Though living in the moment, hundreds paid tribute to the past as they literally stepped into the future during annual Swinomish Blessing of the Fleet and First Salmon ceremonies Thursday.Following a seafood feast enjoyed by a large crowd that spilled over from the Tribal gym and youth center to an outdoor tent in the adjacent parking lot, a procession...

A critical decision of the La Conner School District Directors was not discussed or decided at Monday’s monthly board meeting. Last week the Directors had a resolution before them that “resolved as follows: 1. The Board of Directors hereby finds that just and sufficient cause exists for the termination of Georgia Johnson.”The recitals...

Your bartender can be your best friend. La Conner “guys,” locals who have gathered at Nell Thorn’s Tuesdays for happy hours for years, going back to the restaurant’s days up the hill next to the Country Inn, are losing theirs.Aaron Jones, the rock of Nell Thorn’s bar tending staff, shook his final martini, poured his last...