In the News
Garden delights
Our gardens are hardly in full bloom yet, but this is an exciting time of the year, when splashes of color begin to draw the eye. Cherry blossoms and tulips are bursting forth in neighbor Yoshi’s yard, conveniently on the perimeter so I’m not guilty of any major space violations. The other two flowers are […]
Floating Boat Show
Some come with serious intentions, others simply to “window shop.” Regardless, the annual Floating Boat Show at Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes is an event in keeping with the Pacific Northwest tradition. For many who live in this corner of the world, it’s all about water. Options in this community are unlimited. You can purchase […]
Annual Soroptimist honors
It was an afternoon of recognition Tuesday, March 9 when the 80-member Soroptimist International of Anacortes presented “Making a Difference for Women” awards to several individuals and organizations. The club’s Women of Distinction award went to Martha Clure, Jean Fantini and Sally Miller. Their Women Helping Women award went to Diana Berge and the Northwest […]
Student art at The Depot
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 […]
Passing time on Pass Lake
What better way to pass an early Sunday afternoon than to float around on Pass Lake in search of the elusive Brown Trout? Or so thought at least a half dozen fly fishermen this Sunday as I drove back from Whidbey on the way to Anacortes. Steve, the fisherman in the yellow paddle boat, has […]
Afternoon de-light
I grabbed my camera in response to Friday afternoon’s moody skies. I was rewarded with several beautiful scenes, including a silouette of the “bird woman” statue in front of the city museum. Also pictured here are the historic Lowman house and the front entry of the city library.
Lovely LaConner
Although city limits lie on the Skagit County side of the Swinomish Slough, LaConner is joined to Fidalgo Island via the renowned Rainbow Bridge. If you take Reservation Road from Highway 20, you travel through the Swinomish Reservation to the bridge. Homes pictured here lie on the Fidalgo side of the bridge. LaConner is a […]
African Gospel Acappella
Members of the African Gospel Acappella singing group are all natives of Liberia. Civil wars and mass genocide have plagued this country’s people since 1992. Millions of innocent people have been brutally killed in these wars The men now base their singing ministry in Vancouver, Washington. They include Lawson T. Jallah, Lasana Kanneh, Morris Wuo […]
DECA does Anacortes
Anacortes High School was alive with activity Thursday, Jan. 15 when hundreds of students gathered for a regional competition sponsored by DECA, a national association for students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship. Anacortes students performed well, taking the stage time after time at an evening awards ceremony at which competition results were announced. […]
Kenneth Callahan mural
These photographs were taken at the Anacortes Post Office. They represent sections of a large wall mural painted in 1936 by the late Kenneth Callahan. Another half of this painting was hidden from sight when a lobby ceiling was lowered. According to Seattle/King County HistoryLink.org, “the Spokane-born painter was one of the leading artists of […]
Snow play
If the city had a dime for every slippery trip down “O” Avenue in the past few days, they could give everyone free garbage pickups for a month. That’s a weird way of saying folks have had a blast in this neighborhood since the snow hit. I’ve seen moms and dads, kids, teens and twenty-somethings. […]
Winter sports
It was a long day on “O” Avenue, where young and old gathered to take advantage of today’s snow and ice. Tools of the trade ranged from plastic saucers to the more traditional toboggan. They went solo, teamed up with mom or dad … some even did the hill on bicycles and scooters. The good […]