Local News for 4/03/24
#665 Snails of the Pacific Northwest, part 1
(Airdate: April 3, 2024) Curious about the role played by snails in shaping human history? Fashion? Diet? Economics? Class and Politics? Or even, what makes snails such a huge, diverse and successful group of creatures? Join Nan Evans as she talks with snail conservationist, farmer, and all around snail lover, Ric Brewer, to explore these, and other, questions.
Submarines in PT Bay
(Airdate: April 1, 2024 – Submarines in PT Bay) Port Townsend Bay was the first place early Seattle-built subs were tested in 1912.
Neil Young-Ragland
(Airdate: March 18, 2024 – Neil Young-Ragland) Port Townsend was the home port for Neil Young’s wooden yacht, Ragland for many years.
Clam Cannery
(Airdate: March 4, 2024 – Clam Cannery) The clam cannery canned far more than clams.
Community Tides ~ 4/02/24
Two special guests join us who represent our Local Investment Opportunities Network, or LION, here in East Jefferson county. We’ll learn more about how LION helps to build prosperous local businesses by assisting in building a more resilient and sustainable economy. Jane Armstrong and her husband moved to the Peninsula 10 years ago. She brings a wealth of business management experience to the table. Jane explains the structure and breadth of LION, and also how LION and Housing Solutions Network provide some of that same kind of collaborative connection to creatively address opportunities and challenges in our communities. Heidi Haney came to Port Townsend along with over 20 years of business and hospitality experience. Heidi will tell us how her latest enterprise, the Tipsy Gypsy Mobile Bar Service, was born and how it has morphed thanks to the economic seeds planted by LION.
#239 Superior Court Judge Mack: Change Agent
(Airdate: April 2, 2024) Maryanne interviews Jefferson County Superior Court Judge Brandon Mack. Mack was appointed to the bench by the Governor after Judge Keith Harper retired early. He had been serving as Court Commissioner. Prior to that he spent almost a decade in various District Attorney offices around the state. Mack sees himself as a “change agent.” He talks with pride about helping to start an Indian Family Court, complete with tribal flags in the lobby. His passion is family law with a particular focus on the foster care system. He says that cases involving Native American families have a disproportionately high rate of children ending up in foster care. Judge Mack plans on running for a full four-year term in the next election.
Local News for 4/02/24
County Public Health Report ~ 4/01/24
Public Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry and Director of Emergency Management Willie Bence spoke to commissioners and the public at the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting Monday April 1st for the monthly Health Report, and answered questions from KPTZ listeners and the commissioners.
Dr. Berry said that three respiratory illnesses have dipped in number; RSV, Flu, and Covid-19 are all downtrending. She said in terms of Covid-19 that across the US, hospitalizations are down and locally there is far less of the virus in Port Townsend wastewater. Covid is still here however, so she recommends wearing a mask in the airport, while boarding and during descent while traveling by air.
Measles was mentioned and the reason there is any in the US is because fewer people are getting vaccinated, she said. Especially in children, it can cause severe disease and require quarantine of 21 days for kids to stay home from school, whether they have measles or haven’t been vaccinated should there be an outbreak at school. But right now there seems to be no measles here in Jefferson County or in the I-5 corridor of Puget Sound.
Willie Bence said there will be an event with helpful information about wildfire and smoke impacts especially for those in sensitive groups (children, the elderly, and anyone with asthma or other respiratory illnesses) on Wednesday, April 10 at Finnriver Cider Garden from 5:30 to 7pm.
April 1-15 KPTZ Programming Highlights
For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check KPTZ Spotlight for April 1-15. 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.
