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The Skagit County Auditor’s Office has certified the petition signed by more than 100 voters who want to withdraw from Fire District 13. That means the ball is in Fire District 13’s court — its three commissioners will be tasked with studying the proposal, holding a public hearing and then making a recommendation to the Skagit County Commissioners. Fire District 13 Chief Roy Horn said he can’t predict how fire commissioners Chuck Hedlund, Arne Fohn and Larry Kibbee will respond to the r...
Opponents of a developer’s proposed renovation and expansion of the old Lighthouse building on First Street scored a project delay with a lawyer’s challenge. La Conner Town Administrator John Doyle said the Planning Commission meeting that was to occur on Tuesday was cancelled, as was a public hearing before a hearing examiner scheduled for next week. Both sessions will be rescheduled after a new Proposed Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance is prepared and reviewed by Town Attorney Brad Furlong, Doyle said. Comments were due last Thu...
Shayla Kathleen Martin, 52, was born in Peoria, Illinois on November 26, 1963 to Rollin and Judith Martin. She was taken from us unexpectedly on Friday, September 23. Shayla was raised in California and Washington, and came to reside in Mount Vernon, Washington in 1971. That same year, her family bought Pizza Pete, where she worked with her parents and sisters, Karen and “Christy.” Later, she graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1981. Shayla worked extensively throughout the Skagit Val...
Arlene Denis Nelson, 91, of La Conner passed away October 1, 2016 at her home. She was the daughter of Thomas P. and Myrtle Molsbarger Denis, born on July 15, 1925 in Burlington, one of six children. She graduated from Burlington-Edison High School in 1943. During World War II, she worked in Seattle for the U.S. Navy Supply Department. Arlene married Robert W. Nelson in the Edison Catholic Church on April 11, 1947. Their home was at Snee-Oosh Beach near La Conner, where she and Bob raised their...
After spending her entire life in La Conner, Roberta Nelson died Saturday, October 1, at the age of 94. She was comfortable and in the company of family when her journey began. Roberta was born on July 31, 1922, and spent her life in the service of the local community. She worked for a number of family-operated businesses, identified aircraft in the town’s watchtower during World War II, and sat on La Conner’s town council for several years. She was a source of knowledge about La Conner’s past...
Clayton Bernard James, of La Conner, noted painter and sculptor and an important figure in Northwest art history, died on Sunday, October 2 in Burlington, at the age of 98. Clayton was born on Feb. 6, 1918 in Belding, Eureka Township, Michigan to Albert Edward James and Anna Neva Sturgeon James. His siblings Laurence, Walter and Frances preceded him in death. He attended Rhode Island School of Design, where he met painter Barbara Straker James. They married in 1944. She preceded him in death in...
Win some, lose some. But even when they lose — which is quite rare these days — the La Conner High Lady Braves still end up winning. The La Conner volleyball team split two key matches last week, defeating NW2B rival Friday Harbor in straight-sets after having dropped a tough five-set verdict at 4A Woodinville earlier in the week. The Lady Braves fell behind early against Woodinville, losing 25-12 and 25-22 to open the match. La Conner stormed back to win the third and fourth sets by respective 25-17 and 25-18 margins before...
The fast and furious La Conner Braves finally met a stop unit able to make them step on the brakes. At least temporarily. It was unbeaten La Conner’s own defense, so no hard feel-ings. Just hard hitting. La Conner, which has outscored foes in four lopsided early season grid triumphs, held a Blue-White scrimmage Friday when a previously scheduled eight-man exhibition with NW2B rival Orcas fell through. Judging from the intensity at Whittaker Field, there was no letdown. Quite the opposite, actually. “The kids were pretty excited about it,” Brave...
Monday Sept 26 10:53 a.m.: Grass Bandit – A grass trimmer was stolen from an unlocked garage onCaledonia Street in La Conner, sometime within three days before the report. 2:41 p.m.: Big Ticket! – A citation for driving with a suspended license was handed out to a 43-year-old woman onFourth Street in La Conner. Tuesday Sept 27 7:52 a.m.: Tired Runaway – A 15-year-old girl was found sleeping atPioneerPark in La Conner, after being reported as a runaway, she was returned toSnohomishCounty. 9:15 a.m.: Can’t take a Compliment? &...
One of the five people killed in the Cascade Mall shooting has connections to La Conner, and her public memorial service is at the elementary school gym on Saturday. Shayla Martin, 52, once lived in La Conner, and her children attended school here. Her daughter, Tanya Young, attended La Conner High, and her step-daughter, Pam Keller, is a La Conner graduate and the school’s assistant volleyball coach. Young said the La Conner School District was very helpful in providing a high-capacity space to hold her mother’s service. She said she’s been...
