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Our Working Waterfront ~ 1/14/25

Each month, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins Co-hosts Eron Berg, Port of Port Townsend’s Director, and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek, to bring you news and stories surrounding our vibrant maritime community. Around our working waterfront, you may have heard the phrase, “A man and his boat,” or “A woman and her boat.” How about “One man and two boats”?  That’s not necessarily unusual either, but the tenacious owner of two old sailing vessels adds his own unique twist to that phrase. After Eron gives us this month’s Port update, we then turn to owner CJ Burleson as he recounts the comprehensive history and fascinating story of one of those vessels – the Elsita.

Margaret Mizushima, Gathering Mist

(Airdate: January 14, 2025) Cris Wilson welcomes mystery novelist Margaret Mizushima to Booklovers’ Cafe. She is the author of Gathering Mist, the 9th in the series of her Timber Creek canine mysteries. If you love criminal procedurals mixed with German Shepherd Search and Rescue you will love the stories of Mattie Wray and her sidekick Robo. Margaret has recently moved to Port Townsend from Colorado and she decided to set this book on the very “mysterious and foreboding” Olympic Peninsula. 

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(Airdate: January 14, 2025) When Westerners think of Chinese celebrations, they automatically think of the Lunar New Year, but the Lunar New Year doesn’t begin until two weeks later, with the first full moon. Public celebrations don’t take place until the moon proves once again that it knows how to become round and make things grow. In honor of this event, the Chinese indulge in public displays of likenesses of the moon such as lanterns and round sweet dumplings.

County Connections

(Airdate: January 10, 2025) This week on County Connections, Jim Burke and co-host Commissioner Greg Brotherton spoke with Viola Ware, Director of Housing and Community Outreach for OIyCap about the “Point in Time” count of the homeless population in the county which takes place on January 30th. They discuss the difficulties of the count in a rural county and the need for it, and how it affects funding that HUD disburses to the county for housing programs. Folks can volunteer or donate to OlyCap by calling Sheila at 360-385-2571 or send email to [email protected].

Brewocracy Now ~ 1/09/25

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by City Council member Libby Urner Wennstrom who is Port Townsend’s Council liaison to the Fort Worden PDA, so, of course, the PDA was a topic of discussion.

#705 A New Year’s Reading List

(Reprise Airdate: January 8, 2025) Nature Now hosts Debaran Kelso, Nan Evans, and Jackie Canterbury have a good time sharing their favorite recent natural history books. Join the fun and start your 2024 “to read” list.

Community Tides ~ 1/07/25

On alternate weeks, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, to explore new developments, paradigms, and insights with our vibrant community of creative and innovative citizens who do good work.

Early childhood education plays a vital role in children’s development. It provides a strong foundation for academic, social, and emotional growth. In this edition of Community Tides we have two special guests to share their insights about early education, and how important it is for our Communities to support the dedicated teachers and venues that serve our children. We’ll have a conversation with Dr. Scott Mauk, Superintendent of Chimacum Schools, and Sarah Walker, Principal of Early Learning and Director of Inclusionary Practices for Chimacum Creek Primary School.

#257 Greg Barron

(Airdate: January 7, 2025) Maryanne interviews Greg Barron, the owner of Moving Earth LLC, a company that does much of the dirty work around town. They repair and replace failing water lines and sewer systems. As Greg notes they “bury their best work.” The initial infrastructure in PT dates back to the 1800s. We don’t like to think about it, but there are a lot of failing pipes in our charming little town. Moving Earth has a fleet of trucks, including huge excavators. Greg and his team do projects for the city, county and even for individual homeowners. They also do landscaping jobs, so at least some of some of their work is visible. In his off time Greg’s an avid gardener so he’s particularly fond of creating new gardens and landscaping jobs. But the bread and butter of this company ls excavating.

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(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.

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