Articles from the March 27, 2019 edition
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Mollas - native dresses - at Quilt Museum
I am excited to invite friends and visitors to the opening of my brother, Harry Cross’ show of Central and South American Mollas at the Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum in the Gaches Mansion this Saturday, 3-5 p.m. My brother c...
Stopping jets changes things
I am a longtime subscriber to your newspaper. Noticed your front page (March 13 issue) is full of anti-Navy/jet propaganda. My support of NAS Whidbey goes back as far as I can remember. My guess is the Advisory Council of Historic Preservation,...
Protect orcas against oil spills
Thank-you, Representative Lekanoff for your eloquent letter. I agree that oil spill prevention is key because once oil is spilled, very little of it is actually recovered. Mechanical or human failures do occur at sea. On Saturday, March 23, a cruise...
End of the Russian hoax
At long last! Now maybe the nation can get on with the business that is important and not this nearly two year witch hunt, Trump was right once again! In time it will be revealed for those who still think that Hillary should have won the election...
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Waterfront property for sale
For $337,500 the former Kirsch property on North First Street across from Swinomish Yacht Club can be yours. The Town-owned property went on the market Friday. Public access to the water is no longer...
District 10 reps hold town halls
Sharing the respectful collegiality citizens want in their legislators, State Reps. Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor) and Norma Smith (R-Clinton) hosted a town hall meeting to a full room of 80 people...
Susie Deyo fills school board seat
If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. That’s the approach La Conner Schools officials have taken to fill a vacancy on the district’s board of directors. La Conner area civic lea...
Extra toes bring good fortune
It was 2:30 pm and Paisley Stewart walked home from school on Morris street. She detoured, popping into Tillinghast Postal for her daily visit. Stewart is just one of the band of school kids who come...
Find sacred spirits at FORUM Arts exhibit
Entering a Shinto shrine is a practice of honoring what’s sacred in all things –the spirit that’s alive in trees, rocks and water. La Connerites can experience that practice themselves through a...
Reviving high school baseball
I am dismayed to read that the high school cannot field a baseball team. This program can be revived with care and work. I can be a leader in this effort. Please publish these (few words) in an upcoming edition. Thank you, Greg Kennedy La Conner...
History of our town newspaper
Small town newspapers in rural America serve as a portal into the life and times of individuals who live in these communities. These newspapers are precious documents that celebrate the lives, activities, tragedies and relationships that these...
Different views of the news
Significant news headlined on the front page in three area newspapers March 13: “Navy will spend $887K on jet noise ‘mitigation’” – Anacortes American “Navy to fund historic preservation near NAS Whidbey” – Skagit Valley Herald “Navy decl...
Suspect detained in fatal hit-and-run accident
As the tragic death of Walter Damien was mourned with a funeral dinner at the Swinomish Gym Monday night, Tribal Police were investigaing who was responsible for the hit-and-run accident that killed the 51-year-old man last weekend on Indian Road....
