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The historic Lincoln Theatre in downtown Mount Vernon has been entertaining Skagitonians for close to a century.

96 years to be exact and through good times and bad.

The coronavirus pandemic closed the Lincoln in 2020 for over a year. In order to safely re-open, Executive Director Roger Gietzen knew creating more space in their tiny lobby was a must. A renovation plan was developed with the help of HKP Architects, Trico Construction, the City of Mount Vernon, the City of Burlington, a Skagit County Economic Development Grant and individual donors.

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held April 12 wi...