(Reprise Airdate: January 4, 2023) In this show from early 2021, Nan Evans talks with Dr. Ron Thom, Staff Scientist Emeritus with the Pacific Northwest National Lab in Sequim, about coastal and estuarine ecosystem restoration and the concept and science of net habitat improvement.
Below is a recording 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. The summary below was provided by Jim Burke, producer of KPTZ’s Tuesday’s Local News:
Dr. Allison Berry said our current case rate in Jefferson County 280 per 100 thousand. There is one person currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 and there are no new deaths this week. The rest of the numbers will be available later today if you go to https://jeffersoncountypublichealth.org/1429/COVID-19.
On the RSV and Flu front, she said we are starting to see those number downtrend, which is good she says, but it’s too early to see a “proper bump” of cases due to the holidays. Just your weekly reminder: Wear a well-fitting, high-quality mask in public indoor settings, stay home if you are sick, and if you can, get a flu shot and the bivalent COVID-19 booster shot. Submit your Public Health questions to Dr. Allison Berry and Willie Bence by emailing [email protected] by Friday, January 13 at noon, to be answered the following Tuesday, January 17.
(Airdate: January 3, 2023) Author Gene Helfman joins Cris Wilson to talk about his new novel Beyond the Human Realm, winner of the 2022 NIEA and Readers Favorite Award for Animal Fiction. Gene is himself a retired animal behaviorist and has written a novel from the Orcas’ point of view set partially here in the Salish Sea with our own beloved J pod. A fascinating story taken from recent news and research. The story follows a captive male orca, Makai, as a human-caused tragedy upends his world. Seeking revenge, he is accepted into Orca society and his success hinges on these fellow orcas, whale researchers, and a runaway teenager with Orca Clan roots.
(January 5, 2023) Driving into the Sunset with Mommy and Daddy – Driving with the family was both a weird journey and a strange trip.
(Airdate: January 2, 2023) Jim Burke interviews Carrie Hite, Director of Parks and Recreation Strategy about the stakeholder process (so far) for the Port Townsend Municipal Golf Course and the Mountain View Commons, with a public open house event coming up on 1/11th at Ft. Worden and 1/12 online. Then, Jim speaks with Congressman for the 6th District Derek Kilmer about the recently passed budget, what it means for Jefferson and Clallam Counties and the January 6th Commitee’s work.
KPTZ would like to wish all our listeners a very happy new year. May it be filled with new passions and prosperity. Opportunities for discovery, and reflection and of course community supported radio. Thank you all for tuning in week after week this past year.
Our collective resolution here at KPTZ is to be in the new 305 Station in 2023!
Click here to read the resolutions penned by our KPTZ volunteers.
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For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check out Spotlight for January 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.
Dear Friends and Listeners,
2022 sure has been an incredible and challenging year for KPTZ, and for us all! Certainly, it has been a year of great strides and huge growth. KPTZ, your community radio station that could, has worked tirelessly over the last 12 months to grow into our new facilities, and to address the technical and personnel challenges that accompany this transition. Due to our incredible staff and volunteers who have been endeavoring to bring this dream to fruition, we are now mere weeks from broadcasting full-time from our new home at Fort Worden.
We could never do this without the valued support
from you, our listeners and community.
All along, KPTZ has continued to provide timely, intentional, and original live programming, and has had the pleasure of adding new and expanded shows. Our Emergency Response Team continues to relay Public Health updates on the pandemic. Brewocracy Now consistently offers important updates and dialog on local issues. And innovative new programming such as Song Club Radio Hour advances our efforts to support local and burgeoning artists, both locally and in the greater Puget Sound region. 2022 also saw the staff hire of our first local news reporter at KPTZ ~ a goal we’ve had for years, to grow our identity as a reliable community information source and become more crucial in this capacity.
Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for being a part of KPTZ.
As we wrap up the year and reflect on what’s been accomplished, it’s important to acknowledge all of our donors, listeners, volunteers, staff and contributors who have brought us to where we are today. Looking ahead to 2023, KPTZ is committed to providing the authentic, quality experience that gets woven into every minute of the station’s 24/7 broadcast year. Like all non-profits, we rely heavily on the contributions of our community to help sustain our efforts. Just as inflation has had an impact on people throughout Jefferson County and beyond, it has impacted KPTZ’s ongoing expenses, including overhead, technology costs, staffing, and so much more.
Your contributions mean everything to our evolving efforts!
Please consider making a year-end contribution, as a driving force to help us continue fulfilling KPTZ’s mission: offering educational, entertaining and informative programming for our listeners.
In appreciation,
Dominic Svornich
President, KPTZ Board of Directors
Note: A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) allows individuals who are 70½ years old or older to donate up to $100,000 total to one or more charities directly from a taxable IRA instead of taking their required minimum distributions.
