Action Newsletter for June 22, 2025
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Update on Don Ambrose:
After a couple of surgeries and a lot of pain, Don is now recovering at Mira Vista, 300 S 18th St, Rm 306, Mount Vernon. He hopes to return home within a week or so. Your thoughts and prayers are much appreciated!
As the editor of The Newsletter for many years, he has earned many thanks for his past diligence and unselfish service to the local party news. While he focuses on his health, others are stepping in, as they can, to try and fill his shoes. Fortunately, he has left an easy system of gathering, editing and compiling the newsletter. Almost anyone who can surf the net, type and paste content from emails to the editor about relevant topics, can do it. This makes The Newsletter ripe and ready for any new, aspiring volunteer Democratic journalist to step in. So please, if you would like to volunteer to compile this newsletter for the Skagit County Democrats, you need only email news@skagitdemocrats.org to learn more.
DEMOCRATIC EVENTS
1. NEW – Joe Burns Campaign Kickoff event
Joe Burns, Sedro-Woolley City Council, is firing up the grill, serving snacks and refreshments, and handing out campaign signs. Bring your friends, grab a burger, and show your support as we launch our effort to keep Sedro-Woolley a great place to live. He’d love to see you there to celebrate the start of this campaign together!
June 26th from 5:30 to 7pm, Riverfront Park, on the hill
2. NEW – No Kings Rally
What a great day for democracy! Over 3000 people showed up to the No Kings Rally in Burlington and over a thousand more in Anacortes!
Thank you to everyone for exercising your right to peacefully assemble and remind America we have been King free since 1776!
Shout out to Indivisible Skagit for organizing these events!
3. Washington State 40th District Representative Debra Lekanoff Invites You to Virtual Coffees
Rep. Lakanoff invites her constituents to virtual coffees several times over the Summer through September. The schedule is available online. She has also reported back with “The Story of the 2025 Legislative Session.”
4. Legislative Committee Report – Final Report
“On Tuesday [May 20th] Governor Ferguson signed the 2025-2026 state budget. The budget delivered to the governor did not include the wealth tax that the legislature had been considering, and instead made up a significant shortfall with a combination of cuts to programs and new taxes. Before signing, Ferguson made some additional cuts to address fiscal challenges and federal funding cuts. Since our last update, he also signed the below bills into law.
Thanks again to everyone who promoted these bills with us through the session. Thanks to legislative committee members who diligently combed through thousands of bills to identify those that align with Skagit Democrats priorities and showed up weekly to compile information, discuss, and develop calls to action for the newsletter and website. And a huge thank you to our Democrat representatives who sponsored so many of these bills. Great work!”
- HB 1296 – Promoting a safe and supportive public education system. Sponsored by Deb Lekanoff
- HB 1102 – Increasing support and services for veterans. Sponsored by Clyde Shavers
- SB 5284 – Improving Washington’s solid waste management outcomes. Sponsored by Liz Lovelett
- HB 1163 – Enhancing requirements relating to the purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms
- SB 5077 – Concerning expansion of voter registration services by government agencies
5. Have you renewed your membership for this year?
You don’t have to wait for a membership renewal letter. You can easily renew your membership on-line. Just go to https://secure.actblue.com/donate/scdmembership. Your membership fees help us keep the doors open and support Democratic candidates in Skagit County! We did well in Skagit County in the last Presidential election – let’s keep the momentum going! Email staff@skagitdemocrats.org if you are unsure of your membership status.
6. 2025 Gala Interim Report
Thank you also to all of the elected officials, labor leaders, candidates, members and guests for making the Gala such a success! We all had a wonderful time.
We’re still working on the final profit calculations but are confident that we’ve surpassed our fundraising targets.
We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to our Platinum Sponsor, the Community Roof Cooperative, and our Silver Sponsor, de Colores Early Learning Center, for their generous support.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
1. – NEW – Mount Vernon Arts Commission Presents
The New Old Time Chautauqua’s Big Vaudeville Variety Show – June 28 (6–8 PM) at Edgewater Park.
Free show with vaudeville-style performers (comedy, magic, acrobatics, brass band). Pre-show (5:30 PM) juggling & hula-hoop lessons for kids
2. – NEW – Berry Dairy Days
Sunday, Jun 22, 2025 from 10:00am to 9:00p
Various Venues in Burlington
3. NEW – Skagit Symphony Art in the Garden Bash
Experience the enchantment of Briarwood Estate’s flowing gardens, as you discover and enjoy choral, theatrical, Shakespearian, musical, and fine art displays at the 2025 Art in the Garden Bash.
June 29, 2025
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
4. – Farmer’s Markets 2025
- Anacortes, The Depot, 611 R Avenue – Saturdays – 9:00am – 2:00pm – Opened May 2
- Concrete, According to the Concrete Chamber’s site, the Market is open every Saturday, Mid-May through Labor Day weekend from 10am-2pm at the Concrete Community Center. EBT, WIC, & Senior FMNP vouchers, FVRx vouchers accepted!
- Mount Vernon, Riverwalk, 501 Main Street – Saturdays – 9:00am – 2:00pm – Opened May 17
- Sedro-Woolley, Hammer Heritage Square, 640 Metcalf Street – Wednesdays – 3:00pm – 7:00pm, Opened May 21
5. Information about Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez
We have received no new information on this week.
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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.”
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