(Airdate: July 3, 2020) George Marie on the power of writing our own stories and the limits of language.
Podcasts
Pete Langley
(Airdate: July 3, 2020) Pete Langley on metal molding and Jefferson County industry.
Jefferson Community Foundation Changes Gears
(Airdate: July 3, 2020: Introducing a new show, spinning off from the Jefferson Community Foundation’s Update feature on Tuesday’s Morning on the Salish!
Now, on alternate Fridays at 12:10pm, Chris Bricker and Co-Host Siobhan Canty, President and CEO of JCF, talk about new developments, new paradigms, and the “new normal” facing Jefferson County as we roll through the last half of 2020 and into 2021.
New Thursday Time Slot for Brewocracy Now ~ 7/02
Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro is on KPTZ with a web-based format, in a new weekly time slot Thursdays, from 12:10 to 12:40pm. Discovery Road DJ host Tim Quackenbush hosted John’s virtual online meeting as a live broadcast, with updates on the fast-changing local world in and around Port Townsend.
On July 2, topics were: Establishment of the City Council Public Safety Committee to Address Policing Issues, Fiscal impacts of sales tax loss to City of Port Townsend employees, the upcoming renewal of the paper mill water contract, and Phase 3 re-opening.
Stay tuned for the weekly chance to learn more about developments for the City of Port Townsend. John will take questions and encourage productive dialogue (and exemplary virtual meeting etiquette) to steer through a range of topics.
Nature Now #469
Celebrating the First Year of čičməhán Trail
(Airdate: July 1, 2020) Nature Now’s Mary Robson talks with Celeste Dybeck, elder of the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe, in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the čičməhán Trail, by reviewing its focus on history and the present.
Booklovers’ Cafe ~ Bill Porter #1
(First airdate: July 1, 2020: Finding Them Gone: Visiting China’s Poets of the Past. Cris meets Red Pine AKA Bill Porter, translator of 20 books of ancient Chinese Poetry published by Copper Canyon. The conversation ranges from the Buddhist Heart sutra to Chinese Hermit Poets.
#155 Kelly Barlow, No Hands on in the Time of COVID
(Airdate: June 30, 2020) NO HANDS ON IN THE TIME OF COVID. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews massage therapist, Kelly Barlow, owner of one of the many local businesses that was forced to shut down during the COVID-19 crisis. Kelly had zero income for almost three months. She spent down her savings and tried (mostly without success) to find her way through the thicket of regulations to get federal or state aid. She’s now back with a very limited and thoroughly sanitized operation. By definition, massage is a hands-on profession. So Kelly’s also begun studying to expand her skill set. She was once in the catering business. Now she’s taking courses in nutrition, planning perhaps for a career expansion into nutritional consulting.
County Public Health Report ~ 6/29
During the weekly Public Health Briefing from Jefferson County Public Health Officer Dr. Tom Locke, we learned that Jefferson County last week added 6 COVID-19 cases. The count is now 38. Four of the recent added cases were asymptomatic and were discovered through test screening prior to medical or dental procedures. Also discussed: masking use, enforcement, and the efficacy of face shields. The four key facets for mitigating disease spread continue to include masking, physical distancing, hand washing and sanitizing, and not touching faces.
In addition, Willie Bence, Director of the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management, delivered a briefing on potential arrival of masks with clear plastic over the mouth, for ease of communication with deaf people. He also spoke about face shields, and the availability of PPE.
To submit your questions to Dr. Locke in the following week’s Board of County Commissioners meeting, send them to contactus@kptz.org.
Shortly following the nearly complete meeting broadcast on KPTZ, the County Commissioners voted to submit an application for Safe Start Phase 3 reopening to the WA State Department of Health. The almost two-hour special meeting held today focused on the concerns about gatherings of up to 50 people indoors and out, and the concern of outbreaks around the region. It was agreed that once approval is received from the state, the Board of Health may revisit the elements of Phase 3 — or any phase — and put a hold any activity that they deem concerning.
KPTZ broadcasted via 91.9FM and streamed at KPTZ.org this timely COVID-19 information, which was also videostreamed live and recorded for online viewing any time thereafter at the Jefferson County website.
Compass for 6/27/20
This week on the Compass reporter Chris Bricker visits two sides of a very important coin. With a rapidly changing and constantly evolving environment, both the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce and the Jefferson Community Foundation have shown their creative and innovative metal, by working to demonstrate the strength of our dedication to the Common Good, and helping keep Jefferson County safe, healthy, and vibrant. We talk with Arlene Alen, Executive Director of the Jefferson Country Chamber of Commerce, and then with Siobhan Canty, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jefferson Community Foundation, about new paradigms and creative leadership.
Through Science to Health ~ 6/26/20
Lynn Sorensen, RN, joined Chris Bricker and had a lively conversation regarding recent developments of the pandemic. They discussed the rise in young adults testing positive for Covid 19 and possible reasons for it. Politics have played a significant role in the country’s response to the pandemic and the wearing of masks has been front and center to a divisive controversy. June 26th is the first day of the governor’s order mandating the wearing of masks in public. Also the Jefferson County Phase 3 application has yet to be sent to the DOH. Jefferson County and Clallam County are still in Phase 2 and may be there until after the 4th of July weekend.
