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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.

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.

Silk

(Airdate: December 31, 2024) We’re in Gansu Province in the town of Wuwei. When it was first laid out over two thousand years ago, Wuwei was the first garrison established by the Chinese along the Silk Road. Back then, it was called Liangzhou. Since then, it has continued to play an important role in the region, and it’s all laid out after a fashion at the Wuwei Museum. One of the museum’s most important pieces is a steely that was unearthed 200 years ago.

Housing and Land Conservation

(Airdate: December 30, 2024) This week on Attention Please!, host Jim Burke talks with Kellen Lynch, Outreach and Development Coordinator for Olympic Housing Trust about the Dundee Hill Project; and Richard Tucker, Executive Director of Jefferson Land Trust about the Chimacum Ridge Community Forest. He also talks with both of them about the cooperation between JLT and OHT to develop housing on the Chimacum Commons, 16 acres of land owned and protected by Jefferson Land Trust.

County Connections

(Airdate: December 27, 2024) Kate Dean and co-host Jim Burke talk about the changes Kate Dean has seen in the past 8 years while she has been the Jefferson County Commissioner for District 1: why she ran, what she learned, what she accomplished, and what she hopes for the future of Jefferson County.

Brewocracy Now ~ 12/26/24

Brewocracy Now was not cancelled this week due to the holidays. Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro returned from a short vacation and joined Taylor Clark as they discussed developments with the Fort Worden PDA as well as fielded a listener question about the possibility of housing on the some portion of golf course.

2024 Holiday Extravaganza

The Holiday Extravaganza, a co-production of the Jefferson County Historical Society and KPTZ, is held each December in the Museum of Art and History. Here for you to enjoy at your convenience is this year’s Extravaganza, divided into four parts:

Part 1 begins with an introduction to the show. Then comes the music of Roger and Kristen Ferguson and an interview of artist Suzanne Lamon done by Chris Bricker.

Part 2 begins with a reading from Anna Linzer’s “A River Story” by Willow Baker and Bill Mawhinney and concludes with solo guitarist Julian Catford. Included also is an interview of artist Jeremy Johnson by Chris Bricker and an interview of JCHS archivist Ellie DiPietro.

Part 3 is all Jazz Manouche, the music of Paris in the 1930s, performed by the Hot Club of Port Townsend.

Part 4 is music of Sicily performed by Paisani Norte.

From start to finish there is Trivia with Tara, she being Tara McCauley, Executive Director of the Jefferson County Historical Society and other jolliness of the season.

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