This week on the Compass, we talk with a Port Townsend husband-and-wife team, trained in the fields of science and investigation, who will be sharing what they know about some very mysterious and mystical subjects.
Compass for the Week of 5/20/2019
The Fishy Art of Ray Troll
(First airdate: May 16, 2019) Coastal Café introduces us to Ray Troll, an Alaskan artist whose work revolves around the ocean and all things marine. Troll creates fishy images that swim into museums, books and magazines, and onto T-shirts worn around the world, introducing new fans to the topics of ichthyology and paleontology, his two greatest passions.
Tossed Salad for 5/17/2019
Chris Bricker fills in for Phil Andrus on a Tossed Salad designed to get you through the Rhody Festival weekend. Listen and enjoy!
1:00 – Northwind Song: Singer/Songwriter Scott Cook
1:45 – Owen Rowe, Board President, and Kenna Eaton, General Manager, of the Port Townsend Food Co-op join us to talk about the upcoming Annual Meeting on May 26 and the expansion, along with its new Mission & Values statements.
2:00 – Bob Rosen stops in to tell us about upcoming events in South County, and Katie Morgan from OLYCAP-HOUSING will tell us about a new giant low-income housing project.
2:30 – Danny Milholland stops by to tell us about this year’s Rhody Weekend Cake Picnic
3:00 – Musicians Jonathan Doyle and Jake Sanders join us to shake the rafters a bit and talk about their histories & upcoming engagements on the Peninsula, Seattle & B.C.
3:45 – Judith-Kate Friedman, Songs from the Sound
4:30 – Deborah Kate Hammond, reading treasures
Erica Bauermeister
(First airdate: May 15, 2019) Nationally known author and local favorite Erica Bauermeister talks to Cris Wilson about her new novel The Scent Keeper. In this intriguing and emotional story of family secrets and strengths, we follow a young woman growing up on an isolated island off the coast of British Columbia.
Nature Now #412
Karen Holtrop on Bumblebees
(Reprise airdate: May 15, 2019) More about local bumblebees as Debaran Kelso interviews Karen Holtrop, wildlife biologist with the Olympic National Forest.
Kelli Russell Agodon & Martha Silano
(Reprise airdate: May 14, 2019) In Conversation turns back the calendar to February 2015 to rebroadcast Sheila Bender’s interview with poets Kelli Russell Agodon and Martha Silano, who co-authored The Daily Poet: Day-by-Day Prompts For Your Writing Practice.
Compass for the Week of 5/13/2019
On this week’s hour-long Compass special, we join the hundreds of scientists, farmers, tribal elders, students, and environmental activists who came to Port Townsend from around the world recently for the Global Earth Repair Conference. #globalearthrepair
Student Readings
On the May 19, 2019 Tossed Salad show, Phil Andrus presented Blue Heron students reading.
KPTZ Prom at the Palindrome
Join us for an evening of dancing to the tunes of the Midnight Train Blues Band, sponsored by KPTZ friend and supporter, Chicago Bob Longmire. Bring your date – or just yourself – and enjoy dancing on Saturday evening, May 11 from 7 to 10pm for the KPTZ Prom at the Palindrome (located off Jacob Miller Road). Tickets are $15, with all proceeds going to KPTZ.
KPTZ Local News for Thursday, May 9, 2019
NEW CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY ON EMPTY LAND NEAR THE PORT TOWNSEND CITY LIMITS JUST EAST OF HOWARD CIRCLE. THE BUILDING WILL GO UP PRETTY QUICKLY AND WILL BE THE NEW OFFICE FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES.
DSHS WILL BE LEASING THE BUILDING, WHICH WILL BE OWNED BY NELSON REALTY ADVISORS IN BELLEVUE. THE DEPARTMENT WON’T EXPAND ITS TWENTY-SEVEN MEMBER STAFF OR SERVICES FOR THE MOVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL REHAB, DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES ADMINISTRATION, HOME AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES AT THE NEW LOCATION.
THE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY OCCUPIES THE TOP FLOOR OF NINE FIFTEEN SHERIDAN STREET, IN A BUILDING OWNED BY JEFFERSON HEALTHCARE. THE MOVE WAS PRECIPITATED BY THE HOSPITAL’S DECISION TO NOT RENEW THE DEPARTMENT’S LEASE IN ORDER TO CREATE SPACE FOR ITS OWN EXPANDING SERVICES.
HOSPITAL SPOKESPERSON AMY YALEY TOLD KPTZ THAT THE NEW SPACE WILL HOUSE MORE PROVIDERS WHO WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY’S HEALTH NEEDS. THIS EXPANSION WILL INCREASE LOCAL ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. A DENTAL CLINIC IS ALREADY OPERATING IN THE SPACE.
THE CITY HAS CREATED A SHOVEL-READY ENVIRONMENT FOR NEW BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ALONG RANIER STREET, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN FEW TAKERS. THIS BUILDING COULD OPEN THE DOOR FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT, AS NO ONE WANTS TO MOVE INTO AN EMPTY NEIGHBORHOOD.
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DOVE HOUSE ADVOCACY SERVICES PLANS TO OPEN A RECOVERY CAFE THIS SUMMER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH ADDICTION, HOMELESSNESS AND OTHER SOCIAL CHALLENGES.
THE PORT TOWNSEND RECOVERY CAFE IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE NETWORK WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEEK RECOVERY IN A WELCOMING, CAFE-LIKE SETTING.
BRIAN RICHARDSON, CURRENTLY THE VENTURE’S ONLY PAID EMPLOYEE, TOLD KPTZ THAT A LOT OF REMODELING WORK IS NECESSARY ON THE BUILDING AT THE CORNER OF KEARNEY AND BLAINE, ACROSS FROM THE MOUNTAIN VIEW CAMPUS. DOVE HOUSE HAS ENTERED INTO A PURCHASE AGREEMENT PROJECTED TO CLOSE IN JULY. ONCE COMPLETED, THE FACILITY WILL OFFER SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO RECEIVE COUNSELING, HOOK UP TO RESOURCES, OR JUST SIT FOR A WHILE.
CLIENTS WILL NEED TO BE SOBER WHEN THEY ENTER THE FACILITY AND MUST ALSO COMMIT TO A VOLUNTEER TASK, OF WHICH RICHARDSON SAID THERE IS AN INFINITE NUMBER AVAILABLE. THIS INCLUDES SERVING AS BOARD MEMBERS, TEACHING CLASSES, COOKING MEALS, ASSISTING WITH ACTIVITIES OR PARTICIPATING IN SPECIAL PROJECTS.
NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO DONATE MONEY TO THE VENTURE, AS THEY HAVE EARNED A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR MATCHING GRANT. IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER IN SUPPORT OF THE VENTURE, CONTACT THE DOVE HOUSE. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF THESE SERVICES, THE FACILITY IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN AUGUST.
THE FACILITY, WHICH INCLUDES A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, NOW HOUSES CANDACE’S COOKIES, WHICH WILL NEED TO RELOCATE. PERHAPS IT CAN FIND SPACE IN THE NEW DSHS BUILDING.
