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There was no masking the enthusiasm for Halloween in La Conner last week. There weren’t even storm clouds to shroud excitement for all the guys and ghouls who donned costumes and paraded First Street prior to the big Halloween Carnival at La Conner Elementary School which was held afterward. “The weather was awesome,” said Beth Schmittou Bowles, who along with fellow members of the La Conner Parent-Teacher-Student Association coordinated the array of family fun activities in town Thursday after...
Over 300 adults came out on a blustery Saturday to pay to sample and vote for their favorite chowder at the La Conner Kiwanis 21st Annual Chowder Feed at the La Conner Elementary School. While La Conner students were the big winner – all proceeds go to scholarships, the Braves After School Club and other school programs – the popular winner, voted by tasters, was the Swinomish Casino and Lodge. The Shrimp Shack, on SR 20, took second place followed by the Skagit River Brewery in...
Supporters from around the Valley flocked to Maple Hall Saturday to root for the home team at the Skagit County Historical Museum’s “Party Like You’re in the Hall of Fame Gala” fundraiser. The evening blended seamlessly with the Museum’s current exhibit, “Hometown Skagit.” Maple Hall had the look of a hall of fame. The wide range of sports memorabilia included Kim Good-Rubensrein’s early 1970s La Conner High cheer uniform complete with bead work. Present center stage was Kalijah, the La...
Charlotte Ann (née Youngquist) Ellis, aged 78, a lifetime resident of Skagit Valley passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019. She was born in Mount Vernon on May 16, 1941 to Walfred and Frances Youngquist. She graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1959. She started her nursing career after finishing college, working at Swedish Hospital, Northern State and then retiring from Skagit Valley Hospital after over 40 years. She met her sweetheart, Bob Ellis and married him on June 5, 1964. In 1969, they moved into their forever home on...
In my work at both the State Legislature and at Skagit Valley College, I’ve learned that veterans face significant challenges during and after the transition to civilian life. Many face significant mental health and medical hurdles, as well as an increased risk of experiencing homelessness. Here are some quick facts about the difficulties many veterans face. Veterans are more likely to experience homelessness than non-veterans. Male veterans are twice as likely—while female veterans are three times as likely—to experience h...
It is not easy to accept that there may be a flaw in our nature that may be the underlying source of our difficulties. In our culture, it is even more difficult to accept the idea that there is “no technical solution” to problems that arise. Be it land use, energy production, medicine or farming, we insist on finding a “right” technical solution, enlisting our “scientific truths” to support our choice in the right solution. There is seldom an inkling that we cannot technically solve our problems or that technical solutions, in themselves,...
The only contested election in greater La Conner turned out to be no contest. Challengers John Agen and Marlys Baker resoundingly defeated La Conner School District incumbent Directors Kate Szurek and Janie Beasley, respectively. Agen won the District 1 position with 60% of the vote out of 984 ballots cast. Baker won the District 2 position even more decisively, with 66% of the vote, of 931. All votes have been counted. No candidate explicitly made Superintendent Whitney Meissner’s tenure an i...
