(First airdate: August 28, 2018) KIM RAFFERTY: FROM HIPPIE TO PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE. Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews Kim Rafferty, a nurse with Jefferson County Public Health. Once upon a time Kim lived in the proverbial hippie commune in California. But reason prevailed. She ended up becoming a nurse. She’s run group homes for mentally challenged seniors and run clinics on Orcas Island. Today she’s the public health nurse who provides foot care to seniors and disabled all around the county.
Compass for the Week of 8/27/2018
This week on the Compass, the man who talks to the animals talks to you. And the Women in Black, who usually refuse to say anything, also talk. And we hear the story of a train leading to a horseracing track that few people know existed in Port Townsend over 100 years ago.
In Conversation – Michael Buschmohle
(first aired August 21, 2018). Sheila Bender talks in studio with Marrowstone Island author Michael Buschmohle about writing tips and his career in helping writers create and edit effective email, speeches, blogs and more.
Nature Now #375
Tides and Time (encore)
(first aired August 22, 2018). Nan Evans interviews Jonathan White, author of Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, in the encore of a May 24, 2017 broadcast where the author discusses how the tides can tell time, change our concept of time, and affect living creatures. Closing music is “The Moon and the Tide,” performed by Derek Gust.
Tossed Salad for 8/24/2018
Phil Andrus is back with another full bowl of Tossed Salad, including Can’t Wait for Salad: Amanda Milholland of the Farmers Market to talk about the Tomato Taste-Off.
Thereafter, we have:
1:00 – Daring Greatly, family band from BC
1:45 – Tom Jay, “A Word and a Poem”
2:00 – Ellen Falconer, Forest Bathing
2:30 – Dan Weber, Northwind Songwriter Showcase
3:15 – Corinne Adams, Shamisen
4:00 – Tessa Lark and Michael Thurber, Olympic Music Festival’s “Bach to Bluegrass”
4:30 – Don White, reading
The Food Co-op, Community Commitment to Sharing
(First airdate: Auust 21, 2018) Andrea Stafford, Marketing Manager at The Food Co-op, spills the beans on the various ways the Food Co-Op gives back to community. Food for thought abounds as Everybody Can host Missy Nielsen discusses with Andrea their efforts in the school district and how the Co-op commits to the four pillars of health and wellness through their outreach programs.
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Compass for the Week of 8/20/2018
This week on the Compass, we speak with Nathan and Tara Lee, the husband-and-wife team behind Friday Feature Productions, a Southern California film, television, and commercial production company. They came to visit family in Port Townsend, won a special prize at the Jefferson County Fair, and are about to release their next major motion picture.
Nature Now #374
The World of the Unseen Life in the Oceans – Part 2
(first aired August 15, 2018). Host Nan Evans interviews Dr. Ginger Armbrust, Director of the University of Washington School of Oceanography, in the second part of a discussion of the unseen world in the ocean.
Tossed Salad for 8/17/2018
Chris Bricker hosts Tossed Salad this Friday as we all recover from last week’s extravaganza at the Jefferson County Fair. This week’s guests will talk about exciting activities coming up, as well as share some of the generosity and talents that grace our community.
1:00 – Olympic Neighbors, creating home and community for people with developmental disabilities
1:30 – Sister Speak, folk duo with punch
2:30 – Al Bergstein, Olympic Peninsula Environmental News
3:30 – Danny Milholland, All County Picnic
3:45 – The Debaucherauntes, klezmer folk on the road
4:30 – Deborah Kate Hammond, reading …
#117 Ariel Speser, Northwest Justice Project
(First airdate: August 14, 2018) ARIEL SPESER: TRYING TO SOLVE THE UNSOLVABLE. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Ariel Speser of the Northwest Justice Project. The non-profit law firm handles cases ranging from eviction or foreclosure, to domestic disputes or sexual assault. The common thread is that their clients cannot afford to pay the going rate for a lawyer. Ariel always knew she wanted to help those in need – particularly children. She wins more often than she loses. But each case is a unique challenge for her. She brings endless enthusiasm to her 90 hour work week and still finds time to be on the Port Townsend City Council.
