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Mavrik Marine, Inc. set up shop in La Conner in 2011 with a dozen employees and has since grown to a local industry powerhouse. Their aluminum work boats include skiffs, patrol boats and gillnetters that are sent around the world after Mavrik employees carefully construct them from start to finish. Webster defines the word “maverick” as “one who takes an independent stand.” “We don’t like marching to someone else’s beat,” owner and founder Zach Battle said of his company’s name. “It can mean a l...
After last month’s public outcry over the proposed de-velopment and expansion of the old Lighthouse Inn building in La Conner, the owner has come back with a scaled-back plan. The old structure had been sitting mostly vacant since 2010 and was deteriorating on La Conner’s waterfront. Last year California businessman Michael Girdner bought the property for $385,000 and has been working to refurbish it and turn it into The Galleria, with retail shops, apartments and office space. On Aug. 2 a cro...
Records filed last week with the Skagit County Auditor show that the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community purchased the property where Bayside Fitness has operated for the last 10 years. “We’re going to be selling off all our equipment and moving on,” said co-owner Darren Wightman. He said he was hoping that whomever bought the building “would lease it back to me. These guys swooped in and decided they would turn it into a drug rehab facility.” The newspaper has reached out to officials at the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community for confirmat...
The La Conner School Board selected Lynette Cram as its new member, after she applied for the open position and completed a public interview on Monday. She fills the remainder of the term of Rick Thompson, who retired after serving on the board for 22 years. The search to fill his vacant seat finished with only a single applicant, but the remaining board members were visibly pleased with Cram, as they voted to approve her. She will be officially sworn in on Sept. 19 at the regular meeting. In the interview, she described herself and answered...
Baby Joshua Joseph Cayou Lockrem, passed into eternity the day he was born, September 8, 2016. Joshua was the son of Velma S. and Joshua E. Lockrem of La Conner. Funeral services were held on Monday, September 12 at 10 a.m. at Kern Funeral Home. Graveside followed at the Swinomish Cemetery. Arrangements were under the care of Kern Funeral Home of Mount Vernon.... Full story
The La Conner Braves are now truly a 50-50 team. In a good way, that is. La Conner topped the 50-point mark for the second time in as many games by drubbing non-conference foe Coupeville 53-6 in an impressive home debut at Whittaker Field on Friday. The Braves were coming off an equally convincing 56-14 victory at Friday Harbor the week before. The two non-contests followed a similar pattern. In each case, La Conner dominated play up front — able to impose its will in the run game while on...
Monday Sept 5 11:35 a.m.: Relax– Deputies found no violation of a court order between a 46-year-old woman and her ex-boyfriend onFirst Street, La Conner. Tuesday Sept 6 12:12 p.m.: Burglary – A shed onFlats Road north of La Conner was burglarized in broad daylight. Power tools and an outboard motor were stolen. The suspect is a woman driving a white passenger car with a black stripe. 12:48 p.m.: Identity theft – There was a possible identity theft of an employee at the Shell Refinery onTexas Road, Anacortes. 1:15 p.m.: Drugs...
