(Airdate: March 6, 2023) This week on Attention Please! host Steve Evans pays a visit to Port Townsend’s Recovery Café, a place which proves not only that there is such a thing as a delicious free lunch, but that you can have it served to you in a clean and safe place surrounded by friendly folks who are dedicated to helping you overcome whatever particular challenges your life is presenting at the moment.
The time around pregnancy and birth can be a mysterious and joyful time in a person’s life. Whether you are freshly pregnant, approaching the birth of your baby, or planning your future pregnancy – it’s always the right time to find the right care provider who can facilitate the process into parenthood in a respectful and supportive way. This week, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, speak with Maya Horrocks, Licensed Midwife of Peninsula Midwives, about the skills, experience, knowledge and heart involved in Midwifery.
On Saturday March 4, KPTZ is pleased to co-present the annual Port Townsend Record Show. Connect with your music loving community! Featuring over 30 vendors, thousands of records, music collectibles, live DJs and more, KPTZ DJ hosts Jerry Osborne, Ron McElroy, Buzzy Donahue, and Bill Mercier will be on hand during the day with T-Shirts and Hoodies at a special discounted merch price. The show is at the American Legion Hall from 10am to 5pm. There is an 8am early bird entry with a fee. All ages are welcome. More information can be found here.
On Brewocracy Now, Taylor Clark hosted Melody Sky Weaver, Director of the PT Library, and Steve King, Director of Public Works for the city. The discussion began with the community read (Braiding Sweetgrass). Melody will be joining next week along with Monique Gray Smith, who did the young adult adaptation that we are all reading. Steve and Taylor both pledged to read it. Also discussed were infrastructure projects, including the library ADA bathroom, work on city hall, the Point Hudson jetty, the concrete asbestos pipe on Water Street, the Gravity Water System that feeds both PT and the Mill, a possible mitigation for king tide flooding in the Boat Haven.
(March 2, 2023) Dr. Kabodagartz – The man, the myth, the legend, and the lie.
For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check KPTZ Spotlight for March 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.
(Reprise Airdate: March 1, 2023) Ron & Rosemary Sikes invite Nature Now host Debaran Kelso & recorder Meg Amos to their backyard wildlife sanctuary in Port Townsend to discuss how to create and improve wildlife habitat in our own backyards (Part 1 of a two part program).
