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La Conner resident, Don Wright, died at home on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at the age of 69. Don was born in Mount Vernon on March 29, 1946. He attended Mount Vernon schools and graduated with the Mount Vernon High School class of 1964. After graduation, he moved briefly to Eastern Washington. He came home to Skagit County and settled in La Conner. He embraced life here and became an active part of the community. Don was married twice and raised two sets of stepchildren. He worked as a forklift...
Tuesday Feb 9 10:56 a.m.: Medicine Thief – Somebody stole medication from a 64-year-old woman at the 900 block on Maple. There are no suspects. Wednesday Feb 10 10:33 a.m.: Washer Thief – Someone stole a black MI-T-M brand pressure washer from the La Conner Retirement Inn. 3:17 p.m.: Run-away – Protective services requested a check for a juvenile at the 900 block onMaple Ave. in La Conner. The boy, a reported run-away, turned himself in to the Swinomish Police Department. Thursday Feb 11 9:35 a.m.: Left school – A La...
Something that’s apparently never happened before has prompted the La Conner School Board to call an emergency meeting tomorrow, Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Middle School gym. According to the unofficial results of last week’s special school election, La Conner voters soundly rejected two proposed levies totaling nearly $1.5 million. The levies failed, even though more than 52 percent of the registered voters live on land immune from school district taxes. The majority of the “yes” votes came from precincts on the Swinomish Indian Reserva...
Our loving father, La Conner resident Reynold “Rey” Gietzen, died and went home to be with the Lord at age 97 on Tuesday, January 26. He was born on August 24, 1918 in Glen Ullin, North Dakota. Rey and his wife Margaret owned and operated City Foods grocery store in Seattle. They loved traveling the U.S. in their motor home and taking trips to Maui. Upon retiring they moved to La Conner and enjoyed the beauty of this area. After his wife of 77 years passed away, Rey moved into La Conner Ret...
After tragedies involving elderly residents, Fire District 13 has launched a program aimed at giving families peace of mind. Fire Chief Roy Horn said morning check-in calls to residents could prevent tragedy. A recent example is when an elderly resident had fallen and was down for 36 hours before being discovered, he said. “Good morning District 13!” is Fire District 13’s new program for people who would like to be checked in on more often than family or friends are able to call on them. In the mornings between 9 a.m. and noon, a fire departmen...
