




Wednesday, January 13, 2021
It says a lot about the resilience of the Lincoln Theatre that it was only at the beginning of 2021 that the longtime performance venue and movie theater in downtown Mount Vernon needed to furlough half its staff.
In a Jan. 8 COVID-19 update from Roger Gietzen, the Executive Director of the Lincoln Theatre Center Foundation noted that since the theater shut down 10 months ago, they’d been able to keep the staff fully employed with support from donors, financial reserves, a PPP…
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
As a freshman member of Congress, Cori Bush was inside the Capitol building on Weds., Jan. 6 when the President of the United States incited a mob attack designed to halt the counting of Electoral College votes solidifying President-Elect Joe Biden’s win. A crowd of rioters forced their way through barricades and past Capitol security before breaking their way into the building, where they roamed through the halls of Congress, the Rotunda, and the Senate chamber waving Confederate…
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
For those contemplating a Skagit Eagle Festival day trip during the month of January, keep in mind that you should limit your interactions with the majestic birds of prey the same way you would if you were following human-related pandemic protocols.
For example, stay away from places where bald eagles are known to congregate en masse, watch them from inside vehicles whenever possible to allow for adequate social distancing, and bring along backup equipment such as telescopes, camera…