternoon as athletes completed their door-to-door food drive in neighborhoods throughout the city. A major donation included six pallettes of chickens from Draper Valley Farms in Mount Vernon. Food drive coordinator was Anacortes Corps Social Services Coordinator Alice Byer. Anacortes School District Athletic Director Rick Mergenthaler, who established the seasonal food drive tradition, stopped by for a visit, too. See more photos in Activities section under “Athletes in action.”