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October is here. It is an odd year, 2021. That is true in a lot of ways. One local fact is town council elections occur in odd-numbered years. For the first time since 2015 council seats are contested in La Conner. Residents are fortunate that they...

If La Conner is building another park for the use of families with children, let’s not make a mistake that exists in the two other parks. Neither of the existing parks have adequate toilet facilities, especially for children. Port a Pottys should n...

My concern: If I need to call 911 and I can get to my phone to dial I don’t want to have to guess and wonder if or when the police are going to show up. I expect it in a reasonable amount of time. I attended the council meeting Sept. 28 and e...

In the state’s online voter pamphlet, Rick Dole lists his experience as being a member of an HOA board in San Diego and says the HOA government “was almost identical to that of the Town of La Conner.” Many town residents would like to keep La Conne...

I totally agree with contributor Doreen Sadler’s point that it was definitely time for the U.S. to withdraw from Afghanistan. However, to gloss-over the stunningly poor execution of that withdrawal and the perverse political dynamics that drove it i...

In a sign of normalcy and optimism, the La Conner Town Council Sept. 28 agreed without comment to provide $183,450 to local nonprofits next year from Town Hotel Motel Tax revenues. Councilmember Bill Stokes, speaking for the finance committee, told...

The Swinomish police department will not bid for providing law enforcement to the Town of La Conner in 2022, Mayor Ramon Hayes told council members at their Sept. 28 budget hearing on law enforcement. Hayes told a full room in Lower Maple Hall that...

For the La Conner High School boys’ soccer program, wins over league power Mount Vernon Christian have come about as often as the U.S. Census in recent seasons. Which means La Conner’s 4-1 win via penalty kicks at MVC Friday counts for a lot. “This w...

It’s true that practice makes perfect. But the La Conner High School volleyball team remained perfect last week without any practice. After having had several playing dates shelved earlier due to COVID-19 infections, the two-time defending state c...

All football players are faced with adversity at one time or another and in many cases the most difficult challenges come after their playing careers are over. That was the message delivered to the La Conner High School football team last week by som...

Katherine Paul is pretty good at pulling strings. After all, she does it for a living. A very good living, at that. The local singer-songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist who is the face of rising band Black Belt Eagle Scout, was back to doing what...

They say good friends are hard to find. But for those associated through the years with La Conner Regional Library, that hasn’t been the case at all. Quite the opposite, it turns out. Ground was broken last week for a long-sought new building. T...

Monday, September 27 1:09 p.m.: Trash call – Deputies responded to a report of a suspicious package on the side of the roadway. Deputies inspected the packager and determined it was dumped garbage. Young Rd., Greater La Conner. 2:45 p.m.: Five...

During the public portion of the board meeting, La Conner resident and former Skagit County Treasurer Dan O’Donnell asked members to address debt service issues at their next meeting. Board president Susie Gardner Deyo, without further comment, t...