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A pair of replacement school levies in La Conner appeared headed for failure on Tuesday when preliminary election results were released. La Conner School district proposed a maintenance and operations levy and a technology levy to replace two levies that expire this year. Had they passed, they would have provided a total of nearly $1.5 million per year in school funding for 2017 and 2018. According to early vote counts released by the Skagit County Auditor’s office, the maintenance and operations levy was failing 58.5 “No” to 41.5 perce...
A big group of visitors had a close-up look at recent changes to La Conner’s waterfront on Saturday. The Sound Rowers and Paddlers, an open water rowing and paddling club, always hold their first race of the season on the first Saturday in February in La Conner — and this year was no different — but the scenery has changed, with the launch site in the middle of a makeover to become the new Conner Waterfront Park. About 50 human-powered watercraft, including kayaks, outrigger c...
Longtime La Conner and Skagit Valley resident Bruce Edward Wyman died at age 66, surrounded by family and visited by friends on Monday, January 25. Bruce was born to Keith and Maxine Wyman on May 13, 1949 in Port Angeles, Washington. Two older brothers, Keith and Geoff, preceded him. The family of five moved from Port Angeles to La Conner in the summer of 1954. While Maxine worked as a registered nurse, her husband supported the family by seasons of gillnetting in Bristol Bay. Bruce attended La... Full story
Monday Feb 1 1:18 p.m.: Hamilton Imposter – A counterfeit $10 bill was used to pay a bill at the La Conner Pub & Eatery. 5:03 p.m.: Happy hour – Medical crew was requested for assistance with intoxicated residents at the 900 block on maple, in La Conner. Tuesday Feb 2 3:16 p.m.: Out for a walk – Somebody called to report that there was a pedestrian walking on the side of the road near theRainbowBridge in La Conner. The pedestrian was doing well. Hmm. 7:29 p.m.: Got a ride – Someone reported a “Panhandler” at the she...
For more than 30 years, day or night, Dan Taylor has rushed to help every time someone in town was having a crisis. Now La Conner’s 74-year-old fire chief is putting away his turnout gear as he retires from responding to fire and medical aid calls. Taylor will stay on as the town’s fire warden with administrative job duties, including fire code building inspections. Taylor first joined the La Conner Volunteer Fire Department in the spring of 1984 and became the department’s chief on Janua...
