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La Conner Weekly News picked up 12 awards, including five first place honors, in the state-wide contest sponsored by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association. Winners of this year’s contest, judged by members of the Arizona Newspaper Association, were announced Saturday in Chelan. Once again, La Conner swept a category — color pictorial photograph — taking first, second and third place prizes. “La Conner must be a pretty place,” remarked the emcee at the awards banquet. The l...
Faster than a rolling parsnip! More powerful than mashed potatoes! The Turnip Racer was one of the entries in the annual vegie racing contest held at Hedlin’s Family Farm in La Conner as part of the county-wide Festival of Family Farms held last weekend. – Photo by Don Coyote...
The local tourist season isn’t quite Finn-ished yet. La Conner played host to four teachers and 16 high school students from Finland last week, all of whom enjoyed a whirlwind four-day stop that included cruises, shopping trips, restaurant dining, pumpkin field tours, and Friday Night football. And, by all accounts, the visit came off perfectly. Even Puget Sound’s early October weather cooperated. How their trip to La Conner came to pass is almost as complex as the Finnish language itself, whi...
La Conner High used a strong-arm attack to defeat a short-handed Orcas team for a key bounce-back win at home last Friday. Braves’ quarterbacks Trey Johnson and James Hulbert combined to complete 12 of 16 passes for 142 yards en route to a convincing 43-6 NW2B grid victory that kept La Conner in the thick of a third straight league title chase. Orcas, which suited up just 14 players, remained winless in conference play. For La Conner, it was a must-win of sorts, given that the Braves were c...
Both league net teams La Conner High faced last week wore purple-and-gold as the matches unfolded. But, by night’s end, Friday Harbor and Concrete each sported more of a black-and-blue look. That’s because the Lady Braves uncorked a potent one-two punch in flooring both NW2B rivals in straight sets. La Conner downed Friday Harbor 25-16, 25-17, 25-15. The Lady Braves hammered Concrete 25-4, 25-4, 25-10. With the twin wins, La Conner improved to 6-1 overall and have defeated three straight conference opponents. La Conner’s effort against Frida...
Monday Sept 29 12:34 p.m.: Busted – A student was caught with drug paraphernalia at La Conner Middle School. Tuesday Sept 30 2:21 p.m.: Bad truckin’ – The driver of a commercial vehicle was running stop signs while he was being followed by an off-duty deputy. An on-duty deputy stopped him after he blew the stop at 6th and Morris streets in La Conner. The driver got a ticket. Thursday Oct 2 9:43 a.m.: Never mind – Someone at La Conner Retirement Inn accidently dialed 911. 2:17 p.m.: Not it – A guy had his guitar stolen 1...
Although a federal court ruling made 931 La Conner area properties on tribal land exempt from county property tax, on Tuesday the Swinomish Indian Senate decided to take action preventing tax refunds to homeowners on leased tribal land. The Senate, which is the governing body for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, voted to establish an interim tax on improvements on reservation trust land that is equal to the amount assessed by the county going back to 2011. Taxpayers on those lands will receive credit for all taxes paid to the county and...
