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The Fire District 2 board of commissioners agreed on Monday to draft a resolution to accept for annexation an area residents hope to detach from Fire District 13. Dave Buchan, Dennis Milliken and some of their neighbors on Channel Drive, which is north of La Conner on the east side of the Swinomish Channel, attended the Fire District 2 Board of Commissioners meeting at the McLean Road Fire Station to present a copy of their certified petition to withdraw from Fire District 13. District 2 commissioners, chairman Steve Snyder, Mike Madlung and La...
A flashing yellow light that used to hang over La Conner’s Maple Avenue at the intersection of Caledonia Street could cause the town extra work, whether or not it is replaced. Town officials still haven’t figured out why it was there — the beacon had been flashing into the night as long as anyone could remember. The Public Works director was hoping that someone with historical knowledge of the artifact would come forward and, well, shed some light on it. But that hasn’t happened. The light was hit on two occasions by a truck or heavy...
Homecoming is typically the time to rekindle favorite memories. That being the case, the La Conner High football team treated alumni and fans to a win on Friday that won’t soon be forgotten. La Conner remained unbeaten with a near perfect 54-0 NW2B triumph over Friday Harbor — thus sweeping their two-game season series — before a large and supportive Homecoming crowd gathered at Whittaker Field. With its fifth straight lopsided victory, La Conner has now outscored foes 274-20 g...
Darrington was sharp in the early going, but league leading La Conner proved a cut above the Lady Loggers during key NW2B net action last week. The Lady Braves, who remained unbeaten in conference play, edged Darrington 25-17, 25-9, 25-15, a straight-sets triumph that was tougher than the match score indicates, according to La Conner head coach Suzanne Marble. “We had a slow start,” she noted afterward, “and Darrington was playing the best I have seen this year. They didn’t let much drop in the first set.” The Lady Braves eventually pulled aw...
Monday Oct 3 2:08 p.m.: Credit Check – Someone turned in a lost credit card into Town Hall in La Conner. Deputies could not contact the owner of the credit card, so it was passed over to the credit card company that issued it. 4:34 a.m.: Check Please – A local resident onMorris Street in La Conner suffering from mental health issues called police from the hospital to report people in her apartment. No problems found. Tuesday Oct 4 10:05 a.m.: That’s Corny – There was a civil dispute onFir Island Road inConway between two truck...
