News from the Skagit County Democrats
Posted on November 17th, 2024
Skagit County Democrats Action Newsletter for November 18, 2024
DEMOCRATIC EVENTS
1. Skagit County Democrats Executive Board Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Nov 21, 6:30pm – 8:00pm, via Zoom
Click Here for the Zoom link; Meeting ID: 231 460 3118, Passcode: 98273.
2. The 39th Legislative District Democrats Executive Board meets Tuesday, Nov 19, 7:00pm – 8:00pm, via Zoom
Click Here for the Zoom link.
3. UPDATED – Campaign Signs
Thanks to one of our volunteers, we hope to keep campaign signs out of the landfill. Please bring signs to the office. Several candidates want to get their signs back, and any unclaimed signs will be refurbished for other local races, such as school boards next year.
4. UPDATED – The Skagit County Democrats Headquarters Office hours have now returned to 12:00pm – 4:00pm, Monday – Thursday
5. NEW – The Fidalgo Democrats recording of their latest meeting, "Fascism Here and Now – The Present Danger", is now available on YouTube
Click Here for the YouTube link.
6. NEW – Links of the Week
The Links of the Week provide in-depth pieces and resources the Editor has found to be relevant, insightful, and thorough on important issues of the day.
- Senate Report Shows How Medicare Advantage Giants Lie to Seniors and Deny Health Care
- Washington’s rural maternity wards are struggling to stay afloat
- WA 2024 whooping cough outbreak hits new single-week high
- Those Bold AGI Predictions Are Suddenly Looking Stretched
- The Christians who see Trump as their savior
COMMUNITY EVENTS
1. NEW – Skagit County Preliminary Budget
- "The Skagit Board of County Commissioners are currently in the process of drafting the County’s 2025 budget. The preliminary budget will be made available to the public on Monday, November 18, 2024, and will be accessible on the County’s webpage here: www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/BudgetFinance/2025Budget.htm."
- "The Skagit County Commissioners will host a work session on the preliminary budget on Monday, November 18, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room at 1800 Continental Place in Mount Vernon. The presentation will also be televised on TV21 and streamed on Zoom at the link on the Commissioner’s webpage."
2. NEW – Skagit County to Host Public Hearing on Proposed 2025-2030 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program, Monday, Nov 25, 11:00am, the Commissioners Hearing Room, 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon
Click Here for more information.
3. NEW – Anacortes Farmers Holiday Market, Saturday, Nov 23, 10:00am – 4:00pm, Depot Arts Center, 611 R Avenue, Anacortes
Free event.
4. NEW – The Skagit Regional Health Foundation's 36th annual 2024 Festival of Trees, Thanksgiving Weekend, Nov 29 – Dec 1, Saint Joseph Center, 215 North 15th Street, Mount Vernon
5. Women's Work International Market, Saturday, Nov 30, 10:00am – 4:00pm, Skagit Valley College Knutzen Cardinal Center, 2405 East College Way, Mount Vernon
Supporting women artists and women's causes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Coffee & Cards, Wednesdays, 10:00am – 12:00pm, Skagit County Democrats Headquarters, 2021 East College Way, Suite 104, Mount Vernon
Coffee and Cards meets on Wednesdays from 10:00am – 12:00pm. This is the group that was previously led by Carol Sullivan and is now led quite capably by Judy Farrar and Judith Chilcote. The group is a way for us to express ourselves about issues of importance to us all.
We will write messages of encouragement and support to people who are making positive contributions as well as messages of concern and opposition to people who are negatively impacting our world – this includes legislators on the local, state, and federal level as well as CEOs of corporations and other people having a significant impact in our world. We will share ideas for people to write to and issues to address.
Postcards and stamps will be provided, but we ask that people bring money to cover the cost of the postcard stamps which are currently $.56. Coffee will be provided or bring your own. As Carol always reminded us, “We are stronger together.” Our office is located at 2021 East College Way, Suite 104, Mount Vernon, 360-336-1555."