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Cecilia Rosell, in her lipstick red 1950s bathing suit, and Maurizo Hublitz in his straw fedora gave a glimpse of the past as they sat in their wooden boat on display at the La Conner Classic Boat and Car Show on Saturday. The couple, from Sweden and presently living in Vancouver BC, took the prize for “Most International.” Their boat is a 16-foot 1957 Shepherd made of mahogany and built in Niagara, Ontario, Canada....
Gordon Seymour, Jr., and Natalia Seymour of the Stz’uminus First Nation of British Columbia took honors in the youth dancing division during Swinomish Days last weekend. – Photo by Don Coyote...
The federal court ruling that made at least 1,000 La Conner area homes exempt from property taxes is in the hands of lawyers. County officials have said the affected properties will be removed from the 2015 tax rolls. Meanwhile, the county is advising residents whose homes are on leased tribal land to pay their taxes this year, “until we get this sorted out,” said RC Cavazos, chief deputy with the Skagit County Assessor’s office. The second half of the 2014 property tax is due Oct. 31. The move stems from a United States Court of Appeals for t...
Monday August 4 10:29 a.m.: Missing – Somebody lost their coin purse in the area of La Conner Brewery. 6:15 p.m.: Rescue – Kayakers in distress were rescued nearDeceptionPassBridge. Tuesday August 5 2:33 p.m.: Woof – Dogs were barking in a car parked onNorth Second Street in La Conner. The owner took them. 4:44 p.m.: Oops forgot – Somebody parked their car in La Conner but couldn’t remember where. They found it. 6:34 p.m.: Party’s over – An intoxicated person was transported home from the area of the Public Restroo...
Only a couple hours by plane separate Miami’s South Beach from the mountains of Haiti. But, in truth, they’re worlds apart. Trendy, affluent South Beach is a magnet for the world’s rich and famous. Haiti, by contrast, continues its struggle to build a modern society in the wake of repeated natural disasters and unstable governments. La Conner teens and adult sponsors were among a dozen area residents who saw both last month. South Beach, they say, was okay. But it was Haiti that touched their...
The La Conner boardwalk project keeps moving right along, and should, if all goes well, be complete by the end of the year, according to Town Administrator John Doyle. Construction on the final section of the boardwalk, which will extend from the old Palmer’s restaurant to the south side of Calico Cupboard, is scheduled to begin at the end of August or beginning of September. The previous section, which was done in two phases and finished last year, stretches from Gilkey Square to the L...
Presiding over festivities at the Swinomish Days celebration were last row from left outgoing Miss Swinomish Mariah Clark; Junior Princess Serena Bailey, outgoing Junior Princess Raven Edwards, Miss Swinomish Kiona Williams, Junior Warrior Chaz James, Tiny Tot Warrior Winter John (with his mom), Warrior Brent Bob, Jr., and Junior Princess Maddie Miller. – Photo by Amylynn Richards...
