(Airdate: January 7, 2025) We’re just beginning our trip through the narrow strip of land called the Gansu Corridor. From Wuwei the road led west where we encountered our first stretch of the Gobi Desert.
Gardening Lectures and Art from Rubbish
(Airdate: January 6, 2025) This edition of Attention Please! brings together four individuals from two organizations. We begin with Susanne Eggleston and Harry Hayward of the Jefferson County Master Gardeners Foundation. Our topic with them is the Foundation’s 2025 Yard & Garden Lecture Series, which begins on January 11. Our second pair of guests are Tracy Grisman and Margie McDonald of the A.I.R.E. program, now a part of Beyond Waste Action Group, which appoints an artist in residence to create art from refuse at the Jefferson County transfer station. Hosted by Phil Andrus.
County Public Health Report ~ 1/06/25
This Month on the BOCC Public Health Report, Dr. Berry talked about many different viruses: Covid, Influenza, Pertussis, Avian flu, RSV, and Norovirus. And Willie Bence answered a listener question about what to hold on to when we “drop, cover and hold” in an Earthquake.
The Jeffco. Dept. of Emergency Management is holding a series of presentations on Emergency Prep; the first (on individual preparation) is on Thursday, January 16 from 10:30am tp Noon at the Library in Port Hadlock. Family, and neighborhood prep presentations will follow in February and March respectively.
Flu season is here nationwide. Norovirus is around and presents as a sudden onset of vomiting; it is severe but usually clears in just a few days. The vomit can aerosolize so it can be quite contagious. Washing hands and masking up around anyone who has it can stop the spread. If you are sick, do not prepare food for others.
Another COVID booster will be available in the spring and for those 65 and older, it is recommended twice a year, as the virus does not go away in the summer months yet.
County Connections
(Airdate: January 3, 2025) Jim Burke and co-host Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour welcome Jen Kingfisher from Jefferson Community Foundation to talk about the Give Jefferson campaign and an after-action on 2024 as well as about non-profits in our community.
Sail Away with Quimper’s Watch Maritime Music
KPTZ is excited to welcome Quimper’s Watch, a local maritime musical group, to the Trinity United Methodist Church on Thursday, January 23 at 7pm. This is the next installment of our Candlelight Concert series. Hailing from Port Townsend, its five members bring together decades of knowledge and experience in maritime music, transforming it to a rich, dynamic musical experience. Whether it’s ‘a cappella’ shanty working songs or instrumented sea ballads, their strong voices and multi-part harmonies combine to capture the heritage and soul of these songs that once echoed across Port Townsend’s Victorian waterfront during the golden age of sail. The group’s name honors Spanish naval officer Manuel Quimper Benítez del Pino (1757-1844). In 1790, as captain of the sloop Princessa Real, Quimper is credited as being the first person of European descent to explore and chart both coasts of the Strait of Juan de Fuca where he named the peninsula on which Port Townsend sits. Among his many accomplishments, he was a gifted maritime cartographer, author, and poet, making him a fitting namesake for the group. Brought to you by KPTZ, this concert will also be simulcast on 91.9 FM KPTZ
Local News for 1/02/24
Sleeping with the Nuns
(Airdate: nJanuary 2, 2025 – Sleeping with the Nuns)
Brewocracy Now ~ 1/02/25
(Airdate: January 2, 2025) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and co-host Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by Assistant City Engineer Jeff Kostechka and we talked about an upcoming workshop-style open house focused on improving walking, biking, and connectivity in our neighborhoods. This is part of the effort to update the Active Transportation Plan which is in turn part of the Comprehensive Plan update. The plan was originally created in 1997 and was last updated in 2010. The open house will be Wednesday, Jan 15 from 5:30 to 7:30pm at the Community Senior Center at Tyler and Lawrence in uptown Port Townsend.
Local News for 1/01/25
January 1-15 KPTZ Programming Highlights
For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check KPTZ Spotlight for January 1-15. Many of our program hosts provide specifics about what’s planned for this half month. If you’re not already a Spotlight subscriber, you’re invited to join our Mailing List. See KPTZ’s current Weekly On-Air Schedule and Daily Program Schedule.
