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Monday Feb 20 10:26 p.m.: Wrong island – A deputy assisted lost motorist onFirIsland with directions toOakHarbor, which is located onWhidbey Island. Tuesday Feb 21 9:24 a.m.: Cash box raid – Someone tried to break into the drop-off cash box at the La Conner public boat launch onSherman Street in La Conner. No money was taken, but there was some damage to the cash box. The unknown would-be thief is at large. 12:14 p.m.: Mail box hit – A resident’s mailbox onLa Conner Whitney Road was damaged. Again, no suspect. 5:32 p.m.: F...
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is making the “rounds” across the U.S. to gather feedback from tribal nations to decide whether long-standing “Indian trading regulations” should be updated — laws that determine who can run a business on tribal reservations and what items can be sold. The BIA also says it wants tribes to comment on how changes to current dual tax regulations on Tribal lands could benefit tribes. On Thursday morning, the BIA had its first of eight consultations at the Wa Walton Event Center at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge,...
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community excluded members of the press and local government representatives from two recent meetings it hosted on topics that could impact taxpayers. Swinomish has proposed to amend its tribal constitution in accordance with the tribe’s belief that its reservation should include thousands of acres occupied by two refineries, two car dealerships, many businesses and private homes. Press was specifically excluded from an event the tribe hosted last Tuesday for property owners in the disputed area. At the same time, t...
La Conner’s Girls Basketball team was knocked out of the state finals with a narrow win by Walla Walla Academy. Here, La Conner’s Ashley Wilkins, No. 22, makes a successful shot, with Matty Lagerwey, No. 32, and Justine Benson, No. 20, ready to spring into action. – Photo by Don Coyote...
The La Conner High Lady Braves have put together several nice post-season runs in recent years. But don’t look for the local hoop program to hit the finish line anytime soon. If anything, La Conner girls’ basketball — which has treated fans to clutch play on several levels this year — looks to be gearing up for repeated State title drives well into the future. The La Conner eighth-grade girls’ team finished its season last week with a big win over previously unbeaten Conway. With that triumph, the La Conner girls finished the campa...
