Ramon Hayes ending remarkable four terms as mayor

This completes the two-part look at Ramon Hayes time as La Conner's mayor

For 16 years while mayor of the Town of La Conner, Ramon Hayes has championed the successes teamwork has created, deflecting attention from himself. He did it again in August at the La Conner Rotary Club's annual dinner and auction. When the chapter presented the Paul Harris Fellow recognition to him, a $1,000 contribution to the national Rotary Foundation in Hayes' name, he recognized another accomplishment.

He – typically – lauded former state lawmaker Mary Margaret Haugen for having championed the La Conner boardwalk...