‘Entertainment Scoop’ Section

Anacortes Eagles Bar-B-Que August, 20 2010 - August, 22 2010 11:00 am - 7 :00 pm  7th St. and 'Q' Ave Anacortes, WA . Call 360-293-3012 for info. Our largest fund raiser for the Anacortes Eagled is their annual Bar-B-Que.  For the past 54 years the BBQ started ...
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N O W • P L A Y I N G                                                           Box Office Opens 15 minutes before first show.   The Other Guys • PG-13 The Kids are All Right • R Eat, Pray, ...
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Anacortes Arts Festival August 6, 7, & 8 On August 6, 7 and 8, 2010, the streets of Anacortes fill with 260 outstanding juried Booth Artisans, first class Fine Art Exhibitions, Culinary Art with an international selection of foods, and a creative Youth Activities area for the youngest artists. ...
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Port of Anacortes -Cap Sante Boat Haven Central Pier Performances The Port of Anacortes is pleased to offer entertainment each Saturday and Sunday in August from 12:00—2:00 p.m. Stop by the Central Pier and the Boat Haven and enjoy some  free family-friendly fun....
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Whale Watching Report Sunday, July 25, 2010 Orca Whales, Calm Seas, and Sunshine Captain Carl reports that our guests are watching Orca Whales. Stay tuned for more details on today's tour. The afternoon trip took us out into Rosario Strait where we found some harbor porpoise. We went through Thatcher Pass and headed ...
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Epicure has lots of 'treasure chest items' to be sold! 50% off all product in our booth in front of the store.                                                                                                      From roasting pans to paper napkins. Come and get it!!!!!                                                                                                   We are making way for our new product arriving in August.                                           www.EpicureAnacortes.com
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Splashtacular! is a free childhood safety event, sponsored by Skagit County Safe Kids Coalition. It will be held on Thursday, July 29, 2010 between noon – 4 p.m. near the playground at Washington Park in Anacortes.  Local organizations will provide games and activities focusing on fire safety, poison prevention, water safety, alcohol and drug prevention.  There will be also be giveaways, a raffle, Smokey ...
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 ‎2nd Annual Anacortes Workboat Races Date: July 17, 2010 Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM http://www.portofanacortes.com/     Head down to Pier 1 at the foot of Commercial Avenue for the saltiest sea races ever! Workboats of all sizes compete to cross the finish first on the often choppy Guemes Channel. Contests, Pirates, Music, Food, and Fun!
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Kids-R-Best Festivities It’s our 21st year of celebrating kids in our community. Come join us and play with ...
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  On a hot summer day, Nothing beats the Parks in Anacortes If you are an Anacortes lifer, of a just a visitor to our beautiful Island, here are jus a few parks to ...
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The Anacortes Arts Festival needs volunteers  July 23 thru August 8.  We are looking for individuals who have good cashiering skills, love art, or are proficient at remote credit card processing. Lifting is required for some events.  Volunteers receive a free T-shirt with 4 hrs work and completion of a training session and a free ticket to the volunteer ...
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It's is going to be a fun filled day in Anacortes on the 4th of July! Anacortes needs to get ready for a busy day in Town! The 4th of July has always been a great time of year for all families, this is a rundown of activities that will be taking place. - A town photo will be taken at 10 a.m. at Fifth Street and ...
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Order Graduations pictures AHS 2010   - ahs.smugmug.com http://ahs.smugmug.com/Other/Graduation/12603267_iVWka#905381280_4q7Bn Check out photos of graduation on ahs.smugmug.com.  You can also order a dvd of the ceremony by calling Joan Larkin at 293-2166 ext. 735
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Summit Assistance Dogs invites you to visit their training facility 12549 Christianson Road in Anacortes   Wednesday, July 7  between 4 and 6pm   learn about the organization, meet puppies and see demonstrations. For more info about Summit, visit www.summitdogs.org.
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Fire at local refinery Saturday morning, no injuries reported. Approximately 9:15am  Saturday morning residents of Anacortes heard the eerie sound of the emergency alarms going off at the Shell Refinery.  According to a spokes person from Shell  " The operators were in the process of isolating and shutting down the heater to repair it when the problem ...
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4 th Annual "Bumberpalooza" 2010 Washington Park - Anacortes Friday June 18th!  2-10pm FREE The 4th annual Bumberpalooza is featuring 7 of the Northwests’ greatest emerging bands! Performing this year will be:   The Globes, Seacats, The Oregon Donor, Great Waves, The Courage, Candysound, Caulifield ...
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 Dash One Invitational High Stakes Salmon Derby After the success of the Anacortes Derby, I’ve decided to host and produce a high-stakes salmon derby. My goal is to bring together the best salmon anglers from the US and Canada to compete for some of the largest cash prizes in the Northwest. It is also an opportunity to ...
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Tommy Thompson Train Trestle Grand Re-Opening June 17, 2010  Fidalgo Bay Resort Clubhouse Because of generous donations and volunteer labor from the community, repairs to the fire-damaged Tommy Thompson Train trestle across Fidalgo Bay are now complete. Join us to celebrate the trail’s re-opening with a festive party at the bay. Free food and beverages … live music … and more!
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AHS needs a new gym floor.  The athletic director was recently told that there is no room left for another sanding. I am sure that most of you know how hard it will be to find the kind of money needed in the Dist. budget. ( $75-90,000) We are barely hanging in there. The Levy cannot be used for this type of project. In a nutshell, Levies ...
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Are Sexual Predators in your neighborhood? Have you ever wondered if you could be living next to a sexual predator? Keep your family safe and know who they are and where they live. FamilyWatchDog is a website that can give you the answers. http://www.familywatchdog.us/ShowMap.asp?frm=0
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FIDALGO PTA PIRATE BALL & DINNER AUCTION   JUNE 5   th  ...
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Planning to take a ferry this weekend?  Only 34 cars on the Hiyu for the Inter-Island Route. ANACORTES – Customers are advised to plan ahead for a temporary capacity reduction on the San Juan Islands inter-island ferry route beginning Monday, May 24 through Memorial Day weekend. The Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division (WSF) is participating in a full-scale marine rescue response exercise ...
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Cookie Lee Jewelry is already looking like SUMMER! Wow - look at this new jewelry for summer!! And it coordnates well with the current catalog!  I'm looking to place an ...
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The third annual Fidalgo Pool Festival is Saturday, May 1, 2010, 9 am – 8:00 pm at Fidalgo Pool & Fitness Center, 1603 22nd Street in Anacortes.  The festival will feature a USA Swimming sanctioned Swim-A-Thon 9 am– 1 pm, a boat race 1 – 2 pm, the fund-raiser “Dance with the Dolphins” - water activities supported with music 2 – 4 pm, and the Buccaneer All ...
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Have you ever had a Nikko? Trestle Coffee is the only place in Anacortes to experience this little slice of coffee heaven. First time I had one, I had two!
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Skylar Haines, former AHS Grad, takes the lead in "Enter Laughing". Skylar Haines, Former Anacortes Community Theatre actor, and Anacortes High School Graduate,  is staring as the lead roll in the Everett Historic Theatre's Production of "(enter laughing)" a hilarious comedy about the journey of a young aspiring actor as he tries to break free ...
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Enjoy the only Salad Bar in town! -Pizza Factory Stop in for lunch today and enjoy the all you can eat salad bar! Fresh ingredients, only the best for our customers! Come on in and make sure you tell us the Scoop sent you!
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Trestle Coffee Company  Handcrafted coffee, tea, soup, paninis and more. Open 5am-6:30pm M-F, 6:30am-5:30pm Sat. Free WiFi. 8152 S. March Pt. Rd.  299-8759 (Located just a couple doors down from ...
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