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Attorneys working for tribes, including some employed by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, helped write a Washington State Department of Revenue’s guidance document that had a profound effect on local taxpayers. Last year the Skagit County Assessor’s Office removed 931 La Conner area parcels from the county property tax rolls, which caused the tax burden to shift to the remaining taxpayers. Property taxes went up by more than 20 percent for many La Conner families – some saw their bills jump by thousands of dollars. Research by thi...
There was a time the Lighthouse Inn was truly a local hot spot. And that doesn’t take into account when a town character from bygone days tried setting the landmark waterfront restaurant ablaze. It was, as La Conner resident Bob Raymond reminded a packed crowd at Maple Hall Tuesday night, “one of the more popular eateries in the Skagit Valley.” But now the former elite diner is subject of a heated debate over a plan to significantly expand its original footprint. The Town Planning Com-mission, which Raymond and numerous others addressed, held...
Two excavator bulldozers loomed over a slowly widening hole in the dike, as water rushed through for the first time in a century on Monday. Their powerful scoops scraped up piles of rock and dirt, clearing a new path for young salmon to enter and grow in an estuary habitat. Organizers at the Fir Island Farms Estuary on Monday celebrated the first results of the 7-year-long project to help restore the dwindling Chinook salmon population. Removing part of the 3,110-foot dike allows the juvenile...
Robert Eugene Winters died at his home at age 89, surrounded by his family on Sunday, July 31. Bob was born January 7, 1927 to Herman and Grace Winters in Lynden, Washington. When Bob was 17, he joined the Navy to serve his country during World War II. He was stationed in Hawaii and Japan, where he served as a signalman. After an honorable discharge, he worked as a Seabee. Later in his life he was honored for his military service by being chosen to participate in the honor flight to Washington... Full story
Monday July 25 2:10 p.m.: Car crunch – A minor car accident at Pioneer Market, La Conner occurred when a driver backed up incorrectly. 4:04 p.m.: Not local – Two homeless men, ages 49 and 65, were in La Conner for two days. They were contacted by police at several places and moved along. One man was eventually taken to the hospital and the other returned to Anacortes. Tuesday July 26 7:55 p.m.: Car nap – A 57-year-old transient man was sleeping in his van in front of the Coffee Shack Co. alongFir Island Road inConway. He left...
