Celebrate Horn, Carr at Fire District 13 open house Friday

Roy Horn literally wrote the book on the Hope Island Volunteer Fire Department.

Now he is about to embark on a new chapter in life.

Horn announced his decision to retire as chief of Skagit County Fire District 13 near La Conner in May, a post he has held for the past 17 years. Friday he will be honored with other long-serving district officials at a special open house, 1-5 p.m. at the Snee-Oosh Road station.

The other honorees are: Horn’s wife, Maggie, the district’s administrative assistant for nearly two decades; Battalion Chief Ted Carr, who with 34 years on the books has the longest tenure...