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As is the case each November there is much anticipation here about the start of the La Conner High School basketball season.

But this year there is also a sense of loss – one far more pronounced than can be reflected on any scoreboard – around the school’s hoops programs.

Lynn Weidenbach, 81, who across several decades served various roles with both the La Conner boys’ and girls’ teams, died Nov. 8 after a brief illness. A memorial service celebrating his extraordinary life is tentatively scheduled for next summer.

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