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SIHRMA starting new event series, “Grow Your Military Hiring Program.” Skagit-Island Human Resource Management Association (SIHRMA) is starting a new event series to connect local business leaders with the talent from the military community. During the free virtual events, you will learn how to attract and retain members of the military community and will have…

Port of Skagit Receives $2-Million in Funding for Fiber Optic Construction The Port of Skagit was awarded a $1,000,000 loan and a $1,000,000 grant through the Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) to continue its work to bring fiber optic infrastructure to eastern Skagit County. This low-interest Rural Broadband Program loan along with the grant from…

Chipotle Fundraiser for SPARC

2021 Deputy Anne Jackson Memorial Walk/Doggone Walkathon by Humane Society of Skagit Valley

Skagit Valley College announces a second-year award of pilot scholarship program to help Running Start students pay for books, supplies, and student fees Skagit Valley College (SVC) is pleased to announce that the College has been awarded approximately $52,000 for a pilot scholarship program designed to assist SVC’s Running Start students by the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC).  The SVC Running Start Pilot Scholarship will support…

Senator Murray meets with SVC students on legislation to make community college tuition free U.S Sen. Patty Murray recently visited Skagit Valley College to meet with students and staff to hear how tuition-free community college would help them and the local community.  “As a former community college instructor at Shoreline Community College, I know how life-changing higher education can…

Sherwood Community Services Business Breakfast

Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival at Christianson’s Nursery 2021 Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival and Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off, Saturday, September 18, 2021, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Christianson’s Nursery is an official weigh-off site for the Giant Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC), an international organization, who is sanctioned to submit…

Skagit Regional Health breaks ground on Station Square clinic Pictured (L to R): Jola Barnett, Paul Ishizuka, Mary Ann Hink, Nina Plata, Jill Boudreau, Julie Blazek, Gary Shand, Dale Ragan, Bruce Lisser, Frei Burton, Brian Ivie, Danny Vera, Josh Griggs, Peter Browning. Members of the Public Hospital District No. 1 Board of Commissioners, the Executive…

Possibility Playhouse an afternoon delight of heartfelt storytelling, musical theater and improvisational comedy The intimate Concrete Theater and Act One Ice Cream Parlor serve as backdrop and playground for both audience and performers.   General Admission includes theater seating and the opportunity to partake in a post-show discussion with the performers.   VIP Ticket also…