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I’m happy to report the Legislature finished the 2023 session with a balanced budget – and excellent transportation and construction budgets that will create jobs in the 10th district and throughout our state. Affordability The price of everything has gone up – especially housing. I know how hard this is on family budgets. It’s also tough on our economy, making the workforce shortage worse when jobs go unfilled because people can’t find housing within commuting distance. This session, the Legis...
The "SCB 60th Anniversary Concert," a celebration of "60 years being your Home Town Band" in the Skagit Valley is offered by the Skagit Community Band May 26 in Maple Hall at 7:30 p.m. Come at 7 p.m. to celebrate with an anniversary cake, no-host bar and silent auction. Information: Skagitcommunityband.org. Source: SCB...
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery has its annual Memorial Day service at the cemetery on Monday, May 29th at 9 a.m. Some seating is available. For information contact cemetery secretary, Lori Buher at [email protected]; 360-630-0809....
The annual La Conner Guitar Festival begins this Friday, May 19 and ends Sunday, May 21 at Maple Hall. Listen to, play, and shop for the world’s finest handmade instruments. There will be cabaret demos at Waterfront Cafe and Santo Coyote, workshops at the Civic Garden Club, and afternoon concerts at the Swinomish Yacht Club Clubhouse. You can purchase a one day pass for $15 or a three day pass for $40 online at laconnerguitarfestival.com. Source: La Conner Guitar Festival...
Andrew Miller of Tulip Valley Farms has a June 1 Skagit Superior Court date to have claims against him made in March by Tulip Town’s owners dismissed. Miller’s lawyer filed a motion for summary judgment to dismiss Tulip Town claims and request equitable relief May 8. Spinach Bus Venture Group, owners of Tulip Town, sued to halt Tulip Valley Farms from opening, but on April 7 the parties agreed to strike the pending motion. Since then Mark Lee, Miller’s lawyer, has filed documents supporting his May 8 filing....
My first harvest of rhubarb this year yielded 8 cups chopped. To harvest, I twist and pull from the base of each stalk. Then I cut off and discard the leaves. I keep the lower base in water to keep them fresh. Then chop fresh, about an inch from each end. Then chop into one-half inch pieces. When chopped for this recipe, use immediately. Freeze the remainder, raw, in freezer bags or containers. Ingredients Rhubarb, 7 ribs (4 cups chopped) Flour (1 cup) Oatmeal (3/4 cup) Brown sugar (1 cup)...
Tuesday, May 9 7:24 a.m.: Bung plug undone – An employee found their 2,500 gallon capacity tanker truck drained and in a puddle. They found the bung plug was off the drain valve in the back and the 1/4 turn valve was open. About $8,000 worth of fertilizer was lost. La Conner Whitney/Young Rds., Greater La Conner. 7:41 a.m.: Suspicious mailer – A mail truck delivering mail was mistaken as a suspicious vehicle.Chilberg Rd., Greater La Conner. Wednesday, May 10 6:59 p.m.: Phone found – A phone...
The art of leadership took several forms in La Conner last Friday. The current class of Leadership Skagit, which develops leaders from the private, public and nonprofit arenas, visited town to see examples of how the arts help leaders broaden their perspectives. The nearly three dozen participants, selected for the long-running leadership training program affiliated with the Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County (EDASC) and Skagit Valley College, took part in a briskly paced tour...
People always wonder if they are getting good value when they buy major items such as boats. One thing I have noticed in the marina is a surprising number of Tollycraft boats, from 26 up to 52 feet and all sizes in between. On B dock there are even two twin vessels moored right next to each other. I counted, and we have over 30 Tollycraft still actively moored with us. That is remarkable for a boatbuilding company that stopped operating in 1997, 26 years ago. The nice thing about Tollycraft is...
