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This recipe was inspired by Eddie Gordon. Kevin and I were shopping at Gordon's Pumpkin Farm recently. The fennel was remarkably fresh. Mr. Gordon recommended that I slice it thin and bake on top of a white fish. It was a quite mellow addition to the halibut I used. This serves two. Ingredients Halibut, 1 filet Fennel, 4 to 5 thin slices Olive oil, 2 tsp Dried parsley, a few sprinkles Tin foil, to cover the bottom and sides Preparation Prepare the baking dish by adding enough foil to cover the...
After a weeklong wait for the right tide and weather conditions, the aluminum ferry M.V. Delphinus left Monday night in a tricky operation conducted under rented klieg lights. No crane in La Conner is big enough to lower the 130-foot long, 36-foot wide, 30-foot tall aluminum catamaran into the water. Dunlap Towing barged it to Dakota Industries in Anacortes, where a Syncrolift will place it in the water. After transferring sister ferry M.V. Dorado to a barge in February 2022, Mavrik Marine...
An alarm of sorts went off at last Friday’s fall party for the Skagit County Historical Museum – on purpose. An enthusiastic crowd was enjoying itself at Maple Hall. Radio show host Mike in the Morning was master of ceremonies. Santo Coyote staff served the appetizers. The 120 or so folks showed their support for the Museum by buying tickets for five raffle items and bidding on 2024 naming rights to the East Wing. Madeline Roozen’s top bid was made in memory of her parents William and Helen Roozen, whose names will appear on the East Wing...
Sunday, October 29 7:29 p.m. Unleashed—Caller was out with her small dog when a pit bull style dog came from a different address and attacked her dog. The owner of the pit bull was able to pull it off and there were no obvious puncture wounds to the small dog. The dog may have an internal injury as it was limping badly and had difficulty breathing. Case sent to animal control for follow up. La Conner. Monday, October 30 5:55 p.m. Ain’t nothing but a hound dog—Caller located a loose hound dog and advised they would keep it until an owner was l...
La Conner school board member John Agen increased his lead over former District 2 Director Jeanie Beasley to 120 votes. He now has 54.4% to Beasley's 45.1% after this second vote report Thursday from the Skagit County Elections Office staff. Agen led by 68 votes Tuesday. While county staff estimate 9,000 votes remain to be tallied countywide, it is not known how many La Conner school district ballots remain to be counted. Twelve hundred and ninety three residents have voted in this election. In 2019, Marlys Baker's win over Beasley brought out...
