Articles from the July 18, 2018 edition
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Pure poetry: Local centenarian feted several times over
Turning 100 doesn’t happen every day. But, in the case of Joyce Johnson, celebrating the rare milestone hasn’t been limited to a single date on the calendar. She has too many friends and admirers for...
Green energy fuels Swinomish Golf Links re-opening
New greens at Swinomish Golf Links helped raise much appreciated green for area charities, among them the La Conner Sunrise Food Bank. Golfers taking part in a special free day at the Swinomish...
Polo tournament kicks off La Conner summer
Last weekend an equestrian twist on everyday field sports came to LaConner. Tents, trucks, and trailers were set up and parked at George Dill Farm as people came to witness a polo tournament. Men and...
Tribe Centennial Totem Pole sent for cleaning
For the first time in almost forty years, the Swinomish Tribe lowered a well-known landmark on Friday: the 1989 Centennial Totem Pole. The carving, created with Washington State Centennial funds,...
Skagit Artists studio tour this weekend
For the artists hosting the 21 stops on this weekend’s NW Art Beat tour, there is no opportunity to see their colleagues work. That is exactly why artist Dee Doyle organized her three La Conner area colleagues for a preview tour open to the 3...
Flower baskets supported!
Thank you! The La Conner Chamber purchases and arranges for the maintenance and upkeep of our town flower baskets each year with the help of our wonderful community’s support. Thank you to the 29 basket sponsors. Thank you to those that purchased p...
Club awards students
The Rotary Club of La Conner awarded six scholarships totaling $14,000 to graduating La Conner High School students to pursue higher education. Congratulations to: Abigail Harper, Fred Martin Academic Scholarship; Myken Hassler, Rotary Club of La...
Check records before voting
I’d like to remind my fellow citizens here in the 10th Legislative District that all three of your elected officials supported SB 6617, which would have exempted them from our state’s public records act. Dave Hayes and Barbara Bailey voted yes, while...
Council funds water line replacement
The La Conner-Whitney Road water main replacement project will be funded by a $1.5 million, 20 year revenue bond the Town Council decided at its July 10 meeting. The bond is structured as a loan, with payments coming from “water revenues” the Tow...
DIANE E. (BETTY) SPENCER 1925-2018
Known to many in the LaConner and Shelter Bay area, Betty (Diane Elizabeth) Spencer passed away peacefully surrounded by her large family on June 21, 2018 at Franciscan Hospice in University Place, WA. Born December 8, 1925 in Los Angeles, she was...
Peggy Hart Rush
Peggy Hart Rush passed away at the age of 92 on June 27, 2018. Peggy was born on July 12, 1925 in Beaumont TX. She and her husband Dick were married in 1944. Dick’s job at Boeing took them to Wichita, New Orleans, Huntsville, AL and back to B...
