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United Good Neighbors, part 1

(Airdate: November 14, 2023) United Good Neighbors campaign “Give Jefferson” is now in full swing. Set in motion through the collaboration of the Port Townsend Paper Mill, our local paper, and the city council of Port Townsend in 1957, United Good Neighbors (UGN) has championed for the local organizations that provide for basic human needs of individuals and families. Join Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can as she speaks with Jen Kingfisher and two of the beneficiary organizations, First Steps and The Community Boat Project.

#231 Josh Thompson’s Window Cleaning Service

(Airdate: November 14, 2023) Maryanne interviews Josh Thompson, owner of Josh’s Window Cleaning Services. Josh is following the iconic American dream – young man starts his own business rather than working for someone else. It takes a lot of courage and hard work to succeed with a dream like that. He’s only been in business since last March but right now is booking clients for about six weeks out. This owner-operator works for both residential and commercial clients. He does both windows and gutters. The rainy season is upon us and most gutters are overflowing. It’s dirty work but Josh sees a path to a successful and profitable career.

Nancy McDaniel, Author

(Airdate: November 13, 2023) Phil Andrus talks with Nancy McDaniel, author of Chimacum: In the Valley. Near the Water, a wonderful book about the local history of Chimacum.

JCIRA, part 3

(Airdate: November 9, 2023) On this episode of Everybody Can we bring the final episode of our 3-part series speaking with The Jefferson County Immigrant Rights Advocates (JCIRA) who are invested in the lives of those who are immigrating to our community. On this episode series Missy Nielsen speaks with Courtney Morales Thrall about the multicultural resource center JCIRA has recently opened and the activities and services offered.

Brewocracy Now ~ 11/09/23

Taylor Clark talked with Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro about the Port Townsend Transportation Benefit District, and the sales tax funding measure that passed this week with 80% of the vote. John expressed great appreciation to the community for stepping up to fix our roads.

#644 Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales

(Airdate: November 8, 2023) Fossil Weekend is coming up in Port Townsend. Listen to Nan Evans talk with paleontologist Liz Nesbitt and natural history writer David Williams about fossils of Washington State, especially the Olympic Peninsula and the Puget Sound area. Liz and David will share stories and explore many of the tales of ancient critters, big and small, that are discussed in their new book Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales.

Community Tides ~ 11/07/23

United Good Neighbors! For more than 50 years, when your neighbors have needed critical  social services, United Good Neighbors of Jefferson County has been there for our community. The “Give Jefferson Campaign” is underway through December 31 In this month’s  edition of Community Tides, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, join Sarah McNulty, Vice-President of JUMP (Jefferson Universal Movement Playground), Jeff Jones, Interim Executive Director of Jefferson Teen Center, and Martha Trolin, Board Member and Co-Founder of Skillmation, for a celebratory and inspiring discussion.

County Public Health Report ~ 11/06/23

The following is a recording of the presentation during the Public Health briefings at this week’s Board of County Commissioners meeting made by Jefferson and Clallam County Public Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry. Also Willie Bence, Director of Emergency Management, gave a report. The following is a summary by Lynn Sorensen.

Dr Berry’s health briefing stressed that Covid, while still active in Jefferson and Clallam counties, may be on the downtrend similar to other parts of the USA. Dr Berry reported there had been recent hospitalizations in both counties and there had been two deaths in Jefferson county the past month. All had multiple underlying medical conditions and were all also not up to date on their Covid vaccinations. She encouraged all who have not yet received the most recent Covid booster to do so. RSV vaccinations are available and RSV cases were expected to show up locally in the next month. Cases of Flu have not yet been detected, but will, the incidence of flu will increase as winter progresses. All three of these respiratory infections are mitigated by the wearing a close fitting mask, especially in crowded indoor settings.

Willie Bence spoke to the use of tsunami sirens in response to a listener’s question asking if these sirens could have different tones for different emergencies.

Fear of Faxing

(November 2, 2023) Fear of Faxing – 1990s Technology Gets Ray in Trouble.

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