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The tragic downfall of the floating light

By Maria Matson Remember that blinking yellow light hovering over the intersection of Maple Avenue and Caledonia Street?

It met an unceremonious demise on Tuesday, Sept. 13, when it was knocked down by an over-height vehicle.

As mysterious as its purpose, the origins of the flashing beacon called for investigative journalism.

Brian Lease, La Conner’s Public Works director, said the amber light had been there as long as he could remember — and he’s worked here for over 19 years.

He said the town changed the light bulb now and then when it burned out. One guess of his as to why it was installed was that it was to aid traffic when the Rainbow Bridge was built in the 1950s.

In trying to track down the light’s history, Forrest Jones from Skagit County Public Works THIS ONE! – Looks like Riley Paine, 5, of Mount Vernon picked her favorite pumpkin at Christianson’s Nursery on Saturday, where Department checked through the annual giant pumpkin contest was held. This year’s top $1,000 prize went to Dick and Ria Kilburn of Anacortes. Dick said he their road history files and came used compost from the La Conner’s Wastewater Treatment Plant to grow his 1,145-pound pumpkin, which is not the one Riley tried up blank.

– Photo by Don Coyote

to get her arms around.

Town Administrator John Doyle also didn’t have information on when or why the light was originally installed.

And former Mayor Bud Moore? No idea.

Anything at Skagit County Historical Museum? Nope.

Mayor Ramon Hayes says the potentially 30- to 40-year-old light, while not a traffic-control device, did serve a purpose in reminding people to slow down.

He speculated that it may have been installed as a caution symbol in lieu of a speed bump.

“There’s no bringing it back,” Hayes said. It was damaged beyond repair.

Then just about everyone this newspaper contacted had their curiosity piqued and called Lease for more information about the light — while Lease was trying to work on his first day back from vacation.

Mayor Hayes said replacing the light will be up to the Town Council, which will discuss it at their next meeting.

Meanwhile, goodbye, mysterious light.

Farm festival this weekend When the first weekend in October rolls around, it’s time for the Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms.

That means lots of family fun, much of it right here in the La Conner area. This year 13 farms will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

A map and details on every participating farm can be found online at www. festivaloffamilyfarms.com.

Cattle ranches, a shellfish farm, orchards and more are on the tour.

In La Conner, Hedlin Family Farm will have enough going on to keep the little ones entertained all day. There will be pony rides, live music and food. Hedlin

Farm also sponsors the annual veggie racing competition — this is where kids make mini-go carts out of squash, turnips and other edibles and see whose creation rolls the fastest.

Also close to town, at La Conner Flats, there will be cider making — and sampling. Gordon Skagit Farm has the corn maze and haunted room; Samish River Dairy in Bow has a petting zoo; and Schuh Farms on Memorial Highway the tractor-pulled barrel train kids love to ride in.

At many of the participating farms, it will also be possible to purchase lunch and snacks.

Check each farm’s listing on the website to see what food fare is available.

By Ollie Iversen While watching Tom Jay put the finishing paint touches on our wonderful fish sculpture, it seemed Tom was looking him right in the eye and saying, “Time to move this along, as the entire town is waiting.”

Tom has been working these past many days getting the sculpture ready to paint, and now with the painting started, we are close to seeing the finished piece.

With a bit more color, some paint finish work on the inside, and a final sealer coat, he will be close to finished.

And wait until you see the colors. With the heavy red tones over silver, yellow, white, black and gray, the fish has become a

mature adult male king salmon charging up the Skagit River to spawn. With fierce-looking determination, he appears to be able to swim and jump over any obstacle to reach his goal, home.

He truly is “Home Run King,” which is the name the artist has named his creation.

Take a moment swing by, enjoy your park’s beginnings and see the how the fish has developed, because soon we will be able to enjoy this wonderful sculpture/slide at our park, with a place to sit under the Rainbow Bridge, picnicking and enjoy our families along the channel.

The writer is a member of the La Conner Park Commission

Giant salmon takes on life-like color

LEGO ENGINEERS – One of the fun things kids get to do at the La Conner Boys & Girls Club is make creations out of Legos. Here from left are Landon Ruzicka, Max Moore, Kannon Burnside, Liz Klenke, Carter Latting, and Nathan Haley.

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Boys & Girls Club looking to grow

By Maria Matson The county’s smallest Boys & Girls Club is striving to increase student involvement in order to ensure the club will remain open.

So far, this new school year has been off to a good start for the La Conner Boys & Girls Club.

Several staff and students took a week-long college-touring trip, funding for this year is secured, last year’s new director is still enjoying the job and student membership is expected to go up in the near future.

The staff of four works daily to keep the kids entertained, engaged and learning though various programs, such as the homework-focused “Power Hour,” the “Triple Play” for physical health, and leadership options in the “Torch Club” and “Junior Staff.”

“We have a super active club, so we try to get them outside as much as possible,” Emily Chappel, program coordinator, said. She has worked at the club for about a year, hired at the same time as club Director KJ Evans.

“There are some programs that will impact the kids’ lives more in the long run, so I prefer to do those, like a mentoring program FISH FEATURES – The giant salmon at the Conner Waterfront or the ‘Passport to Manhood’ or Park in La Conner was given the distinctive markings of an adult ‘SMART Girls,’” Evans said, “so male king salmon at the hands of artist Tom Jay. they can learn people-skills.”

– Photo by Ollie Iversen

Evans has the critical job of choosing which programs the club uses, in addition to the standard core ones, selected from the collection of options provided by the national Boys & Girls Club. He focuses on programs that will get the students ready for the real world, he said.

“The club is by no means a childcare,” he said — they aim to build up the students’ skills and give them the mindset to be successful in the future. “We are an after-school program, providing them programs and activities to keep them busy and on task...and we aim to inspire all youth, especially the ones that need it the most.”

In their free time on a typical day, the kids play both indoors and outdoors, build Lego structures and compete in air hockey as they follow the schedule outlined on a whiteboard near the entrance.

The kids call for the staff and “KJ” in a chorus, as leaders keep the various programs moving and running smoothly while playing some beach ball toss on the side with the kids. Evans keeps the students on track with his booming indoor voice, letting them know when it’s “homework time” or when to switch activities.

Recently students finished auditions for a club play, which was a successful community

activity last year, Evans said.

“I’m excited to see the leaps we’ll make and the bonds that’ll form,” he said about the upcoming year.

In general, there are two main concerns for the La Conner Club: finances and student involvement. Both Evans and Chappel adamantly say their goal for the club is to increase student membership and average visits. The numbers are critical, because if student participation is too low, the club could be shut down or restructured from its current form.

“We’ve seen a little decline in overall membership. La Conner’s almost at that bubble of not needing a full-time club,” Ron McHenry, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Skagit County, said. He says there may be a day when they’ve got to say, “Hey, maybe it’s time for a different type of solution for La Conner, because not enough kids need the type of services that we offer.”

Alternatives could include a childcare program, serving the elementary only, or implementing services through a partnership with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.

How low is too low for student involvement? McHenry says seeing 25 to 30 kids a day is

pushing it, and if it dipped to 20, the club would have to close. At that point, there are logistical problems, plus financial and even safety problems that come up, he said. But he said he doesn’t see this happening in the next two or three years.

Currently, the numbers are not tallied for this year, but Evans said they are expecting “high 50s to mid-60s,” which is around the range they got last year.

“We definitely don’t want to leave people high and dry, we will work with the community to find a solution,” McHenry said, noting that the club plays an important role here. “But clubs are not end-all of solutions.”

Each year, the club has to receive enough funding to pay for the next school year, or it will be forced to close its doors.

McHenry said about a third of the club’s funding comes from the La Conner community, and the remaining amount comes from the Mount Vernon administration through grants and donations.

The La Conner club, which is housed in a school district building, has been here 17 years.

It was formed in 1999, according to the Skagit Boys and Girls Club website, and was the second club formed after the Cascade Mall club that later moved to Mount Vernon.

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Tribal sovereignty

Re: The tribe without federal oversight I am totally in favor of that general idea. Everyone would benefit.

The Tribe shall own its lands, at least the lands in the original treaty, not all subsequent lands necessarily.

The Tribe then would be a regular, not a special, U.S. Corporation.

Advantages to all: There will no longer be any difference in citizenship as there is now.

No supervision of the Tribal Corporation other than U.S. Corporate law. Criminal law will no longer be separately handled as now. Civil law will be no longer separately handled as now.

There would no longer be a Federal handout of money to supplement the tribe. I think right now its total is $1.7 million per year.

All properties will pay the same Federal and State taxes on an equitable basis. Citizenship has costs for individuals.

Corporations have costs and taxes collectively.

Perhaps the Tribe sees a new government forming in Washington D.C., one that will award corporations and try to level the playing field for them by reducing the Corp. Tax rate to 15 percent. Is that the motivation?

I don’t know any of the specifics about this, but it is not too hard to have some good suppositions as to how things could be more equitable for Indian and nonIndian alike. We will be equal finally. We will pay our fair share at the same tax rates. We will be treated the same under U.S. and State law, etc.

George D. Conger La Conner

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Nuggets from Norway Inheritance‌

By Mickey Bambrick Many inheritance laws in Norway date back to Viking times. They are sacred and often seem impossible to change, but updates are coming.

A huge issue with inheritance has to do with family farms.

Traditionally, the farm always went to the eldest son, or married daughter, if there were no sons, and the younger siblings just flat out got nothing.

There were no property taxes in Norway, so inheriting a chunk of land with many buildings wasn’t a burden, but there was a 10 percent inheritance tax that sometimes posed a problem, so they got rid of that a few years ago.

Things are always changing in Norway, and now there is property tax, albeit very small, and siblings now get a portion of the assets. The oldest sibling is still designated as the new farm owner, but they have to be able to cash out some percentage to the siblings if they want to keep the farm, as the farm cannot be divided up.

Another big issue now being worked through with the politicians is what to do with “partners� — those couples not legally married but living together. In the past, they got nothing, but now they want to treat them as a legal spouse, even if they never married, as marriage in Norway is quickly going by the wayside.

Even a spouse is only allowed to inherit one fourth of the deceased assets, including the house they lived in. Only the children, who divide up the remaining threefourths of the assets, have the power to agree their parent, or step-parent, as it may be, may continue to live in the house. If they want the money, they can force the sale on the house, since they are the majority owners.

A law that can’t be ignored is that no one is allowed to completely disinherit their children or spouse. The law strictly governs who gets what, so very few people even have a will, since it wouldn’t make much difference in the end, but there are a few reasons people have them.

Since children are each guaranteed up to a million kroner — about $125,000 with today’s exchange rate — if there is that much money in the estate, a will can spell out that a wayward or unfavored child can receive no more than that. If the deceased is wealthy, the other children split their remaining three-fourths of the estate, but no one can deny a child the guaranteed inheritance amount.

Norway does not have community property. Everyone owns their own assets. It’s uncommon to own things jointly, so each person’s assets are distributed according to their survivors. If they have no spouse or children, their money goes to their next of kin — even if it’s a cousin that might have moved to

America 50 years ago — because if they don’t find some surviving relative, the government takes it all. Nice backup plan.

An elderly woman we know has been living with her man for over 30 years. They were both widowed and had children from previous marriages. She has significantly more assets than he has.

They figured it wouldn’t be fair to her children if they got married because her kids would lose onefourth of their inheritance, so they traveled to the Canary Islands, found an empty church up in the mountains and exchanged vows and rings in the sight of God. They wanted Him to be part of their relationship, but because of Norway’s inheritance laws, they needed to keep the laws of their land out of it. But that, too, might now change.

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WILMA “KRISS� RAY MORRIS 1919-2016 Wilma “Kriss� Ray Morris of La Conner died at home just five days shy of her 97th birthday on Friday, September 16 with family members close by her side.

She was born in her North Bend, Oregon, family home on September 21, 1919 to William and Kerstine Olson, both of whom immigrated from Sweden.

Before relocating to the La Conner area in 2013, she was a resident at Cristwood Senior Living Community in Shoreline and prior to that a longtime resident in the Blue Ridge community in north Seattle.

During World War II, she worked for Western Union telegraphing information to trains sending soldiers and supplies to the Pacific and Asia. She married Robert Ray in 1944, and after the war they moved to Seattle and started their family.

During her years as a wife and mother, she volunteered for many causes, most notably, the Washington chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI, tirelessly working to bring awareness to many public and private agencies about the devastating challenges which affect families touched by mental illnesses.

Personally, Kriss was deeply concerned about eating healthy and nutritious foods, a lifelong quality, which had been instilled in her by her father, and she was always happy to pass her knowledge on to anyone she believed could benefit from a little less “junk food.�

She had a variety of talents and interests, which she also generously shared with her many friends and extended family.

She enjoyed making others laugh, teaching and practicing

ballet, painting and creating fine arts pieces and playing music.

She was a gifted organist and pianist, happy to demonstrate her enduring musical talents wherever she could, right up to the last few days of her life.

She taught exercise classes at Nathan Hale High School in the 70s and again at the Blue Ridge Clubhouse in the 80s. She was also an avid gardener, and according to some incredulous neighbor reports, she was climbing and pruning her trees when she was well into her 80’s, much to their dismay when they found out how old she really was.

Kriss was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Robert L. Ray; second husband, James Morris; her sister, Helen East; her brother, Manfred Olson; and her sister, Anne Marie Curtis.

She is survived by her sons, Calvin D. Ray and his wife, Renae of Spokane; William R. Ray and his wife, Marta of Port Ludlow; daughters Kristine “Kriss� A. Hasslinger and her husband, Richard of La Connor; and Karen M. Ray of Seattle.

Kriss also has four adoring grandchildren: David Hasslinger and his wife, Ashleigh of Kirkland; Steve Hasslinger of Woodinville; Robert Hasslinger of Seattle; and Robert “Bobby�

Ray of Portland. She also has two wonderful great-grandchildren, Davis and Lola Hasslinger, and several nephews and nieces who will miss her enjoyable and generous spirit.

A graveside service will be held at Acacia Memorial Cemetery in Seattle at 11 a.m. on October 3, followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to NAMI of Western Washington.

Her family would like to thank all the wonderful caregivers, who went above and beyond the call to duty to provide the best care for Mom these last few months.

Having her at home this last year would not have been possible without you, and we thank you all for sharing your amazing skills and efforts on her behalf. We also would like to thank all the wonderful firefighters and EMTs that serve our local community for their professional and kind assistance when we put in the call because mom needed a little extra help from time to time.

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Haynes designed one of the first American automobiles, the Haynes “Pioneer.â€? The buggy was an 820-pound, push-start vehicle with chain drive, a steering tiller and 28-inch bicycle wheels. • On Oct. 15, 1930, legendary composer and bandleader Duke Ellington records his first big hit, “Mood Indigo.â€? Ellington claimed he wrote the song in 15 minutes, but its actual genesis was a melody by clarinetists Barney Bigard and Lorenzo Tio, Jr. called “Dreamy Blues.â€? • On Oct. 12, 1945, PFC Desmond T. Doss of Lynchburg, Virginia, is presented the Congressional Medal of Honor for outstanding bravery as a medical corpsman. Doss was the first conscientious objector to receive America’s highest military award. • On Oct. 16, 1964, The People’s Republic of China conducts a successful nuclear test, becoming the fifth nation with atomic bomb capability. China joined the U.S., the Soviet Union, Great Britain and France in the exclusive nuclear club. • On Oct. 10, 1985, the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro reaches an end when U.S. Navy F-14 fighters intercept an Egyptian airliner attempting to fly the Palestinian hijackers to freedom. Four Palestinian terrorists had hijacked the ship three days earlier, killing an elderly Jewish American passenger and taking hundreds more hostage. • On Oct. 13, 1999, the Colorado grand jury investigating the murder of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey is dismissed, and the Boulder County district attorney announces no indictments will be made due to insufficient evidence. The murder remains unsolved. • On Oct. 11, 2002, former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts.â€? Carter, a peanut farmer from Georgia, served one term as U.S. president between 1977 and 1981.

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LIBRARY NOTES

Last Week’s Answers (9/21/16) Last Week’s Answers 9/21/16

By Joy Neal Mark your calendar: October 6, 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Theatre.

There will be a free showing of the documentary film “He Named Me Malala.� This film tells the remarkable true story of Malala Yousafzai, who was attacked by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan for advocating girls’ education. We still have a few copies of her biography, “I am Malala,� which you can pick up at the library.

Join Skagit Reads by attending this and other programs around Skagit County.

When you come by the library, be sure to check out the new book shelf for the latest additions to our collection. Here are a few non-fiction titles you might enjoy.

A Little Thing Called Life by Linda Thompson: Linda opens up, telling the full story of her life. From her humble beginnings in Memphis to her nearly fiveyear relationship with Elvis, she offers a window into their life together. Her account presents a look at Elvis’s twin demons — drug abuse and infidelity — forces he battled throughout their time together that would eventually end their relationship just eight months before his death. In the aftermath, Linda found what she believed was her true love, Olympic gold medalwinner Bruce Jenner. Detailing her marriage to Bruce, Linda reveals the apparently perfect life that they built with their two young sons. Then Bruce changed everything with a secret he’d been carrying his entire life. Her search for love next lead her to music producer and musician David Foster, a relationship that lasted for 19 tumultuous years, resulting in a bond that spurred her songwriting career to new heights but also tested her like never before. The Perfect Horse by Elizabeth Letts: In the last days of World War II, a small troop of American soldiers captures

a German spy and makes an astonishing find — his briefcase is full of photos of beautiful white horses that have been stolen and kept on a secret farm. Hitler has stockpiled the world’s finest purebreds. But with the starving Russian army closing in, the animals are in imminent danger of being slaughtered for food.

With only hours to spare, one of the Army’s last great cavalrymen, American colonel Hank Reed, makes a bold decision — with General George Patton’s blessing — to mount a covert rescue operation. Racing against time, Reed’s small but determined force of soldiers, aided by several turncoat Germans, steals across enemy lines in a last-ditch effort to save the horses.

The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer

by Kate Summerscale: In the summer of 1895, Robert Coombes, age 13, and his brother Nattie, age 12, were seen spending money lavishly around East London. The boys told neighbors they had been left home alone while their mother visited family, but their aunt was suspicious. When she eventually forced the brothers to open the house, she found the badly decomposed body of their mother in a bedroom upstairs. Robert confessed to having stabbed his mother, but his lawyers argued that he was insane. The court heard testimony about Robert’s severe headaches, his fascination with violent criminals and his passion for “penny dreadfuls,� the pulp fiction of the day. Neither the prosecution nor the defense could find a motive. The judge sentenced the 13-year-old to detention in Broadmoor, the most infamous criminal lunatic asylum in the land. Yet Broadmoor turned out to be the beginning of a new life for Robert — one that would have profoundly shocked anyone who thought they understood the Wicked Boy.

Ferdinand the Bull

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One of my favorite childhood books was “Ferdinand the Bull.� In addition to the book published by Dell, I have a “Fierce Ferdinand the Bull� windup toy and a 78-rpm record with original sleeve featuring the famous cartoon bull.

Is there any value to these items? — Frank, Paradise Valley, Arizona Ferdinand was introduced in the 1936 Munro Leaf book with illustrations by Robert Lawson. The book and the character became immediate hits. The Ferdinand the Bull cartoon debuted just before the Christmas season of 1938.

The story focuses on Ferdinand, a bull who was content to sit peacefully in a field and sniff the flowers. When he is stung by a bee he goes into a conniption fit and is mistaken for a fighting bull. He is immediately transferred to a bullring, but when he refuses to fight, he is taken back to his field of flowers. A film short appeared in 1938 and won an Academy Award for Best Cartoon of that year.

Dozens of items were issued throughout the 1940s and ‘50s, including your book, which is valued in the $100-$375 range; your record from 1950, $5-$15; and the windup toy, also from about 1950, worth in the $50-$200 range (with original box, $150-$450).

I grew up on a ranch and our family bull was named Richard. My granddad

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took a picture of me when I was about 3 years old sitting on Richard’s back.

Obviously our Richard was rather peaceful, and I suspect a close cousin of Ferdinand. *** I purchased an old treadle sewing machine at auction that is only identified as being a “Domestic.� I can’t find anything about the company. Can you help me? — Steve, Davenport, Iowa The Domestic Sewing Machine Company was founded in Norwalk, Ohio, in 1869. It continued until the early 1920s when it was acquired by the White Sewing Machine Company. *** I have a pair of sunglasses with “Reagan ‘84� on them, obviously a campaign item. Do these glasses have any value, and are they collectible? — Levetta, Albuquerque, New Mexico I suspect your sunglasses would retail for about $20. Most political items are collectible.

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Keep it Simple A creative approach to a balanced life.

By Kate Morgan

Every other day I want to quit the business I’m trying to begin. It feels hard, complicated, and is not yet generating any money. But I have also felt for decades that I am supposed to be doing this kind of work, so I don’t want to quit just yet. How do I decide what to do before going into bankruptcy or depression?

If you have “felt for decades� that you are supposed to do this kind of work, then it is my personal experience that sticking with it will eventually generate rewards. Feeling something so deeply is a sign that you’re on the right path for you. If you were meant to quit, you would’ve done so already. You wouldn’t still be spending time, money and resources if you were supposed to be doing something else. You already have the answer; you may just not like the answer because it is the more challenging path.

Consider this: jot down all the reasons that quitting will be the best option. Brainstorm to the best of your ability. Get it all out.

Then as you read over your list, tap into how you feel. Do you feel elated with the possibility of quitting and doing something new? Do you feel tension anywhere? Heartache? Elation?

Now, do the opposite. Jot down all the reasons that staying in your business will be the better scenario. Brainstorm and get it all out. Then tap into how you feel. Which option gave you the best feeling? Do not think about the options, but feel them.

My guess is that sticking with your business will win, but if not, then you have new information to take into your future. The rest is up to you.

The writer is a life coach in La Conner and welcomes reader questions or comments.

Contact her by email at katemorgangrace@gmail.com.

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PAGE 4 • LA CONNER WEEKLY NEWS • SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

La Conner High netters breeze past Lady Hurricanes

SPORTS

Bill Reynolds When facing Mount Vernon Christian, it’s usually a case of La Conner High’s volleyball team having to weather the storm.

But not this time around.

La Conner swept the Lady Hurricanes in a blowout last Tuesday, then crushed Concrete in similar fashion two nights later to remain undefeated in conference play.

The Lady Braves routed Mount Vernon Christian 25-4, 25-8, 258 behind a strong service game.

Our serving was tough for them to handle,” La Conner head coach Suzanne Marble said of the Lady Hurricanes afterward.

“Mount Vernon Christian really couldn’t get anything going because of it.”

The victors recorded 19 service aces, eight by Aubrey Swigert, who was 18 of 19 from behind the stripe.

It was a similar story at Concrete, where La Conner prevailed 25-8, 25-10, 25-8.

Swigert delivered a half dozen aces against the Lady Lions.

Lindsay Lowry and Ashley Watkins chipped in four aces apiece, while freshman Joanie Benson added another three.

For Benson, it was part of what statistically was a flawless contest. She was 18 of 18 serving, three for three on serve receive, five of five digging, and six for six hitting with three kills.

“Joanie played an all-around great match for us,” said Marble.

“I guess you could say she played a perfect match. It was great to see her play with confidence.”

That confidence was infectious.

Her sister, Justine, ignited a potent La Conner attack with 26 assists. Lowry and Swigert were prime beneficiaries, dialing up 10 kills each. Watkins contributed four more.

Defensively, Sage Burgmeier extended rallies with 11 digs.

Against Mount Vernon

Christian, Justine Benson assisted 12 times. Her passing set up Matty Lagerwey on seven kills and Lowry for five.

Marble praised her entire roster for the twin 3-0 triumphs.

Biruktawit Hasenbalg earned special kudos.

“She was a real spark off the bench for us in the Mount Vernon Christian match,” Marble said of Hasenbalg. “She ended up with five aces.”

Marble used the week to expand roles and develop depth as La Conner prepped for Tuesday’s late match at 4A Woodinville and tomorrow’s, Thursday’s, 4:30 p.m. home date with Friday Harbor.

“It was a great opportunity,” she said, “to try a few new things.”

All of which added up to some very familiar results for the Lady Braves, who traveled to Woodinville sporting a 6-0 ledger in match play.

ENERGY – Kids are kept busy and on the move after school at the Boys & Girls Club in La Conner.

Engaged in a game of kick ball here from left are club kids Ray Baker, Kyle Finlan, Tommy Murdock, Spencer Medeiros and Isic Hoyt, who just kicked the ball.

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Braves blast Concrete to remain unbeaten

LA CONNER 38 8 6 8 -- 60 CONCRETE 0 0 0 0 -- 0 LA CONNER STAT LEADERS RUSHING: Luna 5/119-YDS, 2 TDS Casey 3/33-YDS, 1 TD Rasler 3/31-YDS, 1 TD Adams 4/26-YDS Murdock 2/12-YDS, 1 TD Lewis 1/6-YDS PASSING: Luna 6-10-75-YDS, 2 TDS RECEIVING: Johnson 3/32-YDS, 1 TD Rasler 1/29-YDS, 1 TD Williams 1/5-YDS TEAM RUSHING 234 TEAM PASSING 75 TEAM TOTAL 309

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PERKY KIDS – The Braves aren’t alone having a ball on Friday nights. It’s a fun time of the week for the Green Gators, as well. The local youth soccer team, sponsored by Country Grounds Coffee and comprised of players ages five and six, plays Fridays at 5:30 p.m. through Oct. 21. Shown in the above action are Ryan Reynolds, son of coach Brad Reynolds, and teammates Macy Bowles and Karlie Edwards. The fourth team member is Lexi Burks, who missed last week’s game due to illness. But her parents, Country Grounds Coffee owners Gordon and Char Burks, are already brewing up the game plan for this Friday’s match.

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A defender should always think in terms of how many tricks his side needs to set the contract. This becomes his goal for that hand, and if he absent-mindedly loses sight of it, disaster might soon follow.

Consider this deal where West led a spade against four hearts. Dummy’s king took the trick, and declarer led a low trump to his hand, to which East followed low.

South won with the queen and cashed the ace of spades, discarding a diamond from dummy. He then

conceded a trump to East’s ace, but the defenders could no longer collect more than a diamond and a club, so declarer made the contract.

It is easy to see that if East had gone up with his ace on the first heart lead from dummy and returned a diamond, South would have gone down one.

The question, therefore, is whether East should have made this play without having seen all four hands.

The answer lies in the principle set forth above. As soon as dummy appears, East should ask himself how and where his side might get the four tricks needed to defeat the contract.

He can reasonably count on a club trick and a trump trick, but his only real chance of stopping the contract lies in the hope that his partner can score two diamond tricks.

The trouble with playing low on the first heart lead is that it allows declarer to get to his hand and discard a diamond from dummy on the ace of spades (South is marked with the spade ace, since West would not underlead an ace at trick one.)

East should therefore rise with the heart ace at trick two and shift to a diamond as the one and only chance to set the contract. In doing so, he abandons the usual practice of “second hand low” because the circumstances indicate that in this case it is the wrong thing to do.

La Conner next takes a break from the usual grind to entertain Orcas in a Friday, Sept. 30 eightman clash set for 5:30 p.m. at Whittaker Field.

Due to a thin roster this fall, Orcas is playing an eight-man schedule and forfeiting its NW2B dates.

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A STITCH IN TIME

end zone. The ensuing two-point conversion extended the Braves’ advantage to 30-0.

When Luna scampered 36 yards for a touchdown, then added the deuce, La Conner found itself ahead 38-0.

And the second quarter had yet to begin.

When it did, things didn’t improve much for the host Lions.

Rasler capped a short La Conner scoring march with a 13yard burst. That coupled with an Arjuna Adams PAT run, gave the Braves a 46-0 halftime cushion.

Trey Casey’s 21-yard touchdown run in the third period and a 35-yard Luna fourth quarter jaunt and two-point dash mercifully closed out the scoring.

“Our kids are playing at such an unbelievably high level right now,” Voorhees said of the Braves, who have outscored their foes by a combined 224-20 thus far this season.

There was no drop-off when Voorhees and his staff inserted reserves and younger players into the game.

“Our goal,” Voorhees insisted, “is still to get better each and every time out.”

Voorhees modestly noted that a couple La Conner touchdowns didn’t come off quite as planned.

“We got some breaks along the way,” he allowed.

One came on the deflected pass that fell toward Rasler. Another was when Luna, in spectacular fashion, turned a broken play into a long TD romp.

“The key point,” said Voorhees, “is that we played really well on both sides of the ball.”

Adams was one of 11 La Conner defenders to record tackles. He led the victors with five unassisted stops. Harley Hulbert, Cooper Zavala, and Rasler also finished with multiple tackles.

Johnson, Casey, Williams, Page, Luna, and Reese landed on the hit parade as well.

September 26, 2016

By Bill Reynolds Neither time nor tide waits for no one.

Further proof came during a 60-0 La Conner High grid rout of Concrete on Friday when a Luna eclipse forced a rare running clock from the second period on.

La Conner star Budda Luna ran for two touchdowns and passed for another pair of scores as the Braves posted a surprisingly easy triumph over their longtime NW2B rivals.

Luna and the Braves bolted to a commanding 38-point lead before the break, causing game officials to waive time stoppages in order to keep the final score somewhat within reason.

The end result was La Conner had the ball for just 35 snaps, yet still managed to net over 300 yards in total offense.

“It was just a combination of things,” Braves’ head coach Peter Voorhees, who saw his club improve to 4-0 on the campaign, said afterward. “We had great field position for a couple drives and forced them into some threeand-outs.”

The Lions mustered just five yards of offense on the night and were held without a first down.

As has been the case thus far this season, La Conner won the battle upfront.

And decidedly so.

“We were able to overpower them,” said Voorhees. “It was a matter of our players totally stepping up. We asked them to do their jobs, and they did.”

In an efficient, workmanlike fashion, at that.

It all happened so fast.

La Conner had barely gone in front 8-0 early in the first quarter when Jeffrey Johnson reeled in a 26-yard TD strike from Luna, giving the Braves a 14-0 edge.

Then it was Kaden Murdock’s turn. He blasted in from three yards out. Johnson’s conversion run made it 22-0.

Kolbe Rasler was next to get in on the La Conner scoring act.

He grabbed a tipped pass in the

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BORN TO RIDE – Furry biker Jake of Concrete caught a ride in a canine custom rig to the Oyster Run in Anacortes with human bikers Ron and Donna Forsberg.

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PUMPKIN PLAYHOUSE – The biggest vegetable ever entered in the Christianson’s Nursery giant pumpkin contest was disqualified because there was a hole in its blossom end. So the 1,458-pound pumpkin grown by Joel Holland of Sumner was cut open and became an attraction for kids. Here, 9-year-old Penelope Gwin of La Conner explores what life might be like inside a pumpkin.

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Life on the Ridge

by Mickey Bambrick

I was already heavy-hearted at the beginning of last week.

Needless to say, that feeling only got worse as the week progressed.

The 20-year-old son of a friend of mine in Norway killed himself last weekend.

A good friend of mine closer to home got served with divorce papers as her husband walked out on her and her two sons.

Then Friday came.

I’m still on the verge of tears just thinking about people I love suffering so much, and now, with people I don’t even know. It’s disturbing how one choice by one person can affect the lives of so many.

With suicide, it didn’t end the pain this young man was feeling, it only passed it on to his parents and siblings. It makes no sense to me why he felt the need to end his life.

With my other friend, her husband’s choice will forever impact her and her children, and it makes no sense to me that he would walk away from them.

His only motive is a selfish one.

Many are questioning the motive of the young man who tragically ended so many lives Friday night, but even if we knew — it still wouldn’t make any sense.

I grieved more than I wanted to over the loss of these members of our community. I didn’t know any of them or even know anyone who knows them, but my own father was murdered by gunshot nearly 22 years ago here in Skagit County, and I can attest to the fact that time does not heal all wounds.

That scab got picked afresh on Friday night. The wound is still there. The hurt and anguish and disbelief all came rushing back.

The bewilderment as to “why” someone would feel the need to take another person’s life is just as raw now as it was back then.

There are no satisfactory answers and no reasons good enough.

Hurt people hurt people, and there are a lot of hurting people in the world. Sadly there are too many folks out there with no hope, no way to heal from their wounds and no capacity to forgive and move on, and they lash out by taking their own lives, walking out on a marriage or killing someone.

The vigils that were held and the community outreaches that gathered folks together are valuable things. Feelings need to be validated. It’s good to bear each other’s burdens and help

the healing begin. But I also think it would be a better world if we could figure out how to help heal the hurts of the people who perpetuated the pain. They obviously need help they aren’t getting. They need healing, too.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR SKAGIT COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of INGRID S. KASSLER, Deceased.

Cause No. 16-4-00336-2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS 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’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 non-probate assets.

Date of First Publication: September 21, 2016 Personal Representative: Karl S. Kassler Attorney for Personal Representative: Aaron M. Rasmussen, WSBA #29496 Address for Mailing or Service: Law Office of Aaron M. Rasmussen, P.S., 1101 Eighth St., Suite A, Anacortes, WA 98221; Phone: 360-293-3018 Published in La Conner Weekly News, September 21, 28 and October 5, 2016.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SKAGIT COUNTY In re the Estate of CHRIS P. JEWETT, Deceased.

No.: 16-4-00317-6 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1. The Administratrix named below has been appointed as Administratrix of this estate.

2. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitation, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Administratrix, or the Administratrix’s attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court.

3. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Administratrix 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 filing copy of Notice to Creditors: September 2, 2016 Date of First Publication: September 14, 2016 Jessica J. Brown, Administratrix Presented by: Michael A. Winslow WSBA #13901 Attorney for the Estate 1204 Cleveland Avenue Mount Vernon, Washington 98273 Phone: (360) 336-3321 Published in La Conner Weekly News, September 14, 21 and 28, 2016.

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The Estate of Debra Lee Matteson; unknown heirs, spouses, legatees and devisees of the Estate of Debra Lee Matteson; unknown occupants of the subject real property; parties in possession of the subject real property; parties claiming a right to possession of the subject property; and also all other unknown persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate lien, or interest in the real estate described in the complaint herein, and DSHS, Financial Services Administration, Office of Financial Recovery of the State of Washington, Defendants.

Cause No.: 16-2-00541-4 SHERIFF’S NOTICE TO JUDGMENT DEBTOR OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY To: Department of Social and Health Services, a Washington nonprofit corporation; The Estate of Debra L. Matteson; unknown heirs, spouses, legatees and devisees of the Estate of Debra L. Matteson; unknown occupants of the subject real property described in the complaint, Judgment Debtors An Order of Sale has been issued in the above-captioned case, directed to the Sheriff of Skagit County, commanding the Sheriff as follows: TO: The State of Washington; and TO: The Sheriff of Skagit County, Washington; GREETINGS: WHEREAS, in the above-entitled Court, on the 3rd day of August, 2016, The United States of America acting through the Rural Housing Service or Successor Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, as Plaintiff, recovered a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure against the Defendant, The Estate of Debra L. Matteson in the amount of $267,595.57, principal sum of $194,649.40, with interest through July 1, 2016 in the amount of $45,058.41, and additional attorneys’ fees and interest accruing thereafter, which judgment is entered into the execution docket of the Superior Court and which judgment decrees foreclosure on the below described property; THEREFORE, in the name of the State of Washington, you are hereby commanded to seize and sell forthwith and without appraisement, property located at: Lot 20 and the South 20 feet of Lot 19, Block N, Town of La Conner, according to the Plat, thereof recorded in Volume 2 of Plats, Page 49, records of Skagit County Washington.

Skagit County Assessor’s Tax Parcel No.: 4123-014-020-0001 (P74028) and commonly known as 513 2nd Street, La Conner, Washington 98257 in the manner provided by law; or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the judgment, interest and costs.

MAKE RETURN HEREOF within sixty (60) days of the date indicated below to the Clerk who issued it, showing you have executed the same. For purposes of the sale, per RCW 6.21.050, a thirty (30) day extension shall be authorized.

The sale date has been set for November 4, 2016. YOU MAY HAVE A RIGHT TO EXEMPT PROPERTY from the sale under statutes of this state, including sections 6.13.010, 6.13.030, 6.13.040, 6.15.010, and 6.15.060 of the Revised Code of Washington, in the manner described in those statutes.

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Will Reichardt, Sheriff By: , Civil Assistant Skagit County Sheriff’s Office 600 South Third Street Mount Vernon, WA 98273 360-416-1913 Published in La Conner Weekly News, September 21, 28, October 5, 12 19 and 26, 2016.

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September 26, 2016

Here, in LaConner Weekly’s block of time, framed in by a recipe for pickled Zucchini, a picture of costumed dancers and an article on Baseball Yearbooks, We have a little peek at the stuff of life, a mystery to start with, born of understatement, a 46-year-old woman’s complaint at a First Street location that her ex-boyfriend may be in violation of court orders.

Then, seven days later, a woman on First Street found her car damaged and named her ex-boyfriend as a suspect.

Are the two events related?

Have the two been in a running battle all week, attracted and repelled, like love sometimes seems, unable to make it work?

Or are they two different events, two sets of people with the same problem: troubled boyfriends?

We’ll never know.

But we do know something about love, do we not? about how it hurts and how it saves and how little the deputies, peacekeepers first, can do.

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PUBLICATION FOR: SKAGIT COUNTY, WASHINGTON IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PIERCE JUVENILE DEPARTMENT THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO 1. SARAH ARTZ, mother, of SIERRAH ROBERTS; DOB: 5/20/02; Cause No. 16-7-00998-4;A Dependency Petition was filed on 4/1/16.

2. SARAH ARTZ, mother, of SHARLIANNA PATRICIA MARIE ROBERTS; DOB: 9/12/00; Cause No. 15-7-01717-2; A Dependency Petition was filed on 9/18/15.

AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A Fact Finding Hearing will be held on this matter on: October 18, 2016 at 1:30 P.M. at Pierce County Family and Juvenile Court, 5501 6th Avenue, Tacoma WA 98406.

YOU SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THIS HEARING. THE HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF YOUR CHILD IS DEPENDENT AS DEFINED IN RCW 13.34.030(6).

THIS BEGINS A JUDICIAL PROCESS WHICH COULD RESULT IN PERMANENT LOSS OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING THE COURT MAY ENTER A DEPENDENCY ORDER IN YOUR ABSENCE. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Petition, calls DSHS at 1-800-4236246. To view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg.wa.gov/DPY.aspx.

DATED this 7TH day of September, 2016

by PEGGY PIWONSKI, Deputy County Clerk.

Published in La Conner Weekly News, September 21, 28 and October 5, 2016.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of: ELDORA L. LACOUNT, Deceased.

No. 16-4-00110-0 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The co-personal representatives named below have been appointed as co-personal representatives 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 a manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the co-personal representatives or the co-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 co-personal representatives 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: September 14, 2016 CAROL BARBO Co-Personal Representative FRED LACOUNT Co-Personal Representative, by CAROL BARBO, his attorney-in-fact PHILLIPS, KRAUSE & BROWN Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives By: JAMES M. BROWN, WSBA #11634 Addresses for Mailing or Service: Phillips, Krause & Brown 101 E. Market St., Suite 525 Post Office Box 2110 Aberdeen, WA 98520 Telephone: (360) 532-8380 Clerk of Court Grays Harbor County Superior Court 102 W. Broadway, Room 203 Montesano, WA 98563 Published in La Conner Weekly News, September 14, 21 and 28, 2016.

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Wednesday Sept. 28

2 to 3 p.m. – Anxiety/Depression Help: Join naturopathic physician Alethea Fleming for a free class on practical food choices you can make to help with anxiety and depression at Island Hospital. Register online at www. islandhospital.org/classes or call 2994204.

5:30 to 7 p.m. – Annual Meeting of Skagit County Historical Society including preview of “Mas Voces del Valle” for members. Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St. More info: 466-3365 or www.skagitcounty.net/ museum.

Friday Sept. 30

10:30 a.m. – Story Time: Stories, songs, rhymes, learning, dancing and

bubbles for the little ones. Birth through pre-school welcome. Free. La Conner Regional Library.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival: Continues through Oct. 2.

Workshops, mini classes. Admission $10; buy online and save $1. La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum. More info, call 4664288 or visit http://www.laconnerquilts. org/2016-quilt--fiber-arts-festival.html.

6:30 p.m. – Eating Alabama: Free film about a couple who returns to their roots to eat the way their grandparents did. Friends of Skagit Beaches presents it at the Northwest Educational Service District building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes.

Saturday Oct. 1

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival: Continues through Oct. 2.

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Monday Oct. 3

2 to 3 p.m. – Food Bank: La Conner Sunrise Food Bank is located in the Garfield Masonic Lodge at 602 S. Third Street, behind the Methodist Church on the hill. All are welcome: those who need groceries and those with food to share.

Tuesday Oct. 4

10 to 11 a.m. – Beginning Yoga: Get in on the ground floor with Kit Muehlman as she starts a class for those new to a yoga regimen. $15 for drop-ins or buy a punch ticket for less. See Kit for details.

Every Tuesday at 10. Bring a yoga mat and small blanket. La Conner Senior Center.

12:30 to 2 p.m. – Book Signing: Shelter Bay author Judy Menish will be on hand with her new book of poetry, prose and photos, “Hot Chocolate in the Dolomites.” Free. La Conner Senior Center at Maple Hall.

Wednesday Oct. 5

1 to 3:30 p.m. – Free Medicare Class: Includes discussion of Prescription Drug Coverage and Advantage Plans for 2017.

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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A decision about a relationship could have longer-lasting consequences than you might imagine, so be sure of your facts before you act. A trusted friend can help.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A strained relationship could be restored with more personal contact between the two of you. Letting others act as your go-between only adds to the ongoing estrangement.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) New facts could mean taking a new path toward a goal you’ve been hoping to reach. However, be sure all your questions are answered before you undertake to shift directions.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) This is a good week for all you fine Felines to turn your attention to some important considerations, such as your health, your job situation and the status of important relationships.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Avoid making a quick decision about a matter that needs more study.

Keep your mind open for possibilities, even if they don’t seem plausible — at least not yet.

Thursday Oct. 6

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Conservative Values Forum: Legislators and congressional candidates will be on hand to talk and answer questions at the Farmhouse Restaurant, corner of Hwy. 20 and LaConner Whitney Road.

Lunch is available. Sponsored by Skagit Republican Women’s Club. RSVP to Claire Eberle (360-466-5527) or email to claire@eberlecb.com.

Friday Oct. 7

10:30 a.m. – Story Time: Stories, songs, rhymes, learning, dancing and bubbles for the little ones. Birth through pre-school welcome. Free. La Conner Regional Library.

Saturday Oct. 8

10 a.m. to noon – All Ages Hike: Experience the golden glow of Sugarloaf Mountain in October. Meet at the trailhead of Ray Auld Drive at the bottom of Mount Erie, just off Heart Lake Rd. Free. More info: Call Denise or Jean at 293-3725 or visit www.friendsoftheacfl.org.

Sunday Oct. 9

Noon to 4 p.m. – Cemetery tour: A historic tour with actors sharing stories in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery on Valentine Road. Pleasant Ridge is the oldest pioneer cemetery in Skagit County.

Presented by the Skagit County Historical Museum. Admission: $8/$10. More info: 466-3365 or www.skagitcounty.net/ museum.

1 to 4 p.m. – Health & Safety Fair: Fire District 13 offers information on community wellness programs, “File of Life,” “Good Morning District 13,” “Firewise” and more. Visit with your volunteer firefighters at 17433 SneeOosh Road.

Monday Oct. 10

CANADIAN THANKSGIVING 2 to 3 p.m. – Food Bank: La Conner Sunrise Food Bank is located in the Garfield Masonic Lodge at 602 S. Third Street, behind the Methodist Church on the hill. All are welcome: those who need groceries and those with food to share.

6 p.m. – Booster Club: The Braves Booster Club meets in the La Conner Middle School Library.

Tuesday Oct. 11

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Free Balance Screening: Find out if you are at risk of falling due to balance issues at Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy at Island Hospital, 1015 25th St., Anacortes. Appointments are required, 299-4204.

12:30 to 2 p.m. – The Electoral College: Learn about the Electoral College and why it is still around and we don’t vote directly for the presidential candidate. Retired history instructor Rick Parnell explains it all at La Conner Senior Center at Maple Hall.

1 to 2:30 p.m. – Joint Surgery Primer: For those planning a total knee or joint replacement, shoulder surgery or back surgery, learn how to transition back to your independent lifestyle after surgery at a free class in the Fidalgo Room at Island Hospital, 1211 24th St., Anacortes. Visit www.islandhospital.org/ classes or call 299-4204 to register.

3:30 p.m. – Anacortes Senior College starts classes today. Threeweek and six-week classes through November 27 with interesting subjects ranging from “Civilization & the Sea” to “First Aid for Cats & Dogs.” $20 for three weeks; $30 for six weeks. Anacortes Middle School, 2200 M Ave. For class schedule and more info: (360) 503-1255 or www.seniorcollege.org.

4 to 5 p.m. – Educational Presentation featuring Lt. Cmdr. Imperatore from NAS Whidbey Island. Free. Wine and appetizers to follow. La Conner Retirement Inn. More info: 466-5700.

Thursday Oct. 13

2 to 4 p.m. – Journey of Dementia: The

final class in the series offered by Birch View Memory Care and Island Hospital is titled, “Self-care for families.” In the LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You might welcome the emphasis on openness in relationships that mark this period. But it’s a good idea to avoid sharing personal secrets with people you hardly know.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) There are still some questions that need to be asked and answered before you can feel confident enough to make a potentially life-changing decision.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Some lingering effects from a now largely resolved workplace confrontation could make things difficult for you. Act on this before it becomes serious.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) You feel you’re finally in control of your own life after months of making compromises and concessions you never felt comfortable with.

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Friday Oct. 14

10 a.m. to noon – Senior/Adult Hike: Join us for this gentle, one-mile hike around the Big Beaver Pond loop as it leads past three distinct wetlands and through two watersheds. Free. Great birding. Meet at the end of 32nd St., west off D Ave. More info: Call Denise or Jean at 293-3725 or visit www.friendsoftheacfl. org.

10:30 a.m. – Story Time: Stories, songs, rhymes, learning, dancing and bubbles for the little ones. Birth through pre-school welcome. Free. La Conner Regional Library.

6:30 p.m. – Salmon Confidential: Free documentary film about a what’s killing British Columbia’s wild salmon.

Friends of Skagit Beaches presents it at the Northwest Educational Service District building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes.

Saturday Oct. 15

1 to 2 p.m. – Fall Color Walk. Join John Christianson on a tour to enjoy and learn about the fabulous fall colors of leaves and berries in the nursery’s display gardens and at the adjoining La Conner Flats. Dress for the weather and wear shoes that can take the mud.

Meet in front of the Schoolhouse at Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road. Reservations requested 360-4663821 or 800-585-8200.

4 to 8 p.m. – Brew on the Slough: Join the fun and enjoy the beer fest: 10 pours at 10 great La Conner locations throughout La Conner. For more info and to purchase tickets ($25), visit www.

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Art in digital collection

By Joy Neal Last fall the La Conner Regional Library, Museum of Northwest Art, and Western Washington University Libraries came together on a project to digitize some of La Conner’s history. The group was awarded a $5,000 Washington Rural Heritage Grant funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administrated through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

Over this last year the group has collaborated to digitize the correspondence, photographs, sketches and papers of three prominent Pacific Northwest artists: Charles Stokes, Louis Mideke, and Guy Anderson.

The result is 546 items were digitized and added to the Rural Heritage resources digital collection. Those items are now available through a link on the La Conner Library webpage.

The Rural Heritage webpage, titled The Northwest School Collection — Museum of Northwest Art, is a rich resource for research, teaching and private study. These artists were prominent figures in the Northwest School of painting, which came out of the Skagit Valley and La Conner’s Fish Town in the 1930s and 40s.

Another nasty green crab

Last week another of those dastardly invasive little green crabs was found in Padilla Bay by Glen Alexander of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, according to Washington Sea Grant.

This marks the second European green crab found in the Puget Sound waters. In late August one of the creatures was found at Westcott Bay on San Juan Island.

After the discovery of the 3inch invader on San Juan Island, a rapid response was coordinated by the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Aquatic Invasive Species Unit, pulling in European green crab experts from Washington Sea Grant’s Crab Team.

The responders thoroughly surveyed a two-mile radius around Westcott Bay over a three-day period and found no additional live European green crabs but did find a single molted carapace. The evidence was that there was likely more than one crab in the Westcott Bay marsh, but that the invasive crabs are not yet firmly established.

“But finding an additional crab at a site more than 30 miles away suggests that ongoing vigilance is critical across all Puget Sound shorelines,” said Emily Grason, a crab expert with Sea Grant.

The green crab is so unwelcome because it is a voracious little creature, eating clams, oysters and anything else that it can overpower. They grow to a maximum size of about 4.5 inches across the carapace — smaller than our local Dungeness and red rock varieties, but it has also been implicated in digging up eel grass forests favored by the native species.

Scientists do not know how the European green crabs arrived at San Juan Island and Padilla Bay. Two likely pathways are that larvae were carried by warmer than normal surface currents from outside Puget Sound or people unintentionally transporting the crabs from infested waters.

The species has been in U.S. waters for about 200 years, arriving as a stowaway on sailing

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10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Festival of Farms: The second day of farm fun.

Farms all over Skagit County are open to the public with special activities for all ages. Get maps and info on the web at www.FestivalOfFamilyFarms.com.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival: Workshops, mini classes.

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La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum. More info, call 466-4288 or visit http://www. laconnerquilts.org/2016-quilt--fiber-artsfestival.html.

at a new venue with a new menu — and still for just $10. Dinners offered range from two-piece fish & chips to Chicken Marsala at La Conner Seafood & Prime Rib. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Kiwanis Children’s program.

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10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Festival of Farms: Our local farms have two days of family activities planned. Fun includes live music and pony rides at Hedlin Family Farm, cider making at La Conner Flats, the corn maze and haunted room at Gordon Skagit Farms and much more.

Get maps to farms and info on the web at www.FestivalOfFamilyFarms.com. ​11 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Dog Adoptions: Saving Pets One at a Time (S.P.O.T.) dog adoption event. Meet the wonderful dogs and perhaps find your perfect companion at 830 S. Spruce St., Burlington, across from Burlington City Hall. Info online at savingpetsoneatatime.org.

12:30 to 2 p.m. – Cider Pressing: Enjoy complimentary apple cider freshly made on Christianson’s antique cider press at Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road.

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Curator Talk & Opening Reception: At Museum of Northwest Art, curator Vicki Halper presents “Matched Makers: Northwest Artist Couples,” the museum’s new exhibit, followed by the opening reception. Admission is free. MoNA is located at 121 S. First St., La Conner.

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Medicare classes

During the month of October, Island Hospital will hold three classes for Medicare Open Enrollment. Come learn about your options for Medicare in 2017 at one of the following classes: Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 1 to 3:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.; and Thursday, Oct. 20, from 9 to 11:30 am.

Classes will be in the Fidalgo/Burrows Rooms at Island Hospital, 1211 24th St., Anacortes. Call 299-4204 or visit www.islandhospital.org/ classes to register.

Pokémon bad driving

The Washington State Patrol warns that a study indicates Pokémon Go poses a significant hazard for younger drivers. The Journal of the American Medical Association recently released a national report which tracked 14 Pokémon Go-related crashes over a 10-day period in July. The researchers correlated drivers’ tweets with crash data found on news reports.

According to the study, 18 percent of tweets indicated a person was playing and driving as in, “omg, I’m catching Pokémon and driving.” Another 11 percent of tweets indicated a passenger was playing and 4 percent indicated a pedestrian was distracted.

On Monday, July 18, the Washington State Patrol investigated its first collision due to a driver distracted by a Pokémon Go application. The collision occurred on State Route 202 near 332nd Street in Fall City shortly after the popular app was launched. A distracted driver ran into a stopped car carrying a mother and her son. Fortunately, no one was injured.

The phenomenon of driving while distracted is growing.

According to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, fatalities caused by distracted driving increased by 30.8 percent in 2015.

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Aqiimuk’s Kitchen

By Patricia Aqiimuk Paul, Esq. Food Editor Do you ever enjoy a nice hamburger patty for dinner or lunch? Here’s a recipe to move it up a notch, and the gravy that goes with it is wonderful. That is, if you are someone who loves gravy with their meals. A nice gravy will round out a meal. I have been making this recipe ever so often, after we bought a quarter of an Angus beef earlier this year.

Salisbury Steak Ingredients Ground beef, 1 pound Onion, ½ cup chopped Bell pepper, ¼ cup chopped Garlic,1 tablespoon minced Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon Mustard, 1 tablespoon Egg, 1 slightly scrambled Bread crumbs, seasoned Italian, 1½ cups Flour, 2 tablespoons Beef stock or water, 2 cups Butter, ¼ pound Onions, 2 cut into rings Salt & pepper, to taste Olive oil, 2 tablespoons Preparation I prep the fresh vegetables before I handle raw meat. It’s a health safety tip. When mixing raw meat, I use a ceramic bowl and not plastic. This recipe requires one large skillet, a large mixing bowl and a medium saucepan.

In a large ceramic bowl, mix the ground beef with the chopped onion, bell pepper, minced garlic, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, egg, salt, pepper and Italian seasoned bread crumbs. Create steaks in oval shapes. Depending on the fat content in the ground beef, you may use olive oil in the large skillet. Brown the meat on all sides on a medium-high heat. The browning that sticks to the bottom of the skillet adds to the overall flavor.

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and sauté the onion rings until they just begin to brown. Set aside.

When the steaks are brown, remove to a platter. Remove excess oil from the pan. Reserve most of the water or beef stock. Using half a cup of water or beef stock, stir in the flour, removing any clumps. Using the reserved liquids, add to the large skillet and stir to remove the bits browned on the bottom of the skillet. Gradually add the flour mixture.

Bring to a gentle boil. Return the steaks to the skillet. Add the onions and simmer on low for 20 minutes.

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REMEMBRANCE – Skagit County residents still in shock over Friday’s shooting in the Macy’s store in Burlington, gathered Monday night in a vigil at Cascade Mall to honor the five people who lost their lives. A 20-year-old Oak Harbor man, Arcan Cetin, has been charged with five counts of murder.

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Monday Sept 19

10:30 a.m.: Ring ring! – The alarm company cancelled a residential alarm that went off on Ring Lane, La Conner before the deputy arrived.

6:27 p.m.: Dog run – The deputy couldn’t find the two stray dogs reported at the ball field on Maple Avenue, La Conner.

Tuesday Sept 20

4:56 p.m.: Question – A La Conner caller had a question about a family member’s will and was advised to contact an attorney.

Wednesday Sept 21

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lying in the road on the Rainbow Bridge in La Conner. A deputy checked, but she was gone.

4:43 p.m.: Train derailment – A railroad car filled with corn fell of the tracks at Conway Feed. Law enforcement wasn’t needed.

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Saturday Sept 24

2:21 a.m.: Ouch! – A 17-yearold boy suffered a sprained wrist on S. Fourth St. in La Conner 1:29 p.m.: Cop taxi – An intoxicated 58-year-old man got a ride home from Morris Street in La Conner.

6:30 p.m.: Barking dog – A vociferous canine prompted a call that was referred to the La Conner Town Code Enforcement Officer.

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1:43 p.m.: Rail row – A husband and wife were walking along the railroad tracks in Conway arguing loudly. Deputies Sunday Sept 25 contacted them, and the couple 8:36 p.m.: Arrest – A transient said they were just discussing 38-year-old woman was arrested problems in their marriage.

5:40 p.m.: Fender bender on an outstanding warrant outside – Two cars connected, and not of the Conway Pub. in a good way, at La Conner Elementary School. Nobody was hurt.

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2:14 a.m.: Needed help – A 35year-old woman was contacted after someone said she might be driving under the influence on Skagit City Road near Conway.

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4:39 a.m.: Be gone! – A unwelcome transient man was at the coffee stand on Cedardale Road in Conway but left before the deputy arrived.

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• The earliest known brothel was located in Sumer (now southeastern Iraq), all the way back in 3300 B.C.E. • The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which took place in Tombstone, Arizona, at about 3 p.m. on Oct. 26, 1881, is probably the most famous shootout in the history of the Old West. You might be surprised to learn, though, that the gunfight didn’t actually happen at the O.K. Corral, or even next to it — the gunfight took place in an empty lot six doors down.

• A futurist in the 1950s made the following prediction: “There will come a time when every country in the world will have a computer.”

• Etymology — the study of words’ history, their origins and how their form and meaning have changed over time — is fascinating. For example, take the term “shilly-shally,” meaning to vacillate. In the 18th century, “shill” was another form of “shall,” and people trying to make a difficult decision might ask themselves “Shill I? Shall I?” Over time it was shortened to the form we use today.

• If your scissors are getting dull, don’t waste time and effort with sharpening stones; all you have to do is cut up sheets of sandpaper to hone the cutting edges.

• Those who study such things say that if you added up the body masses of all the people on the planet right now, it would amount to roughly 750 billion pounds. *** Thought for the Day: “In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable and necessary.” — Kathleen Norris

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