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Betty June Reece White, who lived in La Conner for many years, died on Saturday, April 16, at age 94 in Beaverton, Oregon, where she moved 10 years ago to be near her sons. Betty was born September 17, 1921 in Fresno, California, where she grew up and graduated from Fresno High School with the Class of 1939. She married the late Ralph Petty, Sr. and was a homemaker, raising her family of two sons, Ralph, Jr. and Randy, in Fresno, where she was active in PTA and St. James Episcopal Cathedral....
Shoreline Christian knew going in that it was a long shot to defeat league-leading La Conner Friday night. Even at home. The odds swung yet further in favor of the Lady Braves when it was La Conner that had its long shots drop both at the start and finish of what turned out to be a very competitive pairing. The Lady Braves, minus injured point guard Kamea Pino, ultimately prevailed 43-27. “We didn’t play our best,” La Conner head coach Scott Novak conceded afterward, “but we came out of it with a win in a tough place to play, and that’s...
Here are some unofficial early results in the contested races affecting the La Conner area. The results will be final on Nov. 24, when the election is certified. La Conner Town Council Jacques Brunisholz ...............117 Charity Starkenburg ...............45 *Marylee Chamberlain..........123 David Ritchie .........................44 Port of Anacortes Position 3 Joe Verdoes .......................2,568 Judy Berentson ..................1,409 Position 4 *Pat Mooney .....................1,378 John Pope ..........................2,707 Port of...
Charity Starkenburg, the owner of Bamboo Coffee, arrived at her La Conner business shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday morning to find the door hanging slightly open. At first, she thought the damage was caused by the wind. But when she saw that a chalkboard inside the building had been thrown to the ground, she knew it was more than that. Skagit County Sheriff’s Sgt., Jenny Sheahan-Lee, commander of the La Conner sheriff’s station, said the business at Morris and Sixth streets had been burglarized overnight Monday or early Tuesday morning. The doo...
Ida Lois Denton Wold died April 17, 2015 peacefully at home with family by her side. Lois was the fifth child born to Francis Oscar and Mamie A. Valentine Denton on February 18, 1925. Her early years were spent on Pleasant Ridge on the land her grandfather, S. T. Valentine, homesteaded in the late 1880s. She lived her whole life in Skagit County. Lois graduated from La Conner High School and worked for the Puget Sound Seed Company in La Conner until her marriage to Alvin L. Wold in 1950. Then in 1961, Lois and Al adopted two brothers, Alan Ross...
The candidate filing period for the Nov. 3 general election closed on Friday and left La Conner area voters with a few contested races to decide. Town of La Conner For the Town of La Conner, Mayor Ramon Hayes is running for his third four-year term unopposed. La Conner Councilman Jacques Brunisholz, who retired after teaching generations of La Conner High School students and who has served on the council since 2008, is being challenged by Charity Starkenburg for his position 1 seat. Starkenburg is the popular owner of Bamboo Coffee, formerly...
Paul Steven “Steve” Wells died on Tuesday, April 7 at age 81. Steve was born February 26, 1934 and graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1952. In 1956, he graduated from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy and has been a Husky fan ever since. Following college, he spent 2½ years in Germany serving in the Army Medical Service Corps. Upon his return, he came back to Mount Vernon, where he ran the family drug store, Wells Drug. In 1964, he married Darcy Gearhart, and in 197...
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...
Oh, so close. Those three words best sum up the finish to a splendid 26-1 La Conner High Lady Braves hoop campaign, the best mark in program history. Coach Scott Novak’s charges traveled more than 300 miles to come within a scant few seconds of vying for a coveted State 2B title at the Spokane Arena last week. The Lady Braves fell prey to late foul trouble and turnovers in a heartbreaking 59-51 semifinal overtime loss to Wahkiakum, narrowly missing a shot the next night at eventual tourney c...
She admitted to being tired afterward, but it was Adiya Jones who in the end wore down the Adna Lady Pirates. Jones, like the La Conner High defense, never rested on Saturday — scoring a game-high 28 points to help the Lady Braves seal a 49-43 Regional Round verdict in overtime and earn a second straight State Tournament berth. “I’m pretty tired,” the 5’9” junior forward said after her dominant performance at the Mount Vernon High gym. “But more than that, I’m excited. I can’t wait to...
La Conner High won its two Bi-District games in cakewalks. Lady Braves head coach Scott Novak, however, expects first round Regional action to be more meat-and-potatoes fare. This after Novak learned the undefeated Lady Braves, 22-0, had drawn his alma mater, Adna, to open Regional play later this week, likely in Mount Vernon. Adna is a No. 4 seed out of southwest Washington. The Lady Pirates lost 42-35 to Toutle Lake on Saturday, a game Adna ought to have won. Toutle Lake closed with a 19-9 spurt in the final stanza. “Adna’s seeding is very mi...
La Conner High head coach Scott Novak knew going in that beating Friday Harbor for a Regional berth would be a tall order. And, in the end, the Braves did indeed come up short in a Bi-District loser-out clash in Sedro-Woolley on Saturday. La Conner was defeated 48-29 by the taller, more rangy Wolverines, none of whose starters stand under 6 feet tall. That length posed serious issues for the Braves, who finished the campaign 18-5 overall, including one win in three meetings with Friday Harbor....
Good things come to those who wait. So it was that the La Conner High girls’ basketball team was rewarded for its patience when the Lady Braves routed Coupeville 63-31 in non-league action at Landy James Gym Friday night. With the lopsided win, La Conner remained undefeated in eight starts on the campaign. But, perhaps more important, the Lady Braves avenged a tough loss at Coupeville a year ago. In that game, which saw senior point guard Kelley McClung sustain a season-ending injury, C...
‘Twas a week past Christmas, and Coupeville came to Landy James Gym bearing gifts. But the hosts were no longer in the holiday spirit. They refused all forms of generosity Friday night. The Braves instead chose to win this latest non-league hoop matchup between the longtime rivals the old-fashioned way. With hard work on the boards and at the defensive end of the floor. La Conner could’ve wrapped up the triumph with ease, had the Braves enjoyed a better outing at the charity stripe. The Braves settled, how-ever, for a gritty 46-36 decision that...
I am pleased to report on the overall success of the 30th Art’s Alive! event this year. There was a great turnout for the opening night event, which included delicious food samples from Nell Thorn’s, Anelia’s, LaTraviata, yOUR Bakery and Calico Cupboard. Opening night had music provided by Ben & Mia and gave folks the opportunity to meet the 13 invitational artists including the featured artist: Wayne Maslin, whose sculpture was depicted on our printed materials, Facebook page and the Art’s Aliv...
Anne Chisholm Hillard, 91, of Anacortes, passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at her home. She was born on November 12, 1922 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Anne “Bernie” (O’Hearn) and John Valentine Chisholm. Known as “Nancy” during childhood, she lived primarily in Havre Boucher, Nova Scotia, but also in upstate New York and Montreal. Anne attended St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Originally planning to pursue medicine, she instead graduated with a Ba...
La Conner Weekly News’ resident “zookeeper” columnist is Mel Damski, who has directed 29 movies and hundreds of hours of series television, from MASH to Boston Legal. For the last eight years, he has been the producer-director of Psych on USA network. He has been nominated for an Oscar, two Emmy Awards, and earned a Christopher Award for Everybody’s Baby: the Rescue of Jessica McClure. A graduate of theAmericanFilmInstituteCenterfor Advanced Film Studies, Mel has taught at AFI, USC and most re...
Fire District 13 Assistant Chief Woody Weiss plans to climb 1,311 steps on Sunday in a competition to benefit La Conner teenager Ashlyn Reinstra and a charity working to cure the terrible disease she is fighting. Through sponsorships, entry fees and donations, firefighters from throughout the state compete in climbing the 69 flights of stairs in the 788-foot Columbia Center tower in downtown Seattle to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Last year, the event drew some 1,500...
Their team doesn’t wear the Bi-District hoop crown, but La Conner fans can still tip their caps to the Lady Braves. That’s because coach Scott Novak’s charges have again thrown their hat in the ring for a possible State Tournament berth. The Lady Braves, now 17-5 overall, take the first step toward what they hope will be a trip to Spokane with a Regional matchup opposite Napavine this Saturday at 4 p.m. at Everett Community College. This comes after La Conner split two Bi-District home tests...
First, the bad news. The La Conner Braves dropped successive Bi-District home games last week, falling 70-61 in overtime to Auburn Adventist Academy Thursday night before dropping a 54-50 Saturday matinee decision to Tacoma Baptist. Now, the good news. It wasn’t a totally lost week for the Braves, who at 16-7 on the campaign, remain a key player in the 2B Regional field, despite their rare twin playoff setbacks. What it means, though, is La Conner — one of the more storied small school p...
La Conner’s quest for a District boys’ hoop crown was anything but carved in stone early in the Braves’ title matchup with Concrete at home Friday night. But while Concrete rocked in the first quarter, building an early 11-4 lead, the Braves eventually rolled to a convincing 66-38 triumph before a large crowd at Landy James Gym. The upset-minded Lions were ultimately buried by a landslide of deep treys launched by La Conner three-point specialist Skylar Krueger, who led all scorers with 22 po...
You might say the Lady Braves literally stole the District hoop title from Orcas Friday night. La Conner head coach Scott Novak would rather term it a case of his club taking care of business late in regulation and in overtime to cash in on a hard-fought, 62-59 blue-collar victory. La Conner trailed by 10 points midway through the fourth quarter before forcing a series of Orcas turnovers, the last of which was a steal and layup by Lauren Reynolds with 19 seconds left that tied the score at 57-57...
Thursday was filled with crowning achievements for the La Conner High girls’ basketball team. Sharing center stage with the University of Washington’s pep band, the Lady Braves also struck a chord with those gathered at Landy James Gym for special Senior Night festivities. La Conner fashioned a convincing 60-20 triumph over Concrete, a rout that clinched co-league championship honors for the Lady Braves. With the win, they also locked down a favorable seed and home court venue for this Fri...
Concrete was solid, but La Conner High chipped away just enough Thursday so that the visitors crumbled in the end. The Braves, playing before a large and supportive Senior Night crowd, held on for a surprisingly tough 57-48 league victory in their regular season finale at Landy James Gym. It was anything but a smooth triumph — nothing like La Conner’s 79-29 steamroller win at the two teams’ earlier meeting at Concrete. Still, the Braves avoided an upset loss that would’ve repre...
Longtime La Conner resident Merle Dean Flood, “Dean” to everyone who knew him, died on Thursday, February 6 at the age of 66. Dean was born in Barron, Wisconsin on December 12, 1947 to Merle C. Flood and Allene S. Flood. He attended Stout State University of Wisconsin, where he graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. After college, Dean traveled around the United States, visiting various cities. During his travels, he arrived in beautiful La Conner and decided to call the town home. Dean fell in love with the beauty of the Skagit Valley, he enj...
