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Birds' return requires people to 'Be Bird Wise'
Snow geese have returned to Skagit Valley, the flocks growing daily. Many welcome this seasonal pattern, but the spectacle of the thousands of wintering birds generate conflict, too. Several local...
Boo-tiful downtown parade highlights kids' Halloween
It’s okay to feel scared and spooky in La Conner next Tuesday. In fact, it’s encouraged. That’s because Oct. 31 is Halloween, one of area residents’ favorite celebrations and the unofficial kickoff to the holiday season. The fun starts with the La...
Joint meeting on paid parking coming
The Oct. 10 La Conner Town Council meeting was full of comings and goings. Council will meet jointly with the planning commission Nov. 28 to hear a presentation from representatives specializing in paid parking systems. “This will give you i...
Grant applications for trees, fish slide repairs denied
Since money doesn’t grow on trees, Town officials and the La Conner Chamber of Commerce hoped reversing the process might pay off in support of a civic beautification campaign. Alas, grants written to plant trees on Morris Street and remove trees a...
This is flood awareness week
Flood Awareness Week runs through Friday, Oct. 20. Serious flooding generally occurs between October and March. The Skagit County government offers a variety of alert tools for residents. Sgn up for CodeRed Alerts, follow @SkagitGov on Twitter, or...
Seed saving and sharing
Seed saving and sharing can save you money and open the door to learning about plants. First, always save seeds from open-pollinated plants: plants pollinated openly by wind, rain or flying critters. Heirloom seeds are included in this category...
Booming American Tugs offers worker training
When Port of Skagit officials unveiled preliminary plans last year for long-range re-development at La Conner Marina, workforce housing was a key variable for future investment. Port leadership...
Public input wanted at short-term rentals forum Oct. 17
The status of short-term rentals in La Conner tops the agenda of a special 6 p.m. Oct. 17 public forum at the La Conner Civic Garden Club. “It will be a specific and targeted meeting,” Town Assistant Planner Ajah Eills said at the planning com...
'Surge' intersects art and science; opens at MoNA Saturday
We know about climate change through science; we feel it through art. The combination is a powerful one and is on display at the Museum of Northwest Art starting Saturday as "Surge: Mapping...
Shelter Bay's Paul Fadoul directs 'The Mousetrap' in Anacortes
“The Mousetrap” is running through Saturday at the Anacortes Community Theatre and it has been selling out every show. It is a wonderful murder mystery by Agatha Christie, her first play. It ope...
Barbers as historians new museum exhibit
Ed Marlow brought some old photos into his barbershop many decades ago. People starting adding to his collection. Even when he changed locations, customers kept bringing them; he pinned them to the wall. “It just mushroomed,” said Marlow. He thi...
Sweet 16: Ramon Hayes reflects on four terms as Town of La Conner's mayor
As a youth whose World War II veteran father was a booking agent in the entertainment industry, Ramon Hayes grew up familiar with the celebrities who gained fame amid the emerging new world of...
Marina Moorings
The Port of Skagit hosted two massive events on the last weekend of September to benefit and promote the Genuine Skagit Valley program. The Tidewater Boil and Skagit Farm to Pint Fest were, as...
Celebrate our new library this Saturday
Reminder: the official La Conner Swinomish Library Dedication and Ceremony will be this Saturday from 3 p.m.to 5 p.m. Tour the library if you haven’t yet. Presentations: 3:15 p.m.....
School board election forum
Candidates for La Conner’s School District John Agen, and Janie Beasley will appear in a pre-election candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Skagit County Oct. 16 at 6:15 p.m. at Skagit PUD. Register at the League’s website: .sk...
Technology advances methods for tracking bird migrations
In the 1950s bird migration information was sketchy without a good format. Most banding research was done with metal tags as leg bands on waterfowl. Not much information was useful. The leg bands counted birds killed in the field by hunters. Passerin...
Energy planning grants awarded to schools and fire department
The La Conner School District and the La Conner Fire Department have each been awarded a grant from the Washington state Department of Commerce. These grants will fund work required for each to...
Motor vehicle collision caused brief local power outage last week
Over 3,000 greater La Conner residents were without power for several hours Sept. 26 following a vehicle collision north of town. The areas affected by the outage was southern Fidalgo Island east across the La Conner Flats to Pleasant Ridge and the...
Festival of Family Farms this weekend
The 25th annual Festival of Family Farms free tour is throughout Skagit County this weekend, Oct. 7-8.The popular annual event offers visitors hands on experience at a wide variety of farms across the Skagit Valley. You don’t have to be a city s...
Town of La Conner Town Council
Town of La Conner Town Council Agenda October 10, 2023, 6PM 104 Commercial Street Upper Maple Center And by Zoom Information is below and on the Town Website I. Call to Order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Public Comments (Limit: 3 minutes per...
Police Blotter
Sunday, Sept. 24 12:53 p.m. Fair or fowl? – Caller is concerned about the large amount of ducks and chickens her neighbor has and wants to know if there is a limit. Animal control is following up with this to make sure the animals are healthy and (...
