Articles from the August 20, 2014 edition
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Props & Ponies
MUSTANG VARIETIES – Ford Mustangs and World War II era P-51 Mustang fighter planes were on display at Skagit Regional Airport for the Heritage Flight Museum’s Props & Ponies event sponsored b...
Big hit for taxpayers and agencies they fund
Now that the Skagit County Assessor’s Office has crunched the actual numbers, it is apparent that the federal court’s tribal land tax ruling would hit La Conner worse than originally thought. Dave Thomas with the Assessor’s Office said that if the r...
La Conner Schools work to keep grades up
La Conner School District’s “report card” from the state shows that the high school and middle school received passing grades, but La Conner Elementary School was deemed to be underperforming. The scores, based on student performance two years ago,...
New boardwalk closes for repairs
Portions of the La Conner boardwalk were closed last weekend and will likely be closed for the next week or two because the town must replace the decking material. The town blocked access to the sections of boardwalk in front of Nell Thorn...
RITA HUPY
Long-time La Conner resident Rita Hupy died on the evening of Thursday, August 7, at age 84. She did not suffer at the end, and I thank the staff at Island Hospital for their kind care of her. She tru...
RAYMOND C THOMPSON
Raymond C Thompson of La Conner died on Thursday, August 7 at age 66. He was born on May 24, 1948 to Rudy and Betty Thompson in a home that Studebaker built in Mishawaka, Indiana. Ray earned the...
Water main bursts, floods street
An 8-inch water pipe burst underground Monday night, flooding the south end of La Conner’s Third Street near Pioneer Park and leaving Shelter Bay faucets dry. Witnesses said the blowout occurred at a...
