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Under its new Trust Improvement Use and Occupancy Tax Code, the Swinomish Senate has decided to adopt a policy granting tax exemptions to low-income seniors and disabled people. Most of the homes in Shelter Bay and in the Pull & Be Damned Road neighborhood were removed from the county property tax rolls on Jan. 1, as a result of a federal court ruling that determined homes build on leased tribal trust land are immune from property taxes. However, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, the sovereign government of the Swinomish Reservation, will...
This pair of kayakers was on the water near Snee Oosh Beach on chilly, frosty New Years Day. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Good things come to those who wait. So it was that the La Conner High girls’ basketball team was rewarded for its patience when the Lady Braves routed Coupeville 63-31 in non-league action at Landy James Gym Friday night. With the lopsided win, La Conner remained undefeated in eight starts on the campaign. But, perhaps more important, the Lady Braves avenged a tough loss at Coupeville a year ago. In that game, which saw senior point guard Kelley McClung sustain a season-ending injury, C...
‘Twas a week past Christmas, and Coupeville came to Landy James Gym bearing gifts. But the hosts were no longer in the holiday spirit. They refused all forms of generosity Friday night. The Braves instead chose to win this latest non-league hoop matchup between the longtime rivals the old-fashioned way. With hard work on the boards and at the defensive end of the floor. La Conner could’ve wrapped up the triumph with ease, had the Braves enjoyed a better outing at the charity stripe. The Braves settled, how-ever, for a gritty 46-36 decision that...
After more than 14 years of volunteer work, retired nurse Margrit Elliot, was recently honored by the king in the Southeast Asian country of Bhutan for her humanitarian efforts. Elliot was awarded a gold medal in the National Order of Merit of Bhutan, the highest civil award given in the nation. The award ceremony took place in Eastern Bhutan on Dec. 17, the country’s National Day. “Think of it like American Fourth of July and celebrates Bhutan being independent,” said Elliot. “It is usually...
Monday Dec 29 8:21 p.m.: Never mind – Someone gaveRainbowBridge in La Conner as a location for a possible suicide attempt. The correct location was a home in theBurlington area. Tuesday Dec 30 9:45 a.m.: Just FYI – A person’s car broke down at La Conner Elementary School and help was on the way. This was just a heads-up; the vehicle was not blocking the roadway. 10:35 a.m.: Little crunch – A minor collision in the parking lot at Pioneer Market in La Conner resulted in a knocked off side mirror. 10:38 a.m.: Alarm – An a...
Correction:The print and earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the kits are free. The store can prescribe them and bill insurance. Without insurance, the cost is $100. In hopes of preventing needless deaths, La Conner Drug Store has begun dispensing kits with a medication that will reverse the effects of opiate overdoses. Each kit contains two doses of the drug Naloxone, which acts as an antidote to opium without having any harmful effects of its own. Opiate-based drugs are the m...
