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100 YEARS AGO (1909)
Ralph M. Brown was the newest barber in Stanwood. Soon after their marriage in Hungary, Theresa and Anton Kappel arrived at Lake Mc- Murray to make their home. Dec. 29, Ramon Lopez was born in Mexico, later came to Stanwood where he was caretaker of the cemeteries in the Stanwood area.
90 YEARS AGO (1919)
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CIBA president, directors sworn in
Barry Van Sickle was sworn in as the first ever Camano Island Builders Association (CIBA) president at the Dec. 17 general membership dinner meeting held at Gerry Andal’s Restaurant in Stanwood.
CIBA is a newly formed chapter of the Skagit/Island Counties Builders Association (SICBA).
Van Sickle owns and operates Van Sickle Construction on Camano Island. Full Story
Museum donors remember late residents
Memorials for the past three months, given to the Stanwood Area Historical Society in memory of departed residents, are as follows:
Alf Danielson from Loren and Patricia Kraetz.
John Eilertson from Susan and Leif Holmes, Roger Krogstad, Mary Margaret Haugen and Basil Badley, Marilyn and Floyd Templeton, Judith Solberg, Don and Ann Hagen. Full Story
Mary
Mary is a sweet, 13-year-old kitty who is very sad. Her owner, who loved her very much, passed away. She’s still waiting for someone special to adopt her and give her a new home. Full Story
Births
Providence Everett Medical Center, Everett:
Julie and Gregory Holmes of Stanwood, a girl Nov. 22, 2009.
Newest Camano resident:
A third daughter, Carrie Hannah Morasch, arrived at the home of Jennifer and Douglas Morasch of Camano Island Oct. 26, 2009, weighing seven pounds, eight ounces. She joins sisters Emma and Grace. Full Story
Meditation
Doing four things this season
What an Advent season this has been! Full Story
Birth
Landon Allan Cameron Newton was born Mon., Dec. 14, 2009, 3:26 p.m. at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, to Allan and Quicha Newton and big brother Riley. Full Story
Recent graduate
Air Force Airman Michael Jensen has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Full Story
Flexibility, initiative
Students in kindergarten through second grade receive recognition for being exemplary models of two new life skills, flexibility and initiative, which they learned during the month of December at Stan Full Story
Camano Island Fitness
Dawn Holloway, of Camano Island, will begin a new venture next month with the establishment of Camano Island Fitness. Full Story
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