Local News for 12/30/22
Give Love ~ Give Hope ~ Give Jefferson!
KPTZ is humbled to join United Good Neighbors in the incredible and essential work they do for our community. For over 65 years, United Good Neighbors has championed front-line nonprofits that provide for the basic human needs of local individuals and families. Donations to UGN’s annual Give Jefferson campaign support 34 critical programs and safety-net services. Their partner organizations mitigate the extraordinary impacts of poverty and unexpected hardships with diligence and compassion, providing housing & shelter, food security, healthcare, educational opportunities, support for children & families, financial assistance, and advocacy services.
UGN serves as the United Way of Jefferson County and every dollar raised stays local, to help neighbors in need to weather uncertainty and recover from crisis. Monthly or one-time gifts can be made online at GiveJefferson.org or by mail. For more information about how to donate, matching programs, Workplace Giving, gifting stock, or other complex gifts you can contact UGN at 360-385-1729. Thank you for your generous support!
Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 12/29
John Mauro was way from Brewocracy Now this week and Port Townsend Director of Public Works Steve King was Taylor’s guest. They discussed the the work repairing the current sewer line break as well as snow removal and sand removal following the snow storm.
Local News for 12/29/22
Bowling for Dollars
(December 29, 2022) Bowling for Dollars – It’s time for a real bowl game…with a real bowl!!
Local News for 12/28/22
Local News for 12/27/22
Solitary Soldiers of Service ~ Volunteering in the Shadows
(Airdate: December 27, 2022) This episode highlights a subset of volunteers: those individuals independent of nonprofit associations who serve humbly and discreetly from behind the scenes. More often than not, these folks choose to remain unnoticed. Missy Nielsen, host of Everybody Can, was able to convince one of these solitary soldiers of service to speak on what inspires and informs their decision to volunteer in this way. Join our conversation with videographer and storyteller Dennis Daneau, and be inspired to consider in what unique way, large or small one can make a difference in the lives of others.
Seasons Greetings from KPTZ!
KPTZ sends all our listeners our warmest thoughts and we hope you have a happy and safe holiday season. It has been our pleasure to inform, entertain and share with you this past year and we look forward to continuing our service to you all in the new year. Thank You.
Rachel Maxwell & Michael Ableman
(Airdate: December 26, 2022) This week on Attention Please! we dig into the KPTZ archives to bring you two more presentations from the 2017 Economics of Happiness Conference held late that year at Port Townsend’s Fort Worden. It was a weekend-long event that brought together some of the world’s most prominent thinkers, writers, and activists in the sustainability and localization movements to “discuss, discover, and devise better systems for now and the future,” as the event’s website put it. This week we hear from Community Sourced Capital co-founder Rachel Maxwell, and organic farming and urban agriculture pioneer Michael Ableman, who were both on hand to lead workshops at the conference.
