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During halftime at Friday’s football game, the homecoming court was presented. From left is Sophomore Princess and Prince Emma Lee and Bryce Bolsinger; Senior Princess and Prince Rachel Hastings and Harrison Orkney: Homecoming Queen Nicole Henricksen and Homecoming King Logan James; Junior Princess and Prince Chloe Fullington and Michael Page; Freshman Princess and Prince Cheyenne Weatherby and Erik Nelson. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
Two former members of the Seahawks NFL team were in La Conner last week sharing advice and encouragement with local Braves athletes of every age. Here, former Seahawks Alonzo Mitz, left, and Nesby Glasgow assess the young players’ moves during a scrimmage. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
La Conner Elementary third-grader CJ Edwards leads the pack through the fog at Century Link Field in Seattle on Monday after a youth safety event attended by 10 future Braves. Hosted by USA Football and the Seattle Seahawks, the day’s program taught parents and youth football participants about proper helmet fitting, safer tackling techniques and concussion recognition. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
Peewee Quentin Cobbs keeps Oak Harbor away during the 2015 Youth Football Jamboree in Burlington on Saturday. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
Carson Bob of Lummi was one of the many youthful dancers during the Swinomish Days powwow held last weekend. – Photo by Amylynn RichardsCarson Bob of Lummi was one of the many youthful dancers during the Swinomish Days powwow held last weekend. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
The La Conner High School Class of 2015....
CHEER SPREADERS – Felie Brown and Ele Drews brought smiles as they performed the song “Over the Rainbow” during the second annual talent show held at La Conner Retirement Inn on Saturday. – Photo by Amylynn RichardsCHEER SPREADERS – Felie Brown and Ele Drews brought smiles as they performed the song “Over the Rainbow” during the second annual talent show held at La Conner Retirement Inn on Saturday. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
Seven-year-old Maeve McCormick’s egg survived a drop from the top of a fire truck ladder. Fire District 13 provided the personnel and ladder truck to help La Conner Elementary School students complete their annual spring time experiment to determine the amount of packaging necessary to protect an egg from a shell-shattering fall. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
Snow geese come from Alaska and Canada every year to winter in the lovely mud of Skagit Valley fields. They’re still enjoying the amenities here, and locals can hear them honking as they fly overhead from field to field. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
Aisley Zimmerman of La Conner was cheering with the kindergarten and pre-school age participants of the Braves Cheer Camp held Friday during the Lady Braves varsity basketball game against Shoreline Christian. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
High tide and high winds creating a "storm surge" caused another day of tidal flooding in the usual spots along La Conner's waterfront Tuesday morning -- Nell Thorn's parking lot, under the old Moore Clark building and the Sherman Street boat launch area shown here. Weather patterns indicate that this will happen again tomorrow. -- Photo by S. Wade...
Juniper Klawer, the cowgirl daughter of Dave and Heather Klawer participated in the Halloween parade and merchant trick or treat on Friday. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
Snow geese have returned from their summer homes in Alaska to forage for seedlings and roots on Skagit Valley farmland. They can be seen in abundance from now until spring on Fir Island, one of their favorite haunts. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
King Taylor Swanson and Queen Emma Christianson presided over Friday’s La Conner High School Homecoming Game on Friday. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
La Conner’s Cyrus Betts, with the Braves youth football program, watches the play as Matt Stone wraps up and helps pick up Stanwood’s quarterback on Saturday. - Photo by Amylynn Richards...
La Conner’s Isis Gamble battles for the ball during Friday’s non-league game against Sedro-Woolley. The Lady Braves were bested 3-0. – Photo by Amylynn RichardsLa Conner’s Isis Gamble battles for the ball during Friday’s non-league game against Sedro-Woolley. The Lady Braves were bested 3-0. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
This was our nearest celestial body as seen from the Swinomish Village Chevron station on Friday night. -- Photo by Amylynn RichardsThis was our nearest celestial body as seen from the Swinomish Village Chevron station on Friday night. -- Photo by Amylynn Richards...
The old La Conner Elementary School, built in 1936, had a date with the wreckers on Tuesday. The school is being demolished brick by brick to make room for the new La Conner Middle School, which will be built in its place. The elementary students were moved across the street to the old middle school campus last year, and the middle school students are being housed in the district administration building until their new school is ready. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
An 8-inch water pipe burst underground Monday night, flooding the south end of La Conner’s Third Street near Pioneer Park and leaving Shelter Bay faucets dry. Witnesses said the blowout occurred at around 8:30 p.m. The town’s Public Works crew spent the rest of the night digging up the street to replace a section of pipe and restore service to residents in Shelter Bay. The water was back on before noon, though some residents reported lower pressure and murky water in the pipes, likely due to...
Presiding over festivities at the Swinomish Days celebration were last row from left outgoing Miss Swinomish Mariah Clark; Junior Princess Serena Bailey, outgoing Junior Princess Raven Edwards, Miss Swinomish Kiona Williams, Junior Warrior Chaz James, Tiny Tot Warrior Winter John (with his mom), Warrior Brent Bob, Jr., and Junior Princess Maddie Miller. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
Tinkerbell, a polo pony with an unusual name for a boy and an extraordinary talent, was on the field in La Conner last weekend for the annual Governor’s Cup Polo Tournament. The 5-year-old Tinkerbell was born at George Dill’s farm on La Conner Whitney Road. His dam, Sarah, was a polo pony that had become blind. Dill the circuit governor of the Pacific Northwest Circuit and owner of polo grounds at La Conner, lets horses that some other owners might consider “useless” live out their days as long...
County inspectors closed down La Conner’s Rainbow Bridge for about eight hours Thursday after a 911 caller reported they heard a small explosion and thought they saw something fall off the bridge. The incident started around 1:30 p.m. Thursday when Skagit County 911 received a phone call from someone on the Swinomish side of the channel who said there appeared to be a small explosion on the bridge. That prompted the Skagit County Department of Emer-gency Management to shut down the bridge and the roads to the bridge at approximately 1:50 p...
La Conner elementary students Danny Rapada and Matthew Stone were the winners of two bikes donated by the Garfield Masonic Lodge of La Conner. Each year, the Garfield Masons donate bikes as prizes for kids whose names are drawn from those who read enough to qualify for the drawing. More bike riding is in the future of La Conner kids: Next year’s fifth grade students will have safe bicycle riding lessons, with help from a grant the district received to help pay for 30 bikes, 30 helmets and t...
Cyrus Betts, who will be in second grade come fall, finished off the last day of school with a plunge in the Shelter Bay pool. Cyrus and his buddies were enjoying themselves at the End of School Bash at the Shelter Bay pool and cabana on Monday right after La Conner Elementary School let out for the summer. Terri Cunningham and Karen Watkins, of Shelter Bay, spearheaded the event. They organized a prize raffle, made sure there were plenty of tasty snacks and ended the afternoon with a...
Ace Baker of Braves Purple slides safely to third just ahead of Braves Blue third baseman Luke Marble. The two La Conner Minors Little League teams competed at Maple Field on Wednesday, May 14. Most of the kids — and their parents — appeared to be relieved that the game ended in a 7-7 tie. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
