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Monty, the last turkey captured in La Conner, has died of a gunshot. The exact year Monty was born is a guess, as he was one of La Conner’s infamous “Town Turkeys,” until they were rounded up and taken to safe sanctuaries in 2011. Monty was adopted by Bob and Marci Plank in 2011 and was originally held in an enclosed pen. About a year later, we came home to find another pair of turkeys in Monty’s pen. What a surprise for Monty and us! John LeSourd had adopted a pair of La Conner “Town Turkeys” b...
It was La Conner High’s battery that jump-started the Lady Braves back on the road to the State 2B Softball Tournament. Batterymates Olivia Hedlund and Emma Christianson helped fuel a well-oiled La Conner machine that hit on all cylinders in twin Bi-District triumphs over NW2B rivals Concrete and Darrington in Stanwood on Thursday. Hedlund tossed successive three hitters in blanking Concrete 16-0 and taming the Lady Loggers 11-1, each game shortened by the 10-run mercy rule. Christianson not o...
For awhile Saturday, the La Conner Braves seemed firmly anchored to a State Final Four berth in Centralia. But then the Braves fell prey to Pirates. The Adna Pirates, that is. Adna scored six runs with two out in the third inning — part of a decisive seven-run rally — that turned a 7-3 deficit into a 10-7 lead en route to an 11-8 Regional semifinal win in Anacortes that ousted La Conner from post-season play. “Adna is a solid hitting team,” Braves’ coach Jeremiah LeSourd lamen...
All spring long, regardless of distance or venue, La Conner High has remained on track. And now the school’s thinclads — who have competed at home, in Cashmere, and as far away as Ritzville — will get to run on the big oval. That being the State 2B Track & Field Championships at Eastern Washington University this weekend. This after La Conner’s Braves ran away with the District title and the Lady Braves were a strong runnerup in last Friday’s fast-paced, eight-school field gathe...
Tuesday May 20 8:57 a.m.: School trouble – A student arrived at La Conner Middle School under the influence of marijuana. 2:02 p.m.: Fraud – Somebody has been loading up their Starbuck’s card using the credit card of a La Conner area resident without permission. Wednesday May 21 4:59 p.m.: Big load – A oversize load with proper signage was traveling onDike Road onFirIsland and someone reported that it was being driven “recklessly.” There was no explanation as to what was reckless about it. 7:07 p.m.: Alarm – An alarm...
Despite a sealed bid auction held last week, the former Palmer’s at the Lighthouse Restaurant on La Conner’s First Street has not sold. “We didn’t receive anything that was acceptable,” said Tim Reinertsen, senior vice president and partner with Realty Marketing Northwest, the company handling the auction. “We’ll continue to market the property and respond to inquires,” he said. Meanwhile, he said, La Conner resident Dick Nord of Windermere Realty’s commercial division in Mount Vernon is still the listing agent. Built in 1916, the buildin...
