The mayor of Wagga Wagga, Australia, says the people of Leavenworth have big hearts and deep, compassionate souls.
“The heart and soul of this city is the people,” Greg Conkey said.
Conkey and his wife, Jenny, were wrapping up a visit to Leavenworth on Wednesday.
Wagga Wagga is one of Leavenworth’s sister cities.
Jenny Conkey said she also will remember the people of Leavenworth.
Greg Conkey is the third Wagga Wagga mayor to visit Leavenworth since the two cities became affiliated in 1962.
The Conkeys have been visiting Leavenworth along with representatives of the Miss Wagga Wagga Quest competition.
Greg Conkey said he and his wife had planned to visit another sister city in China with Miss Wagga Wagga Zoe Martin and Community Princess Maddie Smith. But plans for this trip did not work out and the representatives of the Australian city came to Leavenworth instead.
(Read more: Leavenworth Times)