The Eagles are in town!

“When thou seest an eagle, thou seest
a portion of genius; lift up thy head!”
William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

In 1976, the Nature Conservancy and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife created the Skagit River Bald Eagle Natural Area. In winter, bald eagles now gather by the hundreds to feed on returning salmon. This project includes another six landowning partners and has preserved more than 9,000 acres of eagle habitat, including more than 10 miles of river and thousands of acres of forests. About 1,300 acres are owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy. www.nature.org

Photo courtesy of Stephanie Lokkebo.

Coffee Hour January 26th - today!

Hey, all you Class of 71 people, our monthly coffee hour is today, from 5ish to 7ish at Common Ground on the Pease Road in Burlington. We always have it on the "last" Tuesday of the month, whether that falls on the 4th or 5th Tuesday. Come on over and sit around the big table for coffee and conversation and great lattes! You never know who will show up...

Will Nancy Handy Scott be there tonight? I don't know - it's her birthday today!

Sedro-Woolley City Hall

If you haven't visited Sedro-Woolley for a while, you may not realize that we built a beautiful new "city hall" on north Metcalf Street (due north of downtown). As a municipal center, it houses the police department, fire department, courts, and city administrative functions. It's near the old ball park where we used to have the carnival at Loggerodeo time.

The old city hall on Murdock, across from the museum, has been purchased by Janicki Industries for future use. They have strong community ties and will use the old building to its best advantage.

Lunch with Susy

Susy Thompson Sanders and her husband, Dave Sanders lunched with Barbara Thompson and Judy Johnson in Marysville on January 2nd. Visiting from Maine, Susy told of her many adventures there and of her three cats!

Resolution for 2010

Happy New Year to Class of 71 members, friends, and family!

Our collective resolution for this year is to find the rest of the class members - more about that later. But if you run into another class member or get in touch with someone, be sure to let them know that we are alive and well!

The other resolution (yes, I didn't warn you that there are two) is to find a 1971 Kumtux that we can donate to the Sedro-Woolley Museum. Their collection of annuals is incomplete and we are one of the missing classes.

Best to all and let me know if you have a tidbit that we can post here, on our class blog!

Still Rockin' After All These Years

Mark Stendal sends along his band's web site address for us to enjoy!

Joe Doe Show - a musical tribute to the History of Rock and Roll:

http://joedoeshow.com/

Rock bands (and other types...) are a great Northwest tradition!

Happy Birthday, Sedro-Woolley!

Happy birthday to our town! Sedro and Woolley combined and incorporated on December 19, 1898. We are 111 years young!