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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...
By Mount Vernon offers public first look inside new library commons
The public got to peek into the Mount Vernon Library Commons Project, under construction across from the Skagit County Courthouse, with a series of tours on Saturday afternoon. Designed for climate resiliency and as an integral community hub for the...
Community Calendar
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...
La Conner mourns death of Rich Watkins, coach and fisherman
In his all-too-short life, La Conner's Rich Watkins created a legacy to last generations. Consider pre-season baseball practices now under way at La Conner High School, where two decades ago Watkins w...
Hope springs eternal for this local lawmaker
Nothing changes your outlook on life quite like the birth of a child. Seeing the helpless life for which you’re now responsible can be scary, but as many parents find, that gives way to excitement and optimism for what the future holds for this p...
Norma LaMoyne Bryant, 1930- 2024
Norma LaMoyne Bryant (Bowdry-Bergeron), 93 of La Conner, passed away Jan. 21, 2024. She was born Feb. 4, 1930, in Dallas, Texas, to Clifford and Ethel (Lilly) Bowdry. LaMoyne was preceded in death by...
Theater review: March yourself over for a jubilant 'Music Man'
The rousing performance of “The Music Man” at McIntyre Hall Saturday night trumpeted the talents of Diane Johnson, the production’s music director and music department chair at Skagit Valley College. From “76 Trombones” to “Till There was You” ...
Library Friends focus on the future
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...
Community Calendar
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...
Come and hear journalist Tim Egan talk libraries, politics at Lincoln Theatre
Feisty National Book Award winner Timothy Egan writes about some of the most pressing issues of American life. He speaks at the Lincoln Theatre March 2 to raise funds for the new Mount Vernon...
Editorial: Build a bridge to the future
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...
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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,...
James, John win seats in Swinomish Tribal Senate election
After having survived last month’s primary by a single vote, Bruce James, Jr. emerged from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community general election on Saturday with a comfortable victory for a five-year Senate term outpolling Myrtle Rivas 167-124. R...
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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....
Birding Festival features Skagit's abundance
La Conner became a landing spot for bird lovers last weekend. Drivers and pedestrians passing Maple Hall Saturday morning saw a roving raven drawing attention to the La Conner Birding Festival...
Will La Conner embrace e-buses?
The La Conner School District is among hundreds of districts nationwide examining the feasibility and long-term cost advantages of switching from diesel to electric school buses. Key advantages...
MoNA unveils 3 new exhibits by women, for kids and at the 'seam'
The Museum of Northwest Art on first Street is brimming with newly opened exhibits and they are free. “Silva Cascadia: Under the Spell of the Forest” features noteworthy Northwest women artists whose works center around the fecund dialogue with trees...
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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...
John Martin Strother July 2, 1940 – Jan. 8, 2024
John Martin Strother July 2, 1940 – Jan. 8, 2024 John Martin Strother was born July 2, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to David and Margaret Strother. He peacefully passed away in Lawrence, Kansas on J...
Community Events Calendar
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...
Winter cold snap closes La Conner
So much for El Nino. The climate pattern linked to warmer than normal sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean and which led to forecasts of above average temperatures this winter went AWOL for m...
One vote determines a tribal senate primary
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....
Drug store closing is corporations vs. us
Last Thursday I reached out to Rep. Dave Paul (and our two other state reps as well) and shared my frustrations and asked for help over the La Conner Drug Store closing. Here is the core of my message to Rep. Paul: Don’t know if you can do a...
Library Happenings: January-February 2024
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...
Community Calendar: Jan. 24 - Feb. 3
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...
