Town funds nonprofits tourist promotion

The La Conner Town Council has granted $112,805 to nine area nonprofits to promote bringing tourists into the Skagit Valley. The La Conner Chamber of Commerce received the bulk of the funding, $83,000, 73.6%, to fund its operations.

La Conner Live Concerts will get $9,000, 8% of the total, to manage the summer Sunday concert series in Gilkey Square, The Museum of Northwest Art, at $7,500 and the Lincoln Theatre, at $5,000, receive the next largest grants. Read the table for all funds granted.

The Town of La Conner is tapping $60,456, 35% of the $173,261 of the total pool, for cleaning the bath...