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The Norwester Museum Tour is now open for business, after a patriotic launch on Saturday. The John Wayne-themed museum is on his first yacht, The Norwester, anchored permanently on the La Conner waterfront. Now open to the public, the boat has retired after 84 years of a busy life that included Navy service, multiple owners and a lot of restoration. The highlights of Saturday afternoon included a well-received visit from Kim Darby, the actress who played Mattie Ross alongside Wayne in his 1969 m...
Skagit Bay Search & Rescue volunteers know all about changing tides. One that has remained constant, however, is the high tide of community support the local group has enjoyed while modifying a 23-foot custom aluminum vessel acquired last year through the Guemes Island Volunteer Fire Department. Donated and discounted labor will help make possible the formal launching later this summer from La Conner Marina of the Canadian-built craft. Major and minor upgrades alike have been under way for the...
The La Conner School Board has scheduled a study session for 5:30 p.m. Monday on the draft of the district’s 2016-2017 school year budget. For people who would like to look it over, the draft budget, which shows projected revenues of about $10.1 million in the district’s operating fund, has been posted on the school district’s website, http://lcsd.wednet.edu. After a proposed levy totaling nearly $1.5 million failed in February, the district held a series of public workshops on the budget, figuring places to trim. Voters approved a $995,...
Barbara E. LeSourd passed away on July 3, in Stanwood at age 85. She was one of eight children born to Martin and Frances Bryant Borgman on October 5, 1930 in Ellensburg. The Borgman family even-tually moved to the LeSourd Family Farm in Coupeville. This is where she met her husband Edward C. LeSourd. Barb wasn’t afraid to get her hands dirty and had many responsibilities on the farm. The couple married in June 1950 in Coupeville at the family farm. In 1952 their daughter Sandy was born and i...
Monday July 4 11:26p.m.: Police escort – Deputies gave an intoxicated person a ride home from the public restrooms onMorris Street, La Conner. Tuesday July 5 12:33 a.m.: Drug activity– A neighbor reported possible drug activity at a house on 900 blockMaple Ave., La Conner. 1:34 a.m.: Suicide scare – A 19-year-old woman was feared to be attempting suicide at theRainbowBridge, La Conner but was only upset and not suicidal. 6:01 a.m.: Burglar – Nothing seemed missing at the Rexville Grocery in La Conner after a burglar...
