This week on the Compass, our own Chris Bricker travels with performers and musicians of the New Old Time Chatauqua as they join with Washington State Parks and Pacific Northwest native tribes to preserve the local Indian stories and heritage.

This week on the Compass, we hear about how the lifeblood of this community – its marine trade – is being threatened. We also learn how this affects everybody within the sound of my voice, whether you’re connected to the marine trades or not. And then we listen to experts explain what they intend to do about it.

This week on the Compass, we take you inside the nearly 100-year-old structure that was once the Beaver Valley General Store and meet the people who have turned it into a new and very sweet place … literally.

This week on the Compass, we talk with volunteer firefighters who want YOU to join them in saving lives and property. Ever thought about being a volunteer firefighter? Regardless of your age, gender or experience, you might qualify for this life-changing experience … and maybe even earn some money.

This week on Compass, we speak with a Port Townsend resident who offers evidence that major news media outlets have been spreading fake news about flying saucers for decades.

This week on Compass, we get an update on a local couple trying to hike 2,600 miles, from Mexico to Washington … we give you Part Two of our interview with the youngest person – and first woman – ever to lead the Nez Perce tribe … and geologists say that the catastrophic eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii should serve as a wake-up call for all of us here in the Pacific Northwest.

This week on the Compass we take an incredible journey with a Port Townsend native who dreamed of becoming royalty – made that dream come true – then embarked on a life journey that has come full circle.

This week on the Compass we talk with local folks who help those in the final days of their lives and learn how you can help … and then we talk about the environment with the youngest – and first woman – ever to lead the Nez Perce tribe.

This week on the Compass we look back at the end of a long career of a man – Bill Tennant – who has been looking back himself, almost all his life. And it’s all about history.

This week on Compass we uncover the hidden past of Port Townsend resident Lynn Webster, who for nearly three decades has been modestly avoiding talk of her fabulous life in show business. Today, she finally tells her stories.