Member Announcements
Skagit Transit is introducing a new features to make riding the bus more convenient. Riders now get real time bus arrival information on all of Skagit Transit’s bus routes. No longer do bus riders need to wonder when their bus will arrive. Riders can access bus tracking in several ways; using a smartphone app, via…
The restaurant at Skagit Regional Airport is reopening with new operators, but they are not new to the Skagit Valley. Spinach Bus Ventures, the team who owns Tulip Town, Skagit Acres and the Fairhaven Mill is moving into the restaurant space at the Port of Skagit, bringing their love of the Skagit Valley to the…
The Artists’ Studio Tour on San Juan Island We will return on June 5th and 6th 2021! We are excited to be including both returning and new island artists with this year’s tour. We want to celebrate with our island residents, and thank them for their support during the last year with this opportunity to…
U.S. Representative Rick Larsen visited the Port of Skagit on March 5th to see projects underway in maritime manufacturing, aviation expansion and value-added agriculture. The day included tours and conversations with representatives from Island Grown Farmers’ Cooperative, Corporate Air Center, Systima Technologies, Dyberg Aviation and Mavrik Marine. Representatives from each of the businesses, along with…
Since January 1, local Red Cross volunteers have helped almost 700 people with urgent needs like emergency lodging, financial assistance, and recovery planning, following more than 160 home fires throughout the Northwest Region. “Home fires remain the nation’s most frequent disaster during COVID-19,” said Alex Dieffenbach, Northwest Region CEO. “This weekend, take…
Community Action of Skagit County will launch a second round of their Eviction Prevention Program beginning March 8, slated to run through the end of 2021. The intention of this emergency funding is to prevent eviction for households who have been financially impacted by the COVID pandemic. Based on the 2020 program, 130 households per…
Express Employment Professionals is hiring for a Residential Director! We have partnered with a well-established non-profit that specializes in providing social and human services to local youth. This organization offers top-notch, trauma-informed and people-first treatment to the youth in their programs. Staff work tirelessly, but with passion, to provide a safe place for all to…