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John James Kaguras, of La Conner, died on Saturday, November 19, at the age of 76. John was born in Pueblo, Colorado to James John and Susa Kaguras on September 26, 1940. He grew up with his younger sister Agnes and attended high school in Colorado Springs. After completing his BA degree, John was accepted to Columbia University, New York for a Masters in Architecture. During his time there, he was a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and spent a year studying in Europe at Fontanbleau, Paris.... Full story
Ashley Watkins delivered countless big hits for the La Conner High volleyball team that placed third in State Tournament play at Yakima this month. Because of that, Watkins herself is a big hit with the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, which oversees athletics and fine arts programs in the state’s schools. Watkins, a 5’-7” hitter was named WIAA 2B Athlete of the Week for her stellar performance at the recent Yakima tourney. The La Conner High senior placed 97 percent of her serves and was nearly as efficient on serves recei...
Nobody hates losing more than La Conner High head football coach Peter Voorhees. Not that the first-year Braves mentor and NW2B Coach of the Year has had much experience tasting defeat. His team, which scored 50 or more points seven times this fall, lost only twice in 2016. Turns out, that pair of setbacks was to the two top small school grid programs in Washington state this year. La Conner was edged by No. 1-ranked Napavine during the regular season. The second Braves loss came on Saturday,...
Monday Nov 14 1:05 p.m.: Civil standby – Request for a deputy to stand by while a former resident returned home to grab some personal property on 6th Street in La Conner. Tuesday Nov 15 12:07 p.m.: Face-Palm – A resident on 2nd Street in La Conner reported that their keys were missing, he then called back and said that he found them. 8:00 p.m.: Civil standby – Another request for a deputy to stand by while a former resident returned home to grab some personal property on 6th Street in La Conner. Thursday Nov 16 2:56 p.m.: Bad...
It was a homeowner’s nightmare — water creeping underneath the front door, furniture, books and electronics soaked as water levels slowly rise. Carefully tended gardens were washed away in a wave. In March residents along Snee-Oosh Beach suffered thousands of dollars in damages as an unexpected tidal surge washed across Chilberg Road near Hope Island and swamped their homes. In advance of “King Tide” season coming again in a few months, five neighbors on McGlinn road pooled their money...
After more than a year of contention and a lawsuit over the contractor’s workmanship in building the new La Conner Middle School, the issue has been settled. The school opened in September 2015, but the district did not accept the project as complete and withheld close to $700,000 of the $11.48 million contract amount, saying there were construction deficiencies. The contractor sued the school district in April. A settlement agreement signed by the school board on Monday requires the contractor, Steilacoom-based BNCC, to fix all the d...
