🌱 Could your event win part of Friday Harbor’s $120,000 tourism fund?
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In today's newsletter:
- Could your event win part of Friday Harbor’s $120,000 tourism fund?
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 67, low: 49.
- Friday: Cloudy with showers around, with a high of 62 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• $120,000 grant funding available to promote 2027 tourism in Friday Harbor (sanjuanjournal.com) — Friday Harbor’s town government is offering $120,000 in 2027 tourism grants for events and activities held within town limits, with an emphasis on shoulder and winter seasons. Local nonprofits and organizers can download applications from the town website or Town Hall, but proposals must arrive by 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8. 
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🗞 Nearby News
Anacortes
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Oak Harbor
- Oak Harbor deer with PVC pipe attracts concern (whidbeynewstimes.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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