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The La Conner Rotary Club’s 75th Diamond Jubilee anniversary is Thursday. In service to the community the Club has supported and fundraised for projects, raising tens of thousands of dollars for: the new La Conner Swinomish Library, Conner Waterfront Park, the Gilkey Square pergola, Maple Hall’s commercial kitchen and audiovisual system, and in Mount Vernon, McIntyre Hall and the new Skagit Family YMCA. Emphasizing literacy and education, the Club has awarded annual scholarships for high school seniors, provided dictionaries to all third gra...
Get out your fishing poles and lace up your running shoes. The La Conner Rotary Club’s 54th annual Smelt Derby Family Festival and Smelt Run are coming up on Saturday, Feb. 23. “Our club has been working hard on the festival and fishing derby with something for everyone,” festival coordinator Patsy Good said. “And we have been partnering with Kelly Harper of the La Conner schools on the Run, which will benefit their booster club as well as our club’s community projects.” Kick things off with a pancake breakfast at Maple Hall from 8-11 a.m. Pric...
The La Conner Rotary’s Santa Breakfast was a resounding success. By careful count, 194 people came for pancakes, eggs and sausage. Santa’s lap was occupied for almost three hours. More kids than ever, about 50, sat, plus three or four intergenerational families took photos with Santa. And about 15 dogs came for Santa photos, a new addition this year. Santa enjoyed humans and canines alike. “Huge kudos to the many club members who had a role in planning, setting up, day-of work and clean...
