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Skagit Habitat has La Conner groundbreaking

No adage has been truer for Rocio Almaraz than the one that says home is where the heart is.

Almaraz, who grew up in La Conner but now resides in Mount Vernon, drives her kids here each day to attend school because of the passion she has never lost for her hometown.

"That's how much I love it," Almaraz, flanked by children Greyson and Mia Delage, stressed during emotional remarks made during groundbreaking ceremonies last Saturday highlighting Skagit Habitat for Humanity's new housing venture at South Third and Caledonia streets.

Hers is one of three families selected from a rigorous applicati...

 

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