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Our Working Waterfront ~ 11/26

KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek join students and faculty from the Coastal & Ocean Studies Program at Williams College and the Mystic Connecticut Seaport Museum for Part Two of a special tour of Port of Port Townsend’s boatyard. This episode is all about “the Catch” – fishing and life on the water! We’ll finish our conversation with Brian Dafforn, owner and captain of the Polaris, one of the twenty remaining vessels of the historic longliner fleet; Captain Ozzie Anderson, owner of the 1949 fishing tender Sunnyvale; and finally Rick Ottman, owner and captain of the schooner Cape Cleare, along with crew member Kaila Janders. 

County Connections

(Airdate: November 24, 2023) Jim Burke and co-host Heidi Eisenhour spoke with Scott Mauk, Supertendent at Chimacum Schools, and Jeff Jones, Director of Chimacum Teen Center.

United Good Neighbors, part 2

(Airdate: November 23, 2023) Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can speaks with Jen Kingfisher, Campaign Manager and Director of Community Partnerships of the Give Jefferson Campaign, the second part of our series on United Good Neighbor’s Give Jefferson Partnerships. Joining the discussion is Heather McCrae Wolf of The Benji Project and John Cantlon from St Vincent De Paul.

#646 Mushroom Foray, part 2

(Airdate: November 22, 2023) Please join Nature Now host Debaran Kelso on a fall mushroom hunt with fellow fungiphiles Maxwell Fisher, Baylin Speidel, and Shawn Gisriel!  This is part 2 of a two-part series.

Olympic Housing Trust

(Airdate: November 20, 2023) This week on Attention Please! Jim Burke speaks with Kellen Lynch of Olympic Housing Trust about a small affordable housing development set to start construction next year – Dundee Hill, on Hastings Avenue in Port Townsend. Then, Jim Talks with Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean who is considering a run for Derek Kilmer’s congressional seat.

Our Working Waterfront ~ 11/19/23

Chris, Pam, and Eron join students and faculty from the Coastal & Ocean Studies Program at Williams College & the Mystic Connecticut Seaport Museum, for a special tour of Port or Port Townsend’s boatyard. In this episode, Part One of our visit, we meet up with Blaise Holly, alumnus of the Williams/Mystic Program and owner of Haven Boat Works, and then pay a visit to Brian Dafforn, owner and captain of the Polaris, one of the twenty remaining vessels of the historic longliner fleet.

County Connections

(Airdate: November 17, 2023) Jim Burke and his co-host County Commisioner Kate Dean spoke with John Vezina, Director of Planning, Customer, and Government Relations at Washington State Ferries.

Brewocracy Now ~ 11/16/23

Taylor Clark talked with John Mauro and PT Communications Manager Shelly Leavens about the importance of two way communications, dialogue, between all stakeholders in exploring and discovering solutions to problems facing our community. Be curious and open.

#645 Dungeness Levee Setback

(Airdate: November 15, 2023) In this reprise airing, host Mary Robson discusses with Hansi Hals from the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe the Dungeness River’s northwest 2-mile levee, which is altering the water flow and flood management.

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