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Twelve carvers, 12 sponsors, 12 prizes and 12 carvings from 24 cans of Spam . Way too much information to get into this space. Briefly, the winners are, “not written in any kind of order.” Everyone got a Spam T shirt. Better than the Seattle carving contest Spam Dunk: Peregrine O’Gormley, “Roasted Pig.” Weird and Wonderful: “Playing with Fire (your brain on Tom Robbins).” Pearl Spam: Mandy Turner, “Hot Trash: Spam jewelry displayed on Spam.” YOWZER: Chris Theis, “Stacked geometric sculpture.” Spam for the Masses: Pieter VanZanden: “Tom Robbi...
La Conner showed its colors Saturday with a joyous celebration of famed local author Tom Robbins, named King for a Day and hailed by fans as he and wife Alexa led a parade down First Street perched atop the vintage La Conner fire truck. In a nod to his bestselling novels, fans showed up in outrageous costumes, the most popular of which were nods to Sissy, the hitchhiking model of "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" The day was a celebration of imagination and creativity in all its forms. Favorite...
Can Spam, the ubiquitous low-cost processed meat, be more than just a pantry staple? This intriguing question took center stage at the Tom Robbins Day Spam-Carving Contest in Gilkey Square Saturday. Twelve talented carvers, generously sponsored by local organizations and community members, embraced the challenge of turning Spam into artistic masterpieces, captivating dozens of enthusiastic onlookers. With a mere 15 minutes on the clock and two cans of Spam as their medium, participants wielded...
Of course there is a Tom Robbins Fan Club on Facebook and of course King for a Day celebration organizer Gina McCarthy posted news of the Sept. 2 activities there and of course at least one Irishwoman came to La Conner Saturday. Gerri Roche of Wexford, Ireland took it as a sign. She shared fellow Irish native McCarthy’s post “a few weeks ago” and at least half a dozen fans traveled to participate. Kerry McGrath came from Palmyra, New York. “It’s been on my bucket list,” she said. “The universe opened a path for me and I took. it.” Jen Innc...
When saluted by La Conner Rotarians Saturday night at Maple Hall, Mayor Ramon Hayes didn't speak at length about accomplishments that have marked his unprecedented four terms in office. He instead chose to focus on a task left uncompleted until that very moment, when he was presented the Paul Harris Fellow recognition, a $1,000 contribution to the national Rotary Foundation in Hayes' name. Hayes, who is bringing his 16-year tenure to a close, used his remarks to shift attention from himself to f...
Our summer reading program, All Together Now, has officially ended, but please don’t stop reading. Make sure to turn in your reading log so you can get your reward for all your reading during summer vacation. We hope you read some terrific books and discovered new genres and authors while meeting your reading goal. When you stop by the library to turn in your log, please tell us about the best book you read this summer. You can fill out a bookmark to tell others about your book so others will check it out. We had a wide variety of summer r...
If you often drive over the Rainbow Bridge between La Conner and Shelter Bay, you are likely to have seen a man pushing a disabled tribal member in a wheelchair and they both seem to be very comfortable. Bob Grace has spent his life being a caregiver. In 2013 he connected with Francis Sylvester, whose mother is a member of the Swinomish Tribe. As bystanders, we witness one of the most positive challenges of Grace's caretaking responsibilities, pushing Sylvester across the bridge to La Conner, bu...
