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About a month ago, La Conner Retirement Inn Activities Director BJ Johnson grabbed a nearby dictionary on a whim after she had an idea to put the residents’ spelling skills to the test. “I was throwing words out there and they were spelling them all,” Johnson said. “I said, ‘my gosh, we’ve got to do something with this.’” She asked the seniors if they would be up for a friendly spelling competition with any interested youngsters at the La Conner School District. The residents loved the idea,...
The Shelter Bay Community has scheduled three meetings on Saturday for residents to hear information from consultants regarding the tribe’s “best and final” proposal for a new Master Lease. Nearly two years ago the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community presented its proposal to replace the present lease, which expires in 2044, with a new 75-year contract. Shelter Bay consists of about 800 homes built on land originally leased from the tribe and individual tribal families in 1968. With leases set to expire in about 27 years, it is impossible for h...
La Conner canine resident Brandie Stokes died at age 18 on Sunday, April 23, with her humans at her side. Brandie was born sometime in 1999, allegedly to a Labrador retriever mother and a dachshund dad. Thus, she resembled a low rider yellow lab. She was sweet, stubborn, demanding, affectionate and fiercely loved Kane Stokes, her main human who picked her out of a lineup at a shelter when she was about two years old and he was about six. The two were best friends for more than 16 years.... Full story
Edith V. Bobb of Swinomish died on Tuesday, April 18, peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 78. Edith was born on September 10, 1938 to David John and Irene Moses John. She was a lifetime resident of the Swinomish Tribe and a long time Pentecostal Servant. Edith attended Chemawa Indian Boarding School, Salem Oregon and in 1957 graduated from La Conner High School. She married Arnold Bobb on August 11, 1960. They had two children and adopted two children. She loved children... Full story
A pair of upset bids weren’t in the cards for the La Conner High softball team last week. So Lady Braves head coach Loran James decided to shuffle the deck – or, rather, the La Conner lineup – a bit. James made wholesale defensive changes in a 19-9 non-league setback at 1A Coupeville on Thursday, prepping his young club for this week’s slate of four key NW2B contests. The Lady Braves were scheduled to play a doubleheader at Concrete Tuesday before returning home for an April 24 twi...
In the February 15th edition, I wrote a letter about Swinomish taxation of Shelter Bay and Pull & Be Damned in which I estimated the tax at $2,304,266. I apologize. The actual tax levied for 2017 by the Swinomish is $1,840,574. I confused the taxes levied for levy code 1580 with those levied by the Swinomish. The levy rate calculated by the Skagit County Assessor for schools is $5.0471 per thousand. That produces $749,619. The Swinomish contribution is $400,000 plus half the cost of a school bus, $70,271. That leaves a shortfall of $279,348. To...
Monday April 17 12:53 p.m.: Lost cell – Someone called in reporting that they left their cellphone at the Shell gas station on La Conner Whitney Road and Highway 20 the day before. 6:48 p.m.: Oopsies – 911 hang up at a residence on Chilberg Road. Deputies contacted the property owners, no issues. Wednesday April 19 6:40 a.m.: Happy hour – Report of a possible DUI driver on Morris Street in La Conner driving a box truck. Deputies were unable to locate the vehicle. 11:39 a.m.: Forget something? – A home owner on State...
