Summer is upon us with warm sunny weather, and the waters of the Olympic shore beckon to boaters of every stripe to come play. So this week on the Compass we reprise a show produced previously by veteran kayaker and KPTZ DJ Chris Bricker on the subject of kayak safety, which was motivated by the tragic deaths of two kayakers off the Dungeness Spit when the weather suddenly turned bad in April of 2015.
(Airdate: July 18, 2019) KPTZ’s Charlie Bermant interviews Port Townsend City Council Position 7 candidates David Faber (incumbent) and Tyler Vega (challenger).
(First airdate: July 17, 2019) Peter Bahls and Mary Robson talk about Northwest Watershed Institute and forest reclamation in the Tarboo Forest.
Can’t get much more mid-summer than this! Warm activities are in full swing, so Phil Andrus returns to cool us down with a Tossed Salad full of goodies like:
1:00 – Peter Newland and Scott Freeman, Tarboo Ridge Coalition
1:30 – Chris Gilbert and Jay Hager, traditional song and instruments
2:30 – Jake Beattie, Northwest Maritime Center
3:00 – Brian LeMaster, WCC, and Sarah Doyle, NOSC
3:30 – Northwind Song: Casey Neill and Timothy Hull
4:30 – Don White reading “A Day In Coney Island” by I.B.Singer
(First airdate: July 16, 2019) Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
(First airdate: July 16, 2019) Our Town host Maryanne McNellis, interviews Ken Collins, PUD Commissioner & founder of Marrowstone Vineyards. Ken had wanted to relocate to the Olympic Peninsula for decades, but couldn’t financially swing it until he retired from his first career as a counselor and social worker. After moving to Marrowstone, he says it was probably “misplaced ambition” that got him into the wine business. He worked hard to turn his stunning five acres on Marrowstone Island into a working vineyard. But he’s since sold the vineyard and turned his attention to our Public Utility District (PUD). In addition to his role as Commissioner on the Jefferson County PUD he’s also on the board of the state-wide industry group. He’s pitching hard to get funds to improve internet access in rural Jefferson County.
David Timmons, who served as Port Townsend’s first and only City Manager, retired last month after an unprecedented twenty-year stint in a job that burns most people out in five. On this week’s Compass, Timmons visits KPTZ studios for a live chat with reporter Charlie Bermant about how Port Townsend has evolved, his role in that evolution and what he expects for the town’s future.
(First airdate: July 11, 2019) Dr. Parker MacCready is the lead developer of a University of Washington computer model that can predict conditions in Puget Sound and off the coast of Washington three days into the future. Called LiveOcean, this cool tool has a broad range of applications and the potential to be a game-changer for Washington’s shellfish industry and others. Learn more about this marine weather forecasting tool.
Summer is heating up (we can only hope), so Al Bergstein, this week’s host for Tossed Salad, is providing a hot/cool (you get to decide) lineup of entertainment for everyone:
1:00 – Carpe Diem Classical Music
2:00 – Bob Rosen, South County Report
3:00 – Gilbert and McHager
4:00 – The Olympic Peninsula Environmental News
4:30 – Heather Dudley Nollette, reading
(First airdate: July 10, 2019) Host Debaran Kelso speaks with entomologist Richard Lewis about insects (part 1 of a two part show).
