Articles from the May 14, 2014 edition
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Breathtaking Bouquet
This feast for the eyes has been stopping traffic on Caledonia Street in La Conner for the past couple of weeks. The pink clematis and purple wisteria climbed up timber bamboo to create a magnificent...
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You Can't Take it With You
Everyone in Grandpa Vanderhoff’s family does exactly as he pleases. Which is exactly why things will go wrong at the Vanderhoff home in this weekend’s production of “You Can’t Take It With You.” The p...
Poetry festival this weekend
The Skagit River Poetry Festival kicks off tomorrow, Thursday, with a fundraising dinner followed by a literary show with Tom Robbins and Sherman Alexie. Dinner is at Maple Hall in La Conner from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and will feature local cuisine with...
ROBERT JOHN HERRINGTON
La Conner resident Robert John Herrington died at age 94 on Easter morning, April 20, at Mira Vista Care Center in Mount Vernon after suffering an earlier stroke. Bob was born in Klamath Falls,... Full story
Skagit Co. Sheriff's Office POLICE BLOTTER
Wednesday April 30 4:39 p.m.: Lockout – Deputies helped someone at La Conner High School get the keys that were locked inside their vehicle. Monday May 5 12:54 p.m.: Crunch time – An inattentive driver ran into the back of another...
Fire commissioner vacancy
Fire District 13 Commissioners Chuck Hedlund and Arne Fohn are accepting applications from people willing to step up and fill a vacancy on the three-member board of commissioners. The deadline to submit an application is June 10. Then, at the...
Oh Deere!
A dozen antique tractors from Cascade Two Cylinder Club plowed more than 60 acres last Wednesday. The event, held on farmer Gail Thulen’s land off Downey Road north of La Conner was originally set f...
La Conner golf has healthy outlook despite injuries
Match play with La Conner High can be painful. Just ask the Friday Harbor Wolverine golf team. The host Braves defeated Friday Harbor by a cozy 28-shot margin — 180 to 208 — during a key...
Braves clinch District top seed with twin wins
The rain last week did nothing to dampen the spirits of the La Conner High baseball team. Quite the opposite, actually. The Braves weathered scattered showers and wet field conditions to defeat league rival Orcas 6-1 and clinch a share of the NW2B ti...
Lady Braves near flawless in twinbill sweep of Darrington
Darrington first responders provided aid and hope aplenty to those impacted by the tragic Oso mudslide. But there was little Darrington’s high school softball team could do to stop the avalanche of runs posted by the Lady Braves last week. La C...
Thinclads shine at Twilight meet
The La Conner High mile relay team shared the limelight at the Stanwood Twilight Invitational Track Meet. The Braves’ quartet of Kolbe Rasler, Mitchell Grant, Harrison Orkney, and Josh Summers took top honors in the 4x400 meter event, capturing g...
