AND THE RACE IS ON –Conner Ritchie, 7, has to hold on to his hat, he blew so hard in his effort to best his friend Elsie Goodman, 6, at last Wednesday’s very well attended Pirate Literacy Family Night at the elementary school. The kids were tricked into attending a costume party for parents and school staff.   – Photo by Ken Stern

Jim Tharpe returned to La Conner March 6 to share more of the story of his remarkable collection of family quilts, “The Hartsfield Family Quilt Collection.” The 12 quilts are being exhibited as a set for the first time at the Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum. Tharpe, who has stayed often in La Conner, chose its museum for the first...

Twice last week Whitney Meissner, superintendent of the La Conner school district, enacted a cornerstone of the district’s strategic plan: communications. Last Wednesday Meissner hosted a community meeting in the district’s auditorium. Monday she spoke at the La Conner Rotary Club’s second annual Farmers-Merchant Dinner to 115 attendees...