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If true that a busy person wears many different hats, don’t expect to see J.J. Wilbur without a head covering anytime soon.

Wilbur, a commercial fisherman who serves on both the Swinomish Tribal Senate and Fire District 13 Board of Commissioners, joined another local public service panel Monday night when he was chosen to fill the vacant Shelter Bay director district seat on the La Conner School Board.

Wilbur was selected by board members to succeed Brad Smith, who resigned mid-term in June, at the time Whitney Meissner resigned as district superintendent.

Danny Hagen, a residential appra...