Articles from the March 29, 2023 edition
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Tulip Festival is back, if not yet in full bloom
Ready or not, here comes the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. The Mount Vernon Kiwanis are firing up the grill for their annual salmon barbecue, which starts this Saturday, April 1. The four local flower...
Shelter Bay disputes heard Friday, Sunday
Shelter Bay residents face a weekend of board conflicts aired. Friday morning five Shelter Bay Community board of directors are in Skagit County Superior Court. Plaintiff’s Jan Henrie’s civil complaint accuses them of malfeasance and violating the...
Kim Pedroza is new school board member
Just months after stepping down as transportation director at La Conner Schools, Kim Pedroza is back, the newest member of the district’s board of directors. Pedroza was selected by board members last Thursday to fill the unexpired term of Lynette C...
Susan Macek closes book on tenure as library foundation director
A Weekly News unsung hero is singing her swan song as chief administrator of the La Conner Library Foundation. Susan Macek, whom this newspaper heralded in 2019 for her tireless fundraising efforts...
Right or wrong in Shelter Bay
Finding out who slew the Slough Swindler, the La Conner Chamber of Commerce’s participatory mystery theatre event last Saturday, was relatively easy. Several people figured it out and the winner was chosen by lot. He got a grand prize package of L...
It's a wonderful life and a land of opportunity
These are tough times that will definitely be noted in our history books. Crime and violence are at all time highs (which can be seen as big lows). Many small businesses have shut down and many big...
Reviewing my Shelter Bay ethics complaint
After my decision to run for the Shelter Bay Community board of directors a year ago, I set a goal to read all of the governing documents, including the association’s Rules and Regulations, cover to cover. I studied HOA educational videos and used m...
Use less energy for heating and cooling with heat pumps
One of the biggest expenses of new home construction in locations more than a few hundred yards away from existing energy infrastructure is the cost of connecting electricity and gas. Electric power...
Planning Commission puts Limedock project on hold
History and mystery abound in equal measure at the Limedock Building on North First Street. The La Conner Planning Commission, upon recommendation of Town planner Michael Davolio, opted last Tuesday to take no immediate action on a proposed...
Town's sea level rise planning only a start
The high tide of last week’s Town of La Conner Planning Commission meeting on future sea level rise came when Assistant Planner Ajah Eills calmed the waters– make that, concerns– raised by troubling data gleaned from the National Aeronautics and S...
Protecting the environment with green hydrogen
The Skagit Valley’s environment and economy has been shaped over time by changes in our climate and land use. Some of these changes have resulted in devastating impacts to our communities, including f...
Braves' Murdock wins hurdles, beats larger schools
Bigger isn’t necessarily better. La Conner High School’s Tommy Murdock proved that statement beyond doubt Friday, punctuating it with an exclamation point by sweeping the hurdles events at the Bedlington Twilight Track & Field Meet in Lynden, whe...
Kennedy Miller is Soroptimist student
Kennedy Miller, a La Conner High School senior, is the Soroptimist Honored Student for the month of March. Kennedy is a very hardworking student and volunteer. She helps coach her younger sister, Madd...
Golf champ Emma Worgum makes spring debut with WWU
Former La Conner High School state golf title winner Emma Worgum is back on the links after a superb fall freshman season with the Western Washington University women's team. Worgum and the Lady...
UW dean's list
On the University of Washington dean’s list for the spring 2022 quarter are La Conner area residents Geraldine Grace Costello, a senior; Daniel Andre Knudson, sophomore; and freshmen Keridwyn Mayetta Bray and Macquaid Riley Clothier Hiller. S...
Pelican Bay Books April poetry readings
April is National Poetry Month and Pelican Bay Books in Anacortes has a full line up of poets coming every Saturday, along with music and some local student poets. Start time is 7 p.m. and lasts through about 8:30 p.m. The line up: April 8th: Alice...
Not So Impromptu Tulip Parade April 8
Join in, as part of the La Conner Kiwanis Not So Impromptu Parade or by standing on the curb as it goes up First Street April 8 at 2 p.m. Shriners will once again lead the parade. Parade Check-in/Registration is at the La Conner Marina south basin...
Tulip Festival traffic advisory
Visiting the flower fields during the Tulip Festival in April should be an enjoyable event, not a day spent stuck in traffic. Make your trip pleasant by preparing for congestion, planning alternate routes and understanding the area. Exit 230 from...
Instant Pot Kale
A no fuss recipe to cook kale. It's softened just enough. I used curly kale and left in the rib of each leaf, cutting just the stem at the bottom. I freeze the raw stems to later make vegetable...
Police Blotter 3/19-3/25
Monday, March 20 9:00 a.m.: Suspicious following – A suspicious driver and passenger in a white truck followed a citizen to La Conner. The citizen first noticed the white truck parked at a vacant farm...
La Conner's murder mystery draws big crowd
It's no mystery that combining costumed actors, fun and suspense will draw a crowd. That what happened in La Conner Saturday, when the town's Chamber of Commerce's "The Case of the Slain Slough...
