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To the Board of Trustees of the La Conner Regional Library: Maybe Joy Neal’s retirement is accepted by you, but it is certainly not accepted by her loyal patrons. Joy has faithfully worked in that BLEAK library for 15 years. She not only worked to d...

The Library Thrift store is ready for all early Christmas shoppers. We have gifts, book and beautiful decorations ready to be a part of your home for the holidays. Stop by and see us at 6th and Morris Wednesday through Sunday (but not Thanksgiving...

On Halloween afternoon I fell and broke my arm on the way home from the library, carrying my checked out library book. The fire department was there immediately, then the ambulance. Then I rode to Anacortes and the emergency room. When I finally got...

The weekly newspaper was delivered today, Wednesday, and through the end of this week around La Conner, as has been the case every week for 141 years, since 1878. Hopefully it is your local and weekly newspaper. To the subscribers in the greater La...

Congress is posed to require the U.S. Navy to measure the real time sound levels of the AE Growlers jets flying at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, organizers from the Sound Defense Alliance told twenty five people attending a meeting at the...

Last week’s rains and the weekend’s winds knocked the last of this year’s leaves off area trees. Broadleaf or conifer needle, all fell like the rain that battered them to the ground. Just like that, autumn’s leaves are gone. The variety of colored...

As you are reading this article, someone in the valley is painting. Skagit Valley has been fostering the arts for decades and this month FORUM Arts is acknowledging that work, both current and historic. The ‘Locally Grown’ show features a half doz...

In this year of increasing violence and incivility, it is vital that we choose holiday gifts for our children that send positive messages. There are many inexpensive books, puzzles, toys and games that encourage mental, physical and emotional growth...

La Conner residents: Prepare to share the shopping district and the holiday season with out of town visitors. The new business advocacy organization, OPAL (Organized Patrons Advancing La Conner) has created a “Tinsel and Mistletoe Christmas F...

At its monthly meeting Monday, the La Conner School District Directors congratulated their high school’s state volleyball championship and then recognized outgoing Directors Janie Beasley and Kate Szurek with a board resolution. Together, the r...