Fundraising drive for scholarships

The La Conner Community Scholarship Foundation is undertaking a six-month fundraising drive that will provide scholarship aid to the high school’s graduates seeking support. The foundation’s goal is to raise $100,000 between June 1 and Nov. 30.

A downturn in bond yields has had a negative impact on the foundation’s investment income, necessitating a bolstering of its portfolio.

The Foundation grew from a 1989 Dollars for Scholars campaign launched here by then-school administrators Ken Winkes and Norm Hoffman, the local Parent-Teacher-Student Association and civic leaders including Gail Thulen...