Articles from the April 23, 2014 edition
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Awed
People lucky enough to live near La Conner and who looked outside just before dusk last Thursday had a real treat for the eyes. After a pounding rainstorm, the light was golden and the sky yielded a...
Fur & Flowers
Mae and Ellie Cleveland visited the tulip fields with their parents Travis and Catie Cleveland of Bainbridge Island recently. Brodie, whose job title is Newshound, moonlights as a greeter and was on...
By Fire Commissioner resigns
Doug Avery, a 30-year veteran volunteer firefighter with Fire District 13 resigned his elected position as a Commissioner effective April 30. Over the past three years, Avery has weathered battles with the commissioners and administrative staff in...
Councilman takes a hike
La Conner Town Councilman Jacques Brunisholz offered to resign so that he can fulfill a lifelong dream to hike the Pacific Crest Trail this summer. He had handed in a letter of resignation, but the council decided to place the letter on file and...
WHEE!
First-grader Anna Theaker swings toward the sky at the new La Conner Elementary School playground, which was dedicated on Friday. – Photo by Amylynn RichardsFirst-grader Anna Theaker swings...
Town's first installment of poetry to walk on
The LaConner Arts Commission is happy to announce the installation of the first poem from the “Poetry in the Street Project.” The short poem “Early Fall” is engraved in bronze letters into a section o...
RICHARD STEELE SUNDE
Richard Steele Sunde, a fourth-generation Sitkan and former resident of La Conner, died April 10 at his home in Waikoloa, Hawaii after a long, beautiful hike to the North Kohala beaches. The family... Full story
JOHN W. DENTON
John W. Denton, a lifelong resident of the Skagit Valley, died very peacefully in Burlington on Sunday, April 13. He was born in La Conner on January 24, 1931, the son of Oscar and Mamie Denton and... Full story
Skagit Co. Sheriff's Office POLICE BLOTTER
Monday April 14 9:04 a.m.: Theft – Welding equipment was stolen from a locked storage container atConwayElementary School. There have been a number of thefts during the school’s construction project. 4:21 p.m.: Tulip tickets – About 40 v...
