THE BONY PONY CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF NEW STORE OCT. 5-10 The Bony Pony, a locally owned western wear and tack shop, will be celebrating the grand opening of its new, expanded store Oct. 5-10. The new store, located at 2423 Old Hwy 99 S., is next door to its old location and more than…

Mount Vernon School District Extended Meal Services EXTENDED MEAL SERVICES:  Our Nutritional Services Department, in collaboration with our Transportation Department will be providing extended meal services for families beginning Monday, September 28th. In addition to our DAILY MEAL SERVICES at each of our schools, meal packages will be also available for pickup in the evenings. Each meal…

Port of Skagit Gets Clean Audit from the State The Port of Skagit recently underwent its required annual audit by the State of Washington, with no findings reported. The annual audit conducted by the State Auditor’s Office, which normally takes several weeks to complete on site, was done almost entirely virtually this year due to…

Skagit Valley College Continuing and Community Education is online for Fall Skagit Valley College’s Continuing and Community Education program (CCE) is pleased to announce new online workshops for Fall Quarter. CCE allows you to engage, connect, learn, and grow from the comfort of your home in short-term, non-credit courses. Visit the CCE Fall 2020 Course Catalog for…

Skagit Artists Fundraising Auction Skagit Artists is in the middle of raising funds to offset the cost of art supplies for kids in school with our ASK Program – Art Supplies for Kids with the help of EBay and PayPal Charity. Just type in Skagit Artists in your search on EBay for your opportunity to…

Skagit Regional Health Fall press info Meditation for Everyday Living: Bringing Ease into Our Lives – Online Zoom class! Whether you are brand new to meditation or have an established practice of this transformative way of being, join us for an intimate online Zoom class of simple ease and peace. Instructor, Jan Hodgman notes, “The…

Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off (only) at Christianson’s Nursery Christianson’s Nursery 15806 Best Road / Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Stephanie Banaszak, Marketing, Public Relations, and Events Manager Stephanie.Christiansons@gmail.com www.ChristiansonsNursery.com Ph 360-466-3821 Email and Direct Mail Subscribers: 14,000 Social subscribers: 14,000 Reservations and fees are required for most classes. We are limiting class size during the…

Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon and Whidbey Island campuses will test sirens and exterior loudspeakers on September 17 Skagit Valley College will TEST its emergency notification system on Thursday, September 17 at 10:00am. Thursday’s TEST will include blasting the siren and exterior loudspeakers on both campuses. There should only be two siren blasts on each campus…

Sign Up Today for the Peoples Bank “Pay-it-Forward” Virtual 5K/10K! To encourage a healthy, socially distant active lifestyle, Peoples Bank is holding a “Pay-it-Forward” Virtual 5K/10K. Designed to support individuals and families experiencing homelessness, local nonprofit organizations serving this community will receive 100% of all entry fees. In Skagit County, proceeds will be donated to…

Volunteer Coordinators Network: Upcoming Trainings for Volunteer Managers Effectively Engaging Skills-based Volunteers ($15) Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 Time: 9 AM-Noon Details: All volunteers have skills. What distinguishes skills-based volunteerism is that they are engaged in roles that use their specific abilities, credentials, and experience. Now is more important than ever to harness the power…