(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.
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. Also Willie Bence, Director, Director of Emergency Management, gave a report. The summary below was provided by and used with the permission of Jefferson County Government.
During Dr. Allison Berry’s weekly update today, she noted that although Jefferson case decline is slowing, our case rate is improving. It stands at 525/100,000. Percent positivity is still high, at 13%. “When we do lift the mass mandates, in addition to recommending masking generally, I strongly recommend high quality masks for those who are at high risk of severe disease,” she said. “So if you have underlying medical conditions, if you’re over 65, it’s really, really important that you have a high quality mask – a KN95 or a KF94 or full N95 if you can tolerate that, That’s going to be really important in indoor spaces.” She also cautioned those who are unvaccinated: “It’s also important to remember that any of us who are unvaccinated are still at high risk of severe disease and so we would recommend that those who have not gotten vaccinated wear a high quality mask in indoor spaces, and that includes children.”
Following Updated CDC Recommendations, the Jefferson County public health order requiring masking in indoor, public places will be rescinded earlier than planned. That order will now lift on Friday, March 11 at 11:59pm, the same time the State of Washington lifts its masking order, also ahead of schedule. The date changes follow updated guidance the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued last week. “I am making this difficult decision because it is frankly untenable to maintain our mask mandate longer,” said Dr. Allison Berry, Health Officer for Jefferson County. “However, I continue to strongly recommend masking in indoor spaces until our case rates reach a safer threshold.” The current two-week case rate in Jefferson County is 525.00 per 100,000 people. Dr. Berry recommends reaching a case rate of fewer than 100 cases per 100,000 people over a 14-day period before unmasking in indoor spaces. She recommends high-risk individuals wait until that rate drops below 50. The health order that requires bar and restaurant patrons 12 and older to be fully vaccinated if dining indoors will lift on March 11 as well. Dr. Berry encouraged the community to support the decision of any businesses that choose to maintain a masking policy.
The COVID-19 response by Emergency Management is ramping down, according to Director Willie Bence. Vaccinations are readily available at local pharmacies. Masks are being delivered to local businesses and grocery stores including the Food Co-Op. For more information and inquiries about helping those with mobility issues, please call the hotline at 360344-9791.
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.
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. Also Willie Bence, Director, Director of Emergency Management, gave a report. The summary below was provided by and used with the permission of Jefferson County Government.
(Airdate: February 28, 2022) This week on Attention Please! KPTZ host Steve Evans visits with four people who bubbled together during the pandemic to articulate the skeleton of a grey whale that died of starvation in 2019 for an educational display that will reside in one couple’s back yard.
A true community is one that looks after its own, because everyone needs a safe, decent, and stable place to live. For some of the most vulnerable people in our community – our brothers and sisters who suffer from chronic health conditions, trauma, mental illness, addiction, or just plain bad luck – a simple, secure, transitional space gives them a chance to catch their breath and regroup.
The Community Build Project is a dedicated band of volunteers who have now created a second wave of transitional living units (wooden “tents” or “tiny houses”) for our town ~ the self-contained village called Pat’s Place.
Videographer Dennis Daneau has documented the birth of Pat’s place, and KPTZ is proud to debut his video (above) for station listeners. Below is a recording of the February 25 “up close and personal” conversation between Dennis and KPTZ’s Chris Bricker, along with the Community Build’s Volunteer Coordinator, Debbi Steele.
