🌱 How Quilcene’s retiring fire chief helped support Brinnon’s emergency care network
Brinnon, Washington Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Brinnon! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Quilcene’s retiring fire chief helped support Brinnon’s emergency care network
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 51.
- Monday: Pleasant with sunny spells, with a high of 70 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Quilcene fire chief reflects on half century of service (peninsuladailynews.com) — Brinnon residents are served by Quilcene’s CARES team, whose retiring fire chief Tim McKern helped build the program that connects vulnerable people with health and safety resources. As McKern prepares to step down after 51 years in fire service, Quilcene Fire Rescue is recruiting a new chief, district secretary, and firefighter/EMT, aiming to maintain strong support for nearby communities including Brinnon. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Northwest Vocal Jazz Workshop
BHS Choir Room, BHS Commons, BHS Commons/Multi-Media Room, BHS
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Matchstick Lab Small Business Accelerator →
Vibe Coworks, 19225 8th Avenue Northeast, Poulsbo
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Shred Event-East Bremerton →
Kitsap Bank - Bremerton, 3425 Wheaton Way, Bremerton
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Shotgun / 5 Stand →
Poulsbo Sportsman Club, 16990 Clear Creek Road, Poulsbo
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In-Person and Virutual lecture: FINDING WHERE GOD IS SEEN AND FELT — WHAT’S CHURCH GOT TO DO WITH IT? →
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bremerton, 1003 Fourth Street, Bremerton
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In-Person lecture: Finding Where God Is Seen and Felt — What’s Church Got to Do with It? →
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bremerton, 1003 Fourth Street, Bremerton
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33rd Annual Animal Krackers Gala | Oct 3rd, 2026
Suquamish Clearwater Casino
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Pride Night: SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA →
Roxy Theatre, 270 4th St, Bremerton
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ClockWerk Drag Fundraisers →
Tik Tok’s Workshop, 1216 Sylvan Way, Bremerton
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QTPOC Community Gathering →
People’s Exchange, 639 N Callow Ave, Bremerton
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$5 Movie: The Sting (1973) →
Admiral Theatre, 515 Pacific Avenue, Bremerton
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Poulsbo Half Marathon & 10k →
Poulsbo WA
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- It's October, and just in time for spooky season, a new group of Live Online Author Talks are here!
Peek into the story behind the story on tasty classics with new flavor, sky high art, and more! Miss a talk? You can watch the recorded version any… (Nextdoor ) - What's in your lunchbox?
Hope this September's been a good one, back to school! https://ow.ly/9bjq50ZM2Kq (Nextdoor )
- Crista Ministries posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Silverdale. Apply here.
- Phenom People posted a job opening for Merchandising in Silverdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brinnon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Silverdale
- North Mason, Bainbridge athletes top reader poll for Sept. 21-26 (kitsapsun.com)
- Legals: Oct. 1-7, 2026 (thenorthernlight.com)
- Author assembles kindred creators to meet readers (discoverourcoast.com)
Bremerton
- Plans for a Stephenson Canyon dog park moving ahead in Bremerton (theolympian.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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