In the News
Diamond day
It was a great afternoon for Anacortes Seahawks baseball Tuesday, May 8 at Daniels Field. Scenes from the game include pitcher Kyle LaRue; AJ Miles and his dad, Harlon; Kyle Knudsen, who crossed home plate with winning run in bottom of seventh; happy fans, post-game. Anacortes defeated Archbishop Murphy 1-0 to lock in to a […]
Depot sculptures
For an up-close-and-personal experience with some really impressive art, drop by the Anacortes Arts Center at the Depot on 6th and “R.” There in the “front yard” you will find sculptures by Bernard Hosey of Twisp and Ben Rainchild of Camano Island. The steel sphere is Hosey’s work, titled “Dekade.” The sculpture near the Depot […]
Three-deck yacht
Northern Marine of Anacortes rolled out the 151-foot After Eight Friday, April 20, moving the three-deck vessel from a 22nd Street construction facility to the waterfront on Guemes Channel for launching. The following is from the Northern Marine website: “Inspired by the success of our 130′ and 152′ motor yacht projects, Northern Marine has teamed […]
Salmon Derby
Wow, what a great inaugural year for the Anacortes Scholarship Salmon Derby! More than 750 tickets sold for the two-day derby, March 10-11, in Region 7, with 125 fish caught. Lots of food and thousands of dollars in cash awards and prizes. Derby participants now wait to see if they’ve won a $70,000 boat from […]
State-bound!
It’s been a great journey for boys and girls basketball teams this season, and now both teams are off to compete at the WIAA State Tournament in Tacoma. The girls lost only one game this season on the way to winning the Northwest League title. The boys dropped a few more games along the way, […]
Hawk spirit
It was Senior Night Friday, February 16 when the Anacortes High School Varsity Boys Basketball team faced Blaine for the final regular season game. Support was strong, as evidenced by these photographs, including cheerleaders and band members who provided a boost at every game. Members of the undefeated Girls Varsity team also stepped onto the […]
Coastal Missions
Eric Moe of Anacortes (left) takes a tour of the vessel “Coastal Messenger” February 2 during a stop in LaConner. His tour guide is Tom Maxie, one of the volunteers with a scheduled outreach ministry serving the West Coast, primarily from B.C. to Alaska. This ship does not carry passengers or freight for hire or […]
Winter storm
It was a long night for many in the Northwest, with high winter winds slamming communities up and down the coast. Scenes from Friday morning in Anacortes include an emergency crew in Skyline, a tree down in the front yard of the Channel House bed and breakfast on Oakes, a fence down on “O” Avenue […]
Lions Christmas Parade
Snapshots from 2006 Lions Christmas Parade in downtown Anacortes include local muralist Bill Mitchell; Joye the Sedro-Woolley Rodeo Queen; kids from a church in Nativity roles. Thanks to all who contributed to this small town tradition.
Museum reception
Anacortes Museum supporters and staff gathered Friday, Dec. 8 for the annual Foundation meeting and Holiday Reception. Among those in attendance were Mayor Dean Maxwell and his wife, Lisa. Laura Wynn, whose involvement with the museum dates back 20 years, was honored as Volunteer of the Year. She is pictured here with her parents, Tom […]
December night
It was a balmy night, at least by comparison with the previous week or two. Anacortes kicked off the Christmas season Friday with the annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting and the Holiday Art Walk. Among entertainers were elementary school and high school choirs. Following the lighting ceremony many families wandered downtown to see the lights […]
North Shore
These are scenes from the North Shore of Oahu. They were taken on the last day of the OP Pro Hawaii surfing competition, but we were too late for the awards presentation. It was awesome to sit and watch surfers of all ages. My favorite was a man who STOOD on his board with paddle […]