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Which of the following is the correct definition of the word “luthier?” a) A member of a religious movement from the Reforma-tion? b) A person who lends money? c) One who makes stringed instruments, such as guitars? If you guessed “c,” congratu-lations. You already knew the meaning of the new vocab word that the entire town of La Conner learned this past weekend, when the town played host to the first, and soon-to-be-annual, La Conner Guitar Festival. The festival, which ran from Friday to Sund...
Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland has expressed its concerns regarding wording in Swinomish Tribe’s proposed Constitution. Members of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community are scheduled to vote on the tribe’s new governing document next week. Interest in tribal elections doesn’t usually extend beyond reservation boundaries, but this one has residents, land owners, county officials and now a farm group worried that the impacts could extend well beyond land held in trust for the tribe by the federal government. A May 11 letter to the feder...
Denise Coones, of La Conner, died peacefully at age 88 on Monday, April 24, in the company of her loving daughter Lynette and granddaughter, Sarah. Denise was born on October 3, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan the daughter of Glenn and Elva Sollenberger Umberhocker. Denise was predeceased by her son Dan. She is survived by her daughter Lynette McCormack and her son and daughter-in-law Bill and Sharon Giesen; her step-daughter Deanna (Bill) Morrell; six grandchildren: Melinda (Jeff) Hutcheon, David,...
Many thanks to all of you who took part in the post office food drive. By the endeavors of La Conner’s post office, and the generous spirit of the extended La Conner community on the post office mail route, the mail carriers collected 822 lbs. of cans and dry goods. Lately, La Conner Sunrise Food Bank has been feeding 243 big and small people each week. Every week 2,856 lbs. of various foods and produce goes out to our families. That is why annual food drives, like the post office’s Stamp Out Hunger, is so critical. Our families appreciate eve...
Local government is as good as the quality of our public officials, and the quality of the electorate. If you want better govern-ment, quality people need file for public office, and an enlightened electorate needs elect those who file for the right reasons; i.e. to serve, and not for the “title” or the “benefits”. Have you thought about enhancing your City Council, Mayor, School Board, Port Commission, Fire Commission, Drainage Commission, Ceme-tery Commission, etc.? Think about becoming involved in local government; as the quality of respect...
This year the Swinomish Tribe is contributing $150,000 to Fire District 13. That is $100,000 for fire and EMS/ambulance service to the Village, and $50,000 for providing the same service to Shelter Bay and Pull & Be Damned. Prior to the Great Wolf decision, the $100,000 for servicing the Village came from the Tribe’s general fund under a separate contract. For the past three years it has come from taxes collected from Shelter Bay and Pull & Be Damned. The Native Americans living in the Village do not pay taxes, so the taxpayers are funding fire...
Remember the old telephone game where you whisper something into someone’s ear, it goes around the circle and the story comes out totally different from reality. Some people will hurt others by their vicious words with gossip and rumors. They have nothing better to do with their time. People who started businesses in town wants to fulfill their dreams. Sometimes life can get in the way. They don’t make it, or they get sick, of things happen in their lives. I have built my reputation in town for 8 years. From closing my coffee shop, I have hea...
An old man with Stage 4 cancer lives at the top of our apartment building in La Conner. It is a steep climb to his porch, but he manages. Someone else also managed this climb. This old man had just planted his flower garden in his Coffee Mug Planter, as he does each year. His choice of bright geraniums fill the cup and cheers him up. This morning he found the planter gone. The flowers thrown on the ground below. Whoever stole up the stairs and took his property will, never be found to confront with this petty theft, I know that. Maybe the...
They say it’s tough to beat the same team three times in a season. That means the La Conner High Lady Braves hope four times is a definite impossibility. La Conner, losers of three straight games to Concrete – though once by a mere 6-5 margin – open District softball play at Stanwood Friday afternoon in a loser-out match opposite the Lady Lions. The winner between La Conner and Concrete at 3:30 p.m. will turn around and face the Friday Harbor-Orcas victor with a State Tournament b...
La Conner Schools is embracing a philosophy of “prepare today for tomorrow” when it comes to getting ready for disasters in a world that isn’t always perfect. Students and staff braved rain on Monday afternoon as they walked to three “safe” locations on the hill in town after evacuating the school for the district’s new “all-school evacuation drill.” Floods, tsunamis and school shootings are all things that could prompt a school evacuation, John Aguilar, the school’s security specialist, said....
Monday May 8 7:35 p.m.: Suicide scare – An anonymous caller reported that a suicidal female was parked on Morris Street, La Conner. The woman had sent multiple texts to friends. Deputies arrived, talked with her and took her to a hospital for mental health services. Tuesday May 9 8:27 a.m.: Sniffer dog visit – Deputies did a random K-9 drug search of school grounds at La Conner High School on Sixth Street. The search turned up no drugs. 9:21 a.m.: Nice knife – A man was reported at the Pioneer Market on Morris Street, La...
