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Big and bold purple and white allium blossoms put on a display near the Bitters Co. barn on Calhoun Road east of La Conner. The allium plant family includes onions, garlic, leeks, shallots and chives. – Photo by Don CoyoteBig and bold purple and white allium blossoms put on a display near the Bitters Co. barn on Calhoun Road east of La Conner. The allium plant family includes onions, garlic, leeks, shallots and chives. – Photo by Don Coyote...
The “Blossom,” which moors at La Conner’s Pioneer Point Marina on the Swinomish Channel, heads back to its home port after sailing out in Skagit Bay on Sunday. – Photo by Don Coyote...
La Conner has been hounding state and federal officials, and now the governmental gears seem to be starting to budge. Last week, State Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, met with Gov. Jay Inslee to explain how a federal ruling caused La Conner area taxpayers to take a huge financial hit. It appears that a lobbying effort spurred by La Conner Mayor Ramon Hayes, with added muscle from the La Conner School District, could eventually prod the federal government into bringing relief to the folks who saw their property tax bills jump by up to 25 percent...
The candidate filing period for the Nov. 3 general election closed on Friday and left La Conner area voters with a few contested races to decide. Town of La Conner For the Town of La Conner, Mayor Ramon Hayes is running for his third four-year term unopposed. La Conner Councilman Jacques Brunisholz, who retired after teaching generations of La Conner High School students and who has served on the council since 2008, is being challenged by Charity Starkenburg for his position 1 seat. Starkenburg is the popular owner of Bamboo Coffee, formerly...
Maureen “Mickey” Buss, 75, of La Conner, died on Monday, May 11, in the intensive care unit at Island Hospital in Anacortes, Washington. Mickey was born on October 10, 1939 in Seattle, the daughter of Leon Gibbs Howard and Roberta “Bertie” Musser and was a sister to seven siblings. Mickey married Lawrence C. Buss and was a loving mother to her five children. She was a faithful participating member of Sacred Heart Parish in La Conner. Mickey was preceded in death by her mother, Roberta “Bertie” M...
La Conner Fire Department’s new $450,000 fire truck rolled into town on Tuesday afternoon. Fire Chief Dan Taylor, and firefighters Joe Fohn and Ken Jungquist were at the fire station on Chilburg Road in time to get the first glimpse of it. Financed over 10 years with one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax increase voters approved three years ago, the truck could help town residents see better fire insurance rates. Last month Chief Taylor traveled to South Dakota to inspect the custom-built Spartan E...
Thirteen is no unlucky number for the La Conner High baseball team. Nor is it necessarily lucky. Because at this stage of the game, having secured a seventh straight State playoff berth, the Braves know it’s far better to be good than lucky. La Conner showed just how good it is last week. The Braves posted a dramatic 5-4 Senior Day season finale win over Darrington, then put together two clutch loser-out District Tournament triumphs on Saturday to run their current winning streak to 13 games. It all adds up to a 1 p.m., May 23 matinee s...
Monday May 11 4:10 p.m.: Traffic accident – It happened several weeks ago but the resident just returned home to find the damage. A neighbor had assisted a motorcyclist involved, but did not obtain a license plate number. Wednesday May 13 3:38 p.m.: Hit & Run – Someone parked at 2nd and Main streets inConway, and within a 20 minute window, another vehicle struck theirs. There were no witnesses, and the driver who caused the damage did not leave any information behind, as is required by law. Thursday May 14 5:32 p.m.: Weapon offense...
