Journalist Jim Smith on assignment in heaven
September 21, 2016
The scribe of La Conner has left the planet.
Jim Smith, once the unofficial Wonder of Woonsocket, South Dakota, and more recently the witty author of “Notes from Pull & Be Damned” is gone.
He would like it if we told you he was abducted by aliens or took off hunting Sasquatch, but the sad truth is Jim died early Friday.
Jim’s weekly columns and news stories delighted people for years. His historical knowledge of the town – he used to get introduced as “one of the original hippies” – gave newcomers a glimpse into La Conner’s soul and conjured up good memories and usua...
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