Articles from the August 1, 2018 edition
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Bag ban now law
Get ready to pack your bags – literally! The Town Council ban of plastic bags in stores takes effect today. Reusable and paper bags are about to become a common sight in La Conner. Shoppers at Pioneer Market will no longer have their goodies...
Swinomish provide food, rest for Canoe families
On a perfectly sunlit summer afternoon last week, pricey yachts were upstaged on Swinomish Channel by a caravan of canoes. Not just any canoes, mind you. These were the colorfully painted tribal...
Elected leaders studying new library support
State Sen. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor, and Skagit County Commissioner Ron Wesen, Distict 1, met last week with representatives from the Town of La Conner and La Conner Regional Library to hear an...
Shelter Bay summer pickleball clinic draws large turnout
There’s a growing appetite for a game in which staying out of the kitchen can be a winning recipe. A couple dozen people of all ages got their first taste of pickleball, the nation’s fastest gro...
Tribe 'owes' for funding for school budget
For the school year 2018-2019 the La Conner School District budget shows general fund taxes at $1,006,174, and debt service taxes at $1,500,000, for a total of $2,506,174. There are 564 students estimated in the school population, of which 90...
Latsinova for appellate court
Editor: It is my pleasure to write this letter in support of Rita Latsinova for the Washington State Court of Appeals. She’s running for the open seat that’s designated for Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan Counties. My wife and I previously own...
MARK EISEN
Mark Eisen passed away on July 21, 2018, his 66th birthday, at his home after an extended illness. Mark was born on July 21, 1952 to Vincent and Augusta Eisen. He spent his childhood in La Conner, graduating from La Conner High School in 1970. After...
Grain Gathering offers healthy slice of life
Bread was never sexier than during the eighth annual Grain Gathering at the Port of Skagit’s Bayview Industrial Park last week. The popular three-day event, which each year has the world’s wheat and barley enthusiasts pay $550 to come to Was...
'King Lear' offers perils of retirement
Crowning the Shakespeare NW’s “The Summer of Blood!: Madness and a thousand terrible things” is “King Lear” considered by many Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy. Director Trey Hatch sets his production in the Roaring Twenties. The 17th century was...
Damn democracy! Cursed making history!
This was to be an editorial on the perils of plastic straws. A safe, small topic. Instead, there is a struggle to remember that there was a meeting of world leaders in Canada, then a NATO Summit, a visit to Great Britain and the critical meeting...
Sixty citizens work on civil discourse
Democracy was in action in Anacortes the evening of July 19 as 60 people energetically participated in the second workshop on civil discourse sponsored by the Volunteers of America’s Skagit Dispute Resolution Center. MaryLee Chamberlain was at l...
La Conner welcomes Skagit pioneers Thursday
Saturday in the Park was a big hit in the 70s for the rock band Chicago. Thursday in the Park has been a big hit in La Conner for generations. The first Thursday in August, that is. The 114th annual...
