(Airdate: June 6, 2022) This edition of Attention Please! begins with a short interview about the Jefferson County Master Gardeners Foundation’s Secret Garden Tour. The second part of the show is about bicycle touring and camping on Vancouver Island.
On alternate Fridays, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, connect with special guests to discuss fresh ideas, new paradigms, and the “new normal” as we navigate into the future here in Jefferson County. On today’s show, we’ve gathered a wonderful panel to bring us the good news about affordable housing here in our communities. Joining us are Heather Dudley-Nollette, Director of Development, and Mike Moore, Director of Housing and Asset Management for Bayside Housing & Services; Jaime Maciejewski, Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity East Jefferson County; and from Housing Solutions Network, Carla Main and Steve Moore. There’s a lot happening, and the panel’s here to describe the current dynamic panorama of returns from community investment, involvement, and political will. Then we talk about the work ahead and how you might want to get involved!
Today on Brewocracy Now KPTZ host Taylor Clark and City Manager John Mauro discussed the following topics: the hiring of Emma Bolin to be the new Director of Planning and Community Development; the Edge Lane Road Pilot Program on Blaine Street; and how to use the City’s inquiry website.
(Airdate: May 31, 2022) Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews John Clise, a man who embraced and enjoyed several different careers over his first 90 years of life. John grew up in Seattle, served as a translator in the Korean war and finished his undergraduate degree at Stanford. After returning to the Pacific Northwest, he spent some years in his family’s business. He was working out of an office at the Pike Place Market, which at that time was under threat of developers turning it into offices and condos. John was part of the group that successfully “saved” Pike Place by getting its historic designation. He went on to become Executive Director of Pike Place for nearly a decade. Looking for a new adventure, John decided that Port Townsend would be his next home base. He soon realized that he had to find a career on the Olympic Peninsula. He found out that the venerable Aldrich’s Market was teetering on the brink of insolvency. So he bought it and owned and operated Aldrich’s for years. During that time he also turned to local politics — serving on Port Townsend City Council and becoming Mayor in an era before the town had a City Manager. The job was much different than it is today. At some point John thought he might retire. He sold the store and completed his mayoral duties. But he’s not exactly one to sit back and take in the view. He was soon mentoring small businesses and became a versatile actor with Key City Players, playing everything from kings to monsters. He also volunteered and became a key part of the team at KPTZ-FM. What’s next?
(Reprise Airdate: June 1, 2022) Host Debaran Kelso is joined by guests Betsy Carlson of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center and Dr. Fred Sharpe of the Alaska Whale Foundation for a discussion about marine mammal stranding in our area (Part 1 of a two part program).
Jefferson County saw 619 cases in May 2022, more than twice as many as April, and nearly five times as many cases as March. The total cases in May 2022 is second only to the peak of 1,108 in January 2022. As the New York Times reported on May 31, the omicron surge has sharply increased the COVID-19 death rate for people 65 and over, and that’s a large portion of the people in Jefferson County. For the most current case rate, go the County Health Department’s online risk calculator. About half of all new cases recorded in Jefferson County are from people who took a home test and reported it to the health department. You can report a test result at the link above.
Masks are no longer required in Jefferson county except for medical facilities, congregate care housing, and a few other instances. However, our Health Officer, Dr. Allison Berry, strongly recommends wearing masks in all indoor public spaces. And please, if you have symptoms, get tested right away and take precautions so you don’t infect anyone else, especially people who are immuno-compromised.
