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NOT TO BE MISSED 3-4 p.m. Friday, March 22, Rope Beehive Adult Craft Event: Adult craft hour at the La Conner Swinomish Library. Come make a jute rope beehive to add some spring fun to your home decor. 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, Humanities...

NOT TO BE MISSED 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, Armchair Travel to Ireland: Come to the La Conner Swinomish Library to learn what it is like to grow up in Ireland from La Conner’s own Gina Torpey. This is the last in our series of Armchair Travels w...

So much is happening at the La Conner Swinomish Library this month! March is Women’s Histroy Month. Come check out our Women’s “Herstory” display to find a good selection of nonfiction books about spunky, smart women. We are participating in Library...

NOT TO BE MISSED La Conner Chamber of Commerce Daffodil Pet Parade, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 9. Photos, games, red-carpet costume contest. Parade route follows First Street from the La Conner Marina to Maple Hall. Register your pet beginning...

Recognizing Zach Battle’s life I was shocked and saddened to read of the death of Zachery Battle in the Feb. 21 issue. I got to know Zach when I was fundraising for the new library several years back. We became friends. And he became a supporter o...

Friends of the Libraries are nonprofit groups that support libraries in their communities. They consist of volunteers and exist throughout the United States and around the world. In general, most Friends groups work to advocate for the library at...

NOT TO BE MISSED 5-6 p.m. Feb. 28: Free Virtual trip to Italy. La Conner Swinomish Library. 520 Morris St., La Conner. 6-9 p.m. March 1: Jazz Walk in Anacortes. The Manieri Jazz Endowment of the Anacortes Public Library presents six stages of live...

The one project and institution that, indisputably, all people in our community and on both sides of the channel rallied around and supported with time, ongoing work and money, was the building of the La Conner Swinomish Library. That became a dream...

NOT TO BE MISSED 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23: Community Blood Drive. La Conner High School Gymnasium, 404 N. Sixth St., La Conner. Coordinated by Bloodworks Northwest, high school students and La Conner Kiwanis Club. Questions: Dorothy Downes,...

NOT TO BE MISSED Feb. 23: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Community blood drive in the La Conner High School Gymnasium, 404 N. Sixth St., La Conner. Coordinated by Bloodworks Northwest and local volunteers. Feb. 25, noon. Edison Chicken Parade. Downtown Edison. Feb....

The future is looking brighter for solar energy in La Conner. “You have a big advantage,” Markus Virta, managing partner and co-founder of Cascadia Renewables, told two dozen people attending a community solar storage feasibility study meeting at...

NOT TO BE MISSED Feb. 7: 5-6 p.m. Free Virtual trip to Nepal La Conner Swinomish Library. Teri Goldstein shares images and stories from Nepal. Feb. 8: 3-4 p.m. Chinese New Year’s Craft Help create a dragon to hang in the library window. La Conner S...

There will be a community presentation about a feasibility study for a grant to allow solar and the storage of energy at the Town’s Fire Hall and at the La Conner School District campus Saturday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. at the La Conner Swinomish L...

More people are seeing the light solar energy offers. Members of the La Conner-based Skagit Valley Clean Energy Cooperative are hoping to see that number grow Saturday after a 10 a.m. forum at the La Conner Swinomish Library. The program explores...

NOT TO BE MISSED Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m. Skagit Community Band, Maple Hall, 104 Commercial St., La Conner. The Skagit Community Band Presents:“Let’s Dance” Celebrating Music inspired by Dance. Admission free,donations accepted. Feb. 3, 2-4 p.m.. Recep...

A litany of opaque dealings by pharmacy benefit managers was emphasized in last week's article ("Small drugstores, high drug prices," Jan. 24 Weekly News). To recap, PBMs are middlemen who negotiate with insurance companies as well as drug...

Every vote counts is no mere cliché. Just ask Bruce James, Jr. James advanced to the Swinomish Tribal Senate general election next month by a single vote, edging incumbent Brian Wilbur 84-83 and placing second in primary balloting last Saturday....

Residents can learn about a feasibility study for a grant to allow solar and storage of energy at the La Conner’s fire department and school district campus at 10 a.m. Feb. 3 at the La Conner Swinomish Library. The presentation explores solar and s...

We hope everyone’s New Year is off to a great start, It is hard to believe that January is almost over already. Our little taste of winter made for an interesting start to 2024, but now that things are finally thawing out, come to the library for a...

NOT TO BE MISSED Jan. 24-Mar. 24 Birds of a Fiber Reception Feb. 3, 2:30-4 p.m. Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum qfamuseum.org, 360-466-4288. Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m. Skagit Community Band, Maple Hall, 104 Commercial St., La Conner. The Skagit Co...