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Town Council adds new member

BILL STOKES

By Adrian Sharpe La Conner’s Town Council is whole once again. At Tuesday’s regular meeting former Code Enforcement Officer, and current Planning Commission Chairman, Bill Stokes was appointed to the seat formerly occupied by Cindy Tracey, who resigned last month.

Tracey, co-owner of Katy’s Inn Bed and Breakfast in La Conner, tendered her resignation without specifying a reason.

Stokes, a resident of La Conner since 2004 and the husband of “La Conner Weekly News” coowner and editor Sandy Stokes, was one of three applicants for the position.

Residents Alvin Anders and Kevin Andrews were the other two vying for the position.

Andrews was nominated first, and the vote was split, with council members Jacques Brunisholz and John Leaver voting for him, and council members Stuart Welch and Dan O’Donnell voting no. Mayor Ramon Hayes cast a tie-breaker “nay” vote, and the nomination moved on to Anders. This time Brunisholz and Leaver voted no,

and, again Hayes cast the final “nay.”

With only one applicant left, Brunisholz nominated Stokes, and Leaver seconded, Welch and O’Donnell both voted against.

Hayes cast the deciding vote with an “aye” that solidified Stokes new position.

Before the votes, Welch asked the three applicants “what could we do better.” Each man in the running had a different answer, it was Stokes who voiced the most desire to see changes made however.

“I have a long list,” said Stokes, who mentioned, among other things, a more citizeninclusive approach to decision making and more fiscally minded policies enacted.

Anders said, “I’m a big champion of direct democracy,” saying that he does not believe that the town council should decide everything itself, but instead should leave a lot more of the decisions up to town residents.

Andrews, the youngest of the applicants, voiced concern over town politics, saying that he feared decisions were being made based on council member’s personal objectives in regards to their personal business’. However, he said that he didn’t have any “big complaints or changes. I just want to be more involved.”

Mayor Ramon Hayes encouraged Anders and Andrews to become more involved in town committees as a first step and said they should apply for the vacant seat left on the Planning Commission due to Stokes’ new role as council member.

Stokes took the oath of office and was seated immediately.

Town utilities go up ... and up La Conner residents will see two increases in their town water and sewer bills this year — with the first price hike already in effect.

Earlier this month, the Town Council approved a 4 percent increase in the water rate effective Jan. 1. At the same time, the town raised the price of its storm drain utility by $1 per home.

Together, the January rate hikes will boost the town utility bill by about $2.46 for a home that uses 600 cubic feet of water per month. The price hike will be on bills mailed in February.

The next rate hike will come in April for sewer service, which appears on the same bill.

The sewer bill for a home using 600 cubic feet of water will go up again by around $1.05.

Though the council voted to raise the water bill 4 percent, it would have increased automatically by 2.7 percent, according to a Seattle figure for the Consumer Price Index published last summer. (Social Security checks went up by 1.7 percent this year.)

Since the town had no need to increase the sewer charges, the automatic CPI increase will kick

in.

The automatic increase in the drainage fee represents the CPI rate increase plus another 5 percent added on.

Water and drainage fees rising faster than the consumer price index are because the town is accumulating funds to pay for big capital projects, including replacing a water main that serves the town and pumps that keep low spots in town from turning into ponds.

With the increases in the base rates, La Conner residents will have a monthly town utility bill of $51.17 before using any water.

SUNKEN HISTORY – The Western Flyer, a fishing boat that carried John Steinbeck on his famous journey to the Sea of Cortez, sits on the bottom of the Swinomish Channel.

– Photo by Don Coyote

John Steinbeck’s storied boat –

A glorious past, an uncertain future

By Anna Ferdinand A piece of literary history went down in the Swinomish Channel last week.

But some hope this was not the last breath for a vessel that took novelist John Steinbeck and Biologist Ed Ricketts on a specimen-collecting expedition resulting in a non-fiction account called “The Log From the Sea of Cortez.”

The Gemini, its name changed from the Western Flyer as it was known in 1940, sank for the second time in four months.

In September the boat, which is moored near the Highway 20 “twin bridges,” went down, spilling its roughly 900 gallons of diesel fuel into the channel and requiring a massive clean-up effort.

The boat’s owner, a Floridabased developer named Jerry Kehoe, had hoped to bring the boat to Salinas, California, where he owns a number of parcels.

Salinas is where Steinbeck was born and is about 30 miles from Monterey’s “Cannery Row” depicted in his 1945 novel.

Kehoe has been slow to realize his plans to refurbish the oldtown Salinas buildings he owns.

Part of his plan was to bring the 76-foot Western Flyer to Salinas to put it into the dining room of the restaurant in a planned hotel. The boat has historic ties to Steinbeck as well as the town of Salinas.

A non-profit organization called the Western Flyer Project, whose president, Bob Enea, is a nephew of one of the original crew members, had hoped to purchase the boat, restore it and conduct tours of Monterrey Bay on weekends and allow the vessel to be used in research. Cost of restoration has been estimated at $700,000 — money both the boat owner and the Western Flyer Project may put forth.

HOPES DIMMING – The Western Flyer at its dock on the Swinomish Channel, just days before it sank a second time.

– Photo by Don Coyote

According to archives of the “Monterey County Weekly,” the Salinas City Council was supportive of the developer’s initial plans for a hotel.

But by 2005, municipal interest in the project was waning. Since then, Kehoe has struggled with bringing his plans to fruition, despite his high level of investment in the town.

The sinking of the boat may have made the ambitious plan to have the boat in a restaurant that much more unattainable. Kehoe told the “Bakersfield Californian” Water: Rates increased Jan. 1 paper that he recently finished Base rate – was $20.09, now paying off the cost of cleaning $20.89. up the spill from the September Usage per 100 cubic feet – was sinking. $2.85; now $2.96.

The Western Flyer, built in Drainage: Rates increased Jan. 1 Tacoma 1937, was used mainly Per home – was $13.20, now by fishermen. When Steinbeck $14.20. and Ricketts were looking for Sewer: Rates increase April 1. a boat for their journey from Base rate – goes from $15.69 to Monterey Bay to the Gulf of $16.08 California, they decided a fishing Usage per 100 cubic feet – goes vessel was ideal. from $4.28 to $4.39 Purse seiners would work well on the expedition, Steinbeck wrote, due to a large storage capacity, their sturdiness and comfortable living quarters.

But most of the local fishing boats were unwilling to take the men on. Sardine fishermen were wary of the novelist and biologist, whose aim to expand specimen identification from the cold harshness of the laboratory to “everything under the sky,” — an endeavor the fishers viewed as frivolous.

The men wanted to document what they encountered scientifically, but also, said Steinbeck, to “see the fish alive and swimming, feel it plunge against the lines, drag it threshing over the rail, and even finally eat it. And there is no reason why either approach should be inaccurate. Spinecount description need not suffer because another approach is also used.”

ANOTHER WESTERN FLYER – This heron took flight from a perch near the sunken boat on Monday.

And the fisherman had only – Photo by Don Coyote

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thoughts of fishing.

“All the directionalism of thought and emotion that man was capable of went into sardinefishing; there wasn’t room for anything else,” Steinbeck wrote.

Meanwhile, “Our radio was full of static, and the world was going to hell” — World War II was coming.

In “The Log From the Sea of Cortez,” Steinbeck lays out a typical conversation between boats; about the only news to reach the fishers was the day’s catch of boats in the vicinity.

“Hitler marched into Denmark and into Norway, France had fallen, the Maginot Line was lost — we didn’t know it, but we knew the daily catch of every boat within four hundred miles.”

Steinbeck and Rickets had almost lost hope of finding a boat for their journey, when the Western Flyer arrived in Monterey Bay. The boat’s captain, Tony Berry, agreed to take the men on the expedition.

The boat was in her glory days.

“She was seventy six-feet long with a twenty-five foot beam; her engine, a hundred and sixty-five horsepower direct reversible Diesel, drove her at ten knots,” Steinbeck writes in the “Log from the Sea of Cortez,” originally published in 1941 as “Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research” co-authored by Steinbeck and Rickets. The book was republished as “Log From the Sea of Cortez” in 1951.

Steinbeck wrote of “how it had been out there and how we had been there was in our minds, bright with sun and wet with sea water and blue or burned, and the whole crusted over with exploring thought.”

And the Western Flyer “hunched into the great waves… and the big guy wire, from bow to mast, took up its vibration like the low pipe on a tremendous organ. It sang its deep note into the wind.”

On Tuesday she was under water, the current in the channel slowly filling her hull with silt.

BOAT GLORY DAYS – Author John Steinbeck, right, stands on the bridge with Tony Berry, captain of the Western Flyer in Monterey Bay, California in 1940. The photo was taken just before the boat left for the Sea of Cortez.

– Photo courtesy of Bob Enea and the Bakersfield Californian

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SPORTS

Braves remain unbeaten with weekend sweep

SENIOR MOMENT – La Conner’s Dahlton Zavala wins by pin against Concrete to help highlight annual Senior Night activities Thursday on the home team mat. La Conner came back to best the Lions after dropping the front end of a twinbill to Darrington.

– Photo by Karla Reynolds

Braves grapplers step up, hand loss to Lions

By Bill Reynolds Seniority has its privileges.

And so does winning.

La Conner High wrestlers earned redemption Thursday night when they highlighted Senior Night festivities with a 41-24 home triumph over a traditionally strong Concrete mat program.

Fittingly, Braves’ senior Dahlton Zavala paced the victors, who rebounded from an earlier 45-25 setback to Darrington.

“We came out slow against Darrington,” La Conner head coach Barry Harper lamented afterward. “We could’ve done better, but against Concrete we really picked it up.”

None more so than Zavala, who pinned his Lion foe while leading 11-6 less than four minutes into the match. Zavala had also eked out a narrow 7-6 win in the Darrington match.

William Zeimantz, who won twice by forfeit, and Sheldon Williams were also recognized as

part of the special Senior Night agenda.

It was youth that was served earlier in the week during a tight 36-34 loss at Friday Harbor.

Wil James and David Thomas each won by pins on the island, while Josh Summers recorded a double-digit decision, winning by a convincing 13-2 margin.

“The kids did pretty well against a strong Friday Harbor team,” coach Harper stressed.

“The freshmen really stepped up.”

Several La Conner High grapplers made key strides on Senior Night.

Ben Harper swept his two pairings, posting a forfeit win against Concrete after having pinned a Darrington opponent in less than two minutes.

Sid Lease, meanwhile, salvaged a split by pinning his Concrete counterpart in just 49 seconds.

La Conner’s Hunter Johnson,

troubled by a sore ear further irritated by his headgear, went the distance against Darrington before losing a close verdict.

On the girls’ side of the ledger, Frances Zeimantz pinned a Lady Lion at the 2:30 mark of her second match. She had earlier lost on points to one of the Darrington boys. La Conner’s Kirsten Bell also grappled with a Darrington guy, taking a loss by pin.

La Conner went into the week short-handed. The Braves were without Jimmy Brooks, a likely State qualifier, now lost for the season due to a shoulder injury suffered during the football playoffs. Scott Gregory, meanwhile, was sidelined with a sore neck muscle.

Now Gregory and his La Conner teammates hope to build upon the win over Concrete and be a pain in the neck to their rivals going forward.

Lady Braves rebound, romp past Cedar Park

By Bill Reynolds After a tough loss to the Darrington Lady Loggers, La Conner High very much needed a walk in the park.

Better yet, a romp past Cedar Park.

The Lady Braves got that and much more, rebounding from a double-digit setback at Darrington to rout Cedar Park Christian 53-14 Friday, before a large and supportive home crowd on hand for annual Senior Night festivities at Landy James Gym. The convincing win put La Conner back on the winning path.

But the Lady Braves, who are 11-4 overall and 3-2 in conference, aren’t out of the woods yet as they adjust to life without sophomore post Anna Cook, sidelined since the fourth game of the season with a fractured elbow.

La Conner dropped a tough non-league test Saturday at South Whidbey and visits traditionally strong Friday Harbor this Friday afternoon.

Still, the Cedar Park game gives La Conner head coach Scott Novak much cause for optimism as his charges enter the regular season’s home stretch.

“It wasn’t a pretty game at all at Darrington,” he conceded, “but the girls played great against Cedar Park. They came out ready to play with high intensity.”

Perhaps none more so than seniors Alyssa McCormick and Taysha James, who were honored prior to tipoff.

McCormick was superb in the paint with nine points and five assists. James tallied another eight points for La Conner, which had nine players reach the scoring column.

Emma Christianson paced the victors with 10 points.

“I thought we had really nice balance on offense,” coach Novak said afterward. “It was nice to see everyone contribute.”

As evidence, he cited the fact La Conner recorded 23 assists on the night.

“That shows we were willing to make the extra pass and find open shooters,” he said.

Katie McKnight drilled eight points, doing most of her damage from the baseline.

Katie Novak, meanwhile, had six points on two perimeter

treys.

Siomi Bobb delivered five points, and point guard Kelley McClung added three more. McClung also slipped inside to grab a team-best nine rebounds.

Aubrey Stewart and Lauren Reynolds rounded out the La Conner attack with two points apiece.

Bobb gave La Conner a big lift in Saturday’s visit to South Whidbey, when several of the Lady Braves were still fighting remnants of the flu bug.

Bobb came off the bench to deliver a pair of treys and spark a comeback that nearly upended the Lady Falcons.

South Whidbey held on for a 4640 victory, despite a game-high 24 points from McKnight, who was torrid from behind the threepoint arc after intermission.

“We started slow at Langley and just couldn’t get our shots to fall in the first half,” said coach Novak, whose club trailed 17-12 at the break.

La Conner closed to within a point in the second half but

couldn’t catch their Cascade 1A Conference hosts.

“Lauren Reynolds played good defense in the second half, which helped a lot,” coach Novak said, “but we couldn’t quite make up for the slow start.”

Reynolds scored five points and dished off a pair of assists.

McClung and Christianson each scored two points, while Stewart added a charity toss to La Conner’s final tally.

The Lady Braves’ varsity is slated for a 4 p.m. start during La Conner’s Jan. 25 trip to Friday Harbor. The La Conner JVs will play immediately thereafter.

Game at a Glance CEDAR PARK 0 5 2 7 -- 14 LA CONNER 14 14 13 12 -- 53 (LC)--Christianson 10, McCormick 9, James 8, McKnight 8, Novak 6, Bobb 5, McClung 3, Stewart 2, Reynolds 2.

LA CONNER 7 5 8 20 -- 40 SOUTH WHIDBEY 10 7 10 19 -- 46 (LC) - McKnight 24, Bobb 6, Reynolds 5, McClung 2, Christianson 2, Stewart 1.

By Bill Reynolds Spring isn’t quite in the air yet, but the La Conner High Braves had their brooms out last weekend.

La Conner’s undefeated hoop squad cleaned up on conference foe Cedar Park 51-42 at home Friday before notching a surprisingly easy 60-39 road win Saturday over Cascade 1A South Whidbey.

With the twin wins, La Conner improved to 15-0 overall going into Tuesday’s late action at Shoreline Christian.

The Braves travel this Friday, Jan. 25, to San Juan Island for a key meeting with the Friday Harbor Wolverines.

But first things first.

La Conner head coach Scott Novak was elated at how well his club responded to the challenge of facing another league title contender in Cedar Park, which brought a boisterous crowd to Landy James Gym. “The guys played real hard against Cedar Park,” Novak said afterward. “They knew going in that Cedar Park was also undefeated in league and would come ready to play.”

The Braves were equally ready — if not more so.

Senior guard Spencer Novak delivered 14 points — a dozen of which came on outside treys — and five assists to pace the winners.

Jonah Cook and Tyler Howlett controlled play in the paint, finishing with 13 points each.

The 6-8 Cook also reeled in eight rebounds and blocked four shots.

Sean Hulbert added seven points, most coming down in the blocks.

Hudson Zavala and Jamall James rounded out the La Conner attack with two tallies apiece.

“I just felt it was a great game for us,” said coach Novak. “We were playing before a full house.

It was Senior Night, and the game was pretty intense.”

Cedar Park, led by Micah Patterson and Wilson Reidt, managed to keep within striking distance all night long. The visitors rarely trailed by more than five points before going cold in the final stanza.

La Conner closed with a 10-5 spurt in the fourth quarter.

Cedar Park couldn’t generate offense down the stretch other than that supplied by Patterson and Reidt, who each finished with 11 points.

The Braves played even better defense Saturday at Langley, holding South Whidbey to just 12 second half points.

Novak led seven La Conner scorers with 25 points, nearly half of which came from beyond the three-point arc.

Cook chipped in 13 points and five rebounds for the Braves, while Howlett provided 10 points and — perhaps more impressively — four assists with some deft interior passing.

Anthony Williams and James meshed four points apiece. Zavala and Skyler Krueger scored two points each.

La Conner followed a familiar script in besting the Falcons.

Novak hit a couple early jumpers, drawing South Whidbey

KEY SEQUENCE – Braves’ guard Anthony Williams looks to drive near the key during Friday’s Senior Night hoop contest with Cedar Park. La Conner won the game between league unbeatens 51-42 before a large crowd at Landy James Gym. – Photo by Lauren Reynolds

defenders to the perimeter. That opened passing lanes, which he exploited for six assists.

A game but outmanned South Whidbey team still trailed just 36-27 at the break.

La Conner completely flipped the birds, however, with a 16KNOWL6 run1. inGENERAL the third quarter.

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5. La GEOGRAPHY: What The Conner junior varsity U.S. city is nicknamed tips off against the Wolverines at “Beantown”?

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the tragic hero need to possess in order for the story to unfold properly?

CEDAR PARK 12 12 13 5 kind -- 42 7. GEOLOGY: What LA CONNER 17 12 12 10 -- 51 of rock can float?

(LC)--Novak 14, Howlett 13, Cook 8. ENGINEERING: What 13, is Hulbert 7, Zavala 2, James 2. a girder?

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WHIDBEY 16 11 6 6 Who -- 39 10. RELIGION: (LC)--Novak 25, Cook 13, Howlett founded the Church of Eng10, land?

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4. Which group wrote and released “I’m Not in Love”?

5. Identify the song that contains this lyric: “There is so much at stake, Seems our freedom’s up against the ropes.”

Answers 1. Donovan. The psychedelic pop song was a No. 1 hit in 1966. The other superhero mentioned is Green Lantern.

2. Aerosmith, in 1975.

Legend says the song was written after the band saw “Young Frankenstein,” the Mel Brooks film. RunDMC picked up the song in 1986 for their “Raising Hell” album.

3. Bobby Vinton, in 1962.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR COMING UP

Wednesday Jan 23

7 p.m. – Ice Age Floods: Learn about one of the largest floods in history, sending 500 cubic miles of water across the Pacific Northwest. With Gene Kiver, professor emeritus of geology. Free.

Anacortes Public Library, 1220 Tenth Street, 293-1910 x21.

Thursday Jan 24

2 to 5 p.m. – Belleville Threshing Bee: celebrating how grain threshing used to be done. With Oscar and Nels Lagerlund focusing on 10-year history at Burlington Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. More info: 466-3365, www. skagitcounty.net/museum

Friday Jan 25

10:30 a.m. – Story Time: For all preschool ages (babies, too!). Sing, move, listen to books, dance, interact with your child, and pop bubbles! At La Conner Regional Library.

1 to 4 p.m. – Adult Fitness Hike: Fast paced & hilly work-out tour of Heart Lake and Whistle Lake area. Bring water & snack; meet at Heart Lake parking lot. More info: 293-3725 or www. friendsoftheacfl.org

Saturday Jan 26

11 a.m. – Orchids 101: Find out how to care for, troubleshoot these beauties, along with fascinating history. $5 fee.

Reservations required: 466-3821, www. christiansonsnursery.com

Sunday Jan 27

2 p.m. – Family Concert: Skagit Symphony’s annual event for families.

Adults: $10; youth under 16: free. At McIntyre Hall, Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon. For tickets, call 360-416-

Monday Jan 28

2 to 3 p.m. – Food Bank: La Conner Sunrise Food Bank is located behind the Methodist Church on S. 2nd Street on the hill. All are welcome: those who need groceries and those with food to share.

5:45 p.m. – GlobalFest Dinner: Kicks off the popular GlobalFest at Skagit Valley College McIntyre Hall. Keynote speech by Raj Patel on “A Sustainable World Food System.” Fest runs through Feb. 21. Tickets: $35 per person; $20 for students. Call to purchase: (360)4167727 or www.mcintyrehall.org

Tuesday Jan 29

9 to 11 a.m. – Bone Density Scan: Heel scan gives an estimate of bone density. $5 fee. Island Hospital, 1211 - 24th St., Anacortes. Call for appt: 2991367.

12:30 to 2 p.m. – Book Discussion: Learn about interesting new series or titles. Bring books you would like to swap. La Conner Senior Center.

2:30 p.m. – Free Spanish Classes: Conversational Spanish classes thru March 7 at Anacortes Library, 1220 Tenth Street. Email Terry Kelly to register and more info: tik30277@yahoo.com

Wednesday Jan 30

1 to 2:30 p.m. – Back Pain Class: Learn the basics of back care at Island Hospital, 1211 24th St., Anacortes. The cost is $10. Visit www.islandhospital.org/ classes or call 299-4204 to register.

7 p.m. – Across Northern France: Cultural traveler Rudy Gahler describes his Road Scholar trip to Brittany and Normandy, complete with historical notes. Free. Anacortes Library, 1220

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The Poet’s Place Four months now.

By Bob Skeele The nights are thick with absence, dense with truancy, every now and then a break, blurred vision dried, driven by nature’s call, she’s sitting in her familiar chair sharing a laugh and then as quickly to disappear, the empty fog pulling in after her, the trailing silence crying for a sound, a voice to soften reality’s harsh claim, but the only voice he hears is the sound of tears making their way down his cheeks into his gray beard.

Some older men, “widowers” they call them, die of broken hearts.

It’s easy to see why as he tries to mend his.

He has buried her ashes in the earth and now, to start a new life, he buries her pictures in a book as if the closed pages will shorten time’s slow mercy.

Thursday Jan 31

6:30 p.m. – Public Meeting: What would you like to see in the new La Conner Library? Come and provide your input to the Library Board at the Two Forks Room of La Conner Country Inn. Ruth Baleiko of Miller Hull Architectural firm will speak. More info: 466-3352.

7 p.m. – Opening Reception: Celebrate the opening of new exhibit “Skagit Sets Sail: A Maritime History of Skagit County.” Skagit County Historical Museum at the top of the hill. Exhibit runs through April 28. More info: 466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum

Friday Feb 1

7 a.m. – Women in Business: Breakfast meeting with Stacie Zinn Roberts, writer and marketing expert. $15 at Copia Coffee Lounge & Gallery, 1174 S. Burlington Blvd. More info: 3360914 or www.skagitwomeninbusiness. com 10:30 a.m. – Story Time: For all preschool ages (babies, too!). Sing, move, listen to books, dance, interact with your child, and pop bubbles! At La Conner Regional Library.

MUSEUM OF NORTHWEST ART: Winter Exhibitions – Jan. 12 to March 1: “Eduardo Calderón: Portraits of 20 Northwest Artists” and “Black and White Color Study from the Permanent Collection.” Hours: Sunday & Monday noon to 5 p.m.; Tuesday to Saturday - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Located at 121 S. First St. For more info: www.museumofnwart. org or 466-4446.

SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: Featured exhibit thru April 28: “Skagit Sets Sail: A Maritime History of Skagit County.” From shovelnose canoes to the America’s Cup, sternwheelers to sea-going tugs, explore Skagit County’s amazing history on the local waters. Open Tuesday - Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Located at 501 S. Fourth St. at the top of the hill. For more info: www.skagitcounty.net/museum or call 466-3365.

HELP OUT

BOOSTER PAVERS: Show your Brave Pride with the La Conner High School Booster Club’s paver project. A quad in front of the school is covered in tiles to memorialize alumni, families, special occasions and businesses.

Tiles are $75 for two lines with up to 20 Saturday Feb 2 10 a.m. – Rowers Race: The characters each and additional lines can Sound Rowers Open Water Rowing be purchased. Order forms are available and Paddling Club holds its 26th annual at the La Conner Weekly News office Human Powered Boat Race in La or call Nancy Anderson at 466-4068 or Conner. They start and finish under the Kelly McKnight at 466-3482.

HELP THE HUNGRY: Hunger Rainbow Bridge. and the course takes is becoming an everyday state of them out to Skagit Bay. 11 a.m. – Garden Photography: emergency. You can help. Your Learn how to use the gardening “tool” community food bank needs some of digital point-and-shoot cameras at very special people: board members, Christianson’s Nursery. Reservations organizers, program coordinators, required: 360-466-3821. $5 class fee. teachers, drivers, workers — including More info: www.christiansonsnursery. strong and flexible people — and writers and photographers to tell their story. If com. you would like to volunteer, please call Sunday Feb 3 Gil Gillmor at 360-420-0558.

3 p.m. – Ish River Poets Circle: SUNRISE FOOD BANK: To volunteer Join local poets for a winter afternoon or call Gil Gillmor at 360-420-0558. Mail readings at the La Conner Civic Garden cash donations to La Conner Sunrise Club building on 2nd Street on the hill in Food Bank, P.O. Box 922, La Conner, La Conner. Suggested donation, WA 98257.

The food bank is open only By$5.Samantha Weaver between 2 and 3 p.m. on Mondays Tuesday Feb 5 nd 2 to 3 p.m. – Food Bank: La Conner behind the Methodist Church on S. 2 • It was German-born • If you’re like the averStreet on the hill in La Conner.

Sunrise Food Bank is located behind the theoretical physicist person, on your HELP KIDS: the The hair La Conner Boys Methodist Church on S. 2nd Street(and on the age & Girls Club needs volunteers to help sometime philosopher) head takes two to three hill. All are welcome: those who need youth with homework teach special AlbertandEinstein whoto made months to grow and 1 inch. groceries those with food share. skills suchthe as knitting, art techniques the following sage obser• At 1904 World’s Fairand Wednesday Feb 6 chess. In order to create the best match, empty stomin SaintareLouis, it was par7vation: to 9 p.m. “An – Friends of Forest Mtg: volunteers required to complete an is not611 a good ticularly participate hot. An inice-cream At ach The Depot, R Ave. political Anacortes. application, an interview All adviser.” are welcome. Guest speaker Dr. and vendor doing check. so much have awas background To find Robin• According Matthews. More www. out to info: research business that contact he ranUnit outDirector of more, please friendsoftheacfl.org (360) 466-3672 or by conducted at Rutgers Uni- Noah the Bannister cups inat which he was e-mail at cvaldez@bgcskagit.org.

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Callmore 466-3365 to find Stop by the of La Conner LibraryCourt or call with heard Supreme notspecial to lose any busihow you help. some waf466-3352 to sign up.Justice Thur- out Associate ness, he can bought ASSIST ARTISTS: The Museum goodFriday Marshall, from a nearby vendor Febthe 8 first offles Northwest Art needs volunteers to 10 a.m.American to noon–Heart Lake Hike black to serve as assist and art wrapped oneduring around instructors Family for such. adults: Treat this valentine Youyourself mighttonot know, Arteach scoop of ice cream as Days, one Saturday each month. from Mother Nature. the Heart Volunteers though, that heMeet wasat known he soldparticipate it. The inresult was the workshops Lake parking lot. More info: call 293- and gain admission to the museum at no to call a court recess at 1 even more popular than ice3725 or visit www.friendsoftheacfl.org ext. 106, email so he could watch the charge. creamCall in466-4446, a cup, and thusorthe 2p.m. to 3 p.m.

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Sunrise Food Bank is located behind the JOIN SEARCH & RESCUE: Skagit Lives.”

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BUY A BENCH: The Town of La mid-February. For more info: www.

Conner has waterfront locations perfect laconnerquilts.com or 466-4288. for commemorative benches made of powder-coated cast iron and designed to last for generations that the Parks for Tuesday, January 29 Commission wants to install. For a Asian Chicken Salad donation of $2,100, the town can buy a bench and have a plaque installed on it Roll honoring any person or occasion of the Cookie Lunch is served at 11:45 a.m. donor’s choosing. Call the town at 466at the La Conner Senior Center at 3125.

FIREFIGHTERS NEEDED: The Maple Hall. Donation is $3 to $5 La Conner Volunteer Fire Department for seniors 60 and over, and $6 is recruiting healthy men and women for younger folk.

18 years and older to help save lives and property in La Conner. The town’s firefighters are professionals who receive La Conner Senior many hours of training and respond to emergencies day and night. To be Center Calendar considered for a position as a volunteer Tues., Jan. 29 firefighter, pick up an application packet 104 E. Commercial at Town Hall. Applicants must pass a background check, driving record check • 8 - 9:15: Rise and Shine Yoga. and a physical, all paid for by the town.

• 8:20 - 8:50: Morning Walk.

Firefighters meet 7 p.m. each Wednesday • 8:30 - 11:30: Spa Day. Expert at the Fire Station on Chilberg Road just nail care from Visiting Nurse. east of town. For information call 466Call 416-9343, $20, bring a 3125. small towel.

RECYCLE ELECTRONICS: Help • 9 - 11:30: Mahjong. the La Conner Kiwanis earn cash by • 9 - 11:30: Stone Soup Discusrecycling empty inkjet cartridges, used sion Group. cell phones, laptops, PDAs and Palm • 9:30 - 11:30: Canasta.

Pilots, iPods, digital cameras, video games and video game systems. Drop• 12 - 12:30: Senior Services Hot offs are located at the Shelter Bay Office, Lunch. Donation requested.

Key Bank, Washington Federal Savings, • 12:30 - 2: Book Discussion.

La Conner Drug Store, Swinomish Tribal Share books you are enjoying Administration Office and La Conner and learn about others. Books to Potlatch. The program benefits local swap too. youth.

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349.

That is the number of active duty troops who committed suicide in 2012.

The number is staggering and represents a tremendous failure on our part as a society for taking care of these mostly young people who have given so much to our country.

By comparison, 229 troops were killed in Afghanistan in 2012. That is a tragic figure in it’s own right, but, unfortunately, that is something we have come to expect.

Every one of those individuals who saw no hope in their lives had their own specific reasons for thinking the world held no future for them, but studies have shown some generalizations.

There are two groups: Iraq and Afghanistan veterans struggling with depression, post-traumatic stress or substance abuse, and those who have not seen combat but face troubled relationships and financial and legal woes.

In general, the victims are white males under 25 years of age who don’t have a college degree.

Some of us have experienced the ravages of war personally, and all of us have been exposed to stories of the traumatic effect of combat on young men and women. Some of our greatest American writers have written eloquently about the plight of young soldiers returning home — Ernest Hemingway, Norman Mailer, Irwin Shaw. Their words are truer now than ever.

It’s not hard to imagine what it must be like to try to integrate yourself into polite society after living in a war zone, where you could be shot by an Afghani soldier in your own unit, and every time you get in a Jeep, you could be blown up by a roadside bomb.

What is harder to grasp is the large increase in the number of non-combat soldiers who are taking their own lives. It certainly begs the question about whom we are recruiting into our all-volunteer military these days.

Although the Pentagon vehemently denies that recruitment standards have been lowered, we have had two longrunning wars in the past 10 years that have required a large number of troops. Sixty-five percent of the service members who attempted suicide had a known history of behavior problems.

The suicide rate in the military is still lower than that of the overall population, but there is an expectation that the recruitment process would weed out the people who are carrying the kind of emotional baggage that would eventually lead them to take their own lives.

We have pulled our troops out of Iraq and are in the process of doing so in Afghanistan, so it came as a surprise to many that the number of suicides was rising to an all-time high.

The general feeling now is that the transition back to day-today life is increasingly difficult.

The mission can be so clear and focused in the military, and then you get home to more mundane challenges of finding careers and maintaining a marriage or relationship that has been disrupted for years.

An analysis of the 301 suicides in 2011 shows that the number was much higher for service members who were divorced than those who were married.

Sixty percent of those 2011 military suicides were committed with the use of firearms, and in most cases, the guns were personal weapons, not military issued.

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Political leaders such as our own Senator Patty Murray are putting pressure on the Pentagon to do more to identify and help these young soldiers. “This is an epidemic that cannot be ignored,” Senator Murray said last week.

“As our newest generation of service members and veterans face unprecedented challenges, today’s news shows we must be doing more to ensure they are not slipping through the cracks.”

It is even more shocking when you realize that this number does not reflect the scores of veterans who have been struggling with post-traumatic stress and battling with the adjustment back to the homeland.

The publicity that this story is getting will hopefully encourage the military to redouble their efforts to deal with the psychological wages of war.

And I have a strong suspicion that recruitment officers are being retrained to help them identify people who are joining the military because they cannot function in civilian life.

Hopefully what we learn from this will be part of the calculus when President Obama and future leaders have to send our best and bravest young people in harm’s way.

I’m encouraged that President Obama is choosing a veteran to head the Defense Department.

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• LEGAL NOTICE •

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF SKAGIT In the Matter of the Estate of ANNA RAU, Deceased.

Case No. 13-4-00014-8 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.020, 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving or mailing

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LEWIS In the Matter of the Estate Of ALBERT J. KING, Deceased.

NO. 12-4-00328-4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of the estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: January 23, 2013 Personal Representative: Charles W. Hopley, Jr. Attorney for the Personal Representative: Laurel L. Tiller Address for Mailing or Service: THE TILLER LAW FIRM Attorneys at Law Post Office Box 58 Centralia, WA 98531 /s/ Charles W. Hopley, Jr. CHARLES W. HOPLEY, JR. Personal Representative Published in La Conner Weekly News, January 23, 30 and February 6, 2013.

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to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim, and filing the original of the claim with the Clerk of the Court.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice or within four months after the date of filing a copy of this notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent.

DATE OF FILING COPY OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS WITH CLERK OF THE COURT: 01/18/13 DATE OF FIRST PUBLCATION: 01/23/13 Kathleen A. Harradine Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative FELICIA VALUE WSBA No. 27635 PO Box 578 La Conner, WA 98257 (360) 466-2088 Published in La Conner Weekly News, January 23, 30 and February 6, 2013.

• LEGAL NOTICE •

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR SKAGIT COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of DONNA J. BENISH, Deceased.

NO. 13-4-00008-3 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: January 23, 2013 Personal Representative: ROBERT NOURY Attorney for the Personal Representative: JOHN W. HICKS, WSBA 6691 SCHACHT & HICKS, INC, P.S. Address for Mailing or Service: SCHACHT & HICKS, INC., P.S. 1603 South Third Street PO Box 1165 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 DATED: January 15, 2013 SCHACHT & HICKS, INC., P.S. /s/ JOHN W. HICKS By_______________________ JOHN W. HICKS – WSBA 6691 Attorneys for Personal Representative Published in La Conner Weekly News, January 23, 30 and February 6, 2013.

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF SKAGIT CASCADE RIVER COMMUNITY CLUB Inc., a Washington nonprofit corporation, Plaintiff, vs.

RENE MACIAS-ORTIZ, as her separate property if married, Defendant.

Cause No. 12-2-00709-1 SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY To: RENE MACIAS-ORTIZ, as her separate property if married, Judgment Debtor The Superior Court of Skagit County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Skagit County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action. The property to be sold is described as: Assessor’s Parcel/Tax ID Number: P63728 / 3871-000-178-0006 Legal Description: Lot 178, “Cascade River Park Div. No. 1”, as per plat recorded in Volume 8 of Plats, pages 54-59 inclusive, records of Skagit County, Washington.

The sale of the above-described property is to take place: Time: 10:30 AM Date: Friday, February 22, 2013 Place: Skagit County Courthouse, Mount Vernon, Washington.

The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $3,901.35, together with interest, costs and fees, before the sale date.

For the exact amount, contact the sheriff at the address stated below.

Dated this 9th day of January, 2013.

Will Reichardt, Sheriff By: Amy L. Stoddard, Civil Assistant Skagit County Sheriff’s Office 600 South Third Street Mount Vernon, WA 98273 360-419-3436 Published in La Conner Weekly News, January 23, 30 and February 6 and 13, 2013.

• LEGAL NOTICE •

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SKAGIT Estate of WILLIAM MORRIS MACLAM, Deceased.

NO. 12 4 00446 3 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim.

The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(l)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication of this Notice: 1/16/13.

Richard B. Maclam Gail Crawford WSBA 14015 Attorney for Personal Representative 2010 Park Street Enumclaw, WA 98022 36-825-1289 Published in La Conner Weekly News, January 16, 23 and 30, 2013.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF SKAGIT CASCADE RIVER COMMUNITY CLUB, a Washington nonprofit corporation, Plaintiff, vs.

LANCE K. ZIMMERMAN & SHARON L. ZIMMERMAN, h/w, Defendants.

Cause No.: 12-2-00204-8 SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY To: LANCE K. ZIMMERMAN & SHARON L. ZIMMERMAN, h/w, Judgment Debtors The Superior Court of Skagit County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Skagit County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action. The property to be sold is described as: Assessor’s Parcel/Tax ID Number: P63973 / 3872-000-100-0007 Legal Description: Lot 100, “Cascade River Park Div. No. 3”, as per plat recorded in Volume 9 of Plats, pages 22-24 inclusive, records of Skagit County, Washington.

The sale of the above-described property is to take place: Time: 10:30 AM Date: Friday, February 22, 2013 Place: Skagit County Courthouse, Mount Vernon, Washington.

The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $4,114.00, together with interest, costs and fees, before the sale date.

For the exact amount, contact the sheriff at the address stated below.

Dated this 9th day of January, 2013.

Will Reichardt, Sheriff By: Amy L. Stoddard, Civil Assistant Skagit County Sheriff’s Office 600 South Third Street Mount Vernon, WA 98273 360-419-3436 Published in La Conner Weekly News, January 23, 30 and February 6 and 13, 2013.

• LEGAL NOTICE •

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SKAGIT COUNTY SKAGIT FARMERS SUPPLY, Inc. Plaintiff vs.

OLIVE KIRK, as her separate property; AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY Defendants No. 13-2-00076-1 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO: OLIVE KIRK; AND TO ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 23rd day of January, 2013, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court.

The object of this action is to quiet title to certain real property, located in Skagit County, Washington, and described as follows: That portion of the South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 5, Township 34 North, Range 4 East, W.M., described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the South line of the said Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 with the East line of the Pacific Highway, as the said highway existed on December 14th, 1956; thence North along the East line of the said highway right-of-way a distance of 8 feet, more or less, to an existing fence, said point being the Southwest corner of a tract conveyed to Joe Barnutek, et.ux., by instrument recorded on January 9th, 1957, under Skagit County Auditor’s File No. 546221; thence East along the said existing fence, a distance of 400 feet; thence South a distance of 8 feet to the South line of the said Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4; thence West along the said South line to the point of beginning EXCEPT that portion lying Easterly of a fence that existed on January 9th, 1957, as conveyed to Claude Dahlman, et.ux., by deed recorded on January 9th, 1957, under Skagit County Auditor’s File No. 546204.

DATED: January 14, 2013.

CRAIG SJOSTROM #21149 Attorney for Plaintiff 1204 Cleveland Ave. Mount Vernon, WA 98273 (360) 848-0339 Published in La Conner Weekly News, January 23, 30 and February 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2013.

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• LEGAL NOTICE • SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SKAGIT COUNTY SKAGIT STATE BANK, a state-chartered commercial bank, Plaintiff, vs.

SCOTT A. FARMER and DENISE M. FARMER, husband and wife, individually, and the marital community of them composed, and ALL OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT, Defendants.

Case No. 12-2-02381-9 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 19th day of December, 2012, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled court, and answer the Complaint of the Plaintiff, Skagit State Bank, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for Plaintiff, Craig E. Cammock, of Skagit Law Group, PLLC, at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the Complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court.

The object of the action is for a judgment and to foreclose on a Deed of Trust on real property located in Skagit County, Washington including all claims of Defendants and “all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real estate,” which real property is commonly known as 32810 South Skagit Highway, Sedro-Woolley, Washington, NHN South Skagit Highway, SedroWoolley, Washington, and 32828 South Skagit Highway, SedroWoolley, Washington, and is legally described as follows: PARCEL “A”: Those portions of Lot 1 and Lot 2 and Lot 3 of Short Plat No. 161-79, as recorded in Volume 4 of Short Plats at page 57, under Auditor’s File No. 8003280008, records of Skagit County, Washington, lying Southerly and Westerly of the following described line: Beginning

• LEGAL NOTICE •

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, SKAGIT COUNTY Town of Concrete, Claimant, vs.

Earl A. Dyer III and Daphne W. Dyer, fka, Daphne W. Kullos, a marital community, Fremont Investment & Loan, U.S. Bank, N.A., Trutee relating to J.P. Morgan Mortgage Defendants.

Case No.: 12-2-02014-3 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION The State of Washington to the said: Earl A. Dyer, Daphne W. Dyer, fka, Daphne W. Kullos, and J.P. Morgan Mortgage.. You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 26th day of December, 2012, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the claimant the Town of Concrete, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff David L. Day, at his office below stated; and in case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which ahs been filed with the clerk of said court.

The object of this action is foreclosure of a municipal utility lien recorded on March 1, 2011 relating to the property described as: Lot 4, “CEDAR PARK PLAT,” as per plat recorded on June 5, 2002 under Auditor’s File No. 200206050104, records of Skagit County, Washington.

Situate in the County of Skagit, State of Washington.

Dated this 19th day of December, 2012.

David L. Day, WSBA #8361 Attorney for Plaintiffs, Published in La Conner Weekly News, December 26, 2012 and January 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2013.

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NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Dike District 9 and Drainage District 22 will meet on the second Monday of each month at 2 p.m.

Meetings are held at 2 p.m. Meetings are held at the home of Alan Mesman, 12609 Dodge Valley Rd., Mount Vernon, WA 98273.

Published in La Conner Weekly News, January 23, 2013.

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NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Commissioners will meet on the second Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. Meetings are held at the home of Gail Thulen, 12852 Dodge Valley Rd., Mount Vernon, WA 98273.

Published in La Conner Weekly News, January 23, 2013.

at the Northeast corner of Lot 3 of said Short Plat No. 161-79; thence South 00°44’58” West along the East line of said Lot 3, a distance of 286.50 feet; thence North 72°13’02” West, a distance of 489.79 feet to the East line of the West 30.00 feet of Lot 1 of said Short Plat No. 161-79; thence North 00°47’32” East parallel with the West line of said Lot 1, a distance of 79.94 feet to the Northeast corner of said West 30.00 feet and the terminal point of this line description. EXCEPT that portion of Short Plat No. 161-79 as recorded in Volume 4 of Short Plats, at page 57 under Auditor’s File No. 8003280008, records of Skagit County, Washington, described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Lot 1; thence North 00°47’32” East along the West line of said Lot 1, a distance of 299.09 feet; thence South 51°39’15” East, a distance of 46.33 feet; thence South 8°30’53” West, a distance of 273.34 feet to the point of beginning of this description. SUBJECT TO a well protection easement over, under and through that portion of a 100 foot diameter circle lying Southerly of the above described line, the center of said circle is described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence North 83°04’34” East along the North line of Lot 1 and Lot 2 of said Short Plat No. 161-79, a distance of 199.80 feet; thence South 6°55’26” East, a distance of 119.91 feet to an existing well and the center of said circle. TOGETHER WITH that portion of Government Lot 8, Section 21, Township 35 North, Range 6 East, W.M., described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Government Lot 8; thence North 00°47’32” East along the East line thereof, a distance of 299.10 feet to the point of beginning of this description; thence North 12°06’44” West, a distance of 221.21 feet to the South line of the South Skagit Highway; thence North 83°04’34” East along said South line, a distance of 49.85 feet to the East line of said Government Lot 8; thence South 00°47’32” West along the said East line, a distance of 222.31 feet to the point of beginning of this description. Situate in the County of Skagit, State of Washington.

PARCEL “B”: Those portions of Lot 1 and Lot 2 of Short Plat No. 16179 as recorded in Volume 4 of Short Plats at page 57, under Auditor’s File No. 8003280008, records of Skagit County, Washington, lying Northerly and Easterly of the following described line: Beginning at the Northeast corner of Lot 3 of said Short Plat No. 161-79; thence South 00°44’58” West along the East line of said Lot 3, a distance of 286.50 feet; thence North 72°13’02” West, a distance of 489.79 feet to the East line of the West 30.00 feet of Lot 1 of said Short Plat No. 16179; thence North 00°47’32” East parallel with the West line of said Lot 1, a distance of 79.94 feet to the Northeast corner of said West 30.00 feet and the terminal point of this line description. TOGETHER WITH a well protection easement over, under, and through that portion of a 100 foot diameter circle lying Southerly of the above described line, the center of said circle is described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence North 83°04’34” East along the North line of Lot 1 and Lot 2 of said Short Plat No. 161-79, a distance of 199.80 feet; thence South 6°55’26” East, a distance of 119.91 feet to an existing well and the center of said circle.

Situate in the County of Skagit, State of Washington. PARCEL “C”: That portion of Lot 3 of Short Plat No. 161-79 as recorded in Volume 4 of Short Plats, at page 57 under Auditor’s File No. 8003280008, records of Skagit County, Washington, lying Northerly of the following described line: Beginning at the Northeast corner of Lot 3 of said Short Plat No. 161-79; thence South 00°44’58” West along the East line of said Lot 3, a distance of 286.50 feet; thence North 72°13’02” West, a distance of 489.79 feet to the East line of the West 30.00 feet of Lot 1 of said Short Plat No. 161-79; thence North 00°47’36” East parallel with the West line of said Lot 1, a distance of 79.94 feet to the Northeast corner of said West 30.00 feet and the terminal point of this line description. Situate in the County of Skagit, State of Washington.

DATED this 10th day of December, 2012.

SKAGIT LAW GROUP, PLLC /s/ Craig E. Cammock, WSBA #24185 Attorney for Plaintiff 227 Freeway Drive, Suite B P.O. Box 336 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Telephone: (360) 336-1000 Facsimile: (360) 336-6690 Published in La Conner Weekly News, December 19, 26, 2012 and January 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2013.

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Ish River Poets

By Ron Shrigley Coming to La Conner in May 2014 is the nationally famous Skagit River Poetry Festival. But you do not have to wait a year and a half to enjoy the excitement of verse.

Just days from now, on Sunday, Feb. 3, in the La Conner Civic Garden Club building on Second Street, the Ish River Poets’ Circle will host the return of the “old guard.”

Poets Tim McNulty, Finn Wilcox and Michael Daley have known and have read together for 30 years. Poet Holly Hughes has been associated with the group for past 10 years.

Come join us to listen to and interact with some of La Conner’s truly favorite poets.

The afternoon gathering will begin at 3 p.m. with poem swapping among good friends in the best tradition of Robert Sund’s poets’ circle of the 1980s.

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They were married at the United Methodist Church in Clifford, Pennsylvania during a blizzard on January 11, 1958.

Phyllis remembers being shocked when she stepped inside the church to find so many people had come out in such weather — the church was so full there were even people standing in the back.

During their 55 years, this couple was on the move, beginning with 20 years of service in the U. S. Navy. During their service career, they lived in two different countries and 10 different states — generally, more than one time in each state.

Their first three children, Shelley Lane, Bob, and Debbie Grant, were born in New York, Pennsylvania and Scotland, respectively.

The family made the move west from Pennsylvania in 1967, and Bob was assigned as the Navy Recruiter in Mount Vernon, eventually receiving the Recruiter of the Year award for this region in 1969. Their fourth child, Jim, was born in Mount Vernon that same year.

During Bob’s tours of duty in Vietnam, Phyllis and the family were surrounded and supported

by dear friends here in La Conner, whose friendships they still treasure today.

In La Conner, Phyllis worked at the Jennings Yarn Shop, volunteered as a leader in Camp Fire, 4-H, at the school, and as one of the neighborhood moms who raised each other’s kids as their own. When he returned from overseas, Bob volunteered with the La Conner Fire Department and also as a Boy Scout leader, Little League coach, and enjoyed hunting with his friends each year.

When they retired from the U.S. Navy, the Hunts moved back to La Conner after a short stint in California, and worked another 20 years in the U.S. Postal Service in North Seattle.

The Hunts have lived in Lynnwood for the past 36 years.

When not spending time with family, the Hunts have always enjoyed hopping in the car and enjoying the beauty of this area.

They can be found at the viewing station at elk feeding time in Eastern Washington, on any U.S. Forest Service road in the mountains if it leads to a creek to put their feet in, out along the coast with the open sea to greet Washingtonians love cats them, or most certainly at any The American Veterinary cafe or restaurant within a 500- Medical Association recently mile radius of their home that released its U.S. Pet Ownership serves fresh pie. & Demographics Sourcebook, and Washington ranks fifth for cat ownership, with 39 percent of households owning a cat.

3/50 PROJECT Overall, Washington was sixth Pick 3. Spend $50. Save in pet ownership. your local economy. That is The survey is conducted by the message of the 3/50 project the veterinary association every founded in 2009 by Cinda Baxter. five years and always includes Saving the brick and mortars our a breakdown of pet ownership nation is built on is the goal. 3- by state. The most recent survey What three independently owned was conducted in 2012. businesses would you miss if “This report reveals a they disappeared? Stop in. Say tremendous amount of hello. Pick up something that information about pets and brings a smile. Your purchases their owners across the country are what keeps those businesses — what’s constant and what around. 50-If half the employed has changed. One of the most population spent $50 each month important parameters that we in locally owned, independent look at is how well pet owners businesses, it would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue. Imagine the positive impact if ¾ of the employed population did that. For every $100 spent in locally owned, independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and other expenditures.

If you spend that in a national chain, only $43 stays here.

Spend it online and nothing comes home.

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BUSINESS BUZZ

By Marci Plank

Postal & Business Center

Please join me in welcoming a new business that just opened in La Conner and the owner Lucy Kelly.

The catalyst that made up Lucy’s mind to open Tillinghast Postal & Business Center started with a purchase Lucy made, her need to return that purchase via UPS, and the required 25minute drive into Burlington to do so. It didn’t take Lucy long to know that she’d found her new opportunity. She offers somewhere to purchase postage and mail items on the weekend, get things laminated, get passport photos, a secure shredding center, key making, quick-printing and a business center wireless internet and printing capabilities.

Today, you’ll find Lucy and her staff busy behind the counter selling office supplies, packing and shipping everything from the smallest piece of jewelry to most-fragile large artwork or printing and binding business and school reports. In the Tillinghast building at 623 Morris St. Open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on weekends from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (466-0474).

Help the Braves band

The La Conner High School band is planning a trip that will enrich and reward the students who work so hard making music every day. Their goal is to raise $10,000 by next spring and enter the Music in the Parks Festival at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The visit will include performances on-stage, clinics with some of the best musicians in the country and a competition that will compare La Conner to other similar high school bands across the nation. A donation of any amount is greatly appreciated and also can be used as a tax write-off. Please contact band leader Brian Fraser at 466-3173 or email bfraser@lc.k12.wa.us if you would like to make a donation.

Free duct sealing

Puget Sound Energy is offering residents of manufactured homes in Skagit County up to $500 worth of energy efficiency upgrades for free. The upgrades would include sealing leaky ductwork, which can save the home owner up to 30 percent on their energy bills.

Typically four out of five manufactured homes have leaky heating and cooling systems.

Puget Sound Energy estimates that there are more than 4,100 manufactured homes in Skagit County who are eligible for the free service.

Puget Sound Electric has teamed up with energy specialist UCONS, LLC to install the free energy-efficient upgrades. A certified specialist will seal the ductwork, as well as provide free on-site installation of ENERGY STAR® qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs in highuse areas such as kitchens, living rooms and bedrooms. Customers will also receive air filter replacements and an energyefficient showerhead.

UCONS representatives will be going door to door in manufactured home neighborhoods, with flyers to discuss the service with Puget Sound Energy customers.

Customers can also request the service by calling UCONS at 1800-828-8440.

Olive trees can attain a great age.

Some in the eastern Mediterranean are estimated to be over 2,000 years old. They grow to a height of 20 to 40 feet and begin to bear fruit between 4 and 8 years old. It takes a ton of olives to produce about 50 gallons of oil.

are doing at keeping their pets healthy,” says Dr. Douglas G. Aspros, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

“Unfortunately, the report reveals that fewer dogs and cats are seeing the veterinarian regularly, and that’s something that the American Veterinary Medical Association and every other companion animal veterinarian are concerned about.

Pet owners across the country need to remember to bring their pets into the veterinarian — at least once a year — to maintain optimal health.”

Tsunami debris cleanup

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, is pushing legislation that would provide federal funding to Pacific Coast states that are dealing with the marine debris stemming from the March 2011 Japanese tsunami.

“Marine debris is a costly problem that puts seafarers and ecosystems at risk in coastal communities across the country,” Larsen said. “Pacific states like Washington need more support as they struggle to deal with the huge volume of Japanese tsunami marine debris washing up on our shores.

Larsen introduced an amendment to a disaster relief funding bill that Congress is considering this week. The amendment would let the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have greater discretion over marine debris cleanup funds currently earmarked for Superstorm Sandy.

“Just last month an entire Japanese dock washed up on the Washington state coast,” Larsen said. “Our state and local governments do not have the resources to deal with this problem, which can cost as much as $4,300 per ton of debris that comes ashore. My amendment will help Pacific states protect their communities and clean up the mess that the tsunami left behind.”

The amendment is cosponsored

by Reps. Madeleine Bordallo, DGuam, and Jared Huffman, D-

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found the highly intoxicated 31Friday Jan. 18 year-old man, and he was arrested 12:52 p.m.: Suspicious order on an outstanding warrant for – A La Conner business received theft. a large internet order that seemed suspicious. The store owner took Thursday Jan. 17 9:39 a.m.: Blow-out – Officers the time to verify the information responding to a call for a motor provided and found this was vehicle accident on Fir Island a fraudulent transaction. The Road near Conway were relieved credit card information did not to find that the driver had just had match the shipping address. Due a tire blow-out and everything to good work by the store owner, was fine. A friend was helping this crook did not get away with the scam. him tow the vehicle.

1:17 p.m.: Crazy driving 4:17 p.m.: Hit and run – Deputies are investigating a hit – Deputies received a report and run accident, after an elderly of an erratically driven vehicle female driver reportedly struck traveling on Chilberg Road east the exterior of a business in the of the La Conner roundabout.

700 block of Morris Street in La Sunday Jan. 20 Conner and then left the scene 9:52 p.m.: Intoxicated driver of the accident. Officers are – Someone reported a drunk attempting to locate the driver. driver leaving a Conway tavern.

9:26 p.m.: Armed guards 9:52 p.m.: Hang-up – A 911 – Burlington Northern Railroad hang-up call was determined to advised deputies that the crossing be a medical problem, and medics arm guard at the railroad crossing were dispatched to a house on in Conway was malfunctioning Maple Avenue in La Conner. and could be a traffic hazard.

Monday Jan. 21

6:46 a.m.: Bad connection – Reports of a 17-year-old La Conner resident making threats over the internet to an online acquaintance in Tennessee.

8:13 a.m.: Road block – Traffic on Chilberg Road just east of La Conner had to be rerouted onto Dodge Valley Road for approximately two hours. A commercial truck ended up in the ditch when the driver failed to negotiate the sharp curve on Chilberg Road. The roadways were exceptionally dangerous due to freezing fog on the pavement.

8:53 a.m.: Phone harassment – Deputies are investigating a phone harassment incident after a 37-year-old La Conner woman reported she had received inappropriate text messages from an acquaintance she had met recently. In the state of Washington, phone harassment is a crime, and punishable as such.

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