http://www.goskagit.com/home/ en svhstaff@goskagit.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-21T21:00:44 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/thanksgiving_dinners_offered/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/thanksgiving_dinners_offered/#When:21:00:44Z Thanksgiving dinners will be offered in several locations around Skagit County this year. Here are some local events: SEDRO-WOOLLEY COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER: 12:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday,… News, Latest, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-21T21:00:44 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/waiting_on_a_vampire_or_possibly_a_werewolf/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/waiting_on_a_vampire_or_possibly_a_werewolf/#When:17:42:03Z BURLINGTON — Dozens of fans of the “Twilight” vampire series came to Cascade Cinemas Thursday night, hours before the first showing of the second installment of the series, “New… Entertainment, Top, Lead, Latest, Burlington, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-20T17:42:03 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/swine_flu_vaccine_now_available_to_more_people/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/swine_flu_vaccine_now_available_to_more_people/#When:11:00:47Z The Skagit County Department of Health is allowing anyone 6 months to 64 years to receive the injectable H1N1 vaccine. Health Director Peter Browning says that most pharmacies and doctors now… News, Latest, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-19T11:00:47 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/taking_on_threat_to_small_fruit/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/taking_on_threat_to_small_fruit/#When:18:08:45Z One of two species in the vinegar fly family that’s proven harmful to crops has traveled up the West Coast and into Skagit Valley, becoming a threat to small fruit crops along the way. … News, Top, Lead, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-18T18:08:45 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/report_dead_or_ill_swans_to_state/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/report_dead_or_ill_swans_to_state/#When:20:22:41Z The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has re-established a hotline to report dead or ill swans in Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish counties. People can call 360-466-4345, ext. 266, to… News, Latest, Anacortes, Burlington, LaConner, Mount Vernon 2009-11-17T20:22:41 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/skagit_county_unemployment_holds_steady/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/skagit_county_unemployment_holds_steady/#When:20:04:30Z The number of unemployed workers in Skagit County stayed virtually the same in October as in September, according to statistics released today by the Employment Security Department. About 5,400… News, Latest, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-17T20:04:30 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/county_looks_to_cut_more_positions/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/county_looks_to_cut_more_positions/#When:18:00:02Z Skagit County’s preliminary 2010 budget includes cutting the equivalent of 14 full-time staff positions, but setting aside extra funding needed for the long list of criminal justice cases that… News, Political News, Lead, Latest, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-17T18:00:02 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/county_braces_for_second_round_of_heavy_winds/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/county_braces_for_second_round_of_heavy_winds/#When:17:15:51Z Residents across Skagit County picked up the pieces of Sunday night’s storm Monday and battened down the hatches for nature’s next punch. The first storm that hit Sunday night and… News, Lead, Latest, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-17T17:15:51 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/law_provides_standards_for_housing_inspectors/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/law_provides_standards_for_housing_inspectors/#When:14:00:52Z Though home inspectors in the state have until July 1 to obtain newly required licenses from the state, the requirements already are changing the way business is done in the local housing industry.… News, Latest, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-16T14:00:52 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/svh_christmas_fund_registration_opens/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/svh_christmas_fund_registration_opens/#When:13:00:27Z Skagit County families in need can begin registering today to receive toys, books and a holiday meal from the Skagit Valley Herald Christmas Fund this year. The fund benefited more than 1,600… News, Latest, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-16T13:00:27 -08:00