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Excavation begins for Center Street project

No building permit has yet been issued, but excavation began at the 306 Center Street condominium project site last week to find the water table on the property so that paperwork could be completed for removal of contaminated soil. Following that...

 
 By Adam Sowards    News    December 20, 2024

Managing food insecurity key to a strong local food system

Local grocery shoppers pause and compare prices. They add up the rising costs of food and wonder how they will afford their next meal. This is how Arin Magill, director of the La Conner Sunrise Food Bank, defines food insecurity: concern about where...

 
 By Anne Basye    News    December 20, 2024

County planning commission says 'no' to easing agritourism rules

In the latest step in the process of reviewing and perhaps changing county code around agritourism, the Skagit County Planning Commissioners voted 5 to 2 to recommend that Skagit County Commissioners...

 
 By Ken Stern    News    December 20, 2024

November felt cold and was damp but not much rain fell

Don’t let December’s rain, gray skies or fields of standing water distract you into thinking it has rained a lot. November maintained 2023’s pattern of rainfall below the monthly century’s norms. While precipitation came down 22 days, half...

 
 By Bill Reynolds    News    March 27, 2024 
Actors in 1920s attire face questions

Why, it's a murder!

A storied chapter from La Conner's past, often spoken in hushed tones, was revisited with screaming headlines on March 23. This year's La Conner Chamber of Commerce Murder Mystery, set during the Proh...

 
 By Bill Reynolds    News    March 27, 2024 

2025 murder mystery script is in the works already

Crime won’t be taking a holiday in La Conner anytime soon – at least in terms of the town’s popular murder mystery event. Former Weekly News reporter Nicole Jennings co-wrote the Prohibition Era murder mystery script with her mom, Chris...

 
 By Ken Stern    News    March 27, 2024 

Four years of COVID-19 in La Conner

Monday was the four year anniversary of Gov. Jay Inslee’s March 23, 2020 emergency proclamation in response to the emerging coronavirus pandemic. He imposed a “Stay Home – Stay Healthy Order...

 
 By Anne Basye    News    March 27, 2024 

Agritourism decision on hold again

The interim ordinance that places a temporary moratorium on new event venues on land zoned Ag-NRL “is not a free pass for existing venues,” Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney Will Honea said Monday at a post-adoption hearing in the county...

 
 By Anne Basye    News    March 27, 2024 
A long line of traffic

'Traffic' is Tulip Festival's top word, top worry

This year's Tulip Festival is all about traffic – on the road and on social media. Eighty percent of the traffic to the Tulip Festival website comes from people on mobile devices. On its new...

 
 By Judy Booth    News    March 27, 2024 

Anacortes event center plans progressing

The Anacortes City Council and the Port of Anacortes commissioners voted unanimously to authorize the Port’s executive director to enter into an interlocal agreement regarding the conceptual design of an event center at the corner of Ninth Street...

 
 By Bill Reynolds    News    March 27, 2024 

Swinomish leader sees solid future with district

Swinomish Tribal Senate chair Steve Edwards, a La Conner High School graduate, enjoyed a warm homecoming when he met with school board members March 25. Edwards, known for his conciliatory leadership style, focused his remarks on building bridges...

 
 By Bill Reynolds    News    March 27, 2024 

Little Braves preschool closure was Head Start's decision

Much has been made the last couple years about tough personnel and program cuts at La Conner schools forced by steadily shrinking student enrollment. But in the most recent example of difficult funding choices – and one not of its making – La...

 
 By Ken Stern    News    March 27, 2024 

La Conner's tax revenues are middling in December

The Town of La Conner’s sales tax revenue was significantly down in December, to $47,549, the lowest since 2020, the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. The total, reported to the town council by the state Department of Revenue, is $15,554,...

 
 News    March 27, 2024 

It's Food Waste Prevention Week

No joke! Monday starts Food Waste Prevention Week, championed in Skagit County by Washington State University Extension. It is a food security issue, a family budget issue – the cost of wasted food – and has an environmental impact on the...

 
 By Jean Markert    News    March 27, 2024 

Library Happenings

It seems that spring has finally arrived, and we have lots happening at the library to get you ready for warmer weather. Library Giving Day is here! You are invited to support the La Conner Swinomish Library as a vibrant, welcoming place for all!...

 
 By Kathy Wolfe    News    March 27, 2024 

Consider the many health benefits of gardening

Most gardeners know from experience the benefits they feel from working in their gardens. These moments are what keep us going back season to season, year after year. As author Sue Stuart-Smith writes...

 
 By Sen. Ron Muzzall    News    March 27, 2024 

2024 Legislature wrap-up: Republican lawmakers push financial restraint

The final gavel has fallen in Olympia and the Legislature is adjourned. I thought I might wax philosophical about this year's events as I've done in previous columns, but let's start with a...

 
 By Rep. Dave Paul    News    March 27, 2024 

2024 Legislature wrap-up: Update on a successful legislative session

We have wrapped up the 2024 legislative session, and I'm pleased to report that state lawmakers worked together to pass legislation and fund projects to benefit Washingtonians. I'm especially proud...

 
 By Rep. Clyde Shavers    News    March 27, 2024 

2024 Legislature wrap-up: Lowering the cost of living, fighting for your benefits

March 7 marked the last day of the 2024 legislative session – and I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve. For two years as your state representative, I worked as hard as...

 
 News    March 27, 2024 

Town Hall with Rep. Paul, Mayor Hanneman

Join Rep. David Paul and Mayor Marna Hanneman for a town hall event from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at La Conner Swinomish Library, 520 Morris St., La Conner....

 
 By Ken Stern    News    March 20, 2024

Tulip Valley Farms pair back in court

Tulip Valley Farms proprietor Andrew Miller and Mount Vernon farmer Larry Jensen are named defendants in Skagit County Superior Court for pretrial hearings March 21 with the Skagit County Prosecutor’s Office for the August 2023 lawsuit the county...

 
 By Ken Stern    News    March 20, 2024
Tourists take photos in front of a blooming field of yellow daffodils

This week's color is yellow

BRIGHT SUN, BLUE SKY, YELLOW DAFFODILS, OH MY – Last weekend was a perfect trifecta for tourists to swarm the western Skagit Valley for the hundreds of acres of daffodils in bloom, as this field at...

 
 By Bill Reynolds    News    March 20, 2024
An elderly woman sits with a young relative in a blooming tulip field

'MOST CERTAINLY A TREASURE'

Daffodils have bloomed and tulips aren't far behind. Soon, thousands of people will descend upon the La Conner flats to enjoy vividly colored fields here. It's hard to imagine, any among the throngs...

 
 By Bill Reynolds    News    March 20, 2024

Civic leaders keynote La Conner Rotary Farmers and Merchants dinner

Harvest time on the La Conner flats is months away, but the time is ripe now to cultivate goodwill. That was the prevailing theme at the annual La Conner Rotary Club Farmers and Merchants Night...

 

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