Articles from the May 15, 2019 edition
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Sell property, lose view
On the sale of the Kirsch property, consider: The property will be gone forever. The view will be gone forever. The potential for a creative public use will be gone forever. And the proceeds from a sale will soon disappear into the murky waters of...
Felicia a real Value
To the Editor, Yesterday, May 9th, was a scorcher here in western Washington, even as close to saltwater as we are most everywhere. My sister-in-law Lori and her three sisters from San Diego were visiting me on Whidbey Island before boarding the...
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Dixie Otis honored by Soroptomists, Tribe
Dixie Otis’ death last December was a shock and a huge loss to the greater La Conner community. A charter member of the La Conner Soroptimist Club, and its co-president, Otis was an even longer...
Guitar festival fills La Conner with music and money
From start to finish music played at Maple Hall, Civic Garden Club, in designated venues and anywhere a person could pick up a guitar and strum it: in a corner, a hallway, at exhibitor tables, the...
Students walk out Monday over administration silence
On Monday 20 students from La Conner High School took to the grass outside the elementary school with not one purpose, but many. Led by Samantha Nelson, a junior, students walked out during their firs...
Take ferry to Viet Nam vets photo exhibit
Saturday I ventured over to Friday Harbor to visit the San Juan Islands Art Museum exhibit, “My War: Wartime Photos by Viet Nam Veterans,” curated by Marissa Roth and June Berg. This was my first...
Tom Winn remembered as adventurous renaissance man
He was a versatile teacher, computer whiz, avid hiker, skilled mariner, world traveler, civic leader and handy man par excellence. Plus much, much more. Tom Winn never spoke about himself in such glowing terms. Always humble, he let others do the...
Campaign issues need candidates
I would like to invite anyone with the energy and smarts to file for local offices in La Conner. I would do it, but I am too old. The County Auditor is taking applications until 4:30 p.m. Friday. There is a $36 filing fee. We have two council positio...
Updating a current topic: Shelter Bay and La Conner's water system
To Our Respected Shelter Bay Customers: The Town of La Conner is pleased to announce that the installation of the Town’s Phase 1 water main replacement project, which extends from Young Road to Mclean Road, has been successfully completed. The...
Genuine Skagit Valley a 'mark' for all of us
Skagit County did not yet exist when the first issue of The Bellingham Bay Mail rolled of the presses in June 1873. The paper became the Puget Sound Mail after its 1878 move to La Conner. La Conner rightly claims the crown as the place where a...
