Local News for 11/21/23
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Olympic Housing Trust
(Airdate: November 20, 2023) This week on Attention Please! Jim Burke speaks with Kellen Lynch of Olympic Housing Trust about a small affordable housing development set to start construction next year – Dundee Hill, on Hastings Avenue in Port Townsend. Then, Jim Talks with Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean who is considering a run for Derek Kilmer’s congressional seat.
Our Working Waterfront ~ 11/19/23
Chris, Pam, and Eron join students and faculty from the Coastal & Ocean Studies Program at Williams College & the Mystic Connecticut Seaport Museum, for a special tour of Port or Port Townsend’s boatyard. In this episode, Part One of our visit, we meet up with Blaise Holly, alumnus of the Williams/Mystic Program and owner of Haven Boat Works, and then pay a visit to Brian Dafforn, owner and captain of the Polaris, one of the twenty remaining vessels of the historic longliner fleet.
Local News for 11/17/23
County Connections
(Airdate: November 17, 2023) Jim Burke and his co-host County Commisioner Kate Dean spoke with John Vezina, Director of Planning, Customer, and Government Relations at Washington State Ferries.
Local News for 11/16/23
November 16-30 KPTZ Programming Highlights
For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check KPTZ Spotlight for November 16-30. Many of our program hosts provide specifics about what’s planned for this half month. If you’re not already a Spotlight subscriber, you’re invited to join our Mailing List. See KPTZ’s current Weekly On-Air Schedule and Daily Program Schedule.
#645 Dungeness Levee Setback
(Airdate: November 15, 2023) In this reprise airing, host Mary Robson discusses with Hansi Hals from the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe the Dungeness River’s northwest 2-mile levee, which is altering the water flow and flood management.
Local News for 11/15/23
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.
