(Airdate: December 2, 2024) This week on Attention Please!, host Charlie Bermant interviews Julia Cochrane, who is the Executive Director of the Winter Welcoming Center. They discuss resources for the unhoused during the colder months.
Closing music is an excerpt from “Guitar Peace” from the album, Home by Billy Strings. Produced and edited by Jim Burke.
This month, Dr. Allison Berry, Public Health Officer for Clallam and Jefferson Counties, issued the Public Health Report to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), and said there is very little COVID-19 in Jefferson County, but there is a slight uptick in surrounding areas, in ER admissions for COVID-19. Uptake of the vaccine booster is low, so she did encourage those who are at greatest risk to get the shot. Because Covid is no longer a national or state emergency, programs from Jefferson County Public Health to send people to homes and facilities where elderly populations live are not bringing the boosters directly to them. Avian infuenza has not seen a human to human transmission as of yet. There are some isolated cases in the US and in Canada of patients who have contracted the virus from other sources. Anyone with a domestic flock is encouraged to avoid interactions with wild birds, especially around water sources. Willie Bence, Director of Emergency Management, was not in attendance this month. Next month’s BOCC Health Report will be broadcast January 6 at 9:45am on KPTZ, so listeners are encouraged to get their questions into Dr. Berry and Willie Bence by noon Friday, January 3 to [email protected].
(Airdate: November 27, 2024) Jackie Canterbury talks with Dr. Steve Hampton with the local Rainshadow Bird Alliance, formerly Admiralty Audubon, about the oldest citizen science program of its kind, the Audubon Christmas Bird Count or CBC. The CBC began on Christmas Day 1900 as a way to count birds rather than shoot them as people began to become visibly concerned about declining bird populations. The Port Townsend CBC occurs on December 14, relying on volunteer birders and encompasses much of the Quimper Peninsula. The Rainshadow Alliance administers our local CBC count and submits data to National Audubon where Audubon and other organizations use the data to guide conservation efforts for birds, including the greatest challenge of all, climate change. “There is nothing else like the CBC in terms of geographic coverage and time,” says Geoff LaBaron of National Audubon. And none of it would happen without dedicated volunteers.
(Airdate: November 26, 2024) Maryanne interviews Josh Thompson, a successful young PT entrepreneur. His company – Josh’s Window Cleaning – is growing briskly. Bookings are up 20% from a year ago. He started at the proverbial bottom when he was in high school. Josh worked for a window and gutter company for about seven years before deciding to strike out on his own. They don’t exactly teach you how to run a company in high school. So he turned to mentors to help him with business licenses, accounting and invoicing – all the behind the scenes organizational stuff. Now he’s about to turn 30-years-old and is a married homeowner. Hard work and gumption can pay off!
(Airdate: November 26, 2024) We’re in Gansu Province, and we’ve just arrived in the town of Wuwei.
(Airdate: November 25, 2024) Mark Musick, one of the founders of the organization originally known as Tilth – now known as Tilth Alliance – tells of the founding of Tilth, the influence of author Wendell Berry, and the growth of Tilth to become Tilth Alliance. Hosted by Phil Andrus.
(Airdate: November 22, 2024) This week, Commissioner Kate Dean and co-host Jim Burke welcome Shelby Smith, Director at Community Wellness Project. They discuss healthy food that is grown, prepped, and served at schools in Quilcene, Port Townsend, and now Chimacum. Garden Educators work with children on school campuses, planting, tending, harvesting, tasting, and learning together in the garden. They grow food for cooking classes, and when we they have extra they share with Food Services for use in school cafeterias!
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Mari Mullens, Executive Director of PT Mainstreet and Jeannine Kempees, a PT Mainstreet board member and owner of About Time Clothing & Shoes. We talked abut the upcoming events taking place in both downtown and in Uptown. We also talked with Deputy Mayor Amy Howard about the training she has been doing with the Association of Washington Cities (along with Council Members Rowe and MickHager). We also got an update on the new Equity, Access, and Rights (EAR) Advisory Board.
(Airdate: November 20, 2024) The bad news – losses of bird and wildlife populations, extinction of species, and destruction of habitats. The good news – find hope and empowerment in your own home through the Backyard Wildlife Certification Program. Join Nature Now host, Nan Evans, and Cristie Lassen, co-owner of Wild Bird Unlimited in Gardiner, as they explore both the good and the bad news.
(Airdate: October 7, 2024 – Union Wharf)
