EASTER EGG HUNT:  The Saturday before Easter at Riverfront Park at 1:00pm. Children ages crawler up to 12 years old enjoy hunting for Easter eggs and treats.

WOODFEST: The first weekend in April.  Quality Woodcrafters, traditional carvers, woodturners, chainsaw carvers, high school woodshop exhibits/competition/auction, educational exhibits, Cub Corner Cafe, and more!

KID’S FISHING DERBY: The first Saturday in May.  Held at Northern State Pond for ages 14 and under.  Bring your own gear & bait.  Gates open at 7am, fishing starts at 8am and derby closes at 3pm.  Very limited parking, PLEASE carpool.

BLAST FROM THE PAST: The first weekend in June.  Sidewalk sales from local business as well as craft and food vendors both Friday & Saturday.  Saturday will bring us food eating and hula hoop contests, as well as a stage show and live band, all in the gazebo and surrounding area of hammer heritage square!  Saturday also brings us the antique car show along Metcalf St.

OUTDOOR MOVIES: Every Friday night in July (1st week usually altered for Loggerodeo celebrations)

LOGGERODEO: The week of July 4th. The State’s oldest on-going 4th of July celebration.  Enjoy the Rodeo, Barbecue, Street Dance with Live Band, Bluegrass Jubilee, Wild Women of Woolley, Chainsaw Competition, Historical Display & Demonstrations at the Museum, Carnival, Kiddie Parade, Logging Show, Footrace, Grand Parade, Fireworks at dusk, and more!

JUST FOR FUN POKER RUN: Second Sunday of August. Starts and stops in front of Hometown Cafe.  Runs through Concrete, Rockport, Darrington, Arlington, Lake Cavanaugh. Big Rock & Clear Lake.  Record cards are $3.00 each.  Skagit Hospice receives 100% of all entry fee funds. 

FOUNDERS’ DAYS: Second weekend in September.   Saturday Pancake breakfast, Museum open house.  Sunday picnic at Riverfront Park, car show, and children’s activities in the park.

HALLOWEEN: October 31st.  Children’s Parade at 4:30pm, followed by trick-or-treating afterwards at participating merchants in downtown Sedro-Woolley.

SANTA’S CITY OF LIGHTS PARADE:  First Saturday in December.  Children’s activities such as train and pony rides, and other various goings on begin at 3pm.  The lighting of the giant Christmas tree at 5pm kicks off the Santa parade.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: Second Saturday in December.  Children receive a free balloon, toy stocking, candy cane and breakfast with Santa.

HOLIDAY HOME TOUR: Second Saturday in December.  Visit 19th Century architecturally designed Sedro-Woolley heritage homes decorated for the holidays.

On Wednesday, May 14, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., we are pleased to offer FREE skin cancer screenings in North Puget Cancer Center at United General Hospital.To register for this free, confidential screening, provided by Dermatologist J. Semmes Mickelwait, MD, please call (360) 856-7245 or send a message to: wellness360@unitedgeneral.org.  

Screenings, which involve a head-to-toe skin assessment in which a doctor will look for discolored or misshapen moles, take about 5 minutes. Those found with possible skin cancer or precancerous conditions will be given referrals following the screening.

Melanoma in individuals 10-39 years old is highly curable with five-year survival rates exceeding 90 percent.

1 in 58 men and women will be diagnosed with melanoma during their lifetime. Caucasians and men over 50 years of age are at a higher risk of developing melanoma than the general population.

Join us for another fun-filled
Blast from the Past celebration June 6th & 7th.

Enjoy sidewalk sales from local business as well as craft and food vendors both Friday & Saturday.

Friday brings us the treasure hunt where children ages 4-8 can search through the hay to find shiny coins.

Saturday will bring us a stage show and live band, along with the following contests:
Pizza Eating 
Jump Rope
Hula Hoop
Pie Eating
all in the gazebo and surrounding
area of hammer heritage square!

Saturday also brings us the antique car show along Metcalf St.

Come out and enjoy a couple of days of family friendly fun and entertainment!

For more info please call the Chamber at 360-855-1841
2008 Blast From the Past Application
Indemnity Agreement (must include with application)

 Wednesday, May 7^th
11:45 to 1 pm (sharp!)
Sedro-Woolley Community Center
703 Pacific St.

Speaker: Loggerodeo president
  Jeanne McLennan

Caterer: Avenue Catering
              676 Spruce St. Burlington

Menu: Chicken Marsala, Rice Pilaf, Salad,
and brownies for dessert.

Members $10, future members $12
Bring a friend; join the fun
Win prizes - make connections
See you there!

Musical entertainment featuring Skagit Symphony musicians will set the stage for this exciting evening at McIntyre Hall at 2501 E. College Way in Mount Vernon on Friday, May 16.

“Serenata”, meaning music performed at night to express love, will include an elegant dinner with live music, wine tasting and live and silent auctions. The event will have a decidedly “French flair” this year, and will feature French cuisine, wines and décor. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. at McIntyre Hall. Tickets are $75 per person. $750 Table sponsorships include 10 tickets and sponsor recognition.

Auction items are still being accepted as well. Proceeds from the event will go to help the Skagit Symphony continue expanding the appreciation of symphonic music in Skagit County.

For more information or tickets, call event coordinator Creative Celebrations at (360) 428-5972

Hours: Monday thru Saturday 11:00am - 9:00pm

Third generation keeps business running
By Codi Hamblin
Staff Reporter

Photo by Codi Hamblin
Sedro-Woolley Auto Parts will celebrate its 70th year in May as the Huggins family kept the family business into its third generation. Steve Huggins and his sister Cheri Queen (both left) are the third generation to operate the business. Fay and Les Huggins (both right) purchased the business in the 1980s from Les’ father Ray Huggins.

The Huggins family will celebrate May 18 as their family-owned auto parts store reaches its 70th year of business. Sedro-Woolley Auto Parts was opened in 1938 by two brothers, Ray and Roland Huggins, who moved from Kansas to Skagit County. After 70 years, the business has passed into the hands of the third generation of the Huggins family. The store provides customers with various auto parts, paint and body products, and a machine shop allows them to make auto part repairs. The family also purchased Burlington Auto Parts in 1999.

Having the third generation own the store is an unusual circumstance as many businesses do not make it into the second generation, said Les Huggins, second generation store owner who is the son of Ray Huggins. Les and his wife, Fay, purchased the store from Ray in 1983. After about 25 years of ownership, Les and Fay passed the the business to the third generation when their son, Steve Huggins, and daughter, Cheri Queen, purchased the auto parts store in 2006. Steve Huggins and Queen said they grew up around the store and had spent a lot of time at the shop. Steve began working at the business when he was 16 sweeping shop floors and stocking the shelves and continued the tradition of store ownership. (more…)

Gates open at 7am, fishing starts at 8am and derby closes at 3pm.

Very limited parking, PLEASE carpool.

For more information, please contact the Wildcat Steelhead Club at 360-855-2291 

Bite into Coconut Kenny’s Killer Pork Bar-b-que sandwich - shredded Kalua pork on a veritable loaf of sweet Hawaiian bread - and you might recall that Hawaii was once known as the Sandwich Isles. But that’s not all this beach-a-licious little restaurant dishes out. Don that tropical-print shirt you were wondering what to do with and try teriyaki wings, kickin’ sandwiches, awesome nachos, or pizza made with Coconut Kenny’s own sweet Hawaiian pizza dough, made fresh daily.

Grand Opening Thursday April 24th, 2008.
714 Metcalf St (Next door to your friendly Chamber of Commerce) 
Doors Open at 11 AM.

The family and friends of Marshall Lemieux would like to invite you to spaghetti feed and raffle in his honor.

Marshall is 21 years old and a 2004 Graduate of Sedro-Woolley High School. In October 2007 Marshall was diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma.

This charity event is being held to help raise money to offset the high cost of his medical care and to help with his living expenses.

Please join us on April 26, 2008 and help us help Marshall. If you cannot make it to the dinner, but would still like to help, please stop by any Skagit State Bank Branch and make a donation to the Marshall Lemieux Cancer Fund. Thank you, your help is appreciated.

WHEN: Saturday, April 26, 2008
TIME: 5:00pm to 7:00pm
WHERE: Sedro-Woolley Eagles
COST: $5.00 for child 12 & under
  $7.00 Adult
  $20.00 for family of 4

Dinner includes Spaghetti, Salad, Garlic Bread & Beverage