Selection Wednesday evening of young “tulip ambassadors” hints of the 2010 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, a wildly popular event that “spills” many tourists into Anacortes. Selected as 2010 Key Bank Tulip Festival Ambassadors were 11-year-old Blake Gurney of Burlington and 10-year-old Anna-Marie Alvarado of Mount Vernon. Among judges who made final ambassador selections among 52 contestants was Jody Barnett of Shell Puget Sound Refinery. The bouquets the kids are holding were put together by Anacortes Chamber member Stacie Sutliff of Blush Custom Floral. The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival runs from April 1 to April 30, with events including the Quilt Walk in Anacortes (all month) and the Anacortes Quilt Show (April 2 & 3). This year the Skagit Valley will host the World Tulip Summit, April 13-15. See www.tulipfestival.org for details.