Meet Your Friends & Neighbors in Anacortes Businesses A Supplement to the Anacortes American & Your Fidalgo • Sept. 2022 Let’sAcquaintedGet
2 LET’S GET ACQUAINTED September 2022 Haven Financial Partners ............................... 5 Port of Anacortes ........................................... 7 Scott Richards Insurance ............................... 3 Sunland Bark & Topsoil .................................. 4 Skagit Valley Food Co-op ............................... 7 Watermark Book Co. ...................................... 6 CONTEST Entry Form ...................................... 8 INDEX of Advertisers SKAGIT PUBLISHING 1215 Anderson Road Mount Vernon, WA 98274 360.424.3251 • Fax 360.424.5300 ©2022 Skagit Publishing, all rights reserved. Anacortes American 901 6th Anacortes,StreetWA goanacortes.com98221 Adventure waits for you by exploring the many nature trails in and around Anacortes. See nature from the water and spend some quality time at the various festivals, fairs and events availble in Anacortes. Cover photo by Evan Caldwell
September 2022 LET’S GET ACQUAINTED 3 WatermarkBookCompany •OpenBlackFriday,Nov.25th&SmallBusinessSaturday,•WatermarkBookCompany’s33rdStoreAnniversarySunday,•BookSigningwithStephenOrsiniforhisbookNightmareonthe•BiennialSkagitValleyPoetryFestivalfromThursday,•AuthorEvent,NikkiMcClurewiththeAnacortesPublicLibraryonsocks,puzzles,stickersandsomuchmore.awesomeselectionofbooks,bookishitems,calendars,journals,mugs,cards,bookshop,servingourcommunityfor33years.Weworkhardtocurateanisanindependent,locallyownedandlocallyrunUpcomingEventsSaturday,Oct.1stat11amatTheDepot.Newbooks:OldWoodBoatand1,2,3SalishSea.Oct.6th-Saturday,Oct.8th.Watermarkwillbesellingbooks.Pleasecallthestoreformoredetailsat(360)293-4277.ScottieonThursday,Oct.13thfrom3-5pm.Nov.13th-Sunday,Nov.20th.Therewillbeopportunitiestoenterourshowstoppingrafebasketswitha$100+purchase.Friday,Nov.18thwillbeanRSVPafter-hourseventwith5authorsandothereventspecials.Theauthorswillbe:MatthewSullivan,RachelLinden,J.BradleyMeagher,HelenFurbush,andMargaretCarpenterArnett.ToRSVPandgathermoreinformation,pleasecall(360)293-4277oremailwatermarkbookcompany@gmail.com.Nov.26th.We’llbeoffering20%offyourpurchasewhenyouusecash/checkatcheckout(fewexclusionsapply). WatermarkBookCompany 612CommercialAve. Anacortes,WA98221 (360)293-4277 9:30am-5:30pmMondaythruSaturday 11am-4pmSunday www.WatermarkBookCompany.com forkeepingushere.Pleasechoosetoshoplocalthisholidayseason.”“Itisaprivilegeandanhonortobepartofthiscommunity.Thankyou-TheWatermarkTeam•SmallBusinessSaturdayBookSigningEvent,AshleyE.Sweeney,withnewbookHardland,onNov.26thfrom12-2pm.
4 LET’S GET ACQUAINTED September 2022 OpenDailytoEveryone! GoodFood. GoodPeople. GoodPrices. SKAGIT’S DowntownMountVernon•skagitfoodcoop.com• 360-336-9777 Above: A storm moves in along the Anacortes waterfront. Below: Take in the city, as well as Mount Baker and the surrounding waters from Cap Sante Marina.
Outdoor recreation, like on Cranberry Lake, is available at many locations around Fidalgo Island.
ElliottH.Johnson,CFP
ClientServiceManager Anna-MariaFinn-Hurley AdministrativeAssistant 360-755-3781 713CommercialAvenue,Anacortes,WA98221 www.HavenFinancialPartners.com brokerdealerandistheindpendentofRaymondJamesFinancialServices.FinancialServicesAdvisors,Inc.,HavenFinancialPartnersisnotaregisteredFINRA/SIPC.InvestmentadvisoryservicesareofferedthroughRamondJamesSecuritiesofferedthroughRaymondJamesFinancialservices,Inc,member Asmarketscontinuously movetheproperasset allocationcanhelp DON’TFIGHTTHEFED The city’s splash pad at Storvik Park is open during the summer months while Race Week in June at Cap Sante Marina brings out the colorful sails.
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6 LET’S GET ACQUAINTED September 2022 THEPORTOFANACORTES supportsjobs,environmental healthandqualityoflifein ourcommunity. LearnmoreaboutthePort,readthelatest news,signupfornewslettersandmoreat www.PortOfAnacortes.com 1,100+ JOBS ONPORTPROPERTY 35,000+ PEOPLEATTENDINGOUR FREECONCERTSERIES SINCE2015 $14Million INECONOMICACTIVITY ATTDOCK $10Million IN COMMUNITY ECONOMICBENEFITFROM GUESTBOATERSATCAP SANTEMARINA $65Million IN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUPS ONPORTPROPERTY 67% REDUCTION INGHGEMISSIONS SINCE2019 Anacortes Waterfront Festival is an annual family-friendly free event and be sure to stop by the Anacortes Farmers Market at the Depot Arts & Comunity Center, at Seventh Street and R Avenue.
September 2022 LET’S GET ACQUAINTED 7 Auto•Home•Boat•Business InsuranceDESIGNEDspecifally FORYOU AnagentthatworksforYOUandnottheInsurance carrier. Findoutwhat Western SkagitCountyhas knownfordecades.(BestofAnacorteswinner 5 timessince2017)…. Since1951 111612thStreet 360-293-5158 Scottrichards.com SERVINGOUR COMMUNITY FOROVER 48YEARS TOPSOIL•BARK•CEDARCHIPS NATURALLYENRICHEDCOMPOST MULCH•SAWDUST•SHAVINGS ROCK•SAND•GRAVEL RECYCLESERVICES DELIVERYLARGE&SMALL WEOFFERSENIORDISCOUNTS 360.293.7188 LIC#SUNLABTO88PL FallHours Mon-Fri8amto5pm Sat8am-4pm 12469ReservationRoad•Anacortes www.sunlandtopsoil.com Yourhometownlandscape materialssupplier.Comeand meetthenew3rdgeneration offamilynow operatingSunland. Weservehomeowners, contractors,andfarmers withqualitylocallysourced products.Pleasecall,stop-by, orvisitourwebsiteandletus earnyourbusiness. Cap Sante is one of Anacortes’ popular scenic overlooks.
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STREETNAME ADDRESS or P.O. BOX CITY, STATE, ZIP EMAILPHONE Identify the 6 people in the photos below. (All are found within this publication!) Write their names and businesses next to the matching number on the entry form. Return your entry to the Anacortes American o ce at
One entry per person. Decision of the Anacortes American contest judge is final. Employees of Anacortes American and their families are not eligible. No purchase necessary. Entries must be received by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. 901 Sixth by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7,
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Oct. 19 issue of the Anacortes American. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Win a $50 Gift Certificate good at any participating “Let’s Get Acquainted” business! Contest Entry Form Let’s Get Acquainted 2022 Bring, send, or fax your entry to: ANACORTES AMERICAN 901 Sixth Street, Anacortes, WA 98221 • Fax: 360.293.5000 Business 1. Business 2. Business 3. Business 4. Business 5. Business 6.
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