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For more than two-thirds of his life, Doug Jones has been a Rotarian.

The 95-year-old Channel Drive resident joined Rotary when he was 31. He has been a Rotarian longer than the 52 years he was married to his late wife Ruth and almost, but not quite, longer than he has been a father.

"Rotary has been a way of life," Jones told an appreciative crowd at the Dec. 18 La Conner Rotary Christmas party, as his 64 years with the service club were celebrated.

The club has been a constant throughout his varied career, which ranged from delivering milk to owning a hardware store in Darrington to serving...