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Daniel “Dano” Rapada has earned many admirers over the years for his courage dealing with a slew of major health issues.

Now those admirers will have the opportunity to show their support for the Swinomish teen and 2021 La Conner High School graduate by taking part in a Feb. 23 fundraiser at Santo Coyote to help defray costs of his recent kidney transplant.

“His story is amazing,” Jaime Stroebel-Reinstra, a lifelong friend of Rapada’s mom, Sally Wilbur, told the Weekly News. “He is such a miracle and a warrior.”

Stroebel-Reinstra said La Conner Hook & Ladder and the La Conner Fire Association...