The spotlight is on K-12 students this month at The Depot in downtown Anacortes as artworks from all district schools are on display. Among student works in the high school section was a piece (top) by AHS sophomore Andrew Covert. Text on the piece read: “Dark and mysterious. The one no one understands. He swims alone, looking for his own kind.” In the second photo, proud elementary school students point out their work on a great wall splashed with color. One of several masks displayed was “Bumble Bee Tuna” by sophomore Justin Bielman. Providing music at the Friday night Depot opening were students Kaitlin Daoust (harp) and Nia Heffelfinger (dulcimer). The little boy in front of them was distracted by his effort to coax the last drop of soda from his cup. The show runs through March 28.
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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