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Pleasant Ridge, Swinomish Memorial Day services honor enduring legacies
The past intersected with present and future during Memorial Day services at two local cemeteries Monday morning. The memories of departed veterans, pioneers and tribal members were honored during...
April Town sales tax revenues strong
The $36,016 reported in sales tax revenues to the La Conner Town Council in April by the state’s Department of Revenue is the second highest ever for the month, only behind 2022’s record $44,210 and only the second April above $36,000. The...
Council forwards adult business rules to state; refers tiny homes bid to town panel
La Conner Town Council members were akin to traffic cops during their May 23 nearly 90-minute hybrid meeting at Maple Hall. The council forwarded proposed local restrictions on adult businesses to state officials in Olympia while remanding for...
Good selection: 1973 La Conner grad chosen as outstanding alumnus
Kim Good Rubenstein spent her early career in Studio City, California where she met top film and TV stars like Marty Feldman. Now it’s Rubenstein’s turn to bask in the limelight. A 1973 La Conner High School graduate, she has been selected as...
Police Blotter 5/21-5/27
Sunday, May 21 8:38 p.m.: Played loud, turned down – Report of music sounds and children playing loudly. The homeowner was contacted, and the music was turned down. McLean Rd., Greater La Conner....
High school student rescues two swimmers
A La Conner High School senior is a true lifesaver. Not just once, but twice. Finn Hakenson on separate occasions earlier this month helped two men in distress in Whistle Lake at Mount Erie Park in...
Flood mitigation options discussed
There’s no escaping flood risks in La Conner, but there are temporary and permanent options that can improve the odds of successfully managing future high-water events like last December’s that caused nearly $2 million in damages. Those options...
Planning Commission refers proposed adult business regulations to Council
Now it is the La Conner Town Council’s turn to decide how best to regulate adult businesses should one or more try to locate here. Fortunately, the panel has received some grown-up advice. The La Conner Planning Commission last week unanimously...
Turnout small at Saturday town hall
It could have been the perfect weather or the Guitar Festival that steered residents away from the Citizen Engagement Opportunity in the La Conner Swinomish Library conference room last Saturday, May 20. About ten people came to it, including La...
60th anniversary Skagit Community Band concert
La Conner is no stranger to either history or good music. Both will be evident in town on Friday. That’s when the Skagit Community Band, directed by La Conner resident Vince Fejeran, celebrates its 60th anniversary with a free concert and silent...
Police Blotter 5/14-5/20
Sunday, May 14 4:00 a.m.: DUI arrest – A driver was observed crashing his vehicle into other vehicles parked on the street. The driver was stopped by law enforcement and arrested for driving under...
Shelter Bay board candidates meet and greet before vote
The 2023 Shelter Bay Board of Directors campaign trail crossed Rainbow Bridge into La Conner Monday evening. A scheduled three-hour community members-only meet-and-greet with board candidates in the...
Solar Jam forecasts bright renewable energy future
The Solar Jam at Maple Hall Saturday could not have been timed better. The hottest day of the year, with bright sunshine drawing crowds of tourists to the town's boardwalk and other attractions, coinc...
Gardens or housing for Jenson Field?
Discussions are going on among La Conner residents advocating for development of a community garden at Jenson Field, as some are calling the property south of Pioneer Park and west of Maple Avenue Sybil and Tom Jenson sold to the Town of La Conner...
Green field or home field?
It is a tough choice for the residents of our little town – the citizens of La Conner – to make. The community was given a gift, nearly, when Sybil and Tom Jenson sold the Town of La Conner a half-plus acre of property under Pioneer Park and... Full story
Town officials cautious about 2024 budget
With long-awaited warm weather hinting of summer arrival, La Conner Mayor Ramon Hayes told Town Council members that tighter fitting fashions will be the coming style at their May 9 Maple Hall session. “We’re going to have to tighten our belts...
Serious progress on serious issues this session
I’m happy to report the Legislature finished the 2023 session with a balanced budget – and excellent transportation and construction budgets that will create jobs in the 10th district and...
Leadership Skagit's art education La Conner visit
The art of leadership took several forms in La Conner last Friday. The current class of Leadership Skagit, which develops leaders from the private, public and nonprofit arenas, visited town to see...
Macek and Airy honored at library reception
The new La Conner Swinomish Library is where one can find the latest word on almost any subject. And not just between the covers of books. A large turnout Thursday evening, for instance, spoke...
Shelter Bay group out of order
Dear editor, Please advise, cannot understand. Good grief!? Shelter Bay, a community across the Swinomish Channel from La Conner, is under attack from an out-of-order insider group? One judge has already thrown out an unsubstantiated lawsuit for...
Siting adult businesses in La Conner a dilemma
Town officials aren't turning a blind eye to the prospect of peep shows coming to La Conner. That's why, with a six-month moratorium now in place, they're hustling to enact restrictions limiting...
Iconic La Conner High volleyball coach nets WIAA Hall of Fame honor
For 30 years, Suzanne Marble has preached the power of teamwork. Now, ironically, at the end of a remarkable career that has seen her guide La Conner High School volleyball teams to over 550 wins and...
Students walk out of class in budget cut protest
La Conner students stepped up their support for school staff and programs threatened by district budget cuts in a most visible way Monday. About 60 middle and high school students, many of them...
Old local fishing journal a catch for Plug Ugly owner
The late Fred Owens knew he was onto something when he started publishing his quarterly Northwest Fishing Forecast in La Conner four decades ago. Owens, who died earlier this year in Santa Barbara, California, had enjoyed a loyal readership through h...
