SS #039: Luke Lomsdalen & Danny Hagen

Welcome to another episode of Skagit Storytellers. My guests today are Luke Lomsdalen and Danny Hagen.  Luke owns Old Timers in Sedro-Woolley and Danny Hagen is the County Assessor, but they are both on the podcast because I wanted to talk about the Skagit Highland Games. If you listened to Scott Storie’s episode (#33 of this podcast!), I discovered on air that Luke is Scott’s nephew. So, in addition to being the athletic director for the Skagit Highland Games, a thrower, and the owner of a local bar, Luke also works in lawn care. Danny currently has 4 kids with his lovely wife Nicole, and is involved in Leadership Skagit and Burlington Rotary Club. Danny’s been a very positive influence in my life. He not only helped us get our farm started, but he introduced Toastmasters to me, and, even though I have a lot going on, I think I’ll eventually join Leadership Skagit.  Go support the Highland games the first full weekend in July after the 4th. But, you can also go see some throwers in action during Mo'Throw on Saturday, November 18th (Yep, in 3 days!). It's all day in Sedro-Woolley at 6254 N Fruitdale Road. Come out and support the games which raises money for men's health. Speaking of raising money, a huge shoutout to Luke for starting a recent fundraising campaign that's so far raised over $6000 to help feel some local families. As he mentions in his Facebook post, there's also several local men who jumped on board to help out too (shaving faces or heads, and cutting off mullets too!). If there wasn't enough reasons to love this Valley, Luke just gave me a few more. Enjoy the episode!Check out the FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/SkagitValleyHighlandGames/Visit OT’s page here: https://www.facebook.com/OldtimersbarandgrillLearn more about Leadership Skagit here: https://www.skagit.org/our-services/ls/about-leadership-skagitLearn more about Burlington Rotary here: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/268/Learn more about Toastmasters here: https://www.toastmasters.org/Love my intro song? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays. Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too.Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankinIf you're in Concrete, Olive's books can be purchased at the Concrete Liquor Store, and if you're in Mount Vernon, she has books available at Ristretto Coffee Lounge. Otherwise, visit the link above and you can order our books through Amazon.Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated.Support us on PayPal!