Once again, Phil Andrus offers us a Tossed Salad of tastefully arranged ingredients for your Friday afternoon enjoyment:
1:00 – Through Science to Health, with Kathleen Keenan
1:30 – Dante Faulk, cellist and twice a school graduate
1:45 – Kristin and Otto, from November 11, 2011
2:40 – Catherine Stone, Victoria, BC
3:00 – Daniel Macke and Che Rogers
3:45 – Jeanie Murphy, “Banjo Tunes, Tunings, and Lore” from March 11, 2016
4:30 – Deborah Kate Hammond, reading
(Reprise airdate: May 13, 2020) More about local bumblebees as Debaran Kelso interviews Karen Holtrop, wildlife biologist with the Olympic National Forest.
Lynn Sorensen, RN, BSN joins Chris Bricker for a conversation and to share new developments related to the variance potentially offered to Jefferson County. On Morning on the Salish, host Chris Bricker and she discussed various aspects of the phased re-opening process defined by Governor Inslee and the possible option of a variance for Jefferson County. Expanded testing, increased hospital surge capacity, expanded capacity to conduct contact tracing, and support for those isolated and quarantined all need to be in place as a condition for application. All communities are moving from drastic mitigation practices to manageable suppression of COVID-19 infections.
(First airdate: May 12, 2020) Portland author Philip Kenney visits Sheila Bender via phone to discuss how spirituality informs creativity and creativity informs spirituality.
(First airdate: May 12, 2020) WSU Master Gardener Bridget Gregg and volunteer Karen Seabrook join Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can to talk about the varied resources and programs offered through the WSU Extension office. From plant clinics to lectures, this organization offers gardeners of any skill level enrichment, support and opportunities to dig in and get involved.
Dr. Tom Locke discussed the new, 29th COVID-19 case that surfaced in Jefferson County on Friday, May 8, including the impact this may have on the County’s potential variance offered by the governor, for moving into Phase 2 of the Safe Start plan. Department of Emergency Director Willie Bence expressed concerns over the availability of PPE in upcoming days and weeks.
KPTZ broadcast via 91.9FM and streamed at KPTZ.org this timely COVID-19 information, which was also videostreamed live and recorded for online viewing any time thereafter at the Jefferson County website.
This week on the Compass, we talk with Chimacum Schools Superintendent Rick Thompson about the scramble the school district has gone through in trying to adjust to a world that changed literally overnight on March 13th of this year – and about the process of planning for a very uncertain future.
On Thursday, May 7, KPTZ aired a joint COVID-19 emergency situation meeting. Jefferson County Commissioners, County Board of Health, Port Townsend City Council convened together to address the option of applying for a variance for Jefferson County to move sooner to the governor’s Safe Start Phase-2 reopening activities.
Featured speakers were Dr. Tom Locke of Jefferson County Public Health Officer, Willie Bence, Director of Jefferson County’s Emergency Operations Center and Mike Glenn, CEO of Jefferson Healthcare. Dr. Locke discussed the attributes of Inslee’s Phase-2 plan, to be determined by our elected leaders. The next step will be a special County Public Health meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 14.
