Articles from the February 15, 2023 edition
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Locals post 'Runaway Snow Geese'
The history of snow geese in the Skagit Valley is a tangled and complex story of unintended consequences from human intervention. In her story, "Washington's Runaway Snow Geese," for Biographic...
By Center Street condos are a go
CORRECTION: The Feb. 15 version of this story incorrectly reported that the 1986 La Conner Town Council took legislative action in passing an ordinance and later made a legislative amendment to the Town's Comprehensive Plan in paragraph 4. The story...
Conway billboard proposal comment period extended
What laws govern billboards in Skagit County? Exactly what kind of billboard is being proposed by the 76 gas station owners east of the Conway exit? The answers to those questions are one reason the county revised its “Notice of Development... Full story
Amanda Bourgeois resigns from La Conner school board
Amanda Bourgeois, a strong advocate for equity in education, has resigned from the La Conner School Board, citing schedule conflicts with her new employment. “She has a new job,” board President Susie Deyo said during the panel’s study session...
Disney artist will draw interest at library next Wednesday
Bob Abrams can literally draw upon a lifetime – at 93, a long one, at that – of sharing highlights of a colorful career as an animator with Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera and Disney, among others. Fo...
Presidents' Day Holiday Closures
Presidents’ Day, Feb. 20 Bank: Closed Buses: Regular service Library: Closed Post Office: Closed Schools: Closed Town Hall: Closed County government offices: Closed Trash Pick Up: Yes Honoring our highest hopes...
Keep public records public
Dear fellow citizens. Help, please, by paying attention to your state government and taking a stand to keep public records public, available to you – and to the journalists and activists. Tell your legislators and Attorney General Bob Ferguson... Full story
Band thanks audience
Dear Town of La Conner residents, On behalf of the Skagit Community Band, I would like to thank the fabulous La Conner audience that came to our concert on Friday Feb. 3 at Maple Hall. It was truly a night to remember. When the power went out and I...
P.O. Box costs too high
My post office (“small” 3x4 inch) box rates have been creeping up, especially in the last few years, from $60/year to $75/year and now $210/year. When I Googled “average post office box rates,” it said a small box averaged between...
Keeping veterans and seniors in their homes
The 10th legislative district has one of the largest populations of veterans in Washington state. Island County, for example, has more veterans per capita than any other county. Between Island, Snohom...
Musings – on the editor's mind
What is more American than farmers on their farms? They were the first colonizers, clearing the land, putting down roots, both literal and figurative, forging the future out of the sweat of their brow, the force of their will and the strength of thei... Full story
J.J. Wilbur and Barb James re-elected to Swinomish Tribal Senate seats
J. J. Wilbur will remain a busy man. Wilbur, who serves on the La Conner school board and as a Skagit County Fire District 13 commissioner and chairs the Swinomish Tribal Community Port Commission,...
Resident quarters at Snee-Oosh Road fire station almost done
Patience is about to be rewarded at Fire District 13. The long-planned modular residential unit for firefighters and emergency medical technicians was scheduled to be delivered to the Snee-Oosh Road station this week and is expected to be ready for...
Planning commission roundtable hears residents
In the film “Cool Hand Luke,” actor Strother Martin, famed for his role as the sadistic warden, delivered one of Hollywood’s most iconic lines. “What we’ve got here,” Strother’s character tells Paul Newman’s Luke, “is a failure to...
LEDs lights save energy and dollars
Most residential energy consumers spend about 10-20% of their home electric budget on lighting. Significant changes in lighting technologies have made it possible to cut your lighting energy use by...
Apply for new commission
The La Conner Emergency Management Commission seeks applicants. Apply by 4 p.m. Feb. 28. Information and applications are on the town’s website. Send applications to [email protected]; mail to Town of La Conner, PO Box 400, La...
Stuff The Bus food drive
Help stuff the bus in the fight against hunger Feb. 25, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Bring non-perishable food donations and non-food life essentials, including laundry soap, hygiene products, cleaning supplies, toilet paper, etc. Located at 130 East Fairhaven...
Samish Island community meeting
Skagit County will host a community meeting for Samish Island residents Monday, Feb 27, 6-8 p.m. at the Samish Island Community Center, 11292 Blue Heron Road, Bow. Topics include community flood preparedness and flood and emergency response. The...
High school class constructing tiny house for tiny home village
La Conner High School construction class students are building their skills by following a blueprint that addresses the area's housing crunch. The 10-member class, taught by instructor Daniel...
Girls win, boys lose in basketball at Coupeville
It was an up and down night for La Conner High School basketball teams at Coupeville to end the regular season Feb. 7. The girls team improved to 17-4 overall and 7-1 in league action with a...
Bill Slater: An artist with a visionary eye
William Slater, known variously as Bill, Billy or Weeyum, lived among us here in the lower Skagit River area some forty years. He hailed from the other coast, an estuary that had been famously...
More coffee, biscuits and potatoes in and around town
Morning coffee, afternoon tea and better St. Patrick's Day potatoes are now on tap in greater La Conner. Cruser Coffee, 313 Morris Street, is a new source for your morning joe. Nicole Cruse owns and...
Historic La Conner Civic Garden Club continues to cultivate good works
Before there was a Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, there was a La Conner Tulip Show. And before the tulip show here, there was a La Conner Rose Show. Plus a fall dahlia show. All because, as the late...
Jazz Walk in Anacortes
The Manieri Jazz Endowment of the Anacortes Public Library presents six stages of live jazz March 3, 6-10 p.m. in tandem with the First Friday Art Walk. Seattle jazz vocalist Kelley Johnson is at the Rockfish Grill, 7-9 p.m. She performs with John Ha...
'Prelude to a Kiss opens Friday
“Prelude to a Kiss” opens Feb. 17 at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon, produced by the Theater Arts Guild. This romantic comedy begins with a chance encounter when Rita, a beautiful, bohemian, eccentric bartender, meets Peter, an attractive, b...
