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Longtime La Conner resident Michael John Graham died peacefully in his sleep at home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Thursday, January 1, 2015 after a short second battle with cancer. He was 66 years old. During the 1970s, one of his first jobs in La Conner was on a dairy farm, which led to him to be affectionately known around town by a colorful nickname associated with long days working around cows. Born in Wisconsin June 17, 1948, he was raised in Milwaukee before finding his way to Washington Sta... Full story
Ross Oliver Hambly died peacefully on Tuesday, January 6, at La Conner Retirement Inn, at the age of 101 years. Ross lived a long life, for which his family is grateful. Ross was born on December 6, 1913 in Duluth, Minnesota to parents Richard Oliver and Josephine Hambly. He was the third of four siblings: sister, Vivian and two brothers, Wayne and Richard Rex (Bud). Ross graduated from Central High School in Duluth in June 1932. On July 1, 1934 he married Eileen Claire O’Leary. Their son, J... Full story
Longtime Mount Vernon resident Helen Mary Roozen died peacefully on Friday, January 9, surrounded by family members. She was 93 years of age. Helen was born April 12, 1921, in Haarlem, the Netherlands, into a devout Catholic family and was the second of nine children. Helen attended the Maria Catholic Girls School grades 1-6 and five years MMS at the Sancta Maria Private Girls School. She graduated at age 17 with the equivalent of a junior college degree. Helen greatly enjoyed school and took... Full story
Tuesday Jan 6 4:28 p.m.: IRS Fraud – A La Conner area resident got a call from someone claiming to be with the IRS. This is a phishing scam that’s been going around lately. The IRS never phones; they send mail. Also, you can bet they already have the information the caller requests. Wednesday Jan 7 10:51 a.m.: Shoplifting – Somebody was caught stealing a candy bar at La Conner Drug Store. Thursday Jan 8 7:37 a.m.: Bad driver – There was a report of a vehicle being driven erratically in the area ofMorris St. andMaple Ave., in L...
I’m not much of a sports fan, but in the 1930s, I did have a little interest in basketball. I recall a time when something unexpected happened, and I was lucky enough to be in the audience at that time. There was a basketball team made up of local high school graduates called “the Town Team.” I can’t recall if my brother Vernon played on the team. He did play on the La Conner High School team, and he recalled playing against Edward R. Murrow, at that time, who was living in Edison. They were som...
Chilly January water didn’t dissuade any of these furry friends from taking a dip in the Swinomish Channel on Saturday. Shown here from left are Brodie, Penny, Cooper and Thor. – Photos by Don Coyote...
This is the view we've been waking up to lately; fog and freezing fog. Here the fog wraps La Conner’s Rainbow Bridge and keeps the dock lights on during daylight hours. – Photo by Don CoyoteThis is the view we've been waking up to lately; fog and freezing fog. Here the fog wraps La Conner’s Rainbow Bridge and keeps the dock lights on during daylight hours. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Two years after Washington voters ended pot prohibition, lawmakers are wading through a thicket of proposed reforms that aim to stabilize an industry struggling to get off the ground. “Right now I call it the wild, wild west,” Senate Democratic Leader Sharon Nelson, D-Maury Island, said during Thursday’s annual Associated Press Legislative Preview. “We’ve got incongruities in this law that we need to solve.” With seven new cannabis-related bills pre-filed so far come seven new opportunities to shape Washington’s unprecedented cannabis expe...
