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Thursday Nov 26 8:16 a.m.: Adrift – A boat had mechanical problems and had to drop anchor to keep from drifting further down the Swinomish Channel. A family member came to the rescue with a second boat. 11:16 a.m.: Lost license – Somebody was missing their driver’s license at Pioneer Market in La Conner. Friday Nov 27 9:36 a.m.: Broken light –A street light was reported broken in downtownConway. 5:03 p.m.: Suspicious – Caller thought they saw someone holding another person down inside a vehicle parked at the a gas s...
Chief Rick Balam, who came out of retirement last year to lead the Swinomish Police Department through a turbulent period as the former police chief was prosecuted for theft, has put away his badge again. Former chief Thomas Schlicker pleaded guilty to stealing tribal funds and was sentenced to 16 months in prison on Nov. 10. Balam, who was the police chief decades ago, came back to work for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community last September after Schlicker was fired to lead the department and to investigate the allegations against Schlicker...
Heather Henricksen and members of the leadership class at La Conner High School recently made a presentation to the La Conner School Board seeking permission to wear hats on campus. Henricksen, her twin sister Nicole and their friends, researched the rules in 10 other high schools, polled teachers and proposed that the 30-year ban on hats at school be relaxed. Aside from being fashion statements, in cold weather, hats and hoods are often necessary. Pulling them off, creates “hat hair. It’s nas...
It’s official. The 2015 holiday season has begun. Maple Hall was decked out in holiday splendor when the Christmas concert started Sunday evening. The musical event was coordinated by Madeleine Roozen Cook and featured our fabulously talented Skagit Valley musicians and singers. An incredible amount of musicians were there to entertain the packed house, singing and playing all our favorite carols, from “I’m dreaming of a White Christmas,” to “Baby it’s Cold Outside.” Members of our prestigious S...
