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By Sandy StokesTwo masked burglars smashed

the glass in the front door at La Conner’s Pioneer Market, rushed inside, pried open the ATM machine and then ran off with the cash.

According to the market’s surveillance video, the crime occurred at about 5:30 a.m. on Saturday. The burglary was discovered just before 7 a.m., when the first employee showed up for work and saw the busted door glass.

Skagit County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jenny Sheahan-Lee said deputies confirmed that nobody was still inside the store before it opened for business.

“It was a smash and grab,” she said. “The only thing they took was the cash from the ATM.”

Sheahan-Lee said authorities would not disclose the exact amount of cash taken.

Still, “It wasn’t a lot of money,” said store manager Barry Whipple.

Break-in at Pioneer MarketAnd it was a quick hit. “They

were on a mission and knew exactly what they were doing,” Whipple said. The security camera showed that they were “in and out in 3 minutes,” he said.

Though the suspects were masked and had not yet been apprehended on Tuesday, “We’ve got great surveillance of them and a great video of their vehicle when they were leaving,” Whipple said.

Pioneer Market installed a sophisticated security system after a November 2008 burglary that resulted in a loss of more than $20,000 in theft and property destruction.

Though nobody was arrested in that 2008 burglary, the market’s high-end cameras have enabled Sheriff’s detectives to identify and apprehend virtually every thief and shoplifter who’s entered the store since then.

This time, “I think they’ll get them,” Whipple said.

By Karla ReynoldsJames Bond lost top billing

to the school bond at Monday’s meeting that matched the Oscars for public kudos.

La Conner School Board members received rounds of applause from construction and finance industry reps on the district’s recent passage of its $20.7 million replacement bond, designed to fund two major campus upgrades.

Initial bond sales are scheduled April 11, according to Richard Shoeber, a managing director with Seattle-Northwest Securities Corporation, an independent employee-owned investment bank that works with municipal entities and school districts.

“We want to get proceeds for the projects as quickly as possible,” Shoeber said. “We’re looking to get the lowest possible interest rates. Interest rates are really attractive right now and look to stay that way for awhile.”

“So,” he stressed, “we want to sell as many bonds as we can early.”

Remaining bonds will likely be sold in 2014, he said.

“You want a good order of flow,” he explained, “but not overflow.”

Local patrons will be able to purchase the bonds, said Shoeber.

Young Construction has been tapped to manage the work, which is anticipated to have a positive ripple effect on the local economy.

“We haven’t hired architects yet,” said the firm’s Bryan Young. “We’re just getting started. But we’ll have an impact in the community for two or three years.”

Young, who plans to regularly attend the board’s monthly meetings, said the school projects are in a pre-design phase involving development of capital budgets and master schedules.

Young told school officials efforts will be made via precise

design and construction contingencies to assure reputable companies bid the projects.

“We don’t want to get the lowest bid,” noted board member Mike Compton, “and then have low quality.”

Supt. Tim Bruce, in response to an inquiry by board member John Thulen, confirmed that input of school officials on project details — such as the merits of installing hardwood floors — will be welcome within budget parameters.

In related notes:• Town Councilman Stuart

Welch said his panel has set aside some $1,000 it would like to earmark for local summer youth sports camps and programs. He said the plan is to provide services similar to those formerly offered by the late Landy James. Preliminary talks have been conducted with the Boys & Girls Club and Swinomish Tribe, the latter of which might be able to kick in additional funding, said Welch. The council is seeking a school liaison, he said, and is exploring the possibility of offering community service hours credit or perhaps part-time employment for students. Welch will pursue the matter further and in greater detail with La Conner School District Athletic Director Peg Seeling.

• Bruce said plans to host a Sheriff’s satellite office have been scuttled. A primary concern, he said, was the possibility deputies might have to bring suspects on campus, a prospect deemed undesirable upon closer review. The idea was brought forward during a community dialogue in response to the tragic school shootings in Connecticut last December. Part of La Conner’s bond-financed school improvements are to address campus safety measures.

• Board members approved the hiring of Nancy Lomsdalen as a part-time bus driver and Anne Salley as a long-term substitute teacher.

School board takesstock of bond options

By Adrian SharpeDespite trying to lure smelt to

town by chumming the channel with Purina Game Fish Chow, the La Conner Rotary Club’s 48th annual Smelt Derby produced more fun than seafood.

Still, according to Rotarian Lee Carlson, the few smelt caught on Saturday were much fatter than in prior years — perhaps due to the extra vittles.

For generations, the day has centered around a fishing contest — mostly for kids — with entries judged by the La Conner Sea Scouts.

Young fishing enthusiasts were all along the town docks, lines in the water, hoping to catch a prize smelt.

But the watery depths of the Swinomish Channel failed to yield many swimming specimens this year; by noon, there was only one contest entry: a pinecone under the oddest catch category. Some youngsters were still waiting for a single bite within the final hour of the contest.

The Fairchild family, from Edmonds, hadn’t caught anything, but that didn’t mean the kids weren’t enjoying the day.

“The kids are having fun,” said patriarch Sean Fairchild. Still, “We’re hoping we’ll catch something.”

For years, visitors have flocked to La Conner docks, tots in tow, to try their hand at catching the biggest, or smallest, smelt. But

in the last few years, the little 6-inch silver fish have been all but absent from the Rotary-sponsored event.

In the weeks leading up to the derby, Rotary Club members sprinkled fish chow into the waters, in hopes of drawing back the little carnivorous swimmers, whose departure seemed to correlate with the closing of local fish processing companies.

Legend has it that the processors would discard their waste into the channel, creating a banquet for smelt and other fish to dine on.

“The smelt come in because they want food, and there is no food,” said Patsy Good, former Sea Scout skipper and a fishing contest judge.

Though the fish stayed away, the Smelt Derby, which included a pancake breakfast, a raffle and a run, attracted tourists and locals to town and local shops.

So many people are here visiting,” said Cyndy Bostrom, sales associate for Pelindaba Lavender. “The fishing isn’t super, so people are coming in.”

Still, the dream of a smelt catch was not the only thing to draw in crowds. The 16th annual Smelt Run — a 5K and 10K race that benefits the Skagit Symphony — is kicking into high gear and gaining more numbers.

“That seems to be growing,” said Mayor Ramon Hayes, who officiated the kick-off of the race.

Smelt Derby draws more fishers than fish“Unfortunately, the smelt seem to be not growing” in numbers.

Hayes said focusing on drawing in more runners may be a good option for future years.

Even so, the Smelt Derby is La Conner’s main late-winter event, and local merchants support it with donations of items for raffle and fishing contest prizes.

The raffle had a first place cash award of $750 and a second place prize of original art done by Jay Bowen, owner of J’s Gallery in La Conner.

“There’s a lot of great community support for the

event,” said Rotarian Susan Macek, who noted that a steady stream of people came through to buy $2 raffle tickets in hopes of walking away a winner.

The two $100 fishing contest cash prizes went to Savana Orcuto of Sedro-Woolley for the largest smelt caught by someone over 13 and to Travis Arnott of Lopez Island, whose fish took first place in the category for kids 12 and under.

The $750 raffle prize was won by Doug Wood, president of the Sedro-Woolley Rotary Club.

BURGLARY – The ATM in Pioneer Market was pried open for an unauthorized cash withdrawal early on Saturday. – Photo by Don Coyote

LITTLE FISHERS – Brothers Kenny and Riley Smith try their luck at catching smelt off a dock at La Conner Marina. – Photo by Don Coyote

FAT FISHIES – Danielle Arnott, 5, of Lopez Island, turns in her catch with her mom, Trisha. Fatter-than-usual smelt were caught in the north basin of La Conner Marina. – Photo by Don Coyote

By Adrian SharpeThe sounds of bats cracking

and balls flying will not soon fade away on La Conner’s Maple Avenue.

The Town Council, at its regular meeting Tuesday, ap-proved a motion to continue paying the $7,000 yearly rent on the field used by little leaguers throughout the county.

The vote was split with councilmen John Leaver and Bill Stokes voting nay.

Council members Jacques Brunisholz, Stuart Welch and Dan O’Donnell all voted aye guaranteeing another season of youth sports.

“Its part of our community,” said Welch. “Its also part of the master plan for the parks commission that we approved two weeks ago... It’s as American as saying the pledge of allegiance.”

Still, the issue of funding was raised to address financial woes the town is currently facing and expecting to worsen. The “fish bridge” boat ramp, along with other docks along the town’s Swinomish Channel waterfront need upgrading and replacing and with town budget strained, the money is getting harder to come by.

Money for the ball field and the public docks come out of the park and port fund, which had thousands of dollars transferred into it from other town accounts to cover expenses this year. Public Works Director said the replacement dock ramp he ordered for the “fish bridge” cost nearly $10,000.

“I don’t want to see it go away,” said Leaver speaking of the Maple Avenue ball field, “but the money has to come from somewhere.”

Kids have been punting, kicking and throwing balls for 55 years on the tract of land the town leases from the Hedlin family, owners of Hedlin Farm.

Originally, the town paid the property tax, which council member Dan O’Donnell said is $3,123.16 this year.

“The issue is the prices have gone up and up and up,” said Stokes. “Everyone loves sports for kids, it’s not about getting rid of the field, it is about dollars and cents.”

Currently the rent is $7,000 but when adding in water and maintenance fees the overall cost to the town for the ballpark is around $12,000.

Council members and youth sports advocates at the meeting talked about using volunteers to help offset maintenance costs. Finding help may not be hard.

“If there are issues with the field… you need to bring it to the people,” said one man from the audience.

Though the field is funded for this year, future budgets may not be able to support the cost, so pooling the resources of the various organizations that use it was recommended.

“What I would advocate for is a compromise,” said Mayor Ramon Hayes. “Fund it for a year,” he said. But, “we need a partnership in the future.”

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By Mickey BambrickI’ve always loved “people

watching,” and through this column, I’ve been able to “culture watch.”

My husband says when we are in Norway, he just thinks everything is normal, because it’s what he grew up with and is used to, but I see things “with American eyes.”

I find it odd he doesn’t notice as many differences between the two countries as there are. Thankfully there are, or I wouldn’t have had anything to write about for the last three years. Usually, comparisons are drawn between the Norwegians and the Swedes, not Norwegians and Americans.

It’s been a good ride. When I started writing this column, I never imagined I’d have three year’s worth of material to keep it going, let alone readers who wanted to read it.

I’ve been very encouraged by the number of positive comments I’ve gotten and even more thrilled that those who may not have liked it, kept it to themselves. I’ve met some really nice people and even befriended some of the folks I’ve met through this column, simply because we all share a love of Norway.

Sandy Stokes has been a very gracious editor, and I’m most thankful for her giving me the opportunity to put my writing in print. I love to write. I love Norway. It was a good combination.

But I’ve racked my brain for more story ideas, and they just aren’t there. I hate my column to start sounding like a high school report, so it’s time to stop.

Several readers have requested a collection of my columns in book form, so that will be my next step, and I’m sure you’ll “read all about it” in the La Conner Weekly News the day it hits the market.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the enthusiasm,

chats over coffee, and general interest in my column.

The Norwegians that know about this find it hard to believe that Americans are interested in the goings on in their small country, but they, of course, have no idea how much I’ve made fun of them in the process.

I’ve won second place, two years in a row for “Best General Interest Column” in a statewide newspaper competition, with “Nuggets From Norway.”

I’m wondering now, if I start writing about the Swedes, if I might finally come in first.

JOHN GARCIA1917-2012

La Conner resident John Garcia died on October 12, 2012 at the age of 95, after he led the great American life.

John, a first generation American, was the son of Spanish immigrants Sara Casasnovas y Unamuno and Benigno Garcia y Rodriguez.

He was born a farm worker on June 12, 1917 and died a world-renowned member of the National Academy of Sciences on October 12, 2012.

Along the way, he was a farmer, a cartoonist, a ship fitter, an Air Corps cadet, an amateur boxer, a high school teacher and a college professor, as well as a research scientist at Harvard Medical School and the Brain Research Institute at University of California, Los Angeles.

During World War II, he built submarines for the U.S. Navy, and then enlisted in the Army Air Corps. In 1943, he married the love of his life, Dorothy Inez Robertson. They were married 69 years, the last 28 years living first at Pleasant Ridge, then nine years in La Conner.

After the war, John used the G.I. Bill to attend University of California, Berkeley, where he did radiation and brain research. Early on, he discovered that rats could detect and avoid low doses of radiation, lower than a dental x-ray. This led to sharp scientific battles with B.F. Skinner’s Behaviorist Psychology and pro-nuclear members of the military industrial complex, a fight he eventually won.

When sheep started dying en masse downwind from the nuclear test sites, it was members of his lab who identified the cause as radiation poisoning. He flew to Vienna with President John F. Kennedy to meet with the Russians. He also testified before Congress along with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Through all this, he always thought of himself as a farm boy, bringing real animals and real people into the cloistered world of academic debate, taking on not only the nuclear and scientific establishment, but also the IQ and SAT testers and the Environmental Protection Agency. He always insisted that science must conform to the real world and the lives of ordinary people.

His later work showed how taste aversion could be used to train wolves and coyotes in the wild not to prey on livestock. The “Garcia Theory” of taste aversion is named for him.

John was the greatest father and grandfather imaginable He constructed ingenious toys, games and playhouses for his kids and their kids. He was a wonderful teacher and a firm be-liever in learning through doing.

Having lived all over the United States, he and Inez retired to Skagit Valley in 1985, as it was so like the farm country in California where he grew up.

He is survived by his wife, Inez Robertson Garcia, of La Conner; their three sons, Rod Garcia of Fir Island, Ben David Garcia of La Conner and Johnny Garcia of Santa Maria; five grandchildren, Anneke Beach-Garcia of La Conner, Erin Sara Beach-Garcia of Seattle, Maya Garcia of Berkeley, Diego Garcia of Santa Maria, and Harlan Garcia; one great-grandchild, Kalina Neumann of La Conner; two daughters-in-law, Diana Acevedo of Santa Maria and Michelle Beach of Rexville; and his brothers, Richard Garcia of Walnut Creek, and Ben Garcia of Santa Rosa. He was preceded in death by parents and his brothers Ted, Frank and Bob Garcia.

John lived a long and happy life, inspiring many. He will be long remembered with love, respect, appreciation and admiration.

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By Kylee ZabelWNPA Olympia News Bureau

Senate Coalition-Majority Leader Rodney Tom, D-Bellevue, chastised Democrat members for playing politics and not taking the will of Washingtonians seriously by introducing five fiscal reform bills before the Senate Ways and Means Committee on one day this month.

One of those proposed laws, Senate Bill 5166, would create an income tax. It would also eliminate the state’s portion of the property tax and reduce the state’s retail sales tax from 6.5 to 3.5 percent.

While it received a public hearing, comments made by Tom indicated that the legislation would not move forward in the Senate this session.

Legislation sponsor Sen. Maralyn Chase, D-Shoreline, believes that an income tax is the appropriate response to the slowly improving economy and high rate of unemployment.

“Until our people, the workforce, have enough disposable income in their pockets to go out to our brick-and-mortar stores to buy durable goods, we are not going to have economic recovery, given our present tax structure,” she said. “I think it’s crucial that people begin to understand that consumption drives our system.”

The state’s revenue relies heavily on property, business and occupation and sales taxes. Forty-three states levy a personal income tax, with the exception of Washington, Nevada, South Dakota, Wyoming, Alaska, Florida and Texas. Only seven of the 43 states have a flat-rate income tax.

Forty-five states collect a sales tax ranging from an average of 2 to 10 percent and most states have property taxes, typically administered by local jurisdictions.

While the legislation aims to eliminate the state’s share of property tax, used primarily for education, counties would continue to levy local property taxes to support municipal and county services. Local sales tax also is excluded from the proposed legislation.

Lucinda Young of the Washington Education Association stated that an income tax would assist the Legislature in meeting the requirements set out by the Supreme Court’s McCleary decision to increase public education funding. The tax would also help address issues outside the classroom that can potentially hinder student academic achievement. Young

‘Get serious’ – Senate Democrat to partymembers who proposed income tax again

explained that when students are burdened with other concerns, such as hunger, poor health or poverty, it’s more difficult for them to concentrate on their education.

“My members know that a child who is sick can’t learn,” she said. “So we don’t believe that you can decimate the rest of the budget in order to meet this paramount duty.”

An estimated $1.3 billion in revenue would be acquired within this current biennium if an income tax were to be instituted. In the 2015-2017 biennium, $6.6 billion would be expected.

In 2010, $8.8 billion was collected in property taxes, and about 54 percent of that revenue is spent on public schools. The state sales tax is responsible for roughly 50 percent of the state’s general fund.

If the bill were to take effect, the state would lose an estimated $1.05 billion for fiscal year 2015 and $2 billion in 2016, according to the legislation’s fiscal note.

While proponents said that the income tax would provide a more reliable source of revenue to the state, opponents said that more jobs would be destroyed and small businesses would take a hit.

“The voters of this state have repeatedly said that they do not want a state income tax,” said Tom, “yet here we go again hearing the same old proposals aimed at taxing our small business owners out of business and taking every last dime out of the pockets of middle-class families.”

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center claimed that 67,810 private and public sector jobs would be lost by 2016 due to the impact an income tax would have on businesses, according to an economic model created by the Beacon Hill Institute of Suffolk University in Boston.

More than 650 full-time employees would be required to implement and administer the income tax if enacted, costing $125 million by the 2017-2019 biennium. Most of these job positions would be with the Department of Revenue and Board of Tax appeals. Program changes for record keeping would also need to be changed, also contributing to the $125 million price tag.

But the executive director of the Economic Opportunity Institute, John Burbank, said that Washington’s current tax structure just isn’t equitable.

In the current system, low-income families pay 17 percent of their income in taxes, middle-income families pay 10 percent and the top 1 percent contributes about 2.8 percent. Essentially, the poor are paying a greater share of their net earnings. According to the act’s graduated three-rate structure, in which higher earners pay a higher tax rate, families with an income higher than $120,650 would pay $3,574 in taxes plus 6 percent of the excess over $120,650.

Burbank said that the proposed tax structure would increase taxes for millionaires by about $50,000. “If (the $50,000) remains with a millionaire, its likelihood is that

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Last Week’s Answers (2/20/13)Last Week’s Answers (2/20/13)

Parenting has its challenges. I am sure I fail as often as I succeed at steering my son toward a successful adult life. I pray he doesn’t crash along the way.

I’ve noticed, over the years, there are things in Kaleb’s life that just come naturally to him. I never taught him to read, for example, he taught himself when he was three. He is so passionate about reading, if he doesn’t have a book in hand, it’s as if his oxygen supply has been cut off. How he can remember to always grab a book as he leaves the house, but not his coat, remains a mystery.

Kaleb is perfectly happy being alone with a book. Concerned for his social skills and fearing he’d be labeled one of those “awkward homeschool kids,” I had him read, “How to Win Friends and Influence People.”

I haven’t noticed it’s made any impact, however. I’ve also given him several pointers on how to befriend new kids. He protested with, “I don’t have your personality, Mama. I am who I am.”

I should have known better than to suggest Kaleb be something he’s not. Encouraging his strengths, rather than pointing out his weaknesses, seems a whole lot wiser.

I had a huge learning curve in that arena myself several years ago, when I took a personal development course. All the people attending this class were to draw a picture of their “long-term vision.” We were given paper, crayons, paints, and brushes.

I moaned. Artwork is a challenge for me, so I cringed at the thought of sharing my drawing with the rest of the group. Stick figures are my forte, yet I’ve seen kindergarteners draw them better than I. It was a bit torturous to put something on paper.

As people began to share their incredible visions, I sank in my chair. I was way out of my comfort zone. Every drawing had clarity, color and imagination like I’d never seen. When it was my turn, all I could do was apologize over and over for my lack of artistic skill, and I said more than once, “Sorry, but I can’t draw... I can’t draw... I can’t draw...” I couldn’t wait to sit down and be done with the humiliation.

I was feeling more than embarrassed about my artistic “giftings,” but when the next guy got up, he made my artwork look like a Picasso. My first thought was, “Hallelujah, someone draws worse than I do!”

But as he was unrolling his masterpiece and showing it to the class, the words that came out of

his mouth played off my pathetic apologies. “Well, I can draw,” he said, “but this is as good as it gets.” Everyone applauded. He had much less skill than I, yet he was perfectly content with his limitations.

Remembering that, made it easier for me to just let Kaleb be who he is, whether he wins friends and influences people or not. I’m just thankful that kid loves to read.

SOFIE THULENMiddle School Student of the

Month for February is Sofie Thulen, the daughter of John and Debbie Thulen of La Conner.

Sofie is an eighth-grader at La Conner Middle School, where she is active in basketball, soccer, and track. She has also been involved in pep band, choir and ASB.

Students ofthe Month

The Kiwanis Club of La Conner has announced its Students of the Month for February.

JORDAN ROMANELLIHigh School Student of the

Month for February is Jordan Romanelli, the son of Jeff and Roxy Romanelli of Mount Vernon.

Jordan is a senior at La Conner High School and has actively participated in school soccer and track and has played clarinet in the school band. Jordan, as an Eagle Scout, planted trees along the fence at the Conway School. After graduation he would like to pursue a career in engineering.

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By Joy Neal,Director

We are having a “Cat in the Hat” contest to honor Dr. Seuss, whose birthday is March 2.

Any elementary-age child can submit a drawing or photo of a cat in a hat. Please don’t use the Cat in the Hat — we want original art. The deadline is March 1 to drop off the picture, or e-mail it to [email protected].

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

Hero of the Angry Sky by David S. Ingalls: Hero of the Angry Sky draws on the unpublished diaries, correspondence, informal memoir, and other personal documents of the U.S. Navy’s only flying “ace” of World War I to tell his unique story. David S. Ingalls was a prolific writer, and virtually all of his World War I aviation career is covered, from the teenager’s early, informal training in Palm Beach, Florida, to his exhilarating and terrifying missions over the Western Front. This edited collection of Ingalls’s writing details the career of the U.S. Navy’s most successful combat flyer from that conflict.

The World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond: Most of us take for granted the features of our modern society, from air travel and telecommunications to literacy and obesity. Yet for nearly all of its 6 million years of existence, human society had none of these things. While the gulf that divides us from our primitive ancestors may seem wide, we can glimpse much of our former lifestyle in those largely traditional societies still or recently in existence. Societies like those of the New Guinea Highlanders remind us that it was only yesterday when everything changed and that we moderns still possess bodies

and social practices often better adapted to traditional than to modern conditions.

Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky: Heads in Beds is a funny, authentic, and irreverent chronicle of the highs and lows of hotel life, told by a keenly observant insider who’s seen it all. Prepare to be amused, shocked, and amazed as he spills the unwritten code of the bellhops, the antics that go on in the valet parking garage, the housekeeping department’s dirty little secrets — not to mention the shameless activities of the guests, who are rarely on their best behavior. Prepare to be moved, too, by his candor about what it’s like to toil in a highly demanding service industry at the luxury level, where people expect to get what they pay for and often a whole lot more. Employees are poorly paid and frequently abused by coworkers and guests alike, and maintaining a semblance of sanity is a daily challenge.

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1. Who holds the pitching record for most consecutive batters struck out?

2. Name the last major-league team before the 2011 Philadelphia Phillies to win more than 100 games in the regular season and not reach the World Series.

3. When was the last time before 2010-12 that Notre Dame won at least eight games for at least three consecutive seasons in football?

4. Who was the last NBA rookie before Detroit’s Brandon Knight in 2012 to have at least 20 points and 10 assists with no turnovers in a game?

5. How many times has Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Mal-kin been the runner-up for the Hart Memorial Trophy (NHL MVP)?

6. Who was the last NAS-CAR Cup season champion to drive a Dodge before Brad Keselowski in 2012?

7. Who was the last teen to win a singles title in a Grand Slam women’s ten-nis event?

Answers1. The New York Mets’

Tom Seaver struck out 10 San Diego batters in a row in 1970.

2. The 2004 New York Yankees won 101 games.

3. It was 1987-93.4. Houston’s Steve Fran-

cis, in 1999.5. Twice (2008, 2009)

before he won it after the 2011-12 season.

6. Richard Petty, in 1974-75.

7. Maria Sharapova won the U.S. Open in 2006 at the age of 19.

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1. What was the original name of the pop band that eventually became Fallen Angels and then morphed into heavy metal Starz?

2. Name the group that wrote and released “10538 Overture.”

3. Which group produced “Back in Black”?

4. What is “Cat’s in the Cradle” about? Who sang it?

5. Name the song that con-tained this lyric: “I want you to tell me why you walked out on me, I’m so lonesome every day.”

Answers1. Looking Glass, which

had a hit in 1972 with “Bran-dy (You’re a Fine Girl).”

2. Electric Light Orches-tra, aka ELO, in 1972. The song was overdubbed with multiple riffs done with a Chinese cello.

3. AC/DC, in 1980. The song has been widely sam-pled, generally not with per-mission. (Sampling is taking a portion of a song and using it in another song.)

4. Harry Chapin’s 1974 song was a wakeup call to parents with its theme of fathers who don’t spend enough time with their sons.

5. “Walk Right Back,” by the Everly Brothers in 1961. The song was intended to have another verse, but they recorded it before the next verse was written. Cover artists who later used the extra verse didn’t have as much success with the song.


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

2. From Exodus 20, to whom did God give the Ten Commandments? Noah, Abraham, Moses, Aaron

3. Which book of the Old Testament is an essay on, “Is life worthwhile”? Amos, Ecclesiastes, Jeremiah, Dan-iel

4. Where is the New Testa-ment “Hall of Faith”? Luke 2, Titus 13, Hebrews 11, John 3

5. What is the middle book of the New Testament? Ephe-sians, Colossians, 2 Thessa-lonians, 1 Timothy

6. How many times does the word “grandmother” occur in the Bible (KJV)? 0, 1, 3, 21

ANSWERS: 1) New; 2) Moses; 3) Ecclesiastes; 4) Hebrews 11; 5) 2 Thessalo-nians; 6) 1

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Things That Changed the World,” is available from

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1. TELEVISION: What was the name of the estate in the gothic soap opera “Dark Shadows”?

2. ANIMAL KINGDOM: How many eyes does a bee have?

3. ENTERTAINMENT: Which actress was married to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra?

4. INVENTIONS: When was the first coin-operated pinball machine invented?

5. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the first president to be born an American citi-zen?

6. QUOTATIONS: Who said, “It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”

7. U.S. STATES: What does the name of Hawaii’s capital, Honolulu, mean?

8. LITERATURE: Which one of Shakespeare’s plays contains the line, “The course of true love never did run smooth.”

9. GENERAL KNOWL-EDGE: What was the name of cowboy actor Roy Rog-ers’ dog?

10. FOOD & DRINK: What is a gherkin?

Answers1. Collinwood2. Five — two compound

eyes and three simple eyes3. Ava Gardner4. 19315. Martin Van Buren6. Woody Allen7. Sheltered bay8. “A Midsummer Night’s

Dream”9. Bullet10. A type of pickled

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ymFebruary 25, 2013

How Accurate Is Your Credit

Report?Consumers are allowed to

get a free copy of their cred-it report each year. Chances are that most only send for it when a problem arises with a loan or a hike in insurance rates. A better tactic is to send for the report annu-ally and check it closely for accuracy.

Look for errors about whether your bills have been paid on time, if you’ve paid more than the mini-mum payment, and your percentage of credit avail-ability used. All of these affect your credit score.

The Federal Trade Com-mission recently completed the fifth segment of its ongo-ing study about the accuracy of consumer credit report-ing by the Big Three: Tran-sUnion, Equifax and Experi-an. Here are some of the things the FTC discovered:

—Five percent of consum-ers had a serious-enough error to cause them to have to pay higher interest for loans and insurance.

—One in five had an error on at least one report.

—One in four had errors that could affect their credit score.

—One in five had an error that was eventually corrected after it was dis-puted.

—Four out of five who disputed an error had a modification to their credit report.

—One in 10 had a change in their FICO score after the errors were corrected.

—One in 20 had a FICO score change of more than 25 points; one in 250 had a change of more than 100 points.

Nowadays, it’s important to check for someone else’s name on your report. This information often is at the very end under an “Also Known As” section. If your name is Thomas J. Smith and you’ve never opened a line of credit with “TJ Smith” or “Tom Smith” and you see an alternate name on your reports, beware that someone might have been using your credit or there might be a conflict between files.

To file a complaint with the FTC, call it at 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357).

The Big Three reporting agencies are: TransUnion, 1-800-916-8800; Equi-fax, 1-800-685-1111; and Experian, 1-888-397-3742

Scrutinizing your credit report once a year and then disputing any errors is the best way to keep your FICO score as high as it legitimately should be. Get your reports (from all three agencies) at Annual-CreditReport.com, or call 1-877-322-8228. In some states you’re allowed two free reports per year.

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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By Bill ReynoldsMark Reynolds is a La

Conner native who grew up in Central Texas but felt right at home in Oklahoma City last weekend.

The 23-year-old senior at Tarleton State University in Texas repeated as the Natural Athlete Strength Association (NASA) national men’s Power Sports Athlete of the Year during awards ceremonies at Wyndham Garden Hotel.

Reynolds successfully defended his 2011 American title in an event that factors body weight with raw lift totals in the curl, bench press, and deadlift.

Reynolds, who competes in the 198-pound class and trained last summer at the La Conner High weight room, was the lone NASA lifter to retain his crown in 2012.

Yet that wasn’t his prime motivation.

“I just love powerlifting,” he said last week, in Oklahoma City, between rounds of his most recent meet. “I do the best I can. If I win a (championship) belt, great. If not, I know I’ve gone up against the best competition around.”

Reynolds took up powerlifting while a student at Mart High School, midway between Dallas and Austin, where he was an All-State football and baseball player.

He set a school record, which still stands, of 1,330 combined pounds in the squat, bench, and deadlift at the State meet in Houston his senior year.

Reynolds joined NASA as a college freshman.

He was drawn to NASA by its family atmosphere, which has fostered a genuine sense of camaraderie since its inception a quarter century ago.

“Mark is one of the finest young men I’ve met,” NASA founder Rich Peters, of Oklahoma,

La Conner native defends U.S. lifting titlesaid while keynoting Saturday’s awards banquet. “The first time I met him I couldn’t believe where he had set his opening lift. I thought he’d kill himself. I asked him if he realized it was in kilos and not pounds. Well, he made the left and made a believer out of me.”

Reynolds is joined regularly at NASA meets by his wife, Courtney, and the couple’s three young children.

“What I like about NASA,” he stresses, “is how it’s like one big family. Everybody supports one another, and it’s all about natural strength. Integrity and credibility are big with Rich Peters and NASA.

“You’ll see lifts at NASA meets,” Reynolds adds, “that you won’t see every day in the gym.”

While at Oklahoma City last week, Reynolds added to his growing trophy collection.

He won the unequipped push-pull, or bench-deadlift, crown in the 198-pound class and was second overall in the three-event Power Sports division.

“That was by far the best competition of any meet I’ve been in,” Reynolds said afterward of a field that featured lifters from more than a dozen states, ranging from Ohio to Georgia to Arizona.

Reynolds posted a 1,163-pound total. He curled 154 pounds, benched 366, and finished with a 643-pound deadlift.

In Power Sports, the squat is replaced by the curl, a lift Reynolds didn’t take up until college.

He was coming off a stellar effort last fall in Dallas where he captured two NASA title belts, a performance Peters fondly recalled Saturday night.

“I had the privilege that weekend of babysitting his three children,” related Peters, “so his wife could take some pictures. It must’ve taken 30 or 40 minutes or so.

“I was sure happy,” Peters quipped, “when she got back.”

Thus, for both Reynolds and Peters, even the most hotly contested of NASA meets boasts its share of child’s play.

By Bill ReynoldsThe final score was 65-47 in

La Conner’s Regional hoop win Saturday over Mossyrock at Mountlake Terrace.

But 40 and 28 were numbers just as much on the minds of Braves’ fans planning their annual pilgrimmage to Spokane, made possible by a strong second half La Conner performance against Mossyrock, whom the Braves had defeated a year ago in Regional play at Mount Vernon.

La Conner, 22-1, earned its State-best 40th tourney bid by going on a decisive 43-22 tear from just before the break to game’s end.

And senior guard Spencer Novak was a big part of the Braves prevailing in the odd losers -out -winner- to-Sta te Regional format.

Novak scored a game-high 28 points, including two huge third quarter treys when La Conner stretched a narrow two-point edge to nine points, even as high-scoring frontliner Tyler Howlett was sidelined with foul trouble.

Novak’s effort was reminiscent of a visit his junior year to Concrete in which he repeatedly buried long jumpers as if they were merely extended layups.

La Conner’s clinching run Saturday was ignited by a Howlett bank shot and three-pointer from Skylar Krueger as the first half came to a close, when La Conner turned a 25-22 deficit into a 29-25 edge at intermission.

Locked in a gritty, physical game much of the night, the Braves saved their best for last.

La Conner outscored a tiring Viking squad 21-6 down the stretch, including an 11-0 spurt capped by a steal and layup by Sean Hulbert.

A layin and two Jamall James free throws extended the La Conner lead to 16 points before Cameron Hansen put an exclamation point on matters with a bucket at the final buzzer.

Howlett finished with 13 points as eight La Conner players joined Novak in the scoring column.

James tallied six points, while Hudson Zavala and Hulbert scored four apiece. Krueger chipped in his key three-pointer, matching Anthony Williams’ output. Cameron Sherman and Hansen rounded out the Braves’ scoring with two points each.

Kyler Hazen shrugged off a tweaked ankle to lead Mossyrock with 16 points.

No other Viking was in double digits.

The Braves are hoping their strong Saturday finish carries over tomorrow, Thursday, at the Spokane Arena, where they’ve

drawn defending champion Colfax, a 66-28 Regional victor over Bridgeport, in a 10:30 a.m. tipoff.

La Conner lost to Colfax in the infamous “Jerseygate” game at last year’s Hardwood Classic, when an obscure halftime wardrobe malfunction cost the Braves a technical foul and — more importantly — valuable momentum.

The bizarre ruling on how La Conner players dealt with a bloodstained jersey quickly turned a two-point Braves’ lead into a three-point deficit.

La Conner couldn’t recover.

Braves finish strong to sealanother State tourney bid

Colfax brings back several key players from its 2012 State title squad, including 6-4 scoring machine Brandon Gfeller, who managed 11 points in last year’s meeting between the two schools.

He fared much better last weekend against Bridgeport, meshing a game-high 19 points.

Though Colfax is in the eight-team field, St. George’s of Spokane, 26-1, is favored to win the three-day event.

But if history and experience mean anything, don’t bet against La Conner.

By Bill ReynoldsTiming in life is everything,

which proved both good and bad Friday for the La Conner Lady Braves.

A young La Conner High squad which likely peaked at the right time this season nevertheless saw precious seconds tick away late in its Regional losers-out game with Onalaska.

The Lady Loggers held on for a gritty, hard-fought 36-33 triumph at Mountlake Terrace, dashing La Conner’s hopes of earning an elusive bid to the State Tournament in Spokane.

Onalaska, which placed fourth at last year’s State tourney, was led by collegiate prospect Autumn Durand, who rebounded nicely from a recent ankle injury.

The 5’-10” Durand paced the Lady Loggers with 14 points and made her presence felt immediately after being inserted into the Onalaska lineup, just a couple minutes after the opening tip.

Durand scored in the paint on her first shot attempt, a bad omen for the Lady Braves, who played much of the year without their injured post, sophomore Anna Cook.

The Lady Braves had rallied without Cook to post a 19-5 mark and Bi-District crown.

But it wasn’t quite good enough to get past Durand and Onalaska.

Trailing 34-33 in the final seconds, La Conner was done in by a turnover and two Bailey Neilson free throws.

A desperation trey that would’ve tied the score at the buzzer by La Conner’s Katie McKnight, who led all scorers with 16 points, fell just short.

“We played with them all night,” Lady Braves’ head coach Scott Novak told the media afterward. “We just ran out of time. If the game goes a couple more minutes, we could’ve won.”

But La Conner went scoreless over the final 5 minutes following a deep jumper by McKnight.

The Lady Loggers were relentless on defense, denying easy entry passes into the lane.

“La Conner is a fundamentally sound team,” Onalaska head coach Doug Ashmore said Friday night. “We knew going into it that we had to take care of

the ball and focus on their size.”To that end, Onalaska worked

hard to limit shot opportunities in the lane by Lady Brave frontliners Alyssa McCormick, Aubrey Stewart, and Taysha James.

McCormick and James, La Conner’s two seniors, managed four points each in their season finale.

Stewart enjoyed a strong game on the glass, grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds.

Katie Novak scored five points, and Kelley McClung added four more to round out the La Conner attack.

Novak’s perimeter trey pulled the Lady Braves to within 32-29 early in the fourth quarter. But McKnight’s long jumper moments later, which appeared to be from beyond the arc but was ruled a deuce, was La Conner’s only scoring the rest of the way.

McKnight and Durand had exchanged treys just before intermission, sending the teams

Clock strikes midnight onLady Braves’State title drive

to their locker rooms tied at 21-21.

Onalaska edged in front 28-25 after holding La Conner to just four points in the third frame, a trend that didn’t bode well for the Lady Braves.

The Lady Loggers gained the three-point cushion when Neilson buried an 18-footer following another exchange of baskets by Durand and McKnight.

Onalaska claimed its biggest lead of the night, at 32-26, on a Durand bucket early in the final stanza.

La Conner would whittle the margin to a single point but could get no closer.

At least not with what time remained.

“It’s just one of those games,” coach Novak lamented, “where we ran out of time. But I’m really proud of the season we had. I think we peaked at the right time.”

GOAL ORIENTED – Katie McKnight drives to the goal during La Conner’s Regional clash Friday with Onalaska at Mountlake Terrace. Despite a 16-point effort from McKnight, the Lady Braves saw their season end one win shy of the State Tournament. – Photo by Melissa Reynolds

POWER PLAY – La Conner’s Tyler Howlett goes strong to the bucket in the Braves’ 65-47 Regional win over Mossyrock Saturday at Mountlake Terrace. Howlett, despite seeing limited duty due to foul trouble, scored 13 points and proved a difficult matchup for the Vikings. – Photo by Lauren Reynolds

IRON WILL – La Conner native Mark Reynolds deadlifted 643 pounds during a national meet in Oklahoma City last Sunday. Reynolds is the 2011 and 2012 Natural Athlete Strength Association (NASA) men’s Power Sports Athlete of the Year. He was formally recognized during an awards banquet Saturday night. – Photo by Bill Reynolds

STATE-BOUND – The La Conner Braves set out this week on their familiar path to the Spokane Arena for State Tournament action. Team members posed Saturday after clinching their State berth with a Regional win over Mossyrock at Mountlake Terrace. Shown in back row, left to right, are: Taylor Ebersole, Matt Finley, Cameron Sherman, Skylar Krueger, Anthony Williams, Tyler Howlett, Hudson Zavala, Erick Reinstra, Spencer Novak, Taylor Swanson, Cameron Hansen, and Zach Harris. In the front row are Jamall James and Sean Hulbert. – Photo by Karla Reynolds


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A Hero Amongst UsBy Elizabeth Sharp Smith

The Poet’s PlaceImagine the fear – A wild creature trapped in a cage,Brave enough to struggle against the inevitable,

Gifted with superb dexterity: the raccoon.

Now that intelligence, courage, and dexterityAre employed to thwart the enemyAs he exhausts the possibility of escape.That enemy, unknown and unseen,Who would deny him freedomHas chosen to ignore his innate right to roam,To feed, to follow his instincts, his nature.

Hunger, thirst, and growing despairSap his strength but not his resolve.Almost beyond hope he screams, Calling out his frustrationAt all the limitations and restraintsUrbanization has imposed on him.

And then — One of them appears;He braces for the end.But here is a compassionate humanWho frees him to resume his life.His keenest of animal minds knows gratitude.

Mr. Newman is a warrior, a lover, and a hunter.

Newman was a rescue cat. He had been hit by a cyclist as a kitten and taken to a clinic. The vet’s daughter was in Susan’s third-grade class, and one look at this beautiful blonde tabby cat and he was ours.

I never considered myself a cat person. I love dogs, and the bigger the dog the better.

When our son Luke brought a cat home from college, which he named Sid for the punk rock singer Sid Vicious, we, of course, ended up taking care of him.

Raise your hand if you’ve inherited a pet that your kids brought home and swore they would be able to care for.

When I got into bed that first night and saw Sid sleeping in my spot, I told Susan it was going to be me or Sid. Sid stayed, and so did I.

Ten years later, we rescued another cat because we thought it would be good for Sid to have a younger cat around. That was Mr. Newman.

Unfortunately, for Newman, we lived in a condo, and he was now stuck inside.

When I moved to Shelter Bay, Newman came along, and he was finally in his element. He became a great hunter, spending most of his days outside on our wooded hilltop.

He would bring home little offerings — birds, mice, baby bunnies — sometimes they were still alive, and I would have to keep my bedroom door closed lest I would find a small present waiting for me in my bed.

Now that my son Nick is moving back to Los Angeles from Shelter Bay, Newman has nobody to watch while I’m working out of town, so I flew back to LAX with him two weeks ago to reunite him with Sid, 14 years his senior.

Although they used to snuggle

together and groom each other, Sid and Newman acted like they didn’t know each other. Newman’s playful attacks became more violent after his life in the Northwest Woods.

We kept him in the house for a week before letting him outside. This meant also closing off the cat door to Sid, who would cry and cry to get out or just pee on the floor in protest.

Finally, we let Newman into the backyard last week. He immediately climbed a huge wall, onto the roof, and was gone.

We live near a busy road, so we fanned out to find him, and luckily a very nice neighbor called the number on his nametag, and we got him back inside the house.

Later that day, we gave him one more chance at outdoor living, but again he bolted, and again a different nice neighbor called the number on the name tag, and Newman’s outside life in Los Angeles was over.

The cat door is closed! Now Newman is confined to

quarters, while Sid cries to get out and cries to get back in. That makes it very difficult for the humans to get a peaceful night’s sleep.

So Newman is going to get another plane ride back to Shelter Bay. He has become the Beast of the Northern Wild and doesn’t belong in this big city.

Hopefully someone who lives on our hilltop will adopt him, so he can get back to his familiar haunts, and Susan and I will be able to see him when we aren’t working elsewhere.

I’m crazy about this cat, so it is going to be very difficult to not have him burrowing into my lap while I’m watching a ballgame.

But when I see him once again looking longingly out the window, I know Mr. Newman needs to get back to the woods, to answer the call of the wild while dodging raccoons and coyotes.

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You could have some problems with doubters who don’t share your enthusiasm for that new project you’re supporting. But use the facts to win them over to your side.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Someone is impressed by how you managed to get your case to the right people, despite attempts to keep you on the outside looking in. Expect to hear more about this.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Good for you — your gift for seeing both sides of a dispute helps cool down a potentially explosive work-place situation. Some fam-ily-related tensions also begin to ease.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your determination to prove yourself is put to the test by midweek. Counting all the positive factors you have going for you will help you get over your self-doubt. Good luck.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Several co-workers are still determined to resist coming over to your side. But don’t let that stop you from pre-senting your proposal to the people who count. Stay the course.

VIRGO (August 23 to Sep-tember 22) You might pre-fer to be taken on faith and not have to prove yourself. But the truth is, you need to offer more facts if you hope to persuade people to accept what you say.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A family situ-ation takes an unwelcome

turn. While others might be looking around for answers, you’ll soon sort it all out log-ically, and the matter will be resolved.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Someone might try to create doubt about your reliability for his or her own agenda. But your reputation and your col-leagues’ long-standing faith in you saves the day.

SAGITTARIUS (Novem-ber 22 to December 21) An unexpected change of plans forces you to come up with an alternative by the end of the week. Look for col-leagues to offer valuable suggestions.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Nothing upsets the Goat as much as broken promises. But before you vent your anger, consid-er that this could ultimately prove to be a blessing in dis-guise.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) An old workplace problem you thought you had solved for good resurfaces. But this time, co-workers will take a more active role in helping you deal with it.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Be careful not to be misled by a negative reaction to one of your more important projects. If you believe in it, then it has worth and is, therefore, worth stay-ing with.

BORN THIS WEEK:Everyone appreciates your gift for finding beauty, even where it seems least likely to exist.


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• It was screenwriter, playwright, novelist, direc-tor and producer Ben Hecht who made the following sage observation: “Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.”

• Those who study such things say that the Earth spins faster on its axis in September than it does in March.

• When the TV show “Bewitched” first started filming, the star, Elizabeth Montgomery, was just a month away from giving birth to her first child, so the first five episodes were shot almost in their entirety without her. It wasn’t until the baby was a few weeks old that she was able to go on the set to film her scenes.

• If you’re a fan of the Bea-tles, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that dur-ing the decade of the 1960s, they had more top 10 hits and more No. 1 records than any other recording artist.

• Before the June 1944 invasion of Normandy, a crossword puzzle that was printed in the London Daily Telegraph contained the words “mulberry,” “Neptune,” “Omaha,” “overlord” and “Utah.” That may not seem to be a fact of much interest, but it turns out that those were all secret code words used by the Allied military in plan-ning the upcoming offen-sive. The puzzle’s author, a schoolteacher, was tracked down and interrogated, but the puzzle’s content was ultimately chalked up to coincidence.

• The country’s first pay phone was installed in a bank in Hartford, Conn., in 1889. It cost 5 cents to place a call, the equivalent of $1.25 today.

***Thought for the Day:

“Whoever is careless with the truth in small mat-ters cannot be trusted with important matters.” — Albert Einstein


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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You could have some problems with doubters who don’t share your enthusiasm for that new project you’re supporting. But use the facts to win them over to your side.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Someone is impressed by how you managed to get your case to the right people, despite attempts to keep you on the outside looking in. Expect to hear more about this.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Good for you — your gift for seeing both sides of a dispute helps cool down a potentially explosive work-place situation. Some fam-ily-related tensions also begin to ease.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your determination to prove yourself is put to the test by midweek. Counting all the positive factors you have going for you will help you get over your self-doubt. Good luck.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Several co-workers are still determined to resist coming over to your side. But don’t let that stop you from pre-senting your proposal to the people who count. Stay the course.

VIRGO (August 23 to Sep-tember 22) You might pre-fer to be taken on faith and not have to prove yourself. But the truth is, you need to offer more facts if you hope to persuade people to accept what you say.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A family situ-ation takes an unwelcome

turn. While others might be looking around for answers, you’ll soon sort it all out log-ically, and the matter will be resolved.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Someone might try to create doubt about your reliability for his or her own agenda. But your reputation and your col-leagues’ long-standing faith in you saves the day.

SAGITTARIUS (Novem-ber 22 to December 21) An unexpected change of plans forces you to come up with an alternative by the end of the week. Look for col-leagues to offer valuable suggestions.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Nothing upsets the Goat as much as broken promises. But before you vent your anger, consid-er that this could ultimately prove to be a blessing in dis-guise.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) An old workplace problem you thought you had solved for good resurfaces. But this time, co-workers will take a more active role in helping you deal with it.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Be careful not to be misled by a negative reaction to one of your more important projects. If you believe in it, then it has worth and is, therefore, worth stay-ing with.

BORN THIS WEEK:Everyone appreciates your gift for finding beauty, even where it seems least likely to exist.


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• It was screenwriter, playwright, novelist, direc-tor and producer Ben Hecht who made the following sage observation: “Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.”

• Those who study such things say that the Earth spins faster on its axis in September than it does in March.

• When the TV show “Bewitched” first started filming, the star, Elizabeth Montgomery, was just a month away from giving birth to her first child, so the first five episodes were shot almost in their entirety without her. It wasn’t until the baby was a few weeks old that she was able to go on the set to film her scenes.

• If you’re a fan of the Bea-tles, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that dur-ing the decade of the 1960s, they had more top 10 hits and more No. 1 records than any other recording artist.

• Before the June 1944 invasion of Normandy, a crossword puzzle that was printed in the London Daily Telegraph contained the words “mulberry,” “Neptune,” “Omaha,” “overlord” and “Utah.” That may not seem to be a fact of much interest, but it turns out that those were all secret code words used by the Allied military in plan-ning the upcoming offen-sive. The puzzle’s author, a schoolteacher, was tracked down and interrogated, but the puzzle’s content was ultimately chalked up to coincidence.

• The country’s first pay phone was installed in a bank in Hartford, Conn., in 1889. It cost 5 cents to place a call, the equivalent of $1.25 today.

***Thought for the Day:

“Whoever is careless with the truth in small mat-ters cannot be trusted with important matters.” — Albert Einstein


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By Janet SaundersCOMING UP

Thursday Feb 28 6 to 7 pm – Cardiac Test Info:

Learn about tests needed when cardiac issues develop. Free. Island Hospital, Anacortes. Register: 299-4204 or www.islandhospital.org/classes

6:30 pm – Telephone Town Hall: Reps. Norma Smith & Dave Hayes invite constituents to call 1-877-229-8493 & enter PIN number 14881 to ask a question or listen in. More info: www.houserepublicans.wa.gov

6:45 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 17 am – Women in Business:

Learn about dealing with different personalities! Jeanne Law, speaker. $15 breakfast. Copia Coffee Lounge, 1174 S. Burlington Blvd. More info: www.skagitwomeninbusiness.com or 360-708-7172.

10:30 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.

6 pm – Art Opening Party: Enjoy Joan Cross’ show of new paintings at Majestic Hotel in Anacortes.

Saturday Mar 21 pm – Hellebores & More: Marianne

Binetti tells how to garden with hellebores & others for early color. At Christianson’s. Free. Reservations required: 466-3821 or www.christiansonsnursery.com

8:30 am to 4 pm – Field Day: Pruning & grafting talks & demos with local and organic theme. WSU Extension, 16650 SR 536, Mount Vernon. For info: http://nwfruit.org/winter-field-day/

6:30 pm – Shelter Bay Swings! Dance to the sounds of Skagit Swings, 18-pc band, playing the music of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Sinatra, Peggy Lee & more. Shelter Bay Clubhouse. $15 person.

Monday Mar 410 a.m. to noon – Meditation:

Simple meditation techniques in a three-session class on Mondays, March 4-18.

Also offered Tuesdays, March 5-19 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Cost is $48. Island Hospital, Anacortes. Register at www.islandhospital.org/classes or 299-4204.

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

Tuesday Mar 59 to 11 am – Colon Screening:

Helps detect indicators of colon cancer. Free. Pick up a stool sample kit, follow directions and return it. Anacortes Family Medicine, 2511 M Ave. More info: 299-1309.

12:30 to 2 pm – Items from 1800s: Bring in any 19th century item & share its story! La Conner Senior Center.

6:45 to 8:15 pm – Veggie U Class: “Fall-Winter Gardening” presented by Peter Heffelfinger. Free. Anacortes Public Library, 1220 Tenth Street. More info: 293-1910 x21.

Wednesday Mar 62 to 4 pm – Osteoporosis Class:

Learn exercises and nutrition for osteoporosis at Island Hospital, Anacortes. $10 fee. Register at www.islandhospital.org/classes or call 299-4204.

Friday Mar 810 am to Noon – Adult Hike: Enjoy

the lovely Pine Ridge Loop walk. Meet at the base of Mount Erie on Ray Auld Drive. For more info: 293-3725 or www.friendsoftheacfl.org

10:30 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.

7 to 8:30 pm – Help for Salish Sea: Come hear Dr. Joe Gaydos discuss suggestions for designing a healthy Salish Sea. Free. Northwest ESD, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. More info: Matt Kerschbaum: [email protected].

Saturday Mar 910 am – Protect Oysters: AAUW

presents Katie Haigh of Taylor Shellfish speaking on maintaining the production of larval oysters in Puget Sound. Free. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1300 9th St., Anacortes. More info: 360-982-2648.

11 am – The Overgrown Garden: Got tangled shrubs, bulging borders? Cass Turnbull, founder of Plant Amnesty, will help. $10 fee. Reservations required: 466-3821 or www.christiansonsnursery.com.

7:30 pm – Concert at Maple Hall: The Onyx Chamber Players, combining a blend of early music style with the brilliance and virtuosity of modern instruments, will perform at Maple Hall in a program sponsored by the La Conner Institute of Performing Arts. Tickets are $15 and 17 and available at the door and in advance at the Next Chapter bookstore across the street.

Sunday Mar 10 1 pm – Rose Pruning: John

Christianson discusses pruning different types of roses and then demonstrates in the Rose Garden. Free. Reservations required: 466-3821 or www.christiansonsnursery.com

Monday Mar 112 to 3 p.m. – Food Bank: La Conner

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

Tuesday Mar 1212:30 to 2:30 pm – Take a Trip:

Learn how to use our SKAT transit bus. We’ll ride to March’s Point & transfer to Anacortes bus to Ferry Terminal & return. $1 fare for seniors. La Conner Senior Center.

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.

CHAMPS! – The La Conner U16 Club volleyball team for girls under 16, beat out 16 other teams to take the Gold Championship title on Sunday at La Conner High School. The team consists of Aubrey Swigert, left, Olivia Hedlund, Coach Bruce Entrikin, Kamea Luna, LeAnne Swan, Lexi Nelson, Nicole Henriksen and Heather Henriksen, on the floor. The assistant coach is Nancy Anderson. – Photo by Tammy Henriksen-McKenzie

Mr. Newman’s prison cell in LA.

MOVING?Please let us know.

Send address changes to: P.O. Box 1465,

LaConner, WA 98257 or call: 466-3315


• 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 •

• LEGAL NOTICE •IN THE SUPERIOR COURT

OF WASHINGTONFOR SKAGIT COUNTY

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

Published in La Conner Weekly News, February 13, 20 and 27, 2013.

CORRECTEDNOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

I.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned Successor Trustee will on March 29, 2013, at the hour of 10 o’clock, a.m., at the Skagit County Superior Courthouse, main floor lobby, in the city of 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 property, situated in the county of Skagit, state of Washington, to wit:

All that portion of Lots 1 and 2 of Revised Short Plat No. 7-85, approved December 3, 1985, and recorded December 4, 1985, in Book 7 of Short Plats, page 55, under Auditor’s File No. 8512040005 being in Section 33, Township 35 North, Range 4 East, W.M. and in Tract 37, “PLAT OF THE BURLINGTON ACREAGE PROPERTY”, as per plat recorded in Volume 1 of Plats, page 49, records of Skagit County, Washington, lying West of the East 2 of said Tract 37, “PLAT OF THE BURLINGTON ACREAGE PROPERTY”.The property is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated April 4, 2003, and recorded April 9, 2003, under Auditor’s File No. 200304090013, records of Skagit County, Washington, from MICHAEL A. YOUNGQUIST and JEANNE M. YOUNGQUIST, his wife, as Grantor, to JOHN W. HICKS, Successor Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of ROGER R. JUNGQUIST and LESLIE C. JUNGQUIST, his wife, and ROBERT K. JUNGQUIST and GINA MARIE JUNGQUIST, his wife, as Beneficiary.

II.No action commenced by the

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

III.The defaults for which this

foreclosure is made are as follows:Failure to pay when due the

following amounts which are now in arrears:Principal amount due 4/4/08 $100,522.35Interest 1/7/09 through 6/27/12 44,883.31Interest 6/28/12 through 12/17/12 5,717.65

Federal tax lien in the amount of $42,876.60 has attached to the property.

State of Washington Employment Security Department tax warrant in the amount of $16,662.38 has attached to the property.

IV.The sum owing on the obligation

secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $100,522.35, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from the 4th day of April, 2003, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

V.The above described real property

will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation 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 29, 2013. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by March 18, 2013, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before March 18, 2013, (11 days before the sale date) the defaults as set forth in Paragraph III are cured and the Successor Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after March 18, 2013, (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, 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 Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults.

VI.A written Notice of Default was

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

MICHAEL A. YOUNGQUIST16402 JUNGQUIST ROADMOUNT VERNON, WA 98273JEANNE M. YOUNGQUIST16402 JUNGQUIST ROADMOUNT VERNON, WA 98273

by both first class and certified mail on October 9, 2012, proof of which is in the possession of the Successor Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on October 13, 2012, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Successor Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting.

VII.The Successor 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.

VIII.The 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.

IX.Anyone 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.

X.This notice is an attempt to collect

a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

XI.The Successor Trustee makes

no representations or warranties concerning what interest in the real property described above is being sold. The Deed of Trust lien foreclosed may not be a first lien position, or there may be other prior encumbrances of title. The Successor Trustee is not required to provide title information concerning this property. Any person interested in this foreclosure is encouraged to make his or her own investigation concerning the ownership of the property, and the position on title of the Deed of Trust being foreclosed. Any person interested in the foreclosure is also encouraged to consult an attorney, as the Successor Trustee will not provide legal advice concerning the foreclosure. The Successor Trustee does not provide information concerning the location of the debtors nor concerning the condition of the property. No representation or warranties are made concerning the physical condition of the property, or whether there are any environmental or hazardous waste liabilities or problems connected with the property. Any person desiring title information, information concerning the physical condition of the property, information concerning any hazardous waste or environmental issues, or other information about the real property being foreclosed must obtain all such information independently.

Dated: November 19, 2012./s/ JOHN W. HICKSJOHN W. HICKS,Successor Trustee1603 South Third StreetPO Box 1165Mount Vernon, WA 98273Telephone: (360) 336-6565STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) ss.COUNTY OF SKAGIT )I certify that I know or have

satisfactory evidence that JOHN W. HICKS is the person who appeared before me, and said person acknowledged that he signed this instrument and acknowledged it to be his free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument.

DATED: November 19, 2012./s/ KAY L. NEGLEYPrinted Name: KAY L. NEGLEYNotary Public in and for the State

of Washington, residing at: Mount Vernon

My appointment expires: 3-15/2016

Published in La Conner Weekly News, February 27, 2013.

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• LEGAL NOTICE •SUPERIOR COURTOF WASHINGTON

FOR SKAGIT COUNTYIn the Matter of the Estate

ofRICHARD G. HARRISON,

Deceased.No. 13 4 00066 1

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 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 27, 2013.BETTY W. HARRISONPersonal RepresentativeSKAGIT LAW GROUP, PLLCBy: BRIAN E. CLARK,WSBA #9019Attorneys for Personal RepresentativeP.O. Box 336/227 Freeway Drive,Suite BMount Vernon, WA 98273

Published in La Conner Weekly News, February 27, March 6 and 13, 2013.

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONThe Town of La Conner is pro-

cessing a permit application for the following project that may be of interest to you. You are invited to comment on the proposal.

Date: February 27, 2013File Number: 13-07CUProject Applicant: Pamela JohnsonLocation: 617 Morris Street, La Conner, WAProject Description: The existing

building fronting Morris Street was originally constructed as a single-family residence and until recently it has been used for commercial pur-poses. The applicant is applying for a conditional use to allow both com-mercial and residential uses. The commercial area will occupy 1,500 square feet of the building square footage (58%) downstairs and the residence will occupy 1,100 square feet (42%) of the building area up-stairs.

Environmental Review: This project is being reviewed under the regulations of Chapter 15 of the La Conner Uniform Development Code §15.135. The project is exempt from environmental review under SEPA WAC 197-11-800.

Date of Permit Application: Feb-ruary 21, 2013

Date of Determination of Com-pleteness: February 22, 2013

Required Permits:The following local, state and fed-

eral permits/approvals are needed for the proposed project:Town of La Conner:

• Conditional Use Permit• Change of Use Permit

Skagit County:• Change of Use PermitExisting Environmental Docu-

ments: None requiredConsistency Overview: Morris

Street is in the Commercial Zone and the Historic Preservation Dis-trict. This building was originally a single-family residence and has preserved its historic character since it was built in 1901. Over the years the building usage has changed, and for many years a commercial retail business operated at this location.

Residential use is a Conditional Use in the Commercial Zone, pro-viding the residential portion does not exceed 49% of the building area. With this proposal, approximately 42% of the building area would be used for residential use. Parking must be provided per the Off-Street Park-ing requirements in LCMC §15.90.

Preliminary determination of the development regulations that will be used for project mitigation:

Town of La Conner• 15.35.030 - Commercial Zone Conditional Uses• 15.135.190 - Criteria for Condi- tional Uses• 15.90 - Off-Street Parking and Loading• 15.125.020 - Change of UsePublic Hearing - Hearing Exam-

iner• Date: March 21, 2013• Time: 4:00 p.m.• Location: Upper Maple CenterComments: Comments on the

above application must be submitted in writing to John Doyle, Planning Director, PO Box 400, La Conner, WA 98257-0400, by 4:30 PM on March 15, 2013. Anyone submitting comments will automatically become a party of record and will be notified of any decision on the project.

If you have any questions con-cerning this project please contact Town Hall at (360) 466-3125.


• LEGAL NOTICE •

it will be used for investments in Wall Street or travel to Paris,” Burbank said. “That’s good for the French economy, but it doesn’t do anything for our economy.”

However, Trent England of the Freedom Foundation said that some of the people most heavily impacted from the bill are people who directly invest in Washington’s economy.

“Contrary to the cartoony view just presented of rich people in our state flying off to Paris, many of the people who would be impacted by a tax like this are small business owners, other business owners, people who do invest in our communities,” said England.

“I think the idea that this

somehow affects someone’s pejorative, cartoony image of what a rich person is like is really offensive to many of the residents of our state,” he continued.

During 2010, voters rejected by a 65 percent margin Initiative 1098, which would have imposed an income tax on those in the top 1 percent.

“If all they (Senate Democrats) want to do is introduce one ridiculous tax proposal after another, then I guarantee they are wasting their time,” said Tom. “They either need to get serious and work with us on creating jobs, reforming education and producing a sustainable budget, or they need to get out of the way.”

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The Faux Empiricist

The least-plausible sen-tence in the English lan-guage is “We know this works,” when those words are spoken by President Barack Obama.

He said them the other week in his State of the Union address about early-childhood education. Presi-dent Obama called for uni-versal preschool funded by the federal government in cooperation with the states. He cited “study after study” showing that investment in Pre-K pays for itself several times over by creating better outcomes for children.

He said this about two months after the release of a devastating report on the ineffectiveness of the federal government’s already-exist-ing $8 billion-a-year Pre-K program, Head Start. The study wasn’t published by The Heritage Foundation. It was conducted by the Depart-ment of Health and Human Services, which presumably doesn’t have a right-wing agenda or bristle with hostil-ity toward children.

Grover Whitehurst of the Brookings Institution calls the study “one of the most ambitious, methodological-ly rigorous, and expensive federal program evaluations carried out in the last quar-ter century.” The HHS study concluded that “there were initial positive impacts from having access to Head Start, but by the end of 3rd grade there were very few impacts ... . The few impacts that were found did not show a clear pattern of favorable or unfavorable impacts for children.”

One would have thought that an elaborate, state-of-the-art study of Head Start would have merited men-tion in a speech advocating expansion of Head Start-like

programs. Instead, the presi-dent invoked “study after study” to create an impres-sion of empirical certainty that, at the very least, doesn’t exist.

He said the experience of Oklahoma and Georgia with Pre-K is that it makes it more likely kids will go on to graduate high school, hold jobs and form stable fami-lies. Glenn Kessler, the fact-checker at The Washington Post, interviewed people close to the Oklahoma and Georgia programs, and they didn’t know what the presi-dent was talking about.

Believers in Pre-K usually cite the success of the Perry Preschool Project and the Abecedarian Project, widely heralded early-childhood education programs from the 1960s and the 1970s. But Grover Whitehurst notes what sets them apart: They were very small, lavishly funded, multiyear programs run by small teams of high-ly committed experts. The question is whether they can replicate them on a vast scale. The 40-year experi-ence of Head Start, now serving 1 million children, says “no.”

If the state of the research mattered to the president, he would be cautious rather than audacious in his Pre-K goals. He would focus on at-risk kids, who have the most to gain from Pre-K, rather than launching a new uni-versal program. He would want more research on what does and doesn’t work at the state level rather than declar-ing the question settled for all time. He would support incrementalism rather than a vast expansion on top of a failed Head Start.

But he has an ideological commitment to an expansive government and an unshak-able faith in its ability, given enough funding and the right rules and regulations, to overcome any obstacle. So impervious is his point of view to the evidence that even his own Department of Health and Human Services can’t penetrate it.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

© 2013 by King Features Synd., Inc.

• On March 17, 1762,in New York City, the first parade honoring the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is held by Irish soldiers serving in the British army. Early Irish set-tlers to the American colo-nies, many of whom were indentured servants, brought the Irish tradition of celebrat-ing St. Patrick’s feast day to America.

• On March 11, 1818,“Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,” is published. The book, by 21-year-old Mary Wollstone-craft Shelley, is frequently called the world’s first sci-ence-fiction novel.

• On March 12, 1933, eight days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roos-evelt gives his first national radio address, or “fireside chat,” broadcast from the White House. Roosevelt made sure each address was understandable to ordinary Americans.

• On March 13, 1944,Britain announces that all travel between Ireland and the United Kingdom is sus-pended, the result of the Irish government’s refusal to expel Axis-power diplomats within its borders. Ireland stood its ground.

• On March 14, 1950, the Federal Bureau of Investiga-tion institutes the “Ten Most Wanted” list in an effort to publicize particularly dan-gerous fugitives. The cre-ation of the program arose out of a news story in 1949 about the “toughest guys” the FBI wanted to capture.

• On March 15, 1965,President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress to urge the passage of legislation guaranteeing voting rights for all. On Aug. 6, 1965, Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.

• On March 15, 1972, “The Godfather” — a three-hour epic chronicling the lives of the Corleones, an Italian-American crime family led by the powerful Vito Cor-leone — is released in the-aters. “The Godfather” was adapted from the best-sell-ing book of the same name by Mario Puzo.

• On March 16, 1985, in Beirut, Lebanon, Islamic militants kidnap American journalist Terry Anderson. On Dec. 4, 1991, Anderson’s captors finally released him after 2,455 days. Anderson spent his entire captivity blindfolded.


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• LEGAL NOTICE •NOTICE OF

MEETING CANCELLATIONNotice is hereby given that the

Town of La Conner Planning Com-mission meeting scheduled for Tues-day, March 5, 2013 is cancelled.


NOT A LOCAL HIGHWAY – Former La Conner residents Maggie and Larry Collinge, on a road trip through Mexico, emailed this photo to the folks back home. They say they’re looking forward to getting back where there may be potholes but no power poles in the middle of the road. – Photo by Larry Collinge

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By Marci PlankPepperjack

comes to townPepperjack Home is a fun

business that recently moved to La Conner from Arlington. The owners, Robyn Bradley and Tyler Moore, are two of the most energetic people I have met!

They make nearly all of the products they sell, and the list is pretty long of what they sell both online and in their new store. Their mission is to help everyone enjoy a simple, eco-friendly, yet affordable lifestyle. They focus on handmade, high-quality products that are not only practical, but good for the body and home as well as the earth.

Winter is a busy time for Robyn and Tyler, as that is when they are off doing trade shows, selling their product line. They also use this time of year to stock up on the many wholesale accounts they have throughout the U.S., including the Skagit Valley Co-op. They have a busy online business, as well, so keeping those orders filled is imperative.

When I visited them, they were

just unpacking some beautiful Mason jars that have no metal — so they won’t rust — and are BPA and Phthalate free.

Walking around, I made a brief list of items for sale: re-usable snack and lunch bags, cloth napkins, and aprons (you can choose the custom fabric, if you like). They have re-usable cloth, cotton “paper towels” that snap together on a roll, cleaning products, waxed bags of various sizes (they make the wax and apply it to canvas). They also carry dryer balls, laundry soap, and other Earth-friendly products.

There is also a men’s line called Timber, with products they make such as aftershave, mustache wax, shave soap, and accessories like shave mugs, straight razors, and more.

They have plans to offer classes in the future, so when you stop in to say hello, be sure to sign-up for their mailing list.

Pepperjack Home is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and located at 106 S. First St., Suite D.; phone is 425-330-0204 and website is www.pepperjackhome.com.

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Conservation Dist. voteAbsentee ballots are available

until 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 12 for registered voters who live in Skagit County for the upcoming Skagit Conservation District election. To request a ballot, call 360-428-4313, email [email protected], or mail a request form to 2021 E. College Way, Suite 203, Mount Vernon, WA 98273. Request forms can be found at skagitcd.org. Completed ballots must be received by 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 19.

Conservation board The Washington State

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is seeking applicants for an expiring appointed board supervisor position on the Skagit Conservation District Board.

Candidates must be registered voters who live in Skagit County. Applications are available at skgitcd.org or from the commission and must be received by the commission no later than March 31.

Board supervisors are volun-teers who oversee the work of the Skagit Conservation District, which provides voluntary, incentive-based options that support working landscapes while protecting and enhancing our natural resource land base.

For more information, please call 360-428-4313.

State avoids BPARetailers in Washington state

have, for the most part, done their best to remove products containing BPA from their shelves. After a ban was placed in 2010 on the use of baby bottles, children’s sippy cups and sports bottles containing BPA, stores have worked to replaced tainted products with BPA-free items.

BPA, or Bisphenol A, is a health concern for children. In 2008, the National Toxicology Program concluded that at current exposure levels, there was some concern for toxicity of BPA in fetuses, infants, and children.

The Department of Ecology recently tested a number of products on store shelves in Washington and found that BPA has nearly disappeared, proving that the 2010 ban is working.

Ecology tested 74 products from nine state retailers including baby bottles, sippy cups, childrens’ bowls and plates, and plastic and metal sports bottles. Nearly all the products collected were labeled BPA-free.

Only one item tested positive for BPA. It was a polycarbonate sports bottle sold at a discount store. It was not marked as being BPA-free, and it was the only bottle of its kind left on the store shelf.

“Given the small percentage of products that tested positive for BPA, we believe businesses are making great progress in complying with the ban, which is helping to reduce children’s exposure to this chemical,” said Carol Kraege, Ecology’s toxics policy specialist.

Pepperjack Home owners Tyler Moore and Robyn Bradley.

Murder victim foundThe body of an Anacortes

man reported missing Feb. 16 was found Monday afternoon in a remote area north of Sedro-Woolley, according to Skagit County Sheriff’s Chief Don McDermott.

Skagit County Search and Rescue Human Remains Detection dog helped locate the body of 69-year-old Dean Jackson.

Sheriff’s investigators, the Washington State Crime Lab and Washington State Patrol detectives found evidence at Jackson’s Anacortes residence that led to the arrest of Jackson’s granddaughter, Ami Morin, 24. Morin who has been jailed since Feb. 19, has been charged with murder and identity theft.

A second suspect, a 32-year-old man, Ashlee Smith, is also being sought to face murder and identity theft charges. Smith is described as being 6 feet 4 inches tall and has brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office.

Ashlee Smith is wanted by authorities to face murder and identity theft charges.


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POLICE BLOTTERAqiimuk’sKitchen

KimcheeIngredients2 small Napa cabbages SaltWater10 to 15 red jalapeno chilies.5 to six cloves fresh garlic 2-inch long piece of fresh ginger¼ cup fish sauce – make sure the picture on the label is crab or octopus½ cup chopped spring onionSugar

By Patricia Aqiimuk Paul, Esq.You might well ask, how does an Inupiat Eskimo woman, married into an

American Indian tribe, know how to prepare and acquire a taste for a Korean dish? It’s really very straightforward. My father, Merrell Harris, served in the U.S. Army, and while he was stationed in the Territory of Alaska – before it became a state – he met and married my mother, Elizabeth, who was a single mother. After two children, my younger brother and myself, the marriage ended. Then, he found himself stationed in Seoul, Korea and fell in love with KapSoo, and they happily reside in Nashville, Tennessee. Over the years, I have been introduced to Korean cuisine and vividly recall one occasion watching KapSoo prepare homemade kimchee. At a 2010 Harris family reunion in Ashland City, Tennessee, I asked KapSoo to describe to me how to prepare kimchee. I had been purchasing countless jars of the fermented cabbage from the local supermarkets to eat with steamed rice. A jar of kimchee will permeate your entire house, when opened, with the spicy odor. My first successful try of making homemade kimchee was during a summer month, even though it took awhile to locate red jalapenos. Down Highway 99 in Lynnwood are open-air farm stands with fresh fruits & vegetables. I bought Napa cabbage, spring onion and red jalapeno. Nearby in Mount Vernon is a small Asian grocery store just off College Way, and I shopped for the fish sauce. It was a cool summer day, so the overnight fermenting was perfect. Her recipe has variations, and while I have stocked the extra ingredients, I have yet to try them.

Variations: Hot pepper powder, cayenne, 7-UPPreparationCut cabbage in half and then in quarters. Chop it into squares. Sprinkle it with salt and water in a big pan. Soak l/2 day. Toss it. Add more salt to soften if needed. Wash twice to remove salt. Set in drainer. Weight it down. Protect your fingers to remove the seeds from the red jalapeno. Cut the chilies with scissors and add to the blender, which should be half full at this point. Add the fresh garlic and fresh ginger. Pour in the fish sauce, add a little water and blend it. Pour the mixture over the cabbage. Wearing rubber gloves, mix in the spring onion. Sprinkle with sugar and add salt to taste. Push the cabbage mixture into a jar, with the juice just covering it. Let it “sour” overnight or for ½ day on the counter or in a cool place – outside of the refrigerator. For variety you can add hot pepper powder or cayenne if you want more red. Some people dry and grind their own red peppers. And you can add 7-UP.

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Monday Feb. 183 p.m.: Possible auto theft –

A vehicle was taken from Beaver Marsh Road near Washington Bulb Co. without the owner’s permission.

4:21 p.m.: Auto theft – A worker at Washington Bulb noticed a co-worker driving down Beaver Marsh Road, then discovered the co-worker was actually still at work. The owner of the vehicle had not given anyone permission to take his vehicle. After investigating the incident, deputies found a similar vehicle in the Burlington city employee parking lot had been taken earlier in the morning.

4:25 p.m.: Domestic abuse – A 24-year-old La Conner resident in the 900 block of Maple Ave. told her friend that she had been pushed down by her boyfriend and thought she might have injured her collarbone. The friend reported the assault to law enforcement. Deputies were unable to find anyone at the scene, but they were able to locate the victim for further details. The woman was going to seek medical attention, while the officers attempted to track down the boyfriend. He was not located, but assault charges have been filed against him with the county prosecutor.

Tuesday Feb. 194:51 p.m.: Cat-tastrophy

– A La Conner resident reported seeing an injured cat in the middle of S. Second Street, in the 500 block. The cat was no longer there when deputies checked the area.

Wednesday Feb. 201:55 p.m.: Credit where

credit is due - Deputies were able to return two credit cards

to their rightful owner, after someone found the cards along the waterfront on First Street in La Conner. Apparently the cards had fallen out of their wallet while they were shopping.

Friday Feb. 229:07 a.m.: Detoured - A red

1997 Saturn sped away from the Washington Bulb parking lot, after employees went to check on it. The vehicle had been sitting in the parking lot and was occupied. Employees were concerned due to the recent theft of a vehicle in the area.

5:35 p.m.: Hit and run – A resident in the 500 block of S. Third Street in La Conner reported that their parked vehicle had been hit by another vehicle. The reporting party believed they knew who might have struck the vehicle. Deputies are investigating.

6:54 p.m.: Reckless Pop-eye — Deputies received a report of a vehicle, without a headlight, driving recklessly along Fir Island Road near Snow Goose Produce. The caller said the vehicle crossed the center-line. Deputies were unable to locate the vehicle, which was last seen near Rexville Grocery.

Saturday Feb. 231:38 a.m.: Street fighters

– Deputies received a report of two people fighting near Conway Pub. When deputies arrived, they were told that one of the fighters was likely taken to a hospital by a private vehicle. Deputies were unable to locate either subject. The injured person did not show up in an area emergency room.

2:17 a.m.: Beer goggles – While deputies were clearing a street fight call in Conway, they observed a vehicle fail to stop at the stop sign when turning onto Pioneer Highway from Fir Island Road. After pulling the 47-year-old driver over on the south-bound I-5 on-ramp, deputies determined he was intoxicated and arrested him for DUI.

6:52 a.m.: Burglary – Deputies responded to a broken window at Pioneer Market to discover two people had entered the business around 5:30 a.m. and stole cash from the ATM. The investigation is ongoing at this time.

1:30 p.m.: No horsing around – Someone reported

concern about two horses in the 16000 block of La Conner Whitney Road. The concerned party complained that the horses were neglected, one having a wet blanket and the other appeared to have medical issues. The information was forwarded to the Sheriff’s Office Animal Control.

Sunday Feb. 2412:37 a.m.: Motor vehicle

accident – There was a one-car accident on Pioneer Highway near Fir Island Road. The Washington State Patrol investigated.

5:12 p.m.: Six-pack – Deputies received a report of six people who appeared to be intoxicated at the intersection of S. Third Street and Benton Street in La Conner. A deputy contacted the them and discovered one man had an outstanding arrest warrant. He was booked and released and everyone was driven out of the area by the deputy.

Monday Feb. 252:43 a.m.: Reunited – A La

Conner couple were reunited by deputies after they got into a

verbal spat in the Conway area. It appears the man got out of their car in Conway, and the woman drove to La Conner and then back to Conway to try to find him. She was unable to locate him, so she drove back to La Conner and reported the incident to the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were able to locate the man and reunite the pair, who assured the deputies there was no assault, and there would be no further arguments for the night.

9:44 a.m.: Deflated – Deputies received a report of tires being slashed on a vehicle in the 15000 block of Fir Island Road near Conway. The report was made several days after the incident.

“They call it puppy love:” An American Animal Hospital Association poll showed that 33 percent of dog owners admit that they talk to their dogs on the phone or leave messages on an answering machine while away.

VIRTUAL CRASH – Anacortes Police Officer Sam Kisg was doing fine until he clipped a construction barrier during a difficult high-speed scene in an emergency vehicle driving simulator that visited La Conner Fire Station last week. The instructor is Officer Craig Bulkey of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. – Photo by Don Coyote

WELL EQUIPPED – Ron Shrigley brought a bunch of two-way radios, and Alex Wirth brought a load of life jackets to make sure kids on docks were supervised and wearing floatation devices during the Smelt Derby on Saturday. – Photo by Don Coyote

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