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Maureen Harlan, who was a counselor at La Conner High School, instituted the first organized student exchange between La Conner and Denmark 30 years ago. We scooted our students to Denmark while a dozen kids from Denmark invaded our somewhat prudish, to them, town of La Conner, bringing with them European values and spunky kidishness to open our horizons. While he was in Denmark, La Conner 10th-grader Abe McDonald’s mother, Joreen, died. Abe returned to La Conner for her funeral and then went r...
The La Conner School Board on Monday voted to accept a slate of proposed budget cuts put forth by the group that has been meeting in budget workshops since April. District Business Manager Bonnie Haley told the board that the group actually exceeded the district’s goal of $500,000 in savings by more than $40,000 and that items could be added back in. Still, “I’m loathe to tinker with the recommendations,” said board member Brad Smith. “My druthers would be to keep the recommendations intact and act on it.” Board member John Thulen agreed, tho...
At Monday’s La Conner School Board meeting, two women with decades-long ties to the district walked in and sat down without letting on they had a big plan. When it came time for public comments, retired school counselor Maureen Harlan and retired board member Gretchen McCauley began lauding the accomplishments of district Superintendent Tim Bruce, who after 26 years, is leaving to take a post as a university professor. Then came their request: “Name the school auditorium the Dr. Tim Bruce Auditorium,” Harlan said. Bruce should be honor...
We’ve had three Labrador Retrievers in our nearly 40 years of marriage. Each has brought richness to our family. Duchess, more formally known as Belle’s Duchess of Sneeoosh, died last week following a brief illness. She was just short of her 13th birthday. Those of you who live on or around Valentine Road probably feel like you know her. We spent a lot of time walking through the cemetery, down to Mesman’s trail, where their Burma Shave signs promise, “A walk — in the woods —...
Monday May 16 4:04 p.m.: Worth checking – Someone inConway reported possible abuse of an 8-year-old child that occurred inSnohomishCounty. The case was referred to that county’s child protective services. 9:44 p.m.: Bad customers – A clerk at the Shell station atLa Conner Whitney Road and Hwy. 20 wanted four obnoxious customers removed. The disorderly quartet left before deputies arrived and no actual crime had occurred. Swinomish Police also responded to assist on the call. Wednesday May 18 10:23 a.m.: No guns – Only ammo w...
While most of the bigger cities in Germany and Austria have museums and monuments documenting the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust, there is one kind of smaller memorial that can be found in towns of all sizes in not just Germany and Austria, but most of the countries that were occupied by the Nazis during the 1930s and 40s. Despite the prevalence of this particular memorial, it is something that you may miss if you’re not already aware of its existence. This is because it consists n...
