Among the first entries in an impressively long line of Independence Day parade participants Monday was this restored 1924 American LaFrance fire engine. Behind the wheel is Loren Knutsen, one of many on a talented team of volunteers who spent more than a decade restoring the City of Anacortes vehicle. It was an awesome day […]
Commercial construction has slowed to a snail’s pace all over the country. Meanwhile, American Dream Real Estate at 12th Avenue and Commercial Avenue is investing in the future, contructing a second story and doing major renovation work on the existing structure across the street from Safeway.
Anacortes American publisher Jack Darnton (right) and staff presided over a community “business portrait” Wednesday at the corner of 5th and Commercial Avenue. This shot was taken shortly after the 7:30 a.m. event, which featured pastries and fruit from Gere A Deli and coffee from Johnny Picasso’s. The morning Kiwanis group showed up in force […]
Singer Betsy Mosley (right) led a Memorial Day gathering in a chorus of “Proud to be an American” at a morning ceremony at Grand View Cemetery in Anacortes.
The list of benefits for Chamber of Commerce members in Anacortes just grew longer with publication this week of the 2007 Membership Directory. The 104-page booklet, published in partnership between the Chamber and the Anacortes American weekly newspaper, features business information ranging from telephone numbers and business owner names to email addresses and websites. There […]