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#232 Tim Caldwell, Friends of PT Golf Course

(Airdate: November 28, 2023) Maryanne interviews Tim Caldwell of the Friends of Port Townsend Golf Park. The issue of what to do with the acres of land under the Port Townsend Golf Course has rippled through the community for months. There are passionate supporters for a number of different scenarios. Some want nothing but a traditional golf course; others want multiple parks and mini-golf; and still others want housing on the land. There are other ideas floating around as well. The citizens’ group of “friends” is working towards a compromise that will hopefully include elements of most of the proposed ideas. Tim ran the PT Chamber of Commerce for years and knows most of the players well. He thinks this non-profit group can steer a course which will offer a blend of the best suggestions.

Elves Among Us

(Airdate: November 28, 2023) Toys for Tots, Christmas for Children and The Magic of Christmas. These elves among us coordinate their magic and efforts to bring joy to our community, families, and children in the Jefferson County. Learn about their well-organized effort to check off that list to ensure that there is a bit of joy and magic for our most important resource – our kids. Join Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can as she speaks with these special elves about their work and the contributions that are needed from us. Don Olsen, Kiwanis member and lead elf for Toys for Tots, along with Christy Spencer, lead ribbon and wrapping elf of Christmas for Children and master elf of all things magic Ted Krasinski, from Smiles Under the Tree set the stage for a delightful magical conversation.

What the Dickens, plus Bonus Content

(Airdate: November 27, 2023) Host Jim Burke speaks with the Director and cast members of Key City Public Theatre’s original Production What The Dickens by David Givens, a comedic twist on A Christmas Carol. “Ebenezer Scrooge meets Sherlock Holmes in this hilarious holiday hodgepodge of humbug and hugger-mugger.” And a special bonus follows: the first episode of The Port Ludlow Project, an original radio serial produced right here at KPTZ.

Our Working Waterfront ~ 11/26

KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek join students and faculty from the Coastal & Ocean Studies Program at Williams College and the Mystic Connecticut Seaport Museum for Part Two of a special tour of Port of Port Townsend’s boatyard. This episode is all about “the Catch” – fishing and life on the water! We’ll finish our conversation with Brian Dafforn, owner and captain of the Polaris, one of the twenty remaining vessels of the historic longliner fleet; Captain Ozzie Anderson, owner of the 1949 fishing tender Sunnyvale; and finally Rick Ottman, owner and captain of the schooner Cape Cleare, along with crew member Kaila Janders. 

County Connections

(Airdate: November 24, 2023) Jim Burke and co-host Heidi Eisenhour spoke with Scott Mauk, Supertendent at Chimacum Schools, and Jeff Jones, Director of Chimacum Teen Center.

United Good Neighbors, part 2

(Airdate: November 23, 2023) Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can speaks with Jen Kingfisher, Campaign Manager and Director of Community Partnerships of the Give Jefferson Campaign, the second part of our series on United Good Neighbor’s Give Jefferson Partnerships. Joining the discussion is Heather McCrae Wolf of The Benji Project and John Cantlon from St Vincent De Paul.

#646 Mushroom Foray, part 2

(Airdate: November 22, 2023) Please join Nature Now host Debaran Kelso on a fall mushroom hunt with fellow fungiphiles Maxwell Fisher, Baylin Speidel, and Shawn Gisriel!  This is part 2 of a two-part series.

Olympic Housing Trust

(Airdate: November 20, 2023) This week on Attention Please! Jim Burke speaks with Kellen Lynch of Olympic Housing Trust about a small affordable housing development set to start construction next year – Dundee Hill, on Hastings Avenue in Port Townsend. Then, Jim Talks with Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean who is considering a run for Derek Kilmer’s congressional seat.

Our Working Waterfront ~ 11/19/23

Chris, Pam, and Eron join students and faculty from the Coastal & Ocean Studies Program at Williams College & the Mystic Connecticut Seaport Museum, for a special tour of Port or Port Townsend’s boatyard. In this episode, Part One of our visit, we meet up with Blaise Holly, alumnus of the Williams/Mystic Program and owner of Haven Boat Works, and then pay a visit to Brian Dafforn, owner and captain of the Polaris, one of the twenty remaining vessels of the historic longliner fleet.

County Connections

(Airdate: November 17, 2023) Jim Burke and his co-host County Commisioner Kate Dean spoke with John Vezina, Director of Planning, Customer, and Government Relations at Washington State Ferries.

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