Articles from the April 5, 2017 edition
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Young warrior in the fight of his life
The past few years haven’t been easy for Sally Wilbur and her son, 13-year-old Daniel Rapada—but the boy plans to “walk” in his eighth grade graduation in June. Daniel was in the sixth grade...
A tax shift that could hit the whole state
La Conner area residents are no strangers to the notion of a tax shift. Many homeowners have seen punishing increases in their property tax bills in the aftermath of tribal lawyer and state bureaucrat rule-crafting following the so-called Great Wolf...
Galleria project clears final hurdle
The Galleria project on First Street has survived what could be its final challenge from local residents who were opposing it since last summer. Mike Girdner, the businessman who owns the old Lighthouse Inn restaurant building says he’s happy he c...
La Conner thinclads unleash fast times at big meet
La Conner High track teams ran with the big dogs last week. The Braves, in fact, nearly matched the Mount Vernon High Bulldogs stride-for-stride in their half of the annual Clash of the Conferences...
Skagit Co. Sheriff's Office POLICE BLOTTER
Monday, March 27 11:15 a.m.: Road rage – Police were called after a driver was involved in a dispute over parking on Morris Street, La Conner. 12:22 p.m.: Ditching school – A student left the Conway Elementary school premises, but was...
Thank taxpayers, too
Now that the two-year school levy has passed and emotions have calmed, it is a good time to reflect on our predicament. It seemed I could not go anywhere without being instructed to “Be Brave!” Forcing only one third of our district’s citizens to fo...
