(Airdate: November 22, 2021) In this week’s special holiday kick-off edition of Attention Please! host Steve Evans talks first with longtime Port Townsend Food Bank director Shirley Moss about what is on offer for Thanksgiving (and much more), and then chats with three of Port Townsend’s foremost Holiday spirits (Main Street Program Director Mari Mullen, Library Director Melody Sky Weaver, and Leader Publisher Donna Etchey) about all the plans for upcoming festivities around the holiday season.
Thanks to all of our listeners for supporting local community radio during our Fall Fund Drive. Give yourself a pat on the back! The more the merrier, if you still want to donate, this adds to the mix we serve up! Please stay tuned for continued and improved local news, info on community events, and curated music. All in time for Thanksgiving, certainly we are grateful!
On this edition of Community Tides, Siobhan Canty and KPTZ’s Chris Bricker speak with Rita Frangione, Outreach Coordinator for VetConnect – Supportive Services for Veterans through Olympic Community action programs of Clallam and Jefferson Counties. Professional services for our veterans in need are especially important out here on the Peninsula and Washington State in general. Rita joins is to discuss the demographics, needs and resources available for our veterans.
Today on Brewocracy Now KPTZ host Tim Quackenbush and City Manager John Mauro discussed a variety of topics including: The City’s response to the recent storm event; the paper mill water agreement; the new event tent on Tyler Street; the Intergovernmental Collaborative Group’s upcoming year-end meeting, and the report of the Council Salary Commission.
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(Airdate: November 16, 2021) New Image, New You – Building Confidence for Women in Transition. Martha Olbyrch, President of New Image enthusiastically shares with Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can what one might experience walking into this unique clothing boutique, tailored to serve women and young girls in transition. New Image, formally known as Working Image, serves Jefferson, Kitsap, and Clallam Counties. Along with community partners, they provide clothing and accessories to women in need of a helping hand. Women and young girls working through life circumstances ranging from domestic abuse, homelessness, financially insecurity, a new job, or simply a change in size due to an illness will find a cadre of caring stylists ready to serve – not only providing a new image but also a new outlook on life. Listen and be inspired!
(Airdate: November 15, 2021) We talk with Sharla Erich and Peggy Welker, the president and vice president of Port Ludlow Performing Arts, as they host their first indoor live concert since the beginning of the pandemic.
(Airdate: November 16, 2021) Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews Chief Thomas Olson, Port Townsend’s new Chief of Police. After a stint in the military, Chief Olson joined the Washington State Police. He was still a young man when he “retired” after 25 years with the state police. He wanted more from his career. So he hit pause and went back to school, earning three associate’s degrees, and both a bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. When he returned to police work, it was in an entirely different direction. He joined the police force at the University of Washington, rising through the ranks to become deputy chief. About 75,000 people are on campus any given day. Chief Olson thinks many of the skills he honed dealing with students and nuanced campus issues will help him with his job in Port Townsend. He’s only been on the job a few months now. But he has an ambitious agenda that includes more citizen advisory positions. In his off hours, Chief Olson moonlights as an assistant coach for his son’s 8th grade football team at Blue Heron.
