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Writers and photographer Don Coyote won 15 awards at the 2017 Washington Newspapers Publishers Association’s convention on October 14 in Olympia for pieces published in the Weekly News in 2016. The six first place awards included two by Anna Ferdinand for Arts and Long Feature and two by.former editor Sandy Stokes for short news story and investigative reporting. Coyote took first for Color Pictorial. Former writer Maria Matson won first place for education reporting. Coyote’s awards included seconds in color pictorial and general news. Als...
It doesn’t get any more local than the third annual Brew on the Slough at Maple Hall Oct. 21. La Conner Brewing Company, the most local participant, is one of several breweries using Skagit Valley grains. Seattle-based Pike Brewing names a beer “Pike Locale Skagit Valley Alba” using the malt from Skagit Valley Malt. Farmstrong, from Mount Vernon, will be pouring beers made with local grains. Farmstrong’s Todd Owsley emphasized “the mission of our brewery is to showcase agricultural viability and the sustainability of the Skagit Valley. W...
