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Retired La Conner civic leader, volunteer firefighter David Alvord feted on 90th birthday
David Alvord was back in the cab of a town fire engine on Sunday, not for a fire call but to ride shotgun to the Shelter Bay Clubhouse where friends, family members and well-wishers gathered to celebrate the lifelong La Conner resident’s 90th birthday. The spry nonagenarian flashed his trademark grin as he bounded from…
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Town branches out on tree code ideas
The La Conner Planning Commission brainstormed more ideas on how to improve the tree code Tuesday. The current code does not apply to trees on residential lots outside the Historic Preservation District. Commissioners Kirill Fortygin, Tracy McCain and Sommer Holt agreed that extending the code to those properties might discourage residents from taking care of…
