Community Calendar

Join Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator Mary Beth Robinson MS, RD/LD, CDE in a discussion on healthy eating, being active, and reducing risks to help manage diabetes on Wednesday, March 3 at 10 a.m.  This is a free, online class.  Registration required.  Call 360-299-4204.

What documents should you have prepared for end-of-life? Join an end-of-life expert from Hospice of the Northwest to learn more about POLST, Advanced Directives, and HCDPOA forms. This free online class takes place on Thursday, March 4 at 10 a.m. Register online at www.islandhospital.org/classes or call 360-299-4204.

Get a behind the scenes tour of sculptor and artist Sue Robert's Guemes Island studio. Learn about pottery and sculpture and find out how to take classes just a ferry ride way. Watch on the library Facebook page at facebook.com/AnacortesPublicLibrary or visit library.cityofanacortes.org for links to watch all our virtual programs. 

Wednesday, March 10th 7:00 pm  Virtual Program

The agendas for the March 18 school board meetings are on the board's website: https://board.asd103.org/agendas-minutes/2020-21-agendas

March 18: Brodniak Auditorium: 

• Study Session - 3-5:15
• Evening Meeting - 6:15 p.m. 

Updates to Attending Board Meetings: 

• New requirements under the Open Public Meetings Act allow in-person attendance up to 25 percent capacity, in addition to providing a remote attendance option. 
• In-person attendees must fill out a registration form to assist with contact tracing. Attendees are encouraged to do so in advance: School Board Pre-Registration Form 
• In-person attendees must wear face masks and socially distance.  
• Do not attend in person if you are experiencing any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19.

The agendas for the March 18 school board meetings are on the board's website: https://board.asd103.org/agendas-minutes/2020-21-agendas

March 18: Brodniak Auditorium: 

• Study Session - 3-5:15
• Evening Meeting - 6:15 p.m. 

Updates to Attending Board Meetings: 

• New requirements under the Open Public Meetings Act allow in-person attendance up to 25 percent capacity, in addition to providing a remote attendance option. 
• In-person attendees must fill out a registration form to assist with contact tracing. Attendees are encouraged to do so in advance: School Board Pre-Registration Form 
• In-person attendees must wear face masks and socially distance.  
• Do not attend in person if you are experiencing any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19.

 Hood Canal Bridge Ecosystem Impact Assessment: Impacts of a floating bridge on juvenile steelhead migration.  Friday, March 19, 2021.  Our presenter will be Iris Kemp, Senior Project Manager at Long Live the Kings (LLTK). While spending over two years collecting research data, the LLTK Hood Canal Bridge Assessment Team tagged and tracked migration routes and mortality of nearly 500 juvenile steelhead.  They collected data on light, noise, fish density, predators, and water quality.  This team discovered that up to 50% of the juvenile fish don’t make it past the Bridge!  Come hear the stunning results of this research and how LLTK is working to develop mitigation strategies to help the steelhead.  All lectures are on Friday eves., 7pm-8pm.  Details for Zoom link will be on our  website.  www.skagitbeaches.org   Check into the website one week before the lecture date for the Zoom Link.  Questions? Contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Learn about these large invasive hornets from Asia, the threats they pose and how to prevent their expansion into our local communities. Presented by Cassie Cihorz, outreach and education specialist from the WSDA. Visit www.skagitbeaches.org for details.   

Friday, March 19th 7:00 pm  Friends of Skagit Beaches

Sen. Liz Lovelett, Rep. Alex Ramel and Debra Lekanoff are holding a legislative Town Hall on Saturday, March 20 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. There are several ways to tune in: the event will be livestreamed to my legislative Facebook page, to the House Democrats Facebook page, to the House Democrats Twitter feed, and to the House Democrats YouTube channel.

Add the town hall to your Facebook events.

Dietary habits play an important role in your risk of developing osteoporosis. Join Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator Mary Beth Robinson, MS, RD/LD, CDE in a discussion on nutritional tips to help maintain good bone health on Wednesday, March 24^th at 10 a.m.  This is a free online class but registration is required.  Register online atwww.islandhopsital.org/classes  or call 360-299-4204.

Humanities WA Presents: The Country That Fiction Built  

University of Washington professor Michelle Liu invites participants to think about how works of fiction still fundamentally shape, as well as limit, how we think about skin color, morality, and who counts as human. How can fiction help us imagine building more empathy and openness to those with experiences different from our own? Join us for this live presentation and conversation. Registration required. Visit library.cityofanacortes.org or facebook.com/anacortespubliclibrary to sign up.  

Wednesday, March 24th 7:00 pm   Live Zoom Event  

Learn essential tips for ensuring proper nutrition during each stage of your pregnancy, from conception to the first post-partum meal.  Join a Registered Dietitian for this free, online event on Wednesday, March 31 from 6 – 6:45 p.m.  Registration is required. Visit www.islandhospital.org/classes or call 360-299-4204.

Learn essential tips for ensuring proper nutrition during each stage of your pregnancy, from conception to the first post-partum meal.  Join a Registered Dietitian for this free, online event on Wednesday, March 31 from 6 – 6:45 p.m.  Registration is required. Visit www.islandhospital.org/classes or call 360-299-4204.