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A pair of polo ponies display affection as a young foal, standing behind them, looks on. These happy equines live at George Dill’s ranch just north of La Conner. – Photo by Don Coyote...
When it rains, it pours. Perhaps no more so than in the Darrington area, still reeling from last week’s tragic mudslide at nearby Oso, a disaster so heartbreaking it has played out repeatedly in the national media. The La Conner High Lady Braves were scheduled to visit Darrington last week, but persistent rain — not the aftermath of the somber and tearful Oso emergency — washed out the much-anticipated District softball pairing. “We had confirmed with them that they really wanted us...
The Fire District 13 commis-sioners want to investigate contracting to take calls for the La Conner Fire Department. The board last week voted to send a letter to La Conner Mayor Ramon Hayes to begin examining the costs and benefits of District 13 taking some of the La Conner Fire Department’s calls. “I propose that District 13 get together with the town of La Conner…We’d take some of their calls,” said Commissioner Chuck Hedlund at the meeting. Hedlund, who made the motion, emphasized that this would be on a “cost-per-call basis.” H...
For the past several years, the Town of La Conner’s Public Works Department has spent a week each spring hauling yard waste for residents. “It was just a way to help people do a spring cleanup,” said Public Works Director Brian Lease. But what started out as a way to help folks who couldn’t haul their branches on their own has turned into a major week-long project, costing the town thousands of dollars. “Over the years, some people started stockpiling their yard waste throughout the year and then expect the town to come and get it,” Leas...
Monday March 24 3:02 p.m.: Crunch time – A motorist new to the area failed to yield to oncoming traffic on Fir Island Road while coming off Moore Road near the north fork of the Skagit River. Thursday March 25 3:14 p.m.: Being helpful – A deputy gave a resident a ride home from La Conner Town Hall. Friday March 28 11:56 p.m.: Oops! – Someone accidently dialed 911 from a pay phone near the public restrooms onFirst Street in La Conner. This time, the person was nice enough to stay on the line to say the call was accidental,...
EGG INSULATION – A roll of toilet paper saved the egg! Frank Scott’s raw brown egg survived a drop from a height of 1½ stories during La Conner Elementary School’s annual egg drop. The event, held in conjunction with the science fair, inspires students to devise ways to keep their eggs from breaking when they’re dropped from the top of the fire escape at the school district auditorium. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
