Articles from the March 15, 2017 edition
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Working up a sweat to cure cancer
There are many giant, looming skyscrapers in Seattle, but the tallest building in the city is Columbia Center. For the past 30 years, 6,000 determined people spend a day climbing up the center’s s...
Big grant buys new fire fighting equipment
La Conner Volunteer Fire Department is one beneficiary of a federal grant that funded the purchase of the department’s 15 new breathing apparatus for firefighters. The air tanks allow firefighters to...
IAN ADAMSON FOSTER
Ian Foster died at age 63 on February 5, 2017, in the care of his family at home in Bow, Washington. Ian was born in Rowayton, Connecticut on January 25, 1954, the only son of David W. and Nancy A.... Full story
KWAMI TAHA
Kwami Taha, a well-known La Conner resident and a former Son of Harlem, New York, died at age 79 on Thursday, February 17 at Abrazo Central Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. Kwami was born April 11, 1937,... Full story
Skagit Co. Sheriff's Office POLICE BLOTTER
Monday Mar 6 11:50 a.m.: Oops! – A motorist broke down alongside the road in front of a house onReservation Road. The home owner was concerned that they were attempting to trespass, when in fact the driver of the vehicle was just waiting for a...
