New blog by classmate

Class of 71 alum Gary Rothenbuhler has become a blogger!

Find his insights at:

http://skagitsong.blogspot.com/

Beethoven Concert

Ran into Jerry Sommerseth this week and he advises that the Annual Beethoven Concert will be on Sunday, December 19th this year. Same place: Central United Methodist Church in Sedro-Woolley. New time! 2:00 p.m.

This is always an SRO event - come early and stay late. It's the best showcase of local musical talent in or around Sedro-Woolley. See you there!!

November coffee hour

The monthly Class of 71 coffee hour for November will be Tuesday, November 30th, from 5ish to 7ish p.m. at Common Ground on the Pease Road in Burlington. Come on over and visit around the big table! We're happy to see everyone and we always have interesting discussions. Our 40-year reunion planning is under way and if you don't want to be named as the "featured speaker"...you should be coming to the coffee hours!

Coming soon: We'll be posting the names of folks we are looking for to make sure they are invited to the reunion.

October Gathering for Class of 1971

Our October coffee hour will be Tuesday, October 26th, at Common Ground in Burlington (on the Pease Road). We meet from 5ish to 7ish (they close at 7). It looks like the weather will be perfect for you to come on over and have a nice, hot latte and visit around the table with your friends! We are discussing our 40-year reunion, which will be July 9, 2011, and making plans. See you there!

September gathering for Class of 71

Our monthly coffee hour for September is Tuesday, September 28th at Common Ground in Burlington! We generally meet from 5ish to 7ish but people arrive all during that time. Come on over and visit around the big table! We love to see everyone!!

And we'll probably discuss our 40-year reunion coming up on July 9th, 2011. Have you marked your calendar?

S-W Museum Founders Days

Saturday, Sept. 11, the Sedro-Woolley Museum hosted the 1914 Bank Robbery Reenactment as part of Founders Days! On Murdock Street in front of the Museum (the old Tradewell building) and across from the old City Hall (now owned by Janicki Industries) they conducted the reenactment as Theater in the Round. Sort of.

Here are photos of the event - starting with the "extras" performing a quiet Saturday morning in 1915 in Sedro-Woolley (including local payday which prompted quite a few trips to the bar). Then, the five robbers rob the bank! Then, they are foiled (and killed) by local law, which isn't exactly how it happened in real life...Then, the bags of money turn out to be candy for all the kids!! It was a beautiful day for the skit and it was well-attended by locals.

Downtown changes

Here are a few downtown sights from September 5th. Note two new businesses that have opened recently: A furniture store (in the old JC Penney/Bus Jungquist building) in the same retail space where we had the amazing quilt show in June! Also a downtown car wash at the corner of Ferry and Eastern (formerly a gas station but not for a long time).



And a couple of favorites - a beautiful hanging basket that is one of many in the downtown core, and a pretty geranium in a city-maintained flower bed.

We have a rainy Labor Day today but people seem to be out and about!