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It’s their field contestants who are throwing La Conner Braves foes off track this spring. Both figuratively and literally. It happened again last week, at Northwest 1B/2B League Track and Field trials at Mount Vernon Christian. Michael Page, Zach Harris, and Brady Nelson swept a trio of field events to help lead the Braves to the meet title. La Conner edged host MVC 217.5 – 179 for top spot on the boys’ leaderboard. The La Conner High Lady Braves, led by Anna Cook’s four solo victo...
Cheryl Sullivan loves to run and quilt and will soon add juggling to the mix. As in juggling school administrative duties on the La Conner middle and high school campuses. Sullivan, a native of Ketchikan, Alaska, was tabbed from among four finalists to serve as principal and instructional leader for the two local schools. La Conner School District officials confirmed the choice of Sullivan, presently an administrator at Chief Sealth in Seattle, following two recent public forums featuring the principal candidates. She succeeds Marsha Hanson,...
La Conner High School student McKeighla Holt demonstrated her talent, producing a painting of Elvis during the Kiwaffodil celebration on Saturday. – Photo by Don CoyoteLa Conner High School student McKeighla Holt demonstrated her talent, producing a painting of Elvis during the Kiwaffodil celebration on Saturday. – Photo by Don Coyote...
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community expects to send out tax bills to homeowners on the 931 parcels removed from the county’s property tax rolls by the end of this month. As with the county taxes homeowners are accustomed to paying, the Swinomish tribal tax can be paid in two halves on April 30 and October 31. For the 2015 taxes, the tribe intends to use the same assessment values Skagit County has set and will use the same tax rate – $14.28 per $1,000 of assessed value – as parcels on privately owned, or fee simple, land within t...
Second in State! That’s the status of La Conner High School’s “Somewhat Clean” Knowledge Bowl team after the State tournament last Saturday in Arlington. The competition was an entire day’s worth of brain-draining stress, as the six team members boarded the bus before sunrise and didn’t finish until late afternoon. They competed against 18 other 2B ranked schools from across the state in a brain sport similar to “Jeopardy!” It was all about who knew what and who could buzz in first with the...
Longtime La Conner resident Bert Butterworth died at age 92 on Wednesday, March 11, in Palm Springs, California. Bert was born on December 31, 1922 in Seattle to Carol “Cal” E. and Marion Ellerbeck Butterworth. He attended Seattle public schools, John Hay Grade School and Queen Anne High School. He joined the Washington National Guard in 1939 and was called to active duty on Sept. 16, 1940. He completed pilot training, on March 10, 1942 and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Res...
The La Conner School Board and Swinomish Indian Senate will hold a joint meeting this Thursday to discuss tribal sovereignty curriculum. By law, since a quorum of school board members will be present, the meeting will be open to the public. It will be held at 5 p.m. in the Swinomish Senate Chambers, on Moorage Way across the street from the Village Chevron station on the reservation. Tribal sovereignty curriculum is a state recommended program, approved by Washington state tribes, to provide instruction in Native American history and culture...
Lifelong Skagit Valley Resident Don L. McKee died on Tuesday, February 10 at age 92 at Fidalgo Care Center in Anacortes after a battle with pneumonia. Don was born on December 19, 1922 to Sidney T. and Fannie M. McKee in their home at 1710 12th Street in Anacortes. Shortly after, the family moved to 903 23rd Street, where he lived most of his school days in Anacortes attending Nelson Grade School, Junior High in the Old Columbian High School building and graduating as Anacortes High School...
Monday Feb 2 10:05 a.m.: Info please – Someone onFlats Road north of La Conner had questions concerning a parenting plan. 4:12 p.m.: Big ticket – A driver stopped for speeding near Best andDodgeValley roads near Rexville was found to be driving on a suspended license. He was cited. Tuesday Feb 3 10:13 a.m.: Civil issue – There was another incident in an on-going dispute concerning the sale of a home onSouth Third Street in La Conner. 12:15 p.m.: Potty party – An intoxicated person was given a ride home from the public...
La Conner High School junior Nicole Henriksentook fourth place in her 140-pound weight class, while senior Frances Ziemantz, second from right, brought home the Northwest District 1 Championship by placing first in the 190-pound division during the sub-regionals tournament held in Burlington on Saturday. – Photo by Heather Henriksen...
Former La Conner resident Robert J. Crim died on Wednesday, January 7 at the age of 92. Born in Yakima, to Walter and Kathryn Crim, on August 12, 1922, Bob was the third youngest of four brothers. Growing up his family lived in Yakima, Deep River, Alberta, Canada, Seattle and Mount Vernon. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1940. Bob attended business school until he enlisted in the Army in 1942. He was stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska serving in communications at the outposts of...
Ross Oliver Hambly died peacefully on Tuesday, January 6, at La Conner Retirement Inn, at the age of 101 years. Ross lived a long life, for which his family is grateful. Ross was born on December 6, 1913 in Duluth, Minnesota to parents Richard Oliver and Josephine Hambly. He was the third of four siblings: sister, Vivian and two brothers, Wayne and Richard Rex (Bud). Ross graduated from Central High School in Duluth in June 1932. On July 1, 1934 he married Eileen Claire O’Leary. Their son, J...
I’m not much of a sports fan, but in the 1930s, I did have a little interest in basketball. I recall a time when something unexpected happened, and I was lucky enough to be in the audience at that time. There was a basketball team made up of local high school graduates called “the Town Team.” I can’t recall if my brother Vernon played on the team. He did play on the La Conner High School team, and he recalled playing against Edward R. Murrow, at that time, who was living in Edison. They were som...
Monday Dec 29 8:21 p.m.: Never mind – Someone gaveRainbowBridge in La Conner as a location for a possible suicide attempt. The correct location was a home in theBurlington area. Tuesday Dec 30 9:45 a.m.: Just FYI – A person’s car broke down at La Conner Elementary School and help was on the way. This was just a heads-up; the vehicle was not blocking the roadway. 10:35 a.m.: Little crunch – A minor collision in the parking lot at Pioneer Market in La Conner resulted in a knocked off side mirror. 10:38 a.m.: Alarm – An a...
Monday Dec 1 8:21 p.m.: Flares – Whidbey Navel Air Station observed flares being deployed within the town ofLa Conner. But since the flares were green in color, they were not indicative of an emergency. Wednesday Dec 3 12:24 a.m.: Loud – Someone wanted to listen to cranked up the music in their new car, 900 blockMaple Ave., La Conner, but were advised that it wasn’t a great idea at midnight on a week day. 6:48 p.m.: Bad parking – A vehicle was parked blocking a driveway onMorris Street in La Conner. When the deputy arrived, t...
New technology might someday help solve an age-old concern in the La Conner area. A plan to deploy portable geotextile-lined flood barriers as part of a future ring dike system on the northeast edge of town was part of an otherwise watered-down Thanksgiving week Town Council agenda last Tuesday. The mesh barriers, similar to those used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when battling flood conditions on the Mississippi River, would supplement construction of proposed new dike sections north and east of La Conner High School. The earth-tone...
Irving Berlin’s classic holiday musical “White Christmas” is jingling into the historic Lincoln Theatre in downtown Mount Vernon tonight, with a cast that includes many familiar La Conner faces. The musical, which runs for the next three weekends, is put on by Theatre Arts Guild, and is based on the 1954 film that starred Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. It remains to this day a staple in every holiday movie marathon. When army buddies and Broadway directors Bob Wallace and Phil Davis follow singe...
La Conner High School’s Knowledge Bowl team, “Somewhat Clean,” got off to an exciting start last week when they tied for First Place at the first of three qualifying District tournaments. What’s most impressive about this particular win is that schools of every size in Northwest Washington compete together in these early rounds. Due to La Conner’s small student body size, they are ranked as a “2B” category school, so when they compete in the Regional and State competitions later in the school...
The third time’s a charm. The fourth, historic. At least that’s the case for the La Conner High football program, which earned a fourth straight trip to the State playoffs with a convincing 53-20 NW2B win Thursday at Orcas Island. It marks the first time in modern school history that Braves grid teams have qualified for post-season in four consecutive years, an elated La Conner head coach Johnny Lee said Sunday afternoon. “I did some research,” Lee confirmed, “and this senior class is the first one to make it to the playoffs all four years of...
Monday Nov 3 9:22 p.m.: Disorderly – Intoxicated persons in a laundry room, 900 blockMaple Ave. in La Conner, were given a ride home. Tuesday Nov 4 8:38 a.m.: Pot problem – Student at La Conner High School was found to be in possession of marijuana. 10:47 a.m.: Information – This concerns a continuing dispute between a La Conner family and their former animal caregiver. Wednesday Nov 5 12:02 a.m.: Alarm – Alarm went off but no problems at Pioneer Market in La Conner. Thursday Nov 6 9:51 a.m.: Theft – Two dogs were...
Gaye Wilbur, of La Conner, died peacefully at home with her loving husband and family by her side on Tuesday, October 28. She was 74 years old. Gaye was born on October 25, 1940 to Clifford and Inez Gilbertson of Sedro-Woolley, where she was raised. She graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School in 1958 and attended Skagit Valley College for two years. Gaye married her childhood sweetheart in 1958; they were together as a couple for 61 years. They met at the skating rink in Burlington and were a premier dance skating couple. Gaye was a master...
Monday Oct 27 1:38 p.m.: Big ticket – A vehicle was stopped in Conway going 62 in a 50 mile per hour zone and the driver was found to have been speeding on a suspended driver’s license. 1:53 p.m.: Civil dispute – A family member was trying to get a key back from a home onPark Street in La Conner. 4:23 p.m.: Civil dispute – Someone who left a phone in a vehicle last summer was threatening to sue the La Conner area driver because they no longer have the phone. Tuesday Oct 28 4:07 a.m.: Alarm – An alarm went off at P...
The tragic shots rang out at Marysville-Pilchuck High School last Friday, but the emotional impact was felt on La Conner campuses as well. The latest in a string of horrific school shootings dating to Columbine 15 years ago has hit close to home. Closer, even, than the 30-minute drive separating La Conner and Marysville. “We have several students who are related to the shooter and also to the victims,” explained a somber La Conner School District Superintendent Dr. Tim Bruce, who addressed board members and staff at their monthly meeting Mon...
King Taylor Swanson and Queen Emma Christianson presided over Friday’s La Conner High School Homecoming Game on Friday. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
The La Conner School District is hoping to make up for lost time. In the form of missing Pioneer yearbook volumes, that is. District secretary Connie Funk and La Conner Middle School teacher Scott Novak have begun tracking leads to obtain editions of the “Pioneer” — fondly referred to by alums as “the annual” — to replace dates missing from the campus collection. “It’s not a class project or anything like that,” noted Novak, the La Conner High head boys’ and girls’ basketball coach, who has already done yeoman work chronicling the s...