A lot has changed in 50 years. But some of the best things in life have not.

Tom and Judy Zimmerman celebrated their 50th anniversary on Aug. 13 during an open house hosted by their daughter and son-in-law Kelsey and Lance Stevens.

The Zimmermans have been community leaders in La Conner over the past five decades – he as a fire chief and Dunlap Towing skipper and she as a council member and La Conner Elementary School teacher.

Those attending the festivities were treated to good food and good memories in equal measure.

Many of those memories were shared by the Zimmermans’ four childre...