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Mount Vernon Fire Department ‘Levels Up’ Property owners in the city of Mount Vernon may soon benefit from the results of the Mount Vernon Fire Department’s most recent evaluation by the Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau (WSRB). WSRB has upgraded the City from a 5 to a 4, meaning that the bureau recognizes that Mount…

The Language Exchange Adds New Interpreter Coordinator To our Language Exchange team of four Interpreter Coordinators, we are delighted to add Thais Beccaro. Thais was a volunteer at Burlington Community Center, when Jackie Cress said “Wow, I have someone for you!”  Thais worked in Brazil from 2000 to 2018 for IBM, serving as a Foreign…

Chinook Enterprises Announcements Congratulations to our Award-Winning Production Team! 2018 marked the 8th year in a row Chinook’s Production Team received the coveted Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award (BPEA). Pretty soon we’ll need another cabinet to display them all! Read more about our recent achievement.   Ten years ago, Austin was hired as Island Hospital’s mail…

Village Concepts of Sedro-Woolley News August 2019

HealthQuest Programs Provided by Skagit Regional Health Stop the Bleed®: What Everyone Should Know to Stop Bleeding After an Injury During this free, hands-on training you will learn various ways to control life-threatening bleeding after an individual has sustained an injury from an everyday emergency, man-made or from a natural disaster. You will be given…

Skagit Adult Day Care Powerful Tools Class 2019 Feeling Stretched as a Caregiver? Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational series designed to provide you with the tools you need to take care of yourself. This program helps family caregivers reduce stress, improve self-confidence, communicate feelings better, balance their lives, increase their ability to make…

The NOAH Center Uncorked Wine & Music Festival

Community Action of Skagit County July 31 Skagit Volunteer Newsletter Volunteer Heart Story:   Lisa and Bill Pierce are retired engineers, making a difference for GED students in Skagit County. Lisa began teaching GED math with Community Action Skagit 7 years ago, when they moved to Arlington. Last year, when there was a need for a GED…

Cocktails & Comedy for a Cause

Skagit Valley College partners with local organizations to host this year’s Back to School Blessing event on SVC’s Mount Vernon Campus The start of the school year will be brighter for approximately 1,200 students and their families, thanks to the Christian Community of Skagit County and their sponsorship of the Back to School Blessing on…