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Installation began this week for seven pieces of art that will be on display two years in La Conner as part of the town’s newest outdoor sculpture exhibition. A sparkling, sun-catching, and brilliant blue glass creation titled “Water and Air” is already drawing attention in front of Maple Hall. Artist Gerry Newcomb’s cast glass work is 6 feet tall and is iridescent and textured with a variety of patterns. Like all the sculptures in the show, this one is for sale — the price for Water and A...
La Conner’s iconic Rainbow Bridge underwent a thorough examination, and since the bridge docs didn’t notify the county of any serious problems, it looks like the ageing structure will get another clean bill of health. Skagit County’s Transportation Program Section Manager Forrest Jones, who is also the lead bridge inspector for the county, said he expects detailed inspection results in the next week or so. Traffic backed up for a few hours on Wednesday on the county-owned bridge across the S...
Betty June Reece White, who lived in La Conner for many years, died on Saturday, April 16, at age 94 in Beaverton, Oregon, where she moved 10 years ago to be near her sons. Betty was born September 17, 1921 in Fresno, California, where she grew up and graduated from Fresno High School with the Class of 1939. She married the late Ralph Petty, Sr. and was a homemaker, raising her family of two sons, Ralph, Jr. and Randy, in Fresno, where she was active in PTA and St. James Episcopal Cathedral.... Full story
The La Conner softball team hosted rather than visited league rival Darrington last week, but the day was marked by a splendid Tripp nonetheless. As in Lady Braves pitcher Elizabeth Tripp, who scattered seven hits en route to a tidy 6-5 NW2B triumph for the youthful La Conner club. Tripp was backed by a potent La Conner attack led by third baseman Chloe Fullington, who was two-for-two at the plate with a triple, one run scored, and an RBI. Fullington also made her presence felt on defense. She recorded three putouts and the same number of...
La Conner High thinclads didn’t just compete against bigger schools at the Skagit County Track & Field Championships last week. They also competed against themselves. And came out winners on both scores. The La Conner boys and girls combined to post more than two dozen personal records and win two county titles — and that was just in the first day alone. By meet’s end on Friday, both the Braves and Lady Braves had topped the Century Mark in team points, highlighted by a nice haul of medals from the two-day event at Burlington’s stori...
What an incredible weekend to be in Salzburg. Of course, any weekend in this beautiful city is incredible, but this weekend was especially so because it was the weekend of the Salzburg marathon, half-marathon, and 10k. Thousands of people from all over the world, including Olympic-level athletes, descended on the city to take part in a sport that they’re all passionate about — running. For me, the weekend was amazing, not so much because I checked off a bucket list item of running a half-m...
