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Heather Carter, who planted the seeds that germinated into La Conner’s Daffodil Festival, is leaving the Chamber of Commerce to help grow a new Camano Island non-profit venture.

Her last day as director is June 17.

"I have real mixed emotions,” Carter, told the Weekly News. The spokesperson for the La Conner business community since 2013 said she has thoroughly enjoyed her time in La Conner and finds the move bittersweet.

The new job allows the 23-year resident of Stanwood to work closer to home at a time when her daughter, Lily, will soon be a senior at Stanwood High School. Her son, A...