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🌱 Why an HGTV star’s Friday Harbor seaplane trip alarmed fans

Also, don't miss Knitting Underground on the Friday Harbor Patch calendar

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Morning Friday Harbor! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why an HGTV star's Friday Harbor seaplane trip alarmed fans

Also on today's calendar: FHFF Best of the Fest: "Champions of the Golden Valley" and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Leslie Davis' Sweet Summer Moments With Fiancé Don Reidy After Plane Crash Scare (entertainmentnow.com) — A recent Instagram post from HGTV's Leslie Davis highlights a midsummer getaway to Friday Harbor, where she and her fiancé explored town, enjoyed local food, and flew in on a Kenmore Air seaplane. Fans later realized the same aircraft model crashed near Sucia Island that day, prompting relief that the couple's San Juan Islands escape ended safely.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday August 18
  • Library Foundation Meeting →
    Anacortes Public Library - Anacortes WA 98221
    5:15 pm
  • Magic of Elliott Hunter →
    Anacortes Public Library Causland Memorial Park - 710 N Avenue Anacortes WA 98221
    6:30 pm
  • Tuesday Trivia Night →
    Anacortes Chamber of Commerce 819 Commercial Ave STE F, Anacortes, WA 98221
    8:00 pm
    • Wednesday August 19
  • The Strength in Aging Squad (SAS)
    Anacortes Chamber of Commerce Rockpile Dojo 3874 Sharpe Rd Anacortes, WA 98221
    11:00 am
  • Drop-In Fun →
    Anacortes Public Library - Anacortes WA 98221
    3:30 pm
  • BINGO at Knights Club of Oak Harbor
    Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce 3259 Old Goldie Rd Oak Harbor, WA 98277
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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  • Team Kelli Lang RE/MAX Gateway posted a job opening for Licensed Real Estate Sales Agent in Anacortes. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Anacortes

  • The Strait Of Hormuz An American Territory? And WTI Drops In Price? August 17, 2026 (blogspot.com)
  • Fun Orphan: 1963 Studebaker Lark Daytona Convertible (barnfinds.com)
  • Ethel May Ottesen: May, 10, 1924 (whidbeynewstimes.com)

Oak Harbor

Ok Friday Harbor! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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