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VOL. 5 • NO. 43 LA CONNER, WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013

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The Osberg Family Trust of Seattle has offered $50,000 in matching grant money for the town to develop its new waterfront park.

Last year the La Conner Parks Commission won approval from the Town Council to develop a 600-foot stretch of grassy, shady waterfront west of Pioneer Park for public use.

The town-owned land had previously been leased to private businesses and was the site of an old fish processing plant on Conner Way south of the Rainbow Bridge.

Commission chair Brian Scheuch said plans for the park include landscaping, picnic facilities with barbecues, a children’s wading area, play equipment for kids, restrooms, a floating dock and other

Developer offersmoney for new park

amenities.Scheuch said the commission

expects the improvements to cost more than $300,000 and will have to be done in phases.

“We agree to match all donations made specifically for the project on a dollar-for-dollar basis during the year of 2013,” stated a letter signed by Allan F. Osberg and John W. Osberg, the developers who established Shelter Bay in the 1960s.

That means to take full advantage of the $50,000 offered, the town will have to come up with matching funds.

Scheuch said he and commissioners Bo Miller, Linda Seales, Tom Winn and Richard Wisniewski will be soliciting donations, seeking grants and perhaps holding fundraisers to raise the cash.

Development along the west shore of the Swinomish Channel has put La Conner’s annual Fourth of July in jeopardy.

La Conner Chamber of Commerce, which has arranged the fireworks show every year with donations from local businesses and individuals, is

Did we outgrowthe fireworks?

By Mel DamskiA La Conner man could face

jail time or a hefty fine for his efforts to rescue two trapped raccoons.

Benjamin B. Bado, 36, was cited by officers of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for “unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear,” a misdemeanor, after he and a friend released two captured raccoons and didn’t return the cages.

On Jan. 19, Bado’s friend, Victoria Dyer, was walking by a bridge in town, when she heard strange sounds — high-pitched cries.

Dyer discovered two raccoons cable locked in two cages on the small footbridge over a slough off North Third Street. She said the raccoons had no food or water, and, “I thought it was the work of some kids.”

Dyer, an animal lover, rescues horses, has a rescued donkey and two rescued dogs.

“My whole world and life has been and will always be about helping animals in everyway I can,” she said.

For the next two days, nobody showed up to feed the raccoons, and their cries became more insistent. She called some animal rescue organizations in the area. She was told the humane thing to do would be to release the animals because raccoons are considered nuisance animals and state law requires them to be euthanized when they’re trapped.

Bado used a lock cutter to sever the cable that attached the cage traps to the bridge. He then took the cages to the edge of town, opened them, and the raccoons headed into the wilderness.

Bado left the cages at his house when he went to his job as a caretaker for a woman who

called Fish and Wildlife and gave them a piece of her mind, also revealing Bado’s identity.

On Jan. 24, Bado got a phone call from an Officer Jeff Lee of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife police informing him that the cages belonged to a trapper who had been hired by the Town of La Conner to do away with the pesky raccoons. Lee left a message on Bado’s phone, saying that if he returned the cages, he could avoid a criminal charge.

Lee wrote in his report that when he arrived at Bado’s house to retrieve the traps, Bado refused to hand them over, and said he wanted to call La Conner Mayor Ramon Hayes for advice. Hayes advised Bado to cooperate with the officer.

According to the police report, Fish and Game Sgt. Richard Phillips joined Lee at Bado’s residence and persuaded Bado to return the traps, and Lee issued Bado a citation.

The town’s first raccoon complaint came from La Conner resident Jeanne Johnson, who reported to the town that her house on Caledonia Street was overrun with raccoons. Johnson had built a pond in her back yard and stocked it with fish.

“Last year, I was invaded with raccoons, and they killed all of my fish and frogs,” said Johnson. “I’ll tell you how brazen they are, they will tear the shingles off the roof, the siding off the wall, they’ll come into your house.”

Johnson was given the name of an exterminator, who brought cage traps to her house, and 10 raccoons were caught. It cost Johnson $600. “I’m a poor, old lady and live off a very small amount of Social Security,” she said.

After hearing rodent complaints

A crime of compassion

By Alexander KramerThe La Conner Quilt & Textile

Museum is busy finishing interior renovations in time for a Valentine’s re-opening this Thursday.

During this round of renovations to the historic Gaches Mansion, where the museum is housed, floorboards were replaced, lighting fixtures fixed, wiring replaced, wallpaper reapplied, and a new fire sprinkler system installed.

“We had to almost completely empty the building for contractors,” said Liz Theaker, the museum’s executive director. “We had to move a tremendous amount of furniture, paperwork, all the computers, and our permanent collection off-site.”

The project budget is just over $90,000, with a historical sites-

related grant covering $25,000. Due to the project’s cost, a fire sprinkler system was required by the city of La Conner. This new system is now installed on five floors, basement to attic, in the museum.

Work started January 2, and isn’t expected to finish for another three to five weeks. The museum will open February 14, but some rooms may be closed due to renovation during that time.

While shuffling everything for this project, the museum staff uncovered a hidden detail. The ornate, ceramic tiles on the fireplaces were long believed to be imported from Italy, but cleaning them proved otherwise: staff found the tiles were actually from an American company — Beaver Falls Art Tile Co.

Gaches glams up for Valentine’sin Pennsylvania — in the late 1880s.

On Thursday, the museum’s next exhibit “Color, Design & Inspiration” will open to the public until March 24. The exhibit focuses on famous fabric artists Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably.

“We are excited to get the exhibit open,” said Theaker. “We think visitors will enjoy seeing the process, and our donors will appreciate seeing how we are using their contributions.”

Due to closure and public response for the upcoming show, the museum has changed its schedule. Rather than being open Wednesday through Sunday, it will now remain open seven days a week until March 24. For more information call the museum at (360) 466-4288.

from other residents, on a motion from council member Dan O’Donnell, the Town Council voted 4-0 in September to hire an exterminator to get rid of the rats and raccoons, although the town staff had advised against it.

“This is a private matter, and the staff recommended that the town not take this action,” said Town Administrator John Doyle. “The staff and the Public Works director felt this is a private issue that residents should be handling themselves as long as they do it within the law.”

Councilman O’Donnell said he voted in favor of the resolution on behalf of the residents who made complaints.

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Banks: Closed Monday.Buses: Regular schedule.Schools: Closed Friday, Feb. 15 and Monday.Town Hall: Closed Monday.County government offices: Closed Monday.Library: Closed Monday.Trash: Regular schedule.Post Office: Closed Monday.La Conner Weekly News: Closed Monday.

Presidents’ DayMonday, Feb. 18

FEATHERED FRIENDS – Chickens and other avian types were out strutting their plumage in Edison on Saturday for the Edison Bird Festival. Above, the 4-H Super Chickens are held by Janie Kness, left, Jake Jaquith, Jackie Edmonds and Brylee Ney. Below, the big chicken driving an antique vehicle, is Tom Sheahan, who in that getup bears little resemblance to his daughter, Skagit County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jenny Sheahan-Lee, commander of the La Conner Sheriff’s Station. – Photos by Don Coyote

TOWN RESIDENT – Raccoons are involved in a local scandal. A La Conner man stands charged with a crime for springing two of these masked critters from traps. – Photo by Don Coyote

trying to find an alternative spot this year.

Marci Plank, the chamber’s executive director, said the tribe can’t allow the show to be lit off from the beach across the channel from the town anymore because the tribe’s Chevron station and the hat pavilions built in 2011 don’t leave enough clearance for safety.

The big shells used in professional shows require a clearance of more than 400 feet away from structures and trees. Plank said officials with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community are also helping in the search for a new launching spot.

Town Administrator John Doyle said that on this side of the channel there is no place in town that meets the clearance criteria.

A La Conner Middle School student, who threatened to bomb the school, launched an investigation by deputies and school officials on Tuesday.

Skagit County Sheirff’s Sgt. Bill Wise said that a boy was “having an argument with one of his teachers and made a threat to blow up the school and kill all the students.”

At about 2:30 p.m., Wise said, school officials and deputies had determined there was no actual bom, and the students were in no immediate danger.

Though there was a law enforcement response, there was no school lockdown necessary, Wise said.

Bomb threatat school

The $20.7 million school renovation bond sought by La Conner School District was sailing to approval in early ballot results in Tuesday’s election.

About 69 percent of the voters in the La Conner district approved the new bond, which essentially replaces a previous school construction bond that will be paid off in 2014.

The new bond will fund a school improvement plan that calls for demolishing portions of the elementary school and rebuilding it to become the new middle school. The elementary school would then be moved across the street to the existing middle school campus. There will also be upgrades to the high school.

Of the 1,338 ballots counted so far, 923 were for the new bond, and 415 were against. The election will be certified on Feb. 26.

School bond passing

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Rain…By Mickey Bambrick

A lot of emphasis was put on learning the words for weather in my Norwegian class. It’s the number-one topic of conversation in Norway, especially along the coast where we lived.

The Good Teacher Inga wanted to be sure we knew all the possible ways to say just how horrible of a day we were having — we even learned the word for “complain.”

One day we learned the expres-sion to use when it’s raining about as hard as it can. In America we might say, “It’s raining cats and dogs,” but in Norway they say it’s raining “Trollkjerring” — which literally translated means it’s raining “female trolls.”

I almost felt like I’d stepped into that zone where the Eskimos in Alaska have 26 words to describe snow. It’s something like that in Norway — they are far more descriptive in their weather words, especially on the types of possible rain, than we are in America. But one day, The Good Teacher Inga simplified things for us and said there are usually just two seasons in Norway — the white winter and the green winter.

I thought that was pretty funny.

We started many school days off singing a song about rain. We even memorized a poem about playing in the rain. Norwegians do everything in the rain, and even though they get a lot of it, the residents of Åalesund, where we lived, take great consolation in the fact that Bergen always gets more.

Even when it was pouring down rain, I often saw entire families out for bike rides all dressed in raingear from head to toe.

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I was raised that if the sun is out, I should be out in it. When I moved to California to go to college, I didn’t clean my house for a whole year, as I kept waiting for a rainy day to stay indoors and clean.

It finally dawned on me that it wasn’t ever going to rain so I should probably get busy. It was the opposite in Norway — I eventually bought some rain pants so I could go out walking with friends.

We had pretty good weather the year we lived in Norway, though. The year before we arrived, it rained nearly every day.

As Kory’s cousin was summing up how bad that year had been, he said, “Summer came, but I was sitting on the toilet, so I missed it.”

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ALDEN C. MASON1919 - 2013

An important Northwest artist with roots in Skagit County, Alden Mason, died on Wednesday, February 6 at the age of 93.

Alden was born July 14, 1919 in Everett and was raised on a farm on Fir Island. Growing up along the banks of the Skagit River instilled in him a love of nature, birds, the earth, and the

Alden Mason’s 93rd birthday party July 14, 2012.

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cultures of indigenous peoples, which influenced his works throughout his life.

The Seattle Times reported that Alden died from complications of flu and pneumonia, with his third ex-wife, Claudia, at his side.

Alden grew up exploring nature and a sense that the rest of the world was having a lot more fun than he. His six-decade artistic career would prove Alden was indeed having fun, experimenting and breaking artistic traditions and conventions.

After graduating from Mount Vernon High School, Alden attended the University of Washington, earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1945, and his Masters in Fine Arts in 1947. In 1949 he returned to teach at the UW. In his 32 years teaching at the university, he inspired many students, including artists Chuck Close and Robert Shimomura.

Alden’s career as an artist skyrocketed in the 1970s, with his colorful “Burpee Garden” series of abstract paintings.

He exhibited in galleries across the United States, with shows in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver BC, and New York. His works have also been on display at the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner.

Even after crippling health issues as a result of his overexposure to oil and acrylic mediums, Alden continued to dedicate his life to his creations.

Alden was a kind, vivacious man whose love of dancing, flirting, and storytelling made him a unique personality. His natty style included his signature fedora and neck kerchief. Alden loved regaling visitors with stories of his travels, telling riddles and pun-laden jokes. As Alden said, “I have good genes and wear them everyday.”

Said Phen Huang, director of Foster/White Gallery in Seattle, “We shall miss his mischievous twinkle, sly wit and flirtatious self. Alden was a bright light.”

Alden is survived by his son, Roger of California, his sister Virginia Haskins of Mount Vernon and stepson Andrew Thomas of Seattle.

MARY TODD PFEIFER1920-2013

Former La Conner resident Mary Todd Pfeifer died in McMinnville, Oregon on Thursday, January 17.

Mary was born December 5, 1920 in Chester, Pennsylvania, one of the five children of William Booth Todd and Edith Hawkins Burton.

She grew up in Maine and Pennsylvania, and attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, from 1938 to 1942, majoring in art, education and Spanish.

At the university, she met Harry J. Pfeifer, and they were married in 1943.

After World War II, Harry and Mary moved to New York, where they started their family. In 1955 the family moved to Saratoga, California, where Mary took post-graduate courses and earned her teaching credentials at San Jose State College.

She taught art in many settings, including in several school districts, a drug rehabilitation center, to unwed mothers, and she also worked as an art therapist at a center for autistic children.

In 1982, Mary and her husband moved to Shelter Bay, where Harry spent his retirement sailing, while Mary continued her art, played bridge, traveled and visited family and friends.

In 2004, the couple moved to McMinnville, Oregon.

Harry died in 2010. Mary stayed active traveling and painting, primarily landscapes and portraits. In December 2011 she had a one-woman art show with proceeds to benefit the McMinnville Senior Center.

Mary is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Ray Ramsay and her son and daughter-in-law, J. Todd and Markay Pfeifer; two grandchildren, David T. Ramsay and James J. Ramsay; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A celebration of Mary’s life will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Manor Activity Center, 900 W. Hill Road, McMinnville, Oregon.

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• OBITUARY •RUTH BAKKE

Ruth Bakke, who was the proprietor of the Nordic Inn, where the Hotel Planter is in La Conner, died on Sunday, February 10 at age 94 in Burlington.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, February 20 at 1p.m. at Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 S. 18th Street in Mount Vernon. A full obituary will be published in next week’s paper.

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In Washington, a new gang has been born. The Gang of Eight on immigration is here to tell us that we have suc-ceeded in not enforcing the law so persistently and thor-oughly that now we have to give up all pretense.

The Gang of Eight, head-lined by conservative star Marco Rubio, wants to amnesty the 11 mil-lion immigrants who are already here as a product of past nonenforcement in exchange for a promise of future enforcement.

Supporters of comprehen-sive immigration reform resolutely refuse to say the word “amnesty.” They contend that the proposed package is not an amnesty because illegal immigrants have to go to the back of the line for a green card. But before that happens, they get “probationary legal status.” As a practical matter, this is the amnesty.

Sen. Chuck Schumer states it with admirable clarity: “On Day One of our bill, the people without status (i.e., illegal immigrants) who are not criminals or security risks will be able to live and work here legally.” You can’t get more direct than that.

Once an illegal immigrant gets “probationary legal sta-tus,” he has jumped irrevo-cably ahead of all those poor saps back in their native countries who want to come to the U.S. but for whatever reason were unwilling or unable to break our immi-gration laws to do it.

All indications are that this kind of “probationary” legal status matters more to illegal immigrants than an eventual path to citizenship. In an

essay in the journal National Affairs, immigration expert Peter Skerry points out that 20 years after the implemen-tation of the 1986 amnesty, only 41 percent of the 2.7 million people who got legal status under the program had gone on to become citizens.

The Gang’s enforcement “triggers” affect only the path to citizenship. In prin-ciple, the enforcement pro-visions — requiring use of the E-Verify system for employers and establishing a system to monitor entries and exits from the country — are worthwhile. But only a naif would have much con-fidence in their timely and effective implementation.

As Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies points out, Con-gress has already required the completion of an entry-exit system six times. To no avail. It passed a law in 2006 calling for the completion of a double-layer border fence. Also, to no avail.

We’ve been here before, with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Rubio calls the 1986 law a “blanket amnesty,” even though, on his terms, it wasn’t unconditional or immediate. To apply for legal status, illegal immigrants had to pay a fee and prove that they had good moral char-acter. If approved — and not everyone was — they had to wait 18 months before apply-ing for a green card.

All of this was coupled with fearsome-sounding enforcement provisions to beef up security at the border and crack down on employ-ers hiring illegal workers. In other words, in broad brush, the “blanket amnesty” of 1986 is indistinguishable from the bipartisan prin-ciples of 2013. Since the enforcement never hap-pened, the 1986 law stands as a monument to bad faith.

Washington may be about to build another one.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

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• On March 1, 1692, in Salem Village in the Mas-sachusetts Bay Colony, three women are charged with the illegal practice of witchcraft after two young girls expe-rienced fits and other mys-terious maladies. During the next few months, area residents incriminated more than 150 women and men.

• On Feb. 27, 1864, the first Union inmates begin arriving at Andersonville prison in Georgia. Ander-sonville became synony-mous with death as nearly a quarter of its inmates died in captivity. Confederate camp commander Henry Wirz was executed after the war for brutality and mistreatment under his command.

• On March 2, 1917,President Woodrow Wilson signs the Jones-Shafroth Act, under which Puerto Rico became a U.S. terri-tory and Puerto Ricans were granted statutory citizen-ship. As citizens, Puerto Ricans could now join the U.S. Army, but few chose to do so. After Wilson signed a compulsory military service act two months later, how-ever, 20,000 Puerto Ricans were drafted to serve during World War I.

• On Feb. 26, 1928, R&B

legend Antoine “Fats” Dom-ino is born in New Orleans. His most memorable hit was “Blueberry Hill” in 1956. After Hurricane Katrina, he was reported missing from his home in the Lower Ninth Ward, but luckily had been rescued early in the storm.

• On March 3, 1952, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upholds a New York state statute (the Feinberg Law) that prohibits commu-nists from teaching in public schools. The law remained in force until another Supreme Court decision in 1967 declared most of its provi-sions unconstitutional.

• On Feb. 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay dethrones heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout. Clay had predicted he would “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” to defeat Liston, the 8-1 favorite.

• On Feb. 28, 1983, the cel-ebrated sitcom “M*A*S*H” bows out after 11 seasons. Its title came from the initials for the “Mobile Army Surgical Hospital,” an isolated for-ward compound that received wounded soldiers and was staffed by the show’s cast of doctors and nurses.

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You will be seeing a new website for the library. The state library has been helping us create one that will be easier for you to use and us to update. The address will be the same — www.lclib.lib.wa.us — but it may take you awhile to get used to where things are.

When you are in next, you might want to check out one of our new books. Here a few you might be interested in.

A Higher Call by Adam Makos: Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a 21-year-old pilot. Suddenly, a sleek, dark shape pulled up on the bomber’s tail – a German Messerschmitt fighter. Worse, the German pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber in the squeeze of a trigger. What happened next would defy imagination and later be called the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II. This is the true story of the two pilots whose lives collided in the skies that day — the American — 2nd Lieutenant Charlie Brown, a former farm boy from West Virginia, who came to captain a B-17 — and the German — 2nd Lieutenant Franz Stigler, a former airline pilot from Bavaria, who sought to avoid fighting in World War II.

Remembering Whitney by Cissy Houston: Cissy Houston — a gospel legend in her own right — relates the full, astonishing scope of the pop icon’s life and career. From Whitney’s earliest days singing in the church choir to her rapid ascent to the pinnacles of music stardom, from her string of number one hits to her topping the Hollywood box office, Cissy recounts her daughter’s journey to becoming one of the most popular and successful artists of all time.

Cissy also speaks candidly about Whitney’s struggles in the limelight, revealing the truth about her turbulent marriage to singer Bobby Brown, her public attempts to regain her celebrated voice, and the battle with drugs that ultimately proved too much.

My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor: The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself.

HILARY EDWARDS

Soroptimists International of La Conner honors La Conner High School senior Hilary Edwards as its February Student Volunteer.

Darlene Peters and Steve Edwards are Hilary’s proud parents and the people to whom she attributes her desire to give back to the community. She began volunteering by helping in the community as a small child serving at community events at church and in the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.

At school she is the chair of the Calling All Colors group, an inclusive group that invites speakers. Recent topics have been drug abuse prevention and University of Washington college admissions. Currently she is the chair of the Emma and Joe Committee.

Taking her further afield is her involvement in People to People, where she joined in efforts to support the San Francisco Food Bank. Locally, she works at Swinomish Legal and Aeropostale.

Hilary has high aspirations for college. After college, she plans to come back to the community. Hilary enjoys the behind-the-scene views that volunteering gives to her and the effect her volunteering has on people. Hilary has been presented with a $25 gift certificate to Vintage La Conner.

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My husband Kory and I took a slightly unusual honeymoon in 1991.

We both quit our jobs right after we got married, put our belongings in storage and bought a motor home and a small car to tow behind it.

Since we both love to travel, but neither of us had seen much of North America, we decided to spend at least one week in every state and province.

We had a saying painted on the side of our motor home that became our life’s mission from then on out: “Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to have a life.”

We came home two years later when the money ran out. That trip reset all our priorities as we had previously both been workaholics. As the saying goes, “No one ever said on their deathbed, ‘I should have spent more time at the office.’”

The number one thing I learned from that trip was don’t work if you don’t have to. Really, there are books out there written about living simpler lives. Americans are so consumption based they need to keep working to pay for all their stuff.

It was amazing to me we were able to live for two years with everything we needed inside a 34-foot vehicle. What’s the point of the rest of the stuff we had in storage?

Prior to that trip, I was sold out to the corporate life. I managed the computer center for what was then the local telephone company, Contel.

It was a job I was responsible for 24/7, and I burned out far too young. I made more money than I ever dreamed I could, but for what purpose?

I guess so I could blow it all on a motor home trip that taught me some valuable life lessons that have stuck with me ever since, like:

• People don’t always believe what you say, but they always believe what you do. None of my employees believed me when I said I was going to quit and hit the road, but when I showed up in an RV on my last day, there was no more doubt.

• The best part of any trip just may well be the journey, not the destination. I always appreciated my surroundings no matter how different they were from what I was used to.

• Altering agendas to make time to visit friends is a good thing.

• Music is essential.• Reliving old memories along

the way is priceless, but just be sure to move on.

• Stopping for breaks keeps exhaustion from setting in.

• Dump the garbage frequently — literally and figuratively. There’s no point in letting it pile up. It not only takes up space, but after awhile it begins to stink.

I’ve heard that we always have enough time, money, and energy for what’s most important to us, and I have to agree. That journey was life altering. If you ask me, life is just one big road trip.

Low Interest Rates Aren’t Always

a BargainWith mortgage interest

rates remaining low, people who buy a home this spring may be lulled into accept-ing the rates they’re offered, certain that whatever they get is a good deal compared to previous years.

Without looking closely at all the details, however, additional factors can come into play that make a low interest rate not much of a bargain after all.

Go Banking Rates (www.gobankingrates.com) offers four things to watch for when signing up for a new mortgage.

Length of the loan: While 30-year fixed rate mortgages have been the most popular for years, new options allow some consumers to stretch their mortgage out for 40 years or even 50 years. At first glance, this extra 10 to 20 years brings the monthly payment down and may allow consumers to move up into properties they never would have been able to con-sider. However, the length of the loan means that much more interest will be paid over the life of the loan.

Private Mortgage Insur-ance: Consumers who pur-chase a home with less than a full 20 percent down have to purchase private mort-gage insurance, which is

insurance for the lender in case of default. Not only is PMI expensive (1/2 per-cent to 1 percent of the total loan), but the cost, when added to monthly expens-es, could keep a consumer from qualifying for a home in a particular price brack-et. PMI is supposed to be cancelled when the home reaches an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio. In truth, PMI is very difficult to get rid of, as lenders will change the requirements.

Overvalued property: Municipalities don’t change their tax assessments every year, so a property may still be listed at a higher rate, even though property values have dropped. Appeals to the property tax board should be done quickly, if there’s any doubt about whether the assessment is current. Refunds often are limited to only the prior year.

Refinancing: Even if refi-nancing at a lower rate, there might not be any real savings. The reason is that the old loan is being retired and a new loan generated — with all the typical costs of a brand-new home mortgage. Be sure to find out in advance what each of the fees and closing costs will be.

David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Week-ly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send email to [email protected].


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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Congratulations, Lamb. The end of the month brings good news in the workplace, thanks to all the efforts you’ve made to get your projects off the ground and running.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Don’t let your-self be cowed into thinking you’re not up to the chal-lenge you’ve taken on. Keep reinforcing your self-confi-dence, and no one and noth-ing can stop you.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Positive responses to a recent workplace move should give you added assur-ance that you’re on the right track. Celebrate the good news with family and/or friends.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) There’s still a little emo-tional fuzziness you have to work through before you can feel really certain about your recent decisions. But you’re on the right track. Stay with it.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) You’re tempted by an offer that seems close to what you’ve been looking for. But before you pounce on it, see if you can coax out some added perks to sweeten the deal.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your efforts to settle a volatile situation should prove successful. Now could be a good time to analyze what might have created the problem in the first place.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A once-close associate re-emerges with

news that could cause you to reconsider a recent deci-sion. But don’t make a move before consulting a trusted adviser.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You might feel pressured to reveal a colleague’s secret. But you can rely on your strong Scorpion sense of rectitude to help you continue to do the right thing.

SAGITTARIUS (Novem-ber 22 to December 21) That pesky situation is still creat-ing problems. But you are moving ahead with it, and soon it should be success-fully resolved in your favor.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A spate of indecision leaves you sus-ceptible to doubt. But you’ll soon regain your emotional sure-footedness and be back leading the way, as usual.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Love rules the week with new romances favored for single Aquarians looking for partners. Cupid also targets renewed com-mitment for wedded Water Bearers.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A surge of cre-ativity keeps you happily busy through the week. But leave some quiet time to share with loved ones. Some long-awaited news finally comes through.

BORN THIS WEEK:People rely on you whenever they need someone they can trust to be caring, consider-ate and also discreet.


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• It was British author Oscar Wilde who made the following sage observation: “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”

• Those who study such things say that if you drink 100 cups of coffee in a row, it’s likely to kill you.

• You might have heard that George Washington’s dentures were made of wood, but in fact, they were made of hippopotamus ivory.

• In 1900, a prairie dog colony was found in Tex-as. That’s not surprising — prairie dogs are fairly common out West — but this colony was unique. Researchers say it was the largest colony ever discov-ered, providing a home to 400 million prairie dogs and stretching over 25,000 square miles.

• If you’ve read “Alice in Wonderland” or seen any of the numerous adaptations of it, you probably know about the Mad Hatter. But did you ever wonder why he was mad? It seems that haberdashers (those who

make hats) at one time used mercury to cure the felt they needed for the hats. Long-term exposure to mercury causes madness, hence the phrase “mad as a hatter.”

• Martin Van Buren was the first president to be born a citizen of the United States.

• To earn a world record, a woman named Sonya Thomas ate 65 hard-boiled eggs in 6 minutes, 40 sec-onds.

• The female long-tailed shrew gives birth to exactly one litter of pups in her life-time — and promptly dies.

• Our modern word “salary” comes from the Latin “salarium,” or “salt money.” Salarium was the monthly wages given to Roman soldiers in ancient times — paid in salt.

***Thought for the Day:

“Politicians and diapers have one thing in com-mon. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.” — JoseMaria de Eça de Queiroz


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By Bill ReynoldsFrances Zeimantz has wrestled

all year with a tweaked ankle.But that hasn’t stopped the La

Conner High sophomore from having a leg up on much of her competition during the stretch run of the 2012-13 mat campaign.

Such was the case again last weekend, both for Zeimantz and her Lady Braves’ teammate Amber Drye.

Both placed second in their respective weight classes during Regional trials in Sedro-Woolley, earning spots in this weekend’s big Mat Classic XXV event at the Tacoma Dome.

Drye, a junior, won twice by pins in the 170-pound division, making fast work of Lynden’s Thalia Veliz and Sedro-Woolley’s Erika Lindholm.

There was little suspense in either match, though Veliz extended hers into the second round.

Zeimantz, meanwhile, won twice by points in the 190s.

The Lady Brave grapplers were coming off a strong sub-Regional showing the previous

week, in which Drye took top honors while Zeimantz was her bracket’s runnerup.

And, if present trends continue, the best is yet to come.

Drye moved up a rung four straight times in meets held over the past month.

She was fourth at an earlier Sedro-Woolley tourney, then placed third the following week at Burlington-Edison. Then came a second place finish at Mill Creek before she captured the sub-Regional crown.

Zeimantz has enjoyed similar recent success.

After placing fifth twice, she won bronze at Mill Creek. She followed up with a silver medal effort at sub-Regionals.

“The neat thing,” says Loraine Drye, of the Lady Braves’ staff, “is that both of the girls are improving each time out.”

The duo was so good at Regionals, in fact, that their combined point total clinched an eighth place team finish for La Conner out of a 33-school field.

All of which bodes well

Lady Brave wrestles with pain,still grabs hold of State berth

By Bill ReynoldsThey say as years go by, all

things can change so fast, though nothing sets off a heartbeat like the return to one’s past.

And for nearly a century, with plenty of rhyme and reason, La Conner High has had its heart in basketball.

Perhaps no more so than this year, when all seven seniors on both varsity hoop teams have direct family links to previous La Conner High School players.

“It’s definitely a unique situation,” says La Conner head coach Scott Novak, who has paced the hardwood here for a quarter century. “There’s a lot of history and tradition with this senior group.”

Few value history and tradition as much as Novak, who has compiled an exhaustive list of La Conner players dating to the 1920s and oversaw development of a wall of honor inside Landy James Gymnasium, an arena appropriately named for one of the school’s all-time greats.

Much of the gym’s lobby area is devoted to team photographs going back several generations.

This year’s La Conner squads have literally brought that history to life.

“I believe,” Novak said Monday, “this is the first time where all our seniors have had direct ties to the wall.”

That includes Novak’s son, Spencer, whose great-great-uncle Thomas Smyth played for La Conner High in 1924.

Coach Novak’s research has also turned up the following nuggets.

Jonah Cook is linked to two generations, starting with his grandfather, Marvin Wilbur, Sr., a stellar player in the mid-1950s, who went on to play at Skagit Valley College. His mom and two uncles also played basketball at La Conner High.

One of those uncles, Mike Wilbur, provided one of the great moments in Braves basketball history, when he clinched a 1981 State tourney berth with a last-second jumper in District play at Coupeville.

Tyler Howlett’s grandfather Robert “Bob” Nelson was a member of the 1939 La Conner

La Conner’s generational hoops historyHigh team and later served on the school district’s board of directors. His uncle, Gary Nelson, played on the 1973 La Conner team that placed third in State, a feat matched by the ‘87 club.

Anthony Williams is also tied to two previous generations of La Conner players. His grandfather, Ron Williams, was a member of the 1964 and 1965 teams. Two great-uncles, Rick and Ray Williams, also played for the Braves beginning in 1968. His dad, Harold Williams, was a member of the 1992-94 editions under Novak and Nate DuChesne.

Alyssa McCormick bears a name that is synonymous with La Conner basketball. Her great-grandfather, Bruce McCormick, played on the 1948 Braves team that earned a spot in the State bracket at HecEdmundson Pavilion. A great-uncle, Darryl McCormick, was a fixture on La Conner teams in the mid-to-late 1960s. Her dad, Shawn McCormick, was on DuChesne’s ‘94 and ‘95 clubs. Two uncles, Leonard Ikebe and ZebGrossglass, played for La Conner in the 1990s as well.

Twins Jamall and Taysha James date their La Conner lineage to the man for whom the building in which they play is named, their late grandfather, Landy James, who after leading La Conner to the 1947 and 1948 State tournaments went on to play collegiate football and baseball at Washington State.

During the war years, he was able to play varsity basketball from the seventh grade on. Coach James returned in 1970 to take the helm of various sports at La Conner after a highly successful stint at Mead High in Spokane.

The James’ dad, Loran, now a member of the La Conner coaching staff, was a standout player at his alma mater between 1983 and 1985. Their uncle, Dr. Wil James, was likewise a three-year letterman, from 1981-1983.

Their great-uncle, Charles James, played for La Conner High in 1937 and came back to work at the school in the 1970s as an instructional aide in the Industrial Arts Department.

An older brother, also named Landy James, was a superb player on the 2009-2012 Braves’ teams and is now making his mark for the Everett Community College Trojans.

None of this, insists coach Novak, is lost on the current group of La Conner High seniors, which he says is not only aware of — but also relishes — its collective history.

“These are kids,” he notes, “who when they were younger, would sit behind our bench to watch the games. They’ve literally grown up with La Conner basketball.”

looking ahead to the State meet this Friday and Saturday in Tacoma.

La Conner High will also be well represented under the dome by its boys’ squad.

Three of coach Barry Harper’s charges advance to Tacoma from last week’s Regionals at Chief Leschi.

Dahlton Zavala will represent the Braves in the 160-pound class. Wil James is a State qualifier at 195 pounds, while William Zeimantz will compete at Tacoma in the 285s.

Zeimantz finished second at Regionals, while Zavala and James each placed third.

Ben Harper likewise travels to Tacoma as an alternate in the 138-pound division after finishing fourth at Chief Leschi.

Another potential State entrant, Jimmy Brooks, was sidelined this season by a shoulder injury sustained during La Conner High’s deep football playoff run.

State competition gets under way with a four-hour Feb. 15 session starting at 10 a.m.

By Bill ReynoldsThey’ve been idle for nearly

two weeks, but La Conner High basketball teams now have their work cut out for them.

On several levels.The local hoopsters are part of

a post-season era in which only eight teams — half the previous number — qualify for State Tournament play.

“It’s so hard to make it to State anymore because of the eight-team format,” veteran La Conner head coach Scott Novak acknowledged Monday. “And

you can get to a point where you’re in a single elimination situation.

“That,” he said, “ really makes it tough.”

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association made the move from 16- to eight-team State tourneys a few years back in light of budget constraints and the demands of managing extended four-day events.

The Lady Braves, in fact, faced a losers’ out scenario late Tuesday when they hosted Tacoma Baptist.

Braves ready to get back to workLa Conner defeated TB 46-32

in December, but Novak said his team wasn’t about to look past the Lady Crusaders.

“We don’t take anything for granted,” he stressed. “We know that anything can happen on a given night.”

The La Conner-Tacoma Baptist winner advances to a Thursday, Feb. 14 night pairing at second-seeded Bear Creek. Win there, and the Lady Braves would play Saturday at Chief Leschi for a Bi-District crown and automatic Regional berth.

Thursday’s loser would also play Feb. 16, with a final Regional bid on the line.

The Braves, meanwhile, return to action Friday night at Landy James Gym opposite either Auburn Adventist or Seattle Lutheran. Tipoff depends on which of those two clubs advance.

A La Conner-Seattle Lutheran matchup would get underway at 7 p.m. Auburn Adventist, should it defeat Seattle Lutheran, would have to play earlier on Friday due to religious guidelines.

The Braves enter post-season with a 19-1 mark, having defeated Concrete Feb. 1.

“There’s always a concern when you have this long of a layoff,” said Novak, who coaches both the boys’ and girls’ teams. “You never know if it will help you in terms of resting players and getting over nagging injuries, or if it’ll hurt you by letting some rust set in.”

History says the former, rather than the latter, should be the case.

“The time off usually doesn’t hurt us,” said Novak. “And we’ve had a really good week of practice.”

Should the Braves win Friday, they would advance the next night for a Bi-District title shot at Chief Leschi.

All in all, it could be a very eventful week. One in which Novak and his players hope hard work will produce dividends.
















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BUILDING SUCCESS – La Conner High foes had trouble dealing with a Drye wall during Regional mat action last weekend in Sedro-Woolley. La Conner junior Amber Drye, above, pinned Lynden’s Thalia Veliz en route to a second place finish in the tourney’s 170-pound class. Lady Braves’ teammate Frances Zeimantz was also the top runnerup in her division. Both advance to this weekend’s State Mat Classic XXV at the Tacoma Dome. – Photo by Karla Reynolds


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La Conner SeniorCenter Calendar

Tues., Feb. 19104 E. Commercial

• 8 - 9:15: Rise and Shine Yoga.• 8:20 - 8:50: Morning Walk.• 9 - 11:30: Mahjong.• 9 - 11:30: Stone Soup Discus- sion Group.• 9:30 - 11:30: Canasta.• 12 - 12:30: Senior Services Hot Lunch. Donation requested.• 12:30 - 2: Gallery Cygnus Guid- ed Tour with Maggie Wilder.• 2 - 4: Creative Non-Fiction Writing with Claire.• 3 - 3:45: Every Body’s Yoga.

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While thousands of football fans gathered in New Orleansfor the Super Bowl,and a hundred million more watched the game on television,sixty fans of poetry gathered in the town of LaConner excited by what was before themin the Ish Dish.So named to honor Robert Sund, the Ish River Poet, the poetry fans, unlike the footballers,sat quietly, letting their ears and eyes do all the jumping, their mindsracing to keep upwith the action before them, the deft and dazzling offense,spread four wide,filling the air with value-laden words, tossed out there with careand caughtwith sharp intakes of breath. The defense, often dark and menacing, never had a chance,unless it is thought that love, unconditioned by the game, possessesno lasting powerand grace is but a woman’s name.

• Senior Lunch Menu •for Tuesday, February 19

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By Jim AiryFour thousand miles from

La Conner, a thousand miles southeast of Miami, past the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and eight miles off the coast of Puerto Rico, lies the island of Vieques.

Twenty-one miles long, four miles wide, it mirrors the shape of Puerto Rico itself; hence its nickname, Isla Nena, little sister island. Anne and I are here on vacation (yeah, I know). We’ve been coming here for 23 years, ever since a Puerto Rican business colleague told me Vieques was like Key West in Hemingway’s day — undiscovered, unspoiled, moving to its own rhythms.

Vieques is a Puerto Rican municipality, similar to a county. Its capitol is Isabella Segunda, a town of 2,000 people, named after the Spanish queen who championed Christopher Colum-bus. On his second voyage in 1493, Columbus sailed past Vieques but didn’t come ashore. So much New World, so little time.

About 9,000 people live here. High velocity Spanish is the local language, although everyone speaks at least some English; it’s a required subject in Puerto Rican schools.

The island is blessed with pristine white sand beaches, an intensely beautiful bio-luminescent bay, and an easy-going lifestyle. Semi-wild horses amble along the roads, going nowhere in particular very slowly. Tropical flowers bloom year-round. The average temperature is 82 degrees.

At the top of the hill overlooking the town, you’ll find an historical museum, this one housed in the last fort built by the Spaniards in the New World. Scattered about the island are the studios and galleries of a serious artist community. It was inevitable that tourism would become a major part of the economy. By the mid-1980s, it had.

Not every Viequense was pleased.

Like La Conner, Vieques strug-gles to define itself economically and culturally in a socially-networked, 24/7 world. It has a vague strategy, hardly more than a single word: ecotourism.

Attempting to turn that word into programs and actions, the local government, businesses, and residents face familiar problems: lack of funds, resistance to change, competing priorities and problems including unemployment, poverty, deteri-orating infrastructure, drugs and crime.

From our room the other night, we heard gunfire — bop, bop, bop. Bop, bop, bop, bop. A particular sound, one I remembered.

The next morning, we learned a local small-time drug dealer, 22 years old, had been murdered with an AK-47 along the beachfront street. The killers apparently came over from the main island by boat and escaped the same way.

I talked with the young Puerto Rican manager of our hotel about the shooting. He nodded toward his gardener and maintenance man, trimming a palm tree. “He’s working all day in the sun for seven-fifty an hour. Fifteen

thousand a year. You can’t live on that, not even here. And he’s got a good job.” He was silent for a moment. “They get desperate. Especially the young people. They take a chance.”

Is ecotourism an alternative to desperation? Can the people of Isla Nena pull together to take advantage of the island’s physical beauty and cultural heritages and build a green and sustainable economy that will provide a living wage to its workers? There’s reason to think they can.

A row of cabanas lines Caracas Beach. In the one next to ours, a dozen Viequenses are having a weekend beach party. Lots of laughter, food, and beer. Another carload of friends arrives. The cabana is overflowing.

We’ve had enough sun (yeah, I know) and gather our things to leave. Anne walks over to our neighbors and in her excellent Spanish offers them our cabana before someone else grabs it. One of the women laughs and says, “Gracias. But we love each other so much, we want to be all together.”

Report from anothersmall place

By Janet Saunders

COMING UPWednesday Feb 1311:30 am – Women’s Lunch: “The

Heart of a Woman” health luncheon features two cardiologists speaking about heart disease in women. McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon. $15. To register: 360-814-2424 or 360-629-6481.

5 pm – Library Board Meeting: La Conner Regional Library Board meets at the library. Open to the public.

6 pm to 9 pm: “Hello Dolly”: SVC Music Dept. holds auditions in one-hour blocks at 6, 7, 8 and 9 pm in Ford Hall, room 101. For info, contact Dr. Diane Johnson, [email protected]

Thursday Feb 14HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

9 to 11 am – Computer Class: Explores very basic use of the mouse, navigating files, and how to copy and paste. Designed for people with little or no computer experience. Class size is limited to six; pre-registration required. Stop by the La Conner Library or call 466-3352 to sign up.

11 am to 5 pm – Museum Reopens: La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum is open again after restoration work. New exhibit: “Color, Design, & Inspiration: Kaffe Fassett & Brandon Mably” through March 24. More info: www.laconnerquilts.com

Friday Feb 1510:30 am – 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.

Saturday Feb 1611 am – Pruning & Training

Young Fruit Trees with Ani Gurnee at Christianson’s. Reservations required: 466-3821. $5 class fee. www.christiansonsnursery.com

10:30 am to 3 – Sharp Tools? Bring your pruners, loppers, lawnmower blades, shovels, hoes to be sharpened on-site at Christianson’s. Info: 466-3821 or www.christiansonsnursery.com

1 pm – Problem Trees? Learn about hazardous trees & how to keep them safe & healthy at Christianson’s. $5 class fee. Reservations required: 466-3821. www.christiansonsnursery.com

7:30 pm – “What the Chelm”: Lively, danceable world music! Maple Hall. $15 & $17. Advance tickets at Next Chapter Bookstore: 466-2665. Sponsored by LC Institute of Performing Arts.

Sunday Feb 171 pm – Growing Giant Pumpkins:

Learn from a pumpkin weigh-off win-ner! Seeds available. Reservations required: 466-3821. $5 class fee. www.christiansonsnursery.com

Monday Feb 189 am – Friends of the Library

invite you to their meeting at La Conner Retirement Inn. Featured speakers: Noah Bannister & David Conover of LC Boy & Girls Club. Refreshments.

2 to 3 pm – 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.

Tuesday Feb 191 to 2 pm – Exclusive Art Tour: See

the new show at Gallery Cygnus: “In the Spirit of Our Grandmothers” with Maggie Wilder as guide. La Conner Senior Center.

6:45 to 8:15 – Veggie U Class: “Growing Cool-Season Vegetables.” Free. Anacortes Library, 1220 Tenth Street. More info: 293-1910 x21.

Wednesday Feb 208:30 am to 6 pm – Flower Buses to

NW Flower & Garden Show in Seattle leave Christianson’s Nursery on Feb. 20, 21 & 22. Ticket + bus cost is $52.

Reservations required: 466-3821. More info: www.christiansonsnursery.com

Thursday Feb 216:45 to 8:15 pm – Veggie U Class:

“Raising Chickens in Your Urban Backyard,” presented by Linda Zielinski. Free. Anacortes Library, 1220 Tenth Street. More info: 293-1910 x21.

9 to 11 am – Computer Class: Learn how to surf the Internet, find and utilize info on the Internet, do e-mail, and use the library’s website. Class size is limited to six; pre-registration required. Stop by La Conner Library or call 466-3352 to sign up.

Friday Feb 2210:30 am – Story Time: For all


Saturday Feb 238 am to 4 pm – Women in Ag:

Conference on Women in Agriculture at WSU Extension Research Center, 16650 SR 536, Mount Vernon. For info, call 428-4313.

Monday Feb 252 to 3 pm – 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.

4:30 pm – Photo Contest Deadline: Entries due for Winter Gardens Photo Contest. Entry forms & more info at Christianson’s Nursery 466-3821 or www.christiansonsnursery.com

Tuesday Feb 269:30 am to 4 pm – Hearing Test: Free

hearing screening at Island Hospital, 1211 24th St., Anacortes. Appointments required; call 299-1367.

12:30 – Where We Go From Here: Let’s talk about our plans & wishes! Until 2 pm. La Conner Senior Center.

Thursday Feb 286:45 to 8:15 pm – Veggie U Class:

“Growing Warm-Season Vegetables” with Becky Stinson. Free. Anacortes Library, 1220 Tenth Street. More info: 293-1910 x21.

Friday Mar 110:30 am – Story Time: For all


ARTS/MUSEUMSANACORTES COMMUNITY THEA-

TRE (ACT): “Steel Magnolias” runs Jan. 25 thru Feb. 16. Show times: Thurs.: 7:30 pm, Fri.: 8 pm, Sat.: 8 pm, Sun.: 2 pm. Tickets: $18. For more info: www.acttheatre.com or 293-6829.

LA CONNER QUILT & TEXTILE MUSEUM: New exhibit – “Color, Design, & Inspiration: Kaffe Fassett & Brandon Mably,” a collective project featuring both quilts and knitting through March 24. Located in the historic 1891 Gaches Mansion, 703 S. Second St. Open Wed. to Sun.: 11 am to 5 pm. For more info: www.laconnerquilts.com or 466-4288.

MUSEUM OF NORTHWEST ART: Winter Exhibitions – Jan. 12 to Mar ch 1: “Eduardo Calderón: Portraits of 20 Northwest Artists” and “Black and White Color Study from the Permanent Collection.” Open Sun. & Mon. - noon to 5 pm; Tues. to Sat. - 10 am to 5 pm. Located at 121 S. First St. For more info: www.museumofnwart.org or 466-4446.

SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: Featured exhibit through April 28: “Skagit Sets Sail: A Maritime History of Skagit County.” Open Tues. to Sun.: 11 am to 5 pm. Located at 501 S. Fourth St. at the top of the hill. For more info: www.skagitcounty.net/museum or call 466-3365.

HELP OUTVOLUNTEER AT MoNA – Free

training to become tour leader for pre-K through elementary school groups. Next training date: Thurs, Feb. 21, 9 am to 4 pm at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. More info: contact Jasmine at 466-4446, x106 or [email protected]

CLUBSALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT: Alzheimer’s

Association caregiver support group meets at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 1 p.m. on the second and third Monday of each month. The church is located at 9th and M Avenue in Anacortes. Call (360) 299-9569 for information.

BILLIKEN LADIES: La Conner’s Billiken Ladies meet at noon the second Monday of each month. Contact Barbara Sanford at 466-3483 or Dorothy Dalan at (360) 707-0536.

DAR: The Daughters of the American Revolution, Ann Washington Chapter, meets at the Good Shepherd Hall, Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, 1511 East Broadway at 11:30 am. For information, (360) 629-9937 or (360) 466-3430.

DRAGON BOAT CLUB: The North Puget Sound Dragon Boat club, dedicated to cancer awareness, fitness and fun through paddling, meets monthly at the Skagit Valley College Oak Harbor Campus and goes paddling every Saturday. New members and visitors are always welcome. For information contact Cathie Harrison, (360) 678-9003.

FIDALGO ISLAND QUILTERS: Fidalgo Island Quilters Guild meets the first Monday of each month at the New Hope Community Church, 1319 35th St., Anacortes. The Suns afternoon group meets at 12:30 p.m. and the Stars evening group meets at 7 p.m. For more information go to www.fidalgoislandquilters.com.

GARDEN CLUB: La Conner Civic Garden Club meets each month at the garden club building on South Second Street. Visitors are always welcome. Call Susie Deyo at 466-3258 for more information.

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: The Skagit Valley Genealogical Society meets 7 pm fourth Tuesday of each month at the Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. For more info, call 360-424-4427, or email: [email protected] or visit www.rootsweb/ancestry.com/~wasvgs .

GOP WOMEN: The West Skagit County Republican Women’s Club will NOT be having a regular meeting the month of January or February; however, they will be doing the decorations for the Skagit County Party Lincoln Day dinner. After that, regular meetings will resume on the second Wednesday of each month at 10:30 am at the San Juan Lanes in Anacortes. More info: call Pat Essig at 293-3483 or Pat Stowe at 293-4147.

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOC: Come join our group and meet others with the same passion for flying and other related activities such as building and flying experimental aircraft. Meet on the second Saturday of the month at the Skagit Regional Airport at 10 am. For more info, contact Cheryl Andrade at: 360-630-5545.

HARMONY NORTHWEST CHORUS: The Harmony Northwest Chorus, which sings 4-part harmony and barbershop style, rehearses 7 to 9:30 pm each Monday at the Mount Vernon Community Center, at the corner of Cleveland and Hazel. For information call Judy at (360) 707-2895.

KIWANIS: The Kiwanis Club of La Conner meets 7:50 am each Wednesday at La Conner Retirement Inn, 204 N. 1st St. Community members are welcome to attend and enjoy a free breakfast. For information call Secretary Garry Cline at 466-1071.

LA CONNER ROTARY: The La Conner Rotary Club meets at 6 pm every Monday at the Farmhouse Inn at Highway 20 & La Conner Whitney Road.

LIBRARY FRIENDS: The Friends of the La Conner Regional Library meets the third Monday of each month at the 9 am at the La Conner Retirement Inn.

LIONS CLUB: Burlington Lions meet at 7 pm on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Farmhouse Inn on La Conner Whitney Rd. Call Rock White at 755-1362 or Jerry Hedbom at 757-0107.

LIONS CLUB: Mount Vernon Lions meet at 7 pm the first and third Thursday of each month at Denny’s Restaurant at 300 East College Way, Mount Vernon. For information, call Robert Foster at 424-1888.

SEA SCOUTS: Winter meetings of the Sea Scouts are held at the W. T. Preston Sternwheeler in Anacortes on Tuesdays at 5 pm. The Sea Scout schooner Rejoice is now back in La Conner tied up to her old moorage. Call Skipper Jim Taylor for more information: (360) 299-9040.

SEWING GUILD: The La Conner Neighborhood Group of the American Sewing Guild meets monthly. For information call Gale Thomas, 466-2027, or Sue Donaldson, 466-3032.

SOROPTIMISTS: The La Conner Soroptimist International club meets 5:30 pm the second Wednesday of the month at the Swinomish Yacht Club, 310 N. First St. For club information, please contact President Ellie Baugh at (360)420-9448.

SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION: The new Surface Design Association of Skagit and Whatcom counties meets at 6:30 pm the fourth Monday of each month at the Gail Harker Creative Studies Center, 12636 Chilberg Road, La Conner. Everyone interested in fiber or textile arts is welcome. For information, call Diane S. Learmonth, (360)588-8594, or Susan Lenarz, (360) 422-8187.

TOPS: La Conner TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets each Thursday from 9 to 10 am at the Hope Island Fire Station. For information call, (360)293-7347.

WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS: Skagit Widowed Support Services, a group for those who have lost a spouse, meets regularly to socialize. Prospective members are always welcome. For information call Zerma, 466-3525. For more info, call Mary at (360)848-1872 or check our website SkagitWSS.org

Put your listing in the Community Calendar: Please email your event notice to [email protected]. Deadline is NOON FRIDAY for inclusion in the following Wednesday’s paper. There is no charge to list events that are free or affordably priced, open to the public or sponsored by non-profit organizations.

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1. Who was the last major-leaguer before Texas’s Nel-son Cruz (2011, 2012 ver-sus Toronto) to have two career eight-RBI games against the same team?

2. Who replaced Tony La Russa as manager of the Chicago White Sox in 1986?

3. In 2011, Wisconsin’s Russell Wilson set a record for most consecutive games with at least one TD pass (38). Who had held the mark?

4. Between 1984 and 2012, name the team that won only one NBA title during that span.

5. In the 10-year span between the 1972-73 and 1981-82 seasons, a Mon-treal Canadiens goalie led the NHL in goals-against average how many times?

6. How many times has Michigan State played in the men’s Division I soccer championship?

7. Name the winning jockey in three of the four Kentucky Derbies held between 2007 and 2010.

Answers1. Dave Kingman (1976,

1978), versus the Los Angeles Dodgers.

2. Jim Fregosi.3. Texas Tech’s Graham

Harrell (36 games).4. Dallas, in 2011.5. Seven times.6. Four times. The Spar-

tans lost in 1964 and ‘65, and were co-champs in ‘67 and ‘68.

7. Calvin Borel won in 2007 and 2009-10.


1. Who wrote “Lookin’ Out My Back Door”?

2. Name the group that released “I Started a Joke.”

3. What is one-hit wonder Jewel Akens’ best-known song?

4. Who released the dance song “Fool’s Gold”?

5. Name the song with this lyric: “I get seasick even watching it on the TV! They want You! Oh my good-ness!”

Answers1. John Fogerty, while he

was with Creedence Clear-water Revival. The song is off the album “Cosmo’s Factory” (1970), considered by many the band’s finest.

2. The Bee Gees, in 1968. It’s said that the melody came from the droning sound of the engines of a small plane the group was riding in.

3. “The Birds and The Bees,” released in 1965. Oddly enough, the song was covered by a half-dozen oth-ers.

4. Stone Roses, in 1989. The song was remixed and reissued again in 1990, 1992, 1995 and 1999.

5. “In the Navy,” by the Village People, in 1978. Contacted by the U.S. Navy, the group was given a war-ship in San Diego, aircraft and the crew of the ship to create a recruiting video of the song ... until there was a protest about using taxpayer money on the group.


1. Is the book of 3 Timothy in the Old or New Testament or neither?

2. From Genesis 22:2, whom did God command to sacrifice his only son? Isaac, Job, Noah, Abraham

3. What pagan woman became David’s great-grand-mother? Sybil, Rachel, Eve, Ruth

4. Nearly how many years after Jesus’ death were the Gospels written? 5, 20, 40, 250

5. Which is the middle book of the Old Testament?Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isa-iah, Jeremiah

6. What are epistles? Apos-tles, Temples, Letters, Flocks

ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) Abraham; 3) Ruth; 4) 40; 5) Proverbs; 6) LettersWilson Casey’s trivia book

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1. GEOGRAPHY: What country lies northwest of Colombia?

2. FOOD & DRINK: What kind of food is fusilli?

3. POLITICS: How many popular votes separated Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presi-dential election?

4. LITERATURE: What 19th-century novel starts with the line, “There was no possibility of taking a walk that day”?

5. TELEVISION: On “Bonanza,” what was the name of the character played by Michael Landon?

6. GENERAL KNOWL-EDGE: What was the popu-lar name of the Scottish out-law Robert MacGregor?

7. MEDICINE: What is the function of the chemical sub-stance called heparin?

8. PERSONALITIES: Who is the chef on the “Barefoot Contessa” cook-ing show?

9. BUSINESS: Which merchant used the five-and-dime-store concept to cre-ate one of the largest retail chains in the world?

10. GAMES: What is the standard weight of a shot put used by men in competi-tion?

Answers1. Panama2. Pasta3. Just more than 100,0004. “Jane Eyre,” by Char-

lotte Bronte5. Little Joe6. Rob Roy7. Prevents blood clotting8. Ina Garten9. F.W. Woolworth10. 16 pounds© 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• LA CONNER WEEKLY NEWS • FEBRUARY 13, 2013

• LEGAL NOTICE •IN THE SUPERIOR COURT

OF WASHINGTONFOR 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

DefendantsNo. 13-2-00076-1

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATIONTHE 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 beginningEXCEPT 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 #21149Attorney for Plaintiff1204 Cleveland Ave.Mount Vernon, WA 98273(360) 848-0339Published in La Conner Weekly

News, January 23, 30 and February 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2013.

• LEGAL NOTICE •SUPERIOR COURT OF THESTATE OF WASHINGTON

FOR THE COUNTY OF SKAGITIn the Matter of the Estate

ofDEAN R. HENRY,

Deceased.Case No. 13-4-00020-2PROBATE NOTICE

TO CREDITORSRCW 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 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: 1/29/13

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: 1/30/13Ted A. HenryPersonal RepresentativeAttorney for PersonalRepresentative:FELICIA VALUEWSBA No. 27635PO Box 578La Conner, WA 98257(360) 466-2088

Published in La Conner Weekly News, January 30, February 6 and 13, 2013.

• LEGAL NOTICE •SUPERIOR COURT OFWASHINGTON FORSKAGIT COUNTY

In the Matter of the Estateof

ELIZABETH J. HANSEN,Deceased.

No. 13 4 00015 6PROBATE NOTICE

TO CREDITORS(RCW 11.40.030)

The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having 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 non-probate assets.

Date of first publication: February 6, 2013.M. STEPHEN HANSENPersonal RepresentativeSKAGIT LAW GROUP, PLLCBy:_________________________ BRIAN E. CLARK, WSBA #9019Attorneys for PersonalRepresentativeP.O. Box 336/227 Freeway Drive, Suite BMount Vernon, WA 98273

Published in La Conner Weekly News, February 6, 13 and 20, 2013.



In Re the Estate ofDAVID ALLEN LINDE,

Deceased.No.: 13-4-00041-5

NOTICE TO CREDITORS1. The Personal Representative

named below has been appointed as personal representative 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 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.

3. 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 filing copy of Notice to Creditors: February 6, 2013.

Date of First Publication: February 13, 2013.Jean Linde, Personal RepresentativePresented by:Michael A. WinslowWSBA #13901Attorney for the Estate1204 Cleveland AvenueMount Vernon, Washington 98273Phone: (360) 336-3321


• LEGAL NOTICE •

• LEGAL NOTICE •

SUPERIOR COURT OFWASHINGTON FORSKAGIT COUNTY

In the Matter of the Estateof

ALAN A. SAVAGE,NO. 13-4-00025 3

PROBATE NOTICETO CREDITORS(RCW 11.40.030)

The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having 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

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEReference Number: 200903090108Grantor: Tammy McKenzie, who acquired title as Tammy Henriksen and Alan McKenzie, each as their separate propertyGrantee: Whidbey Island BankLegal Description: Lot 677, “SURVEY OF SHELTER BAY DIVISION 4, Tribal and Allotted Lands of Swinomish Indian Reservation”Tax Parcel Number: 5100-004-677-0000 (P84674) Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington, Chapter 61.24:

INOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the undersigned Trustee (the “Trustee”) will on Friday, March 15, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., at the main entrance of the Skagit County Courthouse, located at 205 W. Kincaid Street, Mount Vernon, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following-described real and personal property, situated in the County of Skagit, State of Washington:

Lot 677, SURVEY OF SHELTER BAY DIVISION 4, according to the survey recorded July 8, 1970, in Volume 48 of Official Records, pages 627 through 631, under Auditor’s File No. 740962, records of Skagit County, Washington.

Situated in Skagit County, Washington.

TOGETHER WITH all existing or subsequently erected or affixed buildings, improvements and fixtures; all easements, rights of way, and appurtenances; all water, water rights and ditch rights (including stock in utilities with ditch or irrigation rights); and all other rights, royalties and profits relating to such real property, including without limitation all minerals, oil, gas, geothermal and similar matters; and

TOGETHER WITH all equipment, fixtures and other articles of personal property now or hereafter owned by Grantor, and now or hereafter attached or affixed to the real property; together with all accessions, parts, and additions to, all replacements of, and all substitutions for, any of such property, and together with all issues and profits thereon and proceeds (including without limitation all insurance proceeds and refunds of premiums) for any sale or other disposition of the property; and

TOGETHER WITH all of the Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to all leases, rents and profits of all of the real property. All of the above is collectively referred to as the “Property”.

The tax parcel number and abbreviated legal description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein.

The Property is subject to a Deed of Trust recorded March 9, 2009 under recording no. 200903090108, records of Skagit County, Washington, (the “Deed of Trust”), from Tammy McKenzie, who acquired title as Tammy Henriksen and Alan McKenzie, each as their separate estate (“Borrower” or “Grantor”), as grantor, in favor of Chicago Title Company as initial trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Whidbey Island Bank (the “Beneficiary”) as beneficiary.

The Deed of Trust secure the obligations (as defined in the Deed of Trust), including but not limited to all of Borrower’s obligations under that certain Promissory Note (“Note”) dated March 6, 2009, in the principal amount of $300,000.00, executed by Borrower as maker in favor of Beneficiary as payee. The Beneficiary is the owner and holder of the Note and the other obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and is entitled to enforce same.

Unless otherwise specified in any subsequent notice from Beneficiary or the Trustee under the Security Instruments, any Trustee’s sale held pursuant to this Notice of Trustee’s Sale and any subsequent Notice of Trustee’s Sale will be a unified sale of all of the Property, real and personal, pursuant to RCW 62A.9A.604(a)(2).

IINo action commenced by the

Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

IIIThe defaults for which this

foreclosure is made are as follows. Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears:Currently due to reinstateas of November 26, 2012 Amount(a) Principal and interest payments $ 9,080.00(b) Late charges on above payments 454.00Total 9,534.00Charges, costs and fees(a) Attorneys’ fees (lawsuit) $2,181.00(b) Advances by Beneficiary 0.00 (estimated)(c) Trustee’s fees 1,750.00(d) Trustee’s sale guarantee 506.38(e) Service/posting of notices 160.00 (estimated)

(f) Postage/copying expense 255.00 (estimated)(g) Recording fees 100.00 (estimated)Total charges, costs and fees $4952.38 (estimated)Total estimated amount as of November 26, 2012 $14,486.38 (estimated)

The foregoing amounts will increase with the passage of time. You should contact the undersigned Trustee for a current reinstatement amount. If any other events of default under the Deed of Trust exist at any time prior to reinstatement, they must also be cured in order to reinstate the Deed of Trust.

IVThe sum owing on the obligations

secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $287,412.61, together with interest as provided in the underlying loan documents and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note and the other loan documents and as are provided by statute.

VThe above-described Property

will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on March 15, 2013. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured before March 4, 2013, to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before March 4, 2013, the defaults as set forth in Paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time on or after March 4, 2013, and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any guarantors, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or the Deed of Trust, and paying all other amounts owing on the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

VIA written Notice of Default was

transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses:

Alan G. McKenzie, aka AlanMcKenzie and Tammy L.McKenzie, aka Tammy McKenzieand Tammy Henriksen876 Kalispell DriveLa Conner, WA 98257Shelter Bay Company1000 Shoshone DriveLa Conner, WA 98257Occupant677 Muckleshoot CircleLa Conner, WA 98257Shelter Bay Companyc/o Larry E. KibeeRegistered Agent468 Nez PlaceLa Conner, WA 98257U.S. Department of the InteriorBureau of Indian Affairs911 NE 11th AvenuePortland, OR 97232

by both first class mail and certified mail on November 2, 2012, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on November 2, 2012 the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the Property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such posting.

VIIThe Trustee whose name and address

are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.Michael D. Bohannon, Trustee19586 10th Avenue NE, Suite 300P. O. Box 2326Poulsbo, WA 98370(360) 779-6665

VIIIThe effect of the sale will be to

deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described Property.

IXAnyone having any objection to the

sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s Sale.

XNOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR

TENANTSThe purchaser at the trustee’s sale is

entitled to possession of the Property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060.

XINOTICE TO GUARANTOR

(1) The Guarantor may be liable for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the trustee’s sale is less than the debt secured by the Deed of Trust; (2) the Guarantor

has the same rights to cure the default and repay the debt as is given to the grantor in order to avoid the trustee’s sale; (3) the Guarantor will have no right to redeem the property after the trustee’s sale; (4) subject to such longer periods as are provided in the Washington Deed of Trust Act, chapter 61.24 RCW, any action brought to enforce a guaranty must be commenced within one year after the trustee’s sale, or the last trustee’s sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt; and (5) in any action for a deficiency, the Guarantor will have the right to establish the fair value of the property as of the date of the trustee’s sale, less prior liens and encumbrances, and to limit its liability for a deficiency to the difference between the debt and the greater of such fair value or the sale price paid at the trustee’s sale, plus interest and costs.

DATED December 3, 2012./s/ Michael D. BohannonMICHAEL D. BOHANNON,TrusteeFor further information please call (360) 779-6665STATE OF WASHINGTON ) : ss.County of Kitsap )

On this day personally appeared before me MICHAEL D. BOHANNON, to me known to be the individual described in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he signed the same as his free and voluntary act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.

GIVEN under my hand and official seal this 3rd day of December, 2012./s/ Melissa S. CollettoPrinted Name: Melissa S. CollettoNOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of WashingtonResiding at: Poulsbo, WA My Commission Expires: 10/19/13

Published in La Conner Weekly News, February 13, 2013.



In Re the Estate ofDAVID ALLEN LINDE,

Deceased.No.: 13-4-00041-5

NOTICE TO CREDITORS1. The Personal Representative

named below has been appointed as personal representative 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 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.

3. 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 filing copy of Notice to Creditors: February 6, 2013.

Date of First Publication: February 13, 2013.Jean Linde, Personal RepresentativePresented by:Michael A. Winslow SWBA #13901Attorney for the Estate1204 Cleveland AvenueMount Vernon, Washington 98273Phone: (360) 336-3321


• LEGAL NOTICE •SUPERIOR COURT OF THESTATE OF WASHINGTON,

COUNTY OF SKAGITCASCADE RIVER

COMMUNITY CLUB Inc., aWashington nonprofit

corporation,Plaintiff,

vs.RENE MACIAS-ORTIZ,as her separate property

if married,Defendant.

Cause No. 12-2-00709-1SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE

OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTYTo: 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 / 3871-000-178-0006Legal 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 AMDate: Friday, February 22, 2013Place: 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, SheriffBy: Amy L. Stoddard,Civil AssistantSkagit County Sheriff’s Office600 South Third StreetMount Vernon, WA 98273360-419-3436

Published in La Conner Weekly News, January 23, 30 and February 6 and 13, 2013.

• LEGAL NOTICE •SUPERIOR COURT OF THESTATE OF WASHINGTON,

COUNTY OF SKAGITCASCADE RIVER

COMMUNITY CLUB, aWashington nonprofit

corporation,Plaintiff,

vs.LANCE K. ZIMMERMAN &SHARON L. ZIMMERMAN,

h/w,Defendants.

Cause No.: 12-2-00204-8SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE

OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTYTo: 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 AMDate: Friday, February 22, 2013Place: 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, SheriffBy: Amy L. Stoddard,Civil AssistantSkagit County Sheriff’s Office600 South Third StreetMount Vernon, WA 98273360-419-3436

Published in La Conner Weekly News, January 23, 30 and February 6 and 13, 2013.

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: February 6, 2013.CATHY L. SAVAGEPersonal RepresentativeSKAGIT LAW GROUP, PLLCBy: BRIAN E. CLARK,WSBA #9019Attorneys for PersonalRepresentativeP.O. Box 336/227 Freeway Drive,Suite BMount Vernon, WA 98273


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Phil Serka, president of the board, said, “Kathleen has been a dedicated and valued curator for the museum. We appreciate all her hard work and expertise.”

Lisa Young has been appointed, by the board, as interim curator of exhibitions.

“Lisa has been the curator of the Permanent Collection/registrar and brings 10 years of museum experience to the position,” Serka said.

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sity has released their honor roll students for the fall quarter. Among those honorees are three students from La Conner. The honorees are Abigail Anderson, who has a 4.0 grade point average, Bailey Cunningham and Amanda Grant. To make the honor roll, students must complete at least 14 graded credit hours during a quarter and be in the top 10 percent of their class.

Sen. Bailey’s first billState Sen. Barbara Bailey,

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2013 legislative session, her bill was unanimously approved by the state Senate.

Bailey gladly upheld the Senate tradition that calls for a senator who makes his or her first speech in the Senate chambers to then distribute token gifts from back home.

“Since I could not take my fellow senators on a field trip to see the beautiful 10th District in person, I presented each of them with the next best thing: a gift bag that amounts to a virtual tour of our district’s key industries, local producers and idyllic features.”

The gift from Bailey to her colleagues contained: smoked salmon from Seabolt’s Smokehouse Seafood and Deli in Oak Harbor; fresh tulips from Mount Vernon’s Washington Bulb Company; a coffee mug and umbrella from the Angel of the Winds Casino in Arlington; a bag of coffee from Camano Island Coffee Roasters; red potatoes from Smith and Morrison Farms in Mount Vernon; and a Whidbey Island ferry ornament from Oak Harbor Wal-Mart.

Salmon meetings USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service announced they are seeking project proposals for the Pacific Salmon Habitat Improvement Partnership to assist with restoration of habitat and improve water quality for salmon in the Puget Sound. The service will work with federal, state, and local governments, tribes, and non-governmental organizations to identify willing landowners on working lands.

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Although O’Donnell said he did not realize the raccoons would be killed, he said he still supports his decision, and he feels that a consensus of La Conner residents would agree.

Under direction from the council, Brian Lease, Public Works director, hired state certified trapper Marsee Wilson to capture the raccoons.

Wilson, who said he has been trapping nuisance animals for 20 years, delivered cage traps to Public Works, which would then place and set them where raccoons were spotted.

Wilson says when he gets a call from Public Works department of a captured animal, he responds within an hour and euthanizes the raccoon with gas. Sometimes he buries the animal, and sometimes he sells the pelts.

“The habitat is absolutely saturated with raccoons” says Wilson.

Once a captured raccoon is released, he said, the animal will learn from the experience and never be captured again. They will try to join up with other bands.

The state Fish and Wildlife website lists several diseaseds that raccoons are said to spread, including canine distemper and raccoon roundworm. But animal rescue groups dispute the notion that raccoons carry diseases.

“I think they should be released,” said Mayor Hayes. “But in any case, they should be treated humanely.”

Once the trapper sets the trap, the town Public Works personnel place the traps where raccoons are sighted, and they are obligated to check the traps at least once a day.

Dyer first spotted the cages over the long Martin Luther King holiday weekend, when no town employees were working and nobody was around to check the traps.

“Obviously that is something that the town has to look at, because leaving the animals in cages is not something that is acceptable,” said Mayor Hayes. “If that’s on us, we need to fix it.”

Bado says that when Officer Lee showed up at his house, he invited him in, and when Lee asked for Bado’s driver license, Bado said, “I’m not comfortable with this,” and Lee went out to his car and issued Bado a citation.

Mayor Hayes accompanied Bado to the preliminary hearing last week. Bado’s next court appearance is set for Feb. 19.

“I had an innocent heart, it wasn’t with malicious intent,” said Bado. “I didn’t realize it was a Fish and Wildlife thing. We just thought they were torturing raccoons.”

Raccoons . . . (Continued from Page 1)

THE TALENT – Presenting the young artists from La Conner Co-Op Preschool, which held an art exhibition and reception at Maple Hall on Saturday. – Photo by Don Coyote

• LA CONNER WEEKLY NEWS •FEBRUARY 13, 2013

The Plant Lady

Skagit Co. Sheriff’s Office POLICE BLOTTER

La Conner Institute of Performing Artspresents

Reserve tickets by calling The Next Chapter Bookstore:(360) 466-2665. Tickets: $15 - $17. Tickets also available at the door. Youth (under 18) admitted free.

What theChelm

plays danceableworld music on

Saturday, Feb. 16at 7:30 p.m. in Maple Hall.

The musicians perform lively Yiddish tunes, fast-tempo

gypsy music and compellingdance rhythms.

By Sue PhillipsFoggy, frozen mornings, clear,

chilly afternoons, a little rain and lots of wind make me feel like winter is never going to end. Being a fair weather gardener, the cold does not entice me outside to work in the garden very often. However, I do like bundling up and taking long walks to see what my neighbors’ gardens look like this time of year.

I am constantly inspired by the beauty of stately evergreens and the incredible shapes of leafless deciduous trees and shrubs as they are silhouetted against the sky. Even now, when it is so cold, the frozen earth releases signs of spring, as bulbs poke their heads out of the sodden ground and primroses clamber for attention. Naked branches burst forth with new life, as buds swell in anticipation of a new spring.

As I stroll around my neighborhood, I always look for the branches my grandma and I collected on our winter walks. Every February my randma gathered the naked branches of the Pussy Willow and brought them into the house to bloom. Proudly displayed in a vase of water, the pussies were free to open, and she would recite this poem:I know a little pussy, her coat is

silver grey,She lives down the meadow, not

very far away.Although she is a pussy, she’ll

never be a cat,For she’s a pussy willow, now

what do you think of that?The genus Salix, Willow, is

in the Salicaceae family, the Willow family. The family is comprised of around 400 species of fast-growing, weak-wooded, short-lived deciduous trees and shrubs. They are found primarily in moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They leaf out early in the spring and hold their foliage late.

All willows have abundant

PUSSY WILLOW, Salix discolor – Photo by Sue Phillips

watery bark sap, which is heavily charged with salicylic acid. They have slender, pliant branches and large fibrous, often runner-like or stoloniferous roots. The roots are quite remarkable in their toughness, tenacity and ability to live. I used to cut willows to use as garden fence posts, only to discover that they would vigorously take root and sprout new leaves and branches.

The leaves of willows are typically elongated and range in color from green to yellowish or bluish. Some may be round to oval with serrated margins. Buds are distinguished by the single scale covering them.

Willow flowers are dioecious, meaning there are male and female plants. The flowers are in the form of catkins, dense clusters of scale-like flowers. These catkins are produced early in the spring before the leaves are formed or just as the new leaves

start to open. In the case of Salix discolor,

Pussy Willow, the silky silvery catkins form before the leaves. This North American native can be found in all our neighborhoods.

Like my grandma, I, too, cut the branches to use indoors as harbingers of spring. Pussy Willow grows 15 to 25 feet tall and 12 to 15 feet wide. It has slender red-brown stems and bright green 2- to 4-inch leaves with bluish undersides. The soft, silky pearl gray male catkins are 1½ inches long.

Salix Hookeriana, Hooker Pussy Willow, is a much showier species than Salix discolor. This coastal willow species ranging from Alaska to northwest California was named for the British botanist William Jackson Hooker, 1785-1865. They have stout fuzzy twigs bearing glossy, 7- by 3-inch dark green leaves with thick felt on the undersides. The male catkins are as much as 4 inches long and supremely showy as pussies in February.

In the Seattle area, Hooker Willow can be found growing

La Conner Rotary 48th Annual Historic

SMELT DERBY FESTIVALSaturday, Feb. 23rd

8:00 AM to 4:00 PMSCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

• 8-10 AM: Pancake Breakfast - Maple Hall

• 10 AM: 5K/10K Symphony Walk/Run, starts La Conner Middle School

• 8 AM to 2 PM: Fishing Derby

• 11 AM to 2 PM: Derby Day Dog Kids Meal, Bank of America parking lot

• Face Painting & Fish Printing, Maple Hall

30 feet tall and wide, with trunks a foot thick. It is planted more for ornament than the other native pussy willows but is far less common in the wild. Wild species are usually near salt water and always in sunny places. Cultivated species are almost always all male, and for some reason so are most wild species in the Seattle area.

According to an old Polish legend, many springtimes ago, a very sad mother cat sat by the bank of a river and cried for her drowning kittens, who had fallen into the river while chasing butterflies. The willows at the river’s edge longed to help her, so they swept their long, graceful branches into the raging waters to rescue the tiny kittens. The kittens gripped on tightly to their branches and were safely brought to shore. As the legend goes, each springtime since, the willow branches sprout soft fur like buds at their tips where the tiny kittens had once clung for life.

Each spring I, too, cling to the promise of new life the pussy willows bring. The promise of a purrrfect spring to come…

Monday Feb. 412:15 p.m.: Civil matter – A

writ of execution was served to recover a vehicle located in the 10200 block of March’s Point Road.

Wednesday Feb. 612:36 p.m.: Missing item – A

resident in the 200 block of N. 1st Street in La Conner reported an item missing from their home. There had been several people in and out of the residence, and no signs of forced entry. There is no suspect at this time.

Thursday Feb. 74:05 a.m.: Path-finder – The

driver of a 1997 black Nissan Pathfinder may have been trying to create their own path when they struck a fence, a tree, and then the front porch of a residence in the 900 block of Maple Ave. in La Conner. But they didn’t stop there. The driver then attempted to drive away from the scene and hit a stair railing, causing the vehicle to become stuck. When officers arrived, the vehicle was still on scene, but the driver had fled. The homeowner said she

had seen a man walking near her yard while she was checking out the damage to her residence. Deputies contacted the owner of the Pathfinder, and the Anacortes resident said she has lent the vehicle to a 26-year-old Conway man.

10:50 a.m.: Power-steering – Deputies were called to help a guest of Maple Hall in La Conner. The guest thought her car’s battery was dead, but it turned out that her key was not turning, because her steering wheel was locked. After careful manipulation of the steering wheel, the key was able to turn and the car started.

1:18 p.m.: Bouncer — A La Conner store had a problem with a bouncer. Not your typical bar bouncer, but the illegal type, the kind who bounces checks. The female check writer was contacted and has been making payments to the business for the several returned checks she had written to them last year.

2:37 p.m.: Homeless – Deputies made contact with a man in the 16000 block

of Beaver Marsh Road near Washington Bulb Company. The man appeared to be homeless and said he lives in his car. He has also been contacted several times in the west Mount Vernon area by law enforcement.

Friday Feb. 81:56 p.m.: No need-for-speed

– A resident in the 13000 block of Dodge Valley Road east of La Conner reported that the same vehicle keeps speeding through the area, and the resident believes it is being done intentionally as a form of harassment. Deputies are looking into the matter.

Sunday Feb. 108:52 p.m.: Suspicious –

Report of a vehicle parked at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery with no outside lights on, but the dome light was on. Deputies checked the area, but were unable to locate a vehicle.

Monday Feb. 119:42 a.m.: Hang up – Deputies

contacted the La Conner School District office after 911 received a hang-up call from that location. Officers discovered that someone

had tried to dial 9 for an outside line, then held the 1 down too long, while attempting to make a long distance phone call.

ART TUB – Jasio Burousinski tries out a bathtub sofa, one of the many art pieces auctioned during the La Conner Co-Op Preschool art show on Saturday. – Photo by Don Coyote

Aqiimuk’sKitchen

Pork Ragu Over Pasta

By Patricia Aqiimuk Paul, Esq.Perhaps you know how a photo of a particular dish of food will

capture your imagination, and when you read the ingredients, it sounds even better!

What challenged me the most was the ingredient of ground pork being the main protein. Growing up, in Alaska, on lean wild game – moose – it’s taken a great many years to adapt my taste buds to other varieties of meat, including beef.

But the more I read the recipe, I resolved to purchase any ingredients needed. The fresh ground pork I purchased at The Market in Anacortes. The recipe called for Italian sausage, hot or sweet, with the casings removed. I had recently purchased some very spicy hot links, so I substituted, chopping whole. The recipe called for crushed red pepper flakes, and I substituted with my favorite chili garlic paste (I always keep a small jar in my refrigerator.

The result was outstanding with my husband, Kevin, remarking that he liked the “heat” of the dish. I also helped cut the grease from the cooked pork sausage by draining between two pieces of paper towel, before adding to the rest of the ingredients.

I generally keep up to 10 varieties of fresh vegetables on hand and use them in whatever I am preparing, and in this case, it was kale. The recipe did not call for kale, but I added one-half of a large leaf, with the stem removed and chopped. I often ask Kevin what was the favorite thing I cooked for him in the past week, and this was his choice!

IngredientsOnionCarrotCeleryGarlic, minced or clovesParsley, fresh or driedOregano – substitution of Italian seasoningCrushed red pepper flakes – substitution of chili garlic pasteCanned tomato products, whole or dicedTomato paste, small canWaterOlive oilItalian sausage, hot or sweet, or substitute1 pound ground porkPasta – penne is suggestedFresh parmesan cheeseSalt & pepperPreparation

I prefer to cook in stages, preparing the fresh vegetables first. You can use a food processor to chop your vegetables, but I chop them all by hand and set aside until ready to add to pan. I used an enameled cast iron Dutch oven pan to heat the olive oil and browned the ground pork until well done. Chop the sausage and cook with the ground pork. You can add the salt, but I prefer to season after the meal is prepared. When the meat is fully cooked with no pink, drain between paper towels. In the same pan, on a higher heat, I added the fresh vegetables and watched them carefully, stirring often, until they were cooked. Next the tomato paste is added with one cup of water and again heated to a high temperature, then reduced to simmer. While simmering, add the garlic chili paste and other seasonings. Last, the meats and canned tomatoes are added. I chose diced tomatoes to skip the step of cutting up whole canned tomatoes. When everything is assembled, you will simmer for at least one hour, up to four hours. It will be a little soupy from the addition of water, but the fluid helps cook the meat.

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