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There’s nothing like a run on the “dog beach” north of La Conner. This exuberant poodle is Lucy, whose human is La Conner’s Molly Donaldson. – Photo by Don CoyoteThere’s nothing like a run on the “dog beach” north of La Conner. This exuberant poodle is Lucy, whose human is La Conner’s Molly Donaldson. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Construction will resume on the roundabout at Conway’s tricky five-point intersection on May 1, said Dan Berentson, Skagit County’s interim Public Works director. The county doesn’t want to have roadwork snarling traffic during the Tulip Festival, Berentson said. For La Conner residents, Conway’s intersection of Fir Island Road and Pioneer Highway is part of the regular route to Seattle or to Stanwood. At the stop sign on Fir Island Road and the highway, motorists turn left to go to Interstate 5 toward Seattle and right to go to Stanwoo...
Cultures converged at La Conner High School on Friday, as a troupe of young Japanese dancers joined local youth in a celebration of dance and laughter. Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Chairman Brian Cladoosby, Vice Chairman Brian Porter, and Swinomish Princess 2014 Mariah Clark joined in to welcome the “Goujin” dance troupe, who are traveling for 10 days across the U.S., mostly in Washington state, performing yosakoi — a competition dance form among students in Japan. The app...
Two teams from La Conner High School competed in the state Knowledge Bowl tournament held in Arlington on Saturday. Team “Somewhat Clean” finished in fourth place, and team “Somewhat Smart,” Emily Parker, Lily Weigova, Maggie Powell, and Katie Cram came in a respectable 18th. Somewhat Clean’s fourth place award plaque in the 2B category is something that hasn’t been earned by a La Conner team since 2004. Senior Alex Wirth, juniors Jordan Holt and Luke Hulbert, sophomores Will Malcomson a...
The La Conner High baseball and softball teams were on the ropes at times, but each managed to strike back and earn hard-fought split decisions in early season action last week. The Braves were blanked on two hits in a 14-0 non-league setback to Meridian Monday before opening conference play Friday with a 20-4 rout of Cedar Park Christian. The Lady Braves, meanwhile, bounced back from a 13-4 loss to edge Bellingham 15-14 in the nightcap of a non-league twinbill on Saturday. Meridian plated five...
Monday March 17 12:01 p.m.: Info, please – A La Conner resident had a question about civil processes. 12:05 p.m.: Big ticket – A motorist in a vehicle with expired registration tabs was stopped and found to be also driving on a suspended license. 12:10 p.m.: Be gone! – Someone at the Rexville Grocery onBest Road was raising a ruckus and deputies sent him on his way with a trespassing warning. 4:10 p.m.: Napper – A man was passed out in the parking lot at Pioneer Market. He was given a trespassing warning and a ride...
