The Burlington-Edison volleyball team bought a little peace of mind Monday night heading into its final match of the regular season.

The Tigers,…

• Prep Football: Tigers thump Seahawks
• Prep Football: Mountaineers take down Anacortes
• Prep Volleyball: Seahawks fall to Lions
• Recreation: Boaters get on board
• 2009 Prep Football Previews: Anacortes Seahawks
• Golfer fires $50,000 hole-in-one
• Recreation: Anacortes woman makes a tough trek
• Anacortes wins 10-11 District title

ANACORTES — The mark of being one of the “frozen Chosin few” can be seen on Bob Legan’s right hand.

His fingernails…

• Mom helps daughter collect 1,000 books for African kids
• Input sought on Heart Lake’s future
• Mmmm … Pumpkin. Not just for decorating
• Falling in love with color
• Annual hedgehog gathering is Oct. 3
• The season is changing for area farmers markets
• Farmers Market giving out coupons to encourage customers
• Nonprofit aims to unite vision of small boating groups

Maybe Anthony’s Restaurants representatives had a reason to be hesitant about scheduling the groundbreaking for the Anacortes eatery on Friday…

• Swine flu vaccine now available to more people
• Taking on threat to small fruit
• Assessor’s Office says some home values down 10%
• Fish tales: Croatian gill netter among speakers at library series
• Report dead or ill swans to state
• Skagit County unemployment holds steady
• County looks to cut more positions
• County braces for second round of heavy winds

“Honk!” certainly has enough colorful animal outfits, songs and themes of tolerance to be appealing — as well as morally beneficial…

• An-O-Chords to sing for food
• C’mon down from the hills for Brewgrass this weekend in Anacortes
• Raising a perfect child can be murder in ‘Bright Ideas’
• Wiegardt watercolors wow at November gallery walk
• Come out for raucus blues veterans, indie pop with a twang
• Solve murder mystery at Anacortes library
• Bluesman Harman returns to the Rockfish
• Annual party, auction support forest friends’ education efforts