Bow NewsLocal news for Bow, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.25 years of Tulips- March 27, 2008 "All these things we take for granted, because they're just here, are the things we hear the visitors really enjoy doing" Festival hits full swing next week Most weather forecasters are saying April showers will usher in the 25th annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival next week. via Anacortes Americanhttp://www.topix.net/city/bow-wa/2008/03/25-years-of-tulips?fromrss=1 Wesen running for county commissioner- March 26, 2008 "We need to decide where the growth is going to take place." Ron Wesen, a Bow dairy farmer, announced Monday he will run for Skagit County Commissioner, District 1, which includes Fidalgo and Guemes islands. via Anacortes Americanhttp://www.topix.net/city/bow-wa/2008/03/wesen-running-for-county-commissioner?fromrss=1 Life in a Surveillance Society- March 25, 2008 "I sent them a horse and if they want to call it a zebra, that's up to them" In 1759, Ben Franklin may or may not have written "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." There's some dispute over whether he ... via NewWesthttp://www.topix.net/city/bow-wa/2008/03/life-in-a-surveillance-society?fromrss=1 School Honors March 24- March 24, 2008 Burlington teen pages for Rep. Norma Smith in Olympia Hayley Ekle recently served as a page in the state House of Representatives the week of Feb. via Anacortes Americanhttp://www.topix.net/city/bow-wa/2008/03/school-honors-march-24?fromrss=1 |