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Skagit is known for its sweet strawberries come June, but there has been nothing sweet about the season this year at the Sakuma Bros. Farm. The largest producer of berries in the valley finds itself at the center of a bitter dispute involving labor unrest, a boycott, and continued legal battles that have kept the company in the headlines. Journalist Anna Ferdinand explains the issues facing farms and their labor pools. Farm labor has changed over the past several years, with the once migrant...
It was a hot time at Hedlin Farms in La Conner on Saturday morning, though not by design. A tractor caught afire when flame weeding just east of town went awry. Hedlin’s employee David Rodriguez was on the hot seat only briefly, able to safely dismount the burning John Deere 7210 model as La Conner and District 13 firefighters arrived on scene. Locals say they were alerted to the incident by billowing smoke and what sounded like tractor tires exploding. Organic farms, like Hedlin’s, use fla...
“Don’t pull the trigger ‘till you know you’re sure of your target,” instructed Officer John Riddle as he encouraged members of the Swinomish Police Explorer Scout Program during target practicing last week. Six members of the program, Austin Edwards, 17, of Darrington, Corrina Kaubin, 17, Swinomish, Wayne Fornsby, 19, Swinomish, Justin Selvig, 16, La Conner, MacKenzie Wight, 18, La Conner and Natasha Gegen, 18, of Anacortes, practiced target shooting, some of them for the first time. Officer V...
Monday July 7 2:21 p.m.: Oops! – A car hit a motorcycle parked in the lot at Snow Goose Farm onFirIsland. Tuesday July 8 10:41 p.m.: Water run – A red flatbed truck was seen filling a large tank with water from a fire hydrant on the north side of La Conner. The reporting party followed the vehicle toConway and then reported the incident. Wednesday July 9 8:13 a.m.: Brat art – Black and green spray paint graffiti was found at the La Conner Skate Park and inside one of the La Conner School District buses and inside the old...
Scorching days didn’t phase these youngsters, who were under watchful eyes of equally cool moms, as they found a place where the temperature was just right along the Swinomish Channel in La Conner. – Photo by Don Coyote...
