Articles from the February 1, 2017 edition
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Fire District 13 Chief to submit resignation
Fire District 13 Chief Roy Horn announced last week that he would submit his resignation on July 1, because his contract expires on Dec. 31. Horn told the board at the Thursday, Jan. 26 meeting that he would put in a letter of resignation only...
VELMA ALBERTA STAHLBERG HEDLUND
La Conner High School alumna Velma Alberta Stahlberg Hedlund died on Sunday, January 1, at the age of 91. She had been well cared for by her East Wenatchee family for several years and as a resident of the Blossom Creek Memory Care Facility in... Full story
La Conner blows past Hurricanes for key win
It seemed like a perfect storm brewing on Friday for the upset-minded Mount Vernon Christian Hurricanes. They would be playing in front of a large and vocal home crowd and facing a La Conner team that would again be without a key starter —...
Lady Braves clinch league title by downing MVC
They didn’t win in a breeze, but the La Conner High Lady Braves didn’t blow an early chance to clinch the NW2B girls’ hoop title, either. La Conner did so with a steady — if unspectacular — 46-37 road triumph over the Mount Vernon Chris...
POLICE BLOTTER
Swinomish Police Department Monday Jan 23 10:57 a.m.: Arrests – Swinomish Tribal Officers went to a residence on Solahdwh Lane after receiving information that there might be subjects there with warrants for their arrest. They were able to cont...
U.N. official from Nigeria paints with local kids
Students at La Conner Elementary School received a visit from U.N. Arts Ambassador Ibiyinka Alao from Nigeria on Tuesday, who gave the fifth-graders a painting lesson. The youth gathered around the ta...
Bombing survivor runs through La Conner
Nothing has dampened Bill Iffrig’s passion for running, not even surviving an event more vividly traumatic than many will experience in a lifetime—the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Camera foota...
Oh crap! ... An outhouse on First Street!
Vandalism in the town’s public restrooms on Morris Streets and on First Street has prompted drastic action. The Morris Street public restroom is locked up, and the one on First Street will be open o...
