Articles from the July 22, 2015 edition
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Ragnar Relay
Ayumi Tomizawa passes the baton to team mate Bryce Kuhn, for Camp Annawanna, a team from Kirkland and one of the 574 teams who ran through La Conner late Friday night and into the wee hours of...
Canoe practice
Young members of the Swinomish canoe team, which is coached by Brian Porter, paddle past Shelter Bay on the Swinomish Channel. – Photo by Don CoyoteYoung members of the Swinomish canoe team,...
Cooling off
Sunday was a scorcher with temperatures in La Conner soaring into the 90s. But Giselle Rindy-Cox and Tess Schonack knew just what to do. The girls took a dip in the channel by the dog beach at the...
An arrest in string of burglaries
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries that have occurred throughout the past several weeks across the Swinomish Reservation. Swinomish Police Chief Rick Balam said a man in his 20s was arrested Friday and will face...
Road to town to be resurfaced
La Conner Whitney Road will be sporting new asphalt after a construction project scheduled to start in the wee hours Tuesday. Jennifer Swanson, Project Manager with Skagit County Public Works said La Conner Whitney Road will be resurfaced from the La...
Senior Center lunch returns
The $5 Tuesday lunch at the La Conner Senior Center at Maple Hall will resume next month. “We have made arrangements with four local food establishments,” said center director Janna Gage. Each business will rotate the catering monthly. “We are proud...
New Shelter Bay lease moves forward
More than two-thirds of the homeowners who cast ballots in Shelter Bay last Wednesday approved negotiating a new 75-year lease with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. The count was 436 in favor of crafting a new lease, with 197 against. Voter tur...
Skagit Co. Sheriff's Office POLICE BLOTTER
Tuesday July 14 8:18 a.m.: Stray cow – A cow was in the roadway onFir Island Road nearConway, but the animal went home without incident. 12:13 p.m.: Burned trailer – A caller was worried that somebody was towing the trailer that burned la...
Braves coach joins Elite Eight at Tacoma ceremony
Road trips are nothing new for the La Conner High basketball program – unless, of course, it’s one scheduled for late July. And one that’s been as much anticipated as a Christmas tournament at Port Townsend or trip to Spokane in March. A lar...
