Ducks Carla Rankin Gastineau (left) and Jim Kelly (right) congratulate $1,000 winner Jon Knechtel at the 2017 Great Still Duck Dash. The Rotary Club of Arlington fundraiser this year brought in $82,200. (Contributed photo)

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Duck Dash brings in the bills — $82,200 worth

by Herald Staff
Sunday, July 16, 2017 1:30am
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The Rotary Club of Arlington held its annual Great Stilly Duck Dash on July 4 at Haller Park. Rotary members sold raffle tickets for cash prizes — including a $5,000 grand prize — to raise money for local community groups, including the Arlington High School Neobots robotics club, Kids Kloset, Youth Dynamics, Stillaguamish Senior Center and the Boys & Girls Club of Arlington. This year’s Duck Dash raised $82,200.

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