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President’s Letter
from 2021 Loggerodeo
Ican hardly believe 2021 is already here; the last year came and went with much disappointment. We missed celebrating with you and can’t wait to get back to it this year, even though it will look a little different. This year we have four days of Loggerodeo™ from July 1-4, kicking off with the Chainsaw Carving Competition and the Decorated House and Business Judging and wrapping up with our fireworks display on July Fourth. This year’s fireworks will be bigger than before!
Sedro-Woolley is still growing with more apartment buildings, businesses and a new grocery store. Come visit and shop at our old and new businesses! This is a great time to support local. We encourage you to revisit the Sedro-Woolley Museum; the team has revamped every display and added great pieces from the old library to the entryway.
This year we will have 14 main competition carvers at the Chainsaw Carving Championship. This will be the 25th year of the Chainsaw Carving Competition and we have scaled down the number of carvers to provide more room to accommodate the Covid restrictions set by the state. The event will be fenced in this year and only a certain number of people will be allowed in at a time. Masks will be required by all participants and spectators.
The design for the staff and carver T-shirts as well as the award plaques for the Chainsaw Carving Championship was created by Isabelle Smiley.
We want to thank all of the sponsors who give to make this family fun event possible. Thanks to all of the volunteers, board members and their family members who help make this festival a success. I very much appreciate them for all their hard work. This year’s board members are Tonia Smiley, Rose Torset, Bonnie Irish, Lisa Castilleja, Amanda Brown, Sandy Justice, Bonnie Irish, Nick Bates, Jim McMullen, Paul Chandler, Mike Phillips, George Kenny and myself.
After careful consideration with Sedro-Woolley mayor, we are planning to comply with all government recommendations to keep everyone safe, which means no parades or carnival. We appreciate your help in following guidelines so that we can get back to a more “normal” festival, hopefully next year.
Dottie Chandler,
Loggerodeo™ president
