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Wild winds and a storm tidal surge caused downed trees, flooding and power outages throughout the La Conner area Thursday and again on Sunday. Thursday morning wind-driven waves came crashing over Chilberg Road near the old Hope Island Inn, and two houses on McGlinn Drive were attacked by the sea. Nearby resident and Fire District 13 firefighter Wood Weiss said, “I’ve lived here since 1999, and I have never seen anything like that. It was the most intense presentation, and you feel helpless figh...
A group of residents working to withdraw their neighborhood from Fire District 13 so they can annex to Fire District 2 hit a snag. The petition they submitted to the county bearing signatures from more than 90 registered voters to set their plan in motion had some technical problems in the way it was worded, so it’s back to the drawing board. Dave Buchan, one of the people spearheading the effort, said they’ll fix the wording and go back out and get more signatures. “We’re into this thing,” he said. “It’s going to happen. We will not let it re...
La Conner Schools Superin-tendent Dr. Tim Bruce said his heart is not into leaving, but a once-in-a-really-long-time opportunity presented itself, and his head told him he’d better take it. Bruce, who holds a Ph.D., will be a professor in the Woodring College of Education at Western Washington University after his contract with La Conner expires on June 30. He’ll be working with graduate students developing school principals and superintendents. Bruce, who has been the superintendent in La Con...
Monday Mar 7 4:19 p.m.: Accident? – There was a traffic accident reported, but there was no reportable damage at the Conway Muse. There was no action taken. 7:32 p.m.: Suicide attempt – A 34-year-old man fromConway apparently tried committing suicide by taking several sleeping pills. He was transported to the hospital. Wednesday Mar 9 2:35 p.m.: Late to the party – A woman reported that a vehicle pulled into her driveway onMaple Avenue in La Conner and left at 5 a.m. She didn’t report it to authorities until 2:35 p.m., but w...
