KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed State Representative Adam Bernbaum (24th District) as well as Port Townsend Mayor David Faber. We talked about the intersection of goals and budget. If you listen to nothing else, check out Rep. Bernbaum at 9:05 in the recording to hear what he says about budgeting and outcomes. He has great clarity.
Each month, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins co-hosts Port Director Eron Berg and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek to bring you news, updates and stories surrounding our Port and our vibrant maritime community. The 300-ton yard is full this month! Port Director Eron gives us a comprehensive update on the Port’s activities, and then we continue to discuss the fate of the abandoned tugboat Elmore (pictured above) with shipwright Clint Thomas and Commissioner Pam. Clint spent a decade maintaining and repairing the Elmore during just one part of this storied vessel’s recent life. Now the Elmore sits on the hard amid historic schooners and working vessels – all of them surrounding her as if they were perched as guardians of its 135-years of history. The Elmore continues to face an uncertain future.
(Airdate: July 8, 2025) We’re at the Mogao Caves, at Cave 17. Taoist Monk Wang Yuanlu found a library of ancient Buddhist manuscripts concealed behind a wall in 1901 Wang needed money to repair the shrines that filled the caves, and exploiters were only too happy to help him out. The Dunhuang Manuscripts, as they’ve become known, constitute the ancient world’s most important Collection of books, including the world’s earliest known form letter for drunks and for the hosts who had to endure them….
The following is a recording of the during the emergency management briefing at this week’s Board of County Commissioners meeting made by Willie Bence, Directory of Emergency Management.
(Airdate: July 4, 2025) DJ Christine was joined live on air by the Swanky Kitchen Band (link: https://centrum.org/staff/name/swanky-band) playing traditional music from the Cayman Islands. A happy time was had by all! They will be performing at McCurdy Pavilion for the Centrum Creole & Cayman Island Dance Party on Saturday, July 5 at 7:30pm as part of Fiddletunes.
(Airdate: July 3, 2025) Listen to the latest episode of our newest show, In the Garden, with Julia Cordz, Barbara Faurot, Mary Beth Haralovich, and Dianna Wiklund. July in the Garden covers what to plant now, what to harvest, using mulch, dahlia care, beneficial nematodes, and more. The show airs Thursday from 6-6:30pm.
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro talked with Rick Jahnke, who is the chair of the Port Townsend Planning Commission. The topic was the Comprehensive Plan, a critical document currently being updated, which outlines a vision for the next 20 years of our town, driving city policy.
(Reprise airdate: July 2, 2025) Please join us on a field trip to explore the world of wild edible and medicinal plants! Debaran Kelso hosts this edition of Nature Now, as we are invited to the wild gardens of herbalist Nancy Slick to speak about some of her favorite medicinal plants. Part 1 of a two part program.
(Airdate: July 1, 2025) Cris welcomes John Blomgren, the newest owner of our much beloved independent Imprint Bookshop to Booklovers’ Cafe. John continues the tradition of bringing books specifically chosen for our highly bookish population! He talks about his decision to move to Port Townsend with his partner Garrett Jones and pays homage to previous owners Samantha Ladwig and Anna Quinn. Find out what he plans for the future and just what does “Bibliosmia” mean?
(Airdate: July 1, 2025) We’re in Gansu Province at the Mogao Caves, east of Dunhuang. Among the first caves on our list is Cave 17, located behind the north wall of Cave 16’s hallway— the well-known Library Cave. Tragically, after the discovery of this rich trove of literature and manuscripts at the turn off the century, from 1900 to 1915 one foreign expeditioner after the other clandestinely purchased nearly 40,000 documents, scriptures, and other cultural relics found there….
