Santa Claus came to town Saturday

As predicted, Santa Claus made two stops in La Conner Saturday, posing with kids for photos at Maple Hall while the La Conner Rotary held its annual Santa Breakfast Dec. 4. Rotary Club President Marty Pease and her trusty elves estimated at least 130 meals were served, evenly divided between adults and children. The kitchen ran out of food and stopped serving by 10:45 a.m., ahead of the 11 a.m. ending time. It is not known how much hot chocolate was consumed.

Santa did not leave until every child that wanted to whisper in his ear did so.

Parents and children alike could browse and spend at the...