Saturday, February 27th dawned a beautiful, sunny winter day. As people began setting up for the day, there were more vendors than space. It was an exciting situation to have. Tables and space were made out front of both buildings where the Schwann’s Truck, Sheriff’s Mobile Command Center, Sheriff’s Expedition and Boat, and the local EMS brought Northport’s new Ambulance and all set up. Med Star, Community Garden, Lazy-Daze Retreats, New Hope Assembly, Seventh Day Adventist, Presbyterian Church, Early Head Start, US Border Patrol, Tri-County Economic Development, SCORE Business Consultant, Rural Resources, Steven’s County Rural Libraries, Northport Medical Clinic, Old Dog Computer Tutoring, Shoshanna Pottery, American Legion, NEW Alliance Counseling Drug Prevention, WSU, Merle Door and Windows, Bushhock Distributing, Sister’s Second Hand, Northern Ales Brewery, Kuk’s Tavern, SMOSS Outdoor Survival School, Eagles Wings Jujitsu, Northport Schools Homelink Program, Custom Home Organization, VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), Northport’s Historical Society, Northport Hardware, and I may have missed a few. Stedy’s coffee, locally produced, provided coffee for all of the guests, Margaret Phillips made a beautiful cake for all to enjoy and Klaus Peters donated his locally grown and produced wine. What a fantastic cross-section of our community!
Opening ceremonies were performed by Jeff Tamietti of EcliptixNet and Mario Villanueva USDA Rural Development Director. Mario Villanueva read a letter from US Representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers and presented it to Cindy Knapp president of NCPR. Well over 200 people turned out for the festivities. People seemed to truly enjoy themselves and stayed to visit till past our scheduled closing. Overall the buzz is it was a huge success. Thank you to all our community, businesses, organizations, churches and emergency support services for making the opening of the center such a success.
Opening ceremonies were performed by Jeff Tamietti of EcliptixNet and Mario Villanueva USDA Rural Development Director. Mario Villanueva read a letter from US Representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers and presented it to Cindy Knapp president of NCPR. Well over 200 people turned out for the festivities. People seemed to truly enjoy themselves and stayed to visit till past our scheduled closing. Overall the buzz is it was a huge success. Thank you to all our community, businesses, organizations, churches and emergency support services for making the opening of the center such a success.
