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Ken Stern

MARCH BEGAN LIKE FEBRUARY ENDED – First the Monday, Feb. 26, hailstorm swept over the western Fidalgo Island peninsula and through La Conner. Then Saturday, March 2, an even bigger hailstorm deposited at least half an inch of pellets in the early afternoon. That turned to a snowy slush before 5 p.m.