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On an otherwise calm summer evening July 15 we saw a long trailer load of portable toilets heading for the La Conner schools campus. Our curiosity became aroused when moments later a seemingly endless parade of white passenger vans streamed down sixth street to the school grounds. That many toilets and all those vans meant that something special was about to take place in our little town. Fearing that we might miss something, we headed for the campus and discovered that La Conner was the rest...
Many readers will know of whom I speak when I describe the mysterious lady often spotted running through town. The tall, slender figure would materialize from the hill above and glide by seemingly without effort, only to disappear. On my daily bike ride with a group of neighbors we would often cross paths with the “lady who runs” as she traced her path through La Conner. One day I asked if she ran competitively. She answered that she was still developing as a runner and was a member of the Bel...
Barb and I have always been proud to say that we lived in La Conner since we moved here in 1990. As my birthdays accumulated, age related issues prompted us to make a serious change in our lifestyle, which involved selling our Shelter Bay home and moving into La Conner last year. We are now within walking distance of all that La Conner has to offer and that has always been our dream. We started out walking for errands and exercise, but having been born during the first quarter of 1935, my...
