🌱 How Skagit Valley Cardinals closed their seasons on the diamond
Mount Vernon, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Mount Vernon! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Skagit Valley Cardinals closed their seasons on the diamond
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 59 and low of 48 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy with showers around, temps: high: 60, low: 45.
- Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, with a high of 53 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Saturday's SVC Roundup: Baseball team splits doubleheader with Douglas (thenewstribune.com) — Skagit Valley College baseball wrapped up its season with a road split against Douglas, while the softball team finished with a tough doubleheader loss played in Mount Vernon. Local standouts like Melanie Anderson and Kaelin Blakely piled up hits and RBIs despite the defeats, closing out a rebuilding year for Cardinals athletics. 
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Upcoming Events in
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Monthly Latinx Advisory Committee meeting
Community Action of Skagit County Wa
8:30 am -
Community Action Employment Program Anacortes Outstation
Community Action of Skagit County Anacortes Resource Center, 819 Commercial Avenue Suite C , Anacortes, WA, 98221, United States
9:30 am -
Financial Literacy and Renter's Education (FLARE)
Community Action of Skagit County 330 Pacific Pl, Mt Vernon, WA 98273
9:30 am -
Work Pathways
Community Action of Skagit County Cascade Landing Classroom, 160 Cascade Place Suite 108, Burlington, WA, 98223, United States
3:00 pm -
Mariachi Ensemble
Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Information Center Ford Hall, Mount Vernon Campus Skagit Valley College 2405 E College Way Mount Vernon, WA
4:00 pm -
Equity Collaborative →
Mount Vernon High School Library
4:00 pm -
Skagit Chamber Alliance Multi-Chamber After Hours at Foss Heating & Cooling
Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Information Center Foss Heating & Cooling 4101 Old Hwy 99 S Rd Mount Vernon
4:30 pm -
AVID Senior Night
Mount Vernon High School MVHS Gym and Fieldhouse
6:00 pm
Thursday May 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Speaking of Women Coffee Chat
Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Information Center Golden Hour Cafe 127 E. Fairhaven Ave. Burlington
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Community Action @ Anacortes Senior Center ~ Resource Table
Community Action of Skagit County Anacortes Senior Activity Center, 701 22nd St., Anacortes, WA, 98221, United States
10:00 am -
Mind and Body Coordination Course at Skagit Valley College Oak Harbor
Burlington Chamber of Commerce Oak Hall, Whidbey Island Campus 1900 SE Pioneer Way Oak Harbor, WA 98277
12:00 pm -
Community Action @ Central Skagit Library Resource Table
Community Action of Skagit County Central Skagit Library, 110 W State St, Sedro-Woolley, WA, 98284
12:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- For those who regularly travel across the Skagit River Bridge in downtown Mount Vernon, you may already know that repainting will begin fairly soon.
I sent an email to WADoT asking 'when' and received this reply: "Thank you for reaching out about our SR 536 Skagit River Bridge Painting project. … (Nextdoor S 1st St to Cleveland Ave) - Looking for a roof/fascia board/gutter/ exterior house paint/ inspection.
Just a qualified assessment on repair and or replacement. Must be licensed and bonded. (Nextdoor N 18th/N Laventure)
- Denny's Corporation posted a job opening for Server - Franchise in Mount Vernon. Apply here.
- O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Parts Specialist-2 in Mount Vernon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Vernon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Burlington
- Starks Hustles to Third Straight 360 Sprint Car Victory at Skagit, Winning by 9.675 Seconds (speedwaydigest.com)
- Burton's Wilke among graduates honored by Blinn PTA Program (southtexasnews.com)
Sedro-Woolley
- Skagit Nature Rx walking program begins (idahostatejournal.com)
- Growing Good in Skagit County (salish-current.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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