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Going in, few gave La Conner much of a shot in its rematch with undefeated NW2B leader Friday Harbor last weekend. Turns out, it wasn’t shots that mattered for the most part. It was rebounding and de-fense. And on those twin scores, the Braves were clear winners in a gritty 46-43 upset triumph before a large and enthusiastic home crowd at Landy James Gym on Friday. With the win, La Conner improved to 16-3 overall and avenged an earlier 52-37 loss to the Wolverines, and by virtue of a prior c...
It was another tailor-made triumph for the La Conner High Lady Braves when they fashioned a stylish 61-30 NW2B statement win at home over Friday Harbor last week. With the lopsided win, La Conner inched ever closer to sewing up an undefeated league hoop campaign. The Lady Braves entered the final week of regular season play sporting a 19-0 mark, with a late Tuesday visit slated at Darrington. Anna Cook and Adiya Jones scored 19 points apiece to lead La Conner in its rout of the Lady Wolverines, helping complete a two-game season series sweep of...
Monday Feb 2 10:05 a.m.: Info please – Someone onFlats Road north of La Conner had questions concerning a parenting plan. 4:12 p.m.: Big ticket – A driver stopped for speeding near Best andDodgeValley roads near Rexville was found to be driving on a suspended license. He was cited. Tuesday Feb 3 10:13 a.m.: Civil issue – There was another incident in an on-going dispute concerning the sale of a home onSouth Third Street in La Conner. 12:15 p.m.: Potty party – An intoxicated person was given a ride home from the public...
This eagle was captured at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Ault Field under the Bird Air Strike Hazard Program in April 2012 and was released more than 150 miles south of the base. Last week the bird was spotted with several other eagles at a landfill in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The eagle was still wearing a brown-colored leg band. According to Dane Ledbetter, a U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist at the air station, this eagle was one of the very first banded a...
La Conner High School junior Nicole Henriksentook fourth place in her 140-pound weight class, while senior Frances Ziemantz, second from right, brought home the Northwest District 1 Championship by placing first in the 190-pound division during the sub-regionals tournament held in Burlington on Saturday. – Photo by Heather Henriksen...
People who stay around town for the winter can enjoy this view of Rainbow Bridge from the La Conner waterfront on these steely-skied days. – Photo by Don Coyote...
There were 58 paddlers who didn’t let the weather get them down for the annual Sound Rowers non-motorized watercraft race held on the Swinomish Channel on Saturday. Through fog and rain, they rowed from under the Rainbow Bridge out to a buoy by Goat Island and back, like they do every year. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Each year Skagit County Treasurer Katie Jungquist’s office mails out property tax bills to land right around Valentine’s Day. The goal is not so much to put a damper on the day, it’s just that the schedule calls for the bills to be delivered in mid-February. But this year, the county’s “Valentines” were still at the printer on Tuesday, and Jungquist said she expects they’ll be in the mail early next week. Even so, anyone anxious to know what they’ll be paying in property taxes this year can look it up on the county’s website, www.skagitcounty.n...
