Local News for 2/12/25
Diana Talley, The Center of Buoyancy
(Airdate: February 11, 2025) Visiting Cris on Booklovers’ Cafe this time is Port Townsend’s own shipwright sailor guurl, Diana Talley! We talk about her no-holds-barred memoir, The Center of Buoyancy. This memoir speaks to us about the early years of the Boat Haven and how a young girl learned the wooden boat building trade, sailed fearlessly around the Pacific, and built her own business against the odds. There are people you know or wish you had met in these pages. The stories are tender and humorous, tough and true.
Folk Story-Teller Scott Cook and Pamela Mae Play the Pallindrome
KPTZ is excited to join Rainshadow Recording in welcoming Scott Cook and Pamela Mae to the Palindrome in Port Townsend on March 5 at 7:30pm. Scott is an award winning Canadian folk artist, called one of Canada’s most inspiring and imaginative storytellers. Touring the world since 2007 and sharing his plainspoken, keenly observant songs, he has released seven albums along the way. Since 2022, he has been touring with his partner Pamela, who plays upright bass, banjo and also does vocals. The duo is releasing their first album this year, featuring sturdy, straight-talking songs that see the good in you. These are whip-smart, bone-achingly lovely, socially committed songs presented with a bold, elegant directness evoking the very best of the folk music tradition.
Local News for 2/11/25
Silk
(Airdate: February 11, 2025) We’re in the town of Zhangye, and after finding a pedicab, we’re visiting the city’s big Buddha Temple where a group of musicians have taken us back 1400 years to the Sui Dynasty and the Emperor Yang, China’s ultimate “party animal.”
Morgan Hill
(Airdate: February 10, 2025 – Morgan Hill) A tower where tugboaters and stevedores could look out for ships coming in.
County Connections
(Airdate: February 7, 2025) This week on County Connections, co-hosts Jim Burke and Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour spoke with Diane McDade, president of the JeffCo Aquatic Coalition, about a new facility being planned in the county. It would potentially be located in Port Hadlock near the county library, Chimacum Creek Primary School, and Habitat for Humanity’s new Mason Street Neighborhood project. Residents and non-residents alike can help shape the development of this new public aquatic facility by participating in a county-wide recreation survey. Information from this survey will help identify what county taxpayers want (and don’t want) in a new pool and recreation center. After February and March, the survey will also be open to visitors of Jefferson County to gauge interest. The survey should take only about five minutes.
Brewocracy Now ~ 2/06/25
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend CIty Manager John Mauro talk with Danny Milholland and Zak Moser from The Production Alliance about the upcoming Connectivity Summit, which will take place March 7, 8, and 9 at Chimacum High School. More information here: https://www.theproductionalliance.org/events/connectivity
Local News for 2/06/25
The Funniest Joke in the World
(Airdate: February 6, 2025 – The Funniest Joke in the World – Getting Ready To Be Perfect)
