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WITTY & CURIOUS – Jim Smith, a retired educator turned journalist, had became part of the fabric of La Conner by the time of his death on Friday. This 2009 photo shows him standing in front of the 1847 Smithsonian Institution “castle” in Washington DC. – Photo by Janet Saunders
The scribe of La Conner has left the planet.
Jim Smith, once the unofficial Wonder of Woonsocket, South Dakota, and more recently the witty author of “Notes from Pull & Be Damned” is gone.
He would like it if we told you he was abducted by aliens or took off hunting Sasquatch, but the sad truth is Jim died early Friday.
Jim’s weekly columns and news stories delighted people for years. His historical knowledge of the town – he used to get introduced as “one of the original hippies” – gave newcomers a glimpse into La Conner’s soul and conjured up good memories and usually raucous lau...
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