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News Archive: March 2024

PRESENTERS FOR WBF Boatyard Stage Application


The PTMTA was strategically positioned next to the Boatyard Stage for the 2023 Wooden Boat Festival.  This created a powerful synergy and opportunity for our local marine trades to speak on their particular topics of expertise. PLEASE SIGN UP to be a presenter. Time frames can be from 45 minutes to 2 hours. Choose the …

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PTMTA board meeting Tuesday March 12


The PTMTA will hold its general monthly board meeting on March 12th at 5:30PM at the Nomura Building space facing Benedict Street. Members are welcome to submit topics for the meeting or join the meeting to express suggestions and concerns. The board usually invites visitors to speak early in the meeting.

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Senator Murkowski introduced a working waterfronts bill


February 14, 2024 Alaska senator introduces new bill to strengthen coastal workforce, fisheries, and infrastructure  by;Carli Stewart Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski introduced the Working Waterfront Act, legislation that includes more than a dozen provisions aimed at boosting the workforce, energy and shoreside infrastructure, food security, and economies of coastal communities in Alaska and across the …

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3/16/24 Maritime Careers Fair


Please share this event with youth around you, and anyone you know who may be interested. It is one way to grow our workforce which will inevitably keep our industry strong.

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3/6 Hilltop BINGO to benefit the PTMTA Lifeboat Fund


JOIN US on Wednesday, March 6th, 7PM at the Hilltop Tavern for BINGO. Proceeds will benefit the PT Marine Trades Association’s Lifeboat Fund. The more the merrier!

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8 Bells: Phil Ira Sax 1948- 2024


 (Saw this posted on FB by Marty Becker) In memory of a life well-lived. You will be forever missed. Love you funky unky. Philip Ira Sax, 75, completed his final voyage on Monday, February 26th in New Bern, North Carolina. Born in 1948 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he was the son of the late …

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Gig Harbor Crew School March 26-29th


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