🌱 See what La Conner’s latest high-speed whale-watch boat can do

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In today's newsletter:

• See what La Conner’s latest high-speed whale-watch boat can do

Also on today's calendar: Come Writers! Come Readers! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 55 and low of 39 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds yielding to sun, temps: high: 64, low: 48.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 45 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Whale-watch boat Emerald Clipper delivered (workboat.com) — A La Conner-based shipbuilder has just delivered the Emerald Clipper, a new high-speed whale-watching catamaran built at Mavrik Marine’s local yard. The 150-passenger vessel will run wildlife and whale-watch tours from Seattle, showcasing Puget Sound and the Salish Sea with quieter, lower-emission technology and expansive viewing decks designed to enhance passenger comfort and sightseeing.
   

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📸 Around La Conner

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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Conner

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 23

• Come Writers! Come Readers!
  Oak Harbor Library - Sno-Isle Libraries, 1000 SE Regatta Dr, Oak Harbor
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• La Conner Tulip Festival Crab Cruise
  205 N 1st St , La Conner
  7:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• PNW Artisan Marketplace
  Christianson's Nursery , 15806 Best Rd , Mount Vernon
  10:00 am
• Finding Yourself in Art
  Museum of Northwest Art , 121 1st St , La Conner
  1:00 pm
• La Conner Tulip Festival Crab Cruise
  205 N 1st St , La Conner
  7:30 pm

Sunday April 19

• PNW Artisan Marketplace
  Christianson's Nursery , 15806 Best Rd , Mount Vernon
  10:00 am

Monday April 20

• La Conner Tulip Festival Crab Cruise
  205 N 1st St , La Conner
  7:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Early Enrichment
  Museum of Northwest Art , 121 1st St , La Conner
  10:30 am
• Early Enrichment — Museum of Northwest Art
  Museum of Northwest Art , 121 1st St , La Conner
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Networking for Success: The Real Talk on Talkin’ Biz
  Skagit Valley Chamber of Commerce , 301 W Kincaid St , Mount Vernon
  9:00 am
• Market Morning
  King Arthur Flour's Baking School at The Bread Lab , 11768 Westar Ln , Burlington
  9:00 am
• Art in a Pickle Barn
  Schuh Farms , 15565 WA-536 , Mount Vernon
  10:00 am
• Paper Flower Shadowbox Workshop FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 10:00 – 3:00 REGISTRATION REQUIRED, $15
  Anacortes Senior Activity Center , 1701 22nd St , Anacortes
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MHC Equity Lifestyle Properties posted a job opening for Housekeeper in La Conner. Apply here.
• K.A. Recruiting posted a job opening for Transfusion Services OR Blood Bank Supervisor - SBB Preferred in Mount Vernon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Conner here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Vernon

• Thread by @minty_hawk on Thread Reader App (threadreaderapp.com)

Anacortes

• San Juan Islands hit by outage affecting thousands, tied to mainland accident (komonews.com)
• Seahawks sports roundup, April 15 (tri-cityherald.com)
• La Conner Town Council approves purchase of ambulance (tri-cityherald.com)

Burlington

• Costco Recalls Cookies Over Missing Nut Allergy Warning (pulmonologyadvisor.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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