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June 18, 1908
There was an air of suppressed anxiety in the chambers of the city council at Tuesday evening’s meeting, and when a number of the library ladies and their escorts filed into the august presence just as the clerk was reading the 197th name on the remonstrance petition opposing the idea of the city’s maintaining a library, even though received as a gift, there was a chorus of sighs that was almost pathetic... The remonstrance was signed by C.H. House and 235 others.

June 20, 1918
Resolutions asking the people of Anacortes to refrain from selling or buying fireworks for the Fourth of July celebration were unanimously adopted by the city council Tuesday night. Mayor A.B. Cook stated that pistols and canes are especially objectionable.... Councilman W.H. McCallum spoke vigorously in favor of the resolution, urging the patriotic duty of every person to refrain from the use of fireworks: “All that might be spent on fireworks should be invested in Thrift and War Savings Stamps.”

June 21, 1928
Work on the golf course at Similk Beach is going on rapidly. Under the supervision of Mr. Francis F. James of Seattle, 10 men, four teams and one tractor are busy putting the ground in shape for one of the finest golf courses in the northwest. Similk Beach is fast becoming one of the most popular of beach resorts, and crowds visit the beach every Sunday, and many picnic parties enjoy an evening there during the week.

June 17, 1948
Friday night, at 20th and Commercial, there will be held ceremonies celebrating the turning on of the new street lighting system. Completed at a cost of $58,000, the new lights are the last word in street illumination and represent the climax of a long series of civic improvements under Mayor Joe Hagan.

June 21, 1978
The Anacortes American this week announced the appointment of John Fortmeyer as editor of the local weekly newspaper. He succeeds Ron Graham, who recently left Anacortes with his family after serving here the past two years.... Assisting Fortmeyer in his transition to editorial duties is Anne Gaynor, American staff writer since 1975. Fortmeyer, 22, is unmarried. High among his interests are church activities and programs.

June 22, 1988
The Leeward Development Ship Harbor Marina resort is likely to “adversely affect nesting eagles” in the area but would not jeopardize the “continued existence of the bald eagle.” That was one of the major conclusions of a report issued June 3 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The report is the last one required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before the Corps decides whether to issue a permit for the 500-slip marina.

June 17, 1998
A plan to deter drug possession at Anacortes High School got the go-ahead Thursday when the school board endorsed bringing drug-sniffing dogs to the school for random checks.

— From the archives of the Anacortes American