What’s Your Avocado? Marketing & Public Relations Wins 5 National Writing Awards What does it take to create award-winning marketing campaigns? Stacie Zinn Roberts, president of What’s Your Avocado? Marketing & Public Relations, based in Mount Vernon, WA, details the process she undertook to create the campaigns recently honored with five national writing awards. The…

Port of Skagit Adopts “Bring Your Child to Work” Policy The Port of Skagit recently adopted a new policy in response to the growing challenges that many working families are facing. At its September Port Commission meeting, the Port of Skagit adopted a “Children in the Workplace” policy for Port employees.  This policy creates some…

Immediate Opening For Construction Coordinator, Mount Vernon, WA. USA Position Description: Immediate Opening For Construction Coordinator, Mount Vernon, WA. USA   Purpose: Coordinates all aspects of Skagit Habitat for Humanity (SHFH) construction projects, including planning, permitting, site supervision, materials acquisition, subcontractors, inspections, managing/training, volunteers and rehabilitations/repairs.  Implements and utilizes volunteer labor, provides maximum community involvement…

McIntyre Hall Event Fall Season Cancelled COVID-19 Update      September 8, 2020 With heavy heart, we are announcing that all public events at McIntyre Hall are cancelled through January 2021. We are hopeful that we will be able to open a reduced season in March 2021. We are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for…

Support Communities In Schools of Whatcom-Skagit at Pint Night fundraiser

IRS Notice on Payroll Tax Deferral “Late on Friday, the IRS issued much-anticipated guidance on the payroll tax deferral that was ordered by President Donald Trump in a presidential memorandum on Aug. 8 (Notice 2020-65). The notice allows employers to defer withholding on affected employees’ compensation during the last four months of 2020 and then…

Skagit Habitat For Humanity Raise the Roof Fundraiser – Virtual Auction! Bidding will open at 4pm on Monday, September 14th. Bids will close at 8pm Saturday, September 19th, 2020. COVID-19 has had a huge impact on our organization. We appreciate all of your support and we are eager to see the turn out for this…

Fall is for Planting at Christianson’s Nursery! An Essential Business, Christianson’s Nursery is Open Daily 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Fall is For Planting! As the summer garden begins to wane, there are many things that need buttoning up for the Autumnal months ahead such as harvesting the last of the summer garden vegetables as…

Skagit Valley College’s Worker Retraining program covers tuition, books, and school-related fees to help those who are Unemployed Skagit Valley College is pleased to announce that we are offering you new options for Fall Quarter taught by our trained, experienced online instructors. Classes start Tuesday, September 22 and registration is going on now! Are you…

Widespread wildfires Wildfires are widespread through many areas of eastern and central Washington. Authorities have ordered immediate evacuations (level 3) in many areas. Please follow any evacuation instructions from your local authorities. If you need assistance, the American Red Cross has established a contact point to get help: Virtual Temporary Evacuation Point (VTEP) Evacuees should call…