Articles from the April 24, 2019 edition
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Increased housing density Town's focus
The La Conner planning commission met with the Town Council as the last segment of Council’s April 9 meeting to discuss 2019 priorities, as they do annually. Initial topics were updates of the transportation element of the Town’s comprehensive pla...
Swinomish host egg-cellent Easter celebration
Breakfast was served to one and all at the Swinomish Gym early Saturday morning. There was a wide-ranging menu other than one traditional morning favorite. No eggs. Those weren’t in the gym, but inste...
Locals make world of difference on Earth Day
Thinking globally and acting locally. That’s been the annual Earth Day game plan for a committed corps of La Conner area volunteers. Monday was no exception, despite it being a regular work day beset...
Mold scrubbed from Town Hall
It’s safe to go into Town Hall. The mold that had crept out of the vault of the former bank building and into the reception area was removed last Wednesday. Air and surface sample readings taken after the cleanup were normal, below ambient air t...
Artist Dee Doyle practices what she teaches
Art is an ageless pursuit. La Conner artist Dee Doyle is not only painting, in what she calls her encore career, she’s teaching Skagit Valley locals from ages 50 to 100 to do the same. The Maryland tr...
Musings - on the editor's mind
Are all windows and mirrors Rorschach tests? Is every stimulus each of us receives a look into our own soul? How is it that each of us see and hear the same thing, yet half of us conclude red while the other half insist on blue? For a long time I...
Earth Day then, now and to come
Happy Earth Day week. Monday marked the 49th anniversary of Earth Day. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin was a primary force behind the April 22, 1970 celebration. And a celebration it was, back in the day of tie-dyed shirts, bell bottoms, crowns...
Process for selling Kirsch property important
I agree with Linda Talman, Mary Lam and Bob Raymond. Public process has not been followed in this matter. In addition to Linda’s comments about lack of consultation with the Planning Commission, there was no consultation with the Parks Commission. Th...
