Articles from the April 30, 2014 edition
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Let's try this
Ruby Rose of Burien visited La Conner over the weekend and found Gilkey Square the perfect spot to really kick up her heels. She calls this maneuver “The Fire Fly.” – Photo by Don Coy...
By Get ready for May Day callers
Remember those cute little neighborhood children who used to ring your doorbell and run away on May Day? Those same youngsters are now in high school, and they are planning to ring your doorbell again this May 1. The difference, however, is that...
Arts Alive! shifts back to town
The La Conner Chamber of Commerce has turned the annual Arts Alive! show back over to the Town of La Conner Arts Commission. To make sure the November show goes on, the commission needs help from people willing to work hard planning, organizing and...
Antique war planes
A squadron of World War II era T-6 planes used to train fighter pilots flew overhead during the grand opening of the Heritage Flight Museum at Skagit Regional Airport on Saturday. The museum...
Skagit Co. Sheriff's Office POLICE BLOTTER
Monday April 21 5:56 p.m.: Crunch time – A driver failed to stop for a vehicle waiting to turn offMaple Ave west ontoWashington Street in La Conner. 8:52 p.m.: Dog-gone dispute – A man walking a dog onPark Street in La Conner was approach...
La Conner thinclads go long distance to step on the track
Long before their long distance events began, La Conner High track teams had gone the distance. And then some. La Conner ventured 300 miles last weekend to take part in the Undeberg Invitational...
Lady Braves split tough two-game slate
Bowled over by non-league power Lynden Christian, La Conner avoided landing in the gutter last week by having secured a two-game split courtesy a key win at Friday Harbor. La Conner struck down the Lady Wolverines 13-3 Tuesday afternoon, taking some...
McClung returns from injury to debut on course
It took a lot of drive by Kelley McClung to come back from serious ankle injuries that sidelined her most of basketball season and well into the softball campaign. And that drive is now being showcased on local golf courses. That plus a nice iron...
Braves poised to make stretch run for post-season
The La Conner High baseball team, its compass still pointed to the top of NW2B standings, veered off course briefly last week to test non-league waters. Now the Braves, after setbacks at Lynden Christian and Friday Harbor — both larger...
La Conner grad's adventure on the high seas
Karen Van Wieringen Ballard, a self-described adventure junkie, stepped away from her desk job to compete in a sailboat race from Qingdao, China to San Francisco. She is a 1981 La Conner High School...
