Articles from the September 20, 2017 edition
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Solar powered farm harvests sun's energy
Electricity powers appliances, electronics, lights and, now, bikes and cars. When we plug our devices into wall outlets, that power typically comes from electrical utilities and distant power plants. More and more, the sun and wind generate...
Haircuts to the rescue Monday
A local beauty salon is cutting prices as well as hair on Monday. La Conner Hair Design will donate proceeds between 12-6 p.m. to an old-fashioned barn-raising project benefiting a Montana family...
Braves defeat Darrington decisively, bouncing back
Funny, the difference a week makes. After looking tentative in a lopsided non-league grid loss at 1A Coupeville in their season opener, the La Conner Braves posted a decisive 38-8 win over NW2B foe...
From the editor - Books are for exploring not banning Libraries are special
It’s Banned Books Week again, Sunday through Saturday the 30th. Why do “we” – libraries, citizens, bookstores and newspapers – make a big show, proclaiming a week every September to rally our communities against the specter of banne...
Fish for dinner: wild or farmed?
Omega-3 essential fatty acids, antibiotics, obesity – are these boring subjects? Maybe not. Three hundred thousand fish, escaping confinement, jumped into the Salish Sea from human-built pens August 19 and sent me on an Internet surfing orgy...
Musings - on the editor's mind
Here’s a rhetorical question: In this day and age, what do we need libraries for? Won’t it be cheaper to buy everyone a smart phone and leave them to their own devices? Cheaper, yes. Smarter, no. In the old days, I went to the library to get boo...
Beach private property
Who is stealing and vandaliz-ing? Who is jeopardizing our fragile eco-system? Who is doing this to trespass in sweet La Conner? You might have walked the beautiful beach along the Swinomish Channel thinking it was public property. It is an idyllic...
Wishing everyone could just get along
I love waking up every day in this very special town wondering what the day will bring. My days begin at what is affectionately called “Dog Beach.” While walking here I feel my soul soar with the wildlife, water, surrounding fields and Mount Bak...
Supports Stern
To all the people who aren’t liking Mr. Stern’s inclusion of news beyond La Conner in the paper, I would like to respectfully remind you of one fact. When the paper was owned by Ms. Vest and Ms. Stokes those ladies often chose to include stories tha...
Honoring Constitution
U.S. Constitution Day occurred September 17th to commemorate the Founder’s completion of the U.S. Constitution, September 17, 1787: Was it on your calendar? Did you honor it? Most calendars do not mention it, and today’s schools tend to ignore it....
"Beehive" a buzz at Whidbey Playhouse
Clever directors offer a route through a play’s story. At the Whidbey Playhouse’s “Beehive, the 60s Musical” Thursday, Stan Thomas, their board president, followed directors Eric George and Allenda...
