🌱 Why Port Townsend ranks among the Pacific Northwest’s most neighborly towns
Port Townsend, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min readHello again Port Townsend! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Port Townsend ranks among the Pacific Northwest’s most neighborly towns
- Why Port Townsend’s paper mill was hit with a $734,000 fine.
Also on today's calendar: Olympic Peninsula: Prairie Stars Stewardship Team and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 61 and low of 51 degrees.
- Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 62, low: 49.
- Monday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 61 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 8 Most Neighborly Towns In The Pacific Northwest (worldatlas.com) — Port Townsend is celebrated as one of the Pacific Northwest’s most neighborly towns, with volunteers powering the Wooden Boat Festival, Port Townsend Film Festival, and community radio station KPTZ. Local readers will recognize the Food Co-op, Jefferson Museum of Art and History, and Northwest Maritime campus as examples of how everyday residents keep arts, history, and waterfront life thriving year-round. 
• 9/17 Sea urchin, orca!, ESA 'take,' BC bluebirds, PT paper mill fined, Skagit energy storage, BC Hydro reporting, Sim,ilk estuary, restoration grants, crashes and spills, Byron Sher, democracy watch. (blogspot.com) — A regional environmental news roundup notes that Washington’s Department of Ecology fined the Port Townsend Paper Company $734,000 for several chemical spills, including large releases of highly alkaline black liquor. The newsletter also highlights sea life, habitat restoration grants, energy debates, and other Salish Sea environmental stories that frame how Port Townsend’s mill issues fit into broader regional concerns.
📸 Around Port Townsend
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Haunted Histories & Mysteries of Port Townsend →
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Other local events
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Olympic Peninsula: Prairie Stars Stewardship Team →
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Tlingit Paddle Carving: Canoe axáa →
Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend
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Olympic Peninsula Apple & Cider Festival →
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Port Townsend Farmers Market →
Downtown Port Townsend, 540 Water St., Port Townsend
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Intro to Japanese Chisels and Saws →
Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend
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Haunted Histories & Mysteries of Port Townsend →
Downtown Port Townsend, 540 Water St., Port Townsend
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Youth Birding Trip on the Larry Scott Trail →
Port Townsend Boat Haven, Port Townsend
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Turn/Ting: When Turning and Printmaking Collide →
Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend
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Port Commission Workshop →
Point Hudson Pavilion Building, 355 Hudson Street, Port Townsend
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Port Commission Business Meeting →
Point Hudson Pavilion Building, 355 Hudson Street, Port Townsend
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Rainshadow Bird Alliance Community Program Stewarding Dungeness and Protection Island NWRs: An Update from the Refuge Manager →
Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona Avenue, Port Townsend
7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Six photos of a bolete mushroom that demonstrates that these mushrooms do not have gills but instead have pores or tubes and I got some good close-ups so you can really see what they’re made of and one photo has my reddish glove on top to show you
the size of this bolete…. all these photos were taken in the Quinault rainforest last week. (Nextdoor North Beach) - Here is an interesting fungus.
I hadn’t seen before from my wanderings in the Quinault last week. There are two photos here. (Nextdoor North Beach)
- Jefferson Healthcare posted a job opening for Support Specialist II - Health Information Management in Port Townsend. Apply here.
- Babki posted a job opening for Part-Time Game Tester in Port Townsend. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Townsend here.
🗞 Nearby News
Coupeville
- Economic Development Council for Island County names new executive director (tri-cityherald.com)
- Letter: Re-elect Banks for county prosecutor (whidbeynewstimes.com)
Oak Harbor
- Report details student assault (southwhidbeyrecord.com)
- Man accused of assaulting Whidbey health care worker (whidbeynewstimes.com)
- Defense Watch: Possible MUSV Lease, CBO and Golden Dome, X-BAT Sites (defensedaily.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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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