Member Announcements
The Mount Vernon Downtown Association is pleased to present our annual Birds of Winter Art Walk on Saturday, February 1, 2020 in conjunction with Birds of Winter: A Skagit Valley Experience. Participating businesses and galleries will feature artists exploring the natural world, including bird-themed art. The MVDA will host four Saturday Art Walks in 2020:…
New Mom’s Group This group is led by a Family Birth Center RN/Lactation Consultant. Bring your baby, join us for beverages and talk about your experiences as a new mom. Meet other moms, weigh your baby and get answers to your questions about infant feeding, development and much more. Pregnant women, moms with babies and…
At approximately 8:58 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Skagit Dispatch received a call from a passenger traveling in a vehicle on I-5 who reported seeing smoke rising from a structure near Fir Street and Shop Lane. Upon arriving to the area, first responders were unable to immediately locate the fire, but spread out to search and…
Community Action of Skagit County will feature Ryan Dowd at their March 25, 2020 Have a Heart for Community event at the Swinomish Casino and Lodge. 9 a Mr. Dowd is the author of “The Librarians Guide to Homelessness” and runs one of the largest homeless shelters outside of Chicago in the United States. Attendees…
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 a list of items to create your…
Orchidaceae Saturday, January 1,1 11:00 a.m. – noon, Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Harvey Brenneise has grown orchids as a hobby for 50 years and will discuss how to keep the little beauties alive, happy and blooming again. The Orchidaceae family is the largest of flowering plants, including natives in Washington. Most ornamentals,…
The Mount Vernon Downtown Association is pleased to present our annual Birds of Winter Art Walk on Saturday, February 1, 2020 in conjunction with Birds of Winter: A Skagit Valley Experience. Participating businesses are encouraged to feature artists exploring the natural world, including bird-themed art. MVDA art walks include 12-15 downtown venues featuring work by…
Skagit Valley College is proud to invite the public to a celebration of Steve Epperson’s 900th win as the Cardinals Women’s Basketball Coach on Saturday, January 11th following the Women’s game at 5:00 pm in the Dave DuVall Pavilion. A community reception will take place in the Multipurpose Room after the presentation. With 900+…
MOUNT VERNON—A swearing-in ceremony will be held on Monday December 30, at 10 a.m. for City of Mount Vernon officials who were elected to office in November. Mayor Jill Boudreau, Councilmember Erin Moberg (Ward 1), Councilmember Mark Hulst (Ward 2), and Councilmember Mary Hudson (Ward 3) were all chosen by voters to retain their respective…