2016 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

2016 SKAGIT VALLEY

Tulip Festival

Downtown Mount Vernon Street Fair Guide Inside A Supplement to the Skagit Valley Herald, Anacortes American, Courier-Times & The Argus

Table of Contents 4 Welcome to the 2016 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 5 - 6 Official 2016 Tulip Festival Poster & Artist 8 - 9 Tulip Festival Map & Information 10 Tulip Festival Suppliers

Advertising Director

Duby Petit dpetit@skagitpublishing.com Sales and Community Relations Director

Deb Davis Bundy dbundy@skagitpublishing.com Photography

12 Welcome to the 2016 MVDA Tulip Festival 13 History of the Street Fair 14 - 15 Schedule of Events 16 Street Fair Best of Show 17 - 26 Booth Artisans List 18 Street Fair Map

Scott Terrell Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Mount Vernon Downtown Association Contributing Writers

Oralie Chapman Mount Vernon Downtown Association Advertising Consultants

Beverly Cloer, Abby Jackson, Tina Pullar, Kathy Schultz, Katie Sundermeyer, John Williams, Rachel Yousling

28 Tulip Festival Special Events in April 30 Blooms Boost Business

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from around the world. After his term as President ended, Marinus volunteered for a new position on the board, Advisor, and remains in that position today. Marinus is passionate about the festival, tulips and gardening. After his retirement from Farmers Insurance in 2001, Marinus dove even further into his role in the festival. During bloom time, he drives around the fields to set up the best route for the tourists and relays the update to the county information centers.

Says Marinus, “I love volunteerism…it is my hobby to help the Tulip Festival. I educate tourists and volunteers through my role on the Tulip Festival board.

After becoming a permanent advisor to the [Tulip Festival] board in 2016, Visitors from all over North office until 1994 when the festival it is my job to fill the holes that need America and the world flock to the became its own entity. In 2002, to be filled…it is never the same Skagit Valley each spring to enjoy separation from the chamber was work from day to day.” thousands of acres of colorful blooms completed when the organization Marinus was nominated for his and tour the two fabulous show moved to its own offices. volunteerism by the Tulip Festival gardens. The Skagit Valley Tulip Cindy Verge has been working board and received the honor of Festival welcomes these visitors for the Tulip Festival since 1999 International Festival & Events with a wide array of activities for and has been its Executive Director Association Volunteer of the Year the whole family, spread throughout since 2003, working alongside in 2015.

The International Festival the month of April. The mission a 19-person volunteer board of and Events Association honors of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival directors. Says Cindy, “It’s one of is to coordinate and promote a the best jobs anyone could have…I civic and private organizations around the world who bring people countywide spring celebration of work with people within the together to celebrate. Marinus the tulip bloom, in commemoration organization and the community was sent to their national event of the valley’s annual tulip harvest, who are a pleasure to work with… and to be an advocate for Skagit get to meet people from all 50 states to receive the award and attend classes and seminars with other Valley agriculture. and countries all over the world.

The tulips are absolutely gorgeous… volunteers. He says, “I picked up Tulip Festival History ideas for improving traffic flow with thousands of acres and two In the early 1980s, then Mount beautiful gardens…it never gets old.” of tourists through much better Vernon Chamber of Commerce coordination.” Upon his return, he directors Jerry Diggerness and Tulip Festival Volunteer Honored was also honored by Skagit County Joan Houchen recognized that Marinus Rouw joined the Skagit Commissioners for putting the thousands of people were coming Valley Tulip Festival in 1983, county on the map. to visit the tulips of Skagit Valley. before the official festival was When asked about winning the They decided to form the official even started. He and his wife Jill, award, Marinus said, “It was a great Tulip Festival and created a have been integral to the festival’s honor to receive this award but I weekend of events and festivities success. Over the years, Marinus feel that it is a reflection on the meant to entice and enhance has held many roles on the board. high level of volunteerism in the visitors’ trips to the area during During his Presidency, Marinus county. We are very proud of what the month of April. The Skagit recruited his wife to help chair and we do. I am greatly humbled to Valley Tulip Festival was officially organize the World Tulip Summit be chosen the winner, especially inaugurated by the chamber in in Skagit Valley in 2010, bringing in considering that we were competing 1984 and was run through that Tulip Festival people and growers against volunteers from huge events

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such as the Indy 500 and The Macy’s Parade. It shows that the Tulip Festival can stand next to the big boys…we are at the forefront of events in the world.” Says Cindy Verge, “This recognition for Marinus and for our festival means a lot to each of us involved and is a tribute, as well, to the thousands of visitors who take time each year to celebrate spring with us.”

What to See Over the decades the festival has grown from three days to full days since 2003. With the unpredictability of the weather, the full 30 days means that the tulips have a greater chance of blooming during the festival. The 2016 Tulip Festival will run from April 1-30. Tulipfestival.org has a wide range of information to help you navigate the festival including a calendar of events, maps and places to stay.

The festival has also grown in

scope; there are at least 26 Tulip Festival sanctioned events and activities happening throughout the Skagit Valley and can be found at the calendar of events on tulipfestival.org. The events are spread throughout the valley in cities from Sedro-Woolley to Anacortes, Mount-Vernon, Burlington and La Conner. Many events are fundraisers for local charities including the Kiwanis Salmon Barbecue (April 2nd through 24th from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily at Mount Vernon’s Hillcrest Lodge). Don’t miss other signature events such as the Anacortes Arts Festival at the Depot Arts Center (April 15th at 6 p.m., April 16th through 23rd from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.); The Anacortes Spring Wine Festival at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center (April 9th from noon to 4:30 p.m.); and the Kids Giant Garage Sale at the

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Burlington Parks and Recreation Center (March 26th from 9 a.m. to noon). Many local artists, craftsman and businesses will be featured throughout the festival.

There will be tulips to see the entire month of April; check bloom status at tulips.com/bloommap or call 360-428-5959. Do not miss the show gardens at RoozenGaarde and Tulip Town. You will be able to order bulbs, buy cut flowers and mementos, and take photos. Pets are not allowed in the gardens.

Weekends tend to be very busy; arrive before 10 a.m. to beat the crowds. The festival is a driving tour, with events miles apart. The map shows locations, but is not to scale. Tulip crops rotate, so you will need a new map each year.

Parking Tips Park FREE at the two main gardens, RoozenGaarde (on Beaver Marsh Road) and Tulip Town (on Bradshaw Road).

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Sandy Haight, Poster Artist

2016 Official Poster Unique to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, each year a committee of community volunteers selects an artist to create the official Tulip Festival poster. Local artists submit their applications and the winner is free to choose their medium and style in a way that will interpret their vision of the festival and the tulips of Skagit Valley.

Sponsored by Heritage Bank, Seattle artist Sandy Haight was selected as the 2016 Tulip Festival 6

poster artist in August, 2014.

The poster, which was revealed in November, 2015, is a vivid watercolor featuring a luminous painting technique. “Sandy’s painting is fresh, bright and colorful,” noted Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Executive Director, Cindy Verge.

“It is a huge honor to be chosen as a poster artist for the festival,” commented Haight. “The intense colors and sensuality of tulips 2016 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

continues to astonish me. The 2016 poster is an opportunity to celebrate my interest in painting the beauty of flowers.”

Sandy has been painting the inner landscape of flowers for the last few years; she calls these works Floralscapes. Her focus on flowers in watercolor made her a perfect candidate to be selected as the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival poster artist. Haight’s exploration of various subjects and representational watercolor techniques brought a selfrealization that immersing into the shapes, designs and patterns inside flowers and plant life on a macro level was the subject that awakened her love of painting and gave her a chance to create a series of images of stunning beauty. Showing her paintings in the Northwest Watercolor Society’s juried shows qualified her to become a Signature Member in 2012; she is now entitled to use their initials on her Floralscape paintings.

Sandy Haight was born in Seattle, raised on the East Coast, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in drawing and painting from the University of Colorado. After graduation, she moved to California and started her family along with a freelance career as an illustrator of educational materials and selfpublished cookbooks. At a life drawing session she was introduced to watercolor and was hooked. She moved back to Seattle 31 years ago and practiced using the medium to build a new illustration portfolio through classes at the School of Visual Concepts.

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an illustration and watercolor teacher at Bellevue College, she’s rediscovering the joys of building a nuanced painting, rich with built up color and texture as she launches her students into the same process of art making.

Upon seeing the fun results of an assignment she gave to create artwork for the Tulip Festival poster, she decided to submit to the festival herself.

After years of “drawing with a brush” in her illustration work, Sandy Haight took on the study of sumi painting with its challenges of simplicity, controlled tones, brush loading and expressing qi energy on traditional subjects in nature.

“I’m still feeling my way and love it when the simplest line can reflect an emotional gesture.” Both her watercolor and sumi life drawings have been shown in and around Seattle with their unique and refreshing approach to the figure.

Some can be seen on her fine art website, sandyhaightfineart.com and purchased through her Etsy.com store.

In addition to teaching and creating fine art, Haight works as a professional illustrator; providing art pieces used in many different types of publications including book jackets, advertising, packaging and logos.

Jody Bergsma of Bergsma Gallery will work with Haight to transform her painting into the Tulip Festival poster. Bergsma will also be designing official apparel and many other products using the poster art.

Meet the Artist Sandy will be available to meet and sign posters on Saturdays and Sundays in April from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: RoozenGaarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon on April 2, 10, 16, 24; and Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon on April 3, 9, 17, 23.

Prints of Sandy’s Floralscape paintings and the official poster will be available at Tulip Town and RoozenGaarde Gift shop during the festival.

During the month of April Sandy will also be exhibiting original paintings of her Floralscapes at Scott Milo Gallery in Anacortes.

Come to the reception on April 1st from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the Anacortes Art Walk.

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Judd & Black Appliance/ Peoples Bank Gala Dinner Quilt Show Swinomish Casino & Lodge Key Bank Ambassador Event Children’s Museum Tulip Princess Party Woodfest Kiwanis Salmon BBQ Art in a Pickle Barn Azusa Farm & Gardens Anacortes Arts Festival

6 Anacortes Quilt Walk 6 Anacortes BoatRefinery Show PugetSpring Sound 6 Anacortes Spring Wine Festival 6 Anacortes Brewery 6 Anacortes Home & Boat Tour 6 Orcas Eclipse Charters 7 Taylor Shellfish Farms 8 Golden Glen Creamery 9 Cantabile Chamber Choir 10 Burlington Scrapbooking 10 Kid’s Giant Garage Sale 10 Burlington Art Walk 11 Downtown Mount Vernon Street Fair 11 Forte Artisan Chocolates 11 Lincoln Theatre

11 Skagit River Brewery 11 Garage Sale, Antiques & More 11 Used Book Sale 11 Valley Shine Distillery 12 Seattle Premium Outlets 13 Daffodil Festival 13 Historic Home Tour 13 Tulip Frolic 13 COUNTRY Financial Tulip Frolic 13 Tulip Pedal 13 US Bank Parade 13 La Conner Sculpture Tour 13 La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum 13 La Conner Brewing Company 13 Museum of Northwest Art

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13 Seattle Heli Tours 13 Silver Bell Winery 13 Skagit County Historical Museum 14 Pasek Cellars Winery 15 Warren Jewelers 16 Skagit Artisans Sale 17 Tulip Run 17 Heritage Flight Museum 17 Schmooze Fair 2016 17 Chuckanut Brewery 18 Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs 19 Skagit Valley Gardens 20 Padilla Bay Estuarine Reserve 21 Skagit Valley Casino Resort 22 Outlet Shoppes at Burlington 23 Christianson’s Nursery

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23 Art at the Schoolhouse 24 Seattle Heli Tours 24 ART BASH 25 Aldrich Farms 26 Sauk Mountain Pottery 27 Sky Flyn’ Helicopter 28 Schuh Farms 29 Tulip Country Bike Tours & Rental 29 4-H Petting Farm 30 Skagit’s Own Fish Market 31 Snow Goose Produce 32 WSU Discovery Garden 33 Carpenter Creek Winery 34 North Sound Brewing Co. 35 Tulip Valley Winery

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36 Fidalgo Bay Cofffee Roasters 37 Eaglemont Golf Course 38 PACCAR Open House 39 River Gallery 13Farms 40 South Fork 41 Canopy Tours Northwest 41 Cantabile Chamber Choir 42 Chuckanut Brewery 43 Deception Distillery 44 Skagit River Produce 45 Glacier Peak Winery 46 Farmstrong Brewing 47 AAUW Croquet Tournament 48 Columbia Bank Reception

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Tulip Festival Suppliers New Festival Merchandiser Artist Jody Bergsma of Bellingham is the new official supplier for Tulip Festival Merchandising; taking over in the summer of 2015. In her role, Jody is developing and designing all official festival merchandise for the 2016 festival.

Jody has a company in Bellingham where all the products are created. In addition to the traditional merchandise such as posters, cards, magnets and mugs Jody is also producing color books, fleece blankets, multiple garments, glass coaster sets, Christmas

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ornaments, journals, key chains, mini matted prints; and more. Her team was also able to take eight of the top favorite posters from past years and re-scan them, which means an opportunity to create new products using those posters, too. Says Jody, “I was always attracted to this momentous spring event…such a remarkable display of color…many may not know that the soil in Skagit County is some of the most fertile ground in the United States.” Born in Lynden with Dutch heritage, Jody used to visit the beautiful tulip fields in Skagit County as a child. She loved to bring her children there in the 1980s and to take pictures in the fields.

Bergsma applied to be the official poster artist and in so doing did a lot of research on the Skagit Valley and the festival. When she made her presentation she showed the panel all the products she was already creating for two other Tulip Festivals in Holland,

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Michigan and Portland, Oregon for the last several years. The panel was impressed and with the current merchandiser retiring, executive director Cindy was excited to hire Jody to bring fresh, new products to the mix.

Jody is a well-known Bellingham watercolor painter; she has a diverse painting style that has developed over many years and literally thousands of paintings.

Tulip Suppliers The tulips are spread throughout the Skagit Valley in rotating fields a few miles apart so you will want to take a driving tour to see them all.

The 2016 season will be early, so it is advised to plan your visits Easter weekend, through the third week of April. Most of the tulip bulbs are provided by RoozenGaarde/ Washington Bulb Co., Inc. and Tulip Town. Both RoozenGaarde and Tulip Town have displays of tulips in their show gardens and carry deep roots in tulip growing

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Welcome to the 32nd Annual Downtown Mount Vernon Tulip Festival Street Fair! We love the opportunity this event provides to showcase our traditional American Main Street. Whether you are visiting for the first time, or returning as part of a yearly tradition, you are in for a treat! This year the event is better than ever, with new artisans joining us and long-time favorites returning, as well. Our downtown businesses, new and old, invite you to step inside and see all that they have to offer.

The Mount Vernon Downtown Association is proud to produce this event, which has become known as the first annual outdoor arts show of the year in Washington, and is one of the largest, as well.

This year, the Street Fair includes over 140 artisan vendors, 15 different food vendors, and 3 days of live entertainment in multiple locations throughout the street.

Our artists hail from 6 different states and British Columbia this year, and nearly 20% of them are new. We are thrilled to point out that we have several vendors, such as King’s Kettle Korn and Ace Leather, who have been coming to the street fair since 12

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its very first years. You will find a wide variety of handmade items and art this year, from wearable art and jewelry for your person, to handcrafted furniture, art and sculpture for your home and garden. With plenty of kid-friendly artisans and performers scattered throughout the Street Fair, there is lots to enjoy for the younger visitors as well. Check out our new “Art in Action” area in Pine Square, where you can watch artisans creating their wares.

Once again, we are excited to incorporate our recently completed Riverfront Plaza Park in the event. It is located one block west of South 1st Street, between Myrtle and Gates Street on the gorgeous Skagit River.

The addition of the landmark Tulip Dance sculpture, and thousands of donated tulips from DeGoede Bulb Farm have helped turn this new gathering place into a stunning backdrop for our main entertainment stage. There is plenty of room to enjoy fabulous live music and yummy food, while feasting your eyes on the lifeblood of the Skagit Valley, the Skagit River.

There is lots of seating and room for dancing. While you are up there, check out the Skagit Riverwalk Promenade, which currently stretches from Lions Park north of downtown, to the intersection of Kincaid and Main Street. This lovely new addition

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to downtown is part of Phase II of the Flood Wall Protection Project. Construction has begun on the third and final Phase of the project, and should be concluded in 2017. Once done, the Riverwalk trail will stretch further south of town along the river, and will be approximately 2 miles long, with parking at either end. Come on back and walk its length, or bring your bicycles, strollers, tricycles, roller blades and little red wagons!

The Downtown Mount Vernon Tulip Festival Street Fair serves to do more than attract thousands of visitors to our Main Street district to welcome spring. The Street Fair is the primary fundraiser for the Mount Vernon Downtown Association. The mission of the MVDA is to promote a vibrant and prosperous downtown through celebrating our historic character. As a mission-driven organization, we work to serve the interests of all of the businesses located within our geographically-defined district.

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The Mount Vernon Downtown Association Thanks Our Community Partners who help to make this annual event happen!

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Best of Show The Tulip Festival Street Fair is a juried arts and crafts event. All artisans are required to submit applications which include photographs and descriptions of their work, a resume of other shows in which they have participated, and raw material receipts as verification of handmade status.

Since 2013, we have been taking the jurying process one step further and awarding “Best of Show” recognition in various categories.

During late Friday and early Saturday of the show, a mystery juror or two wander the street in search of likely candidates. These judges are professional artists in their own right, and are not participants in the street fair, to avoid any conflict of interest. We want to recognize the best of the best who attend our event.

This year, we are adding a new category: People’s Choice Award.

Vote for your favorite vendor at the Mount Vernon Downtown Association information booth in front of Gretchens Kitchen Store.

Be sure to vote for your Favorite Vendor for the People’s Choice Award!

Best New Vendor Apple Cox

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Best of Show, Garden Art Artstone Garden Best of Show, Fine Art Sage Designs

Best of Show, Jewelry Tamara Kelly Designs

Best of Show, Metal Art Elegant Garden Design Best of Show, Photographer Jim Tunell

Best of Show, Ceramic One Heron Pond

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#125, 126, 128 Bayside Treasures Signs and metal garden art.

#102 Beach Combers Art Work Handmade silver and copper jewelry featuring genuine sea glass gathered by the artist from beaches all over the world.

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LINDA’S CONCESSIONS Lamb, beef or chicken gyros, hamburgers, hot dogs, corn dogs, curly fries.

IRISHMAN 1&6 ENTERPRISES Corn dogs, Philly cheesesteaks, french fries, soft-serve ice cream, old-fashioned lemonade, ice tea.

JJ FROYOGO 3 Soft serve fat-free frozen yogurt and soft serve ice cream.

Frozen sweet treats that are not only yummy, but fun to eat.

SAMIJON’S 2 Shaved ice served in a variety of 27 flavors including sugar-free, & 2 flavors of cotton candy.

SHISHKABERRIES The original multiaward winning chocolate dipped fruit on a stick.

Often copied... never duplicated.

SUGAR N SPICE 2 Mini-donuts, cheese curds, jumbo pretzels & cheese, corn dogs, lemonade, water.

TASTE OF INDIA 3 Traditional Indian menu including chicken curry, chicken tikka masala, vegetable curry, naan, saffron rice and appetizers.

TORNADO POTATO 3 A twisted potato on a skewer. We serve 6 different flavors including zucchini and sweet potato, sausage tornado, screw driver and macho tornado.

YOU FOUND US! 3 CONCESSIONS Boehm’s hand-dipped ice cream bars, frozen bananas dipped in chocolate, hand-scooped ice cream cones, cotton candy, old-fashioned root beer floats.

ZIEGLERS BRATWURST 3 HAUS/ BUMPUS BURGERS Authentic German sausages served on a roll with kraut & onions; gourmet burgers, fresh cut curly fries.

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Booth artisans • Booth artisans • Booth artisans #111 Cascadia Stoneware Functional pottery for your entire kitchen! Mugs, baking dishes, bowls, plates and lots more.

#131 Charlton Glassworks Featuring hand-cut metals fused between layers of glass. Custom iron stands offer a unique blend to our body of work.

#61 Chelle Beautiful Costumed fairies offer high quality face-painting and balloon-twisting, as well as fairy crowns and magic potion necklaces.

#40 Coral Reef Glass Designs Elegant fused glass, including vases, coasters, platters, bowls.

#148 Country Strong Items are made from spent ammunition or shotgun shells; earrings, bracelets, necklaces, money clips, key chains, wine charms and shotgun shell lights.

#94, 96 Cuddly Critter Puppets Cuddly Critter Puppets have long arms and legs with Velcro stitched onto their feet to give you a hug! These soft, lovable, furry friends come to life when you animate them.

#13 Creative Development Washable infant soft books, wall hangings, pillows, mats and toiletry travel kits. #36 Creature Comfort Handmade stuffed animals from chenille, fake fur, leather, cotton and fleece, with handmade clothes and accessories.

#62 Critter Creations Sand-filled critters & puppets.

#156 Custom Card 4U Hand knit & crochet garments & accessories made from our own designs.

#51 Classy Sassy Jewelry High-quality, homecrafted beaded jewelry using Swarovski Crystal, freshwater pearls, gemstones, sterling silver, goldfilled & copper.

#86 Copper Creations NW All art is hand-shaped and textured. Each piece is colored by varying degrees of ”heat”then sealed in epoxy. goskagit.com

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Booth artisans • Booth artisans • Booth artisans #145, 146 Custom Knitting Hand-knit and crocheted garments and accessories made from our own designs.

#129 Decker Jewelry Christy creates sterling silver and bronze jewelry inspired by organic ancient forms. She has a small workshop in Seattle, where she creates and designs all her work by hand.

#52 Doug’s Puzzles Hand-cut wooden jigsaw puzzles featuring children’s names. 800 different names stocked at the booth.

#116 Dennis Cant - Artist Handcrafted metal garden art made of various metals enhanced with mother nature.

Fountains, gates & sculptures. #85 Designs by Lisa, Inc. Watercolor paintings of animals.

Bright, colorful fun art on prints, mouse pads, magnets, tee shirts and cards. #135 DJ’s Jewelry & Accessories Handcrafted freshwater pearl and gemstone jewelry set in sterling silver, copper or 14-karat gold-filled. Watercolor artwork.

#45 Dog and Pup Glass Studios Blown and fused glass: suncatchers, garden flowers, sand globes, fountains with glass, flower vases, jewelry and garden ornaments.

#10 El Sage Designs El Sage Designs creates unique, hand-printed apparel, art and accessories.

#47, 48 Elegant Garden Design Rusty bird silhouettes, garden trellises, garden stakes, plant picks and wall art, all cut from steel. All our own original designs.

#101 Embroidery by Wanda Oven mitts, potato bags, bowl wraps, totes, caps, quilts with machine embroidery. #17 Engayla Contemporary surface-designed natural and European fiber

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garments with unique buttons created from our own patterns by a German artist. The line consists of jackets, dusters, tops, vests, tunics, leather purses and belts.

#64 Fisher Woodworking Fine hardwood kitchen utensils and other accessories for the kitchen, home, office and garden.

#14 For The Love of Pasta Dried spices for dips, spreads, sauces, bbq sauces and rubs.

#9 Forest Life Creations Lightweight reclaimed wood earrings, pendants and rings.

#P1 Forge & Nail Specializing in heirloom quality, forged ornamental and functional ironwork. Our goal is to mate the historical process of forging iron with contemporary design for a modern lifestyle, including repair and metal fabrication.

#15 French Cat Studio Vintage-inspired, romantic, and whimsical handcrafted jewelry using relics of the past, including watch parts, hardware, rhinestone pieces and historical medallions. #57 Friday Harbor House of Jerky Pre-packaged all-natural jerky in a variety of flavors; including beef, turkey, pork, wild boar, buffalo, venison, kangaroo, alligator, salmon and pineapple. #18 Frill Handbags and accessory pieces of orginal design, adapting elements from many styles and using high-end materials with embellishments customized to each piece. goskagit.com

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Booth artisans • Booth artisans • Booth artisans #142 Garlic Gormay Pickled delicacies, including garlic, olives, asparagus, beans, candied jalepeños, sauces & seasonings.

#143 Gazebo Artist Apple Cox uses traditional watercolor and contemporary mixed media to create unique and whimsical imagery including original paintings, prints and cards.

bouquets on site. We grow all cut flowers in Monroe, WA.

#1, 2 It’s So Easel Hand-painted, individually drawn, original designs on clothing: T-shirts, sweatshirts, denim and polar fleece. #84 Jack & Sons Unique Birdhouses Cedar mosaic birdhouses and squirrel feeders.

#11 Gone Fishin’ LLC Smoked salmon, salmon jerky, exotic jerky.

#26 Gustoblende #134, 136 Jeri-oh’s 25-year barrel-aged balsamic Organizers for travel bags, vinegars and flavored Spanish jewelry, cell phones, eyeglass, olive oils. lingerie, back packs and wallets. 52 separate items. 5 #5 Hair Claws styles of fabric purses, Wooden hair combs for putting your hair up with style and ease. washable and reversible.

Butterfly suncatchers made #95 Jewelry by Nicole from recycled bottles.

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bracelets for men and #123 Hinshaws Art Quest women using copper, Indoor metal sculpture wall brass and sterling silver. hangings, cut with torch from Original ring designs and steel, detailed with grinder and coordinating earrings. heated with a torch for colors.

#87, 88 Hot Belly Animals/ Herbal Bag Lady Microwavable hot and cold pack products, microwavable animals and sun visors.

#31 Hung Pham Arts Oil-oncanvas paintings with lacquer technique woodcut acrylic paints, hand finished.

#42 Jo Bird Jewelry Artisan jewelry featuring woven wraps and silk ribbon bracelets, simple Czech glass bead necklaces and mixed metal earrings.

#137 Jordan’s Pet Gifts Handmade beautiful artisan pet collars. Hand-made hempseed oil-based pet soaps that are made with “male” and “female” scents. Fresh ground, extra strong catnip. #149 Juniper Designs Custom-designed juniper wood, one-of-a-kind table and floor lamps, home decor including candle holders, photo displays and European mount stands.

#58 Just Toffee Five flavors of pre-packaged English toffee. #80 Kali Basi Designs Women’s wearable art, including hand-felted items.

#56 Kara’s Creations World class wind chimes. The artisans hand pour hot metal to create 3-dimensional castings, use hand-cut stained glass, and tune the wind chimes.

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Booth artisans • Booth artisans • Booth artisans #53 Karmela Botanica Beautiful organic skin care products, luxury soaps and aromatherapy candles.

#78 Katrina’s Place Handpainted glassware in nature themes. Wine and beer glasses, coffee cups, candle holders, oil bottles, vases, window vases and more glass items. #66 Kind Apparel Movement-inspired clothing and accessories handmade from upcycled fabrics. Every piece is designed to inspire our adventures and influence how we interact with our surroundings.

#150 Kranial Komfort Whimsical hats and clothing for children and upcycled fingerless gloves and hats for adults. #43, 44 Lee Mann Photography Northwest photography, posters, mugs, coasters, puzzles, tiles, magnets and notecards.

#76 Lilie de Vallee Handmade soaps, organic lotion and skin care, massage and perfume oil, bath salt, linen and body mist, organic hand liquid soap, organic shampoo and conditioner.

#113 Livewires! Jewelry All one-of-a-kind earrings, bracelets and necklaces made from silver, brass, gold and copper, with crystals, glass, wood, horn, porcelain and other materials. #32 MA Graphics Original hand silk-screened art on 100% cotton womens’ v-neck, crew and longsleeve Ts, hooded sweatshirts and tanktops. Awesome, bold, fun wearable art! #141 Majic Bubblewands Bubble wands, bubble blasters, bubble solutions, splat balls (water-filled rubber balls). #39 Mancave Essentials Lamps, clocks, tiki torches, lights, chandeliers from bottles, misc & paracord bracelets. #110 Max’s Creations Wine bottles melted into serving dishes and Hurricane lamps. Drinking glasses and solar lamps made out of liquor bottles.

#81 Michael’s Designs Unusual stones, hand-cut by the artist and set in sterling silver settings designed for each unique stone. #54 MiniTurns Exotic wood, handcrafted into birdhouses, ornaments, pill boxes, toothpick holders, tops, vases, magnets, pens, boxes, letter openers, whistles, bottle stoppers and much more!

#33 Monika’s Designs Scarves hand-made from hand-picked beautiful textiles, lightweight and soft. Scarves made on my weaving machine from dyed threads.

#25, 27 McCrain Photography Unique Avian art: photographs of birds in their natural habitat.

Schuh Farms

Family owned & operated for 53 years.

Open April – December Spring - Tulip Festival, Cut Flowers, Plants, Rhubarb, Gifts for the Garden Summer - 8 Varieties of our own Berries - U-Pick/We Pick, Garden Produce, Flowers Fall - Pumpkin Harvest & Family Fun! Local Cider, Apples, Sweet Corn, Winter Squash, Fall Decorations Winter - Christmas Trees, Wreaths, Garlands, Ornaments, Walnuts & Filberts Always - Eggs, Ice Cream, Cheese, Homemade Pie, Cookies, Jams, Syrup, Pickles & Gourmet Foods

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#46 McUnes Creative Side Crystal glass fingernail files.

Each file is adorned with a hand-painted design by Richard or Diane McUne.

#132 Me & Mom’s Hats Hand-crocheted hats & baby items.

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#77, 79 Morning Dew Candles High-end, hand-crafted, decorative candles and our original paintcan lantern luminaries. Candles look and feel like they smell and the lantern is hand-torched and filled with scented wax.

#24 Natural Accents Decorative housewares, including trivets, cutting boards, wall vases and address tiles. goskagit.com

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Booth artisans • Booth artisans #59 Nectar of the Vine Individually hand-wrapped, pre-packaged gourmet wine slushy mixes in 16 delicious original recipe flavors.

#73 Normiehead Normiehead is the studio and playground of Bellingham artist Chris Shreve, creating whimsical illustrations, paintings & graphics. #133 One Heron Pond Studio Unique handmade pottery.

Microwave, oven, dishwasher, and food safe.

#109 Oregon Jewelry Hand-crafted solid bronze, copper and silver hair combs, earrings, rings, hair barrettes, bracelets and ornaments. #91, 92 Original Baby Bundle Hooded bath towels; mixed metal earrings, necklaces, bracelets and pendants. #147 Other Worlds Blown glass, fused into fine glass wind chimes, tuned glass wind bells and deep rich wind gongs. #127 Over the Line Art We draw all of our caricatures in about 5 minutes, using permanent markers. We make people laugh, telling jokes the entire time. goskagit.com

#30 Pamela K Designs More than a wrap, wearables and accessories including jewelry, bags, ponchos, leis, hair accessories, flower pins and butterfly scarves.

#106 Pearls by Nature Pearls and gemstones handcrafted into unique wearable art and jewelry. #153 Peggy Cook’s Whimsical Art Mixed media paintings with vibrant colors in whimsical designs; canvas prints & art clocks.

#71 Personalized Signs P.D.Q. Aluminum signs for work, home or fun custom-made on site. We also make banners, window stickers, magnetics, license plate frames and plastic signs, made from USA materials. #38 PetStuff! LLC Gourmet pet treats, catnip/ honeysuckle, fleece blankets, squeaky toys, dog breed cookie cutters.

#105 Phocas Farms Hardy outdoor succulents in 2”, 4” & 6” pots. #21, 22 Photo Cards by Susan Greenwood Greeting cards and gifts using the artist’s own vibrant flora photographs. Themes include tulips, Spring, dahlias, roses, summer, tropical and orchids; mugs, magnets, canvas & gifts.

#6 Puget Sound; Photography Underwater Ready to hang, fine art Giclee prints on metal, canvas, acrylic and prints.

Award-winning work has been published and is internationally recognized.

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Booth artisans • Booth artisans • Booth artisans #140 Racks, Plaques & More Hand-crafted college logo clocks and coat racks, glass tile pendants, earrings, & bracelets.

#112 Rainbow Orca Designs Handcrafted original designs in 3-D ornaments, framed wall art scenes of varnished paper and wire, with beads; featuring wildlife, nature, dancer and fantasy images. #72 Recycled Spoon Antique silverplate spoon, fork jewelry and wind chimes.

#12 Rethreadz Clothing Upcycled clothing designed and handmade by the artist from reusable t-shirts, wool sweaters and other found materials, reclaimed into high quality unique skirts, dresses and jackets.

gluten-free. Vegan, Vegetarian, MSG free spices also available.

#90 Rocky Barrick Paintings, drawings, originals and prints of trains, wildlife, planes, trucks etc.

#28 Rusty Stuff Welded yard art; including pigs, dogs, cats, owls, flowers, snails, hummingbirds, dragonflies, centipedes, frogs, turtles, salmon, faces, plants and horses.

#50 Sage Designs Real skeleton leaves in 3-D shadow boxes, resin jewelry and coasters.

#29 Saucy Jewelry Fabricated sterling silver jewelry adorned with semi-precious gemstones and secret messages.

Each piece is handcrafted with the use of mandrels, hammers, stamps, torch, saws and files. #16 Scentual Nature Soy blend dripless pillar candles, scented beautifully to match an accessorizing potpouri. Potpourri is made from recycled botanicals that are preserved, colored and scented to last a year. #114 Serendipity Artisan Blends Dry spice blends that are extremely versatile. We have 17 flavors to choose from. All 24

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#55 She-ra Creations Tribal and ethnic wearable art adornments. Weaving of tiny glass beads using ancient and simple techniques. A combination of raku, lapidary and hand-forged metals using common tools. #8 Shoestring Wood Products 3-tier hanging and standing plant hangers.

#108 Sibbett Studio Handcrafted NW cedar wood puzzles with our own images hand- stretched canvas and hand- turned wooden bowls.

#20 Soapworks Studio Handcrafted soap, bath and body care with a seasonal focus.

#67 Softoys Handmade, soft-sculptured baby toys. Pillows, blankets, cloth books and quilts for ages 1-5. #41 Solid Rock Memorials & Gifts Pre-engraved and customengraved rock, granite, and slate pieces to celebrate life and to mark locations; memorials, marriage, faith, milestones, humor and house signs.

#100 Steampunkjunq Beautiful jewelry designs using watch, pocket watch and clock parts. Unique, one-of-a-kind, upcycled, recycled wearable pieces of art. goskagit.com

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Booth artisans • Booth artisans #118 Studio Ravens Nest #3 The Eclectic Edge Art prints, wood carvings, Windchimes and mosaics and mixed media pieces in created using antique plates, the Northwest Coast nativekitchen items, teapots, and style form. silverplated flatware. Glass

and metal incorporated using #124 SuStudio Jewelry basic and advanced stained Hand-formed metal and stone glass techniques. jewelry of sterling silver, copper, gold-filled and brass wire, #99 The Jake Hose Company sheet metal, with or without Fun, whimsical art featuring gemstones. Reflecting both the Seattle Cats and Pacific NW eastern and western influences. art. Acrylic paint on canvas prints, greeting cards, & signed #122 Suzanne de la Torre prints available.

Knitwear Handmade knitwear, using #89 The Place To Bee alpaca, wool, cotton, and All honey bee products. Honeysilk, for sweaters, gloves, based skin care, bath and body scarves and beanies. products. Pure beeswax candles and local raw pure honey, #11 Sweater Heads gathered from Pacific NW flowers.

High-quality hats and accessories for men and women, #144 Tina Barry Designs using thoughtfully selected Jewelry made with custom reclaimed fabrics. blown glass and sterling silver.

Styles include romantic, natural, #97, 98 Taste of Eden Bakery whimsical and classic.

Aged balsamic vinegars, extravirgin olive oils, organic spices #49 Totally Blown Glassworks and rubs, tapenades, spreads and Hand-blown glass vases, bowls, sauces. Sweet bread loaves and votives, pond floats, drinking boxed bakery pastries. glasses, pumpkins and paper weights; both functional and decorative. #P2 Trash Mountain Recyling Co. A 100-year-old industrial knitting machinery retrofitted to be bicycle-powered is used to create high-quality socks from salvaged and local materials. #70 Trilby’s BBQ Sauce & Spices Award winning BBQ sauce and dry rubs, seasonings and dip mixes - something from Trilby’s Kitchen will spice up your life!

Handcrafted in small batches to ensure quality and freshness. goskagit.com

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Booth artisans • Booth artisans • Booth artisans #117 Uncle Stinky’s Magic Magic supplies, novelties, marionettes, Seahawks tutus.

Magic tricks demonstrated on site!

#4 Upcycled Antiques We hand-create an entire line of jewelry utilizing antique silverplated flatware. Our line includes bracelets, necklaces and rings. #115 Vicki Wickell Watercolors Original watercolors in a realistic style, as well as archival giclée reproductions; cards and original work on fossil ivory.

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Celebrating 20 years as a Tulip Festival Street Fair vendor! #82 Vintage Journals-Forged Handmade journals, notebooks and sketchbooks.

#23 Waisted Belt Company Handcrafted leather belts, bags, purses and wallets. Handcrafted textile belts for all ages.

#130 Washington Rocks Rocks and minerals; wirewrapped stone jewelry.

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fudge “Just the way Grandma taught me,” in 12 mouthwatering flavors. Sold in 1/2 pound gift boxes and variety gift boxes of 6 gourmet flavors. #75 Wildlife Images Copper repoussé art: embossed handpainted images in copper.

Giclée reproductions and tiles of same. #69 Winfield Designs Metal home and garden art.

We design and create arbors, trellises, flower pot holders, garden statues, lanterns, house numbers and flowers. #68 X-Tra Special Cakes Decadent cupcakes sure to please your palate, as well as your eyes.

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Washington Bulb Company/ RoozenGaarde Flowers & Bulbs RoozenGaarde gardens are open to tours year round, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays.

Spring admission is $5 per person and free for those aged 5 and under.

The garden is re-designed every year with new types, patterns and colors of flowers. Parking is free: RoozenGaarde parking is on Beaver Marsh Road. There is also official pay parking operated

by RoozenGaarde by the tulip fields. Parking in official pay lots is included with a paid RoozenGaarde admission (show your ticket stub) OR if you park in an Official PAY lot, the ticket stub is good for one admission to RoozenGaarde.

Admission/parking must all occur on the same day.

Says Brent Roozen, “Spring is

always an exciting time for us…we look forward to it every year as do many here in the Pacific Northwest.

It’s always worth coming to check out the flowers, whether it’s your first time or your tenth.”

RoozenGaarde History Washington Bulb Company was purchased by William Roozen in 1955 from two of the areas original bulb growers. He had emigrated from Holland in 1947 with years of tulip bulb experience and dreams of growing a flourishing bulb business in America. William’s skills were a family tradition; the Roozens had been tulip farmers for at least six generations dating back to the 1700s. Today the company is the largest tulip-bulb grower in the country, one of the largest employers in the Skagit Valley, and the largest supplier of bulbs for the Tulip Festival. They farm about 2,000 acres of land including other crops such as daffodils, iris and

wheat. The company ships over 70 million cut flowers and tens of millions of bulbs every year. In 1985, William Roozen handed the business down to his five sons and a daughter, who passed away in 1996. William Roozen passed away on July 13, 2002 with five sons and 35 grandchildren to keep the business in the family. His five sons are the company principles today.

While about half of the business is in fresh cut flowers, the company also sells a great selection of tulip bulbs, daffodil bulbs, iris bulbs, hyacinth bulbs, and other specialty flower bulbs for spring blooming.

Customers can place bulb orders from February to December for the biggest and best flower bulbs available anywhere in the world - including Holland. The mild maritime climate of the Skagit Valley combined with its rich topsoil allows bulbs an extended growing season to mature and

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Buy 4 bunches and get the 5th bunch FREE! Take home a bouquet of fresh-cut flowers, stroll our Garden planted with 1/4 million blooms, and enjoy the beauty of our valley!

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Our Garden & Gift Shop is open 9am-7pm daily during the festival.

Open Year Round!

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grow to large sizes. Come visit our display gardens to see for yourself.

After the fields of flowers have been topped, the bulbs are allowed to mature and multiply, and are then harvested. Tulips.com then selects the largest bulbs from each year’s crop so you can grow the same beautiful tulips, daffodils, and iris in your own home gardens.

Please visit tulips.com for more company information and to place bulb orders.

Tulip Town The second largest tulip supplier, Tulip Town, is owned and operated by longtime Skagit Valley Tulip growers Tom and Jeannette DeGoede. The 2016 show gardens will be open to the public on March 26th through the end of April (depending on how long the blooms last) from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

daily. Admission is $6 per person, cash only. Children 5 and under are free. Trolley rides will start the 26th of March. Tulip Town will offer beautiful tulip pots (small $5, large $8) for Easter Sunday and all of April. Parking is free: Tulip Town parking is on Bradshaw Road, adjoining the fields and indoor flower show.

There have been many updates to the farm and its gardens to make 2016 viewing fresh and exciting.

Changes include an outdoor tulip test trial garden with bulbs sent by family of the DeGoedes in Holland; tulips that do well in Holland may not necessarily hold up in the Pacific Northwest climate and soil.

In the Fall of 2015 a new ceiling was installed for the indoor flower and garden show building because the green house shade cloth was not fire retardant. Following

that, an impressive new entrance standing 12 feet high was erected in winter 2015/2016. The entrance is made out of wood with 8 foot by 4 foot pictures designed to look like windows. Now the customers can view what Tulip Town offers in their facility. There are two paintings: one of the trolley and one of tulips, both by artist Jennifer Bowen, and a photo of the indoor flower and garden show by Peter Cherry.

In January 2016, solar panels were installed on the main warehouse roof. Says Jeannette, “we wanted to do our part for the environment and installed the panels because we believe it’s a good thing to do…the new entrance is beautiful and along with some new mural paintings inside the show, there have been many great changes.”

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Tulip Town History Tom DeGoede, owner of the Skagit Valley Bulb Farm / Tulip Town, emigrated from Holland to Canada in 1956; moving to Mount Vernon in 1957 where he joined his brothers Henry and John.

He managed the Neal Noorlag Bulb Farm until 1983, and then purchased his business, now known as ‘Lil Tulip Town. They sold the first official Skagit Valley tulips to the public with a borrowed strawberry stand. More and more people took notice of their flowers and began driving from Seattle and beyond to walk the fields and buy the colorful blooms. As traffic grew, law enforcement gave them a push to build a parking lot. A 500 car parking lot full of agriculture was built on the farm; espalier apple, pear, and cherry trees serve as car dividers. The DeGoede’s have four

grown children, five grand-children and four great-grandchildren; many of whom participate in Tulip Town.

Special Events

Be sure to see the full list of events at tulipfestival.org under Calendar.

There is something for everyone!

NEW: Tulip Time Princess Party Meet Cinderella, Prince Charming and Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother!

Where: Cascade Mall Community Room. Date: Sunday, April 24th Show Times: 1 p.m. & 2:15 p.m.

Each show is limited to 50 children. $10/child Ages 3-8. Visit EnchantingEvents.net or call 360474-7848 for information.

Fidalgo Island Quilt Show 2016: Quilts in Bloom Quilts will be displayed on April 15th and 16th at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge from 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. Admission is $7 per day, children 12 and under are free. Visit www. fidalgoislandquilters.com for details.

Beaks, Noses & Bills, a 4-H Club Petting Farm Where: 13391 Avon Allen Road, Mount Vernon. Call 360-202-5023 for more details. April 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit 4-H Club rabbits, chicks, goats, ponies, ducks and baby pigs. A $5 per person donation is appreciated.

NEW: Earth Songs: Voices of Earth’s Secret Soul Cantabile Chamber Choir Concerts April 23 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th Street, Mount Vernon; April 24 at 4:30 p.m. at Camano Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Admission: Adults $15, Students $8.

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Economic Boost to County The local tourism industry looks forward to the month of April with crowds of 250,000 to 400,000 coming to see the flowers each year. Skagit county business owners sometimes refer to the accompanying economic boost as “Christmas in April”; cross-promotion is common as local businesses and organizations use the festival’s draw to attract people to their events.

Visitors will find businesses welcoming and appreciative of

their business. Tulip Festival tourist spending was estimated at $14 million dollars in 2000 and the festival has grown every year since. People from around the world come to look at the tulip fields but they often end up staying and doing other activities in the area. Visitors will find comfortable lodging, restaurants for every taste, and shopping opportunities around the county.

With extra people comes lots of additional traffic. In the last several years, road work has been completed which has helped traffic flow during the festival and throughout the year.

Roundabouts were built at the intersections of McLean road and Best Road and Fir Island

Road and Pioneer Highway to keep traffic moving. Festival attendees have started to make better use of Highway 20 off exit 230 in Burlington and other side roads. This has led to increased economic activity for businesses along those corridors, easier access to the tulip fields and decreased traffic congestion on main roads. The busiest times are sunny weekend days but many people come on weekdays instead to avoid the crowds.

Data reports on both sales tax and lodging tax collections for monies generated in March and April point to a successful 2015 Tulip Festival. The following data was obtained from the Washington State Department of Revenue. Note: April monies

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paid were based on March revenue; May monies paid were based on April revenue.

Skagit County Sales Tax revenues showed a 19 percent overall increase from April to May, with the April amount being $1,844,863.36 and the May amount being $2,196,585.15. Sales tax increases recorded for individual cities were: Anacortes 26% Burlington 24% La Conner 28% Mount Vernon 13% Rural Skagit County 13% Sedro-Woolley 20% Lodging Tax Revenues collected show even larger gains. Overall, Skagit County had a 56 percent gain from

April to May; collecting an additional $36,277.90 in lodging tax. Lodging tax increases recorded for individual cities were: Anacortes 88% Burlington 27% La Conner 89% Mount Vernon 65% Rural Skagit County 35% No Report Sedro-Woolley There may have been other factors boosting revenues in the county, of course, but the Tulip Festival is proud to be a strong contributor to the Skagit Valley economy.

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2016 Youth Ambassadors In a tradition leading back almost to the beginning of the Tulip Festival, two official Youth Ambassadors are chosen each February by a five-panel judging team from the Skagit Valley Herald. The Tulip Festival organization works to make the try-outs a special occasion for the kids. “We see it as way for us to give back to our community,” said Tulip Festival Executive Director, Cindy Verge.

The event typically attracts about 60 local school-aged applicants and is held at the Cascade Mall. This year’s try-outs were held the evening of Tuesday, February 9th. Each student is asked two questions; the standard question is why he

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or she would like to be an ambassador and a surprise question such as what they would like to be when they grow up or what is their favorite movie.

To encourage kids to audition, Cindy Verge and her Tulip Festival team make presentations to 800 plus children at local schools. The event started out as a “Little Miss Tulip” contest but is now open to all children currently attending 4th or 5th grade in a Skagit County based school.

Youth Ambassadors are given a variety of tasks including greeting visitors at the annual PACCAR Technical Center open house (April 9th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.), appearing at local radio stations, riding in the start of the La Conner US Bank Parade (April 9th at 2 p.m.), meeting the governor, and attending the Tulip Festival Gala (March 24th from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Overall, this is a great opportunity for students to get involved in their community and share their pride with visitors. The ambassadors will represent the Skagit Valley and the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival for an entire year.

2016 Youth Ambassadors Eleven-year-old Paige Whited, a fifth-grader from Bow’s Allen Elementary School, was selected along with Jack Rinker, a fifth-grader at Immaculate Conception Regional School in Mount Vernon.

Paige’s first day as the 2016 ambassador was also her 11th birthday. “I decided to take a chance by going up there and doing it,” she said, obviously glad she took the chance.

Jack is also excited about being selected. “You get to be around the tulips, go in the fields and look at all the beautiful colors,” he said. “It’s like a rainbow out there.” He is also looking forward to meeting the governor as he has “…heard good things about meeting the governor.”

“They’re quality kids that win and they’re really proud of their county and their festival,” Verge said. Julie Whited said being a Tulip Ambassador is a great opportunity for her daughter, who has Asperger’s syndrome.

“I think she is going to continue to grow her self-confidence… learning more and more about her community and her state.”

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