Articles from the March 18, 2020 edition
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JOYCE MARIE NAGEL
Joyce was granted her angel wings on February 22, 2020, one month shy of 90 years old. She was born in Detroit, MI on March 22, 1930 to Otto R. and Rose L. Seilaff. She attended Mercy College in Detroit, then graduated from Marygrove College in... Full story
Supporting each other from a distance
To our valued citizens during these unprecedented and uncertain times: Although town hall is closed to the public until further notice, your local government will continue to operate and provide essential services. In an effort to stem the severity...
Phase II: During the virus
Slow down, you move too fast — Paul Simon If Part I was before the virus, we are now in the second phase, living and hunkering down with it. None of us wanted a role in this play but now we are all on stage with it, with La Conner restaurants...
Rep. Norma Smith retiring from state legislature
Rep. Norma Smith announced from the House floor in Olympia March 5 that she will not run for re-election in November. The 10th District state representative explained how she is returning to a...
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Fundraiser steps up, supports Big Climb cancer research
There’s no doubt coronavirus is a big deal. A really big deal. But so, too, is blood cancer. That’s why La Conner residents turned out in force at Santo Coyote Friday night to dine and support a loc...
La Conner wastewater treatment plant turns waste into cash
Large and small gatherings alike have been nixed statewide and around the nation due to the evolving coronavirus outbreak. But a rare scheduled event that came off as planned took place here in La...
Spring flower forecast good; visitors uncertain
As this issue goes to press, the outlook for daffodils and tulips is brighter than the outlook for visitors to admire them. “This year is far better than last year, when all our early daffodils w...
Local restaurants serving hope in takeout orders
“We are nervous. But we are going to go out swinging!!” Seeds owner Kjendal Hicks’ reply to a Monday email surveying local restaurants was the feistiest. She also shared the difficulty decision of laying off most of her staff. For Cristal Perki...
COVID-19 case in La Conner
A person who has tested positive for COVID-19 is at home in self-isolation in greater La Conner and taking a 14 day quarantine, as are those exposed to the sick person, reliable sources have told the Weekly News. But Skagit County Public Health...
School's out today, and into April
School’s out, but not for the summer. La Conner students and staff are off campus now through April 24 due to county and state mandates designed to help curb spread of the coronavirus. The campus shutdown represents perhaps the most impactful of L...
Peace possible even now
I’m feeling so thankful today; my heart is open. Self-imposed isolation is a time to read, write, go for walks. A friend has a cabin on the beach and offered it to me for a few days. It is just across the street from my house, but since it is r...
