(First airdate: January 2, 2017) This week on the Compass we hear from an investigator into the contamination of Coupeville’s water supply by the Navy. And Charlie Bermant talks with the author of One Square Inch of Silence about the value of quiet.
In Conversation – Cami Ostman
(first aired December 27, 2016). Host Sheila Bender interviews Seal Press author Cami Ostman via phone from Bellingham, WA and discusses her nonfiction works about finding authenticity through running.
Nature Now #292 The 2016 Christmas Bird Count
(first aired December 28, 2016). Host Nan Evans discusses this year’s bird count with Monica Fletcher. Closing music is “Count on Me,” performed by Bruno Mars.
KPTZ Wishes You a Happy New Year!

Stanley Stag wishes everyone a
very merry holiday season.
Thanks to Loran Scruggs for her artwork!
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This Year Give the Gift of Community Radio!
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A Tribute to Bill Kiely

KPTZ and Port Townsend lost one of its best, Bill Kiely.
Musician, radio host, intelligent reader, friend to so many.
Listen Wed. Dec. 28, 10:30 – Noon.
Hear tributes to Bill from many friends and colleagues.
Tim Quackenbush, Donn Trethewey, Peter Robinson, and others
play music for Bill and remember the gifts he brought to all of us.
We will miss him at KPTZ. We loved you, Bill.
Community Celebration for Bill – Wed. Dec 28, 6-9pm
at The Palindrome
Compass for the Week of December 26, 2016
(First airdate: December 26, 2016) This week on the Compass we talk with the Senior Editor of Wooden Boat Magazine about a very old tall ship that is the last of its kind, and whose history opens a window on a lost world.
Nature Now #291 Bats of the Olympic Peninsula – Part 2
(first aired December 21, 2016). Host Debaran Kelso continues her discussion about bats on our peninsula with wildlife biologist Tom Butts. Closing music is “The Greatest,” performed by Kenny Rogers.
#77 Dana Petrick
(First airdate: December 20, 2016) A DESIGNING WOMAN WITH AN EYE FOR BEAUTY & STYLE. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Dana Petrick, the owner of Dana Pointe Interiors in Port Ludlow. Interior design has always been her passion and she shares insights about getting rid of “debilitating clutter.” Petrick also thinks that the “ugly stepchild” of Jefferson County (the Tri-Area of Port Haldock, Irondale and Chimacum) is a glowing gem and could help solve our affordable housing crisis.
