Articles from the December 4, 2019 edition
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WILLIAM (BILL) WARD
William (Bill) Burr Ward, 87, of White Salmon, WA, passed away peacefully on Nov. 25th, 2019 in the care of family and Hospice. Bill was born in Seattle, WA to Jack & Fay (Pat) Ward on April 2, 1932. He attended K-12 in the West Seattle community,...
Supporting Joy Neal
I, too, am writing to voice my support for Joy Neal as our La Conner librarian. Under her leadership the library has been an integral part of the life of our community. I agree with Joanna May that more explanation should be provided by the Board of...
"The Barn Shows Book" celebrated
We very much appreciate the Weekly News coverage of our celebration of our book, “The Barn Shows Book 1987-2003.” As the paper reported, “Great to have hundreds of supportive friends, colleagues and artists out Saturday to celebrate ‘The Barn Sh...
Thinking, voting matters
For those who do not take the Seattle Times or did not read Danny Westneat’s column in Sunday’s paper where he developed the phrase “nothing matters,” a brief recap. His main point is that there has been a major dust up lately over the issue of car...
A flaw turned into a strength - Part II
In my previous article (Nov. 6), “The History of the Flaw-Part I,” I outlined a view of our nature as a species; our tendency to choose self-interest over community-interest; and our lack of common perspective. This discussion was brought to my att...
Preparing for impending disaster
Here we sit, giving thanks for what we have, hoping that our lives are lived in relative peace and harmony. I pray for this myself, daily. Unfortunately, prayer alone is not always going to do the trick; sometimes we have to educate ourselves about...
Forecast: sustainable future dim, far off possibility
Another month, another rain report. Regular readers know – and hopefully come to expect – a first issue of the month summary of the previous month’s rain and temperatures. For the thousands in the La Conner School district who don’t reg...
Town budget vote Dec. 10
The 2020 budget Town Council will pass at its Tuesday meeting is not much different from October’s preliminary budget. While a deficit budget, it will be balanced, as required by state law, by drawing down the fund balance by $1.07 million. The $...
November: more cold, less rain
Not much rain but lots of cold temperatures last month. The 13 days of frost bookended November: Five of the first eight mornings saw lows below 32 degrees as did eight of the last ten days. The...
Santa's schedule sighted: he is coming to town
News scoop: Santa’s advance schedule of early La Conner visits has been leaked to the Weekly News. Parents, are these on your calendar? The La Conner Chamber of Commerce has negotiated Santa’s ass...
Longtime La Conner Library champion starts new life chapter
When Georgia Powers and her late husband, Ray, first moved to La Conner in the 1980s, one of the first things they did was search for the local library. What they found was more than a building. They...
La Conner's Marble family a volleyball dynasty
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Thirteen years ago La Conner High head volleyball coach Suzanne Marble brought an undefeated team into the state 2B tournament and won the championship. One of the key players for La Conner then...
Past Washington writers remembered
Washington is a big and varied state, in every possible way, from sea level and Seattle to Mt. Rainer’s summit and Palouse grain fields. Writers have been explaining our region in words since explorers first arrived. Fifty of Washington’s best wri...
PATRICIA (McENIRY) LOVE
Patricia McEniry Love, 94, of La Conner died at her home on November 26, 2019. She is survived by daughters: Robin (Richard Tanner) and Sheila Connolly; nine grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. No one will ever forget their “GG”. She was pr...