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Short and sweet is always great. But there are times, as was the case Thursday night inside Landy James Gymnasium, when long and bittersweet is even better. Just ask members of the La Conner High Class of 2014, which was honored during emotional, heartfelt two-hour commencement exercises that often resembled those usually reserved for college and university graduation ceremonies. It was a night filled with serious themes and messages, humorous asides and dialogue, inspirational choral...
Tuesday June 3 12:42 a.m.: Boat burglar – Some guy boarded a boat tied to a dock offFirst Street in La Conner. When the person on the boat confronted them, the intruder claimed he was looking for cigarettes. A deputy caught sight of someone near the area, but was unable to contact him. 6:07 p.m.: Alarm – The alarm went off at theSkagitCountyHistoricalMuseum onFourth Street in La Conner. Everything was OK. 10:21 a.m.: Burglary – Possibly related to the earlier boat intruder, a business across the street from the La Conner water...
They entered spring practices with plenty of question marks, given hefty graduation losses after successive playoff appearances. But if the new-look La Conner High football team doesn’t yet have all the answers or isn’t ready to issue any exclamation points, the Braves have made a statement over the course of a half dozen workouts. That being they have the talent to once again contend for a league title and post-season berth. It’s game experience — or lack of it — among many prosp...
Fire District 13 Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting Monday to interview candidates and possibly appoint someone to fill a vacancy. The vacant board position is the one that was held by Doug Avery, who resigned in April. Commission members Chuck Hedlund and Arne Fohn will have help in deciding who to pick — Chief Roy Horn and two of his designees will assist in the interviews. At its last meeting, the commission agreed to let Horn and an assistant chief and a commissioner from another district participate in the selection...
It isn’t often someone leaves Las Vegas with more than they brought. But a La Conner native beat those odds last weekend. Mark Reynolds, who recently completed his first year as a teacher and coach in Bay City, Texas, returned from the Las Vegas area Sunday with his fifth powerlifting title belt. The belt is valued at $600, but what it represents means far more to the 25-year-old lifter. Reynolds took top honors at the Natural Athlete Strength Association USA Nationals Meet in Laughlin, N...
A small committee chaired by La Conner Town Councilman John Leaver is planning the 2014 Art’s Alive! exhibition, now that the Chamber of Commerce has stepped back. Leaver said he, artist Eve Chomiak, resident Frances Simmonds, artist Patty Weber and gallery owner Dave Cassera are working to put on a “classy, refined show” at Maple Hall Nov. 7 through 9. So far the group hopes the invitational show will focus more on local artists, with local gallery owners invited to set up displays featuring artists they represent. Now back under the auspi...
Nearly 100 local students took part in recent basketball camps on the La Conner Middle School campus. Youth campers in grades K-5 received skills instruction and had the chance to scrimmage a bit on the big court. Three-day camp sessions were held one week for girls, and the following week for boys. As the photo indicates, a good time was had by all....
The La Conner High School Class of 2014 toss their mortarboards at the end of Thursday’s graduation ceremony. –Photo by Amylynn Richards...
