🌱 How Burlington kids benefit from this growing afterschool nonprofit’s 20-year legacy

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• How Burlington kids benefit from this growing afterschool nonprofit's 20-year legacy

Also on today's calendar: Tales to Paws/ Cuentos y luego visita un amigo peluda and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Some sunshine, with a high of 58 and low of 52 degrees.
• Friday: Clouds breaking for some sun, temps: high: 64, low: 46.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Children of the Valley celebrates 20 years of work in Skagit County (tri-cityherald.com) — Children of the Valley's free afterschool program now serves Burlington students alongside Sedro-Woolley and Mount Vernon kids, marking 20 years of work in Skagit County. Leaders and supporters gathered in Mount Vernon to celebrate the nonprofit's growth, including its expansion into Burlington four years ago and a new permanent site in Sedro-Woolley funded by a major grant.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Burlington

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Staff Day →
  Burlington Public Library, Burlington

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Tales to Paws/ Cuentos y luego visita un amigo peluda →
  Burlington Public Library, 820 E Washington Ave., Burlington
  12:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Bilingual Storytime/ Cuentos bilingüe →
  Burlington Public Library, 820 E Washington Ave., Burlington
  5:30 pm
• GED Test Prep →
  Maiben Park, Burlington
  5:30 pm
• Library Board →
  Burlington Public Library, 820 E Washington Ave., Burlington
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Women's Networking Coffee Hour
  Burlington Chamber of Commerce, 520 E Fairhaven Ave, Burlington
  7:30 am
• Toddler Storytime →
  Burlington Public Library, 820 E Washington Ave., Burlington
  10:30 am
• Video Gaming Club/ Club de Videojuegos →
  Burlington Public Library, 820 E Washington Ave., Burlington
  4:00 pm
• Free Violin Classes with Skagit Symphony →
  Burlington Public Library, 820 E Washington Ave., Burlington
  4:00 pm
• Housing Justice Project (Skagit Legal Aid) →
  Burlington Public Library, 820 E Washington Ave., Burlington
  4:45 pm
• Housing Justice Project (Skagit Legal Aid) 5-7PM →
  Burlington Public Library, Gentry Family Meeting Room, Burlington
  4:45 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Open Grief Group • In-Person →
  Hospice of the Northwest, 227 Freeway Drive, Suite A, Mount Vernon
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Vernon

• Claim Specialist - Property Field Inspection in Mount Vernon, Washington (statefarm.com)
• Perdue touts Salmon-Safe certification for poultry (wattagnet.com)
• Children of the Valley celebrates 20 years of work in Skagit County (bellinghamherald.com)

Sedro-Woolley

• Sedro-Woolley man passes away over a month after SR 20 crash (mybellinghamnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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