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Community Tides ~ 1/04

In this week’s edition of Community Tides, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, speak with Dr. Tamara Meredith, Director, Jefferson County Rural Library District, and Jamie Pena, Digital Equity Navigator & Administrative Assistant for Jefferson County Library.
Tamara and Jaimie give us an overview of the library’s services and highlight some of the library offerings the community may not be as familiar with.We talk about the importance of access, and explore the role of a library in today’s digital age.

Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 2/03

Today on Brewocracy Now KPTZ host Tim Quackenbush spoke with City Manager John Mauro about efforts to recruit for vital city staff. John Mauro also provided updates on the work being done by Seton Construction on Cook Avenue, and the proposed Evan’s Vista project development.

Local News for 2/03/22

February 3, 2022: Tim Quackenbush – Kingston express route coming; Jamestown S’Klallam settlement. (TRANSCRIPT)

The Orca Tokitae

(Airdate: February 2, 2022) In 1970, the Southern Resident Killer Whale known as Tokitae (also named Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut and Lolita) was captured off the coast of Whidbey Island when she was four years old. She was shipped across the country and has lived in a tank at the Miami Seaquarium ever since. Coastal Café host Samantha Larson talks with Jay Julius, former Chairman and Councilman of Lummi Nation who is part of a campaign to bring the orca back to her home waters, and Bonnie Swift, a Seattle-based reporter who recently released the Audible podcast series called Tokitae. Over eight-episodes, Tokitae tells the story of the whale and also a much bigger history of the Coast Salish Indigenous peoples and ecosystem, and what’s at stake for all of us.

Nature Now #552
Jamestown S’Klallam History, part 1

(Airdate: February 2, 2022) Follow the historical and current use of western red cedar with tribal vice-chair Loni Greninger of Jamestown S’Klallam tribe and Nature Now host Mary Robson.

Local News for 2/02/22

February 2, 2022: Lily Haight – Cook Avenue closed until Feb. 18; Library announces Community Read. (TRANSCRIPT)

Spotlight on February 1-15 Programming Highlights

For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check out Spotlight for February 1-15. Many of our program hosts provide specifics about what’s planned for the first half of February. 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.

Local News for 2/01/22

February 1, 2022: Jim Burke – COVID-19 case rate still high; helping the Fort Worden PDA. (TRANSCRIPT)

Jefferson County January 2022 Case Numbers

Jefferson County had 1,108 new cases in January 2022, more than triple our previous high of 305 in September 2021. Of our 2,616 cases to date, about 42% were recorded in January 2022. There were 78,606 vaccine break-through cases in Washington as of Dec. 1, 2021. By Jan. 17, 2022 there were 203,348, according to state data. This is thought to reflect both Omicron’s heightened ability to infect as well as declining immunity among those who have been vaccinated but not yet boosted.

Hospital occupancy in Washington was 93.8% in late January (31.1% were COVID-19 patients). State ICU occupancy was 92.3% in late January, (32.0% COVID-19). Jefferson Healthcare Hospital occupancy continues to average 100% in both ICU and regular beds, and it lacks the staff needed to operate all of its beds. While Omicron tends to cause milder symptoms for many people, it’s straining the healthcare system because its extremely high rate of infection means the subset of infections requiring hospitalization is a huge number as well.

Chinese American Voices

(Airdate: January 31, 2022) Coming to Attention Please this week are two presenters in the Jefferson County Historical Society’s program, Chinese American Voices: graphic artist Tessa Hulls and filmmaker Valerie Soe, with support from Tara McCauley of the Historical Society staff.

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