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The town of Sedro-Woolley invites you to enjoy the kind of fun that’s only possible in a smaller community.

This new publication, “Celebrating Sedro-Woolley,” features a lot of the main events put on by the Chamber of Commerce and other organizations. There’s Wood Fest, Blast from the Past, Loggerodeo and Founders’ Days, just to name a few.

I’d like to take this opportunity to let you know about some other good times that can be had in Sedro-Woolley.

The summerlong Farmer’s Market opened for its ninth year on May 19 at Hammer Heritage Square on the corner of Metcalf and Ferry streets. Look for the clock tower. Hours are 3 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday, rain or shine. The 2010 market season runs until Oct. 13.

The Passing of the Pig will take place June 26. The American Legion Post 43 and the Royal Canadian Legion will pass a fake pig near the anniversary of the Pig War of 1859. The only conflict between the U.S. and Canada had to do with a boundary dispute involving the San Juan Islands. The event includes a parade in town starting at 10 a.m.

Sedro-Woolley hosts its first-ever competitive bicycle race on June 17 in downtown Sedro-Woolley. The Shuksan Velo Club and Fanatik Bike Company Racing Team sponsor the race.

There’s something for everybody in Sedro-Woolley in the coming year. The events included in these pages will make anyone feel right at home here.

— Pola Kelley, Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce executive director

I invite you all to Sedro-Woolley to experience our events. They’re part of what gives this great small town its identity.

The famous Loggerodeo is a full weekend and more over the Fourth of July, with a major parade that draws thousands of visitors.

From that big weekend the city launches a full year of fun, including Founders’ Days in September, the Halloween Parade and the Christmas Parade. Right now everyone’s looking forward to June’s Blast from the Past festival.

I would like to personally thank all the volunteers who spent long hours making these events a memorable experience for all — especially for our visitors.

I also invite you to experience some of the great outdoor activities we have close by, including our beautiful Skagit River, family-friendly parks and a variety of hiking trails. Take a walk through our historic downtown and see the murals and chain-saw carvings designed by local artisans. Visit our museum to get more insight on our city’s history and founding pioneers.

Wherever you end up, I hope you enjoy Sedro-Woolley as much as I do. A once small logging community, Sedro-Woolley has grown and changed a

lot with time but still maintains the tight-knit charm that comes with knowing everyone in town. We are all proud to call Sedro-Woolley home.

Thank you for visiting. I look forward to meeting you at one of the parades!— Mayor Mike Anderson

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Thousands of town residents and guests will welcome summer with the family-friendly Blast from the Past celebration.

Blast from the Past is a 1950s-themed event, which includes a classic car show, a jump-rope contest, a century bike ride, a pie-eating contest and a hula-hooping contest.

CyCling: The Serving Women Across Nations century ride on Saturday, June 5, will take cyclists

from the mountains near Concrete to the shores of Padilla Bay. Cyclists can choose the 13-mile family fun ride

for $12, a 58-mile ride for $50, or the 100-mile “century ride” for $60. Riders are encouraged to ask for donations to support schools and small businesses in Kenya and Bolivia.

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For Children: New to the Blast is the stuffed-animal circus parade. The parade will include children performing circus tricks with their stuffed animals. On June 5, Blast from the Past features hula-hoop, jump-rope and pie-eating contests.

Quilt show: This is the first time a quilt show will be a part of Blast from the Past. It will be the first quilt show in town in 15 years.

More than 200 quilted items, from baby blankets to large bedcovers, will be displayed within walking distance of Blast from the Past events at 829 Metcalf St.

Blast from the Past got its start decades ago as a giant sidewalk sale held by downtown businesses.

Friday, June 49 a.m.-5 p.m. — Sidewalk sales9 a.m.-5 p.m. — Business dress-up contest10 a.m.-6 p.m. — Woolley Fibers quilt shownoon-7 p.m. — arts and craft vendorsnoon-7 p.m. — Food vendorstBa — live music Saturday, June 56:30 a.m. — century ride9 a.m.-6 p.m. — arts and craft vendors9 a.m.-6 p.m. — Food vendors9 a.m.-3 p.m. — car Show ~ awards at 3:50 p.m. @ hammer heritage10 a.m.-6 p.m. — Woolley Fibers quilt shownoon-4 p.m. — Smith Brothers performance @ hammer heritage 1:30-3:30 p.m. — hula-hoop, jump-rope and pie-eating contests Sunday June 6tBa — eagles pancake breakfast9 a.m.-2 p.m. — tractor and farm equipment display10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Woolley Fibers quilt show10 a.m.-5 p.m. — arts and craft vendors10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Food vendorstBa — Sedro-Woolley fire truck display1-3 p.m. — Museum open house1 p.m. — children’s stuffed animal costume parade (come dressed as your favorite stuffed animal, and dress up your stuffed animals)tBa — live musictBa — Kids show

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Schedule of events


Enter the Sedro-Woolley Museum and get a glimpse of the community’s logging and farming past.

The experience starts in the museum parking lot with the 97,000-pound “snubber,” a steam-driven engine that hauled railroad flat cars up the hillside to be loaded with logs.

Inside the museum, visitors will find all aspects of a frontier town: a barn, post office, jail, newspaper office and dental office.

The exhibit space is filled with old saws and other equipment. Exhibits showcase the community’s military members, its main streets and the infamous

bank robbery of 1914, complete with photographs of the robbers.

Other exhibits are in the works. The museum board and volunteers have almost finished the Sedro Ice House exhibit. They’re working on a Skagit Steel & Iron Works exhibit.

The museum is a treasure trove for genealogists and others who want to research local history. Its library collection includes Sedro-Woolley High School yearbooks, Sedro-Woolley family histories and local history books.

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Loggerodeo

Saturday, June 267 p.m. — Wild Women of Woolley, Senior center

Sunday, June 272 p.m. — Wild Women of Woolley, Senior center

WedneSday, June 30noon — judging for house/Business decorating contest

tHurSday, July 1chain-Saw carving competition: 8-10:15 a.m. — showpiece competition 10:30 a.m.-noon — quick carve 12:30-5 p.m. — showpiece competition 5 p.m. — quick-carve auction10 a.m.-5 p.m. — food vendors11 a.m.-midnight — carnival4:45 p.m. — lineup for Kiddies parade. Judging at 5:10 p.m. parade begins 6 p.m.

Friday, July 2chain-Saw carving competition: 8-10:15 a.m. — showpiece competition 10:30 a.m.-noon — quick carve 12:30-5 p.m. — showpiece competition 5 p.m. — quick-carve auction10 a.m.-5 p.m. — food and craft vendors11 a.m.-midnight — carnival

Saturday, July 3chain-Saw carving competition: 8-10:15 a.m. — showpiece competition 10:30 a.m.-noon — quick carve 12:30-5 p.m. — showpiece competition 5 p.m. — quick-carve auction10 a.m.-5 p.m. — food and craft vendors11 a.m.-midnight — carnival10 a.m.-3 p.m. — Fireman’s muster, high school football field

Schedule of events

June 30-July 4


5 p.m. — rodeo6:30 p.m. — Bluegrass Festival, cascade Middle School7-10 p.m. — Street dance

Sunday, July 46:30-10:30 a.m. — Sedro-Woolley Schools Foundation “pancakes for Kids” fundraiser at the Senior center. $5 per person7 a.m. — Foot race registration. race begins 9 a.m.chain-Saw carving competition: 8-11:15 a.m. — showpiece competition 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. — quick carve 1 p.m. — quick-carve auction11 a.m. — grand parade10 a.m.-5 p.m. — food and craft vendors11 a.m.-midnight — carnivalnoon — Museum open house1 p.m. — Bluegrass Festival1 p.m. — logging exhibition, corner of Warner and Walley2 p.m. — rodeo

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This year, the women (and their “few good men”) will entertain at 7 p.m. June 26 and 2 p.m. June 27 at the Sedro-Woolley Senior

Center, 715 Pacific St.Wild Women co-founder and Director Corey

Corkill said the group has raised $30,000 since 2002 for Skagit Hospice and has raised money for other organizations. This year’s Loggerodeo shows will benefit the festival and the Senior Center.

Corkill said she is amazed that the group has become such an institution.

“We thought we were going to do one show,” she said. “That was 16 years ago.”

Loggerodeo

☞ For 16 years, the Wild WoMen oF Woolley have entertained at loggerodeo with a vaudevillian show featuring seniors lip-syncing to recorded music.

Residents and businesses will show their stripes in the annual house decorating con-test.

Judges are looking for the best design incorporat-ing a patriotic theme in red, white and blue. They will stroll the streets for winners June 30. Decorat-ed houses and businesses must be ready for judging by noon that day.

Last year, the winning home was dressed up in giant red, white and blue fireworks made out of PVC pipes and paper towel rolls, a big star and even a red barbecue.

Anyone with a Sedro-Woolley address is invited to participate. Winners will receive gift certificates and a placard.

Addresses of participating homes or businesses need to be submitted in writing to the Sedro-Wool-ley Loggerodeo Board by 5 p.m. June 23. Send entries to Loggerodeo, P.O. Box 712, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284.

An announcement with the winners will be posted on the Chamber of Commerce door, 714-B Metcalf St. For more information, call Jina Williams at the cham-ber, 360-855-1841, or Loggerodeo at 360-770-8452.

☞ house & Business decorating contest

☞ Firefighters flex at annual competition

Firefighters do more than fight fires. They rush to the side of people suffering medical emer-gencies, respond to car crashes, help retrieve

dead bodies and, when “grandma or grandpa falls down and can’t get up, we help them get back into bed,” Assistant Fire Chief Todd Olson said.

Olson is the organizer of the annual Firefigher’s Competition, which this year will start at 9 a.m. July

3 at Sedro-Woolley High School.The competition demonstrates the variety of jobs

firefighters are required to do on a daily basis. It includes a live fire demonstration, an automobile extrication demonstration and physical fitness com-petitions in full fire gear.

Firefighters will drag a 165-pound dummy 95 feet, and pull and shoot a water hose.

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Loggerodeo✬ 5 p.m. Saturday, July 3 and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 4. Pre-show activities start 30 minutes early.✬ $10 adults, $8 seniors/children/military

FeatureS:✬ Steer wrestling, tie-down roping, breakaway roping, saddle-bronc riding, bareback riding, bull riding and other events✬ Businessman’s Cow Milking. $150 entry fee goes to the team that gets the fastest bottle of milk from a cow.✬ The trick riding McMillan clan✬ $1,000 top prizes. $2,000 for team roping✬ Saturday is “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” night. Winning competitors visibly wearing pink get an ad- ditional $100 prize. This fundraiser for breast cancer awareness benefits United General and Skagit Valley hospitals.

The Professional Western Rodeo Association has about 600 members who compete in more than 60 ro-deos throughout the western United States. The rodeo at Loggerodeo is hosted by the Sedro-Woolley Riding Club.

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When most people think about the sounds of the Fourth of July, fireworks come to mind.

In Sedro-Woolley, however, it’s the trademark whine of chain saws that signals the holiday and the accompanying Loggerodeo Chain-Saw Carving Competition.

For 15 years, carvers from around the globe have converged on the town that was built by logging. This year, Ken Packie from Massachusetts, Luc Vreys of Belgium and Tomas Vrba, originally from Czechoslovakia, among others, will carve their art at the corner of Murdock and State streets during the four-day competition.

The sawdust will fly from 8 to 10:15 a.m. on July 1, 2 and 3. Quick-carve competitions will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The quick-carve auction will commence at 5 p.m. Showpiece carving runs from 12:30 to 5 p.m.

On July 4, carvers will have from 8 to 11:15 a.m. to complete their showpieces. The quick carve will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the auction to follow.

The end of the July 4 quick carve is scheduled to coincide with the end of the parade, allowing the thousands of parade watchers to admire the carvers’ work.

Carvers to watch include Sedro-Woolley’s own Nyal Thomas and Steve Backus of Clinton, Wash., made semi-famous by the Pemco Insurance commercial. (“Roadside carver, you’re one of us.”)

Showpieces are developed over four days and must stick to certain themes: logging, rodeo or Northwest wildlife. Cash awards are given to the top three carvings. People’s Choice and woodcarvers’ choice awards are also given.

Greg Bisbey, seven-time lumberjack sports world champion, said the Loggerodeo’s logger skills exhibition is always a popular draw. More than 200 people routinely crowd into

the small arena at the corner of Walley and Warner streets.During the 45-minute exhibition, held at 1 p.m. July 4, Bisbey

and others will display skills including ax throwing, chain-saw bucking, wrapper throwing and speed climbing.

Bisbey, 53, still competes in speed climbing, in which participants climb a 70-foot pole and clamber down.

There will also be an exhibition of hot saws — souped-up saws powered by engines made for motorcycles or snowmobiles, if not bigger.

“I’ve seen 350 Chevy engines out of cars do a 40-inch log in two seconds,” Bisbey said. “It’s quite an event.”

☞ logging show

Before gorging on all the Fourth of July fare, why not get in a run to work up an appetite?

Runners taking part in the 33rd annual Great Sedro-Woolley Foot Race can pound the pavement at 9:30 a.m. in either the 5.17-mile run or the 2-mile fun run/walk. The race begins and ends at the south end of Metcalf Street.

Pre-registration by July 1 is $12 or $18 with a T-shirt. Day-of-race registration is $18, and T-shirts are $10 while supplies last.

Race-day registration is from 7:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. inside the gymnasium of Sedro-Woolley High School. Youths 14 and under, and runners 70 and over may register at no cost. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top finishers in each race.

Go to www.loggerodeo.com to download entry forms.

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Loggerodeo

Despite 40 years of involve-ment in Loggerodeo, neither Beverly Martin nor

her husband Frank had ever been asked to be Grand Marshal of the Grand Parade.

Both oversights have been corrected. The couple will share duties when the parade kicks off as usual at 11 a.m. July 4.

“We thought, ‘What better way to recognize them?’” Lions Club member and parade organizer Lynn Torset said. “They’re long-time active people in the com-munity. They contribute a lot to the community in a lot of different ways.”

The parade begins on the cor-ner of Talcott and Third streets,

then continues north to State and Metcalf streets, then to Ferry Street before finishing on Town-ship Street.

“We expect it to be a good parade,” Torset said. “We’ll stack the sidewalks nine or 10 deep.”

Some 130 entries participate every year.

The Kiddie Parade will follow a different route, beginning at Lem-ley Chapel, heading down Met-calf and taking a right on Ferry, ending at the American Legion. Entrants should arrive at 5 p.m., with judging set for 5:15-5:45 p.m. The parade will follow. The Legion will provide cookies and juice afterward.

Parade applications are avail-

able at the Sedro-Woolley Cham-ber of Commerce, 714-B Metcalf St., or at www.loggerodeo.com/downloads. The entry fee is $10. Joining the Kiddie Parade is free.

☞ What would the 4th be without a parade?

☞ 22nd annual BluegraSS JuBilee• Queen’s Bluegrass, tall timber Boys, combinations and Joyful noise• 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 3• cascade Middle School, 201 n. township St.• $5 adults, $4 students/seniors, free for children under 8• Sunday, July 4 gospel show at 1 p.m. with admission by donationContact Ernest Queen at 360-856-1058 or Caroline Ensley at 360-855-1564.

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6:30—9:30 p.m. Friday, June 18 gertrude’s Hearse (honky-tonk, rock and bluegrass) talk by wine industry expert

6:30—9:30 p.m. Friday, July 2Sabrina y los reyes (latino, afro-cuban)talk by local cigar aficionado

3—6 p.m. Sunday, July 18dana little (pop folk)talk by local chocolate vendor

6:30—9:30 p.m. Friday, July 30austin Jenckes (classic rock, soul)guest speaker tBd

3—6 p.m. Sunday, aug. 15trish Hatley Quartet (jazz vocalist)talk by local shellfish vendor

6:30—9:30 p.m. Friday, aug. 27the Blackberry Bushes (bluegrass and folk)talk by eagle haven winemaker

concert schedule

This year, residents of — and visitors to — Se-dro-Woolley will enjoy another summer of out-door movies.

The family-friendly event happens at the corner of Walley and Warner streets each Friday from July 9 to 30. The films are projected on the side of the Masonic Lodge. Five-dollar donations are requested, with children under 5 admitted free.

In the past, moviegoers have started gathering be-tween 7:30 and 8 p.m. Live music begins at 8:15 and continues for about an hour, followed by drawings for prizes donated by local merchants. The movies begin once it’s dark enough.

Movies OutdoorsMusic & Movie schedule• July 9: the prozac Mountain Boys and “Mamma Mia”

• July 16: Fitz and the Freeloaders and “percy Jackson & the olympians: the lightning thief”

• July 23: Band tBd and “the Blind Side”

• July 30: Band tBd and “ice age 3”

Music meets wine at eagle Haven

The Summer Music Series at Eagle Haven Winery is a unique blend of local music and food, paired with an education in wines.

In its second year, the series now boasts a 40-by-60-foot pavilion for attendees, in case some Northwest weather shows up.

In addition to the music, guests will hear presentations on topics ranging from cigars to local shellfish.

Kris Doorn, the winery’s marketing and events coordinator, expects the series to draw a larger crowd in its second year.

“It gained a lot of momentum, so we’re pretty excited about this summer,” he said.

He said the concerts averaged about 115 people a night last year.

Visitors may wander through the wine garden during the show or watch the music from the lawn. Local food vendors will offer everything from barbecue to Greek food.

Admission is $5, not including food. Guests receive 20 percent off their first bottle of wine. Children and dogs are welcome.

For more information, go to eaglehavenwinery.com or sign up for the winery’s newsletter by e-mailing [email protected].

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Can’t decide where to eat in Sedro-Woolley?Sample of Sedro-Woolley offers up many of

your choices in one place at Hammer Heritage Square, 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 15. Cost is $10 to sample all the event’s offerings.

Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Pola Kelley is hopeful the “Sample” will grow this year from the nine vendors featured in 2009.

Last year’s event included Greek food and homemade soup from the Iron Skillet. The list of participating eateries in 2010 was not available by press time, but it could include any establishment that is a chamber member, whether in Sedro-Woolley or not.

The Sample may also be a forum for local political candidates to talk to people one-on-one.

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‘Just For Fun’ poker run is revving up for another year.

This year’s “Just For Fun” Poker Run, where motorcycle enthusiasts travel a 110-mile loop picking up a hand of playing card for prizes,

will be held Aug. 15, with the proceeds going to Skagit Hospice.

For a $15 entry fee, riders travel to six stops including Sedro-Woolley, Darrington and Lake McMurray. At their stops, riders play games to draw a poker hand. The riders who return with the three best hands win $300, $200 and $100. Riders can choose to keep their prizes, although they are frequently donated to the hospice.

Last year’s event drew about 200 participants, plus a number of people who came to see the gathering of motorcycles.

The run will begin in downtown Sedro-Woolley between Hometown Café and Joy’s Bakery. Runs begin between 8 and 11 a.m.

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FounderS’ dayS • Sept. 11-12• organized by the Sedro-Woolley chamber of commerce, businesses and volunteers. • contact: Sedro Woolley chamber-commerce, 714-B Metcalf St., 360-855-1841, www.sedro-woolley.com

Start with a filling breakfast• Saturday, Sept. 11• Sedro-Woolley Senior center• 715 pacific St., 360-855-1531, • www.skagitseniors.org/SedroWoolley

Fill your belly with a breakfast of either pancakes and eggs or biscuits and gravy with scrambled eggs. volun-teers at the center alternate the menu each year. times will be announced closer to the event.

Shoot ‘em up and open house• robbery reenactment• noon Saturday, Sept. 11• Sedro-Woolley Museum• 725 Murdock St., 360-855-2390, swmuseum.wrzwaldo.org

gun-wielding desperadoes will re-enact the oct. 17, 1914, bank robbery on the steps of the Sedro-Woolley Museum. the museum is just a few blocks from the scene of the real robbery in which roughly 200 bullets were fired and a 12-year-old by was killed by a ricochet. the five robbers fled on foot with $12,000 and were later gunned down by a posse.

the re-enactors, dubbed the loco players — who are oth-erwise respectable citizens — transform themselves each year into gamblers, harried frontier wives, wayward min-ers, saloon floozies, lawmen and of course, the robbers.after the reenactment, the museum board is expected to honor a pioneer family from the community and then hold an open house.

Pots of chili • chili cook-off • Saturday, Sept. 11. • hammer heritage Square at Metcalf and Ferry streets

the Sedro-Woolley chamber of commerce introduced the chili cook-off in 2009, with sales of bowls of chili and raffle tickets to benefit Skagit domestic violence and Sexual assault Services.this year, organizers plan to challenge firefighters from around Skagit county to participate. that might lead to firefighters serving up four-alarm chili Saturday afternoon. last year, cooks used cloves of garlic, beans, chili peppers and lots of beef.

Sunday at the park• community picnic, car show and kids activities• 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12 • riverfront park, 1001 river road

For a close look at classic cars, join automotive club JJ’s cruisers Sept. 12 at riverfront park for the annual car show. the vehicles fill the park.

at the community picnic, $3 buys a lunch of hot dogs, chips and soda with either a cookie or a brownie.Kids will have fun with face painting and games.about 350 classic cars from King county to canada will start to arrive at 7 a.m. a Wolfman Jack impersonator will dJ.

ladies, are you ready to ride?• 15th annual Women riding for Women motorcycle run• 8 a.m. to lunch time Sunday, Sept. 12 • registration from 8 to 10 a.m. at hometown cafe, 818 Metcalf St.• depart from café at 10:30 a.m.• run ends with lunch at the Wildcat Steelhead picnic grounds, 24910 river road, Sedro-Woolley• www.skagitdvsas.org/news/women-riding-for-women- 091309/• $15 for the woman driving, $10 per passenger

For the past 15 years, the sisters who run the hometown café have organized Women riding for Women, a motor-cycle run benefiting Skagit domestic violence and Sexual assault Services. Women and their guests participating in the run receive a lunch and the camaraderie of the ride. the distance of the run hasn’t been set because wet weather changes the route.to register, contact Skagit domestic violence and Sexual assault Services at 360-336-9591 or [email protected].

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Grim reapers, witches and pirates will walk the streets once more on the

eve of Halloween during the an-nual costume parade.

The parade, to be held Sat-urday Oct. 30, is an opportunity for all ages to show off their costumes and collect candy by trick-or-treating at downtown businesses.

Hundreds of participants gather to walk Metcalf Street downtown. Costumed parade goers are asked to meet by the municipal building, 325 Metcalf St., at 1:30 p.m. the day of the walking parade, where they will be given a ribbon and a bag to

collect candy. Chamber of Commerce Execu-

tive Director Pola Kelley said the parade attracts more costumed walkers every year.

“I’m amazed we had this many people show up,” Kelley said of last year’s Halloween walk.

In fact, more people are in the parade than watch it.

“It provides a safe place for children to trick-or-treat,” Kelley said.

The parade begins at the municipal building and ends at Ferry Street. Then children are let loose to fill their bags with candy for trick-or-treating at downtown businesses.

In Sedro-Woolley, the best trick-or-treating is downtown

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Sedro-Woolley’s Magic of Christmas holiday festival is all about the lights.

From the massive Christmas tree in the middle of down-town to a parade that re-

quires that everything and every person be lit, this festival bright-ens the streets and highlights shopping opportunities.

The festival begins Dec. 4 this year — it always takes place the first weekend in December — with rides around downtown on horse-drawn carriages, train and pony rides for kids, and sales at area stores.

Churches and other community groups often provide caroling and

living nativity scenes.One of the main events is the 5

p.m. tree lighting at Metcalf and Woodworth streets.

“We may not quite by Who-ville, but we’re pretty good at it,” Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Com-merce Executive Director Pola Kelley said.

A parade immediately follows the tree lighting, with some 50 entries from local scout troops, community organizations and school bands.

“It’s pretty creative how they come up with different ideas to light themselves up,” said Jina Williams, chamber office assis-tant.

Santa arrives at the end of the parade and heads over to the Eagles Hall, 1000 Metcalf St., to visit with children.

The Magic of Christmas contin-ues Dec. 11 with a Beta Sigma Fi-

sponsored breakfast at 9:30 a.m. at the Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 700 State St. Santa will be there for anyone who missed him after the parade.

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Get in the holiday spirit at Holiday Home Tour

Some of Sedro-Woolley’s historic homes will put their best face forward Dec. 11 during the annual Holiday Home Tour.

The Holiday Home Tour has been held since 1988, show-ing off Sedro-Woolley’s most treasured homes.

Residents with homes built in the early 1900s will adorn them with lights and decorations. The homeowners will open their doors for people to stroll through the homes to view the architecture from the inside.

Finger foods will be provided at the homes. Tickets are $5 and are available at the Sedro-Woolley Museum.

Attendees are instructed to bring their tickets to the museum Dec. 11 at about 4 p.m. They will be given a map with addresses of decorated homes.

Usually the homes are in the same general area so that participants can walk from house to house during the self-

guided tour. Attendees should bring a flashlight to use between the homes.For more information, contact the Sedro-Woolley Museum at 360-855-2390.

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Merchants sell goods and food in the school parking lot through-out the weekend. Also, chain-saw carvers demonstrate their skills.

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free egg hunt for children 12 and younger, April 23 next year at Riv-erfront Park, 1001 River Road.

Kids scramble for their share of some 4,000 eggs scattered across the park.

The event separates egg-hunt-ing areas for older and younger kids. The smallest children are able to hunt in an open field. Older kids search for harder-to-find eggs nearby.

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kids’ fishing dErbyIt’s a simple event: kids, a pond

and fish.Fishing Derby organizer Karen

Dinkins said this derby allows youngsters under 14 to come to a pond east of Sedro-Woolley and learn to fish.

Gates at the Northern State Gateway Center on the north end of Fruitdale Road open at 7 a.m. the first weekend in May. The 2011 derby will take place May 7.

Fishing starts at 8 a.m. and continues until 4 p.m. There is no charge for the event. Organizers provide hot dogs, hot choco-late and other drinks.

The derby is sponsored by the Wildcats Steelhead Club, the Washington Department of Fish

and Wildlife and the North Cascades General Administra-tion Department.


watChing is For the birdseagles will land

In mid-November and early December, bald eagles begin to arrive in Eastern Skagit County to feast on spawned-out chum salmon. Eagle numbers start to dwindle in late January.

Learn about the eagles at the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpre-tive Center, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Howard Miller Park Steelhead Park, 52804 Rockport Park Road, Rockport. Contact 360-853-7626 or [email protected], or visit www.skagiteagle.org/.

best upper skagit river birding spots

The Skagit Audubon Society recommends several spots in eastern Skagit County for bird watching. See ducks, swans and geese at Clear and Beaver lakes. Travel to Rockport and other eastern locations to find osprey, swifts, sandpipers, wrens, fly-catchers, owls, woodpeckers, bluebirds, hummingbirds, finch-es, grouse, nutcrackers, jays and of course, eagles — depending on the time of year.

For a map and detailed species information, visit www.fidalgo.net/~audubon/. For the best bird-ing sites, click on “Bird Loca-tions.”

take me to the river and the lakeriver boat launch• Next to Riverfront Park, 1001 River Road, Sedro-Woolley.• For information, call Sedro- Woolley City Hall at 360-855-

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Clear lake beach• South Front Street, just off Highway 9 in downtown Clear Lake• Open dawn to dusk year-round.• No bathrooms, no locker rooms and no lifeguards. A portable toilet will be available from mid-June to Labor Day. • For information on the park, contact Skagit County Parks and Recreation at 360-336- 9414 or [email protected]. wa.us. Visit www.skagitcounty. net and click on “Department Directory,” then “Parks and Recreation.”

howard miller steelhead Park• Features a boat launch, spots to bird and fish, and hiking trails along the Skagit River. The park is also home to the Skagit River Interpretive Center and the Bald Eagle Awareness Team.• 52804 Rockport Park Road,

Rockport. Follow Highway 20 east to Rockport.• For information on the park, contact Skagit County Parks and Recreation at 360-336-9414 or

[email protected]. Visit www.skagitcounty.net and click on the “Parks and Recreation” in “Directory.”For information on the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center, contact 360-853-7626 or [email protected] or visit www.skagiteagle.org/.

rafting the skagitBlue Sky Outfitters in Mar-

blemount offers bald eagle float trips from November to March. For information, call 1-800-228-7238 or visit www.blueskyoutfit-ters.com/.

Parks and trailsnorthern state recreation area• Open year round• Helmick Road, just north of


Highway 20 Once part of the Northern

State Hospital grounds, the Skagit County-owned Northern State

Recreation Area features an NSRA Frisbee golf course, his-toric barns, walking and riding trails, and an extensive project

to restore Hansen Creek. In time, the recreation area is expected to offer birders opportunities to see birds that make their homes in wetlands and riparian environ-ments.

Call 360-336-9414, visit www.skagitcounty.net and click on “Parks and Recreation” in “Direc-tory” or go to http://skagitparks-foundation.org/nsra.htm.

Cascade trail• A 22.5-mile trail that parallels Highway 20 and connects Se- dro-Woolley and Concrete. The surface is crushed rock. Parking for vehicles and horse trailers can be found at the Fruitdale Road and Challenger Crossing intersections with the highway. The trail is open year-round. Portable toilets are located at the trailheads. The trail was developed as part of the national Rails-to-Trails program. • For information, visit www. skagitparksfoundation.org/cas cadetrail.htm.

harry osborne Park and Caboose

On the southeast corner of the intersection of Cook Road and Highway 20, a park with an old steam train once used by loggers is among the first historic sites visitors see. Bring lunch and dine at the picnic tables.

skateboardingsedro-woolley skate Park

Adjacent to the Public Safety Building at 325 Metcalf St., the city’s skate park offers a half-pipe and several grinding apparatus.

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Road, offers the Riverfront RV park with 28 vehicle spaces with power and water, and 10 tent spaces with water only. Restrooms are available in the park’s shelter areas.

The park has gazebos, picnic tables and barbecue pits, along with shelters for family reunions and similar events.

For information and reserva-tions, call Sedro-Woolley City Hall at 360-855-1661 or visit www.ci.sedro-woolley.wa.us/Parks_and_Recreation/main.htm. Ronald Strand, park host, is space 28. An RV dump site is at 401 Alexander St.

say: ‘Fore!’golFing

Two opportunities to golf nine holes within short drives of Se-dro-Woolley are at Overlook Golf Course and Sauk Mountain View Golf Course.

overlook golf CourseThe public course overlooks the east side of Big Lake. It plays as long as 2,213 yards. 17523 High-way 9, Big Lake, 360-422-6444

sauk mountain view golf CourseThis public course at 839 Fruit-dale Road, Sedro-Woolley, plays as long as 2,309 yards. 360-856-4641

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