La Conner Community News

10/19/2025

Hello, La Conner Community News readers! We're seeing a lot of passion coming out in the comment sections on our posts from yesterday's march in downtown, and we want to make sure everyone has a chance to have their voice heard.

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10/19/2025

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10/18/2025

More than 400 people filled the sidewalks and street corners around the town square Saturday to take part in the national protest. Inspired by the joy and absurdity of the Portland protests, many wore cow, unicorn and chicken costumes and danced in the drizzle to send a message to Washington, D.C. that they are nonviolent and joyful -- but still resist what they term as the President's imperial ambitions.

📸 by Nancy Crowell

10/13/2025

10/13/2025

The ammonia leak at the Scoular facility in Burlington has been resolved. A shelter-in-place order was lifted Monday morning. No injuries were reported, and South Anacortes Street is back open.

The Burlington Fire Department and HAZMAT teams are reviewing the incident response and communication timeline.

10/07/2025

Bird of the Week. 🐦‍⬛
A large shorebird that has been gracing our area recently is the greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) which breeds in Central and Southern Alaska, and winters in southern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and South America.

📷 courtesy of Mark Wangarin

Send us your best Bird of the Week photo, along with when and where you spotted it, for a chance to be featured. Email [email protected] — happy birding!

10/04/2025

The skies are alive again — thousands of snow geese have arrived in Skagit County for their annual migration. A breathtaking sight to behold.

📹 Nancy K. Crowell/
La Conner Community News

10/04/2025

"Let’s give ’em pumpkin to talk about this fall!" 🎃 🍁 🍂 📷

Challenge accepted, said our photographer Nancy K. Crowell.

See more photos from her recent visit to Gordon Skagit Farms on our website. ➡️ https://laconnercommunitynews.org/2025/10/02/oh-my-gourd-octobers-heirloom-harvest-is-off-the-vine/

10/04/2025

Closing costs, community gains. 🏠 💸

When Portia Stacey hired real estate brokers George Roth and Don Elliott to sell her condo in La Conner she was unaware the sale would benefit the Skagit County Historical Museum. As a volunteer at the museum, Stacey was delighted it received $1,350 donation through the real estate company's Community Partnership program. The program donates 10% of company and realtor commissions to a seller’s chosen nonprofit. From left, Roth, Elliott, Skagit County Historical Museum Director Jo E. Wolfe and Stacey.

📷 Nancy K. Crowell/La Conner Community News

10/03/2025

With costs climbing and markets disrupted, farmers face new uncertainties as tariffs ripple through commodity, seed and equipment prices. 🚜

A hive box sits at the edge of a cabbage seed field as yellow blossoms stretch across Hedlins Farm. Photo by Nancy K. Crowell/La Conner Community News | With costs climbing and markets disrupted, f…

10/02/2025

From hay mazes to alpaca fiber, the Festival of Family Farms offers families a chance to connect with Skagit agriculture. 🌽 🚜 🦙 The free festival features 10 family-owned farms, including La Conner’s own Hedlin’s Family Farm. Learn more ➡️

From hay mazes to alpaca fiber, the Festival of Family Farms offers families a chance to connect with Skagit agriculture.