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ave Viñales land of mojotes — lush emerald-green limestone hills jutting up out of the earth shaped like giant cigars — for Cienfuegos, a seaside town, 337 kilometers to the southeast on Cuba’s Caribbean shores. I step into early morning sunshine, and there is Ibey at my door. She doesn’t generally rise this early, but here she is, tears in her eyes and babbling in Spanish. I catch the word “Fidel” and ask her to repeat. Slowly. The second time I catch the word “muerte,” which...
Skagit County Commissioners stepped into what appears to be a land dispute between two local Native American tribes and warned property owners that they could end up being annexed to the Swinomish Reservation. At the same time, the commissioners filed an objection with the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs over the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community’s plans to amend its constitution — a move they claim could stretch its reservation boundaries across thousands of acres of privately owned land northwest of the current reservation. This n...
Tuesday Nov 29 1:22 a.m.: Alarm – Automatic alarm at the La Conner High School, Gym doors left ajar causing the alarm to sound. Wednesday Nov 30 12:18 p.m.: Work drama – Co-workers having a verbal argument at their workplace onLa Conner Whitney Road, there were no further issues. 4:38 p.m.: Patrol – Request for extra patrol at a vacant house onCenter Street in La Conner. Thursday Dec 1 9:04 a.m.: Mail snoops – A report of people looking inside different mail boxes onValentine Road near Pleasant Ridge. Extra patrol in...
La Conner resident Robert Olsson died on Saturday, December 3 at age 75. Born on September 26, 1941, Bob was a beloved father, grandfather and friend. He is survived by the love of his life, Barb Williamson; his daughter and son-in-law René and Miles Schlosberg; and his daughter Anna Borusinski and grandsons Jack, Julian and Jasio and their father, Bart Borusinski; and numerous family members and friends. His grandson Jack wrote the following with his grandpa’s help as a junior high s...
What do Austin Swanson and Aisley Anna Zimmerman have in common? Yes, they are both Swansons. Aisley was named after her great-great-grandmother, Anna Swanson, Austin’s mother. The uncanny fact is that Aisley attends first grade in La Conner, exactly 100 years after Austin, who died at age 101 in 2013, attended first grade in La Conner. The Swansons have attended La Conner schools for generations. But to start school exactly 100 years apart is a milestone. In the winter, Austin trudged t...
Reesa Melody Zavala was born and passed away on December 1, 2016 in Seattle.Reesa Melody Zavala was born and passed away on December 1, 2016 in Seattle. She is survived by her parents Mack and Alissa McCoy Zavala. Arrangements are under the care of Kern Funeral Home of Mount Vernon....
They didn’t start the season on a roll, but the Lady Braves weren’t bowled over, either. La Conner salvaged a split of a two-game home set with larger non-league foes Lakewood and Granite Falls that tipped off the 2016-17 hoop campaign. The season opener on Wednesday was truly a pins-and-needles affair, with La Conner falling 61-58 in overtime to Lakewood after having bolted to an early double-digit lead. The loss came despite a brilliant 32-point effort by senior guard Nakiya Edwards, and a s...
