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Olga's April account of the war in Ukraine
Olga has continued to provide email updates. She lives in eastern Ukraine. In mid-April no fierce battles were around her. She told me the sirens were less often as Russia concentrated on other areas. “I feel kind of weird because we have regions t...
Police Blotter 4/23-4/29
Sunday, April 23 3:17 p.m.: Up in flames – Two vehicle collision that left one vehicle fully engulfed in flames. A driver of one vehicle was pulled out of the car by citizens. One of the vehicles was...
The endless war in Ukraine
Peace will come to Ukraine, but how and when? Fourteen months after Russia's invasion and nine years after their occupation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, the largest European conflict since Hitler's 1939 invasion of Poland is an intractable...
Health Care: Why does it cost so much?
The facts about health care in the United States are eye opening. How can a nation that spends nearly twice as much as our economic peers still have so many problems? As the former ranking member of...
An opportunity for making music in La Conner
Hey, now here’s a curveball for you, instead of larky snark about dikes and missing fish, music is the subject of the day. No, Sloughmander is not going to miraculously re-appear, unless he does, but don’t hold your breath. Heck, some of you onl...
Another look at Shelter Bay's town hall
I agree with the writer’s statement (letter: “Weekly News story misreports Shelter Bay forum,” March 8) “We live in challenging times and a plague of misinformation stands in the way of finding solutions.” The writer then went at length to explain h...
Police Blotter 3/5-3/11
Sunday, March 5 12:39 a.m.: Local disturbance – A male was reported yelling, screaming and causing a disturbance. The male appeared asleep when he was contacted by police and after he woke up said h...
Old politicians: retire
There has been a lot of discussion of late, with very good reason, on the matter of the age of the president and other elected members of government. First, there was Sen. Feinstein of California, soon to retire at 89, with some noting an obvious...
Art and music run in the Paul family
BEADING IS ART – An Indigenous beading workshop was taught by Eva Paul at MoNA on Saturday, Jan. 28. Thirty participants learned to bead earrings in conjunction with the Missing and Murdered I...
Police Blotter 1/22-1/28
Monday, January 23 11:30 a.m.: Wandering dog – A tan female pit bull mix was wandering in the Farmhouse parking lot. The organization SPOT (Saving Pets One at a Time) was contacted to come get the d...
Resiliency every day, every year
Town of La Conner leaders continue to talk, plan and act in preparing flood control measures in the wake of Dec. 27’s flooding from the Swinomish Channel. Last night the town council created a flood commission by ordinance, cementing in place a g...
Beaver Tales Coffee offers 'Magic Skagit' tales
Three years ago Meyer Sign & Advertising Company launched a blog series dedicated to “telling the stories of the people, places and things that make the Skagit Valley a magical place to live.” The Mou...
Fish, and strategy, needed
Thanks for the free paper, Mr. Editor, even if I’d read it before. I think I’ve missed maybe one, since your arrival as publisher all those years ago. I like to think of myself as a La Connerite, but perhaps I’m not. The Beaver Marsh and Fir Islan...
Volleyball champions Team of the Month
The La Conner High School state championship volleyball team is truly in a class of its own. The netters were selected the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Team of the Month for...
Finding the 'Amazing Grace' of your religious practices
By Paul Magnano Many of us have trouble speaking about the ultimate but mysterious dimensions of life. We need to rediscover the transcendent – the dimension beyond the physical, the dimension so many of us now struggle to name. For most of us these...
Another heartwarming Waterfront Café community Thanksgiving meal
After more than a decade, the Waterfront Café has a tried-and-true recipe for its popular annual community Thanksgiving meals. But this year a new ingredient was added to the mix – outdoor dining. La...
Police Blotter: Oct. 16-22, 2022
Sunday, October 16 12:29 p.m.: Found phone – A black Samsung phone was left on a bench. The phone has not yet been returned to the owner. Morris St., La Conner. Monday, October 17 8:52 a.m.: Lost d...
New exhibits open at MoNA
Come to the Museum of Northwest Art for three new exhibits. "Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Honoring Our Stolen Sisters" examines the human rights crisis and national tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls....
Police Blotter: August 25-28, 2022
Sunday, August 28 11:49 p.m.: Seahawks fan prowling – Report of a male wearing a Seahawks jersey jumping a fence and prowling the area. A deputy checked the area but could not find him. 3rd St., La C...
Police Blotter: Aug. 21-26, 2022
Sunday, August 21 4:30 p.m.: Tesla technology – Report of a dog locked inside a Tesla. The Tesla was set to “Dog Mode” which means the AC was on. 1st St., La Conner. Monday, August 22 9:13 a.m.:...
Police Blotter: Aug. 14-20, 2022
Sunday, August 14 1:20 p.m.: Stranded on sand bar – A pleasure boat got stuck on a sand bar near Goat Island. The boat owner was able to contact a vessel tow service who assisted in getting the boat o...
Swinomish Days return after three years
In one of his hit songs, the late entertainer Prince urged fans to party like it was 1999. At Swinomish last weekend everybody was fine with partying like it was 2019. For the first time in three year...
Put people, values, at center of housing policy
We are all better off when everyone who lives and works in Skagit County has a safe, affordable place to call home. Healthy neighborhoods need healthy schools. Healthy schools need kids and families. Kids and families need housing they can afford....
Washington votes with 100% mail-in ballots
Everyone who has lived in Washington for the past decade knows all about mail-in voting, now a very familiar part of our civic way of life. The Weekly News hoped to show the vote counting process, complete with volunteer observers representing the De...
Police Blotter: July 31-August 5, 2022
Sunday, July 31 7:15 p.m.: Fender bender – Two vehicle non-injury collision. One vehicle was following too close and crashed into the rear of the other vehicle when it braked suddenly. Best...
