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Caden Schowe, a 6-year-old visiting from Colorado, took first place in his age group during the watermelon eating contest at Saturday’s Fourth of July Picnic at Pioneer Park. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Monday June 29 12:13 a.m.: Found it! – A U-Haul trailer that had been reported stolen inAuburn was located during an inventory check at an Anacortes area U-Haul company. Tuesday June 30 10:32 p.m.: Helping out – Deputies came to the aid of a disoriented person north of La Conner. Thursday July 2 11:50 a.m.: Left their stuff – A resident inConway needed to deal with returning the belongings of a person they didn’t want back on their property. Saturday July 4 11:29 a.m.: Hit & run – There was a hit and run vehicle a...
Local farmers can rest a little easier this summer, as the city of Anacortes will release a portion of its share of Skagit River water to save crops impacted by this year’s drought. The deal, made last week with the assistance of the state Department of Ecology, frees 4.8 million gallons of river water per day that is allocated to Anacortes to irrigate crops. The farms are in Irrigation and Drainage districts 15 and 22, an area encompassing Fir Island and the southern La Conner flats. The c...
A week from today, ballots of Shelter Bay homeowners will be tallied to determine whether the community should go ahead with a proposal to negotiate a new 75-year lease with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. If 50 percent plus one vote “yes” in the non-binding advisory vote – the work to craft a new lease under the terms the tribe has set will move ahead. If the majority vote is “no,” the process might be slowed down. The lobbying on both sides, “yes” and “no,” has been intense. Besides the higher land lease cost, which everyone...
One of the most popular entries in La Conner’s Fourth of July Parade on Saturday was this gaily decorated walker, piloted by Bridgetta Miles, 86, who lives in the Harbor Villa apartments in La Conner. The decorated car following her was driven by Harbor Villa resident Morey Cort, 91, with passenger Nan Fritzler, 98, of La Conner Retirement Inn. – Photo by Don Coyote...
I wasn’t going to weigh in on this issue, but several people have asked me to state my views on next week’s vote to decide whether the Shelter Bay Company should proceed with replacing its lease with the Swinomish Tribe. Although I understand the issues, the costs, the various mechanisms for figuring costs and have had several people at my desk explaining their very convincing reasons for voting either “Yes” or “No,” I’ve come to the conclusion that there is no good option. Fear – perhaps growing out of the Shelter Bay board’s descr...
The La Conner School District is scheduled to receive another $775,000 from the state Capital budget, Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, said on Monday. Still, La Conner area taxpayers, some of whom saw their property tax bills jump by 25 percent this year, probably won’t see immediate relief from the higher school taxes shifted to them when homes in Shelter Bay and on Pull-&-Be-Damned Road were taken off the county tax rolls. Last year, the 931 now tax-exempt parcels, mostly homes built on leased Indian reservation land, generated about $1.8 m...
