Wednesday, June 6, 2012


Sedro-Woolley High School Class of 1971 is pleased to announce the winners of four scholarships, each in the amount of $2500:

Academic study:

Emilie Moser, a 2012 graduate of SWHS, plans to study biomedical sciences.  She is inspired by her grandfather to study cardiac medicine.  Emilie has assumed a variety of leadership roles during high school, and volunteers to play piano at community events which support education, such as those sponsored by the SWSD Foundation.  She is the daughter of Michael and Michelle Moser of Mount Vernon.

Erin Nesheim, a 2009 graduate of SWHS, is currently studying at Seattle Pacific University with a double major in accounting and business.  She will intern with Moss Adams, LLP, in Everett this summer.  She makes time to volunteer with Junior Achievement and organizations that help foster children.  Erin is the daughter of Mike and Teresa Nesheim of Sedro-Woolley.

Brennan Spinnie, a 2012 graduate of SWHS will study Mechanical Engineering and computer aided design.  Brennan plays piano and has enjoyed leadership roles in his graduating class and school sports, especially soccer and basketball.  He contributed his design skills to the Big Lake Elementary School parking lot redesign project.  Brennan is the son of Dennis and Kristi Spinnie of Mount Vernon.

Vocational study:

Elizabeth Rusnak is a 2012 graduate of SWHS and is pursuing her passion for cooking as a current enrollee in the Culinary Arts Program at the NorthWest Career and Technical Academy in Mount Vernon.  She is a member of the academically-recognized SWHS Girls Swim Team, and has volunteered with food preparation at various community events. Elizabeth is the daughter of Llane Rusnak-Burt of Sedro-Woolley.

Awarded June 6, 2012 at Senior Awards Night, Sedro-Woolley High School.  Congratulations, Class of 2012 from the Class of 1971!

Monday, April 23, 2012

Monthly Coffee Hour - Tuesday, April 24th

Come on out to Starbucks at Exit 232 for our monthly visit!  5ish to 7ish.  We would love to see you!  Call if you can't come but want to be there in spirit!

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Monthly Coffee Hour - Tuesday, February 28th

Join us for our monthly coffee hour on February 28th at the Starbucks at exit 232!  5ish to 7ish.  We love to see everyone!  There is always news to share.  Come and bring a friend!

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Sedro-Woolley - remembering the beginning

Happy Birthday, Sedro-Woolley! 
Incorporated December 19, 1898!

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Monthly coffee hour - Tuesday December 27th

Two days after Christmas we'll have our monthly coffee hour, and rumors abound that folks from out of town will be attending!  So all of you who are coming to Skagit County and surrounds for the holidays, be sure to get us on your calendar!  And those locals who would like to see visiting class members, this is your big chance!

Same place - Starbucks at exit 232, from 5ish to 7ish.  See you there! 

Monday, December 5, 2011

Sedro-Woolley Historical photos on the Internet!

There is a GREAT collection of vintage photos of Sedro-Woolley now on the Internet! 

Even some from the 1960's, that we, being vintage ourselves, would recognize!

The page with the interactive map and photos is here:

http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/sedro-woolley/

Click and explore the site - there are 304 photos right now and they are tagged for filtering by subject.

There's an explanation on this blog page:

http://blogs.sos.wa.gov/library/index.php/2011/11/new-digital-collection-sedro-woolley-heritage/

Many thanks to City Librarian Debra Peterson and Museum Director Carolyn Freeman for making this donor's photos into a wonderful Internet resource.

I'm still looking for a photo of my house from the early days - 1898 or shortly after - but, alas, I haven't seen one here.