Local News for 9/08/21
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County Public Health Report ~ 9/07
The following is a summary 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. Spokespeople from Jefferson Healthcare joined to address the meeting. Also Willie Bence, Director, Director of Emergency Management, gave a report. The summary was provided by and used with the permission of Jefferson County Government.
#184 Scott Walker: Non-Motorized Transportation Guru
(Airdate: September 7, 2021) Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews Scott Walker, a passionate advocate for non-motorized transportation. Scott’s day job is as an electrical contractor. He’s owned and run Current Electric since the early 1990s. But for the past 35 years most of his energy has been devoted to trying to wean Jefferson County from the car. Back in the 1980s he was part of the group that instigated our system of trails. Over the years he’s been on every committee and advisory board that could possibly influence transit. According to Scott, 66% of the greenhouse gas in Port Townsend comes from auto emissions. That’s deplorable in his book! He dreams of a “walkable, bike-able town” and has mapped out how to achieve it.
Local News for 9/07/21
Two Aspects of Living in Our Community
(Airdate: September 6, 2021) In this pair of short interviews, we first welcome Anderson Mackenzie of Foggy Hog Farm, a farming operation that offers CSAs for pork and beef through direct sales and at the Port Townsend Farmers Market. In the second part, Velda Thomas reads from her soon to be released book Blended, an account of belonging in today’s world, and discusses it with Attention Please! host Phil Andrus.
Compass for 9/04/21
This week on the Compass, KPTZ’s Larry Stein takes a look at the work of JCIRA, which is the acronym for the Jefferson County Immigrant Rights Advocates. And then Steve Evans talks with East Jefferson Fire and Rescue Chief Bret Black about stretched resources in a year much of the American west is on fire as the result of a summer with widespread drought and record-breaking heat waves.
Community Tides ~ 9/03
This week, Siobhan and Chris speak with Bex Berryhill, who is not only Centrum’s Program Manager for Creative Youth Development, but she’s also one of the seven Cooperative directors of the Gray Coast Guild Hall in Quilcene. We learn about the building’s history, the mission of the cooperative, who gathers there, and the inclusive impact its range of activities can have on the local community.
Spotlight on September 1-14 Programming Highlights
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Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 9/02
Today on Brewocracy Now KPTZ host Tim Quackenbush and City Manager John Mauro were joined by Dr. Philip Higuera, Professor of Fire Ecology with the University of Montana, and East Jefferson Fire and Rescue Chief Bret Black. The discussion covered the science and consequences of increased wildfire activity due to climate change, and its impacts on public health and public policy.
Local News for 9/02/21
