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Tales of the Magic Skagit

Tales of the Magic Skagit is the podcast companion to the eponymous Meyer Sign series (meyersign.com/articles) dedicated to the people, places, and things that make Western Washington"s Skagit Valley a magical place to live. Through our stories and interviews we look at life in this beautiful place going back to the First Peoples of the Skagit -- the people of the River and the people of the Salmon -- up to the present.

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00:25:20

Fair Honcho: An Interview with Frances Negranza

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/07/28

Frances Negranza joined the Skagit County Parks & Rec Department a year and a half ago as the assistant to long time fairgrounds manager Aric Gaither -- and I immediately took a shine to her, as the old folks say. For one thing, she has the same name as my cat. She also got her start in county fairs at the same annual venue I took my kids to: the Santa Clara County Fair in California. But most important, what has endeared Frances Negranza to me is her unwavering devotion to the institution of

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00:26:12

Ed Marlow: Barber Historian of Sedro-Woolley

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/07/02

Ed Marlow has lived in Sedro-Woolley since the mid-1940s, ever since his parents moved here from Forks, Washington. One of his earliest ambitions was to become a "hot rod mechanic," but he eventually ended up as a boiler tender on a Coast Guard ship. Along the way, he discovered photography and hair cutting -- and it was the latter pursuit that would define his professional life for the next 30 plus years.For Ed, barbering meant more than cutting hair. It was more about getting to know

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00:25:58

Getting Behind the Menu at "The Flavorful Kitchen"

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/06/18

If you’ve driven along Division Street in West Mount Vernon, you’ve probably noticed a building that looks like it might have once been a ‘50s-style diner, just a block east of the intersection at Wahl (McLean). These days, however, it’s home to a Mexican restaurant called Cocina Sabores — the “flavorful kitchen” en Engles. Here in the Magic Skagit we have an embarrassment of culinary riches when it comes to Mexican food. In this podcast you’re going to find out why Cocina Sabores deserves to be

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00:28:31

What's Going On at the Sedro-Woolley Museum?

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2024/06/11

JoEllen Kesti is the executive director of the Sedro-Woolley Museum and president of the museum’s board. Her own history with Sedro-Woolley goes back several generations to her great-great-grandparents.In this interview with JoEllen we’ll learn a little about her family history and a lot about how she became involved with her hometown’s museum, and what’s been going on there since her tenure as director/president began a couple of years ago. And believe me, there’s been a lot going on, as you’ll

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00:37:26

What's Up With the Sedro-Woolley Museum?

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/05/31

JoEllen Kesti is the executive director of the Sedro-Woolley Museum and president of the museum’s board. Her own history with Sedro-Woolley goes back several generations to her great-great-grandparents — a story tinged with both tragedy and triumph .In this interview with JoEllen we’ll learn a little about her family history and a lot about how she became involved with her hometown museum, and what’s been going on there since her tenure began a couple of years ago. And believe me, there’s been a

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00:37:16

Try the Arts...at Tri Dee Arts

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/05/24

If you’re traveling east on Division St. from West Mount Vernon, the first message you encounter as you cross the Skagit River is plastered large and load on the side of a historic brick building: Make Art Not War.Welcome to Sri Dee Arts, a cornerstone business on First Street, right across the street from another venerable Skagit Valley business, the Skagit Valley Food Co-op. Morgan White, our Skagit Valley Youth History Project intern and I are here at Tri Dee Arts to learn about the business

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00:11:08

A Mother's Day Story From 1881

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/05/11

I’ve recently been working on a tribute to the beloved Skagit Valley historian, Dick Fallis, whose stories of local history appeared in the Skagit Valley Herald, The Argus, and the Puget Sound Mail, which he once owned. This is a reading of his story entitled, “Founding Women, Pioneers, Remembered on Mother’s Day,” from the book Bridgeside: Selected Stories of Dick Fallis, Skagit County Historian. While this story may seem a rather unlikely Mother’s Day tribute from more than 40 years ago, I think

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00:16:45

Welcome to Tepic...and the Flavors of Nayarit

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/05/03

The Magic Skagit has an embarrassment of culinary riches when it comes to the cuisine of Mexico, and a lot of different types of venues to choose from. There are fancy dine-in restaurants, food trucks, mercados and carnecerias, periodic street fair food stands, and even the occasional gas station take-out option.While most of these sources of the south-of-the-border foods so beloved by Americans across the country share fairly similar menu options — staples such as tacos, burritos, enchiladas,

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00:53:25

They Called the Town Equality: An Interview with...

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/04/30

Melissa Stowe’s fascination with a local utopian socialist community known as Equality Colony goes back to her childhood in Bow, Washington. Her family had one of the last of the late 19th century town’s buildings on their property. Her curiosity about Equality Colony’s history grew as she did, and as a thirteen year old she placed third in a statewide history project based on her research into that history…which included interviews with one of the last colony members. In this Tales of the Magic

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00:45:57

Dr. Burdick's Amazing "Waring" Blender

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/04/15

The Skagit Valley Chorale was founded in 1984 by Joan Penney with the support of the Skagit Valley College Foundation. Under the current direction of Dr. Yvette Burdick it numbers 80 some singers.Skagit Valley Chorale's twice annual and highly popular performances are its "Heralding Christmas" concert, presented shortly after Thanksgiving and featuring classical and contemporary choral works along with a variety of seasonal favorites, and its "Celebrating in Song" concert,

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00:29:13

The Way We Were

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/03/25

I first met Sgt. Brent Thompson of the Mount Vernon Police Department when I enrolled in the MVPD's Citizens Academy -- a twelve-week program designed to teach folks in our community about how local enforcement works. It's an experience that I recommend for anyone who lives here -- and if you believe that a community gets the law enforcement it deserves, I'm pretty sure you're going to feel better about where you live as a result.But there is another role that Brent Thompson plays

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00:26:21

Legacy: A Conversation with tsi sq́ʷalʔalq́ʷal - Part 2

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/03/19

In this concluding segment of our interview with tsee sqwal al qwal (Lora Pennington), we talk about the origins of Treaty Day as a celebratory event among the Coast Salish Tribes that signed the Treaty of Point Elliott on January 22, 1855 — and how it was that a startled Indian Agent granted government permission for tribal communities to once again gather and observe their sacred traditions, renew millennia old relationships, and reaffirm their treaty rights. Lora also shares some very special

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00:19:32

Sugar Mama Cafe: Speak Friend and Enter

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/03/18

Sugar Mama Cafe's website sums up the mission of this new gem in Anacortes, Washington's culinary crown: "Sugar Mama is a place to meet with friends and relax. To enjoy a scrumptious dessert paired with a delicious glass of PNW wine. To share a plate of savory treats with your favorite date. To relax in a comfy chair with a good book and a latte. To catch up with your bae on the weekend. To sip a local beer and bask in the summer sun on our deck. Let Sugar Mama pamper you and your

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00:35:47

Legacy: A Conversation with tsi sq́ʷalʔalq́ʷal...

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/03/10

In part one of our Treaty Day series, “January 22, 1855,” we considered the history behind the Treaty of Point Elliott. In part two, "Why We Celebrate,” we looked at the treaty’s aftermath. We conclude this series with an interview with tsi sq́ʷalʔalq́ʷal (pronounced: tsee sqwal al qwal), also known as Lora Pennington — an elder with the Upper Skagit Tribe.Due to the length of the interview — and trust me, it was just to good to leave anything on the cutting room floor — I’ve divided it into

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00:56:24

Please Don't Say "Merryachi Band": A Freewheeling...

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/02/25

This episode of our Tales of the Magic Skagit podcast series marks an important first: it's the first time our Skagit Valley Youth History Project intern, Morgan (Go Bulldogs!) has been involved in an interview. I think you'll agree that she added some additional zest to the conversation.Which is saying something when your interview subject is none other than Señor Ramon Rivera, the man whose business card reads: "Mariachi Educator, Latino Leadership, Ptrumpet Artist, 2023 Washington

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00:29:59

Valley of Our Spirits

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/02/19

This is the story of the creation of an artwork that is destined to be a part of our Magic Skagit for many years to come: Valley or Our Spirits. In this podcast episode I speak with artist and Upper Skagit Elder Jay Bowen about what is arguably the most recognized piece of public art in Mount Vernon, given its location in the city's riverside plaza. We discuss the artwork's inspiration, the collaboration between Jay, metal sculptor Milo White, and glass artist Lin McJunkin in bringing it to

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00:32:26

Just a Little Off the Top: Barbershop Historians

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/02/10

The current exhibit at the Skagit County Historical Museum is a tribute to the barbershop as not only a place for tonsorial care, but also as a repository for local history. In this interview with SCHM executive director Jo Wolfe and archivist Mari Densmore, we'll learn about the inspiration for the exhibit, discover interesting facts about the history of barbering, and pay our respects to local barbers who helped preserve our Magic Skagit history while cutting our hair and shaving our whiskers

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00:30:59

Ellen Gamson Wants You to Know that Downtown Mount...

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2024/01/14

Ellen Gamson is the Executive Director of Mount Vernon Downtown Association, a role that she evolved into just as the organization she was instrumental in creating evolved as well. In this Tales of the Magic Skagit interview with Ellen, you'll learn a little about her own Magic Skagit story and the mission of the Mount Vernon Downtown Association (MVDA). She'll also recount some of the more significant happenings in Downtown Mount Vernon since the pandemic, and what to expect in the year

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00:14:21

A Christmas Carol -- Stave 5

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2023/12/24

It’s Stave Five, the final chapter of Charles Dickens’ story of Christmas redemption. Scrooge awakens from a nightmare in a graveyard to find himself alive and in his own bed…with the bedcurtains still intact. But Scrooge isn’t the same person he was when he went to bed, and the world no longer looks the same to him as well. For Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is not only the day of birth of a very special child, but a day of re-birth for him. In the words of Tiny Tim, “God bless us every one!”

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00:30:02

A Christmas Carol -- Stave 4

Tales of the Magic Skagit ·

2023/12/24

In Stave Four of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” we are brought into the eerie presence of the Ghost of Christmas Future — the literary character that most scared the bejeezus out of me as a young reader. And more than six decades since discovering the joy of reading Charles Dickens’ holiday classic, I still get creeped out by the ghost that was depicted as the love child of the grim reaper and a spectral Dementor from Harry Potter fame. The Ghost of Christmas Future gives Ebenezer Scrooge an insight

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