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4H Club – More than Cows and Cookies

(Airdate: May 4, 2021) 4H is an organization that believe in the power of young people is America’s
largest youth development organization – empowering nearly six million young people across the U.S. with the skills to lead for a lifetime. Listen in as Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can chats with Cliff Moore WSU Extension Office Director about how 4H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. Whether it’s learning to build a robot, care for a horse, or do great photography, 4-H volunteer leaders and staff make sure that youth have a safe place to dive right into what they want to learn.

Master Gardeners Plant Sale

(Airdate: May 3, 2021) This week’s Attention Please! first draws your attention to the Master Gardeners Foundation Annual Plant Sale, presented by Candice Gohn. Then Eric Reeter of Wilderbee Farm announces the Mothers Day weekend reopening of the Meadery on Wilderbee Farm, an event sweetened by two performances by Stringology. Eric Bogart, Terianne Stratton and Tracy Grisman comprise Stringology in their celebration of the music of Django Reinhardt.

Dave Storm

(Airdate: March 5, 2021) Boy Supe Salisbury on living through addiction and helping others do the same.

Peter Mustin

(Airdate: February 26, 2021) Peter Mustin, owner of Woodbridge Farm, on sowing the seeds of renewal through working his land.

Grace Love

(Airdate: February 26, 2021) Grace Love of Nadine’s Kitchen on new developments in the pursuit of her brick and mortar dreams.

County Public Health Report ~ 5/03

Today, May 3, Jefferson County Public Health Officer Dr. Tom Locke shared his assessment of the pandemic in Jefferson County and answered questions submitted by KPTZ listeners. Department of Emergency Management Director Willie Bence also gave an update on current Emergency Operations actions, in light of the most recent developments.

Click here to read complete notes on today’s briefings

Submit your Public Health questions to Dr. Tom Locke by emailing contactus@kptz.org. Note: The weekly deadline for these to be submitted is on Fridays at noon, to be answered at the following Monday’s BOCC meeting.

Booklovers’ Cafe – Jacqueline Winspear, part 2

(First airdate: April 27, 2021) This month host Cris Wilson is pleased to speak with Jacqueline Winspear, author of the New York Times best-selling series, Maisie Dobbs. Originally from England, Jacqueline has been visiting our area. Part Two of these programs is all about the new Maisie Dobbs novel, The Consequences of Fear. As Europe buckles under Nazi occupation in October of 1941 we meet young Freddie Hackett, a message runner in the bombed streets of London, who witnesses an argument and then a murder. The theme of human fear echoes through the decades to today.

Community Tides ~ 4/30

Co-Hosts Chris Bricker and Siobhan Canty meet on alternate Fridays to discuss new developments, new paradigms, and the “new normal” as we flow into the months and years ahead.
There are a plethora of jobs available here in Jefferson County, and a growing number of them are unfilled. The lack of affordable workforce housing is playing a major role with this challenge. Chris and Siobhan speak with Justine Gonzalez-Berg, Director of Housing Solutions Network, and with Brian Kuh, Executive Director EDC Team Jefferson (the Economic Development Council), about the crisis, forecasts, and remedies.

Compass for 5/01/2021

Summer is upon us with warm sunny weather, and the waters of the Olympic shore beckon boaters of every stripe to come play. So this week on the Compass we reprise a show produced previously by KPTZ DJ Chris Bricker on the subject of kayak safety. This program was originally motivated by the tragic deaths of two kayakers off the Dungeness Spit when the weather suddenly turned bad in April of 2015, and now from recent incidents over past months, such as the rowing tragedy with the Iowa State Crew Club on March 29, and the most recent Coast Guard rescue Southeast of the Dungeness spit on March 28th. Mermaid Keri introduces.

Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 4/29

On today’s Brewocracy Now host Charlie Bermant and City Manager John Mauro‘s discussion included the following topics: New Police Chief, Battling misinformation, Pickleball Club, City staffing challenges, and upcoming City Council changes.

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