🌱 Why Halloween thrill‑seekers flock to Yacolt’s haunted Headless Horseman train

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Halloween thrill‑seekers flock to Yacolt’s haunted Headless Horseman train
• Ready to see Batman‑clad chickens strut a Yacolt runway?

Also on today's calendar: 2nd Annual Chicken Fashion Show and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny and comfortable, with a high of 79 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 91, low: 59. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 96 and low of 60 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• This Haunted Train Ride In Washington Belongs On Your Bucket List (everafterinthewoods.com) — Yacolt is home base for the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad, where scenic excursions and a wildly popular Headless Horseman Halloween Train draw visitors to town each year. Riders travel from Yacolt to Lucia Falls with a stop at Moulton Falls Regional Park, enjoying tunnels, trestles, ghost lore, and holiday-themed trips that make this small Clark County town a spooky-season destination.
   

• Feathered & fabulous: Second annual show offers chicken-centric fun (camaspostrecord.com) — Yacolt residents can catch some truly over-the-top poultry pageantry at the second annual Chicken Fashion Show on June 20 beside Stellar Luxe. Local shop owner and Yacolt resident Jordana LaSalle is again hosting the six-hour festival, which pairs costumed chickens with food trucks and a chicken-themed artisan market expected to draw big crowds.
   

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📸 Around Yacolt

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yacolt

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 20

• Yacolt Burn Experience 2026 →
  Yacolt Burn Trailhead, Yacolt
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday June 20

• 2nd Annual Chicken Fashion Show →
  Stellar Luxe, 415 N Amboy Ave, Yacolt
  11:00 am
• Pomeroy Farm: Supper & Social →
  Pomeroy Farm, 20902 NE Lucia Falls Rd, Yacolt
  4:00 pm

Saturday June 27

• Bigfoot Fun Runs →
  Yacolt Recreational Park, 26612 E Hoag St, Yacolt
  9:00 am

Friday July 3

• Haley Johnsen →
  Pomeroy Cellars, 20902 NE Lucia Falls Rd, Yacolt
  6:00 pm

Saturday July 4

• Pomeroy Farm Days - Kid Fest →
  Pomeroy Farm, 20902 NE Lucia Falls Rd, Yacolt
  10:00 am
• Bigfoot Fun Run →
  105 E Yacolt Rd, Yacolt
  4:00 pm

Sunday July 5

• Farm Days at Pomeroy Farm →
  Pomeroy Farm, 20902 NE Lucia Falls Rd, Yacolt
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday June 13

• Founder’s Coffee & Mercantile Dude Market →
  Founder’s Mercantile and Coffee, 317 E Main St, Battle Ground
  10:00 am

Monday June 15

• Early Learners Play to Learn →
  FVRLibraries - Battle Ground Community Library, 1207 SE 8th Way, Battle Ground
  10:00 am

Tuesday June 16

• Clark County →
  Old Town Burger & Breakfast, 813 W Main St, Battle Ground
  12:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• Listening session
  Battle Ground School District Battle Ground High School, 300 W Main St, Battle Ground, WA 986
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ascend Staffing posted a job opening for Front Office - Customer Service Clerk in Amboy. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Supervisor in Battle Ground. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yacolt here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Battle Ground

• Area residents invited to celebrate Battle Ground's 75th Birthday (clarkcountytoday.com)
• Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery to support Team USA athletes in Northwest (columbian.com)
• A billion-dollar company is remaking a Washington town in Christianity's image (friendlyatheist.com)

Ridgefield

• New eateries, grocery projects signal ever-changing Ridgefield landscape (clarkcountytoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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