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Story time at the library on Friday was attended by Britt Gjolmesli, seated at left, and her granddaughter Kaira, Tate Starkenberg, Amelia Sanderson and Dahlia Schols, all jumping for bubbles. The bubble controller is K.J. Cooper, La Conner Regional Library’s youth specialist. Story time is every Friday morning at 10:30 and includes stories, songs, rhymes, dancing, and, of course, the ever-popular bubbles. – Photo courtesy of La Conner Library...
Visitor Leah Griffiths admires a painting in the Skagit Artists Together exhibit in the La Conner Civic Garden Club building during the town-wide Art’s Alive! exhibition in La Conner over the weekend. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Thomas J. Schlicker, who was Swinomish Police Chief from 1997 until he was fired last September, was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday. According to court documents, U.S. District Court Judge John C. Coughner in Seattle sentenced Schlicker to 16 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release for stealing money from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. In August Schlicker took a plea agreement and pleaded guilty to one of the 10 felony counts the U.S. Attorney’s office had filed against him. The rest of the charges were d...
Most of us pay our phone, electricity, gas, trash and cable bills without really looking at each of many taxes, fees and other governmental fund-raising charges included. This week a local resident, who lives just outside the La Conner town limits on property that is unincorporated Skagit County happened to examine her Frontier landline phone bill. Nestled in among the 10 federal, state, county and local taxes was one for the “Swinomish Indian Res Utility Use Tax,” even though her home is not within the reservation boundaries. She said Fro...
They’ve been here before. Quite often, in fact. La Conner and Morton-White Pass are no strangers to the State football playoffs, nor to one another. The Braves and Timberwolves have met three times in the past four post-seasons, with Morton-White Pass eliminating La Conner from title contention in 2011, 2012, and 2013. They tee it up again in State 2B grid action this Saturday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. in Sedro-Woolley. La Conner, of course, will be looking to reverse prior trends and oust from the S...
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Or, in the case of the La Conner High volleyball team, with a single set. The Lady Braves executed countless of those sets to perfection in Raymond last week en route to a hard-fought Bi-District title and unblemished season mark. La Conner puts that perfect record on the line — and its team bus back on the road — with a trip to the State 2B Tournament in Yakima. The Lady Braves open State play Friday morning at the Sun Dome....
Cameron Wischhusen, who graduated from La Conner High School in 2012, represented the United States Navy as the guest speaker during La Conner Schools Veterans Day assembly held on Monday. – Photo by Don CoyoteCameron Wischhusen, who graduated from La Conner High School in 2012, represented the United States Navy as the guest speaker during La Conner Schools Veterans Day assembly held on Monday. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Tuesday Nov 3 10:18 a.m.: Traffic – Deputies were unable to locate the tan Suburban reported to be speeding near the La Conner roundabout. 8:11 p.m.: Please check – Family members hadn’t heard from a relative in La Conner for a while and asked deputies to check on him. Deputies asked the guy to check in with his family. Friday Nov. 6 2:25 p.m.: Damage – The parking payment center at the La Conner town parking lot onSouth Third Street was damaged, apparently by someone trying to break into it get a few dollars. 4:52 p.m.: T...
