(Airdate: July 11, 2022) Angela Gyurko, President of The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County, is interviewed by Jim Burke about the Jefferson County Candidate forums ahead of the August 2 primary, all three of which are being broadcast live on KPTZ. Also a reprise of last summer’s interview of Patrolman Bill Corrigan of the Port Townsend Police Department about bicycle and pedestrian safety, as hosted by Phil Andrus.
The following is a summary 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 and used with the permission of Jefferson County Government.
We are adding 128 new cases this week. The two-week case rate is 563 cases per 100,000 people. Our current two-week case rate is within the high transmission risk range. At that level, it’s strongly recommended everyone wear a well-fitting, high-quality mask while in public, indoor places. Explore the data dashboard on our website’s COVID-19 Case Information page: https://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/1466/Case-Information. #HealthyInJeffCoWA#COVID19ResponseinJeffCoWA
Submit your Public Health questions to Dr. Allison Berry and Willie Bence by emailing [email protected]. Note: The weekly deadline for these to be submitted is on Fridays at noon, to be answered at the following Monday’s BOCC meeting.
Co-hosts Taylor Clark and City Manager John Mauro talked with today with Carrie Hite, Director of Parks and Recreation Strategy. They talked about the public engagement process the city is kicking off to determine what we might do with the golf course. This is an important chance for the public to get involved in guiding the city’s direction.
(Airdate: July 6, 2022) Join us for an in-depth conversation between host Aaron Barnett and Washington State Boating Law Administrator Rob Sendak. Rob brings updates on regulations and programs that affect recreational boating activities in Washington. From a new partnership with the Seattle Mariners, required automatic kills witches, programs for kids and a new floating restroom in South Puget Sound this conversation should be useful for those folks who boat in Washington.
(Airdate: July 5, 2022) Jonathan Evison has been assessing America through novels about working-class folks — home health aides, lawn workers. His 2011 novel West of Here seems most in companionship with his latest, Small World. Both are sprawling sagas with dual timelines that follow late-19th-century Westerners and their contemporary descendants. Small World opens with a train accident in 2019. The engineer, Walter Bergen, has had a perfect record until this, the final run of his career. The train, heading to Seattle, is “hurtling toward the unavoidable” — both the inevitable crash and, for Walter, an increasing awareness of that final movement in our lives. As ever an enjoyable conversation about engaging characters.
(Airdate: July 6, 2022) Nan Evans and Bob Friel, film maker, writer, naturalist, and adventurer, explore the wild and wonderful world of the Salish Sea. This is part 1 of a 2-part program.
KPTZ celebrates the return of Centrum’s in-person Fiddle Tunes and KPTZ’s live remote season. Friday July 8 tune in to KPTZ for a remote broadcast of the Fiddle Tunes Free Friday concert from noon to 1pm, live from the Fort Worden Commons lawn. Featuring Squirrel Butter, the husband and wife duo of Charlie Beck and Charmaine Slaven, playing old-time, country, and Cajun music while adding their own perspective. Multi-instrumentalists, they play banjo, guitar, fiddle, steel guitar, step-dance, and sing in harmony, and hosted by KPTZ’s Tim Quackenbush. Stop by and say hi at our KPTZ booth, which will also be on-site. Coming up later in July and August, KPTZ will broadcast Centrum’s Free Friday Acoustic Blues and Jazz performances. On July 29: Jazz and on August 5: Acoustic Blues.
