Member Announcements
Yes, Skagit Valley College is open for Winter Quarter! While most classes will be offered online, we are also pleased to offer in-person opportunities in select Science courses and Workforce programs. Our Basic Education for Adults program will also include limited in-person classes. In addition, SVC offers many support services and resources to help you…
Helping Hands feeds over 6,000 families each week through its 13 distributions, mobile food and children’s weekend backpack meal program. As it forecasts for 2021, it recognizes the need will remain high and anticipates an average of 5,000 families each week will seek out services from the Helping Hands network. …
As many of you are aware, SWAN had to cancel their annual Women Of the Year Event due to COVID-19. Instead, they are creating a digital video recognition of a handful of women who have gone above and beyond during the COVID crisis. With this video recognition, they are not only acknowledging some of the unsung…
October 26, 2020 Dear Friends, It’s hard to believe seven months have passed without a performance at McIntyre Hall. During these uncertain and difficult times, we trust you are staying safe and healthy, and remain hopeful that in the months ahead we will once again be able to gather together at McIntyre Hall and enjoy…
City Councilmember Mary Hudson was notified today in a letter from Governor Jay Inslee that she has been appointed to the Washington State Affordable Housing Advisory Board. In the letter, Governor Inslee asks Councilmember Hudson to “take personal responsibility for making sure the Affordable Housing Advisory Board operates in a way that is transparent, responsive…
In a letter today from Chief Justice Debra Stephens of the Washington State Supreme Court; Mount Vernon City Councilmember Melissa Beaton was notified of her appointment to the Washington State Supreme Court Gender and Justice Commission. The stated mission of the Gender and Justice Commission is to identify concerns and make recommendations regarding the equal…
Hunger is one of the most prominent issues in all of the communities the Alaska USA Foundation serves. With “people helping people” as their core purpose, CUNA Mutual Group Foundation, Inc. partnered with Alaska USA Foundation’s annual Cash for Cans® donation drive by providing a match challenge to encourage member donations. Through this partnership, member donations…
Pinecone Inc., a Mount Vernon-based kitchen and interior finishes firm, opened its showroom doors to the public with a soft opening earlier this month. The brainchild of co-founders Rich Callison and Angela Forson-Nelson, Pinecone Inc. is the result of more than two decades of industry experience and a mission to fulfill a niche in an…
Yes, Christianson’s Nursery is an essential business. Yes, we are open! Fall Hours Open daily, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Beginning November 1, Open until 5:00 p.m. In our great efforts to prepare for spring and the delivery of beautiful and healthy blooming plants, trees and shrubs, Christianson’s Nursery is also using protective measures as…