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“The Mousetrap” is running through Saturday at the Anacortes Community Theatre and it has been selling out every show. It is a wonderful murder mystery by Agatha Christie, her first play. It opened in London’s West End in 1952 and has run successfully around the world since. Paul Fadoul is the director. He has worked around the country in Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas and has happily settled into Shelter Bay with his husband after 25 years in film and television. He fi...
Ed Marlow brought some old photos into his barbershop many decades ago. People starting adding to his collection. Even when he changed locations, customers kept bringing them; he pinned them to the wall. “It just mushroomed,” said Marlow. He thinks he has “probably the biggest collection around.” Some of those historical photographs are displayed in the Skagit County Historical Museum’s new exhibit, “More than Just a Little Off the Top: Barbershop Historians,” which opened Oct. 5. Marlow was an honored guest Thursday. He greeted old friends,...
As a youth whose World War II veteran father was a booking agent in the entertainment industry, Ramon Hayes grew up familiar with the celebrities who gained fame amid the emerging new world of television. "I was invited to Liberace's birthday party," Hayes, 54, recently recalled with a chuckle. "I didn't attend." Hayes was perhaps reflecting on how later in life as a long-serving public official, he would be called upon to make decisions of far greater importance. "I like to think of myself as...
The Port of Skagit hosted two massive events on the last weekend of September to benefit and promote the Genuine Skagit Valley program. The Tidewater Boil and Skagit Farm to Pint Fest were, as reported in this paper, both big successes. More than 150 people for dinner the first night and about 600 for the Farm to Pint Fest made for a busy and exciting weekend, especially for the La Conner Marina’s first time hosting. The Genuine Skagit Valley program does outstanding work showcasing local f...
Reminder: the official La Conner Swinomish Library Dedication and Ceremony will be this Saturday from 3 p.m.to 5 p.m. Tour the library if you haven’t yet. Presentations: 3:15 p.m.....
Candidates for La Conner’s School District John Agen, and Janie Beasley will appear in a pre-election candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Skagit County Oct. 16 at 6:15 p.m. at Skagit PUD. Register at the League’s website: .skagitlwv.org/Election-Forums.html....
In the 1950s bird migration information was sketchy without a good format. Most banding research was done with metal tags as leg bands on waterfowl. Not much information was useful. The leg bands counted birds killed in the field by hunters. Passerine research was provided by field birders who knew the flight songs of Swainsons’s thrush and other more common night migrants. On full moon nights spotting scopes were used to count birds passing through more reflective light arcs. Mist nets and aluminum bands were used on smaller birds. The problem...
The La Conner School District and the La Conner Fire Department have each been awarded a grant from the Washington state Department of Commerce. These grants will fund work required for each to evaluate the feasibility of and complete a preliminary design for installation and use of combined solar generation and energy storage systems. Both grant applications were submitted to DOC with assistance from the Skagit Valley Clean Energy Cooperative. Co-op volunteers Mary Wohleb and Marylee...
Over 3,000 greater La Conner residents were without power for several hours Sept. 26 following a vehicle collision north of town. The areas affected by the outage was southern Fidalgo Island east across the La Conner Flats to Pleasant Ridge and the North Fork Skagit River bridge and along McLean Road to Best Road. According to the Safely HQ community health platform, electrical service was interrupted when a motor vehicle crash occurred near the intersection of McLean and La Conner-Whitney roads around 1:40 p.m. Outages were reported on Fir...
The 25th annual Festival of Family Farms free tour is throughout Skagit County this weekend, Oct. 7-8.The popular annual event offers visitors hands on experience at a wide variety of farms across the Skagit Valley. You don’t have to be a city slicker to enjoy the many activities avaialable for everyone in the family including: Educational Exhibits Farm Tours, Harvest Markets Gardening Demonstrations Free Samples Kids Activities Corn and Hay Mazes Animal Exhibits Pumpkin Patches Scenic Tours and More For complete details of the event, i...
Town of La Conner Town Council Agenda October 10, 2023, 6PM 104 Commercial Street Upper Maple Center And by Zoom Information is below and on the Town Website I. Call to Order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Public Comments (Limit: 3 minutes per person) IV. Presentations: V. CONSENT AGENDA A. Consent Agenda (Approved without objection 5/0) 1. Approval of the Minutes: September 26, 2023 2. Finance: Approval of Accounts Payable Approval Payroll B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda VI. REPORTS 1. Chamber Report 2. Revenue /Expenditure Report 3....
Sunday, Sept. 24 12:53 p.m. Fair or fowl? – Caller is concerned about the large amount of ducks and chickens her neighbor has and wants to know if there is a limit. Animal control is following up with this to make sure the animals are healthy and (she) follow(s) county code. Main St., Conway. 1:12 p.m. Slip slided away – Single motorcycle accident with minor injury. Male rider taken to the hospital for leg and pelvic pain. Road shut down for a short time. Dodge Valley / Best Rds., Greater La Conner. 2:43 p.m. Kid squirting gun – Caller calle...
Skagit County will host a free tire-round up for county residents Thursday-Friday Oct. 5-6 at the Skagit County Fairgrounds. Residents must register online. There is a limit of twelve road tires per household, including car, truck, motorcycle and semi-trucks. Tractor tires will not be accepted. Drop-off is at the north entrance of the fairgrounds, 1410 Virginia Street, Mount Vernon 98273. In the 2022 collection, over 40 tons of used road tires were dropped off in one day. County staff hope to collect at least that quantity again. Proper tire...
MEETING NOTICE TOWN OF LA CONNER PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, October 3, 2023 6:00 p.m. Location Lower Maple Center 104 Commercial Street, La Conner, WA And by Zoom Information below and on the Town website Agenda CONVENE PUBLIC COMMENT (Topics not otherwise on the Agenda) – Time Limit 3 Minutes MINUTES Approve minutes from the September 19, 2023 meeting OLD BUSINESS Status Report: Talmon Development Status Report: Public Participation Program Status Report: Transportation Element NEW BUSINESS Discussion of Chapter 1,2 and 9 of the C...
Soroptimists are optimists – and with good reason, especially in La Conner. Members of the local chapter daily express appreciation for the widespread community support received for their multiple service projects. Their global volunteer organization provides women and girls access to education and training needed for economic empowerment. “It’s totally amazing what we get in donations,” Diane Goetz, co-president with Margaret Hillard of La Conner Soroptimists, said of the merchandise stocked at the chapter’s Vintage La Conner thrift store. Go...
For 30 years, I've been enamored with native plants from Asia – peony, azalea, camellia, hydrangea, wisteria, kerria, bamboo and chrysanthemum to name a few. But recently, after reading Douglas Tallamy's "Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard," I've turned to northwestern natives. Tallamy, a professor of entomology and wildlife ecology at the University of Delaware, urges us to ditch our lawns and ornamentals and grow native plants instead. "Turfgrass has replaced diverse native plant communities in more th...
TOWN OF LA CONNER TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA Sept. 26, 2023 Skagit County Washington Incorporated 1890 www.townoflaconner.org I.Call to Order II.Pledge of Allegiance III.Public Comments (Limit: 3 minutes per person) IV.Presentations: Anacortes Water Rates – Dan O’Donnell V.CONSENT AGENDA A.Consent Agenda (Approved without objection 5/0) 1.Approval of the Minutes: Council Meeting September 12, 2023 Finance: Approval of Accounts Payable Approval of Payroll VI..REPORTS 1.Administrator’s Report 2.Mayor’s Report 3.Council Committee Reports VII.UNF...
Mark your calendars for a gourmet, connoisseur and fun weekend celebrating Skagit Valley grown, caught, brewed and prepared food and drinks Sept. 29 and 30. Genuine Skagit Valley is offering its first ever Tidewater Boil Friday evening at the La Conner Marina. Return on Saturday for the Skagit Farm to Pint Fest. You will meet Blake Vanfield, director of Genuine Skagit Valley and the event’s sort-of executive chef. She is all but bubbling over with excitement for the complex coming together of people, their skills, talents and the foods and drin...
Giant pumpkins from throughout Western Washington will be displayed and weighed this Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival at Christianson’s Nursery on Best Road. Enjoy family-friendly carnival games, face painting, toad observatory, bluegrass music and more from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. The weigh-off competition for pumpkin-growing hobbyists and giant vegetable growers typically starts in the early afternoon. First prize is $2,000 with 10 prizes going down to $25. Prizes will be awarded for the prettiest and ugliest p...
Skagit Fire District 13 invites everyone to an open house to tour its new building, fire hall and fire truck Saturday, Sept. 23, 12-2 p.m. at its Snee Oosh Rd fire station. The Red Cross will pass out smoke alarms and the Swinomish Police Department will give out bicycle helmets. Kids will be able to shoot water from a fire hose at a house prop. There will be food. Source: Skagit FD 13...
