Tic tock, tic tock, tic tock, tic tock

The clock is running out on “Saving the La Conner News” . . . 3 weeks, 2 weeks, 1 week, GONE . . . say it isn’t so! . . . say it isn’t happening!!

How shall we learn about town government meetings? School sport events and scores? Maple Hall events? New businesses and our wonderful current ones? Activities of fraternal organizations? Arts events? Emergency management efforts? La Conner redevelopment initiatives? The latest miracles from the Clean Energy Alliance? The vox populi in the Letters to the Editor . . . What’s on at the library and the museums? Meet interesting new community members and bid a loving “Hail and Fond Farewell” to our dearly departed fellow citizens? . . . and so, so much more . . .

A hole will open wide in our community every midweek. How will we feel on Wednesdays?

But how to split up $250,000? Proposals have been floated for 10 donors of $25,000 (call them “Cherubin”) . . . 25 donors of $10,000 (call them “Archangels”) . . . Either would be a true miracle for our beloved community. Hosannas would resound!

Yet how about a whole host of 250 “Angels” of $1,000 each? “Angels we have heard on high” is what we sing at this time of year. Now that would be some holiday present to ourselves! Sounds like the start (too late?) of a Go Fund Me campaign. And with every $100,000 pledged, a matching $10,000 promised by the ever-generous Ken Stern, editor-hero. Tell me that’s doable?! Can we take a poll of pledges? Count me (a retired guy) in for $1,000 and renew my subscription!

Of course, money is just one of our problems. The other: Finding a new editor-of-excellence. Now there’s a tough one. But if we “build a field,” one will come, right?

Let’s do this!

George Bozarth

Snee-Oosh Road