Articles from the March 22, 2017 edition
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Charity is spelling champ - again
La Conner Middle School seventh grader Charity Jordan is on her way to the Scripps Spelling Bee, in the Washington DC area for the second year in a row. Charity, 13, won the regional spelling bee...
A good grade for La Conner Fire Dept.
La Conner’s Volunteer Fire Department was excited to learn that the town’s fire protection rating has improved. What this means for homeowners is the possibility of obtaining better rates on their homeowners fire insurance. Fire Chief Josh Mor...
MICHAEL ARNE REINKE
Please join us on Saturday, March 25, from noon to 4 p.m. at the family home for an open house celebration of Mike’s life, to share memories and stories. Watch for the purple balloons. Questions? Email [email protected] join us on Saturday, M... Full story
La Conner thinclads open season in fine fashion
The La Conner High track teams got out of the blocks in style last week. The Braves had a literal field day in their season home debut, while the Lady Braves made mad dashes that nearly had them...
Edwards helps propel 2B All-State team to win
When a basketball team scores 120 points, it’s easy for numbers to get lost on the stat sheet. Not so in the case of La Conner High senior Nakiya Edwards, who played a standout role in the 2B t...
Swinomish proposed expansion picked apart
The Summit Park Grange in Anacortes was the place to be last Wednesday night for people with a stake in the land disputes that have put the Swinomish tribe at odds with some property owners and leaders from the Samish tribe, City of Anacortes and...
Skagit Co. Sheriff's Office POLICE BLOTTER
Monday Mar 13 10:44 a.m.: Oops! – A fender bender in the La Conner High School parking lot, information was exchanged. 11:26 a.m.: Hallucination – A report of a vehicle in the Swinomish channel at the boat launch in La Conner. There was...
Editorial
Earlier this month, this newspaper documented a pair of closed meetings held by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. I want to make it clear to our readers that this newspaper stands behind those stories. We granted space for a lengthy letter by...
Closed government
I read with great interest Stephen T. LeCuyer’s letter to the Editor in the March 8 La Conner Weekly News. In this day and age, information is communicated swiftly, but unfortunately not always thoroughly. Information from leaders of our federal g...
Tribal Sovereignty
I agree with the tone of the letter of Gary T. Jones but have a few questions. Mr. Pederson was correct on that point of a lack of information. Without a thorough understanding of this history, and the total lack of regard of the Federal government...
Successful track meet
Thank you, La Conner. I am a history teacher and head football and track coach at La Conner High School and would like to take a moment and say thank you to the La Conner community. In my time at the high school, I have consistently experienced...
Reservation land
What is an Indian reserva-tion, territorially speaking? “The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, School Edition, 1970, page 1106 has five definitions for reservation: Definition No. 1 reads: “The act of preserving; a keeping bac...
