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Kurt Batdorf

TROUBLING WINTER SNOWPACK - A flock of swans graze for morsels in a partially harvested potato field on the east edge of La Conner. A late winter storm dusted parts of lowland Skagit County with snow Feb. 26. With mountain snowpack running far below normal, farmers are concerned about the prospects of drought this year.