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(Airdate: January 12, 2024) Jim Burke and co-host Kate Dean talk with Monte Reinders, Director of Public Works and Willie Bence, Director of Emergency Management about the sudden snow storm on January 11 and the condition of the roads, the continuing cold snap, and what people can expect over the next few days in Jefferson County. Options for the unhoused here in the County were also discussed, including the Winter Welcoming Center at the Pope Marine Building in PT, which will be open 24 hours until at least Monday January 15.

Brewocracy Now ~ 1/11/24

Taylor and John talked about the upcoming cold weather, snow plowing plans, the winter warming center and their new extended hours). We talked about last week’s City Council meeting, and a recommended short video about our sewer system that you can watch on youtube. John also previewed the upcoming City Council meeting, which will include the swearing in of three new police officers.

Community Tides – 1/09/24

Port Townsend Film Festival’s Focus Film Series launches this January with their first film: The Right to Read, all about literacy and the US school system. Chris Bricker and Siobhan Canty visit with the panelists for this film, a discussion organized by Black Lives Matter of Jefferson County. Participants include two teachers from the Talkin’ Story podcast episode, “Making Schools in Habitable for PGM,” Cherry Geelan and Aaron Hall, as well as Linda Rosenbury, Superintendent of Port Townsend School District.

#653 – Meeting of Marine Science and Art

(Airdate: January 10, 2024) Host Nan Evans talk with local “thalassophile” Nam Siu about his love for the ocean, his
work and adventures protecting marine life and ecosystems, and his artistic pursuits. Nam is a wizard of the traditional Japanese art of making fish impressions and at creating beautiful pressings of marine algae. His science inspires his art and, in turn, his art provides meaning for his science.

#235 Rita Beebe, Home Town Hero

(Airdate: January 9, 2024) Maryanne interviews Rita Beebe, a 7th generation Port Townsend native. As one of nine kids, Rita realized she’d have to figure out how to pay for college largely by herself. So she joined the military with an eye on the GI bill. The University of Washington came next.  Both Rita and her husband ended up at the Dept. of Defense. Their first foreign posting was Korea and they arrived with three toddlers in tow and one on the way. Interestingly, child care was  excellent — allowing Rita to run all of the base’s youth programs. Later their posting took them to Germany and they soon they added two more kids to their brood. Once again, Rita was in charge of a complex web of youth programs and sports teams. Childcare in Germany exceeded all childcare options back home! Rotation back to the USA came as the kids were nearing high school age. They opted to move back home to PT but money was tight. So the hometown girl got a hometown job — at the mill. She was soon one of the exceedingly rare women — a 5’3” woman working alongside the guys on the floor of the mill. No office job for Rita!

DASH (Disability Awareness Starts Here)

(Airdate: January 18. 2024) Missy Nielsen speaks with Pat Teal, president of the nonprofit DASH (Disability Awareness Starts Here) about the invaluable services this organization provides to our community, from resourcing individuals with accessibility map guides to advising on improving accessibility at local businesses at no cost to the community. Listen in to learn about updates and ongoing projects.

Community Tides ~ 1/02/24

Hosts Chris Bricker and Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, visit with Dick Schneider, who lovingly tends to orphan orchids at Raincoast Farms, a magical place tucked away among fir, hemlock and old growth cedars, just minutes from Port Townsend. In two greenhouses, Dick has a collection of unique species of tropical plants and selected hybrid orchids. Once he rehabilitates donated orchids to flower and health, he re-homes them to Jefferson Healthcare. In Part Two of this week’s segment, Chris visits with Dylan Quarles, a young Port Townsend Writer who caught the eye of the team of Industry film folk who have chosen our town as the birthplace of the Port Townsend Film Studio. Dylan tells us about his young writer’s journey and his present project—a screenplay adaptation of one of his stories.

Chimacum, Downtown and Beyond, part 2

(Airdate: January 8, 2024) Back to downtown Chimacum we go for more on what has been spinning around the agricultural hub of Jefferson County. Joining host Phil Andrus are Katy McCoy and Phil Vogelzang, owners of the Chimacum Corner Farmstand and now owners of the property on which it resides; Sarah Spaeth, Director, Conservation & Strategic Partnerships of the Jefferson Land Trust, co-developer of the concept of Chimacum Commons; and Ben Wilson of Olympic Housing Trust, on plans for workforce housing in Chimacum Commons.

County Connections

(Airdate: January 5, 2024) Jim Burke and co-host County Commissioner Greg Brotherton welcome Cindy Brooks, The Director of EDC Team Jefferson. The Economic Development Council is competing to gain a large grant for the North Olympic Peninsula (Clallam and Jefferson Counties and local tribes) from the Federal Government under The RECOMPETE Act. The grant would help EDC create a pilot program to help address underemployment in 25-54 age range. The Program is designed to help remove “barriers to employment.”

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