Today on Brewocracy Now KPTZ host Tim Quackenbush and City Manager John Mauro were joined by Port Townsend Library Director Melody Sky Weaver. Topics discussed included: the current Community Read, effects of book banning efforts in other parts of the country on Port Townsend, and the upcoming tour for new City Council members of the Port of Port Townsend.
There were 450 new COVID-19 cases in Jefferson County in February 2022, less than half the record 1,108 cases we had in January. Those two months account for 51% of all the cases we’ve had during the two-plus years of the pandemic (the total number of cases is higher, because not everyone who takes a home test reports it, and some people don’t get tested because they didn’t have any symptoms).
With the decline in cases here and elsewhere, the state and county mask mandates are slated to be rescinded on March 12, although masks will still be required in medical facilities, public transit, senior living facilities, etc.
Local health officials note that Jefferson Healthcare Hospital continues to hit 100% occupancy repeatedly, in part because the hospital does not have enough staff to operate all of its beds. In the last week of February, for example, it operated only 15 of its 26 regular beds and four of its six ICU beds, and all beds were occupied.
(Airdate: March 2, 2022) Coastal Cafe‘s guests this week are George Harris, the President of the Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA) and Jay Jenning, Vice President of Government Affairs. George and Jay spoke with host Aaron Barnett about upcoming life jacket legislation in Olympia, Southern Resident Killer Whale regulations, boat sales in the age of COVID-19 as well the 75th celebration of the NMTA’s creation.
(Airdate: March 2, 2022) 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).
(Airdate: March 1, 2022) Host Cris Wilson has a conversation with T.J. Klune about his NY Times Bestseller and the 2022 Port Townsend Community Read The House in the Cerulean Sea, a fantasy story for all ages. Linus Baker, a caseworker in the Department of Magical Youth is on assignment for Exceedingly Upper Management. On the island he discovers a series of mysterious creatures and the Master of the orphanage, Arthur Parnassus. Linus finds love, an unlikely family, and discovers his own power to protect them. A land of color and magic is just the medicine we need.
Song Club Radio Hour, airing Saturdays from 10-11pm, is a show where participants are given a randomly selected song title along with a combination of three prompts and parameters. Using these guidelines, they have one week to write and record a song. Host Joel Myers compiles all of the submissions and the resulting show is a magical potluck of songs and sounds no one has ever heard before! Welcome to Song Club Radio Hour. Most of the club is localized to the Pacific Northwest, with some clubbers on the east coast and California. A few of the members are located right here in Port Townsend. Please feel free to reach out with questions, comments and ideas: Email SongClub. Or leave them a voicemail (they may even play it on the show) : 208-595-7664.
For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check out Spotlight for March 1-15. Many of our program hosts provide specifics about what’s planned for the first half of March. 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.
