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The recent “La Conner Weekly News” article on the history of the Swinomish Channel has prompted a more complex story of the channel’s alterations over time. The Swinomish Slough, first called the Canim (canoe) Passage by newcomers to the area in the 1850s, was a narrow, winding waterway, so shallow that during the summertime, farmers waded their horses through it to obtain fresh drinking water from springs on the Swinomish Reservation. In 1893, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged the sloug...
Representatives of the Washington Coalition for Open Government awarded “La Conner Weekly News” editor and publisher Sandy Stokes with a Key Award on Thursday for advancing the cause of open government after the paper was awarded a $24,500 judgment in a lawsuit against Fire District 13 for violating the state’s Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act. “I want to say that it takes courage to stand up for open government and to advocate for transparency,” said George Erb, a director...
In an historic ruling in Skagit County Superior Court, Judge Susan Cook found in favor of unionized farm laborers, ordering Sakuma Bros. Farm, Inc. in west Burlington to allow workers and their families back into housing provided by the family farm since after World War II. “It’s incredibly important that farm workers are actually accessing the justice system and getting justice, because we have never seen this before, this is the first time,” said Rosalinda Guillen, executive director of Commu...
Monday June 23 2:21 p.m.: Possible DUI – Deputies were alerted to a possible drunk in the area ofRainbowBridge in La Conner. They located the vehicle and people in it, but there was nothing to indicate the driver was impaired. 3:30 p.m.: Domestic – An ex-husband stopped in front of his ex-wife’s new residence onCaledonia Street in La Conner. When their five-year-old child started crying, the ex-wife went to console their child. The ex-husband then reported that she was trying to abduct the child and was violating an order r...
Niko, left, looks flabbergasted that there will be no “official” 4th of July fireworks in La Conner this year. The Chamber of Commerce used to collect donations from local merchants to pay for the display, but the effort was cancelled this year, after several yearly disappointments from the contractors. Maya, center, plans to catch up on her beauty sleep to look gorgeous for the 4th of July Parade, which steps off at 11:30 a.m. Friday from State Street and travels south on First Street. Dog...
