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With 931 parcels coming off the county’s property tax rolls next year, the financial state of the La Conner School District and Fire District 13 and hundreds of taxpayers rest in the hands of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Senate. On Tuesday, the Skagit County Board of Commissioners essentially directed County Assessor Don Munks “not to break the law,” in the words of Commissioner Ken Dahlstedt. To that end, Munks said his office has removed from the county’s 2015 tax rolls all homes and other structures that were built on leased...
La Conner High twins Heather and Nicole Henriksen didn’t dress alike for last Friday’s football home opener with Concrete, but each made a definite fashion statement. The Braves, meanwhile, ended up winning in style — posting a 13-0 shutout in their season debut. – Photo by Lauren Reynolds...
The old La Conner Elementary School, built in 1936, had a date with the wreckers on Tuesday. The school is being demolished brick by brick to make room for the new La Conner Middle School, which will be built in its place. The elementary students were moved across the street to the old middle school campus last year, and the middle school students are being housed in the district administration building until their new school is ready. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
The town is poised to begin work on the third section of the boardwalk, which will run from the old Palmer’s restaurant to just south of Calico Cupboard. “It’s still on schedule,” said Town Administrator John Doyle. “Despite a pause in work, this phase should be done by about the end of the year.” The unexpected pause came in August, when some of the composite decking material was found to be defective. With the potential of cracks forming in the installed material, the town’s public works crew replaced those sections with leftover deck...
Beatrice S. Peterson died peacefully on Tuesday, August 23, in Burlington after dealing with the effects of dementia for several years. She is now in her heavenly home in a perfect body celebrating with those who have gone before her. Beatrice, the second of four children, was born on May 3, 1927, in Mount Vernon to John and Elizabeth Staffanson, Swedish immigrants that farmed in the Skagit Valley. She graduated from Burlington-Edison High School in 1945. In 1946, she married Ernest J.... Full story
BeanJo, the self-proclaimed King of Pull & Be Damned, died on Saturday, September 6, among the rosemary and thyme with friends at his side. A great swimmer all his life, he continued to enjoy a swim at the beach until the day before he died. He was the NW Champion Log Roller for years. BeanJo had many human friends and was exceptionally gentle with young’ns. He would respectfully retrieve balls thrown at great distances of a foot or so. As an alpha male, he also had a number of canine frienemies... Full story
Monday September 1 2:26 p.m.: Catch & Release – Deputies recognized a man onMorris Street in La Conner who had arrest warrant for negligent driving and violation of a court order. He was booked and released because the jail was too full to keep him. Wednesday Sept 3 8:54 a.m.: Big ticket – In a routine traffic stop onMaple Avenue in La Conner, deputies discovered a driver who had a suspended license and no insurance. 11:06 p.m.: Homeless – A woman parked near the Conway Pub had been staying in her car. She didn’t want to d...
In its first major trial of the season, the La Conner High defense didn’t rest. The Braves’ stop unit parlayed a huge fourth quarter goal line stand into a key 13-0 home verdict Friday over Concrete in the NW2B grid opener for both clubs. “I felt the kids played a great, all-around game, especially on defense,” La Conner head coach Johnny Lee said afterward. “I thought our defense tackled extremely well and was quick to the ball all game.” Seth Schuh, who paced the La Conner ground game, also...
The Puget Sound Dock Dogs traveling water hounds put on a show during the Skagit River Salmon Festival at the Swinomish Casino and Lodge park. Spectators, including a few landlubber canines, saw Big Air long distance jumping, Extreme Vertical high jumping and Speed Retrieve demonstrations in a pool set up for the show. – Photo by Don Coyote...
