Articles from the October 23, 2019 edition
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Approving taxes without paying taxes
The La Conner Weekly News recently profiled the two candidates competing for the La Conner School District’s Director District 2 position on the Nov. 5 election ballot. Marlys Baker and Janine Beasley are both members of the Swinomish Tribe and presu...
Thank you, Soroptimists
Dear Editor: Thank you for the article about the Soroptimist sewing project. I want to voice my appreciation to those club members for their outreach to these women who face what in this country we consider a monthly cost and for them a time of...
By The rule of law and difficult times
To pay attention, that is our endless and proper work. – Mary Oliver I have served on several school boards, beginning when my daughter was in the first grade. She’s now 42, her youngest is in the first grade and, oddly, this is the first t...
Traffic jams, bad bridges and too few ferries
Tim Eyman’s last hurrah may be Initiative 976, on the ballot this fall for you to decide on reducing “car tabs” – vehicle taxes to $30, period. A yes vote does that, and more, reducing vehicle taxes statewide by $4.2 billion dollars over six y...
Alum Braves signal caller Agen hopes to score school board seat
John Agen learned to think on his feet while quarterbacking a no-huddle offense for a La Conner High league championship football team his senior year, in 1973-74. He later refined his research...
'Genuine Skagit Valley' brands region's ag products
Ten Genuine Skagit Valley members got a combined prep talk and introduction to the program’s vision of making the Skagit Valley’s agricultural products as well known as Napa Valley wines at a rollout training Oct. 10. That’s consultant Duane Knapp...
Tulip bulbs planted for roundabout
Social media chatter about the look of the town’s roundabout led to a Saturday work shift at Tulip Town. Writes Debbie Galbraith: To clarify the back story, the discussion about the condition of t...
'Matilda the Musical' swarms with kids
“Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical,” playing at the Lincoln Theatre, is an enchanting and whimsical adaptation of Dahl’s book, “Matilda.” While maintaining the original storyline of having a tremendously dysfunctional family whirling around amid...
Historical museum fundraiser will enshrine all-star lineups
The Skagit County Historical Museum is sporting a new look these days. With its popular “Hometown Teams” exhibit running through Nov. 10, the museum in La Conner has scheduled another highlight event featuring a sports theme. It’s Nov. 2 fundr...
Book on 'The Barn Shows' previewed
For 18 years, from 1986-2003, artists and art lovers came to now legendary annual art exhibits at The Barn on Dick Reim and Lavone Newell Reim’s Skagit City Road property. They showcased the most t...
Grant to Swinomish Tribe supports community climate change solutions
Sea level rise and storm surge caused by the changing climate disrupts salmon and shellfish harvesting that indigenous people have depended on from time immemorial. The impacts on the culture are physical to the environment, physiological to the...
Halloween fun promises spook-tacular time for all
Elaborate costumes will conceal the identities of those celebrating Halloween here next Thursday. But there’s no hiding the fact there will be plenty of fun for those partaking of the local holiday f...
Michelle Havist Weekly News GM
Michelle Havist is the new general manager of the La Conner Weekly News. Havist, who keeps the Sunrise Food Bank humming as its director, will bring her management and marketing skills down the hill...
