Local News for 2/25
Sea Shanties on KPTZ
Thursday, Feb 25 from 7 to 8pm on KPTZ! A special night of music with Gilbert & McHagar, in collaboration with the Candlelight Concert Online series at Trinity United Methodist Church. KPTZ presents this evening of lively sea shanties, amusing stories and beautiful ballads of the sea. Tune in for timeless maritime tunes that once echoed across our Victorian waterfront during the golden age of sail. Listen on KPTZ 91.9FM or stream the video directly from Trinity United Methodist Church. While there is no paywall to listen, the program is partially a fundraiser for NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental Illness, in Jefferson County.
Jefferson County Anti-Racist Fund
KPTZ now partners with Jefferson County Anti-Racist Fund (JCARF), a grassroots reparations and mutual aid project focused on the individual and collective wellness of Black people, Indigenous people, and all other People of Color (BIPOC) in our local community. Since 2019, JCARF has distributed thousands of dollars in direct payments, gift certificates, locally grown food, handmade herbal medicine, and other wellness items to our BIPOC community members. As we look toward the upcoming growing season, JCARF honors the black farmers and chefs who sustain our community. Right now they are focusing on assisting 2 local black-owned businesses: Nadine’s Soul Kitchen and Woodbridge Farm. Find JCARF on Instagram at jeffersoncountyantiracistfund.
Nature Now #503
Understanding The Tides – Part 2
(Reprise airdate: February 24, 2021) Host Nan Evans talks via phone with Jonathan White, active marine conservationist, sailor and surfer, and author of the new book Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, and talks about his quest to better understand tides.
Local News for 2/24
Benji Project Teaches Youth Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
(Airdate: February 22, 2021) KPTZ News Director Steve Evans talks with Heather McRae-Woolf, Program Manager and Lead Instructor for the Benji Project, the youth mental health organization founded six years ago after the suicide death of then fifteen-year-old Benji Kenworthy to help young people deal with the psychological threats presented by an increasingly challenging world through teaching techniques of mindfulness and building self-compassion. Learn more at https://www.thebenjiproject.org.
#171 Hans Fredrickson
(First airdate: February 23, 2021) HANS FREDERICKSON: REDUCING CARBON FOOTPRINTS. Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews Hans Fredrickson, owner of Frederickson Electric. After taking over the business from his father, Hans saw new opportunities for the company. Frederickson still does a healthy business with new construction, repairs, and remodels. But recent years have seen tremendous growth in installing solar arrays, new heat pumps, and charging stations for electric cars. Despite our gloomy winters, our long sunny summer days make solar power economically attractive to homeowners and developers. Heat pumps can also drastically cut power consumption. Stanford-educated Hans is an ardent environmentalist. He wants to help his customers reduce their carbon footprints to keep the Pacific Northwest as pristine as possible.
Local News for 2/23
Critical Conversations #5
(Airdate: February 22, 2021) In Chapter 5 of Critical Conversations, cohosts Robert Ambrose and Dahr Jamail speak with noted author and journalist William Rivers Pitt, editor and chief columnist at TruthOut.org. The discussion centers on the abrupt end of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial and the future of the Republican Party. Does the January 6th insurrection presage a Trumpist party with a military wing?
Critical Conversations airs on 91.9FM KPTZ the second and fourth Mondays each month, from 5:30-6pm.
County Public Health Report ~ 2/22
The following is a summary of the presentation made by Dr. Locke, our local Health Officer, during the Public Health briefings at this week’s Board of County Commissioner’s meeting:
Click here to read the complete message
Submit your Public Health questions to Dr. Tom Locke 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.
