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It's 8:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Monroe Correctional Complex, one of Washington state’s largest prisons. Men in khaki pants and white t-shirts at the front of a large visiting space with white walls and a painted mural wait to begin a performance of their own written work. More men wearing khaki and white with green name badges take seats on folding chairs for the first of two showings for the day at the Twin River Unit. A handful of visitors, who have passed through tight security, also take t...
La Conner will wait until next year to repair the elevator in Maple Hall. After about 23 years of service, the elevator gave up the ghost about six months ago, after one kiddie ride too many. Town Administrator John Doyle said the control panel is worn out. Maple Hall is frequently rented out for weddings and other events, and the elevator has occasionally been a source of entertainment for inadequately supervised children, “using it as a ride running it up and down,” Doyle said. Most of Maple Hall’s amenities, including the restrooms and k...
Completing life’s mountainous journey, Charley Melvin Morgan, who was known in La Conner for years as “Charley the Shrimp Man,” died peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 7 at age 68. Charley was born on Aug. 30, 1947 in Torrington, Wyoming to Charley and Christina Morgan. His family moved to Soap Lake when he was 2 years old and ended in Seattle when he was seven. There he met his life-long fishing and hunting buddies along with his first wife, Theresa. He graduated from Franklin High Schoo...
Monday May 9 7:43 p.m.: Cart theft – A turquoise colored Bombardier brand golf cart and trailer were taken from a business at La Conner Whitney and McLean roads north of La Conner during the previous weekend. Tuesday May 10 8:30 a.m. Suspicious – A La Conner Schools crossing guard reported a suspicious person hanging around Sixth and Morris streets. It turned out to be a 65-year-old homeless person, who was transported toMount Vernon. 2:52 p.m.: Bad parking – A motorcycle parked improperly near La Conner Brewery. It was gone...
Local law enforcement agencies prepared for thousands of protestors during the Break Free event to draw attention to the Anacortes refineries. Bronlea Mishler, Skagit County’s communication coor-dinator for the event, said there were an estimated 750 people actually participating in the protest. She said it was only a rough guess because they were protesting in different locations. Dozens of people paddled their kayaks in Fidalgo Bay, more than 100 camped on the train tracks at Farm to Market R...
