Articles from the February 18, 2015 edition
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Seasonal Scene
Field workers picking daffodils and snow geese in the skies converged for a uniquely Skagit Valley scene this week. – Photo by Don CoyoteField workers picking daffodils and snow geese in the...
School Board and Swinomish Senate to meet
The La Conner School Board and Swinomish Indian Senate will hold a joint meeting this Thursday to discuss tribal sovereignty curriculum. By law, since a quorum of school board members will be present, the meeting will be open to the public. It will...
DON LOUIS McKEE
Lifelong Skagit Valley Resident Don L. McKee died on Tuesday, February 10 at age 92 at Fidalgo Care Center in Anacortes after a battle with pneumonia. Don was born on December 19, 1922 to Sidney T....
JERRY BLADES
Longtime La Conner resident and volunteer firefighter Jerry Blades died in his sleep at his house in Mount Vernon on Saturday night, February 14. He was 86 years old. Jerry was a dedicated volunteer firefighter in La Conner. A few years ago, even in...
The infamous 'Smelt Riot' of 1978
The Rotary Club’s Smelt Derby, which will be held Feb. 28 this year, has become the stuff of legends. Someone with first-hand knowledge of the most famous Smelt Derby of them all is setting the record straight. I enjoyed last week’s article by Lee...
Winter flight
Snow geese come from Alaska and Canada every year to winter in the lovely mud of Skagit Valley fields. They’re still enjoying the amenities here, and locals can hear them honking as they fly o...
