(first aired July 13, 2016). Host Nan Evans heads outdoors to follow the Green Crab Survey Team’s citizen science project to gather baseline data on crab populations and habitat conditions. Closing music is “Sleepy Lagoon,” performed by the Waikiki Beachcombers.
(first airdate: July 12, 2016). Host Sheila Bender talks in studio with Patrick J. Sullivan about journalism in a small town and his role as managing editor at the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader.
There was a generous turn-out of neighbors, friends, and future residents, along with community leaders and movers and shakers, for the ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday, July 14, for Quimper Village, a 28-unit, First-in-Washington-State-type of cohousing development for those 55 and older. There were helium balloons, speeches by city planners and the project’s builders, champagne was passed out, and Deputy Mayor Catherine Robinson gave a toast. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Teresa Verraes personally conducted the photo-op ceremonial ground-breaking with a special gold-painted shovel. The ceremony was the culmination of more than two years of planning, and KPTZ Compass was on hand last December when the project got its go-ahead. This week we reprise that show.
(First airdate: July 14, 2016). Pleasures and Treasures host Marcia Perlstein interviews Debra Gwartney and Kwame Dawes, master faculty at Centrum’s 2016 Writers’ Conference.
(first airdate: July 5, 2016) A RACK OF ELK FOR YOUR SUMMER BARBECUE? Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews raconteur Daniel Knudson who dishes up a Dijon mustard, expresso bean & sugar recipe for the perfect rack of Elk. The Key City stalwart also opens up about the juicy Jefferson County restaurant scene present and past.
(first airdate: July 13, 2016). Pleasures and Treasures host Marcia Perlstein interviews Writers’ Conference Director Jordan Hartt. and conference participant Nyla Dart.
Summer is upon us with warm sunny weather, and the waters of the Olympic shore beckon to boaters of every stripe to come play. So this week on the Compass we reprise a show produced last year by veteran kayaker and KPTZ DJ Chris Bricker on the subject of kayak safety, which was motivated by the tragic deaths of two kayakers off the Dungeness Spit when the weather suddenly turned bad in April of 2015.
Host Sheila Bender talks via phone with Tucson novelist Elizabeth Evans about her writing career and newest novel, “Good as Dead.”
Host Mary Robson interviews via phone Nik Lance, beekeeper and expert on all things about honey bees, and talks about the lives and inclinations of these fascinating and important creatures. Closing music is “I Will Survive,” performed by Taste of Honey.
Host Nan Evans interviews Scott Brinton, Executive Director and co-founder of CedarRoot Folk School, and discusses bird language and how to determine what birds are trying to communicate. Closing music is “Crows,” performed by Allison Moorer.
