Groundswell Starts September 28th 2023. The deadline to apply is September 20th. This course is for eager craftspeople residing on the Olympic Peninsula who make functional products (i.e. wood carving, pottery, textiles, etc) and are ready to transform their skills into successful businesses. Virtual training, Thursday evenings 4-6 pm. Sept 28 | Foundations Oct 5 …
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Just a friendly reminder to our wonderful PTMTA members that the Annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival was originally a creation of our local marine trades and mariner community. In the true spirit of this event, our marine trades and local mariners participating in either a leisure, host, or presenter capacity are the heart and …
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The PTMTA wishes to thank each and every one of our marine trades community members for your dedication to excellence in the work you do. Wishing you all a Happy Labor Day 2023! Labor Day is more than an annual federal holiday. Every year, presidents publish a Proclamation on Labor Day. The Department of Labor …
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From Port Environmental Specialist Kimberlie Webber: Hello all, I know the closing of MRW has been hard on A LOT of you. I promise you that I am doing my best to find a disposal program that works for us here at the Port. I have [tentatively] scheduled the company Crystal Clean to come out …
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From the Wooden Boat Foundation: Each year we recognize members of our greater maritime community for the Wooden Boat Festival Lifetime Achievement awards in Wooden Boat Community & Spirit. This heartfelt Festival tradition is open to the public. This years honorees are ( https://woodenboat.org/lifetime-achievement-awards/ ) Ray Speck, Betsy Davis, Neil Rabinowitz Thursday September 7, 2023 …
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From Marshall Brennan: I wanted to update you on the last week and fill in details on the events to honor and celebrate Consuelo. The schedule of events remains the same: Saturday, September 16 11:00 am Funeral Mass @ Saint Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Port Townsend. Approximately 1 hour. 1:00 pm Internment …
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Owner looking for responsible renter for 6 – 9 months. 2 bd –1 ba – 996 sqft House with small studio outbuilding, To get details, contact the PTMTA for us to forward your inquiry.
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Updated January 26, 2024 EXPERIENCED MARINE TECHNICIAN:MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, SYSTEMS & OUTBOARD REPAIR FRONT OFFICE COORDINATOR CAREERS | SEA Marine: Port Townsend, WA (seamarineco.com) Click image to see all current Sea Marine Careers information
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Wooden Boat Festival is all about beautiful wooden boats and the people who love them. The PTMTA booth tenders get a wrist band for helping us out and you will have time to roam as well. Please contact Pat Mahon and get on the list ASAP so we can be sure to have a wrist …
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The 46th annual Wooden Boat Festival will be held September 8th-10th, 2023. For almost half a century, we’ve celebrated our wooden boat fleet and the marine trades industry here that builds, repairs and restores it. Many of our trades feel a part of the festival 365 days a year, using the traditional and contemporary skills …
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Quilcene Community Meeting Notice: August 30, 2023 By Port of Port Townsend on Aug 23, 2023 07:25 am August 30, 2023 – 5:30 – 7:00 pm Quilcene Community Center 294952 US Highway 101 Port and PUD Staff Presentations on Projects Planned for the Herb Beck Marina and the PUD’s Rural Broadband Project. Specific topics will …
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To ensure a safe voyage, Hōkūleʻa was forced to stay in the Gulf Islands for longer than planned. Their visit to Port Townsend has been postponed, exact dates to be determined. We will update our community when dates are finalized! Hello all (From Jake Beattie) This is late breaking news, but it was just recently …
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Print and share the flyer for this celebration of our working waterfront!
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Port of Port Townsend Commissioner Pam Petranek is finishing her first term as our first woman port commissioner District 1. Her seat is being challenged by Chuck Fauls, her challenger three years ago. Carol Hasse (D2) and Pete Hanke (D3) are not yet up for re-election. The PTMTA has received campaign information from Commissioner Petranek. …
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Our monthly board meeting will be at the Nomura Building on August 22 at 5:30 PM. Members are welcome to attend or email by Monday the 21st, any comments or questions for the board. Thank you..
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Saw this on Nextdoor.com. It should not be hard to locate the boat and/or owner. Seems like there is potential here for a skilled trades person.
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Here is the August edition of Our Working Waterfront from KPTZ:
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Our road association is interested in trying to use old mooring rope as a speed bump on our dirt roads…about 3” – 4” and they’d need to be at least 40’ long. Please contact Abigail Berg if you have some old mooring lines or other rope that might qualify. Thank you. 360-379-4975 direct
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Innovative and groundbreaking—a partnership between Highline Public Schools, Northwest Maritime Center, and Seattle Maritime Academy (SMA) has officially been established to further address the increasing need for maritime employees. Since opening in 2021, it has been the mission of Maritime High School (MHS) to prepare its graduates for maritime careers or post-secondary education to continue …
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