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Two down, one to go. The La Conner High volleyball team won two post-season tournaments in convincing fashion last week, and now the Lady Braves have their sights set on a familiar target: another State championship. La Conner came ever so close to its fourth State crown in program history a year ago, settling for second place after falling in a marathon five-set match to Colfax at the Yakima Sun Dome. The Lady Braves return to Yakima — La Conner head coach Suzanne Marble has been there so often she needs neither GPS nor a map — to...
Monday Oct. 31 7:59 p.m.: Buzz kill – A dispute over parking in front of The La Conner Brewery left one vehicle with minor scratches. Tuesday Nov. 1 4:16 a.m.: Pokémon NO! – There was a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in front of La Conner Seafood and Prime Rib House. The occupants were contacted and they were playing “Pokémon Go.” 9:16 a.m.: No beg zone – Two pan handlers were contacted on the side ofLa Connery Whitney Road north of La Conner. One was arrested on outstanding warrants, and the other was...
The La Conner Volunteer Fire Department has a new chief, and a new way forward. Chief Josh Morrison, 35, accepted his new position last Wednesday after he was voted in unanimously by his fellow volunteer firefighters. He immediately put into motion plans to equip the town’s firefighters with uniforms, establishing a “sleeper” program, with volunteers manning the station round the clock and attracting new recruits. Morrison brings years of firefighting and leadership experience to his new post....
New ownership of the Treacy Levine Center was announced Sunday while celebrating 50 years of the center promoting understanding between people of different faiths and ethnicities. The new owner will be Camp Korey, a charitable organization that serves children with disabilities and various medical conditions, which is currently renting land in Carnation, south of Seattle. “Camp Korey will continue to use this place for good,” Sarah Rutherford, Treacy Levine Center board president, told an overfl...
Brian Scheuch of La Conner died at his home on Sunday, November 6, with his love, B.J. Carol, his children, and his little dog Bella at his side. Born on September 20, 1933 to Carl and Rebecca Scheuch, Brian was raised in the Laurelhurst area of Seattle and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1951. He received a B.S. in Forestry from the University of Washington, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Brian had an extraordinary life that was full of adventure and being...
