How can you have fun while helping to save the planet? This week on the Compass we talk with retired glaciologist and erstwhile gamemaster Bob Bindschadler about sustainability organization Local 20/20’s decision to sponsor another bracing round of the Taming Bigfoot Contest, a friendly competition among teams of like-minded individuals to measure and then reduce their personal carbon footprints that originally took place in Eastern Jefferson County in early 2016.
Today on Through Science to Health Chris Bricker, KPTZ host, and Lynn Sorensen, RN welcomed Dr. Joe Mattern of Jefferson Health Care to join our conversation regarding the ongoing response to the pandemic. Joe Mattern, MD is JHC’s Chief Medical Officer and the Medical Director for JHC’s Home Health and Hospice. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have arrived in Jefferson County and healthcare workers were the first to be offered vaccinations.
Dr Mattern is charged with the logistics of what group of community members will be next for the vaccine. And how to best notify those selected. Not everyone has internet or uses JHC’s My Chart EMR. The CDC has advisory guidelines for the people most at risk for contracting COVID-19 but it is up to the individual states/Governors to decide on the distribution of the vaccine and who is next in line.
Today, City Manager John Mauro and KPTZ’s Tim Quackenbush talked about:
(Airdate: January 5, 2021) This week on Coastal Cafe, host Aaron Barnett speaks with the manager of Washington State’s Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Program, Troy Wood. We last spoke with Troy in Sept of 2020 and this update on the last year’s activities and legislative priorities for the program should be informative and interesting.
(Airdate: January 6, 2021) Nan Evans talks with Dr. Ron Thom, Staff Scientist Emeritus with the Pacific Northwest National Lab in Sequim, about coastal and estuarine ecosystem restoration and the concept and science of net habitat improvement.
(First airdate: January 6, 2021) Today we talk with Jake Beattie, the Executive Director of the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Jake details how the Maritime Center has had to adapt to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen in to hear about the new 360 Race and other exciting events and programs.
Beginning in January! KPTZ proudly partners with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and KSQM Sequim to bring you The Klallam Word of the Week, spotlighting a Klallam language word by pronunciation, definition and use. The Klallam Word of the week airs on KPTZ every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 5:15pm, immediately following the station’s evening news block (consisting of KPTZ Local News, the day’s Community Calendar, and National Native News).
This week’s Klallam Word of the Week is Cat:
Vocal talents for Word of the Week provided by Mary Norton, Charlene Dick and Loni Greninger, including Music performed by Joshua Little Sunday.
