(Airdate: October 1, 2024) We’ve discovered that at the mouth of the gorge that leads to the Bingling Caves, there was once a stone bridge that led across the Yellow River to the town of Linxia, 20 kilometers to the east. The Linxia area is known as one of the oldest known settlements in China. Just outside of Linxia, archeologists have discovered a 5000 year old village….
Podcasts
Kinetic Sculpture Race
(Airdate: September 30, 2024) On this week’s Attention Please! Jim Burke interviews Michael Bittman and John Lizwacko about the 40th Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Skulpture Race KOOK OFF, which takes place Oktober 5 and 6, 2024. Michael is the Kourse Kommissioner and John Is the Top Kop and President of the board! They discuss history, the course, and all the events leading up to the race events inkluding the Volunteers meeting at 7pm at the Legion Hall Thursday Night Oktober 3. Go to ptkineticrace.org for details.
County Connections
(Airdate: September 27, 2024) Jim Burke and co-host Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour spoke with Laura Tucker, Education and Outreach Specialist for Jefferson County Public Works and they discuss all things solid waste and recycling !!
Brewocracy Now ~ 9/26/24
This week John Mauro was away at the 2024 ICMA Annual Conference (the ICMA is the International City/County Management Association, an association of professional city and county managers and other employees who serve local governments).
The City of Port Townsend was the winner of the 2024 ICMA Award for Local Government Excellence in Community Sustainability for the City’s Financial Sustainability Initiative. The City’s Financial Sustainability Initiative was a multi-year strategic effort to map out pathways for the City to meet ongoing and evolving community needs over the long term. The City has had balanced budgets but over time, gradual divestment and neglect of core infrastructure has threatened our financial stability.
The Financial Sustainability Task Force was created in 2022 to assist with a review of the City’s current financial position and identify options for the future to recommend to City Council. The Task Force included Catharine Robinson, Earll Murman, John Nowak, and Rich Jahnke. They were assisted by core city staff members Carrie Hite, Connie Anderson, Emma Bolin, Shelly Leavens, and Steve King.
#690 Learning Bird Songs by Ear
(Airdate: September 25, 2024) Join host Nan Evans as she heads into a local forest with another Nature Now host, Jackie Canterbury. Jackie will help Nan and listeners learn to better identify birds by ear and understand some of their special behavior.
Silk
(Airdate: September 24, 2024) The Bingling Caves are filled with some of the finest Buddhist sculptures in China, dating back to as much as sixteen hundred years ago. Like the caves of Maijishan outside Tianshii, they’re spread across a cliff face—only this particular cliff face is in a gorge, two hundred meters from the Yellow River….
Human Cost of Being Unhoused
(Airdate: September 23, 2024) Eden Blooms and Gabe Van Lelyveld talk about their projects presenting the human cost of being unhoused – Eden’s Photo Voice and Gabe’s feature documetary. Then, Tracy Grisman and Tracy Grisman on their shared projects including A.I.R.E. (Artist In Residence Educational program at the transfer station.)
County Connections
(Airdate: September 20, 2024) Co-hosts Commissioner Kate Dean and Jim Burke talk with Jefferson County Tax Assessor Jeff Chapman about how taxes are assessed on properties in the county.
Brewocracy Now ~ 9/19/24
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark visited with Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro and heard about the joint meeting of City Council and Planning commission last Wednesday. They took the “People, Planet and Prosperity Tour” of three sites around Port Townsend as they explored the impact of planning on our built environment with some experiential learning. You can take the tour too. Go to https://www.pt2045planning.org/ and click on the map for a copy of the guidebook. John also gave some shout-outs to city staff who have being going above and beyond dealing with some recent urgent repairs.
From Illness to Wellness
(Airdate: September 19, 2024) Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can brings stories about nonprofits, volunteer opportunites and folks who take an out-of-the-box approach to giving back to community. Marie Yousefirad is one such person. Determined to take a tragic event and make a difference Marie Youssefirad pursued funding for the Fariborz Youssefirad Memorial Health Scholarship – a scholarship program dedicated to bringing nutrition education into the classrooms. Learn about how one person did it “In their Own Way”.
