Burlington News

Joel Pennington, co-founder of ClearAccess, sets up a conference all in his office Nov.

Richard J. Louden of Friday Harbor, Wash., went to the Lord on Nov. 7, 2009. He was 84.

Posted by: Toastmasters Phone: 360*707-5656 Email: Website: Burlington Better Speakers has changed their meeting time from Wednesday's to Tuesday's. Meetings are held every Tuesday from 12:05 to 1:00 PM at the Washington Federal Savings building in Burlington.

We talk about it a lot during wind events: "Higher wind speeds in the Northwest Interior". This is generally the area from roughly Everett north to the Canadian border, and west to Port Townsend, including Whidbey, Camano and San Juan islands.

An EA-6B Prowler roared overhead Saturday, flying west over Fairhaven Avenue to start Burlington's annual Veterans Day parade.

Hunter Mayville, 2, gets an H1N1 vaccination from registered nurse Laura McGoffin on Tuesday at The Learning Ladder in Mount Vernon.

A 2005 Honda Accord was involved in a collision with a tanker truck Thursday morning at the intersection of Pulver Road and Highway 20, west of Burlington.

Jon Rogers ,co-author of the "Spaceship Handbook," and "The Saucer Fleet, will be appearing at D&J Used Books in Burlington,Saturday Nov 21st from 6:30-8:30 PM.

Jon Rogers co-author of the "Spaceship Handbook," and "The Saucer Fleet," will be appearing at D&J Used Books in Burlington,Saturday Nov 21st from 6:30-8:30PM. He will be available for book signing and he will give two short talks about Space Travel and its relevance to our future.

Ongoing ballot counts are proving it was a rough year for incumbents on the Mount Vernon, Burlington, La Conner and Sedro-Woolley city councils.

Library borrowing agreements, next year's budget, a 1 percent tax increase, city building codes and changes to the plan used to manage the community forest will be discussed tonight at the City Council meeting.

Steve Sexton is leading Helen Doyle in the race for the Burlington City Council at-large seat with 53 percent of the early vote tally.

More than 700 Puget Sound Energy customers lost power north of Burlington this afternoon after a Dodge Dakota struck a power pole at the intersection of Chuckanut Drive and Cook Road.

Community celebrates 'El Dia de los Muertos' 51 views Marta Murvosh Skagit Valley Herald November 01, 2009 - 08:00 AM Get the Flash Player to see this player.

Hundreds of fifth-graders got their first glimpse of a college campus Tuesday. Cyndie Shepard hopes it won't be their last.

WOOLLEY Douglas Hutter, licensed funeral director and embalmer, and Jim Cannon, apprentice funeral director, have joined the staff at Lemley Chapel, 1008 Third St.

COLLEGE FAIR: ANACORTES - Anacortes Home Education Partnership and Cap Sante High School will offer a "Focus On Your Future" college fair from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Lindgren Hall, 15510 Rosario Beach Road, Anacortes.

Skagit Valley Hospital volunteer Bonnie Lamont of Burlington directs Maria Viscalla, 68, of Mount Vernon, to her destination Thursday after screening her at one of the hospital entrances.

More than 10 percent of the nearly 66,000 Skagit County voters eligible to participate in the Nov.

The Burlington-Edison School District has hired an attorney to review a 2007 land purchase that has helped set the stage for a possible state takeover of the district's finances as early as August 2010.