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Beatrice S. Peterson died peacefully on Tuesday, August 23, in Burlington after dealing with the effects of dementia for several years. She is now in her heavenly home in a perfect body celebrating with those who have gone before her. Beatrice, the second of four children, was born on May 3, 1927, in Mount Vernon to John and Elizabeth Staffanson, Swedish immigrants that farmed in the Skagit Valley. She graduated from Burlington-Edison High School in 1945. In 1946, she married Ernest J....
Monday September 1 2:26 p.m.: Catch & Release – Deputies recognized a man onMorris Street in La Conner who had arrest warrant for negligent driving and violation of a court order. He was booked and released because the jail was too full to keep him. Wednesday Sept 3 8:54 a.m.: Big ticket – In a routine traffic stop onMaple Avenue in La Conner, deputies discovered a driver who had a suspended license and no insurance. 11:06 p.m.: Homeless – A woman parked near the Conway Pub had been staying in her car. She didn’t want to d...
James “Jim” Reid Greer, Jr., of Shelter Bay, died on Tuesday, August 19 surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born in Los Angeles on October 10, 1938. He reminisced that he had a great childhood participating in basketball and track for Compton High School, playing the trombone for the Long Beach Boys Club Drum and Bugle Corps, Huntington Park Youth Band and the Compton Junior College Band. Jim loved that he was able to play in bands with his father for the Long Beach Elks and vet...
Vickie Robert Mesman, 54, died peacefully on Monday, August 18, surrounded by family at Skagit Valley Hospital. Vickie, the only girl of six children, was born in Yakima, Washington to Victor and Martha Robert. She was raised on the family sheep ranch in Sunnyside, Washington, where she was active in 4-H and FFA throughout her youth. She graduated from Sunnyside High School in 1978 and went on to receive degrees in Agricultural Education and General Agriculture from Washington State University....
La Conner School District’s “report card” from the state shows that the high school and middle school received passing grades, but La Conner Elementary School was deemed to be underperforming. The scores, based on student performance two years ago, were released this week by the Washington Policy Center, which calls itself a non-partisan think tank. Both the middle and high school were rated “good” in the same report. State reports since 2011 show the state’s rating of the elementary school slowly declining, even though test scores were improv...
Robert Douglas Peth, Officer Peth, Officer Bob, Badge 6383, Unka Bob, Bob, Bobby, was born May 21, 1968 in Mount Vernon, WA. He died May 10, 2014 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. Colon cancer made his last three years interesting and gave him the opportunity for more laughter, more jokes, new friends, more love, and much hard work, and then it finally got him. All that wise-crackery, lost. Bob was the son of Earl and Kathy Peth, born into a pioneer farming family in Skagit County, and a family...
Our beloved mother, Ruth Elizabeth Oldenburg Kirk, died on Monday, July 28, from natural causes. She was born September 5, 1923 in Oak Harbor to John and Cressie Oldenburg. Her early childhood was spent on the Oldenburg family farm, which is 40 acres adjacent to Deception Pass State Park on North Whidbey Island. She grew up with five older brothers, who all proceeded her in death. Her mother and father died when she was still a child. Following the death of her parents, she was raised by her...
Former La Conner resident Thurston Barr “T.B.” Ames died at age 90 on Saturday, July 5 in the loving care of his children and the wonderful staff of Rosario Assisted Living in Anacortes. He was born in Ossining, New York on May 9, 1924 To Helen Aird Ames and Edward Maurice Ames and was a fun-loving sibling to Shirley Keeler, Ned and Jimmy. T.B. was a dominating force of personality. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and served as a pilot during World War I...
Monday July 7 2:21 p.m.: Oops! – A car hit a motorcycle parked in the lot at Snow Goose Farm onFirIsland. Tuesday July 8 10:41 p.m.: Water run – A red flatbed truck was seen filling a large tank with water from a fire hydrant on the north side of La Conner. The reporting party followed the vehicle toConway and then reported the incident. Wednesday July 9 8:13 a.m.: Brat art – Black and green spray paint graffiti was found at the La Conner Skate Park and inside one of the La Conner School District buses and inside the old...
Monday June 23 2:21 p.m.: Possible DUI – Deputies were alerted to a possible drunk in the area ofRainbowBridge in La Conner. They located the vehicle and people in it, but there was nothing to indicate the driver was impaired. 3:30 p.m.: Domestic – An ex-husband stopped in front of his ex-wife’s new residence onCaledonia Street in La Conner. When their five-year-old child started crying, the ex-wife went to console their child. The ex-husband then reported that she was trying to abduct the child and was violating an order r...
La Conner resident Sheryl Grant died at age 70 at her home on Tuesday, June 3. She was born May 15, 1944 and had lived in the Magnolia and Queen Anne area for most of her life, later moving to Mount Vernon for a period of time before purchasing a home on Channel Drive in La Conner in 2002. Sherry loved looking out over the water of the Swinomish Channel, seeing the boats go by and watching the resident eagles fly. Sherry attended Queen Anne High School and graduated in 1962. She was a member of...
Monday June 16 11:45 a.m.: 911 hang up – But everything was OK at La Conner School District. Tuesday June 17 8:09 a.m.: Catch & release – A person onCaledonia Street was arrested on a warrant for theft and booked into the over crowded Skagit County Jail and released. Thursday June 19 10:19 a.m.: Harassment – Someone was posting fliers criticizing local residents who own a business onFirst Street in La Conner. The fliers made allegations about the residents, gave their home location and phone number and encouraged readers to...
Short and sweet is always great. But there are times, as was the case Thursday night inside Landy James Gymnasium, when long and bittersweet is even better. Just ask members of the La Conner High Class of 2014, which was honored during emotional, heartfelt two-hour commencement exercises that often resembled those usually reserved for college and university graduation ceremonies. It was a night filled with serious themes and messages, humorous asides and dialogue, inspirational choral...
Tuesday June 3 12:42 a.m.: Boat burglar – Some guy boarded a boat tied to a dock offFirst Street in La Conner. When the person on the boat confronted them, the intruder claimed he was looking for cigarettes. A deputy caught sight of someone near the area, but was unable to contact him. 6:07 p.m.: Alarm – The alarm went off at theSkagitCountyHistoricalMuseum onFourth Street in La Conner. Everything was OK. 10:21 a.m.: Burglary – Possibly related to the earlier boat intruder, a business across the street from the La Conner water...
They entered spring practices with plenty of question marks, given hefty graduation losses after successive playoff appearances. But if the new-look La Conner High football team doesn’t yet have all the answers or isn’t ready to issue any exclamation points, the Braves have made a statement over the course of a half dozen workouts. That being they have the talent to once again contend for a league title and post-season berth. It’s game experience — or lack of it — among many prosp...
It isn’t often someone leaves Las Vegas with more than they brought. But a La Conner native beat those odds last weekend. Mark Reynolds, who recently completed his first year as a teacher and coach in Bay City, Texas, returned from the Las Vegas area Sunday with his fifth powerlifting title belt. The belt is valued at $600, but what it represents means far more to the 25-year-old lifter. Reynolds took top honors at the Natural Athlete Strength Association USA Nationals Meet in Laughlin, N...
The La Conner High School Class of 2014 toss their mortarboards at the end of Thursday’s graduation ceremony. –Photo by Amylynn Richards...
GOOD MUSIC – The La Conner Middle School band took third place with a score of “excellent” in a state-wide competition on Saturday. They competed in the Music in the Park at Wild Waves at Stadium High School in Tacoma. Band director Brian Fraser said the “excellent” rating was exciting, because La Conner musicians were competing against older kids, since our band has sixth-graders, while other schools have seventh- and eighth-graders only. – Photo by Kirsten Morse...
Former La Conner resident Eric A. Nelson died on Sunday, May 29 at age 84 in Escondido, California. Eric was born in the La Conner area to Axel and Anna Nelson. He graduated from Burlington High School. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Alf. Though he moved out of the area many years ago, he has many Skagit County relatives. He is survived by his wife Mary Herrold, his daughter, Kathy and son Steve and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His local relatives are Mary Clare Nelson and Arlene Nelson and her...
Max D. Robison of La Conner died on Saturday, May 31 at Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham. He was born in Sedro-Woolley, WA on June 29, 1934, the son of Max and Charlotte Robison. He grew up in La Conner, attending La Conner schools and graduating from La Conner High School in 1954. Max married Janet Greenwald in June 1956. They made their home in La Conner, where they raised their family. Max worked over 40 years at Dunlap Towing as a tugboat captain. He will be remembered for his great...
For awhile Saturday, the La Conner Braves seemed firmly anchored to a State Final Four berth in Centralia. But then the Braves fell prey to Pirates. The Adna Pirates, that is. Adna scored six runs with two out in the third inning — part of a decisive seven-run rally — that turned a 7-3 deficit into a 10-7 lead en route to an 11-8 Regional semifinal win in Anacortes that ousted La Conner from post-season play. “Adna is a solid hitting team,” Braves’ coach Jeremiah LeSourd lamen...
All spring long, regardless of distance or venue, La Conner High has remained on track. And now the school’s thinclads — who have competed at home, in Cashmere, and as far away as Ritzville — will get to run on the big oval. That being the State 2B Track & Field Championships at Eastern Washington University this weekend. This after La Conner’s Braves ran away with the District title and the Lady Braves were a strong runnerup in last Friday’s fast-paced, eight-school field gathe...
Tuesday May 20 8:57 a.m.: School trouble – A student arrived at La Conner Middle School under the influence of marijuana. 2:02 p.m.: Fraud – Somebody has been loading up their Starbuck’s card using the credit card of a La Conner area resident without permission. Wednesday May 21 4:59 p.m.: Big load – A oversize load with proper signage was traveling onDike Road onFirIsland and someone reported that it was being driven “recklessly.” There was no explanation as to what was reckless about it. 7:07 p.m.: Alarm – An alarm...
Two of literature’s wittiest voices took the stage in La Conner last Thursday for the opening of the Skagit River Poetry Festival. When asked what inspired him to write, author Tom Robbins launched into what he’d have you believe is his personal story. Voice as deadpan as Garrison Keillor on the “Prairie Home Companion,” the author of “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” claimed it all started when he opened the door of a cheap hotel room at midnight to a dwarf, who handed him a box of manuscripts...
Former La Conner businessman Robert Eugene “Bob” Alfano died on Tuesday, May 13 at the age of 74 at his home in Woodinville. Bob was born in Seattle on June 29, 1939, the fifth of 10 children born to Larry Louis and Hannah Bertha Fontaine Alfano. He graduated from Seattle’s Franklin High School in 1957. He began his lifelong career in the grocery industry, starting as a box boy at Alberton’s Foods in 1955. Bob worked through the ranks of the industry and went on to pursue his career with Ja...