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It is hard to have an Eagle Festival without eagles. If the eagles don’t flock upriver, to the headwaters of the Skagit River at the dawn of the new year, people – birders, families, retirees and folks with free time on their weekends – will not follow. This January they have not. Neither eagles not tourists have been kind to the Skagit’s upriver communities. Hardly two handfuls of people were seated Saturday afternoon for Andy Koch’s, as Badd Dog, rhythm and blues set in Marblemount’s Community Hall for that community’s annual Sk...
Helena Marie Liddil passed away on January 7, 2020 at the age of 103. She was a native of Indiana and spent all of her life in Indianapolis until moving to Shelter Bay in 2004 to live with her daughter and son-in-law Nancy and George Conger. She is survived by three children, six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren....
Patricia McEniry Love of La Conner, age 94, died at her home on November 26, 2019. She is survived by daughters: Robin (Richard Tanner) and Sheila Connolly, 9 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren. No one will ever forget their “GG.” She was preceded in death by Henry Love, her husband of 60 years, daughter Ann Love Glick, and brother Michael McEniry. She was born Patricia Adele McEniry to James & Betty (Braga) McEniry on October 30, 1925 in Pasadena, California. The family moved to Seattle w...
First, Roche Harbor is the most exclusive of company towns. Second, Roche Harbor has always been a company town. Third, it is a great getaway any week of the year. And fourth, if you are a boater, you probably know all about the incredible, protected and peaceful harbor. I went as a tourist, on foot, boarding the ferry in Anacortes and taking a taxi (Roundabout, a Lions Club fundraising project) ten miles to the northwest corner of the island. Yes, I traded lodging for this story. For single peo...
The library at La Conner High School was buzzing with questions and conversations between 45 8th graders and 18 adults. They gathered together for two hours Jan. 8 to take part in “Pizza with Professionals.” This first-time event came about through the collaborative efforts of La Conner Schools Superintendent Dr. Whitney Meissner, Counselor Lori Buher and Susan Macek of the La Conner Rotary. The goal was to provide an opportunity for students in middle school to engage with local rep...
MOUNT VERNON – Sixteen hardy souls braved the coldest evening of the year to date to get a civics lesson most avoid in the balmiest of weather. Skagit County Election Supervisor David Cunningham, supported by his boss, Auditor Sandy Perkins, spoke Monday at a Skagit County League of Women Voters forum. “Education on 2020 Elections” in Mount Vernon. In introducing Cunningham, League President Wende Sanderson noted his 25 years of experience and respected reputation among his peers and voting enthusiasts. Cunningham discussed past and fut...
La Conner Regional Library Board Chair Jean Markert and Susan Macek, La Conner Library Foundation director and now interim library director, provided a start of the year update on all matters library last week. The new library design will incorporate and represent the library’s purpose: it will be an inviting and open space, light filled, a welcome space for everyone. “I see it as an exciting place for people to come, a place people want to come to,” Markert said. “We want to be a place where people are inspired to learn and to create and to...
The year ended with an inch of rain, 0.84” on the 31st and 0.16” the day before. The 3.5” total rain is typical for Decembers this century. The 20 year average is 3.4”, only four percent less. Rain fell 16 days. Rain fell daily the 10-15, totaling 0.73”. But more rain fell on the 20th, 0.76” and on the 31st. Thirteen years this century there have been 3” or more of rain. Two years there was about 4.5” of rain and in 2015 seven inches fell. Less than 1.5” rain occurred twice, 1.3” each in 2009...
Expect to see more of the orange and green Genuine Skagit Valley logo on produce and food products next year and in the coming years. The one year old certification mark program got a big boost in December, a $348,000 three year grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For Skagit Valley farmers to gain more attention for their products as an organized entity, more farmers and food processors have to join the membership marketing program. The grant supports marketing the program to the agricultural community. “A lot of it helps provide f...
In reading the Jan. 2 Weekly News, I couldn’t help but be filled with emotion. Every article kind of cut to the quick, from Tim Johnson’s state of the Salish Sea, to the stories of the sailing adventure of friend Linda Rumbolt, to Ken’s concern about our loss of community, to John’s discussion about our ever-changing personal landscape, to the town attempting to create affordable housing, to the great work of community activists, the pieces instilled a touch of both sadness and ecstasy to my soul. As a lifelong resident of the region, I know...
