Articles from the April 11, 2018 edition
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Plan to attend 10th Skagit River Poetry Festival
It is time to buy your tickets for the 10th Biennial Skagit River Poetry Festival, May 17-20, in La Conner. The celebrated four-day event, with performances, readings, workshops and discussions, features some of the most renowned and diverse names...
Redistricting discussion proof democracy never sleeps
Democracy in action is learning about and discussing the intricacies of state and federal legislative redistricting in Washington two-plus years ahead of its taking place. The process of democracy took place Monday evening, as some 35 serious...
Rossano 'hunts' T Roosevelt at FORUM Arts
Joseph Rossano’s multi-part installation at FORUM Arts in downtown La Conner centers on the urgent need not just to preserve the Earth’s natural resources, but to accept our oneness with those res...
Japanese textile artists reception April 20
Meet Japanese textile artist Shoji Yamamura and his assistant Makiko Kakihara at an artists reception hosted at the Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum April 20. There will be an artist guided tour. Their exhibition, “Kurume Ikat Kimono &...
Tulips and tourists blooming in La Conner
Tourist tulip season was in full bloom in La Conner Monday. On Monday! The Third Street parking lot was almost full at 3 p.m. with a steady stream of visitors heading toward downtown. Auto traffic on...
Milk of human kindness alive and well in La Conner
Everyone knows there’s no sense crying over spilled milk. Truer still, donated milk is cause for celebration. That thanks to a partnership forged between the Washington State Dairy Commission, Pioneer...
Young fifth graders learn old quilting methods
Submitted by Krista Marihugh, AmeriCorps staff, La Conner school district. Fifth grade students at La Conner Elementary are connecting with the community again, this time through a special service pro...
SUSAN DELANY ADAMS
Susan Delany Adams, born Dec 15,1941, died on March 29. She is survived by her partner Monte Gorman of La Conner, WA, her sister Margaret Sheckell of Birmingham, MI and her brother David Delany of Tucson, AZ, and by many loving nieces and nephews.... Full story
ELIZABETH "LIBBY" VIKEN
Our beloved grandmother passed away Sunday, April 1st, 2018 at the age of 88. She is survived by her 4 grandchildren (Teresa, Brian, Reanne, Jennifer) 10 great-grandchildren (Anthony, Kaiser, Braiden, KJ, Sabrina, Alistair, Annabelle, Pearin, Teddy,... Full story
Celebrate our library this week, this next year
Sunday started National library week. How cool is that? This is its 60th anniversary. “It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support,” as the American Library Assoc...
Cat saver
A big thank you to Darryl Lagerway and WAVE Broadband for coming to the rescue of Tiger the cat. It is good to know we are looking out for each other. Rainier St. neighbors. Christi Malcomson...
County Treasurer candidate
Since the Skagit County Treasurer, Katie Jungquist, has decided to retire after 41 years employment with Skagit County, with the last 18 years as your Treasurer, I have decided to run for Treasurer. I started in the office in 1991 as a Deputy...
Chamber support not fully quoted
I am writing in response to the front page article April 4th issue – regarding the Birds of Winter meeting. Apparently the reporter must have left the room, or at the very least, stopped listening part way through my comments. The article...
