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On a cold, gusty Saturday night in Bellingham, La Conner High head football coach Johnny Lee was blown away by his team’s ability to storm back from an early deficit. The Braves churned out nearly 250 yards on the ground and checked in with one of their best performances to date despite the blustery conditions, scoring three second half touchdowns to edge Bellingham 21-14 in non-league grid action at Civic Field. “It was a great win for us,” said Lee, whose club improved to 6-2 overall. “I re...
This is how people in La Conner dress to ride bicycles. Well, maybe they don’t set out to make fashion statements like this every day, but dozens of riders put on a fun and colorful rolling display on Saturday during the annual Boneshaker Bicycle Festival. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Game officials struggled with calls during much of La Conner High’s home soccer match against Orcas last week. Braves head coach Steve Deleon had less trouble making right calls, however. Two, in particular, were on target. The first was starting Matt Semrau in goal. Semrau let nothing past him, forcing a best-of-five shootout round after regulation play and two overtime periods ended in a scoreless deadlock. The second of Deleon’s spot-on calls was shifting senior Erick Reinstra to the net for...
Tony, who was born July 26, 1944, died peacefully at his home in Mount Vernon on Sunday, October 19. He is survived by his wife, Joanna, and his sister, Julia of Radcliff, Kentucky. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of the Northwest, 227 Freeway Dr., Suite A, Mount Vernon, WA 98273. You may share memories of Tony with his family and sign his online guest book at www.kernfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the care of Kern Funeral Home....
The tragic shots rang out at Marysville-Pilchuck High School last Friday, but the emotional impact was felt on La Conner campuses as well. The latest in a string of horrific school shootings dating to Columbine 15 years ago has hit close to home. Closer, even, than the 30-minute drive separating La Conner and Marysville. “We have several students who are related to the shooter and also to the victims,” explained a somber La Conner School District Superintendent Dr. Tim Bruce, who addressed board members and staff at their monthly meeting Mon...
The Swinomish Tribal Senate has pretty much put the kibosh on the possibility of tax refunds for the 931 La Conner area homeowners whose property is coming off the county tax rolls next year. What hasn’t been finalized is the level of funding the public entities who rely on those tax revenues will receive in the future and how much of the tax burden could be shifted to the remaining property owners. Under state law, people can request tax refunds for up to three years. There were five people whose buildings are on leased tribal land in S...
Monday Oct 20 3:26 p.m.: Big tickets – Vehicles were double parked in a spot designated for handicapped drivers. Illegally blocking a spot reserved for disabled drivers carries a $450 fine. 8:04 p.m.: Feathers everywhere – A driver struck an owl onBest Road near Pleasant Ridge. The owl apparently survived, since it flew away. Tuesday Oct 21 8:45 a.m.: Oops! – The construction crew accidently set off an alarm at a business onFir Island Road inConway. 2:22 p.m.: Harassment – A bicyclist stopped at the church inConway to...
Snow geese have returned from their summer homes in Alaska to forage for seedlings and roots on Skagit Valley farmland. They can be seen in abundance from now until spring on Fir Island, one of their favorite haunts. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
