Articles from the April 22, 2015 edition
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RV park to open for summer
The old Potlatch Resort is turning into the new La Conner Marina RV Resort. “We’re hoping we’ll have it open Memorial Day,” said Harbormaster Kody Skvaril. Crews have been sprucing up the property, tr...
Cheer spreaders
CHEER SPREADERS – Felie Brown and Ele Drews brought smiles as they performed the song “Over the Rainbow” during the second annual talent show held at La Conner Retirement Inn on Saturday. &nd...
A farm thing
Matt Warren checks the density of fertilizer as it is being loaded into a “swamp buggy” to be spread on fields at 6 a.m. The spreader machine’s nickname comes from its big wide tires. Spring plant...
Surging Braves bolt to top of league baseball standings
The La Conner High baseball team answered several questions last week with three big statement wins. All of which had Braves coach Jeremiah LeSourd speaking in superlatives and exclamation points afterward. “We had our best week of the year,” LeS...
La Conner thinclads set fast pace at Friday Harbor
They took no shortcuts, it just seemed that way. La Conner High track teams made fast work of an NW1B/2B League Meet at Friday Harbor on Thursday, where practice and preparation paid off with several of coach Peter Voorhees’ charges recording p...
Split ends: Lady Braves win one, lose one
It was an up-and-down week for the La Conner High softball team, which earned a split in games against two quality foes. Fortunately for the Lady Braves, they won the meeting that mattered most. La Conner edged NW2B rival Friday Harbor 3-1 at home...
MILTON DEAN GRONEMYER
Longtime Skagit Valley resident Milton Dean Gronemyer died on Saturday, April 18 at a local care facility following a brief illness. He was 73. Milt was born Nov. 18, 1941, in Wellington, Kansas to Milton Dale and Sylvia Jane Utterback Gronemyer. He...
Skagit Co. Sheriff's Office POLICE BLOTTER
Tuesday April 14 Midnight: Suspicious – A person was seen walking around in the area of the La Conner roundabout. Deputies found a vehicle in the area, but nobody around. The registered owner had sold the vehicle, but had not updated the...
Tribal land tax issue - No let-up in the local lobbying effort
La Conner town and school officials continued hounding state and federal officials this week as some residents prepare to shell out up to 25 percent more in property taxes by the April 30 deadline. On Tuesday, the town-school lobbying consortium met...
