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The La Conner Elementary School fourth-grade class of Peggy Swapp surprised volunteers from the La Conner Sunrise Food Bank on Monday when they came to fetch the bounty of the holiday food drive. There was way more food than there were crates to haul it, and lots of donated turkeys. Besides what’s on the table, there is much more food stacked on the floor behind the students that isn’t showing in this picture. – Photo by Bob Raymond...
They say the best way to teach history is using the hands-on approach. But you can’t blame La Conner students if they were to beg off some of the latest finds unearthed at the new middle school construction site. Topping the list are three not-so-gently used septic tanks, dislodged when pilings were driven where the demolished former elementary school, dating to the 1930s, once stood. La Conner School Board member Rick Thompson, the panel’s senior member and de facto historian, indicated the uncharted relics are most likely from the Fis...
The end of November, which is this Sunday, is the final day for taxing districts to submit their levy requests to the Skagit County Assessor. Each year, the Assessor determines the property values, and assigns a levy rate for every $1,000 of assessed valuation for each property, collects the property taxes and passes the money through to the various agencies. In the La Conner area, this year’s deadline is charging at county, agency and tribal officials at the speed of light. Swinomish Indian Tribal Senate, La Conner School District, Fire Distri...
Todd Allyn Wilbur, 55, a longtime resident of Skagit County died on the Swinomish Reservation at age 55 on Monday, November 17. He was born in Pasco, Washington on November 12, 1959. He is survived by his parents, Gwynn (Jones) Amaro and Dave Wilbur, Sr. Todd graduated from Eisen-hower High School with the class of 1978 and earned his AA degree from Bellingham Technical School. In 1982 he was hired by the Swinomish Tribal Community as a wildlife game manager and worked there for 31 years....
Monday Nov 17 7:31 p.m.: Train vs. auto – A vehicle had been reported as being operated by a drunk driver in theStarbird Road area ofConway. A short time later a vehicle matching its description was struck by a train in the Milltown area. The driver was extracted through the sunroof of the vehicle. Washington State Patrol is conducting a DUI investigation while the Sheriff’s Office investigates the collision. Tuesday Nov 18 3:30 p.m.: Speeding – There was a report of vehicles s...
Irving Berlin’s classic holiday musical “White Christmas” is jingling into the historic Lincoln Theatre in downtown Mount Vernon tonight, with a cast that includes many familiar La Conner faces. The musical, which runs for the next three weekends, is put on by Theatre Arts Guild, and is based on the 1954 film that starred Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. It remains to this day a staple in every holiday movie marathon. When army buddies and Broadway directors Bob Wallace and Phil Davis follow singe...
