Articles from the June 10, 2020 edition
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Yvonne Naughton running toward 2021 race round-the-clock
COVID-19 sidelined the much-anticipated Northern Lights round-the-clock race scheduled here last weekend, but event organizer Yvonne Naughton still managed to stay on track. Naughton, a local...
Skagit Chorale COVID-19 outbreak study published by CDC
The March Skagit Chorale COVID-19 outbreak has made headlines around the world. A study by Skagit County Public Health Department staff was published in the Centers for Disease Control’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) in early May. T...
Rally for justice meets Sunday traffic at roundabout
There were no complaints here about Sunday’s weather. But there was still reason to protest. About 20 people gathered with signs and placards for two hours under sunny skies that morning at the r...
Renee Stewart's COVID-19 view
I am Renee Stewart, Paisley’s mom. I believe a person has a right to their opinion/beliefs and they have the right to be heard. Renae Paisley only stated what half, or more, of America is thinking. There are many ways to view to the COVID-19 p...
MARIANNA JANE SISSON METKE
On May 24, 2020 La Conner lost a dear friend, Marianna Jane Sisson Metke. Ever a source of color and brightness, we all lack for her presence in the world. Born October 5th, 1946 to Darrell Edgar...
Readers, facts show that virus is real
The letter from Renae Paisley two weeks ago gave me chills – not the good kind – but the responses from our community gave me faith in humankind. Letter after letter admonished Paisley’s twisted view that we must put an end to social i...
Graduating into an uncertain future
La Conner’s High School seniors, every one of them, graduate with this distinct honor: Never has anyone, or any school class, been rocked and roiled by a spring like this one. Before March it was impossible to imagine finishing school without g...
Town Hall open again
The COVID-19 pandemic has made masks part of the dress code at Town Hall. But what can’t be masked is the eagerness Town staff has for a return to business as usual, or something as near that as possi...
Golden moment: La Conner Marina celebrates 50th anniversary
Fifty-years-ago the La Conner commercial scene boasted canneries, full-service fuel stations and a major fish-food processing plant. All are gone now. But 1970 also saw the ribbon cut for launch of a...
Thursday high school graduation will be drive-thru ceremony
Modify and adjust. It’s a common mantra in education and one the La Conner School District has tapped often while developing its graduation format amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The newest – and final – high school graduation plan allows the...
La Conner is open for business
Skagit County’s commissioners and public health staff had to wait till 10 a.m. Friday for the Washington Health Department’s notice that the County was approved to move into Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Ins...
Skagit County now OPEN, in Phase 2
Finally! Friday morning the Washington Department of Health gave approval to Skagit County’s application to move into Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Stay Safe COVID-19 order for phased re-opening of...
Skagit County Sheriff’s Office POLICE BLOTTER
Tuesday, June 16 10:22 a.m.: Slip sliding away – Rocks in the roadway. Public works was notified. Pioneer Pkwy, Rainbow Brdg.Tuesday, June 16 10:22 a.m.: Slip sliding away – Rocks in the roadway. Public works was notified. Pioneer Pkwy,...
Fresh produce, increased safety available at local farm stands
“Thank you for wearing a mask.” That’s how Nicole Garcia-Swanson greeted La Connerite Sandi Davidson when she purchased berries at the Swanson Family Farm on Monday. Affirming positive behavior is just one new habit adopted by La Conner-area farm...
