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🌱 Amtrak Cascades are rolling through flood-hit Mount Vernon again—what changed?
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- Amtrak Cascades are rolling through flood-hit Mount Vernon again—what changed?
Also on today's calendar: Holiday Inn and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 56 and low of 41 degrees.
- Wednesday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 48, low: 41.
- Thursday: Rain; windy in the morning, with a high of 49 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Winter woes plague some Amtrak trains in Midwest (trains.com) — Mount Vernon gets a brief but important mention here: Amtrak Cascades trains to and from Vancouver, B.C., have resumed running through Mount Vernon after severe Skagit River flooding disrupted service. The wider story explains how extreme cold and flooding affected multiple Amtrak routes nationwide, including delays, detours, and a derailment in California. Local riders may care most that Cascades and Empire Builder service in Washington are back on track. 
📸 Around Mount Vernon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Vernon
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★ Featured events ★
- Sit and Stitch
WildFibers, 706 S 1st St, Mount Vernon
9:30 am
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Community Action @ Sedro Woolley Senior Center for Resource Tabling
Sedro Woolley Senior Center , 715 Pacific St. , Sedro Woolley
11:30 am - Free Gift Wrapping: Winter Spirit Week
MVHS Cafeteria
4:00 pm - Community Action Employment Program Anacortes Outstation
Anacortes Resource Center , 819 Commercial Avenue Suite C , Anacortes
9:30 am - Community Action @ Burlington Senior Center for Resource Tabling
Burlington Senior Center , 1011 Greenleaf Ave , Burlington
10:30 am - Work Pathways
Cascade Landing Classroom , 160 Cascade Place Suite 108 , Burlington
3:00 pm - Holiday Inn
Lincoln Theatre , 712 S 1st St , Mount Vernon
7:30 pm - Christmas Dance with Skagit Swings — Downtown Mount Vernon
Mt Vernon Senior Center , 1401 Cleveland Ave , Mount Vernon
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
📣 Mount Vernon Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- MVHS Holiday Extravaganza
McIntyre Hall Performing Arts & Conference Center , 2501 E College Way , Mount Vernon
7:00 pm - CMS & SWHS Combined Choir Concert
SWHS Auditorium
7:00 pm - WINGS (Women in Networking - Skagit)
The Local Shop , 817 Metcalf St , Sedro-Woolley
7:30 am - Mount Vernon Bulldogs vs Marysville Getchell Chargers
Mount Vernon High School , 1075 E Fulton St , Mount Vernon
10:00 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Check your garbage and recycling!
Mine tipped over due to the high winds. I'm gonna check again in the morning but saw at least a few tipped over due to high winds (Nextdoor Hillcrest Park) - https://www.facebook.com/share/1BTrnDfASY/
I promise tomorrow I will cut and copy the info. Just not that talented doing it on my phone (Nextdoor Conway Hill)
- Major flooding expected to return to Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Concrete/... (X: KIRO7Seattle)
- NWCAA will close on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, to observe the New Year's Day holiday. Normal operations will resume on Friday, Jan. 2. NWCAA's office at... (X: NWCleanAir)
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Overnight Shift Manager up to $20-$22/hour in Mount Vernon. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Mount Vernon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Vernon here.
🗞 Nearby News
La Conner
- Western WA evacuation updates: Evacuation orders issued for Stehekin Valley (mynorthwest.com)
Stanwood
- Glacier Peak wins Everett Tournament (heraldnet.com)
Anacortes
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