Articles from the October 2, 2019 edition
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Kirsch property next steps
The listing on the Kirsch property expired on Sept. 30. It has received adequate exposure to the market. I hope the Town Council will now seriously examine what it will take to make it an add-on to the Jordan Street park to the north. A rock wall on...
Port of Skagit lets boaters sink without supplies
Last October Boater’s Discount in La Conner, the only marine products store in town, lost its lease with the Port of Skagit last fall. The Port has been mum as to why the lease was cancelled, but the result was that after a fire sale of marine p...
By Candidates forum tonight is for ALL school district residents
This corrects and updates the Sept. 25 editorial: “School board candidates.” All people living in the La Conner school district are invited to attend tonight’s candidates forum featuring District 1 candidates John Agen and Kate Szurek and Distr...
Incumbent Szurek seeking new school board term
She’s soft-spoken by nature, but Kate Szurek has long been a strong voice for public education, having served on three school boards in Washington locales. The local attorney has relished being a m...
La Conner students strike for climate
Ten La Conner High School students raised their signs and their umbrellas Friday, striking for the climate and their future. They left their classes about 10 a.m. and crossed the street to the knoll...
Chuck Hedlund remembered as 'Mr. Civic Responsibility'
Chuck Hedlund enjoyed a great career, one that took him halfway across the globe as a pioneer in modern international trade. But it was what he did in retirement, back home in La Conner, that has...
Family barber shop spans three generations
In 1977 Dick Holt moved his growing family to La Conner to establish a barber shop. It was then, and still remains, the only shop in town, and over the past forty-two years has become not only a La...
School food for body and soul
Those of you who know me realize I care deeply about children and education. My desire is always to be a part of the solution and work for unity. I know that the new food services director and her team at La Conner School District are working...
See, call candidates to get answers
Today’s front page headline urging ALL La Conner School District residents to attend tonight’s District 1 and 2 director candidates forum uses all caps to get your attention. That is a poor fix for the error made here last week, when the edi...
Thanks, La Conner Live sponsors
La Conner Live would like to thank the following for their dedicated support for the 2019 Sunday concert series. The Ward Foundation, the Town of La Conner and the Port of Skagit donated $2,000-$5,000 apiece. The LUX Art Center, Mt Vernon Building...
