Articles from the January 29, 2020 edition
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Veterans deserve our state government's best
Serving in the armed forces is one of the highest forms of service to our country. So, when veterans return home the last thing they should have to deal with is technical or bureaucratic hurdles. Our district is home to a large number of veterans....
Ticking down to our future
Choose. Every day we make choices. I choose to get my news from NPR, National Public Radio. I read the local newspapers and, on Sunday, the Seattle Times. If there is a Chinese saying, “May you live in interesting times,” I have heard it called a c...
Grateful for Braves Club support
I’m writing to express my gratitude to our community on behalf of the La Conner Braves Club Fundraising Council. This past Saturday, so many people – those with kids who attend the club, and those who just wanted to support – showed up f...
Rebuild jetty fishway
To the Editor: The inadequate fishway in the jetty between Goat Island and McGlinn Island should now be rectified. Its original design was to have three feet of water, for the passage of salmon fry at any minus tide and to allow small boat passage. T...
By Allen Lowe, La Conner math teacher, dies suddenly
Allen Lowe’s new job as La Conner School District’s math teacher ended tragically with his death from a brain aneurysm Jan. 20. Staff and students in La Conner and Mount Vernon, where Lowe taught for 16 years after becoming a teacher in 2003 are gri...
Murder Mystery Dinner - A family night event at the La Conner Retirement Inn
Eighty-five residents and family members packed the dining room at the Retirement Inn for its second annual Murder Mystery Dinner. “Last year’s murder mystery dinner was so successful; we just had...
Alana Quintasket, representing change, seeks Tribal Senate
It’s often said that youth will be served. But Alana Quintasket, just 27, wants to turn that notion around. Rather than be served, she wants to be among those who are of service. As in public service....
School leaders discuss dissension, mascot with community
Some 20 people accepted the La Conner School District’s invitation to informally gather for a coffee chat to find out “what’s happening” in the district last Thursday, Jan. 23. School Board Chair Susie Deyo and Superintendent Dr. Whitney Meissne...
If I ran the zoo
The clouds broke and the sun made a rare appearance on Sunday and I texted my dog-walking buddies and we all showed up at the off-leash dog park. Just as we were leaving our cars in the parking lot,...
