(Airdate March 9, 2020) Barb Trailer of Northwest Maritime Center tells a tale of the high seas with a crew of four along the California coast. Kelly Watson shares her tale of captaining a precarious fishing vessel. Lara, Isabella and Amelia talk about the Girl’s Boat Project, Sue Schaffer on being a female captain and tuna fishing with sharks. Kaci Cronkhite reads from her second book.
Emilee Monson
(Podcast airdate: March 8, 2020) At the March 2015 She Tells Sea Tales performance, Emilee Monson tells the tale of rowing in Boston Harbor with a teenage crew.
Erin Jakubek
(Podcast airdate: March 8, 2020) Erin Jakubek’s story at the March 2015 She Tells Sea Tales event is of her first job as chef on a fishing adventure.
Compass for 3/09/20
Day in and day out all around the world, highly trained epidemiologists are constantly on watch for the next bug that might result in widespread mortality. In Jefferson County, that guardian is Public Health Officer Dr. Tom Locke. This week on the Compass, we talk with Dr. Locke about the threat posed by the new coronavirus that’s been dubbed COVID-19, and the plans that are being laid to deal with what he believes is the inevitable local spread of the potentially lethal virus.
Local News for 3/05
KPTZ Coronavirus (COVID-19) Watch Continues
As your community radio station, KPTZ’s Emergency Team and our dedicated News crew are working on ways to keep the local public informed with updates about the fast-breaking Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. It’s our goal to be prepared if – and, so we’re told – when any cases occur on the Olympic Peninsula. A helpful Information Sheet addressing public concerns, is available:
Update on COVID-19 and Jefferson County
(updated March 5)
Jefferson Healthcare has set up a dedicated COVID-19 Respiratory Illness Nurse Call-in Line to answer questions and address concerns regarding the virus. The Call-in Line number is 360-344-3094, and is active daily from 8am to 5pm. For contacting your health care provider, is very important to call first, before going to the doctor’s office or Emergency Department ~ unless there is an urgent health condition. [This paragraph updated March 4.]
KPTZ’s Emergency Team is in communication with both the local Department of Emergency Management and the WA Department of Health. We will continue making announcements on 91.9FM and streaming as well as posting here any pertinent information as it unfolds. Stay tuned!
Nature Now #452
Carnivorous Plants
(First airdate: March 4, 2020) Host Debaran Kelso speaks with wetland ecologist Dr. Fred Weinmann about the fascinating world of carnivorous plants.
Tossed Salad for 3/06/2020
We survived the imperative day (March 4th) and are now headed into a weekend, ready to enjoy this week’s Tossed Salad with Phil Andrus. Be ready to enjoy:
1:00 – Jean Stasny, AAUW scholarships
1:15 – Kristin Myers, singer and songwriter, with Lily Haight
2:00 – Malloree Weinheimer and Mike Cronin, Jefferson County forest health
2:45 – Nate Malmgren, PT Record Show
3:00 – Scott Rosecrans, guest gospel DJ
4:00 – Odin Smith, team FAST
4:30 – Heather Dudley Nollette reading “The Roseto Mystery” from Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, The Story of Success
Mindy Pollack-Fusi
(First airdate: March 3, 2020) Sheila speaks with Massachusetts debut novelist Mindy Pollack-Fusi about her semi-autobiographical novel The Narcissist’s Daughter: a Meshugenah Love Story.
Who are the Rotarians and What Do they Do?
(First airdate: March 3, 2020) Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can debunks “secret handshakes” and “attendance penalties” myths with past president Pete Leenhouts of the East Jefferson County International Rotary Club. Listen in and learn as Pete shares the global and local impacts of this service organization as well as its inclusive and fun programming offered throughout our community.
