Articles from the July 12, 2017 edition
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YMCA fundraising campaign enters stretch run
As with an Olympic marathon, the Skagit Valley Family YMCA fundraising drive is looking for a strong finishing kick as it nears the finish line. The latest strides in a campaign to build a modern...
Local netters sand blast tourney foes
New Jersey’s governor got burned going to the beach. Not so La Conner sand volleyball duos. Nine local players had plenty of fun in the sun, competing at the annual Burlington Beach Bash Tournament l...
Growing in La Conner together
“It’s my paper now, but I am only borrowing it.” That line led my second essay entrant last August in pursuit of winning the Hardwick Gazette, a 128-year-old paper in the heart of Vermont. That essay sums up why I am here and what I—with your...
Pioneer Market thanks
A great big shout out thank you to the Pioneer Market for the loan of six shopping carts for Conner Waterfront Park to use in the July 4th Parade. La Conner Parks along with neighbors, friends and families managed to turn them into a spectacular...
Paper's Founders: Thanks
Dear Editor: Cindy, Sandy, and the late Wayne Everton took a defunct weekly newspaper and made it into an Award-Winning Newspaper! Thank you. The La Conner School District, La Conner Town, Chamber of Commerce, Fire Districts, subscribers, etc. have...
Skagit Co. Sheriff's Office POLICE BLOTTER
Tuesday July 4 3:31 a.m.: Need my coffee – A person was laying down outside of the Shell station on La Conner Whitney Rd and Hwy. 20, waiting for it to open so they could get some coffee. 5:28 a.m.: Loud cough – Report of a possible...
Feds sign off on Swinomish constitution
Special to La Conner Weekly News The United States Department of the Interior on Friday approved the constitutional amendments voted on and passed in May by members of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. While the changes in the tribe’s constituti...
