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Community Tides ~ 11/07/23

United Good Neighbors! For more than 50 years, when your neighbors have needed critical  social services, United Good Neighbors of Jefferson County has been there for our community. The “Give Jefferson Campaign” is underway through December 31 In this month’s  edition of Community Tides, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, join Sarah McNulty, Vice-President of JUMP (Jefferson Universal Movement Playground), Jeff Jones, Interim Executive Director of Jefferson Teen Center, and Martha Trolin, Board Member and Co-Founder of Skillmation, for a celebratory and inspiring discussion.

County Public Health Report ~ 11/06/23

The following is a recording of the presentation during the Public Health briefings at this week’s Board of County Commissioners meeting made by Jefferson and Clallam County Public Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry. Also Willie Bence, Director of Emergency Management, gave a report. The following is a summary by Lynn Sorensen.

Dr Berry’s health briefing stressed that Covid, while still active in Jefferson and Clallam counties, may be on the downtrend similar to other parts of the USA. Dr Berry reported there had been recent hospitalizations in both counties and there had been two deaths in Jefferson county the past month. All had multiple underlying medical conditions and were all also not up to date on their Covid vaccinations. She encouraged all who have not yet received the most recent Covid booster to do so. RSV vaccinations are available and RSV cases were expected to show up locally in the next month. Cases of Flu have not yet been detected, but will, the incidence of flu will increase as winter progresses. All three of these respiratory infections are mitigated by the wearing a close fitting mask, especially in crowded indoor settings.

Willie Bence spoke to the use of tsunami sirens in response to a listener’s question asking if these sirens could have different tones for different emergencies.

Fear of Faxing

(November 2, 2023) Fear of Faxing – 1990s Technology Gets Ray in Trouble.

Brewocracy Now ~ 11/02/23

Taylor Clark and John Mauro were joined by Tyler Johnson who is part of the city’s Engineering team to talk about some projects that are going on right now. We focused on the almost complete effort on 24th between San Juan and Discovery road. We talked about funding sources and upcoming plans for 2023 and 2024. More information can be found at Cityofpt.us… Departments… Public works… Capital Projects… Here’s a shortcut to maps.

Master Drummer Bolokada Condé Visits Port Townsend & KPTZ

(Airdate: October 31, 2023) Master djembe drum teacher and performer Bolokada Condé is visiting Port Townsend this week. He will be leading workshops in local schools as well as providing drumming classes. On Tuesday’s Rhythm Connection, Bolokada Condé joined Robert Ambrose to perform and to enlighten us about his music and history. That interview/performance can be heard below.

#643 Mushroom Foray, part 1

(Airdate: November 1, 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 1 of a two-part series.

Community Tides Special

(Airdate: October 31, 2023) The real possibility of an actual film studio here in Port Townsend is becoming more of a reality as the weeks pass. In September, we interviewed the team responsible for this project. This is a reprise of that interview. In early December we’ll report on the most recent developments,  And today we’ve also added an interview with young local filmmaker/writer, Dylan Quarles, soon to be a beneficiary of the project’s outreach.

JCIRA, part 2

(Airdate: October 31, 2023) On this episode of Everybody Can we bring the second of a 3-part series focused on immigration to our listeners. The Jefferson County Immigrant Rights Advocates (JCIRA) are invested in the lives of those who are immigrating to our community. Facing multiple challenges, JCIRA comes alongside assisting their needs with the help of an outreach coordinator who helps them to navigate these challenges. Join us as Missy Nielsen visits with Natalia Duran, JCIRA Outreach Coordinator. Not only does Natalia help to build bridges across the communities they are settling into, but she also serves as an advocate providing vital assistance to immigrant families. Learn about how her passion was informed by volunteerism.

Adventuress Cooking

(Airdate: October 30, 2023) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Jim Burke head to boat haven to meet with Adventuress cook George Clark to get a crew’s eye view of what goes on in the galley to keep everyone aboard well fed. Adventuress is a 133′ gaff-rigged schooner built in 1913 that is operated by the non-profit organization Sound Experience, providing environmental education in the Salish Sea.

County Connections

(Airdate: October 27, 2023) Jim Burke‘s co-host was County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour. Their guests are John Bellow of Spring Rain Farm, Nichole Witham of Chimacum Farm Stand, and Amanda Millholland of Jefferson County Farmer’s Markets. They talked about the “end of the growing season” which really never ends.

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