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The La Conner boys U12 youth soccer played Friday Harbor recently, and though defeated, put in a good effort. The La Conner players in blue from left are Ian McCormick, Sid Pillinger and Finn Hakenson. – Photo by Kathy ElstonThe La Conner boys U12 youth soccer played Friday Harbor recently, and though defeated, put in a good effort. The La Conner players in blue from left are Ian McCormick, Sid Pillinger and Finn Hakenson. – Photo by Kathy Elston...
This Cooper’s hawk was watch-ing a family of quails down below! He was determined to get a meal, because when I tried taking his picture, he didn’t fly away, just hid behind some branches. During the breeding season, the Cooper’s has regular feeding routes, and this one stopped by every day for awhile. They feed on medium-size birds, such as doves, jays, starlings and quails and will stop by the birdfeeder like the sharp-shinned hawks do. Both birds look similar, with the Cooper’s being about 5...
Here is the evening view from La Conner toward the Rainbow Bridge this time of year. And we get to live here! – Photo by Don Coyote...
For Bellevue Christian, it felt not so much as a loss as merely running out of time. For La Conner, on the other hand, the fourth quarter couldn’t end soon enough. But when all was said and done, it was the Braves who had posted another statement win, though there were nearly as many question marks as exclamation points down the stretch. Plus one big sigh of relief at the end. La Conner defender Cameron Hansen knocked down a Bellevue Christian pass in the end zone on the final play of the game to secure a 27-22 non-league thriller Saturday a...
Monday, September 14 12:47 p.m.: Fraud – A person at the La Conner Post Office claimed that his roommate took his social security check. Tuesday, September 15 7:15 p.m.: Burglary Mystery –A burglary occurred at a property on 4th Street in La Conner. Deputies are trying to identify a suspect that has spent time in a couple of unlocked residences and likely entered at least one unlocked vehicle. 8:38 p.m.: Theft – The same person from the Post Office called reporting the same fraud incident, this time fromCaledonia Street in La...
Taxpayers at Monday’s La Conner School Board meeting took the trustees to task over the local tax disparity. After the so-called Great Wolf decision, the land that generates about two-thirds of the school enrollment in La Conner was taken off the property tax rolls this year. That left the remaining taxpayers shouldering the entire school levy burden — which is the biggest chunk of the local tax bills. The issue came up during a question-and-answer session after La Conner Schools Superintendent Tim Bruce gave his report to the board, w...
